A Life of St. John for the Young

"Blest land of Judæa! Thrice hallowed in song, Where the holiest of memories pilgrim like throng, In the shade of thy palms, by the shores of thy sea, On the hills of the beauty...

The Open Door of the Upper Room--Door Ajar--Revelation by John--Two Statements by Luke--Cause of Contention--John's Relation to the Quarrel--Sittings at the Table--John and Juda...

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 a...

On a Mount in Galilee--The Great Commission--Waiting for the Promised Comforter--Words of the Baptist Recalled--A Revived Hope and a Question--Jesus' Reply--The Ascension--Angel...

An Eye-witness--Departure from the Upper Room--Kidron--Gethsemane--Olive Trees--John's Memories--Garden Owner--Charge to the Nine--Mt. Moriah--Final Charge--A Prophecy--Companio...

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 Frien...

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--Stra...

"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...

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...

John and Mary Magdalene--Mary's Mistaken Inference--Her Report to Peter and John--Their Hastening Toward the Tomb--John Alone at the Tomb--Silent Witnesses--Peter's Entry and Di...

Following the Cross--Jesus Bearing the Cross--Wearing the Thorny Crown--Great Multitude Following--"Daughters of Jerusalem"--Calvary--John's Memories--Group of Four Enemies--Sea...

Last Record--Meeting of Paul and John--Years of Silence--Leaving Jerusalem--New Home in Ephesus--City and Temple--Paul and John--Churches of Asia Minor--John in Patmos--Solitude...

Flight of the Nine--Captive Lord--Peter and John Following--The Palace--Disciple Within and Disciple Without--Peter Brought In--The First Denial--John's Watch of Peter--Peter's...

The Betrayer--A Lamb and a Place--Not Judas, but Peter and John--A Secret Sign--The Goodman of the House--A New Friendship--Upper Room--"Furnished"--"Prepared"--Paschal Lamb--Ch...

An Added Chapter--Old Scenes Revived--Following Peter--Stranger on the Shore--John and Peter--John's Remembrance of the Miracle--"Fire of Coals"--Reverent Guests--"Lovest Thou M...

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...

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 Samaritan...

"I Thirst"--"It Is Finished"--The Bowed Head--The Women and John--His Anxious Thoughts Relieved--Pierced Side--Two Prophecies--Prayer in Song--Joseph of Arimathæa--Nicodemus--Tw...

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'...

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...

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--"Ta...

The Lord in His Temple--His Farewell to It--Admiring Disciples--Sad Prophecy--The Two Pair of Brothers on Olivet--A Sacred Memory--The Poet Milman's View from Olivet--Unanswered...