The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-03
ABLE SERMON TO TRAVELLERS Dr. McGehee Preached
 to Drummers. SAYS THEY ARE PEAcEMAKERs Quality of Convetousness in Man
 Is Deceived, Eloquent Pastor of Court Street Metho- dist Church Gives strong Discourse
 on "Christ Dealing With
 Capital and Labor,


 pr. O. c. McGehee, pastor of the Court street Methodist Church, to the United Commercial Travellers yesterday morn- ing, the second annual convention of the U. c. T.'s was yesterday afternoon brought to close. The two days of business and pleasure had been pro- nounced by the Councillors among their most pleasant of the year. and Dr. Me- Gehees sermon Sunday morning was a hitting close of the altogether success full assembly.
 A number of the visitors were pres ent at the church when the exercises began. The sermon of the pastor was a live and interesting one. having to do with capital and labor and the quality of covetousness that was- de- nned as an accompaniment of each. pr. McGehee chose as his text Luke xii. 13 And one of the company said unto Him, Master, speak to my brother, that he divide the inheritance with me-"
 After giving the United Commercial Travellers who were present the hearty welcome of the congregation. inviting them to participate in the services of the church whenever they happened to be in Montgomery. the pastor said Were l to deduce a theme from the | verse that I have selected for this mornings services, it would be, Christ Dealing With Capital and Labor When l got to thinking of myself. as to which class designation could be applied toi | me, I encountered my first difficulty; my second difiiculty came when 1 got | to thinking about the classification that l should make for my travelling friends. l, for my part. could not be termed capitalist, because of the fact that 1 have no money; in the broad sense of the word. neither could l be termed a nf hA hQf work is not often manual, as is im- piled in the laboring classes. The travellers, like myself, may be deficient in money. fact that would take them out of the capitalists class: 1t might also be, like mystelf. that they are never caught at work. And so the classification being of difficult na- ture, I will let the poet classify both of us, when he uses the phrase. heirs to nothing.
 But still there is an objection, one that is advanced by the railroads and hotel proprietors throughout our broad land. They object to such classified tion because of the fact that the trav- cling man is seen and felt and appre- ciated and so I shall have to give you classification of more unique char acter.
 "I am going to put you in class with the ministers. There are many points in common between the com mercial traveller and the minister that are, upon first thought, not apparent I am going even farther in classifying you as peacemakers, which classified ton, if you think about 1t, Is the one to which they belong They act as go- betweens; are middle men whose lot it is to make peace, and are neither capi- talist nor yet laborers
 You all have opportunities for mak- n iS preach a tremendous gospel The Gospel says of this class Blessed are the peacemakers. for they shall be called the children of God
 "Peacemakers are to be envied. They are not soft, smiling men, but they rather are the broadest and strongest of all men. They stand between war ring factions; they are strong enough to bring the eombatants together, and go about doing the offices of brother ly love uncomplainingly and unsel- fshly.
 The throne of the peacemaker tow CTS above the thrones of all the kings of earth; from their lofty ground they look down upon the thrones of kings and generals, and sway sceptre that is golden, and light
 :.Our country and President in the last two years have occupied the great est position In the history of the world, acting as go-between in the great Russian and Japanese war, and in domestic turmoils In great labor and foreign dispute the United States has taken the position of Let there be peace, and there was peace.' Many the travelling fraternity ever keep the lofty plane upon which you are estab- lished. and may you ever tie together in bonds of love and with golden ties the hearts of men,"
 pr. McGehee proceeded with the as- sertion that the greatest of all peace makers was the Savior, and applied his text to this quality of Christ. Two brothers were represented as stru@ gling for the inheritance that the fa- ther left. The one to whom the in heritance did not fall. seeing that Christ was accomplishing wonders, ap pealed to him for aid and for relief The law of the ancients, having refer ence to the inheritance falling upon the oldest of the children. was not pleasing to the younger brother, who demanded and cried for division.
 The pastor explained that Christ de- sired rather to treat the disease than the symptom, and, proceeding upon this, argued that the Savior's methods in such exigencies were to instil the principles that weae open to no divis- ion, and that invariably settled all diff faculties,
 Christ" pr. McGehee said. could not advocate either class. Had He said that the younger brother had no right to the inheritance, He would have sided against a class that was anxious to see the law taken from the statute books; had He said that the Inheritance should be divided the cap italists would have objected. Rather