THE PHILOSOPHY OF A FUTURE STATE. 



and that they have no desire to explore &quot; the 

 works of the Lord, and to consider the operations 

 of his hands.&quot; 



What has been now stated in relation to Natu 

 ral Philosophy, will equally apply to the science 

 .of Chymistry. This science has for its object to 

 ascertain the first principles of all bodies, their 

 various properties and combinations, their mode 

 of operation, and the effects they produce in the 

 economy of nature. Its discoveries have not only 

 unfolded many of the admirable processes which 

 are going forward in the animal, vegetable, and 

 mineral kingdoms, but have opened to our view 

 many striking displays of the wisdom and good 

 ness of God, in producing, by the most simple 

 means, the most astonishing and benevolent ef 

 fects. The principles of this science must, there 

 fore, be applicable, wherever matter exists, under 

 whatever shape or modification it may present 

 itself; and as all the worlds throughout the uni 

 verse are composed of matter compounded into 

 various forms, they must afford an ample range 

 for the investigations and researches of chymical 

 science. 



ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY. 



Anatomy and Physiology are subjects vvhicn we 

 may reasonably conclude, will occasionally occupy 

 the attention of the inhabitants of heaven. The 

 object of these sciences is, to investigate the ge 

 neral structure and economy of the animal frame, 

 and especially the parts and functions of the hu 

 man body. The system of organization connected 

 with the human frame is the most admirable 

 piece of mechanism which the mind can contem 

 plate whether we consider the immense num 

 ber and variety of its parts the numerous func 

 tions they perform the rapid movements which 

 are incessantly going forward throughout every 

 part of this system the amazing force exerted 

 by the heart and muscles the processes of diges 

 tion and respiration the system of veins and 

 arteries the articulation of the bones the struc 

 ture and course of the lymphatics the ramifica 

 tions of the nerves the circulation of the blood 

 the wonderful changes, dissolutions and com 

 binations continually going on the chymical ap 

 paratus adapted for effecting these purposes 

 the organs of sense by which an intercourse is 

 maintained with the external world or, the har 

 monious correspondence of all its parts and 

 functions with the agencies of the surrounding 

 elements. From the researches of physiologists 

 we learn, that there are in the human body, two 

 hundred and forty-five bones variously articu 

 lated, each of them having above forty distinct 

 scopes or intentions ; and four hundred and forty- 

 six muscles of various figures and magnitudes, 

 connected with the bones, for producing the nu 

 merous movements of the animal frame that 

 more than a hundred of these muscles are em 

 ployed every time we breathe that there are 



thousands of veins and arteries distributer] 

 throughout every part of this wonderful system 

 that the whole mass of blood rushes with im 

 mense velocity, through these vessels, and through 

 the heart, fourteen times every hour that respi 

 ration is nothing else than a species of combus 

 tion, in which the oxygen of the atmosphere is 

 absorbed by the blood, and diffuses heat and vi 

 gour throughout the system that the lungs are 

 composed of an infinite number of membranous 

 cells or vesicles variously figured, and full of air, 

 communicating on all sides with one another, and 

 that their number amounts to at least 1,700,000,- 

 000 that there are above three hundred thou 

 sand millions of pores in the glands of the skin 

 which covers the body of a middle-sized man, 

 through which the sweat and insensible perspi 

 ration are continually issuing that thousands of 

 lacteal and lymphatic tubes are absorbing and 

 conveying nutriment to the blood that the heart, 

 in the centre of the system, is exerting an im 

 mense muscular force, and giving ninety-six 

 thousand strokes every twenty-four hours ; and 

 that all this complicated system of mechanism, 

 and hundreds of other functions of which we are 

 ignorant, must be in constant action, in order to 

 preserve us in existence, and secure our enjoy 

 ment. 



This subject frequently engaged the attention 

 of the pious Psalmist. With an eye of intelli 

 gence and devotion, he surveyed the curious or 

 ganization of the human frame, from the rude 

 embryo in the womb to the full developernent of 

 all its functions ; and, struck with the wisdom 

 and goodness displayed in its formation, he raised 

 his thoughts to God in grateful adoration. &quot;I 

 will praise ihee,&quot; he exclaims, &quot; for I am fear 

 fully and wonderfully made ; marvellous are thy 

 works ! How precious are thy wonderful contri 

 vances in relation to me, O God ! How great 

 is the sum of them! If I should count them, they 

 are more in number than the sand.&quot; This body, 

 however, wonderful as its structure is, is liable 

 to decay, and must soon be dissolved in the grave. 

 But we are assured that a period is approaching, 

 when, &quot; all that are in their graves shall hear the 

 voice of the Son of God, and shall come forth ;&quot; 

 when this mortal frame &quot; shall put on immortal 

 ity,&quot; and when that which was sown in corrup 

 tion &quot;shall be raised in glory.&quot; If the human 

 body, even in its present state of degradation, ex 

 cited the pious admiration of the Psalmist, much 

 more will it appear worthy of our highest admi 

 ration, when it emerges from darkness and cor 

 ruption to participate in the glories of an im- 

 mortal life. Its faculties will then be invigorated, 

 its tendency to dissolution destroyed, every prin 

 ciple of disease annihilated, and every thing that 

 is loathsome and deformed for ever prevented. 

 Being &quot; fashioned like unto Christ s glorious 

 body,&quot; its beauty will be exquisite, its symmetry 

 perfect, its aspect bright and refulgent, and hs 



