Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1859-01-26


it was good.
26. "And God said, let us make man,
in our image, after our likeness, and let
them have Dominion over the fish of the
sea, and over the fowls of the air, and over
the cattle, and over all the earth, and over
every creeping thing that creepeth upon
the earth.
27. So God created man in his own
image, in the image Of God created He
him, male and female created he them"
So YOU see, the Maker himself, has de-
creed these creatures distinct separate.
The one earthly, sensual entirely the
other, in his own image. spiritual, intellec-
tual--dominant over the first, having a
stirring souI."
And beside this, in the goth verse of the
second chapter it is said, For Adam there
was not found a help meet for him. And
SO the Lord caused deep sleep to fall up
on Adam, and he took one of his ribs and
formed a woman, and brought her to Ad-
am Among all the created earthly be-
ings, there was none fit to be a compan-
ion for Adam--no similarity of nature or
being, totally distinct; and why? in my
Judgment, in this very thing: his being
an intelligent, spiritual being created after
the image of God, which the brute or ir-
responsible creature was not. Therefore,
those of modern philosophers, who would
induce YOU to disregard the voice Of God
within You, | mean conscience, and assimi-
late yourselves in habit to the brute crea-
ton, instead Of e!evating, as they pretend,
degrades mankind, and are not worthy Of
the notice of rational and intellectual be-
ings."
But Father, YOU said the sayages fol-
lowed their inclinations, without the re-
$ raints Of conscience, did you not asked
Mary.
Oh. no, my DEAR answered Mr.. Wright
way, 4 said, think almost entirely. There
is gimmering still in their benghted
minds Of that same Divine essence in which
they were originally created, although,
through the fall of Adam, debased and
cIouded by the contaminations of the
flesh and the devil, over their animal pro-
pensities. There is among all savage tribes,
veneratiOn for the Great Spirit, in some
shape or way, preserved. The natural rep
rescntatives Of the great Father and Gre
ator-parents-ar feared and venerated
Some sort of code of laws, although i'm
perfect, is maintained among them. And
among many of these children of nature.
q tradition is still preserved of creation.
IN some points analogous to the account
preserved to us in the book Of Genesis
| hope now | have said enough to con
vince you Of mans infinite superiority over
the brutes.'
ooh. yes,' said Robert, father am sat
istied on that point, and now, about til,
souls Of animals, mean brute animals 2
know Of no passage in scripture
which snpposes that brutes have souls il
enumerating animated creatures in tn
first and second chapters Of Genesis, ther
is nothing said like it in connection wit
them, though YOU remember there is thi.
in speaking of man. and man became
living soul, but it does not say brute an
maIs-did not
| do not think, however, it is wrong t.
suppose that they have living souls. The
may have, and they may not have
That the soul of man exists during
suspension Of animal powers, as in sleel
or a swoon, is enumerated by philosophel
among the proofs or strong probabilities
its existence, independent of animal pow
ers or animal existence. Well we know
you know, boys, that your dog Cato dream
for in his sleep he often barke, snarls an
whincs as if some one were troubling hin
am not sure Cato has no spirit. Poss
bly, he may that universal law of natur
progression, affords some analogy in SUI
posing he will advance in the scale of b
ing. Possibly Irrational beings may
necessary to the completion of the unive
sal reign of the great Creator and Int
cessor.'
Then father said Ellen, { if this is tt
case, it is a sin to kill them 2.
Not at all not at all, said Mr.. Wrigl
way. 1t is not wrong because God h
himself appointed it, and for myself ha
the less compunction in killing them, /
cause | may possibly be an instrument
advancing them in future existence.'
IL But YOU will remember, children, I
not assert their future being, I only say
3 is possible, nay from analogy probable, a
y SO far from iniuring the cause of the i
y mortality Of the soul of man, in my Vi
&c it assists it, inasmuch as it supposes t
indistructability of the living agent or sol
But these things are beyond your i
comprehension my children, when you
'o 'o rive at proper age-you shall be III
IL fully informed on these points, if | am IL
living
II There is one thing I wish to REM
Il you Of father said Mary, who had
" mained silent till now.
y We'll, my dear, what is it 2 asked
~ Wrghtway.
:" remember when you took Ellen
- myself several years ago to a menage
- there was beautiful, gentle little creat
w. w. something like the antelope, it was ca
49, Lama, from South America. The k(
~ er directed our attention to it and sal
W was very fond of music He then brou
~ it out and ordered the band to play a
.wnr w plaintive, exquisite air, with which |
~ in raptures myself. The instant the
sic struck its ear, the Lama sprang up
"a bounded towards it, then with its eyes
49, nostrils diated, and It's ears bent tow
w. the musicians, it stood as if petrifed f
,it moment, then gradually it closed its c
it fell on its fore feet, then slowly it d
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