A history of the German Baptist Brethren in Europe and America . Tiic Tko Cliristoplicr Soivers. 397 sion of over-zealous and inaccurate compilers of his-toric data. It was a severe blow to the younger Sower to beobliged to see his father die. The sad event is record-ed in his diary as follows: Sept. 25, 1758, my dearfather has fallen asleep in heaven,—his age, sixty-fouryeiars. By this death Elder Sower became the sole owner ofthe immense business concerns of his father. Prior to f ^ . i e^^--^ ^, ^//S^M. this he was in charge of the English publications andof the bindery. Now he becomes owne
A history of the German Baptist Brethren in Europe and America . Tiic Tko Cliristoplicr Soivers. 397 sion of over-zealous and inaccurate compilers of his-toric data. It was a severe blow to the younger Sower to beobliged to see his father die. The sad event is record-ed in his diary as follows: Sept. 25, 1758, my dearfather has fallen asleep in heaven,—his age, sixty-fouryeiars. By this death Elder Sower became the sole owner ofthe immense business concerns of his father. Prior to f ^ . i e^^--^ ^, ^//S^M. this he was in charge of the English publications andof the bindery. Now he becomes owner and managerof the estate. He not only maintained the honorablerecord of his father, but he enlarged the business toproportions far beyond that of any similar enterprisein colonic.! i\merica. 398 History of ilic Ih-ctlircn. The first issue of the German newspaper under thesons management contained the following notice: The old and well-known printer Christopher Sowerdeparted this life Sept. 25th, in the 64th year of hisage, and after he had li\-cd in this country 34 years. He was at all times both cordial and kind both tofriends and enemies. He was not set up on account ofhis cleverness., but rather kcjit himself lowly. Work-ing continually for the liberty and prosperity of thecountr), he was not to be turned aside from this pur-pose either by reward or by the flattery of the great. His unswer\ing fidelity to the course he markedout for himself drew down upon him the hate of bothgreat and little p
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