Preface ......................................................... 5
Section I -- The Philosophy of Intemperance
1. The Original Perfection of Man ............................... 11
2. The Inception of Intemperance ................................ 12
3. Impairment Through Indulged Appetite ......................... 15
4. Importance of Christ's Victory Over Appetite ................. 19
Section II -- Alcohol and Society
1. An Incentive to Crime ........................................ 23
2. An Economic Problem .......................................... 27
3. Alcohol and the Home ......................................... 30
4. A Cause of Accidents ......................................... 34
5. A Public Health Problem ...................................... 36
6. Alcohol and Men in Responsible Positions ..................... 43
Section III -- Tobacco
1. Effects of Tobacco Use ....................................... 55
2. Tobacco's Polluting, Demoralizing Influence .................. 58
3. Defiling the Temple of God ................................... 62
4. An Economic Waste ............................................ 66
5. The Power of Example ......................................... 68
Section IV -- Other Stimulants and Narcotics
1. Abstain From Fleshly Lusts ................................... 73
2. Tea and Coffee ............................................... 75
3. Drugs ........................................................ 82
Section V -- Milder Intoxicants
1. Importance of Strictly Temperate Habits ...................... 90
2. Psychological Effects of Mild Intoxicants .................... 92
3. The Intoxicating Effects of Wine and Cider ................... 94
4. Wine in the Bible ............................................ 97
5. Christians and the Production of Liquor-Making
Products ................................................... 98
6. Temperance and Total Abstinence .............................. 101
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Section VI -- Activating Principles of a Changed Life
1. Only as the Life Is Changed .................................. 102
2. Conversion the Secret of Victory ............................. 104
3. The Will the Key to Success .................................. 110
4. Enduring Victory ............................................. 115
5. Help for the Tempted ......................................... 120
Section VII -- Rehabilitating the Intemperate
1. Counsel on How to Work ....................................... 126
2. The Temperance Worker ........................................ 130
Section VIII -- Our Broad Temperance Platform
1. What True Temperance Embodies ................................ 137
2. The Body the Temple .......................................... 142
3. Temperance and Spirituality .................................. 146
4. Daniel's Example ............................................. 151
5. The Food on Our Tables ....................................... 156
6. Total Abstinence Our Position ................................ 163
7. Relation to Church Membership ................................ 165
8. Seventh-day Adventist Spiritual Leaders ...................... 166
Section IX -- Laying the Foundation of Intemperance
1. Prenatal Influence ........................................... 170
2. The Strength of Inherited Tendencies ......................... 173
3. Formation of Behavior Patterns ............................... 175
4. Parental Example and Guidance ................................ 180
5. Teaching Self-Denial and Self-Control ........................ 181
6. Youth and the Future ......................................... 186
Section X -- Preventive Measures
1. Education in Temperance ...................................... 194
2. Signing the Pledge ........................................... 197
3. Removing the Temptation ...................................... 203
4. Diversion and Harmless Substitutes ........................... 209
5. A Sense of Moral Obligation .................................. 213
Section XI -- Our Relationship to Other Temperance
Groups
1. Working Together ............................................. 217
2. Co-operating With the W.C.T.U. ............................... 222
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Section XII -- The Challenge of the Hour
1. The Present Situation ........................................ 227
2. Called to the Battle ......................................... 233
3. By Voice--A Part of Our Evangelistic Message ................. 237
4. Temperance Education an Objective of Our
Medical Work ............................................... 245
5. The Influence of the Pen ..................................... 248
6. The Power of the Vote ........................................ 253
7. The Call to the Harvest ...................................... 256
Appendices
A. Ellen G. White a Temperance Worker ........................... 259
B. Typical Temperance Addresses by Ellen G. White ............... 267
1. At Christiania, Norway--1886 .............................. 267
2. A Talk on Temperance--1891 ................................ 273
3. At Sydney, Australia--1893 ................................ 283