''But Brother Cole, you tell us the law is dead, abolished, and does not exist. Will you please inform us how it is possible for a man to tremble under a law that does not exist? Can you get under a house where there is no house? Can you crawl out from under a haystack if there is no haystack at all? How can a man get under, or out from under a law that has no existence?''

He could not tell, neither can anyone else. ''The law points out our sins.'' Rom. 7: 7. ''The strength of sin is the law.'' 1 John 3: 4. ''Where no law is, there is no transgression, or sin.'' Rom. 4: 15. ''If there be no sin, a saviour from sin is not needed.'' Thus, to abolish the law is simply to abolish the whole plan of redemption. But never fear; the law of God will stand. All his commandments are SURE.

Farm Hill Fall, 1876

After the camp meeting of 1876, in company with brother Ellis, I pitched our tent at Farm Hill, Olmstead County. Mrs. Hill; and the children remained with Brother and Sister Peterson, at Lake City, who were very kind to us. May the Lord bless them, and preserve them unto his heavenly kingdom.

Our meetings were largely attended. After the services the scene was often lively beyond description. The whole tent would be filled with excited people, some standing on benches and some on the ground, all earnestly canvassing the doctrines taught in the tent. Many evil-disposed persons attended the meetings, and we had to keep a sharp lookout to prevent them from cutting the ropes, and letting the tent fall upon the people.

One night, as I was standing outside the tent by the side of an Irishman, watching, a club, intended for me, came whirling end over end, through the air, and struck the Irishman in the stomach, doubling him up like a knife. He was a very angry Irishman; but as the offender was not recognized in the darkness, his anger could only vent itself on rowdies in general and none in particular.