And just such a catechist Luther was, who made it his business to teach and convince the people from the Bible.
In the spring of 1521 Agricola was appointed catechist of the City Church, to instruct the young in religion.
Mr. Richardson came as catechist about the same time, and after staying a short time at Lundu, built himself a house among the Selaku Dyaks at Sedemac, in the country towards Sambas.
His brother Bugai, also a Christian, was a very intelligent person, and became catechist at Lundu.
Esau grew up to be a good man and catechist to his own countrymen, so it was well I ventured to keep him at Sarawak.
We were very grieved for our friends, especially for Mr. Fox, who was for two years with us as catechist in the mission, and only left because he could not make up his mind to be ordained.
So much came glibly enough; but when pressed a little farther, the catechist displayed embarrassment.
A woman played precentor, starting with a longish note; thecatechist joined in upon the second bar; and then the faithful in a body.
Mr. Donat placed us, with that intent, under the convoy of one Taniera Mahinui, who combined the incongruous characters of catechist and convict.
Men more enlightened than my convict catechist sit down at home to follies equally sterile and dull.
So it supplies all his wants upon the spot, dresses him handsomely, and sends him out into the world as its worthy (though eccentric) friend, the catechist of Alexandria.
Evidence of Mr. John Flatt (formerly a catechist of the C.
With this the catechist stepped back by the side of his companions, who had remained perfectly erect during it all.
Recovering himself, however, with great agility, the catechist again rushed forward, dodged a second blow, and grappled with his opponent.
Every eye was fixed upon the badge, the symbol of so much power, as the catechist held it in his hand and examined it carefully.
The catechist was much grieved to see the young men drifting into such evil habits.
The catechistwas very still, with a far-away look upon his placid face.
The catechisthad been gone but a short time when a knock sounded upon the door.
Unphilosophical geometricians have rejected final causes, but true philosophers admit them; and, as it is elsewhere observed, a catechist announces God to children, and Newton demonstrates Him to the wise.
Each class of men requires its particular ones; a parish catechist tells children that there is a God, but Newton proves it to the wise.
He was for fifty years Catechist in Alexandria, and as such the last brilliant star in the catechetical school.
And so Mr. Jacobs, who had recently married, settled in at the Mission- house as Pastor of the Sarnia Indians, and an Indian from Walpole Island was appointed to take his place as catechist at Kettle Point.
In a little more than a year's time we had the satisfaction of seeing both a school-church and a master's residence erected, and a catechist placed in charge of the station.
One Indian settlement, about fifty miles up the lake, called Batcheewauning, I had already visited, and the Bishop had consented to my building a school-church there and placing a catechist in charge.
As soon as we had money enough I hoped that with their help we should be able also to build a little church and teacher's house for them here at Kettle Point, and send a catechist to reside among them and teach their children.
On our arrival I found a letter awaiting me from the Secretary of the Church Missionary Society, authorizing me to place a catechist in charge of the Kettle Point Mission.
I arranged that the catechist who had been appointed to the Kettle Point Mission should take two little boys into his family, and train them up to a Christian and useful life.
A Church of England service was conducted on Sundays by an Indian Catechist named Angus.
Within a month afterwards a Catechist was engaged and placed in charge of the Mission.
The idea was to place a catechist at each of these distant settlements, and for me to visit them twice or three times in the year.
They have all the abruptness, all the questionings and answerings, all the explanations of terms and sentences, and all the appreciation of difficulties that suggest rather the catechist with his class than the preacher with his auditory.
But Celsus had been, and was daily being answered, and the only question was, whether it was worth while to put formally on paper what every Christian catechist had by heart.
So much came glibly enough; but when pressed a little further, the catechist displayed embarrassment.
It was popedom in a small way that Joseph contemplated, catechist being as great a rise in life for the Glen Effick beadle as Pope for the Archbishops and Princes of the Church.
If, however, he should fail to secure any such enthusiastic person, and he knew they were rare, Jean would not be so far amiss as spouse to a catechist for life.
Once a catechist he might find favour in zealous and wealthy eyes, and he might be enabled to attend the Divinity Hall, whence he would issue a full-fledged minister.
Sturgeon as catechist for the Negroes at Philadelphia.
I had to get up and resume my work, not over well-pleased the catechist had left it all to me.
His income as catechist was small, but I often heard him charged with the lowest mercenary motives by those who knew not, and did not wish to know, anything about his antecedents.
I doubt whether there is a catechist in the world more utterly deprived of the means of encouraging his pupils.
I quite agree with you, and had already planned a scene of religion in Balfour; the Society for the Propagation of Christian Knowledge furnishes me with a catechist whom I shall try to make the man.
The schoolmaster with the schoolchildren: the catechist and the Catholics: but there was another very small sect, by some strange mischance called Mormons, which it was supposed would be broken up and swallowed by the others.
The catechist was not willing, however, to grant him exemption, and gave him some punishment.
The catechist with me gave so lucid and categorical a reply that the Muhammadan disputant and chairman changed their tone, and said that, as the time was getting late, it would be better to postpone my question till another time.
The verandahs are full of patients, the men in one and the women and children in another, and while the catechist is preaching to the former, a Bible-woman is similarly engaged with the latter.
The catechistwho was teaching him said: "Why do you not read?
The catechist asked about a house called Darkwater, and was met with a shake of the head.
I know no sic-like name in this countryside, sir," and the catechist looked disappointed.
Ariel, Hamlet, and the Shorter Catechist cross and recross his pages as we read them.
The catechist was, both in and out of the strict department of his office, a universal oracle,[102] and his name is revered in the scene of his usefulness in a degree to which the honours of canonization could scarcely have added.
This reverend gentleman is said to have entertained a scheme of getting thecatechist regularly licensed to preach the gospel without the usual academical preparation.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "catechist" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word. Other words: detective; examiner; inquirer; inquisitor; interrogator; questioner
