I was shown that the physicians at our Institute should be men and women of faith and spirituality. They should make God their trust. There are many who come to the Institute who have, by their own sinful indulgence, brought upon themselves disease of almost every type. This class do not deserve the sympathy that they frequently require. And it is painful to the physicians to devote time and strength to this class, who are debased physically, mentally, and morally. But there is a class who have, through ignorance, lived in violation of nature’s laws. They have worked intemperately and have eaten intemperately, because it was the custom to do so. Some have suffered many things from many physicians, but have not been made better, but decidedly worse. At length they are torn from business, from society, and from their families; and as their last resort they come to the Health Institute with some faint hope that they may find relief. This class need sympathy. They should be treated with the greatest tenderness, and care should be taken to make clear to their understanding the laws of their being, that they may, by ceasing to violate them, and by governing themselves, avoid suffering and disease, the penalty of nature’s violated law. {3T 178.2}

Andre helseinstitutioner ser med skinsyge øjne på Helseinstituttet i Battle Creek. De arbejder ud fra verdens ståsted, medens Helseinstituttets ledere arbejder ud fra et religiøst ståsted og anerkender Gud som deres ejer. De arbejder ikke selvisk for midler alene, men for Kristi og menneskehedens skyld. De forsøger at gøre godt imod lidende mennesker, helbrede sygelige sind så vel som lidende legemer, ved at anvise invalider til Kristus, synderens Ven. De udelukker ikke religionen, men gør Gud til deres tillid og afhængighed. Den syge vises hen til Jesus. Efter at lægerne har gjort hvad de kan til den syges gode, beder de Gud om at arbejde sammen med deres bestræbelser og helbrede den lidende patient. Dette har han gjort i nogle tilfælde ved at besvare troens bøn. Og dette vil han (185) fortsætte med hvis de er trofaste og stoler på ham. Helseinstituttet vil blive en succes, for Gud understøtter det. Og hvis hans velsignelse er over Instituttet, vil det have fremgang og være middel til at gøre meget godt med. Andre institutioner er vidende om vort Instituts høje moral standard og religiøse påvirkning. De ser at dets ledere ikke tilskyndes af egenkærlige, verdslige principper og de er skinsyge over dets ledelsesform og førende indflydelse.