The call of the North. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1923-1924, 1923-09-21

Following innumerable requests
the following article, which appeared
in the July 6 issue of The Fiery
Cross, is being reprinted.)
With the sixth chapter of the Apoc-
alypse, the main action of the book
may be said properly to begin. It is
in this chapter that we first read of
the four horsemen of the Apocalypse.
In Revelations 6:2 we read:
"And saw, and behold a white
horse, and he that sat theron had a
bow; and there was given unto him a
crown, and he came forth conquering
and to conquer"
The color of the horse is white,
for throughout these visions that
color is always the symbol of heav-
emily purity. The rider has a crown
given him, a crown of royalty. He
has in his hand bow, the inst: ument
of war, by which he scatters his
enemies like stubble. Finally, he
comes forth conquerlng and to con-
quer, for his victorious march knows
no interruption and at last leaves no
foe unvanquished. In the first rider
we have thus the cause of Christ, in
its essence. By the opening of the
first seal, we learn that this cause
is in the world, that this kingdom
is in the midst of US and that they
who opposes it shall be overwhelmed
with defeat.
The Interpretation now given of
the first rider, as one who rides forth
to judgment on a sinful world, is
confirmed by what is said of the three
riders that follow him. In them, too,
we have judgment and judgment
only, while the three judgments
spoken of-war, famine and death
are precisely those with which the
prophets in the Old Testament and
the Saviour, Himself, in the New
Testament have familiarized our
thoughts.
The second horse is red, the color
of blood, for it is the horse of war.
Slaughter and destruction follows it
as its rider passes over the earth.
The third horse is black, the color
of gloom, mourning and lamentation.
The context shows that this horse
man represents the genius of famine.
The figure of the balance and of
measuring bread by weight is on diff
ferent occasions employed in the Old
Testament to express the idea of
famine and scarcity.
The fourth horse is pale. It has
the livid color of a corpse, zorro.
spending to it's rider, whose name,
Death, is in this case given. 1t must
mot be forgotten that the red, black
and pale riders are antagonistic to
and war against the white rider.
The question is asked: Who is the
white horseman? The answer to this
question can be found in the 10Th
chapter of Revelations.
In Revelations 1911 we read:
"And saw heaven opened and be-
hold white horse; and he that sat
thereon was called Faithful and
True, and in Righteousness he doth
judge and make war;"
Revelations 1912:
"And his eyes are a flame of fire
and upon his head are many dia-
denis; and he hath a name written
which no man knoweth but he. him
SELF"
Revelations 1913:
And he is arrayed in a garment
dipped in blood and his name is called
The Word of God"
Revelations 1914:
"And the armies which are in
heaven followed him upon white
horses, clothed in fine linen, white
and pure"
Revelations 1915:
And out of his mouth proseedeth
sharp sword, that he should smite
the nations"
Who, then, is the white horseman ?
The white horseman is the Klansmap
OF today. How do we know this to
be true? We know this to be true
because in the 10th chapter of Reve-
lations he is perfectly described.