Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1866-11-08
Sf(iisteIIan&ous.
The Changed Young Man.

The Changed Young Man.
Some little time ago, after the conclusion
of Mr.. Brownlow North's addresses in Ed
inburg, Scotland, young man came into
the room where he was receiving persons
anxious for private conversation, and said
to him:
81 have heard you preach three times,
sir !; and I neither care for you nor your
preaching, unless you can tell me why God
permitted sim"
81 will do that with pleasure" was the
immediate reply: "Beconse He chose to-"
The young man, apparently taken BY
surprise, stood speschless; and Mr.. North
again repeated, "Because He chose to; and," !"
added he, elf you continue to question and
cavil at Coos dealings and are vainly pulled
up by your carnal mind, striving to be wise
above what is written, I will tell you some.
thing more that God will do: He will some
day put you into hell-6re. 1t is vain for
you to strive with your Maker; you cannot
resist Him and neither your opinions of
His dealings, nor your blasphemous express
sion of them, will in the least lessen the
pain of your everlasting damDation, which,
I again tell you, will most certainly be your
portion, if you go on in your present spirit.
There were such questioners as you in st.
Pauls time, and how did the Apostle an
swer them? May but, o man, who art
thou that repliest against God p"
The young man here interrupted Mr..
North, and said: els there such text as
that in the Bible?'
eyes, there u.s." was the reply, Gin the
ninth chapter Of Romans; and recommend
you to go home and read that chapter, and
after you have read it, and see there how
God claims for Himself the right to do
whatever He chooses, without permitting
the thing formed to say to Him that formed
it, Why last Thou made me thus ? remem-
Der that besides permitting sin, there is an.
other thing God has chosen to do-God
chose to send Jesus! Of His own free and
sovereign grace, God gave His only begot-
ten Son to die for sinners, in their stead,
in their place; so that, though they are sim
ners and have done things worthy of death
not one of them shall ever be cast into hell
for his sins who will accept Jesus as his
only Saviour, and believe IN Him, and rest
in His word. l have not time to say more
to you now; others are waiting to see me.
Go home, attend to what I have told you,
and may God the Holy Spirit bless it, for
Jesus Christ's sake"
This conversation took place on Sunday
evening. On the following Friday, Mr..
North was sitting in friends drawing room
(the Rev. Noodle Stuart's), when the SER
want announced that young man wanted
to speak to him. On being shown up stairs,
he said:
"Do you remember me p
"No."
"Do you not remember the young man
who, on Sunday night, asked you to tell
him, Why did God permit sin p"
eyes, perfectly"
"Well, sir, I am that young man, and
you said God permitted sin because He
chose to; and you told me to go home and
read the ninth chapter of Romans; and also
that God chose to send Jesus to die for such
sinners as I am; and I did sir, what you
told me and afterwards fell down at
Gods feet, and asked Him to forgive my
sins, because Jesus died for me, and to give
me His spirit to put all wicked thoughts
out of my head, and He did; and now I
am happy, O so happy, sir ! and though the
devil comes sometimes to tempt me as to
what reason I have to think God has for
given me, have always managed to get
him away by telling him that do not want
to judge things by my own reason, but by
Gods word; and that the only way know
I am forgiven is, that for Christ's sake,
God chose to pardon me-"
The changed expression of the young
mans countenance was quite sufficient to
account for Mr.. North's not knowing him
again. 1t was radiant with joy and peace.
Dear reader, the first lesson poor sim
ner has to learn is, to "trust in the Lord
with all his heart, aud not to his own un-
derstanding;" to trust God not only for
what is explained, but for what is not ex-
planned. This is faith and such faith
honors God, and saves the soul. This is
receiving the kingdom of God as little
child, who always believes that "things must
be right, if father says them, and father
does them ;" and let US ever remember that
it is written (and the Scripture cannot be
broken) that unless "we receive the king
dom of God, We shall in no wise enter
therein. ."-Montreal Evangelist.
Andrew Johnson.
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