The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-12
DE OWES SPEAKS
 10 THE ENGINEERS
Subject of His Address Was
 "The Man Christ"
THE POWER OF LABOR
The Adherence to the Laws of God and the Rule of the Majority Is the Secret of Brother
 hoods Success

pr. Raimundo De Ovies. rector of St. 1 Andrews Episcopal church, delivered a very eloquent and pleasing address at the memorial service of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers yesterday after noon, held at the First Methodist church pr. De Ovies' subject was "The Man Christ"
 My brothers, preacher-like, I must needs take text" said pr. De ovies, and for this occasion I take one of the incidents in the life of working man. the Man Christ Jesus He had come back to His own country after journey in which His wonderful power had been recognized by strangers; and, once more home again, He began to teach in the synagogues of His neighborhood, to the wonder and astonshment of those who knew him. inasmuch that they said; Whence has this man this wisdom and these nightly works? Is not this the car Ipenter's son?'
 That question and the answer is, l be- lieve. at the root of the success of this great brotherhood of yours-The Brother hood of Locomotive Engineers.
 Those people knew that neither car- pentry. nor labor, nor being an humble man of toll could account for the wisdom and power displayed by their townsman Jesus. Whence hath this man this wis., dom and these mighty works? they asked ; and the answer then, as now, is: From the Father of us all. He, Himself, told them what His work was, and how He accomplished it: I came, not to do mine own will, but the will of my Father that hath sent me-
 1 "So, today, men of all ranks and per- suasions ask a somewhat similar question about you. Wherein lies the power, the wisdom, the influence, and the astonish- ing success of this brotherhood? Are not these men workers with the hands, as well as the brain? Are they not of the people, without favor or preferment? Whence is their wisdom and power?
 And believe that, without irreverence the answer is also somewhat similar Your wisdom and power come from ad- herence to the laws of God first. to the laws of man afterwards. The will of the individual is merged in the will of the brotherhood, directed by the underlying principles that govern it.
 q He hath shown thee, O man, what is good;' says Micah. And what doth the Lord require of thee, but to do justly and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with my God And the carpenters son has expressed 1t again, as none other could Thou shall love the Lord they God and thy neighbor as thy self on these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.
 There is the answer to the question Justice and mercy and the humility of a righteous cause. Of your duty to your neighbor I know much Of your duty to your God you, yourselves. know, only. pray that it is as splendid and fine as that of which I know!
 My brothers, a man has one right in this world the right to do justice,
 in love, to his neighbor. All else he earns by the sweat of his brow The world never owed a living to a drone; nor, in the long run, does the world withhold a living from the sincere work CT. As we measure, 1t Is measured unto | us again-as we SOW, we reap. Unionism is here to stay; but there are some unions that must go. or preach a better gospeH | And to preach a doctrine of rights that | includes only what is due us, without consideration of what Is due our neigh | bor, whether he be capitalist or laborer, | Is to lay the torch at our own barn! | "Unionism is necessary to our commer- | cial age, because human nature some times fosters inhuman passions Greed and injustice and misused power tempt us all and unionism is the check upon the man who has and might abuse.
 But justice can only be done justly Justice is never at the expense of an- other: and it is not just to feed one man by starving another Therefore, there must be principle governing any suc- cessful union or brotherhood-the prin- ciple of justice, rendered in mercy and love, which is the spirit of brotherhood. The organization which bands together | one set of men into active warfare | against other men can never be a broth erhood-it is, at best, gang. The true brotherhood, while it does band together | men TOT nlutudl plOtCSbiou against op- pression, nevertheless seeks its own and | not another's It must recognize men as men and not class; for we are All | the children of one Father, brothers in 1 one fellowship, comrades all in the great work of building up this commonwealth, !,
 And that. I believe, the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers recognizes. And that spirit is the spirit of Christ. That is His teaching for this world. A brother hood that recognizes neither Greek nor Jew, bond nor free. male nor female; but merely brotherhood; for we are all one in Christ; and, therefore, must do | justice to the brethren in mercy and | love.
 May God speed you in your work. As long as you seek an honest wage for :, honest toll, justice to all and favor to | none the law for yourselves as well as for your neighbor, just so long will you hold what is yours today-the re- spect and support of a nation, the recog- | milton of the world of your-brotherhood"
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