. Ancient apostles. rd to the day when the Savior of the world wouldcome to His people. In fancy, we can picture Simon and Andrew andtheir playmates amusing themselves on the shore ofGalilee; but it is only in imagination that we can seeany of the incidents in Simons childhood. We maythink of him, writes George L. Weed, as a usefulboy, helping his mother in the labors of the house—carefully bringing the little red clay lamps for trim-ming, or the com to be parched, or the fish his fatherhad caught, or the charcoal on which it was to becooked, or the bread from the oven, and the oil andhoney-ca
. Ancient apostles. rd to the day when the Savior of the world wouldcome to His people. In fancy, we can picture Simon and Andrew andtheir playmates amusing themselves on the shore ofGalilee; but it is only in imagination that we can seeany of the incidents in Simons childhood. We maythink of him, writes George L. Weed, as a usefulboy, helping his mother in the labors of the house—carefully bringing the little red clay lamps for trim-ming, or the com to be parched, or the fish his fatherhad caught, or the charcoal on which it was to becooked, or the bread from the oven, and the oil andhoney-cakes to be eaten with it, or water from thestream that flowed from the hill behind their homeinto the lake, or filling the water-jars at the door. Washe not his mothers joy when for the first time he shookthe olives from the trees and brought them to her as apart of their frugal meal; or when he spread the maizeand hemp to dry on the flat roof in the summer sun?Was he not his fathers pride the first time he handled. Christ and John Early Life and Surroundings 11 the oar, and dipped it aright in the wave, and helpedto spread the net, and counted the fish they hadcaught? He watched the flight of the sparrows andgathered the flowers—poppies, daisies and anemones—like those from which the Great Teacher, whom nowhe knew not, would teach him lessons of wisdom andlove. Childlike, he gathered shells upon the seashore,and dug in the white sand of the beach with a rudestick, with delight equal to that of the boy of todaywith his finished toy-shovel and little painted pail. None of the fishermen who saw Simon with hisplaymates scampering around the nets and boats eversuspected that he would grow up to be among thegreatest men of the world! Some writers tell us that the Galileans were gen-erally brave and fearless, and loved liberty. The menmade good soldiers for they were ^bold and boy, Simon, as he grew to manhood must haveadmired the brave, bold men around him, for he,
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