South Bend News-Times, Volume 32, Number 95, South Bend, St. Joseph County, 5 April 1915 — Page 3

THE SOUTH BEND NEWS-TIMES

.MONDAY. AriUL 5. 1915. '3

PUTS OUT DUTY OF KNIGHTHOOD IN THE PRESENT DAY

Still Have Battles to Fight For Christianity But They Do Not Call For the Physical Exertion of Old Says Rev. Davis.

Faster services ;it the First Methodist Episcopal ( hur h Sunday consisted of a. sermon by I lev. Jbnry I. Davis to the Knights Templar, who attended in a hotly. .Mr. Davis compared knighthood of old with the knighthood practiced hy the Knights Temper of today, telling of tho reasons for tii; exi.-unco of each kind of knighthood. "It is rutins." he said, "that you m-i Knights Templar should attend divine service in one of the branches of Christ's church. The .Ancient Templars were organized in -defense of tho Christian faith, each affiliating with that now famous organization did so in order better to practice tho Christian graces. But especially is it appropriate for you to observe .Easter day, since tho Mediaeval Knights were forced to protect tho Holy Sepulchre, and those making pilgrimages thereto, against tho Invasion of Moslem Caitiffs and infidel invaders. "One- question naturally presents itself at tho threshold of this service, a question that has agitated the mlnda of Templars for a century' and with which their preys is teeming. It is whether your order has an unbroken connection with that chivalric organization of tho past. As to whether tho fcplrit and tenets of your order havo been handed down viva voce through the centuries of whether the two organizations are distinct. Of Historical Value. "Separated "by more than 4 00 years from the days when Walter DeCilfton 12 09) admitted the dispersion of Me

diaeval Knights to l4o wnen me morning of modern Templarism boffins to tingo the eastern sky. The yuestlon, however, to our minds can only be of recondary importance; can havo only a historical value. iMoro vital than the question of history Is the spirit of man that makes history possible; more important than tho question a.s to whether tho exact symbols and prrMcos that belonged to tho knlghtho.' i r old are now tho Identical ones f '..Men, you are the receptacles; is tne question as to whether the virtues that made them immortal are tho ones which you are practicing. "Tho mantle of Flljah meant nothing to Ellsha upon whose shoulders it fell unless tho spirit of the master fell upon his successor, until lie could withstand the mocking of his time; umlte In triumph tho waters of Jordan and causo kings to tremble and armies to disperse. "So with you, though your mantle be not Identical with that of the organi

sation which defended tho Jioly sepulchre f yet :? your cross and banner mean to you what It meant to them by tho higher law of the unity of life, you aro their worthy successors. For ho who displays the spirit of chivalry; carries a banner which means life to tho friends of Jesus and death to his foes and a cross in whose sacrifice he trusts is a knight as worthy as any who ever buckled sword, and his work is not circumscribed by tho time in which he lives, but belongs to the itges. Founded On Fa t. "Judged by this standard, if worthy, you belong to the knights of old and they belong to you. You have founded your society on tho Christian faith. That alone would make you one with tho knights of old. Tor in 'Christ Is tho one principle of unity of I life. liul rebuked the Corinthian church for discussions about divisions, one raying I am Paul.' another saying 'I am of Appollos.' lie said, 'All things nro yours, w hether l'aul or Appollos or Ciphas or Christ.' All in Christ is yours that was theirs all are ours, all axe yours, all aro theirs, whether tho iait or presMit or future. All yours, all theirs, whether Iaither, Meiancthem or peerless Calvin; all yours, all theln-i. whether dweller in monasteries or wielding sword on battlefield; whether Huss or llidley or Latimer; nil yours whether martyrs of Piedmont or Switzerland, of Lyons, or S'mithfield of Wurtcnburg or Kutterglen. "All are ours', all aro your, all aro iTirlr whether Woslrv or Whitfield

or fcpurgeon or Cake or Asbury or Webb or Judson. Whether William of Orange or Wellington or Ulucher or Nelson or Cromwell or Washington or Gladstone or Lincoln. All aro ours, all aro yours, all are theirs, whether sci-

discovery or invention, culture or achievement. llnttlc For Christianity. "All are yours, all are theirs, whether tho victories gained in defence of Christianity in the middle ages or of modern times. Whether in embattled nflict in the orient or in halls of debate in tho Occident; whether on fields of battle at Gaza when but IS templars were left out of 300 that fought, or at the Temple of Safed defended by iJOO, all of whom fell choosing death to apostasy; or whether witnessing in the modern world to the reality of the spiritual in tho ago of the material. "Wo shall not thereforo today reek to Justify your rigid to be dubbed as knights by any historical lino of succession, but rather by the practice of these virtues and tho defence of tho truths for which they fought, and then lay down a course of duty suggested 1 this Easier day. "Some of the, requisites of ancient knighthood we nurely suggest: Mnt Ait Christ. "To be a Knight onr must accept tho Christian faith. While other organizations might hold simply to morality they hold to religion. Whilo homo mav'only demand faith In God in Unity, tho old knights believed in God in Trinity. "Nor was their religion a religion of the head, bui. a religion of the heart. They knew little about tho theological discissions of thtir times; wero unacquainted with tho dusty volumes that adorned the sparsely equipped libraries of their day; could not present tho arguments for the trinity nor givo tho theological and philosophical reasons for the incarnation nor givo tho grounds f. r tho resurrection. but with all th.-ir hearts they believed in Christ: and with all thdr heart they hated tho enemas of Christ and loved tho defenseb.-.v men and women who made pilgrimages to tho Holy Land, nnd they spring up everywhere throughout i:-.;r.pe like th s-ddiers of Hhoderie lhu. for the defence of O rellulcn in which they believed and f hrlpiess people that they loved. This jlcvoiicn jyva-'j a3 wonderful

ns it was spontaneous and their motto, "Non Nobis, lomlne, non nobis, sed Nomine Two da Gloriom," shows the spirit in which their service was performed was as much Christian us the work itself. Symtol Wa a Cr-vs. "Thrv not only demanded faith in tho Christian cause, but self-immolation to every man that enlisted therein. Fo their symbol was a cross. "They took for their motto that of the early church, 'in hoc slgno vinces.' They had faith in that cross as representing the only principle by w. tch man has a right to live. They believed that it was his only hope in death. And each candidate was taught and wore the motto, 'There Is no peace of the mind nor hope of cter. al life except in the cross. And whoever having received the oath and the right to wear tho cress on shoulder and breast they be

came a band of brothers witli a single purpose, it was the truce oi Cod between rival and competing powers. "The sword, keen and double edged, indicated justice. The banner, half white and half black, was emblematic of both mercy and judgment the possession of every true knight tho white-love for the friends of Christ black-hatred and uncompromising hostility for his foes. Stranger to Duplicity. "To our mini the ancient knight was a stranger to duplicity. His telltale banner told of his feelings for all mankind to ono a devoted friend to another an inveterate foe. "With the cross emblematic of self immolation; with sword emblematic of impartial justice; with banner which made equivocation and evasion Impossible, he presents to the world ono of the linest specimens of Christian manhood known to history and furnishes names to the long list of the record of the world's martyrs. "We have read with deepest interest and with highest admiration the two centuries of their service of Christianity; and from the disastrous retreats of the Christians from Laodicca to Alitalia, in which the Templars alone maintained ordsr .nd discipline to the cruel end cowardly treatment of Philip the Fair and Pope Clement, their deeds are worthy of the praise which history records. "Tho knight of old contended for tho tomb from which the Christ has risen, for a people who were making their weary pilgrimage in that faith, for what the ancient knight called 'Spes aeternae vitae' the hope of eternal life. "It is both fitting and proper, therefore, that you should assemble on Easter day in token of your faith in immortality and join in the defense of those pilgrims of earth who can only live because of this hope. Need Diffcrer t Defense. "Your defense for this tenet cannot ho the same as was their defense theirs was physical, yours mnd he spiritual. Theirs was for a sepui"hro which excited tho belief in immortality; yours is for the truth of immortality itself. Theirs was for the (K -fense of tho people, stirred hy the spirit of wild fanaticism; yours is for the rational demand of universal man. "Tho enemy against which they fought were the Moslem Caitiff, the Egyptian Marmaluko and Musslemen; yours is against an enemy more subtle and better equipped and for more dangerous. You find him marching under the colors of the logician or behind tho lino of science, or entrenched behind the barracks of physiologist or philosophy. "Our attack unlike the knight of old

must conform to tho weapon of the enemy, marshaling tho forces of logic, science and philosophy under tho leadership of the risen Christ, with the same sacrifice, courage and devotion, we must save the sepulchre and its believers from the hands of its foe?." Those which the speaker tirged against which warfare must he waged. In behalf of immortality, was, first, tho agnostic; second, the materialist, and third, the unbelievers in the resurrection of Jesus Christ. The reward which will come to us In defense of the truth of this Immortality was contrasted with the sacrifice and sufferings which befell the knight of old.

RIGHT THINKING IS THE KEY TO RIGHT LIVING IiC-t Man Think Only Good Thoughts ami He Will He Good, Says I lev. A. TZ. Tlifmu.

Tcordo aro as they think," said Rev. A. K. Thomas of the First Brethren church in his sermon last night on "An Appeal to Reason." He said in part: "We are living in an ago when wo need tho best of thinkers, but it is too often the case that peoplo tako too much for granted. Some people aro letting others do tho thinking for them. Tho crimo of this age is that we do not do our own thinking. "We should think of things that are virtuous, noble and good and not of things that do not. pertain to the promotion of God's kingdom and our own spiritual improvement. We should think oftencr of God. "Many of us think that God Is too far away, that wo tire so insignillcent that God does not care for us. They should remember that God notes all they do, that wo are his children and that He is always with us. Wo should always remember that wero it not for God's help, wo could do nothing. "Wo cannot fathom the heartaches, tho sadness and the sorrow that God has becauso we do not live as He would havo us live. "Another thing wo should think more about is tho church. Some people cry out, 'What is wrong with the church?' when in reality tho matter is all with the people." LIFE OF MAN AFTER DEATH PASTOR'S TOPIC Human Tongue Can't Tell Wliat Christ Has in Store lor Those Who Obey Says Itov. Thomas.

"It is humanity's question as to whether a man lives after he leaves this world." said Rev. A. E. Thomas of tho First Brethren church in his t-ermonSunday morning on. "If a Man Die, Shall Ho Livo Again?" "No man who understands God's word can intelligently say that the Foul is not immortal. Jesus didn't invent Immortality, but He simply brought to light and showed to the world that man was immortal from tho beginning. Just what life beyond the grave shall bo we can not tell. No human tongue can explain or tell of tho great Joys which Christ has in store for those, that obey Him. Man in his imperfect state lias only a faint Idea of tho sublimity of heaven. All who are followers of Christ shall abide with Him forover." safety coupon clvtj Advr.

SELF SACRIFICE IS LI OF LIFF

Nothing Can Be Accomplished in This World Without Suffering Says Rev. T. J. Parsons.

"Self Sacrifice as the One Great Law of Life," was the theme of tho Haste r sermon delivered by Rev. Thomas J. parsons at the Qulncy st, Baptist church Sunday morning. An exceptionally large congregation attended tho services. "The lifeless body of Jesus," said Rev. Parsons, "lying in the new grave in Joseph's garden, was a mute witness to a profound fact and illustrated a universal law. Self sacrifice is the law of life. "It Is the law of vegetable life. The farmer empties his granary of the precious golden kernals of grain which represents so much bread .and wealth, and scatters the seed upon the plowed furrows with seeming prodigality. Ho does it in acknowledgment of this law, he knows that empty granaries are the natural precursors of bursting bins next summer. "The seed is hidden in the soil and through wind and weather it Is subjected to agencies of decay and becomes worthless as a marketable commodity. But it is the royal road, the only road, to life more abundant, for the law of the field is that hoarded grain produces no harvests. "It is the law of national life. Every American ought to be profoundly thankful to God for our rich heritage of freedom, intelligence and religion. While a large part of the world today Is passing through a baptism of blood and a harvest of death, lines of light and helpfulness are radiating from this fair land to all points of the compass. "Men and women who have caught, the spirit of Jesus Christ here have gone to the darkened nations of superstition and our ships are hastening overseas with America's, prayer and

sympathy and love in tho shape of food, ep.thes and bandasres. "We have such a nation as this because our fathers labored and suffered. They have fertilized the soil with their blood, and the Iron of their characters is the life of their sons today. A biw of Religious Life. "It is the law of religious life. The history of the church of God is a story of the struggle and trial against adverse forces. The blood of the martyrs Is the seed of the church. So long as there is need of self-sacrifice, and death the church will thrive and be triumphant, but the moment she ceases to give her life she begins to die. This law holds good for the church ns a whole as well as the local organization. "It is the law of Individual life. They spoke a truth when they said of Jesus. 'lie saved others, Himself lie cannot save.' Paul is known the world over as the great indomitable champion of Christianity because he counted not his life dear unto himself. "India is undergoing a transformation and Africa is awaking from the dark night of superstition because Carey and Livingston buried their hearts In the soil of missions to live again in the millions of saved souls. John Howard, being dead, yet speaketh In reforms in prisons and penitentiaries. "Florence Nightingale is ministering to the wounded and dying on tho fields of blood through hundreds of Red Cross nurses. Harriet Beecher Stowe lives in freedom of the south, and Frances Willard is triumphant as the white-winged angel leading the undaunted forces of temperance to victory. "Death Is necessary to life. He that loveth his life shall lose It, and lie that hateth his life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal. Our I,ord died and lay in a grave in obedience to this law, and millions worship Him today."

CANTATA GIVEN AT FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH Christ's Resurrection Brought Proof of Immortality Says Iter. C. A. Decker.

"Alleluia! Hail With Gladness." was the title of an Faster cantata given last night at '.he First Baptist church by the choir and c number of musicians of the church. Those who took part in the cantata were, Mrs. Julia MacNett Bode, Mrs. I.etta Duncan, Glen Cover, Harry Jollison, Miss Zola Montgomery, Miss Camilla Lutterworth, James Cover. Gerald Hunt, Miss Wilda Shontz and Miss Carolen Walbridge, organist and director. Rev. Charles A. Decker, pastor of the church, spoke at the morning services on "Faster Revelations" and said: "The grace of God is eternal, becauso God is eternal. Clod's love to man is not a new thing. He has always been well disposed toward us. God's love originated in Himself and not in anything that we have done or not done. The grace of God is manifested to the world by Jesus and there are two things Jesus did to showforth the thought of God toward men. First He abolished death, not physical death but tho sting of death, the one produced by sin. "The second great service Christ did for men was to bring life and immortality to light. The l'a:t of immortality was in doubt before the advent of Christ. There were foreshadowings of it in the religions of men but it was obscure and hidden The resurrection was like a flash of lightning on a dark night, but it i more than a flash of light in the darkness, it is a steady glow, the darkness has been abolished and the sun is ever shining."

CHRIST ISAM0NG LIVING "We can't find Christ or the things of Christ among the dead, but we must look toward the living for Him," said Rev. John S. Burns, pastor of Trinity Presbyterian church in his sermon early Sunday morning at sun rise services, on the subjoot. "SerUmg the Living Among the Dead." In the evening the choir and orchestra gave a special Easter service.

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