CREA TION 39 



us believe, but on what God would have us believe. 

 If God, in His revealed word, had intended to 

 convey the idea that man was created immortal 

 and animals were not, He certainly would not have 

 made a plain statement that all were created 

 alike. 



Comparative psychology is opening up a wonder- 

 ful field for scientific research, and we are learning 

 to know God's purposes through nature as well as 

 revelation. All animal life is formed upon one 

 common general law, and shows conclusively that 

 if man is a dual being, composed of matter and 

 mind, or body and soul, so are all other animals. 

 If God created one and imparted to it the breath of 

 life and an immortal soul, He made all others on the 

 same plan ; for it is obvious that there is that same 

 visible difference between matter and mind in 

 all living beings. 



The vital principle which sets in motion the 

 functions of the organism producing thoughts, feel- 

 ings, sensation, and motion, differs from that which 

 builds up the physical organization. It is common 

 to all sensitive and perceptive living beings, to 

 both man and lower animals, and though the word 

 soul goes under various names, it was used by the 



