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same constituent parts as our earth, namely, heat, 

 light, and moisture, and have the same rough sur- 

 face, is it not reasonable to suppose that they 

 abound with hills and mountains, valleys and 

 plains, lakes and rivers, plants and trees, and 

 could be made the homes of animals ? 



Then again, if this is a correct hypothesis, and 

 applies to more than one globe, it might well apply 

 to all. If it does apply to all, then we have count- 

 less millions of worlds to be a " place " and a 

 " country," beyond the computation of finite minds, 

 for the future abode of all animals. 



When we contemplate the magnitude of the 

 heavens, our entire solar system with several plan- 

 ets larger than our earth, we readily observe that 

 our globe is infinitely small compared to the im- 

 mensity of the great expanse of " the heaven of 

 heavens." 



So the matter of room does not enter into the 

 question of the immortality of animals. It is true 

 when we stop to contemplate the mighty host who 

 have gone before, we become amazed at the num- 

 ber. Of the two hundred and fifty-two billions of 

 human beings supposed to have lived on the earth 

 since Adam, not more than one billion ever heard 



