Anecdotes from Church History: Part 3 -
Lemuel Haynes and Divided Houses
by R.A. Miller
Published February 9, 2023.
“...if Satan cast out Satan, he is divided against himself; how shall then his kingdom stand?” - Matthew 12:26
The following anecdote about Lemuel Haynes illustrates the principle of Matthew 12:26, which is that Satan will not work against himself. The story is as follows:
Lemuel Haynes
Meeting a preacher who had been on a tour, preaching false doctrines, he said to him, “You have been out on a preaching tour, and what success do you meet with?”
“O good success, great success. The devil himself can never destroy such a cause,” was the reply.
“You need not he concerned about that; he will never try,” said Mr. H.
The National Era, October 16, 1851.