The Saints Rising in the West
By Hiram S. Case
DEAR BRO. WHITE:—I wish to say to the dear brethren scattered abroad, that God is at work in the West, and the saints are rising. They have dug deep through the rubbish, dust, and shavings, and have found rock bottom, the commandments of God, and are trying to build on that foundation that standeth sure, which no man can tear up, though they, like the Sodomites, work until they weary themselves. The bulwarks of Almighty God can never be battled down by all the forces that the puny arm of man can rally against them, though Goliath-like they may defy the armies of Israel and their King, and boast of "unanswerable arguments." We will trust in the God of David, and as our weapons of war are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds, we are determined to gird on the whole armor, and take the sword of the Spirit, the Word of God, and go boldly without the camp and cry, the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus, until the scattered remnant are established on the commandments of God. We should now each one stand at our post, for the enemy has come in like a flood, and the standard must be raised against him. This, God has promised, should be done. See Isa. lix, 19. God works by means, and through his people he has accomplished many wonders, and will more, and it behooves us to be ready, and stand where God can use us to his glory. His work will go forward, and he that reapeth receiveth wages, and that reward is glorious. See Dan. xii, 3. I feel to rejoice that the truth is gaining ground, and that God is visiting his humble truth-seeking people in this State. He has been pleased to send our dear Bro. J. Bates to us, and he has come richly laden with the truth, and our hungry souls have been fed. Yours in hope,
H. S. CASE.
Anarbor, Mich., July 8th, 1852.