, 1877-09-08

- 6kA l. OltDA L. SILL LEM IL
occurred II, With ,nuny leading mlnhs one of
the cnrI!ina! prnc!pfcA nt Ge0lugy; ant1, jiIg-
ing from tie p1At. II iA nbnut sale 10 r.uc!l,le
that they may again visit tho world at sumo
near, or 1t maE bc very retnotc, period itls fts
fietury.
The word life, rs used thus fer IN tlis tlacus-
etoti, must not bo cul(purslctl with xpiriL-the
toul Of man. b. lifc ia l,ero meant TINT w'Ecl.
Is common TO him and to all living thtngs,-that
iorct which lives nn1 ntovea tn him and In
them: When once that life has hcgun tn the
maturity Its strongest instinct Is to pcrpctuato
Its being; anu. having t1auc that IN one Or many
cnse,, IL gradually decays and dies; but the ,iv
which pcrvalcd Il lives on In iis progeny, aud
20 on again In other lRc beings,
True, hybrfds mar sometimes be produced from
spet!ta nearly rcated In structure; but. In most
species, ant in all genera, never. In nearly nil
tton,-showllN that tho Creator Will not tolcr-
tutc any permanent Interference With tho
furnls Of Iite which he has cstabllsled.
Cantor, a.ld the facts otli principles abovc
that although, circumstances remaining Tho
same, nil lite will perpctuate itself, the fact
proves al'solutelr nothing ~ to tic Immortality
nf the individual man. In lii animal naturs
TINT perish. The origin of iis being IL cssentiM-
y similar to that which gives then, life; he lives
nn1 grows, and+ like them. Ilc decays and dEes,
ana ssa. i, h's toay, the vsry Perfection Of tlle
nal clements Que. of the wssest Of ancient
writer's, speaking OF men and nnInatst says:
Even one thing belaltettI them: as The ono
dsots', 80 1ieth Tic other; yea, they hays all one
dust, md all turn to the dust again" That In
this hc ls sDcnkng of tho anina life, ts evident,
ior n inc very next scntense lsc inquiries,
WHO Gnowcth the spirit Of man that Eoeth
tLnA.
downward to tho eartlia"
Not rs religious dogma, but ns fact,-and
this Association deyotcs itself mainly to the
collection and tho discussion ot a.ts,-t Es hers
stated that a belief In the Immortality Ut tho
soul may bc regarded IA one Of tho
UNIVERSAL INSTINCTS or TILE RACE.
lIfc Of tho soul. Among nearly all tic trlbcs
wards, aud generally In puntslments as well, Is
distinctly lietl. It cantiut lie that such tofe-
slaauwit,cs aro implanted In tho human soul by
t.e Creator oniy 70 prove moeSery aod .
there being such atate Ut existence, and many
analogics, rs Of tho cl,rysals AMI otl.er forms
q lt. gye sou,e foundation Tor tho belief that
@s3e. of no a.tasess sss s n.psssp R',ssap''rs; ns
tasu iutulttous, aud, therefore, those which arc
general anluuE tnankit.I arc quito aurc In sotnc
form to ',e reh!!ze,l. Now, Il to ttcso be added
OF matter, the perpctalty Of sqcctes AIsd u{ veg
ctablc and a,1llnal 1lic ltsrli. tic argument
STRONGLY CONFIRMS,
though It may mot perfectly establish, tho doc
from tho conditions Of tnan's hclng, ru1nain d
matter OF IAttl; but sutnnlt ttut tic evidence
On which It rcsts fs fully Us convincing "a that
on which Tue most learned mud tho most igno-
cnttru life uf tho philosopher, were he to live
thousand years, wonlI not suce TO
cnuuerato md explain all tho p'cnonena
OIL the faith of whose eontlninncc
will gr2w into iic's llo aa rtnen iu tho eou,il,g
year. The sun. with It's attraction It's It1llt and
hcat; tho Garth aud its wonderful movements;
the eletllonts that mix to for1M tle air mud tho
that wake up The mysterious principle Ut lIlr.--
aye, moro wonders known ard unknown than
tic wsest ind tho Ereasest snan "cver dreamed
q n lis plhlosopay,''' oil enter ntu and inspire
seed from which he hopes to reap tho iuture
erop. True, bo may be about as unconscious Of
ttat, falta as tic clol On which he
treads; and 80 @ no may ltvc ou ycar
iuill! II tho luturu liio which, il appreciated
would prove tas strongest stimulus to mental
aud mural culture. aud Inspire tho highest hopes
Vi WhIeh his nature 70 susceptible.
the soul WIS nbuut to lcare tue body, ia clear
may It not be sad. coterslrsi-on tits subject.
They It'll " that the future life, in al its iuex
psesasblc glory 10
They sec il; they know 1t. 10 tllen, death Inns
no tcrrors. II Ia merely relief from all pain
aud sotrow,--an eniraure Into d ilolier
aud . brighter state of existence. All
@ 'as e9ay thsg wants ia a'a naa'tcs 5s9y,
tImc Tor tho higher duties aud pleasures Of liz,
through II class 'iarxiy."s sho soul slsll t: com: