A history of the German Baptist brethren in Europe and America . Tlie Tixo ChristopJicr Sowers. 357 Bible, and that the\- had sold their brethren in opinionin Germantown the smaller press used by them up tothis time/i) If this is so the old Sower press is. historically significant and was really the property ofthe church until it was given to Sower for his publish-ing interests. Upon it, also, the first volumes of the BerleburgBible were printed. This Bible was much prized bythe early Brethren, and those who could afford itbrought copies to America or had them copy that belonged t
A history of the German Baptist brethren in Europe and America . Tlie Tixo ChristopJicr Sowers. 357 Bible, and that the\- had sold their brethren in opinionin Germantown the smaller press used by them up tothis time/i) If this is so the old Sower press is. historically significant and was really the property ofthe church until it was given to Sower for his publish-ing interests. Upon it, also, the first volumes of the BerleburgBible were printed. This Bible was much prized bythe early Brethren, and those who could afford itbrought copies to America or had them copy that belonged to Christopher Sower, still in (i) German-American Book Printing and Book Trade. 358 History of tlie BrctJiren. excellent preservation, is now in the library of JuniataCollege.() Sower was the agent for the sale of theBerleberg Bible in America. And now, in 1738, began the most marvelousactivity on the part of Christopher Sower. His pressat once turned out an A B C and spelling book tobe used by all religions without reasonable hesita-tion.(2) In August of the same year appeared TheHigh-German American Calendar for the year Almanac, the first German one, published inAmerica, was issued annually by Sower, his son, andhis grandson for
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