the husband had purloined her baptismal clothing, and now what was to be done.

I said to her, ''Go to that house over there, and borrow some clothing.'' She went, and soon returned, attired in an old German lady's costume. It did not fit very well, but it answered the purpose.

As we were going to the water, Brother Knowlton said to me, ''Brother Hill, have a care what you do; for this is a very bad man. I know him well; he very nearly killed a man with a hoe once, and it would not surprise me in the least if it turns out that he has a revolver in his pocket now.''

'Very well, Brother Knowlton I am doing the Lord's work in baptizing his believing children, and I will trust in Him while doing His work.''

There were a number of candidates for baptism, and I said to Sister Snow, ''You wait until the last, and then you step right forward; and if he undertakes to hinder you by force, we will not have to fight with him. We will consider we have gone as far as consistent, and let it go for this time.''

We gathered at the water's edge [I will never forget the scene], and all kneeled down, while Elder Grant prayed. I never heard him pray with such fervency of spirit before. It seemed as if the Lord was speaking to us through his servant. After prayer and song, the baptizing began. Mr. Snow stood between his wife and the water, with defiant attitude; but as I was leading out the last candidate, he suddenly ran up the bank and out of sight, while his wife was joyfully baptized in the name of the Lord. The Spirit of the Lord was present in such power he could not stand it, and so ran away. Blessed be the name of the Lord!

Eagle Lake School Winter, 1885 - 1886

The winter of 1885- 86 I taught school at Eagle Lake. Brother David Alway was principal of the school that winter. He was an excellent teacher, and tried to rule the school by love and kindness; but on some of the youngsters his kindness was bestowed in vain. It was like casting pearls before swine. One evening he told some of the youngsters, whom he had retained after school because of misconduct, that he rather be whipped than to whip them; whereupon one of the young scapegraces took the rod, and proceeded to lay it on