96 THE IMMORTALITY OF ANIMALS 



an argument for the immortality of animals, for 

 God may see fit to give them a separate " country " 

 as He did before the creation of man. 



It might be well in this connection to notice 

 briefly the doctrine taught by religions other than 

 Christianity. 



The evidence is positive that a belief in an end- 

 less existence of lower animals, as well as man, has 

 been maintained throughout the history of man 

 from the creation to the present time. Thousands of 

 years before the Christian era, the Egyptians show 

 evidence of being a highly cultured people in 

 morals, art, literature, and the sciences. They 

 could build temples, erect massive obelisks, and 

 showed evidence of wonderful attainments in 

 mathematics, engineering, and astronomy. They 

 were, at an early age, more advanced than either 

 the Greeks or the Romans. 



In the British Museum are sculptured figures in 

 hieroglyphic writing, which can be easily read, that 

 date back as far as 3500 b. c. 



In their religious symbolism they show that they 

 were firm believers in the immortality of animals. 

 The large number of animal mummies which are 

 found beside human beings go to show that they 



