Articles by Edna F. Patterson
Human Failure and the Divine Remedy
January 1944
Health has always been a valued treasure, but today its value is going up. Just now, it is not only a patriotic duty, but a public necessity, to keep healthy. With the tempo of life stepped up, with the emotional…
Fitness for Freedom
October 1946
Big headlines were blazened across the newspapers on that memorable day of August 15, 1945: "Thank God the Job Is Done." "Victory is ours," "Japan has surrendered," echoed from every grateful heart. But not all…
Get Your Food Firsthand
July 1946
When the atomic bomb sounded around the world, one of nature's great secrets of power was blasted to its very center. This secret was the process which the sun employs in converting material things into energy. The word…
The "Right Arm" at Work
January 1946
The first aim of every minister and every physician should be to rescue souls from ruin. How this is to be done, and the most effective means of doing it in the shortest time, is our chief concern today. Over and over…
Saving Health Among All Nations
January 1947
During the span of several centuries, a group of religious enthusiasts said the cure of the world's ills was to be found in religion. Those who would not voluntarily adhere to the dogmas of the church were whipped into line or suffered the…
What the Minister Expects of the Doctor
May 1948
One of the statements a doctor must put on the birth certificate of every squirming, newborn child which he ushers into the world is "Born alive." From that time on the doctor stands as guardian of that child's…
HEALTH EVANGELISM: Meeting the Challenge
March 1950
REVIVE SPIRITUAL LIFE OF CHURCH MEMBERS.—"Combine the medical missionary work with the proclamation of the third angel's message. Make regular, organized effort to lift the churches out of the dead level into which they have fallen, and have…