Identifier: brethrensfamilya1898unse (find matches)
Title: Brethren's Family Almanac, The (1898)
Year: 1898 (1890s)
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Subjects: German Baptist Brethren (U.S.) -- Periodicals German Baptist Brethren (U.S.) -- Clergy -- Directories
Publisher: Mt. Morris, Ill. : Brethren Publishing House
Contributing Library: Manchester University Archives and Brethren Historical Collection
Digitizing Sponsor: LYRASIS Members and Sloan Foundation

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d other of the disciples werecalled from their occupation as fishermen, to befishers for men and followers of the Blessed Master.Along its beautiful shores thousands were miraculous-ly fed from the loaves and fishes, while they received,with gladsome hearts, the joyful message of the bet-ter life, as the golden words fell from his blessed lips.Here it was that he met, in the early morning hour,the weary and hapless disciples who had been toiling Around its sweet crystal water and along its shorewas the scene of much of his Galilean ministry. Be-cause of this, and the fact that Capernaum wascalled the home of Jesus, the sea and surroundingshave become dear and sacred to ever)^ Christianheart. It has not only become famous in history, but itsglory has been perpetuated in poetry and song.How many of us have been thrilled with the sweetsong: Memories of Galilee. Each cooing dove and sighing bough.That makes the eve so blest to me, Was something far diviner now,It bears me back to Galilee.
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DRAWING THE NET IN THE SEA OF GALILEE. all through the hours of night, without catching any-thing. Here it is that he lovingly told them to casttheir net on the right side of the ship, when it wasfound so full that it was nigh unto breaking. Here,too, it was that, while they were storm-tossed, theirfrail bark being dashed and rolled from side to side,the worlds Redeemer was awakened from his sleep,that he might rescue,—save them from the perils ofstorm and sea. He views the raging and lashing bil-lows, reaches forth his hand and says, Peace, beStill. . . And there was a great calm. O Galilee! Sweet Galilee! Where Jesus loved so much to be;O Galilee! Blue Galilee! Come sing thy song again to me. That our readers may have a glimpse of this beau-tiful sea, its shores, and how they do the fishing, wegive a photo of a fishing scene that was taken whenwe were there, during our late visit to the East. Onour arrival at the sea, and while passing up along theshore, toward the City of Tiberia

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