Wesley vs. Tea | AdventAI

The Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Aug 18, 1868

Wesley vs. Tea.

He thus gives an item of his own experience;—

“After talking largely with both men and women leaders, we agreed it would prevent great expense, as well of health as of time and of money, if the poorer people of our society could be persuaded to leave off drinking tea. We resolved ourselves to begin and set the example. I expected some difficulty in breaking off a custom of six-and-twenty years’ standing. And accordingly, the three first days my head ached more or less, all day long, and I was half asleep from morning to night. The third day, on Wednesday, in the afternoon, my memory failed me almost entirely. In the evening I sought my remedy in prayer. On Thursday morning my headache was gone: my memory was as strong as ever, and I have found no inconvenience, but a sensible benefit in several respects, from that very day to this.”