CREATION 31 



from the same Creator. That there are grades of 

 being in both man and animals is obvious, but this 

 does not change the Creator's design which has 

 placed all under one common law. 



Mind and matter exist in all alike and though 

 there may be a difference in degree there is no 

 difference in kind. In proportion as the functions 

 or relations are more or less perfect, animals 

 ascend and descend in the scale of existence, but 

 nowhere does God show any favoritism on ac- 

 count of such differences. 



By the same analogy and logic which is used to 

 prove by the Bible that men have souls, we can 

 equally prove that lower animals have souls. 



In the argument in either case we meet with 

 many obscure and seemingly contradictory pas- 

 sages. To comprehend the meaning of the Bible 

 we must take into consideration the original 

 language from which it is derived and the prob- 

 able prejudice brought to bear on the transla- 

 tors. 



Throughout this work I have carefully examined 

 the best authorities and make no statement which 

 cannot be fully substantiated. 



It must not be forgotten that our present Eng- 



