Participants: Dr. Allan Lindsay (Host)
Series Code: KOTF
Program Code: KOTF000007
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00:37 Doctor: How are you doing there?
00:38 Man: Good. 01:00 Since the 1950s, Seventh-day Adventists have become 01:03 some of the most highly studied populations in the world. 01:07 More than 140 scientific papers have been published, 01:10 using tens of thousands of Seventh-day Adventists 01:13 as subjects. 01:23 How is it? 01:25 120 over 80. Right on the mark! 01:27 Thank you. 01:39 And the singular cause of all this attention? 01:41 It's the discovery that the Seventh-day Adventist lifestyle 01:44 leads to increases in life expectancy of six-to-eight years 01:48 and a dramatic reduction in premature death rates 01:52 from all causes 01:53 including the two leading killers 01:55 in Western society today - 01:57 heart disease and cancer. 02:02 Monitor beeping. 02:44 Splash. 02:48 Splash. 02:51 So what is the "Magic Formula?" 02:53 Modern science has clearly established 02:55 that there is a lifestyle that promotes health 02:58 and dramatically reduces the risk of disease. 03:01 It includes a varied diet of fruits, whole grains, 03:04 nuts and vegetables, 03:07 and the avoidance of meats and high animal fat products. 03:18 But equally important are adequate sleep, 03:21 exercising in the open air, drinking plenty of water, 03:24 and abstaining from the use 03:26 of tobacco, alcohol, coffee, tea and other drugs. 03:37 But how did such a comparatively small 03:39 and relatively unknown group come to adopt 03:42 such advanced principles over 120 years ago? 03:45 After all, midway through the 19th century, 03:48 no one even understood the cause of disease. 03:52 Proof for the germ theory was yet in the future. 03:55 There were no X-rays, aspirin, antibiotics or antihistamines. 04:00 Diphtheria, yellow fever, typhoid, cholera 04:04 and small pox flourished. 04:06 Tuberculosis, known as the white plague, 04:09 was the leading cause of death 04:11 in the urban northeast of America 04:13 and was accepted as a form of divine affliction. 04:16 Malarial fever, called the ague, was considered 04:20 a normal condition of westbound settlers. 04:24 But even more bizarre than the diseases themselves 04:27 were their supposed cures. 04:29 To relieve their patient's sufferings, 04:31 physicians prescribed calomel, or chloride of mercury, 04:35 strychnine, arsenic, mercury, saltpeter, opium, alcohol 04:41 and tobacco. 04:44 Many physicians denied their patients' water both internally 04:47 and externally while others performed amputation 04:50 with anything but rust-free implements 04:53 and without the benefits of anesthetics. 04:58 Child coughing. 05:03 Night air was considered dangerous. 05:05 Windows and doors were kept closed 05:07 for fear of catching cold. 05:09 Blinds were drawn to avoid fading the furniture, 05:12 while urban dwellers rarely exercised or bathed. 05:18 Sizzling. 05:36 Okay. 05:37 The typically heavy diet of the day 05:39 was made up predominantly of meat filled with grease, 05:43 hot with condiments, and washed down with tea and coffee. 05:49 Most people ate large quantities of food 05:51 at any hour of day or night. 05:56 The use of tobacco was widespread, 05:57 even being defended by many physicians 06:00 as a stimulant to the lungs 06:01 and its smoke, a cure for bronchitis. 06:06 Man puffing. 06:11 Almost no one saw any relation between diet 06:14 and prevailing sickness. 06:16 Pioneer Adventist missionary, J.N. Andrews expressed 06:19 the near universal belief that the diseases people suffered 06:23 were, and I quote, "For the most part wholly 06:26 beyond our control, and ordered by God's hand. " 06:33 I say almost no one, for in the midst of this 06:36 medical confusion, a few voices were calling for reform. 06:40 Men like Sylvester Graham, who became the leader 06:43 of the American Health Movement of the 1830s. 06:47 He called for a return to nature 06:49 and natural methods of healing 06:51 and recommended a simple diet including vegetarianism 06:54 and especially whole wheat products. 06:59 Food was to be prepared as free from spices 07:01 and stimulants as possible. 07:03 He also condemn tobacco, tea and coffee, 07:07 alcoholic beverages and the drugs 07:09 commonly used in the medicines of the day. 07:12 Though his reform crusade floundered within ten years, 07:16 others soon took it up with renewed enthusiasm. 07:19 Hydrotherapy, that is healing with water, ice and steam, 07:23 became popular in America, under the leadership 07:26 of doctors such as James Jackson and Russell Trall. 07:31 Both headed water-cure institutions 07:34 and promoted health reform. 07:38 And both had close relationships with the pioneers 07:39 of the fledgling Adventist church. 07:42 Birds singing. 07:49 Here in the state of New York in 1858, 07:52 Dr. James C. Jackson established his "Home on the Hillside," 07:56 above the town of Dansville. 07:58 It was the most successful 08:00 of all the water-cure institutions. 08:04 Jackson published a monthly periodical, 08:06 Laws of Life, 08:07 outlining his views. 08:09 Strongly opposed to the drugs prescribed 08:12 by his fellow physicians, he treated his patients 08:15 with natural methods and remedies. 08:17 He especially emphasized 08:19 the idea of obedience to natural law 08:21 and taught that to obey nature is to live. 08:24 He believed that mistreatment of the body 08:27 also affected man's moral capacities, 08:30 and therefore, weakened the character. 08:34 During the 1840s and 50s then, there were movements 08:37 for reforms in health. 08:39 Yet, at the same time, there was also appalling 08:42 general ignorance and carelessness regarding health 08:45 and hygiene among most of the population in America. 08:49 It was a such of time that God chose to alert 08:52 the Sabbath keeping Adventists of His concerns for everyone's 08:56 health and happiness. 08:58 As in Bible times, He used the prophetic gift. 09:04 During the years 1844 to 1848, 09:07 Ellen White received many visions, 09:09 yet none dealt with principles of health. 09:13 But in the autumn of 1848, she was shown not only 09:16 that tobacco was injurious to the health, 09:19 but the tea and coffee were also harmful. 09:25 Long before science established the link between tobacco 09:28 and fatal disease, and pointed out 09:30 the dangers of excessive coffee consumption, 09:33 many members of the church began to alter their lifestyles 09:36 in response to her appeals. 09:38 Conversations and music heard in background. 10:03 During the years following 1848, 10:05 the pages of the church's paper enthusiastically reported 10:09 about battles to give up tobacco, tea and coffee. 10:11 In the late winter of 1854, Ellen White reported 10:15 another vision that spoke against the rich and 10:18 greasy foods, so common at that time. 10:20 She also urged people to take special care 10:23 of their "God-given" health, by observing strict cleanliness 10:26 of person and surroundings. 10:31 The town of Otsego is situated about half an hour's drive 10:34 by car, west of Battle Creek. 10:37 Early in June 1863, James and Ellen White 10:41 and a numbers of friends traveled to Otsego 10:43 and came to this home 10:45 which belonged then to Aaron Hilliard. 10:48 During the Friday evening family worship, 10:51 Ellen White began to pray for her husband, 10:53 who was then in poor health and depressed 10:56 about conditions in the church of Battle Creek. 10:59 While praying, she was given a vision which was 11:02 to make a most significant impact upon the Seventh-day 11:05 Adventist Church and its message to the world. 11:10 In her vision, Ellen White witnessed the role flesh foods 11:13 have played in the decline of the human race 11:15 from the time of Adam. 11:18 Pig's flesh was denounced in particular but all other 11:21 kinds of meat were also blamed. 11:24 Conversations heard in background. 11:26 The vision also spoke against the use of alcoholic drinks, 11:30 spices and rich desserts. 11:32 Tobacco was described and, I quote, 11:36 "A poison of the most deceitful and malignant kind. " 11:42 Remember, this was 100 years before the famous 11:45 United States Surgeon General's report, 11:47 Smoking and Health. 11:52 Woman talking. 11:53 Girl talking. 11:56 Tea and coffee, she said, had affects similar to those 11:59 of tobacco, but to a lesser degree. 12:02 Eating too much, even of good food, 12:04 and snacking between meals or just before bed, 12:07 was shown to be distinctly unhealthful. 12:12 In the treatment of disease, she saw the terrible effects 12:15 of the drugs of the day - 12:16 arsenic, strychnine, calomel and others. 12:19 She said that poisonous drugs could also cause birth defects, 12:23 a fact tragically confirmed by later scientific studies. 12:33 The elimination of these unwise foods and practices 12:36 would have helped anyone to live better. 12:38 However, the vision not only corrected errors, 12:40 but gave counsel on the positive side as well. 12:50 She stressed the importance of drinking lots of water, 12:53 exercising regularly out of doors, bringing sunshine 12:57 and fresh air into the home, and bathing daily. 13:02 Today, this is all pretty much common sense, 13:04 but it was a strange message to many in the 1860s. 13:11 A review of denominational literature shows 13:14 that in the six years prior to the vision, 13:16 half of those whose deaths were recorded in church papers 13:19 were under the age of 30. 13:21 Clearly, lifestyle changes were needed, even within the church. 13:27 As far as Ellen White, herself was concerned, 13:29 she later wrote, 13:30 Ellen White: "I was astonished at the things 13:33 shown me in vision. 13:34 Many things came directly across my own ideas. " 13:39 Nevertheless, she was clear about the implications 13:42 of the health message. 13:44 Ellen White: Health reform is one branch 13:46 of the great work which is to fit a people 13:49 for the coming of the Lord. 13:54 There are, of course, Biblical statements which support 13:57 such an understanding of the importance 13:59 of physical and mental health. 14:02 Jesus, Himself, devoted more time to healing the sick 14:05 than He did to preaching during His time on earth. 14:07 The apostle Paul explained to the church members 14:11 in Corinth about the body being the temple 14:13 of the Holy Spirit. 14:15 He also taught the church in Thessalonica that a belief 14:19 in the soon coming of Jesus called for the body, 14:21 as well as the spirit and soul, to be preserved blameless 14:25 unto the coming of Christ. 14:27 Brook babbling. 14:37 It's not difficult to see that Ellen White's concepts 14:40 merely served to magnify the Biblical view 14:42 that each person is accountable to God 14:45 for the preservation of health. 14:48 But how much did she rely on her contemporaries 14:51 for her information? 14:52 Typewriter operating. 14:55 Ellen White declared that she did not read any literature 14:58 on health or know of Dr. Jackson's magazine, 15:01 The Laws of Life, 15:02 before the vision. 15:03 Because of her busy schedule, she did not publish 15:07 the first account of the vision until 1864. 15:10 It was not until after this, that she turned 15:13 to some of the current books and journals on health 15:15 and as she said, "I was surprised to find them 15:18 so nearly in harmony with what the Lord 15:21 had revealed to me. 15:23 She carefully selected extracts from these journals 15:26 that were consistent with what she had been shown 15:28 in vision, and included them in her publications 15:31 on health in 1865. 15:34 Conversations heard in background. 15:38 During the years following 1863, 15:40 more visions were given to Ellen White 15:42 on the subject of health. 15:44 It is obvious that they prevented her from promoting 15:46 the ideas zealously advocated by some writers, 15:49 since proved to be false. 15:52 Dr. Trall, for example, totally banned salt and sugar 15:56 on the grounds that salt was a mineral poison 15:59 and sugar was no food at all. 16:03 Ellen White used a little of both 16:04 but warned of their bad affects if used too freely. 16:08 Concerning salt, she wrote in 1901, 16:12 Ellen White: From the light given me by God, 16:14 salt is actually essential for the blood. 16:17 The whys and wherefores of this, I do not know, 16:20 but I give you the instruction as it is given me. 16:35 Long before the effects of cholesterol were known, 16:37 she wrote that olive oil was far preferable 16:40 to animal oil or fat, 16:42 She promoted a vegetarian diet, 16:44 supplemented by a limited use of milk and eggs, 16:47 long before science confirmed their health benefits. 16:51 In fact, a vegetarian diet has been found to significantly 16:55 improve the endurance of athletes. 17:01 Her concern over refined foods 17:03 and the use of too much sugar 17:04 has been amply confirmed by scientific research. 17:10 And what of the benefits of walking 17:11 and other exercise in the open air, 17:13 of water, sunshine, adequate recreation and rest 17:18 that she so strongly advocated? 17:20 Who would deny them today? 17:23 Woman and man talking. 17:26 But in Ellen White's day, 17:27 her messages were not without opposition. 17:30 Contrary to the medical opinion of her time, 17:32 she advanced the importance of the function of the mind 17:36 in the healing process. 17:38 Today, the science of psychosomatics recognizes 17:41 the vital role the mind plays in conquering disease. 17:45 ...say you really don't want to have stress work or 17:48 where it happens today? 17:53 In June 1982, a joint report was issued 17:56 by the American Academy of Sciences 17:57 and the National Research Council 17:59 entitled, 18:01 Diet, Nutrition, and Cancer. 18:05 It concluded that, by making certain changes of diet, 18:08 a person may substantially reduce 18:10 the risk of contracting cancer. 18:14 Reforms suggested include eating largely of fruits, 18:17 grains and vegetables, and reducing the consumption 18:21 of fats, salt, sugar and alcohol. 18:25 Apart from Ellen White's call for total abstinence 18:28 from alcoholic beverages, this report does not depart 18:31 in any significant detail from what she, herself wrote 18:34 more than a century before. 18:36 But what of her own health? 18:50 The vision of June 1863 came to Ellen when she was weak, 18:54 feeble and subject to frequent fainting spells and dizziness. 18:58 She suffered throughout her life from heart disease, 19:01 and had been paralyzed five times before 1870. 19:08 She described herself as a great meat eater 19:10 and that bread was especially distasteful to her. 19:14 But she accepted the instruction given her 19:16 and, after 1863, radically changed her lifestyle and diet. 19:22 As a result, her former faintness and dizziness 19:24 left her permanently 19:25 and her health began to improve. 19:31 Organ music playing. 19:33 Birds singing. 19:46 A year or two before Ellen White died 19:47 at the age of 87, Arthur Spalding, the storyteller 19:51 and historian visited her at Elmshaven. 20:05 After family worship here in the parlor, 20:07 she moved outside to the hall 20:09 and with her brisk light step approached the stairway. 20:12 Arthur Spalding offered to assist her up the stairs, 20:15 but she replied... 20:17 Ellen White: Oh, no. Thank you. 20:19 I am very able to climb the stairs by myself. 20:22 Why, I'm as spry as when I was a girl! 20:26 As when I was a girl? I should say not! 20:30 When I was a girl, I was ill and weak 20:32 and in wretched health. 20:34 But now, the Lord has made me well 20:36 and strong, and I am better, much better 20:40 than when I was a girl! 20:46 Toward the end of his career, Dr. Clive McCay, 20:49 professor of nutrition at Cornell University 20:51 in New York, was introduced 20:53 to Ellen White's writings on food and nutrition. 20:56 He was deeply impressed and was particularly intrigued 21:00 by the question of the sources of her information. 21:04 He asked how a woman, with virtually no education, 21:07 could set out health teachings so far in advance of her time? 21:11 He rejected the idea that she copied from her contemporaries. 21:16 After all, how did she know which ideas to borrow 21:19 and which to reject 21:20 among the bewildering array of 19th century theories 21:23 and health teachings? 21:25 Most of which were quite irrational 21:27 and have since been discarded. 21:30 He believed that she would have had to been 21:32 a most amazing woman with knowledge beyond her times 21:35 to do this successfully. 21:40 After extensively reading her writings on health, 21:43 Dr. McCay began to lecture various professional societies 21:46 on Ellen White's concepts. 21:49 Dr. McCay: I am impressed with the 21:51 correctness of her teachings in the light of modern 21:53 nutritional science, in spite of the fact, that her works 21:57 were written long before the advent of modern scientific 22:00 nutrition, no better overall guide is available today. 22:07 By 1865, the Adventist church had reached a membership 22:10 of some 4,000. 22:12 Though it possessed little wealth, 22:13 it had been reminded in the vision of 1863 22:16 that it had a sacred duty to alert others 22:19 with regard to their health. 22:22 But how was the church to accomplish this goal? 22:37 Birds singing. 22:41 In August 1865, James White 22:44 succumbed to the burdens and pressures 22:46 of church leadership 22:47 and suffered a breakdown in health. 22:49 His wife brought him here to Dr. Jackson's 22:52 "Home on the Hillside" in Dansville 22:55 where he was treated for about three months. 22:59 The Whites had an opportunity to observe 23:01 the principles of health reform in practice 23:03 and found much to commend. 23:06 Yet, they regarded some of the principles 23:08 of healing, contrary to the teachings of Jesus. 23:11 In fact, they received some medical advice 23:14 that may well have proved fatal in James White's case. 23:24 In December, Ellen decided to remove her husband 23:26 from the Dansville institution 23:28 and they journeyed to Rochester in western New York state. 23:34 Much prayer was offered there on James White's behalf. 23:37 And on Christmas Day 1865, God responded by giving them 23:42 a remarkable Christmas present. 23:44 Ellen White was given a vision in which she saw that the church 23:47 should begin its own health care institution 23:50 for those who wish to learn how to take care of themselves, 23:54 and thus prevent sickness. 24:04 In the following year, a remodeled old house 24:06 was purchased in the west end of 24:08 Battle Creek, Michigan. 24:10 Then, a flourishing manufacturing town 24:12 with a population of 5,000. 24:14 Known as the 24:16 Western Health Reform Institute, 24:17 it opened its doors in September 1866, 24:21 as the first Seventh-day Adventist 24:23 medical facility in the world. 24:26 Circulars advertising the institution declared 24:29 that no drugs whatever would be administered. 24:32 Natural methods of healing such as water, air, light, 24:36 heat, food, sleep, rest, recreation, etcetera 24:40 would be employed. 24:42 By food, they meant a strictly healthful diet 24:46 consisting of fruits, grains and vegetables. 24:50 In 1875, Dr. John Harvey Kellogg, 24:53 a recent graduate from America's prestigious 24:56 Bellevue Hospital Medical College in New York, 24:59 joined the staff of the institute. 25:02 He had been encouraged and financially supported 25:05 in his medical training by the Whites. 25:07 In the following year at the age of 24, 25:10 he was appointed medical superintendent 25:13 of the institute. 25:14 A position he retained for the next 67 years. 25:18 In 1877, the institute became 25:21 the Battle Creek Medical and Surgical Sanitarium. 25:26 It was the same year that Louis Pasteur presented 25:29 his germ theory to the French Academy of Sciences. 25:33 The face of medicine was about to experience change 25:36 and Dr. Kellogg would play a major role. 25:41 As the reputation of the sanitarium spread, 25:43 its buildings were considerably enlarged 25:46 and, by 1885, 25:48 it was the largest institution of its kind in the world. 25:52 During the late 1890s, 25:53 its staff numbered nearly 1,000. 25:57 Kellogg became widely known as administrator, physician, 26:01 surgeon, author, lecturer, inventor and food manufacturer. 26:07 He kept abreast of all the latest developments 26:09 in medical knowledge by extensive reading, 26:12 and traveling to Europe 26:13 to study under the leading physicians there. 26:17 He was the author of nearly 50 books 26:19 with a circulation of over a million copies. 26:22 Some were the first authoritative scientific works 26:25 ever published in America in their respective fields. 26:30 He founded a medical college and during his lifetime 26:33 performed more than 22,000 operations- 26:36 the last when he was 88 years old. 26:40 His surgical operations were so neat, 26:42 that the "Kellogg Scar" became a trademark. 26:48 He conducted over 5,000 public lectures 26:50 to hundreds of thousands of Americans. 26:53 Dressed in white, he spoke regularly in the sanitarium 26:57 on the latest medical progress 26:58 and the system of healthful living 27:00 he spent his life promoting. 27:03 He invented many types of apparatus for the treatment 27:05 of the sick including this mechanical horse. 27:08 President Coolidge used one for daily exercise 27:11 at the White House. 27:25 Some of his inventions are still in use 27:27 around the world today. 27:29 Get up, boy! 27:31 "The Lone Ranger" theme song playing. 27:38 Kellogg also developed scores of health foods 27:41 including Corn Flakes 27:42 which changed the breakfast habits of millions. 27:48 After the disastrous fire which destroyed the sanitarium 27:51 in 1902, Kellogg determined to rebuild bigger and better 27:56 although this was contrary to the advice of Ellen White 27:59 and other church leaders. 28:01 His new sanitarium still stands in Battle Creek today 28:05 but is now owned by the United States Government. 28:14 It's impressive portico and entrance welcomed many 28:17 who came to Kellogg for treatment and to learn 28:20 of his ways to health. 28:22 Though he later left the church, 28:24 he continued to uphold its health principles. 28:27 Famous visitors during the more than 60 years 28:30 of his superintendency included: 28:32 industrialist and financier John D. Rockefeller, Jr. 28:36 author George Bernard Shaw, 28:38 inventor Thomas Edison, 28:41 Soviet writer Leo Tolstoy, 28:43 explorer to the polar region Roald Amundsen, 28:47 the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic 28:51 Amelia Earhart, 28:52 and President William Howard Taft 28:55 who registered as patient number one hundred thousand. 29:00 In 1891, Kellogg was asked how the Battle Creek Sanitarium 29:03 was able to keep five years ahead 29:05 of the rest of the medical profession? 29:07 Kellogg replied that, 29:09 if something new was advocated, 29:10 he instantly adopted it 29:12 if it agreed with the philosophy and principles 29:14 of health promoted by Ellen White. 29:21 By 1901, it was reported that 27 Adventist sanitariums 29:26 and 31 treatment rooms were then functioning 29:29 not only in the United States, but also in Switzerland, 29:33 Denmark, England, Germany, South Africa, India, Mexico, 29:38 Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands. 29:42 Ellen White lived in Australia from 1891 to 1900. 29:46 During her stay, she encouraged the establishment 29:49 of treatment rooms that were operated initially 29:52 in the city suburb of Ashfield by two nurses 29:55 who had trained at Battle Creek. 29:57 Later, the location changed to Summer Hill, 30:00 where it became a medical and surgical sanitarium. 30:06 In July 1899, Ellen White called for the building 30:10 of a sanitarium, away from the center of Sydney, 30:13 that would uphold spiritual values and sound principles 30:16 of physical and mental healing. 30:19 Later that year, she was among the group who traveled 30:22 from Thornleigh Station, a northern suburb, 30:24 by way of the bush track around Dog's Head Rock 30:27 to inspect the 75 acre property that was the highest land 30:31 in the Sydney area. 30:32 Birds singing. 30:35 During the next few years, 30:36 a 100 bed sanitarium was built. 30:39 It was officially opened on January 1, 1903. 30:45 Replaced in 1973 by this modern 304 bed facility, 30:50 The Sydney Adventist Hospital is committed to the principles 30:53 of clinical excellence, united with the Christian 30:55 healing ministry. 30:57 Nurse and patient talking. 31:04 Writing from her home in California in 1905, 31:07 Ellen White urged establishing more sanitariums in Australia, 31:10 particularly near Melbourne. 31:12 In Warburton, about an hour's drive east of Melbourne, 31:16 a small sanitarium was opened in 1910. 31:19 It too has developed into a well-operated Christian 31:22 institution that provides acute care, as well as a strong 31:27 health care program emphasizing prevention and rehabilitation. 31:37 Crows cawing. 31:42 It was in Southern California, however that Ellen White 31:44 was to most noticeably influence the church's 31:47 developing Christian healing ministry. 31:49 She lived here in her home, 31:50 Elmshaven, in northern California, 31:52 for the last 15 years of her life. 31:55 During that time, she was given many night visions 31:58 concerning the work of the church. 32:01 In one such vision in 1902, God revealed to her 32:05 that in Southern California, there were unoccupied properties 32:08 in the country, suitable for sanitarium purposes 32:11 and for sale at a price, far below the original cost. 32:18 Not long after this, a three story building on beautifully 32:21 landscaped grounds in Paradise Valley, near San Diego 32:24 became available for sale. 32:27 It had been used as a sanitarium and originally 32:30 cost $25,000, but it was now been offered for $12,000, 32:35 because of lack of water. 32:39 Negotiations followed for some 18 months until, in 1904, 32:43 the price was lowered to $4,000- 32:45 far below the original cost, 32:47 just as Ellen White had predicted. 32:51 After the property had been purchased, 32:52 she secured the services of an Adventist well driller, 32:55 Salem Hamilton. 32:58 Knocking on door. 33:00 Mr. Hamilton? 33:02 Ma'am, we've reached 98 feet. 33:05 Do you realize that's ten stories down? 33:09 mm-hmm. 33:10 Salem Hamilton: We have found nothing 33:11 but dry dirt and sand. 33:13 Are you sure the Lord wants you to buy this place? 33:15 I certainly am, Mr. Hamilton. 33:17 Three times I was shown in vision 33:20 that we should secure this property. 33:24 Well, that's good enough for me, I guess. 33:26 The Lord wouldn't give us an elephant without providing 33:30 water for it to drink, would He, Ma'am? 33:32 Ellen chuckles. 33:40 Salem Hamilton returned to his drilling, 33:42 and within an hour 33:43 heard the sound of an underground river. 33:45 Soon water began to seep through and that night, 33:48 rose 18 feet or nearly six meters in the well. 33:52 Siren wailing. 33:55 The sanitarium's water supply was assured. 34:03 Still owned and operated by the Seventh-day Adventist Church, 34:06 Paradise Valley Hospital continues to offer its 34:09 ministry of healing to the surrounding community. 34:17 In April 1904, Ellen White urged that a sanitarium 34:21 should be secured and operated near Los Angeles, 34:24 in some rural district. 34:27 In Glendale, a suburb of Los Angeles, 34:29 a three story building on five acres of land 34:32 representing an initial investment of $50,000 34:36 was offered to the church for $26,000. 34:39 In 1904, it was purchased for $12,000, 34:44 far below the original cost. 34:48 After its purchase, Ellen White challenged its managers 34:51 with the words... Siren wailing in background. 34:53 Ellen White: Spiritual as well as physical 34:55 healing is to be brought to those who come for healing. 34:58 Words that still motivate the operation of the hospital today. 35:02 Siren wailing in background. 35:05 Fountain flowing water. 35:08 But there was to be a third sanitarium 35:10 in southern California. 35:12 As early as October 1901, Ellen White had seen in vision 35:16 that near Los Angeles, there was an occupied building 35:19 and fruit trees on the sanitarium grounds. 35:23 This vision was so real to her that she seemed to be walking 35:26 about the grounds, talking with the patients 35:28 and living there herself. 35:31 Neither Paradise Valley nor Glendale 35:33 wholly met this description. 35:39 In 1904, 76 acres of property for sale 35:43 were discovered near Redlands. 35:45 It was called Loma Linda- the Hill Beautiful- 35:48 and included large gardens and orchards, 35:51 beautifully landscaped lawns, scores of shade trees, 35:54 carriage drives and cement walks. 35:58 Among the buildings on the summit of Hill Beautiful 36:00 was a four story, 64 room hotel lighted with electricity, 36:05 heated with steam and with an abundance of fresh water. 36:09 It originally cost $150,000. 36:12 The final purchase price was $38,900, 36:17 far below the original cost. 36:22 On June 12, 1905, Ellen White came to Loma Linda 36:26 for the first time. 36:28 As she was shown through the buildings and over the grounds, 36:31 she repeatedly said that she recognized this 36:33 as the very place she had seen in vision, four years before. 36:39 Ellen White: The securing of this sanitarium, 36:41 thoroughly equipped and furnished, is one of the most 36:44 wonderful providences that the Lord has opened before us. 36:47 Loma Linda will become an important educational center. 36:51 A school is to be established here for the training 36:54 of gospel medical evangelists. 36:56 It is to be of the highest order. 37:07 Those who founded it had little money 37:10 but they possessed a fortune in faith- 37:12 faith in God and in His power to bring health and hope 37:15 to the suffering. 37:17 Today as Loma Linda University, it operates as one of the 37:20 largest schools of medicine in the western United States, 37:23 and is at the forefront of medical knowledge and research. 37:27 This proton accelerator developed for the 37:30 treatment of cancer is the first of its kind in the world. 37:38 Along with the hundreds of other Seventh-day Adventist 37:40 health care institutions around the world, 37:43 the goal of Loma Linda Medical Center is not just to make 37:46 men and women well physically, but through a ministry 37:48 of Christ-like compassion and selfless service 37:51 to bring them into spiritual healing and into 37:54 union with God and prepared for the soon coming of Christ. 38:00 Such a goal reflects the overruling purpose 38:03 of the Seventh-day Adventist health care program, 38:05 as revealed to the church through the prophetic gift 38:08 bestowed upon Ellen White. 38:10 That purpose involves much more than adopting 38:12 a vegetarian diet or choosing not to smoke or drink alcohol. 38:17 It is concerned not only with the cure of disease, 38:20 but also its prevention. 38:24 Its example and motivation, come from the infinite 38:28 love of Jesus, the Divine Good Samaritan, 38:31 who came to a world of sickness, pain and death 38:35 to bring healing-physical, mental and spiritual. 38:39 Today, He bids us to follow in His steps. 38:56 Captioning made possible by 3ABN viewers 39:00 and supporters. |
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