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Poem--Answer to the Poet's Question--The Sower--Object Lessons of
the Great Teacher--Mount of Beatitudes--Nature's Influence on
John--Philip 24
CHAPTER III
JOHN'S ROYAL KINDRED
Salome and Mary Sisters--John and Jesus Cousins--Visit to
Bethsaida--Visit to Nazareth--A Picture of the Boy Jesus--The Picture a
Help--A Phrase to Remember--A Kinsman of John and
Jesus--Education--The Messiah 31
CHAPTER IV
THE GREAT EXPECTATION IN JOHN'S DAY

Prophecy Concerning the Messiah--Jewish Mistakes--Roman
Conquest--Judas of Galilee--The Five Bethsaidan Boys--John and Peter
35
CHAPTER V
EARLY INFLUENCES ON CHARACTER
Special Influences on the Five--Scripture Students--Rabbi Like Simeon,
or a Teacher--Prophetess Like Anna--Home Teaching--From the Five
to Two--Salome and Her Sons--Review--Boyhood
Traits--Imperfections--Perfection 39
CHAPTER VI
FIRST VISIT IN JERUSALEM
Jewish Boy at Twelve--Interest in the First Pilgrimage--John's
Journey--The Jordan Ford--City, Temple and Altar--John and
Saul--Silent Years--Parental Thoughts Concerning John 44
CHAPTER VII
JOHN'S VIEW OF THE COMING MESSIAH
John's Old Testament Studies--First Gospel Promise--Promises to
Abraham, Isaac and Jacob--Promise to David--Mary and
Immanuel--Names and Titles of the Messiah--John's Misreading of the
Old Testament--Christ's Sufferings 48
CHAPTER VIII
JESUS THE HIDDEN MESSIAH
The Infancy of Jesus Forgotten--Our Ignorance of Christ's
Childhood--The Boy in the Temple--The Carpenter's Silent Years 53

CHAPTER IX
"THE PROPHET OF THE MOST HIGH"
Elizabeth and Her John--A Father's Prophecy--The Prophet in the
Wilderness--Young Men of Galilee--The Hermit--His Galilean
Disciples--His Public Ministry--His Hearers--His Preaching--St. John
the Baptist--St. John of Galilee 57
CHAPTER X
THE MESSIAH FOUND
"Jesus from Galilee to Jordan"--Baptism of
Jesus--Temptation--"Behold the Lamb of God"--Andrew and John with
the Baptist--Our First Knowledge of John of Galilee--Parting of the
Baptist and Jesus--The Two St. Johns and Jesus--Following Jesus in the
Way--Blessed Invitation Accepted--Precious Memories--Change of
Discipleship--Silence of John--Disciples at Emmaus--Brothers Brought
to Jesus--Memorials of Andrew--John's Memories of His First Day
with Jesus--Philip--Nathanael--Jesus' First Disciples--John the Nearest
to Him 63
CHAPTER XI
JOHN A WEDDING GUEST
Invited Guests to a Marriage Feast--Words of Mary and Jesus
Concerning Wine--Three Commands of Jesus--First
Miracle--Belshazzar's Feast--Believing Disciples--Believing
Samaritans--What John Might Have Written--First Miracle, for
Innocent Joy--John and Mary at the Feast--Mary's Thoughts of John
and Her Sons--Her Thoughts of Jesus 72
CHAPTER XII
JOHN AND NICODEMUS

Reasons for a Night Visit to Jesus--John's Possible Abode in
Jerusalem--Nicodemus Goes Thither--His Conversation With
Jesus--Seven Great Truths--Golden Text of the Bible--Golden Truth of
John--Tradition of Nicodemus 79
CHAPTER XIII
ST. JOHN AND THE SAMARITANESS
John's Record--With the Master--Valley and Well--A Personal
Privilege--John With Jesus at the Well--Memories of the
Region--Abraham--Thoughts of the Future--A Samaritaness--Strange
Request--Living Water--Greater than Jacob--Difference in
Waters--Woman's Request--Jesus a Prophet--Place and Spirit of True
Worship--"Messiah Cometh"--John an Earnest Listener--Jesus'
Revelation of Himself--Changed Name for the Well--Wonder of the
Disciples--The Samaritaness a Gospel Messenger--Unknown
Meat--John's Watchful Eye--His Story of the Well--A Memorable Hour
for Him 84
CHAPTER XIV
THE CHOSEN ONE OF THE CHOSEN THREE OF THE CHOSEN
TWELVE
Two Pair of Brothers Mending Nets--Call of Four Disciples--Fishers of
Men--A Partner in Fishing--Followers of Him--True Brothers--Family
Ties--The Twelve Chosen--First Disciples, First Apostles--The Inner
Circles--Peter and John--John--Aaron's Breastplate--Apostolic Stones
92
CHAPTER XV
JOHN IN THE HOME OF JAIRUS
A Father's Cry--Reason for Hope--Sad Message--Strength of
Faith--"Fear Not"--Curious Crowd--The Twelve and the

Three--Jealousy--Ambition--A Coming Change--John One of
Three--"Tahtha Cumi"--A Lesson for John--A Future Scene--Influence
of a Secret 97
CHAPTER XVI
JOHN A BEHOLDER OF CHRIST'S GLORY
Family Prayer--Sayings of Men Concerning Jesus--Saying of Peter--A
Great Need--Christ's Prophecy of His Death--Apart by
Themselves--Not Tabor, but Hermon--Thoughts of the Nine and of the
Three--Heavy with Sleep--Answers to Two Prayers of
Jesus--Transfigured--Moses and Elijah--Moses' Shining Face--The
Lord's Shining Figure--The Shechinah--A Strange Proposal--Voice
from the Clouds--Touch and Word of Jesus--Descent from Hermon--A
Great Secret--Peter's Memory of the Transfiguration--John's
Record--Greater than John the Baptist or Moses--Moses and the
Shechinah--Ungranted Request, but Answered Prayer--Hermon, a
Mount of Prayer 101
CHAPTER XVII
ST. JOHN'S IMPERFECTIONS
Four Reasons for Recording Failings--Jealousy and Pride--Intolerant
Spirit--Two Questions, What? and Who?--First and Last--An Object
Lesson--The Child-Spirit--Startled Disciples--John's
Confession--Lesson Not Learned--Hospitality--Samaritan
Hatred--Hospitality Refused--Indignant Brothers--A Story of
Elijah--Fiery Spirit of James and John--Rebuked by Jesus--Ambitious
Brothers--Mother's Request--Sons' Request--Sorrowing Lord's Reply
and Thoughts--Two Thrones--Though Imperfect, a Grand Character
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CHAPTER XVIII
JOHN AND THE FAMILY OF BETHANY

John's View of a Family Group--His Relation to It--A Sad Message and
the Reply--The Lord's Delay and Concealed Purpose--A Possible
Thought of John's--John and Thomas--"Our Friend"--"Sleepeth"--John
an Eye-witness--Mary and Jesus--"Jesus Wept"--Mourning
Disciple--Glorified Father and Son--Jesus with Martha at the
Tomb--Repeated Command, "Arise"--The Release from the
Tomb--John a Companion in Joy--John's Memory of Mary--Lazarus'
Tomb and Jesus' Cross--A Tradition of Lazarus 120
CHAPTER XIX
JOHN'S MEMORIAL OF MARY
A Scene in Bethany--An Unfinished Picture--John with Manuscripts of
Matthew and Mark--A Great Event not Understood--A Joyful
Meeting--A Supper in Honor--A Fitting Place--Omitted Names--An
Unnamed Woman Named--Mary's Cruse--Interested Witnesses--An
Unusual Anointing--An Unwoven Towel--Odor of the Ointment--Judas
the Grumbler--Jesus' Defence of Mary--A Prophecy--John the
Preserver of Mary's Name--Prophecy Fulfilled--Judas and Mary--Judas
and the Chief Priests--A Group of Three--A Sublime Action--A Group
of Four 128
CHAPTER XX
JOHN A HERALD OF THE