"The editorial stated that 'God in His wisdom has established a wonderful economic balance in the distribution of His creations' and man suffers whenever the balance is disturbed. Admitting that birds may eat fruit and grain, the writer held that 'the laborer is worthy of his hire.' Birds labored for the grower earlier in the spring by devouring insects, the writer commented, and if they ate some fruit for their sustenance, 'they are surely entitled to it.' The ecological concern of the writer was summarized by his statement: 'If we could understand all the purposes of God in His Wonderful creations, we could avoid diligently the dangers of disturbing the balance in the distribution of life which God has so wonderfully ordained.'"