nner; then the respectful "Sir";
then the reverence for a prophet; and at last the belief and joy in the
Messiah.

Whether or not John was witness to all that passed at the well, or
whether Jesus gave him the minute details, or whether the Samaritaness,
during the two days that Jesus and His disciples remained in Sychar,
told Him all, his story is one of the most lifelike in the Gospels,
teaching the greatest of truths.

If that noon hour at Jacob's well was a memorable one for the woman, it
was also for John. For him Christ was the Well of Truth. Of it he was to
drink during blessed years. Standing nearest to it of any mortal,
receiving more than any other, he was to give of it to multitudes
thirsting for the water of life.

_CHAPTER XIV_

_The Chosen One of the Chosen Three of the Chosen Twelve_

"Walking by the sea of Galilee, He saw two brethren, Simon, who is
called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea,
for they were fishers. And He said unto them, Come ye after Me, and
I will make you fishers of men. And they straightway left the nets,
and followed Him. And going on from thence He saw other two
brethren, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in the
boat with Zebedee their father, mending their nets, and He called
them. And they straightway left the boat and their father, and
followed Him."--_Matt._ iv. 18-22.

"He was the Supreme Fisher, and this day He was fishing for
them."--_Stalker._

"When it was day, He called His disciples; and he chose from them
twelve, whom also He named apostles, Simon, whom He also named
Peter, and Andrew his brother, and James and John, and
Philip...."--_Luke_ vi. 13, 14

"Jesus taketh with Him Peter, and James, and John."--_Matt._ xvii.
1.

"One of His disciples, whom Jesus loved."--_John_ xiii. 23.

"We know not all thy gifts,
But this Christ bids us see,
That He who so loved all,
Found more to love in thee."

Once more we find the two pair of brothers on the shore of Gennesaret,
not together, but within hailing distance. All night long they have
toiled at fishing without any reward. The morning has dawned. Wearied
and with the marks of labor on their persons and their garments, their
empty boats drawn upon the beach, they are mending their nets which have
been torn by the waves, and cleansing them from the san