Article June 26, 1915 ISSUE

"As a hen gathereth her chickens"

ERNEST STEWART

There is no student of Christian Science who does not frequently ponder the assuring promises of the ninety-first psalm, one of these being, "He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth shall be thy shield and buckler." This conveys many lessons, and reminds us that in venturing but a short distance beyond the hearing of a mother hen's beckoning call, the brood may encounter snares and pitfalls. Above, a keen-eyed hawk may circle; in easy proximity a wily cat may crouch; while the pranks of the mischievous house-dog are not unknown to tiny chicks. The brood, or a part of it, may thus become a ready prey, while the anxious mother is vainly recalling her helpless band from unseen perils.

It would not be difficult just here to picture the shelter which the little ones find beneath the instinctively outspread wings; or to sense the comfort and content environing these tender mites when snuggling securely within the feathered castle of a mother's care, or to detect withal the hen's genuine satisfaction, and her steadfast vigilance, as with the nestlings thus trustfully reposing she exercises a self-elected sovereignty akin to that of the proud monarch who wields a jeweled scepter of empire.

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