206 THE IMMORTALITY OF ANIMALS 



of the present time, in after ages forever. The 

 ways and works of Divine Providence are not all 

 clearly revealed, and yet, a contemplation of them, 

 though now they are wrapped in clouds and dark- 

 ness, is the source of much pleasure and furnishes 

 many noble arguments for praise and reverence. 



If this is the case now in the contemplation of 

 the works of creation, what will it be when all the 

 secrets of nature are unfolded, when every creature 

 which God has made becomes a recipient of bless- 

 ings, as they did on the day of their creation in 

 primeval innocence, when 



" Man, beasts, and bird, yea creatures all, 

 No longer curs'd for man's sad fall, 

 In chorus join'd shall voices raise, 

 To sing their lov'd Creator's praise." 



That animals have a moral sense has been proven 

 in so many different ways that it is no longer 

 doubted. Some animals may not reach to the high 

 point of the requirements of modern theology, but 

 they do recognize a sense of right and wrong. 

 "When we compare that intense unselfish love and 

 w 7 orship a dog will show for his master, and how 

 trustfully he will look up to him as a superior be- 

 ing, to that of the worship of an idol by the Hot- 



