154 Star anfr TOeatber (gossip 



Milky Way stars. After this condensation had pro- 

 ceeded beyond a certain point, he presumed that 

 serious obstruction might be offered to eruptive forces 

 at lower levels in the body of those stars, and that 

 eventually either pulsations were set up which made 

 the star a variable, or, perhaps, in certain cases, the 

 pent-up energy disrupted the body, and we saw the 

 phenomenon of a Nova. 



THE VOICES OF THE STARS 



Listen to the quiet voices 



In the stillness of the night, 

 When the dome of purple darkness 



Sparkles with its gems of light. 

 Look upon those starry spaces, 



Read the hidden secrets there ; 

 Beauty infinite surrounds you, 



Mystic music fills the air. 



Listen to the earth's soft breathing 



As you lie upon her breast, 

 While she bears you through the ether, 



Closely to her bosom prest. 

 Lo ! above, around, beneath you, 



Hang the wondrous lamps of God, 

 Each a sun of shining splendour, 



Quenched or lighted at His nod. 



By a mighty Power directed, 



Each moves on its silent way, 

 All unerring, all fulfilling 



Their divinely ordered day. 

 Perfect wisdom, perfect order 



Reign throughout the mighty vast, 

 Each gigantic power of Nature 



To the throne of God held fast. 



Listen to the quiet voices 



They will speak if you will hear, 

 They will tell you that the finite 



To the Infinite is near. 



