I heard some time ago of some commercial travellers who went to hear a
man preach. They came back to the hotel, and were sitting in the
smoking-room talking, and they said the minister did not appeal to
their reason, and they would not believe anything they could not
reason out. There was an old man sitting there listening, and he said
to them, "You say you won't believe anything you can't reason out?"
"No, we won't." The old man said, "As I was coming in the train
yesterday, I noticed some sheep, and cattle, and swine, and geese, all
eating grass. Now, can you tell me by what process that same grass was
turned into feathers, hair, bristles, and wool?" "Well, no, we can't
just tell you that." "Do you believe it is a fact?" "Oh, yes, it is a
fact." "I thought you said you would not believe anything you could
not reason out?" "Well, we can't help believing that; that is a fact
we see before our eyes." "Well," said the old man, "I can't help but
believe in regeneration and a man being converted, although I cannot
explain how God converted him."