The Death of our Saviour, Part 2
By Pastor Don Elmore
He was born on a farm in England. Seeking adventure he journeyed to Vienna and joined a company of cavalry fighting the Turks. His natural talents as a soldier were early recognized and he was promoted to captain of company of 250 men. At that time the Christian armies were fighting the Mohammedan armies at the very gates of Vienna in the heart of Europe.
The champion fighter of all the Turkish armies challenged the champion of the Christian armies to single combat. He was chosen to represent the Christians.
Meeting on level ground, the two champions spurred their horses at each other, his lance passed through the head of his Saracen opponent. Quickly severing the Turk’s head, he rode from the battlefield with the grisly trophy held high on the point of his lance.