MIGRATION OF SWALLOWS 



ing out somewhither they leave behind what they 

 unconsciously dread cold, starvation, death and 

 seek a land of summer and safety. 



Oh w r ondrous expression of the power of the All- 

 Mind that pervades every living thing ! Picture the 

 low straight flight of these birds, piercing the brine- 

 sprayed air over the trackless sea, as they travel 

 swiftly onward through the darkness of the night, 

 with no landmark to guide them, meeting perhaps a 

 sudden adverse gale of wind, yet controlled forward 

 through all by a marvellous sense of direction, 

 pressing on until they arrive at their haven of rest. 

 Truly it has been said ' The appearance of a migra- 

 tion of shore-birds flying out of sight of land over 

 the surface of the ocean, is indeed significant of the 

 infinite possibilities of nature, and ideally suggests 

 " the Spirit of God moving upon the face of the 

 waters . . 



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