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great; and were it not that the ever bountiful 

 hand of God has so thickly strown the earth 

 with appropriate food for His feathered creation, 

 it could not fail to be either that the mother 

 or the young must perish for lack of food. As 

 this reflection makes its due impression on our 

 minds, how forcibly does it point to the inspired 

 words : " Who provideth for the raven his food ? 

 When his young ones cry unto God, they wander 

 for lack of meat." " He giveth to the beast his 

 food, and to the young ravens which cry." " These 

 wait all upon thee ; that thou mayest give their 

 meat in due season." How true the expression J 

 " Thou openest thine hand, and satisfiest 

 the desire of every living thing." Our Lord 

 himself drew the attention of his disciples, and 

 would direct our own, to the same beautiful 

 evidence of the love and care of God over the 

 creation He has made : " Behold the fowls of the 

 air : for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor 

 gather into barns ; yet your heavenly Father 

 feedeth them." To them that are his servants 

 how strong the appeal: "Are not ye much better 

 than they?" 



A pleasing incident illustrative of the anxieties 



