Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1863-11-04
Remarkable Divine Interposition.

A native. OF Sweden, residing 10 tne
South of France, had occasion to 60 from
one part to another on the Baltic Sea-
Whenhe came to the place whence he ex.
pected to sail, the vessel was gone. On in
quiry, he found a fishing boat going in the
same way, in.whieh he embarked. After
being some time out to sea, the men observ.
ing he had several trunks and chests or
board, concluded he must be very rich !; and
therefore agreed among themselves to throw
him over,overboard. This he heard them
express, which give him great uneasiness.
However, he took occasion to open one of
bis trunks that contained some books. OBJ.
serving this, they remarked among them
selves, that it was not worth while4to throw
him into the sea, as they did not want any
books, which they supposed were all the
trunks contained. They asked him if he
was priest. Hardly knowing what reply
to make, he told them he was at which
they seemed much pleased, and said they
would have sermon on the next day, as it
was the Sabbath. This increased the anxi-
ty and distress Of his mind, for he knew
himself to be as incapable Of such an under
taking as it was possible for any man to be /;
forhe knew but little about the Scriptures /;
neither did he believe in the inspiration Of
the Bible. {.
AT length they came to. small rocky
island, perhaps q quarter ofa mile in cir
cumference, where was company of pi-
rates, who had chosen this little sequester-
ed spot to deposit their treasures. He was
taken to cave and introduced to an old
woman, to whom they remarked that they
were5to have q sermon preached on the
next day She said she was very glad Of
Sit, for she had not heard the word Of God
for q great while. Els was a trying case,
for preach he must, and still knew nothing
about preaching Ifherefused, or under
took to preach; and did not please, he ex'
peeted it would be his death. With these
thoughts he passeda sleepless night. In
the morning his mind was not settled upon
To call upon God, !, whom he
believed to be inaccessible, was altogether
Evain.s Hecould devise no way whereby he
mightbe saved. He walked to and fro,
still shut up in darkness, striving to collect
something to say to them, but could not
even think of "a single sentence. When
the appointed time for thesmeeting arrived,
he entered the cave, where he found the
men assembled. There was seat prepared
for him, aud table with Bible on it,
They sat for the space Of half an hour In
profound silence; during which the anguish
Of his soul was as great as human nature
was capable Of enduring. AT length these
words came to his mind: Verify, there is q
reward for the righteous: Verify, there is
God that judgeth in the earth. BE arose
and delivered them; then other words pre-.
.sented themselves, and so on till his under
standing became opened, and his heart en-
.larged in a manner astonishing to himself
He spoke upon subjects suiting their con-
dition the rewards of the righteous; the
judgments awaiting the wicked the neces-
sity Of repentance, and The importance.of q
change of life. The smatchless Hove Of God
to the children of men, had such q power
full effect upon the minds Of those wretch
ed beings, that they melted into tears
Nor was he less astonished at the unbound.
ed goodness Of an Almighty Creator, in
thus interposing to save3his spiritual aswell
as his natural life, and well might he ex.
claim, this is the Lords doings, and mar
vellous in our eyeg! Under deep sense
of Gods goodness, his heart became filed
with such thankfulness, chat it was beyond
his power to express.
What marvellous change was thus sud-
denly brought about, by divine interposi.
tionI He who little before disbelieved
in communion with God and the soul, be.
came as humble as child. And they who
were so lately meditating his death, now
are filled with love and good will towards
each other; and particularly towards him
manifesting ahectionate kindness and will
lingness to render him all the assistance in