HAVE YOU ENEMIES?
Go straight on and don’t mind them. If they get in your way, walk around them, regardless of their spite. A man who has no enemies is seldom good for anything' ; he is made of that kind of material that is so easily worked that every one has a hand in it. A sterling character is one who thinks for himself, aud speaks what he thinks, the Christian always endeavouring to think in harmony with the revealed will and word of God, such a man is always sure to make enemies, They are as necessary to him as fresh air ; they keep him alive and active. A celebrated character who was surrounded by enemies used to remark, ‘ They are sparks, which, if you do not blow, will go out of themselves.’ ‘ Live down prejudice,’ was the Iron Duke’s motto. Let this he your feeling while endeavouring to live down the scandal of those who are bitter against you. If you stop to dispute, you do but as they desire, and open the way for more abuse. Let the poor fellow talk ; there will he a reaction if you perform but your duty, and hundreds who were once alienated from you will flock to you and acknowledge their error.
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Wairoa Bell, Volume V, Issue 200, 2 June 1893, Page 2
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211HAVE YOU ENEMIES? Wairoa Bell, Volume V, Issue 200, 2 June 1893, Page 2
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