The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-03
SERMON ON ''GOD'S REQUIREMENTS" IS
 WELL RECEIVED
Rev. A. Grady Harris of Second Presbyterian De flyers Splendid Message
 to Congregation

Gods requirements' was the subject of the sermon delivered by Rev. A. Grady Harris, pastor of the Second Presbyterian church. to his congre3a- tion yesterday morning. He took for
 his text What doth God require of
 three but to do justly. to love mercy, and walk humbly with thy God
 Tn the text. Micah the phophet pro-
 pounds an important, far-reaeling
 question. what God requires of man, if
 we believe that God is the supreme
 ruler of the universe and that we are
 responsible to him for our actions,
 then there can be no greater qnes-
 tion for us than the text. What Does
 God Require of Man?'" said the pastor in the course of his sermon.
 But the prophet not only puts the question but he gives a wonderful an- swer. Some in Micah's day, and some in our day believe that God requires ceremonial observance and outer rit- ual Some believed that he required fine spun theories and dogmas, others believed that he demanded negative life of restrictions. separation from men, avoidance of all pleasure, amuse- ment. but I submit that in this great text none of these things are men, toned. On the contrary he sets forth great constructive. positive pro- gramme which relates to everyday, practical life. Let us mako the three fold requirement..
 SHOULD ACT FAIRLY "The first to do justly, he requires that nations and individuals in ttoir 1 relations with each other shall act G1s ,cI,,1 1 right and privileges of another weak | CT nation, not because it has to, bu. l because it is right For this reason | Europe is drenched in blood today, in 1 behalf of justice to a weaker nation | To do justly means in the individual walk of life that the employer shall l pay his employe a wage commensurate with his effort and that the employe | shall render to his employer his bes. l labor. It means in religion that we
 shall exercise toward our neighbors
 whose creed differs from ours. the | same tolerance which we expect from l them toward us. It means in all the
 complex situations of life that we shall \ deal the cards fairly to all
 | 'But God not only requires us to do justly, but to love mercy. This is a | high stage of living, a vast step up- | wards. It means that we shall not only be just, but be generous: There are 1 many men who are just but who arc | strangers to mercy. To be merciful is | to be truly Christ-like. It means aot ] only doling out our money to our ul- 1 fortunate fellows. but it means giving 1 the richer gifts of kindness and sym | pathy and love- It means in our deal 1 ings with others to minimize their l faults and magnify and cultivate their 1 virtues
 LAST REQUIREMENT
 "The last requirement is for an hum l hle walk with God. The first relates | to our fellow man, the last to God. To walk humbly means so that we are to 1 remove the mountain of pride which | so often separates us from God and es- 1 trays us from man. and that we seek 1 the humility of His that came as a | servant of mankind,
 l gro walk with God means agreement 1 with God, When two men walk to- 1 gether there is agreement and uE- | derstanding and confidence between l them. So to walk with God means to
 make confidant of him. to under ! stand his purposes. to surrender to his will This last requirement. en- ables us to fulfill the first Herein lines | the hidden power of life, we can only do justly and be merciful by holding l Gods band and walking humbly with |