p. 9 | Conquered Obstinacy

Pacific Press Publishing Association · Mountain View, California · Nov 22, 1910

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 37, No. 46.

Conquered Obstinacy

It is said that Robert Raikes, the founder of Sunday-schools, one day visited a family in which was a bad-tempered child, who made her mother very unhappy by her obstinacy and sulkiness. Every effort for her improvement was fruitless. Mr. Raikes talked seriously with her, and told her that her first step must be to kneel down and ask her mother's pardon. She resisted all entreaty, and he proposed to humble himself for her. Kneeling before the mother, he asked her forgiveness. The stubborn girl, seeing Mr. Raikes on his knees on her account, burst into tears, fell upon her knees, and asked her mother's forgiveness for herself. From that hour, she became an obedient and gentle child.