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