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happiness through their own fault, both the benefi- 

 cence and justice of God are bound to make them a 

 reparation. Hence it is reasonable to conclude 

 that, as from the present constitution of things 

 they cannot have the happiness designed for them 

 in this state, they must have it in another." 



Mrs. Mary Somerville, who was a member of the 

 philosophical societies and academies of science 

 both in England and Germany, and who was noted, 

 the world over, for her scientific knowledge and 

 womanly virtues, when speaking on the subject of 

 death, said : " I shall regret the sky, the sea, with 

 all the changes of their beautiful coloring ; the 

 earth, with its verdure and flowers : but far more 

 shall I grieve to leave animals who have followed 

 our steps affectionately for years, without knowing 

 for certain their ultimate fate, though I firmly 

 believe that the living principle is never ex- 

 tinguished. I am sincerely happy to find that 

 I am not the only believer in the immortality of 

 the lower animals." 



Miss Frances Power Cobbe, of England, a noted 

 writer, says: "I will venture to say plainly that, so 

 far as appears to me, there is no possible solution 

 of this heart-wearing question save the bold as- 



