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Example sentences for "catechising"

Lexicographically close words:
catchwords; catchy; catechetical; catechise; catechised; catechism; catechisms; catechist; catechists; catechize
  1. They set us by the ears among ourselves, that they may be in peace, and that intestine discord may make us forget the common adversary.

  2. There is no mean so good for this purpose as catechising and preaching, out of season and in season.

  3. If this rite be so profitable for the instruction of children, then why do prelates appropriate it to themselves, who use to be employed in higher affairs, that permit them not to have leisure for exact catechising of children?

  4. However, God put a strong impulse into his heart not to leave the sick woman in danger; and at last catechising her very briefly, scarcely had he baptized her when she died happy.

  5. Lieutenant John Putnam is desired, and is hereby empowered, to take care that the law relating to the catechising of children and youth be duly attended at the Village.

  6. Passing one day by the temple, I found him catechising two young aspirants for holy orders.

  7. And in all the acts for catechising or examination before admission to the communion, no inkling of imposition of hands.

  8. Whitefield consecrated the edifice by reading the Liturgy, preaching, baptizing an infant, and catechising the children.

  9. On Sundays, besides expounding the lessons, catechising and preaching, I repeated my sermons to the Society.

  10. One of these prohibited all preaching, reading, or catechising in private houses, whereto any not of the same family should resort, "seeing the same was never permitted as lawful under any christian magistrate.

  11. Because the church in all ages, as far as church history leadeth us upward, hath used catechising before baptizing; yea, and to keep men as catechumens some time for preparation.

  12. And in catechising it is his appointed duty so to do.

  13. While, after dinner, I was busily employed in catechising my prisoner, how should the devil be employed, but in tempting my men with the distilled juice of the apple?

  14. Happily I made no reply; for while these young viragoes were catechising us at this rate, I discovered with much pleasure, that the lady of the house did not utter a word, but walked the room backward and forward with a smiling countenance.

  15. Catechising of Families;" a plain manual; familiarly opening the great essentials of religion in a catechetical way.

  16. There were few families in the whole town that refused to submit to his private catechising and personal conference; and few went away without some tears, or seemingly serious promises of a godly life.

  17. On Mondays and Tuesdays in the afternoon, in every week, he and his assistant took fourteen families between them for private catechising and conference, spending about an hour with a family.

  18. The good old plan of catechising not only children but domestic servants and apprentices on Sunday afternoons had fallen into disuse.

  19. It struck me, in connection with this service, that we English might possibly find one of the plans in this catechising at the church in Dieppe, useful in our own children's services.

  20. On Sunday afternoon we went to the catechising in church, and were treated to a long dissertation, of quite an hour's duration, on the early divisions and heresies of the church.

  21. Catechising= The minister called in upon the gudewife at Corset Hill one night, for the purpose of catechising her.

  22. He took priestly orders in 1582, and, going to Rome, devoted himself with great fervor to the heroic practice of all good works, especially to the catechising and teaching of children.

  23. Before the first communion there is catechising at S.

  24. Two days every week my assistant and I myself took fourteen families between us for private catechising and conference; he going through the parish, and the town coming to me.

  25. I had another diet of catechising on Wednesday afternoon, and the discovery I made of the ignorance of God and of themselves made me the more satisfied with the smallness of my charge .

  26. Elizabeth now forbade all preaching, teaching, and catechising in private houses, and refused to recognize lay or Presbyterian ordination.

  27. Through the medium of a Navajo who had strolled into the pueblo, and who spoke a little Spanish and a good deal of Moqui, he had been catechising the chief as to manners, customs, etc.

  28. They are at the pleasure of the parties," explained Thurstane, who had been catechising the chief at great length through his Navajo.

  29. Johnson hated to be questioned; and Boswell was eternally catechising him on all kinds of subjects, and sometimes propounded such questions as "What would you do, sir, if you were locked up in a tower with a baby?

  30. Throughout the whole of my very imperfect ministry I have sought to practise catechising in church every Sunday afternoon, and very strongly desire to urge the practice of it in every church every Sunday.

  31. Make catechising an important effort in your ministry.

  32. I tell thee there never was no catechising here.

  33. There's been no catechising in this church, except then.

  34. I cannot boast of being a good catechist; but I know that catechising costs me more mental exhaustion (alas!

  35. The old Churchman became testy, and my pertinacity made him irate, as he thundered out that "never had there been catechising in that church in all his day.

  36. After some trouble I found my aged friend, and told him that very many years ago I was at the church when Southey, the poet, was there, and I wanted to know if the catechising was continued.

  37. Catechising during the service seems to have been not uncommon.

  38. The morning was wet, but I resolved to go as soon as it cleared up in order to find "th' ould clerk," and inquire of him touching the catechising of perhaps forty years ago.

  39. But I hope the old clerk of Crosthwaite's declaration will not long be true of any church of the Anglican Communion, "There's been no catechising here.

  40. There never has been any catechising here," said the worthy old sacristan.

  41. I certainly saw her, and I even kept my back turned when she went to join his reverence in the church when the catechising was over.

  42. Serge forbade me to talk loudly when he is catechising the children, and we shall get into trouble if we don't keep quiet.


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