112 THE IMMORTALITY OF ANIMALS 



The immaterial essence of force is the propelling 

 power of the soul. Animal life is maintained by the 

 Divine will manifested through the law of force, 

 consequently no living being without the aid of 

 some vital force superior to chemical and mechan- 

 ical forces can live. Vital force constitutes the phe- 

 nomena of life, and is entirely distinct from lifeless 

 matter which is devoid of any motion or force ex- 

 cept as applied to it from external causes. 



Scientists agree that force is an immaterial es- 

 sence, and forms a substantial entity which is in- 

 destructible. Now everything which is immaterial 

 forms an attribute of God and must be immortal. 

 Force is an immaterial principle and consequently 

 vital-force, mental-force and all other faculties of 

 the soul must be immortal. 



It requires force to produce motion, and life is 

 motion, both of which cannot be annihilated, but 

 only changed. 



We have, to-day, two classes of scientists who 

 differ widely on biological and psychological science. 

 One class attempts to account for everything that 

 takes place in the body on chemical or mechanical 

 principles, and thus denies the existence of external 

 or soul energy. It assumes that there is but one 



