12962 examples of minister in sentences

" "Mr. Preacher," said a white man to a colored minister who was addressing his congregation, "you are talking about Cain, and you say he got married in the land of Nod, after he killed Abel.

"How about the sermon?" "The minister preached on the sinfulness of cheating at bridge.

If dirt was trumps, what hands you would hold!Charles Lamb. CLERGY "Now, children," said the visiting minister who had been asked to question the Sunday-school, "with what did Samson arm himself to fight against the Philistines?" None of the children could tell him.

But the little one came back with a clincher: "Mamma," she declared solemnly, "I am a sick woman, and I want to see my minister.

"Wouldn't it be awful?" "It would," the minister admitted.

After the benediction the minister hastened and intercepted her at the door.

If so I want to get one to give to my minister.

The negro minister, who was the guest of honor, could not restrain his enthusiasm.

"It is very gratifying to know that your mother thought of me in her illness," said he, "Is your minister out of town?" "Oh, no," answered the child, in a matter-of-fact tone.

" A newly appointed Scotch minister on his first Sunday of office had reason to complain of the poorness of the collection.

The new minister tried the same plan, but the next Sunday he again had to report a dismal failure.

The minister noticed her undignified position and thundered at the congregation: "Any person in this congregation who turns around will be struck stone-blind.

A little boy was entertaining the minister the other day until his mother could complete her toilet.

Minister Wu made no comment at the time, but in the evening when he was a spectator at a ball given in his honor, after watching the waltzing and two-stepping for half an hour, he remarked to his host: "Why don't you make the negroes do that for you, too?"

" At dinner one day, it was noticed that a small daughter of the minister was putting aside all the choice pieces of chicken and her father asked her why she did that.

A brother minister visited him and asked him if he was afraid to die.

With an air of offended dignity, Brother replied: "Now, gemmen, as a regular awdained minister ob de Baptist Church dis ting has gone jes as far as my conscience will 'low; but, gemmen, my son will call round to see you in de mornin'.

I believe in the resurrection and the life everlastin' and the coming of the Angel Gabriel and the blowin' of that great horn, and Lawdy me, how am they evah goin' to find them folks on that great mawnin'?" It was too great a task for an offhand answer, and the suggestion was made that the aged one consult his minister.

" The Rev. Dr. Biddell tells a lively story about a Presbyterian minister who had a young son, a lad about ten years of age.

" "What with all their clothes on?" The new minister in a Georgia church was delivering his first sermon.

The minister's sermon was eloquent, and his prayers seemed to cover the whole category of human wants.

After the services one of the deacons asked the old darky what he thought of the new minister.

The new minister's first sermon was very touching and created much favorable comment among the members of the church.

A few days later a Presbyterian minister who had witnessed this episode was asked by the same boy to buy the same kittens.

There's a certain minister whose duties sometimes call him out of the city.

12962 examples of  minister  in sentences