from the wagon, and ran with great swiftness, crying, "It is not! It is the devil!" She ran a long way before she could be secured. When she was again taken into the wagon, she was completely exhausted.

A REMARKABLE THING.

There were a number of orthodox ministers present when we invited those to arise and believed the ten commandments should be kept, not one of whom arose, thus virtually saying to all the people that they did not believe they ought to be kept. When religious leaders take such a course, what can be expected of the people led by them.

We have heard ministers say to the people, "The ten commandments are a yoke of bondage; They are dead and abolished," etc. Surely, we have reached the time when this scripture has its application:

Dassel meetings, Winter 1878-79

The next winter, 1878-79, I taught school about three miles from home. Elder Moore held meetings at Dassel, nine miles distant. I used to go three miles, and build my fires at the schoolhouse in the morning, return in the evening, and do up the chores at home, then drive nine miles to Dassel, preach a sermon, and return the same evening. When I reached home, I would sometimes be so numb with cold that I could scarcely unhitch my horse. I did this several evenings a week during the winter, besides preaching in other places.

In the spring we moved to Dassel, where a number had embraced the last message of mercy, among whom were the Castles, Phelans, Bogars, Brickeys, and others. They had meetings and Sabbath school, and were prospering in the ways of God. William Brickey was an infidel. His naturally bright mind and talents were surrendered to the prince of darkness. He went to meetings to scoff at the ministers' sayings, and he ridiculed religion and its professors generally. When he heard of the Adventist meetings, he thought to go and make sport as usual (and he was gifted in that direction). But as he listened to the prophecies concerning Christ, that he came at the very time foretold by the prophets, was born at the very place, lived the life, died the