86 THE IMMORTALITY OF ANIMALS 



guilty men are to enjoy the benefits of Christ's In- 

 carnation and Atonement, and are to receive much 

 more than an equivalent for their miseries and suf- 

 fering, then innocent animals may in all reason 

 look for some recompense for all the ills which 

 they now endure : and since there seems to be but 

 little alleviation of their troubles in the present life, 

 we infer that it may take place in a future and im- 

 mortal life, of which they are capable from their 

 twofold nature of body and soul." 



Dr. John Fulton, of New York, a clergyman 

 of deep piety and bright intellect, recently made 

 the following statement : " This is a redeemed 

 world, with not one suffering creature that has 

 been left out of Christ's all-embracing redemption. 

 And more, I dare believe that St. Paul was right 

 when he looked upon this redeemed world, and see- 

 ing how its lower orders are groaning and suffering 

 together with us, even until now, he was inspired 

 to prophesy of a better time, when their redemp- 

 tion and ours shall be perfected together, and the 

 glory that is to be revealed shall surpass all the 

 present suffering. My own belief is that, in some 

 way, which I do not pretend to understand, but in 

 which I can nevertheless believe, the salvation of 



