A Soft Answer | AdventAI

California Conference of Seventh-day Adventists · Oakland, Cal. · Mar 18, 1875

A Soft Answer.

How a soft answer can turn away dissatisfaction, as well as wrath, is illustrated in the following anecdote of the late President Wayland:— 'Deacon Moses Pond went to Dr. Wayland once, with the complaint that the preaching didn't edify him. 'I'm sorry,' said the pastor, 'I know they are poor sermons. I wish I could make them better. Come, let us pray that I may be able to do so.' The deacon telling the story, used to say, 'Dr. Wayland prayed, and I prayed. He cried, and I cried. But I have thought a hundred times that it was strange that he did not turn me out of the house. I tell you there never was a better man nor a greater preacher than Dr. Wayland.'"