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for appropriate enlargement of the sympathies, the result will 

 doubtless be a great movement towards enlargement in pub- 

 lic opinion which credits the lower life with what we term 

 rights. The most important result of this movement will 

 be the creation of a sense of duty by this life. It is said 

 of Mohammedans that they hesitate to tread upon a bit of 

 paper lest it bear the name of God. We know now full 

 well that every living creature in this world bears the stamp 

 of a Providence which has acted from all time, and that we, 

 so far as our own advancement will permit, are morally 

 bound to allow this life to go forward on the appointed 

 way. 



