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Brownlow North: His life and work
Brownlow North was an outstanding 19th century evangelist, but he is sadly almost forgotten today, when the lessons of his life are needed.
Born into the landed aristocracy, his father was a clergyman in the Church of England.
Brownlow was only 15 when his father died. He was left in the care of his godly mother, but to her distress he grew up to be a reckless young man, obsessed with gambling and field sports.
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With no interest in Christianity, North ‘lived without God in the world’. He continued a selfish hedonistic lifestyle until he was in his mid 40s, when he came under intense conviction of sin and, like the prodigal, he came to himself and cried for mercy.
Coming to faith in Christ, a change was immediately apparent.
Now consumed by a passion for Christ, he witnessed to friends, neighbours, casual acquaintances, and servants, as well as total strangers. He began to distribute tracts and then to visit people in their homes to read the Script