p. 131 | The Way to Conquer

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Apr 22, 1875

The Way to Conquer

“I’ll master it,” said the axe, and his blows fell heavily on the iron; but every blow made his edge more blunt, till he ceased to strike.

“Leave it to me,” said the saw, and with his relentless teeth he worked backward and forward on its surface, till they were all worn down or broken; then he fell aside.

“Ha! ha!” said the hammer, “I knew you wouldn’t succeed, I’ll show you the way,” but at his first stroke, off flew his head, and the iron remained as before.

“Shall I try?” asked the soft, small flame. But they all despised the flame; but he curled gently around the iron, and embraced it, and never left it till it melted under his irresistible influence. There are hearts hard enough to resist the force of wrath, the malice of persecution, and the fury of pride, so as to make their acts recoil on their adversaries; but there is a power stronger than any of these, and hard indeed is that heart that can resist love.