And so this boy learnt for the first time that Name which is above every
name, the Name of Jesus.
It would take too long to tell you how Jack learnt each day something more
about the Lord Jesus Christ. You see he had to be taught the story of His
wondrous birth; of His life in this world, so full of deeds of love and
power, and words of grace and compassion; of His obedience unto death, even
the death of the cross; and how He was raised from the dead by the glory of
the Father, and ascended up to heaven. All this, which you have heard so
often, was not the "old, old story" to him, but quite new; the "good news
of God concerning His Son"; and he did indeed receive the truth in the love
of it.
His teacher still found that the best way of teaching him was to give him
a picture of something which he could see; and her account of the way in
which he learnt the great truth of resurrection, by her showing him how
hyacinth-roots, which seemed dead and worthless, would put forth leaves
in the spring-time, and "blossom in purple and red," is very interesting.
After he had learned this lesson, he could never stand beside a grave
without asking reverently whether the one whose name was upon the headstone
"loved Jesus Christ."
About this time there came a great change in Jack's life, for he left his
home and went to England. The friend who had been so kind to him was going
back to her home, and could not bear to leave him behind, so she asked his
parents to allow him to go with her.
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