82 EEV. CHANCELLOR LIAS, M.A., ON THE IDEA OP GOD, ETC. 



Divine immanence in man, I woald simply ask him to note the 

 way in -which the •word f.ievw is used in St. John's writings. I 

 may add that on p. 63 I have introduced the word " Divine " in 

 my paper to meet Professor Orchard's other olijection. 



I can only, in conclusion, express my thankfulness for the way 

 in which the paper has been received from the scientific side, and 

 I hope I may regard it as a pi'oof that the controversy between 

 theologians and men of science has been finally closed. 



Postscript. — When writing my reply, I had not the written criti- 

 cisms before me. I thank Professor Caldecott for his kind words. 

 I have had no opportunity of studying recent investigations in 

 psychology. What I have said in accordance with them has been 

 instinctive. But I am glad to have my conclusions and general 

 method confii^med by independent evidence. 



I acknowledge the justice of Mr. Bomford's criticism, that 

 beside the doctrine that God is Spirit, I should have added that 

 St. John also describes God as Light and Love. My explanation 

 is that I did not wish to add to the length of my paper, and that 

 the latter part of it, as I stated at the outset, was written under 

 great difficulties in consequence of illness. Mr. Bomford will, 

 however, find statements exactly in accordance with his in my 

 Doctrinal System of St. John, p. 27, and in mj Nicene Creed, pp.85, 

 86. I have there stated distinctly that God is described in the Bible 

 as Light and Love, as well as Spirit, but I have added that He is 

 also represented as Life — the source of all life, animal, moral, 

 spiritual. 



