Personality in God and in man are closely related one to another. That
men are persons and must be so regarded is a matter of intense
practical concern to us all and to the social life of this and every
age. We cannot ignore personality in man. To do so is to awaken
resentment, unrest and strife. The statesmen already quoted are
clearly right. Peace and progress in the world depend on the
recognition of this truth growing more and more adequate until we
realize fully the brotherhood of men which is implied in God's
Fatherhood. We cannot ignore Personality in God, or pass it by as a
truth that belongs to childhood only. It is a vigorous intelligent
faith which commands the allegiance of men. Ultimately the dignity of
our own manhood will be found to depend upon it. To lose sight of it
is to lose our way in religious life and thinking. To hold it fast is
not an attempt to make God in our image, but to acknowledge that we are
made in His.