The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-27
THEY ALSO SERVE. WHO ARE FORGED ID. HARRY BY THE STUFF
Dr. P. B. Wells Emphasizes How Everyone Can Help in Winning
 Battles

Dr. P. B. Wells, pastor of the High lands Methodist church, last Sunday preached a splendid sermon on Watch ing the- Baggage While the Soldiers Fight" His sermon has been so gem orally commented upon, and with so
 much favor, that The Age-Herald was asked by scores of local business men
 to publish it. which it takes pleasure in doing.
 Dr. Wells text was:
 "'As his part is that goeth down to the battle. so shall his part be that
 tarrieth by the stuff,' Sam. So:24. "The setting of this passage is fla ! miliar to us," said Dr. Wells. "The
 Amalekites had burned ziklag. and had taken captive the women and the chill dren. David pursues them, 500 men going with him. When they came to the brook Besor. 200 of Davids follow CTS were so faint that they could not go further. They remained at the brook, while David and his 400 con- tinued the pursuit. The next day they came upon the Amalekites, and re- covered all that the Amalekites had carried away.
 "The 400 who went with David | looked with contempt upon the 200 who remained at the brook Besor, and said: Because they went not with us, we will not give them ought of the spoil l that we have recovered, save to every | man his wife and his children, that they may lead them away and de- part
 ITO these David replied: 'Ye shall not do so. my bretheren. with that which the Lord hath given us, Who hath preserved us and delivered the com pany tat came against us into our hands For who will hearken unto you in this matter? but as his part is that goeth down to the battle. so shall his part be that tarrieth by the stuff: they shall part alike
 T. Notice: The labor of those who
 'tarried by the stuff
 "They were not able, because of weakness, to stand in the front of the
 battle. They were forced to render
 more menial service. They were able
 to watch the baggage. and they did so.
 They were faithful, in that they did
 the best that they could. Their work
 though humble, was important. It was
 more trying than the march of the
 400. and required a greater devotion
 tO QuJy. 1ueS6 men dL luc DTOOh bcSOk
 heard no martial music, no shout of
 tho conquesring hosts There was
 commonplaceness about their task. It
 seemed to call for no heroic quality.
 The 400, therefore. wished to deprive
 them of all interest in the spoil that
 had been recovered David made an-
 swer in the words of the text: As his
 part Is that goeth down to the bat
 tie, so shall his part be that tarrieth
 by the stuff
 ''The men who watched at Besor made 1t possible for the 400 to move more quickly and to fight the more easily If we tarry by the stuff, the men who fight are unhindered in their efforts to win the victory. To most of us this should bring note of encouragement. It Is ours to 'tarry by the stuff to watch baggage, while others fight and receive the applause. And yet 1t is our work which makes possible their victory. The servant in the kitchen makes it possible for her mistress to so upon the mission of mercy. The wife at home watching the baggage makes it possible for her husband to achieve material success The. American gunner on the battleship could not send the shot against the enemy unless the brave stokers were ready to do their part.
 To-day; as never before. the supreme importance of this principle needs to be empha sized. We know full well the value Of the man at the front; but what of us who .tarry by the stuff. who watch the baggage? sThis nation called for men and they answered nobiy; they are at the front. The imperative call of today Is to us who watch the baggage. It may seem to be a commonplace work. but it is essen tial to success upon the firing line. Gen. eral Pershing cannot succeed without Mir. Hoover.
 less days and meatless days. The na-