160 Supposed Connection of Meteoric Phenomena, 



aw, Direction of south-west wind ; and n w, Direction of north-west wind; which, meeting, 

 produced the whirlwind. a b, A spiral curve, representing the circular motion of the 



hurricane, in the direction w n c, due north west. ss,ee,nn, Tangents to the spiral at 



the points sen, representing the direction of the beams and trees, thrown by the centrifugal 

 force to the south, the east, and the north-north-east. The arrow-heads show the direction 

 of the wind. The progress of the hurricane is designated by the several stages in the line 

 w n c. The breadth of the hurricane is indicated by the diameter of the curve, as at d d. 

 It is evident that on the sea a swell must arise, upon the principle of a centrifugal action in 

 the waters, also indicated by the tangents s s,nn,e e. 



than to believe that so wonderful and so complicated a world 

 should be dependent for the necessary corrections in its pheno- 

 mena upon a foreign and independent body. The pages of sacred 

 scripture teach us, that the extraordinary as well as ordinary 

 phenomena of the earth, are under the control of its Maker ; 

 and it is not interfering with the distinctive elements of theo- 

 logy or geology, to quote but two, out of the numerous pas- 

 sages, in which the book of revelation shows the derangements 

 of the earth to be under the immediate direction of God. 

 An earthquake delivers Paul from prison (Acts, xvi. 26.), 



