Standing for Truth in the Enemy’s Land
By Erastus Harris
DEAR BRO. WHITE:—We feel that God is for us, and who can be against us? Christ we find an ever present friend, and help in time of need. Although we are situated some thirty miles from any dear brethren of our faith, we would not repine at this: no; but we will lift up our heads and rejoice; for we believe that we shall soon sit with you and all of our brethren in the kingdom of our God, no more to go out for ever. Dear brethren pray for us; for we feel we are in the enemy's land, and far away from those who wish us well; yet as long as God would have us live here we feel to say, Amen! But we mean to stand for the truth! although the power and strength of this world is against us, yet we have the victory through our Lord Jesus, and the hope of immortality in the world to come. It seems to me dear brethren, that there are some at the present day like those that Paul found at Rome, who change the truth of God into a lie, and worship and serve the creature more than the Creator. O for an eye single to the glory of God! ERASTUS HARRIS.
Vernon, April 23d, 1843.