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Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Jun 1, 1916

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 93, No. 27.

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Kill That Enemy

By H. A. St. John

H. A. ST. JOHN
Is there a person who says all manner of false things about you; one who ever seems to delight to do you some injury; one who is decidedly your bitter enemy? The thing for you to do is to kill him, but not with a revolver, not with a shotgun, not with a sword. No, no!
You ask, “How, then, shall I do it?” Why, heed the Great Teacher: Heap coals of fire on his head.
“Well, how can I do that? I should like to scorch him till I had burned him up.”
You have the wrong kind of fire in mind. You must not burn his life out of him, but burn the enemy out of him, and thus leave a kind friend.
“How can I do that, pray tell?”
Why, watch your opportunity, and if he gets hungry, feed him; if thirsty, give him drink. Watch to do him good in some way; let not an opportunity escape. Love him. Pray for him. Do him good whenever possible. By so doing you may kill your enemy, and make of him a dear friend. And when you get your crown of glory, he may be with you, and O, how he will rejoice to meet you, and will love you through the eternal ages!
Sanitarium, Cal.