10 LECTURE I. 



swift, and some are strong, and others hide 

 themselves from their enemies in holes in the 

 earth. But all are fed in some way or other 

 by the same Almighty hand which created 

 them. You will find a beautiful reference to 

 this in Psalm cxlv. : 



" The eyes of all wait upon Thee, Lord ; and Thou 

 givest them their meat in due season. 



" Thou openest Thine hand, and fillest all things 

 living with plenteousness." 



If God thus care for the birds of the air, 

 the beasts of the field, and the fishes of the sea, 

 be quite sure that He will take care of you if 

 you place trust in His goodness. When out 

 at sea in your boats, exposed perhaps to bois- 

 terous and contrary winds, as most of you must 

 have been, then lift up your hearts to that Good 

 Being who can make the storm to cease and 

 the waves to be still. You will always find 

 this a great comfort and relief, especially when 

 you are in any danger. 



Let me now give you an instance or two of 

 the goodness of Almighty God to His creature 

 man. You are aware that mackerel, herrings, 

 pilchards, sprats, &c., are caught in vast num- 



