A Teacher Who Is Remembered

By Edwin B. Petersen

HELLO FOLKS—
Behold a teacher went forth to teach,
Some two-thousand years ago.
Before the age of telegraph
The car or the radio.
He had no books or magazine,
He held no scholastic degrees.
But the man still ponders the things
He taught
By the waters of Galilee.

He didn't teach that the world was round,
That water was H2O.
The fourth dimension was still unknown,
In Jerusalem and Jericho.
But his soul was stirred, with an urge to break,
All fetters and make man free.
So He gave the best that He had to give,
By the waters of Galilee.

We know full well that the earth is round,
That water is H2).
The fourth dimension has lost its kick,
There is less that we do not know.
But it's not the mechanics, this old world needs.
But more teachers to teach,
As the Master taught.
By the waters of Galilee.

The title of this poem is "The water's of Galilee".

I don't know who the author is. Thought many of you readers might like to read it, and perhaps clip it out.

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"When a Texan was buried in his big limousine an onlooker murmered, "Boy that's livin'."

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WHEN WE GET to thinking that a President of the United States is too yound in his forties, let's consider the men who were truly great before that age.

Demosthenes was the greatest orator of Greece at 25, and at the same age Cicero was Rome's greatest speaker.

William Gladstone was a member of the British House of Commons at 24.

Benjamin Franklin was a public writer at 14.

At eight, Beethoven created astonishment by his musical ability; at 13 Mozart was unequaled in music.

Agassiz began the study of science at 11 years of age, and was recondnized as one of the most profound scholars of his age while yet in his twenties.

Gibbon the great English historian, began his studies at 17, and was publishing his historical works.

Ruskin was an accomplished art critic, and had written "Modern Painters" at 24.

John Wesley was a polished and forceful writer and skilled logician in his youth, and at 24 he was a professor of Greek.

Martin Luther was professor of philosophy at 24, and at 27, started the great Reformation.

At the age of 22, Whitefield was one of the world's greatest preachers.

Moody was preaching at 18, and during his twenties he became an outstanding evangelist.

At the age of 25 Joseph Smith founded the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and was martyred before he was 39.

William Cullen Bryant wrote "Thanatopsis" at 17.

Tennyson's first volume of poems appeared at 20. Southey was a writer at 18. Milton wrote one of his best poems at 22. Whittier was editor of the "New England Review at 23.

Poe's first volume was written at 20. Byron's appeared at 17. Burns was a poetic genius at 12, and a brilliant and gifted writer at sixteen.

This is not a complete list by any means. We could go into biblical history and find many more.

DICTIONARY

fetter |ˈfetər|

noun (usu. fetters)

a chain or manacle used to restrain a prisoner, typically placed around the ankles