A Life of St. John for the Young

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Title: A Life of St. John for the Young
Author: George Ludington Weed
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[Illustration: ST JOHN _Domenichino Frontispiece_]

A Life of St. John
For the Young
BY
GEORGE LUDINGTON WEED
AUTHOR OF "A LIFE OF CHRIST FOR THE YOUNG," "A LIFE
OF ST. PAUL FOR THE YOUNG," "GREAT TRUTHS SIMPLY
TOLD," ETC., ETC.
PHILADELPHIA
GEORGE W. JACOBS & CO
103-105 SOUTH FIFTEENTH STREET
Copyright, 1900
BY GEORGE W. JACOBS & CO

PREFATORY NOTE The recorded incidents of the Life of St. John are
few. Almost all those of which we certainly know are related in the
Gospels, the Acts of the Apostles, The Epistles of St. John, and The
Revelation. Some of the traditions concerning him are in such harmony
with what we do know that we are almost ready to accept them as
historic.
The known events though few, are very distinct. They are the beautiful
fragments of a great picture. The plan of this volume does not include
those which pertain to him in common with the twelve disciples. Such
a record would practically involve the story of the life of our Lord. This
is limited to those events in which his name is mentioned, or his person
otherwise indicated; to those in which he was a certain or implied actor;
to those in which we may suppose from his character and relations he

had a special interest; to those narratives whose fulness of detail makes
the impression that they are given by an eye-witness; to those in which
a deeper impression was made on him than on his fellow-disciples, or
where he showed a deeper insight than they into the teachings of the
Lord, and is a clearer interpreter; to those records which add to, or
throw light upon, those of the other three Evangelists; and especially to
those things which reveal his peculiar relation to Jesus Christ.
Another limitation of this volume is its adaptation, in language,
selection of subjects and general treatment, to young people, for whom
it is believed no life of John, at any rate of recent date, has been
prepared. It is designed especially for those between the ages of ten and
twenty, though the facts recorded may be of value to all.
The attempt is made to trace the way by which John was led to, and
then by, Christ. We first see him as a boy with Jewish surroundings,
taught to expect the Messiah, then watching for His coming, then
rejoicing in finding Him, then faithful and loving in serving Him;
becoming the most loved of His chosen ones. We see the Christ
through John's eyes, and listen to the Great Teacher with his ears.
Christ and John are the central figures in the scenes here recorded.
The full table of contents suggests the variety and scope of the topics
presented.
In the mind of the writer the interest of many of the scenes described
has been greatly deepened by memories of the paths in which he has
followed in the footsteps of the Master and His disciple.
The many quotations of words, phrases and texts--which are from the
Revised Version--are designed to direct the young to Scripture forms
with which they should become familiar; and sometimes to emphasize
a fact or truth, or to recall a former incident.
Grateful acknowledgment is made especially to the works of Farrar,
Edersheim and Stalker, for facts, and germs of thought which have
been simplified in form and language for the interest and instruction of
the young, in the hope that they may thereby be led into deeper study of

one of the noblest of human lives. G.L.W. _Philadelphia, July, 1900_.

CONTENTS PAGE~
CHAPTER I
A HOME IN THE BLESSED LAND, BY THE SACRED SEA
A Fitting Study for the Young--The Glory of all Lands--Divisions of
Palestine--Galilee--People of Galilee--Gennesaret and its
Surroundings--Comparisons--Jewish Sayings--McCheyne--Towns,
Villages and Palaces--Fisheries--Bethsaida 19
CHAPTER II
FIVE BOYS OF BETHSAIDA--RAMBLES ABOUT HOME
Five Apostles of Jesus--Two Pair of Brothers--Salome--Brothers
Indeed--Views from a Hilltop--View of the Lake--Poetic
Description--Rambles North of the Lake--On the West--Keble's