South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-09-12
-FOUR HORSEMEN"
USED BY PASTOR
AS SERMON TEXT
Rev. L. S. Davis Gives Timely
Address Sunday at First
Baptist Church.

ne fOur HOrSemen or the ApOC-
alypse" was used as the text OF the
sermon preached Sunday evening by
Rev. L. S. Davis, pastor Of the First
Baptist church He said in part:
AS the celebrated book by Vim
cente Blasco Ibanez under the above
title Is now being exhibited in our
city as a phOtoplay, It might be
profitable for Us 10 study together
this scene as II is given In the great
est of all vision pictures The Reve-
lation Of Jesus Christ" by the Apostle
John.
while Revelations is a book OF
symbols, yet underneath these SYM
bOls. events are outlined that are
now being made into history.
The phOtoplay endeavors TO pic
ture the fall OF humanity and TO re-
veal the enemies that wrought the
fall. It IS out Of the run OF the or
binary picture and has attracted
more than 10000. 900 people in diff
erent cities in our country.
Aim OF Picture.
The picture aim 70 visualize a
I great religious truth. That truth Is
I this that judgment will be passed
/ upon the acts OF men. That men
can not escape that judgment. That
whatsoever men sew that they will
also reap. Men can not indulge
! themselves, play false wi h
virtue. violate the sanctities Of the
marriage vows and escape judgment.
\ In the larger relationships, even
nations cannot play false with each
other without in the end suffering
defeat pestuence and death.
The scriptures teach that there
Will be a millennium. TheYe are two
/ schools of thought regarding this
! period. The one school believes that
the world will be converted; that
wtckedness and sin shall be destroy
| ed in society; that all jealousies and
war viii come to an end: finally that
Righteousness and peace shall pre-
vail throughout the world. This
/ condition viii continue one thousand
years, then Christ viii come to eX-
ecute a general judgment.
The other school holds that the
| present condition of the world will
/ continue until the coming Of Christ.
/ We believe that the END of the
world" in scripture has a deeper
meaning than just a change in the
/ existing order of the worlds affairs.
| As far as we can understand the
"end Of the world" refers TO the re-
turn Of Jesus Christ TO set up his
| reign upon the earth.
/ The White Horse.
white represents purity and is
! heavens color. Heaven gives only 70
/ this rider a crown. He is victorious.
II is a great mistake to associate
\ this white horse with the SCourge OF
war. It rather refers TO the con-
I quering Christ in the movements OF
Righteousness. Christ leads in every
movement that seeks the betterment
OF humanity 1t is the missionary
spirit planting the gospel in every
land
1T is the victory of the forces OF
temperance. Ii is the demand FOL
disarmament. II is the hope Of q
united church. 1t is the profess
against racial prejudice. 1t is the
! movement seeking better industrial
conditions. 1t is the spirit of benev
/ olence building institutions for The
needy Christ is the rider on the
white horse
The Red Horse.
This rider was TO take peace from
the earth They should slay on,
another" This certainly pictures
world war As sword" mean.
weapons of war, a great sword
means great instruments Of destruc
ton.
In the world war the weapons o
destruction were great II was ma
ton rising against nation and king
dom against kingdom. Let US re
member that nearly every nation o
the earth was engaged in this war
+ Certainly this red horse took peac,
from the earth.
The Black Horse.
The entrance Of this black hors,
has as definite date as the entrance
OF the red horse In February. 1917
when Herbert Hoover was appointed
food administrator. the whole nation
was placarded with food Will VII
the war The nose Of this blacl
horse went potentially into ever
pantry in this country. weighed on
, the food with his balances TO see j
any had more than was allowed
, This black horse IS Iassing tonigh
through Russia and all middle Ell
rope.
The Pale Horse.
= This horse. too. has been movint
around the world. Beginning in Au
gust. 1918, more than $4,000 wen
, down before him in this countr.
Z alone, during the 'Hu epidemic.
More people OF our own count.
died from this scourge alone in nv.
= months than were killed in the grei
, war
What are we TO do? Sit an.
. wait for Christ 20 come? That wouu
: not be wise. Better far Will il be 70
us 80 seek a remedy Real reHgi1.
. offers the only remedy. The un
churched millions OF our populati1.
, must receive the teachings OF Jes4
Christ. IL is religion that bids
man work heartily as unto the LORD
- Religion demands that we love o.
, neIghbor as ourselves Love WI.
d!splace bitterness and ideas WI
2 ever be worth more than fore
: Christ is The white horseman. and n
comes with justice. service and bro
I.herhood. His reign dissipates dis
. I content and turmoil and brings tn
r rest and peace ne promised. "
lneed the vision OF his coming"