| 单词 | proselyte |
| 例句 | A 52-year-old mother of four whose usual definition of “excess” is a wine spritzer, Ms. Waldman may seem an unlikely proselyte for a second Age of Aquarius. How LSD ‘Microdosing’ Saved Ayelet Waldman’s Marriage 2017-01-07T05:00:00Z Still, proselytes often find that being Paleo quickly becomes a round-the-clock duty. The Paleo Lifestyle: The Way, Way, Way Back 2014-09-19T04:00:00Z By the end, I realised I'd been seized by the zeal of a proselyte. This play was all ancient Greek to me. But I liked it 2010-10-19T13:21:00Z Safe havens are physical spaces, typically not well governed, that allow for extremists to organize, recruit, train, proselyte, spread propaganda and raise capital to plan attacks. U.S. must address threat of domestic terrorism with greater urgency 2021-12-10T05:00:00Z Janet Kitselman also became a proselyte for the history of Waterford, helping to create educational programming at the town’s Second Street School. She died of coronavirus at 94, but a commitment to community service lives on 2021-03-16T04:00:00Z Mary Frank, the artist, is his friend and fellow solar-cooking proselyte. Alan Bigelow’s Solar-Cooking Revolution 2019-09-23T04:00:00Z Christian Angermayer is an unlikely proselyte of psychedelia: The German financier didn’t drink so much as a sip of beer for the first three decades of his life. The Psychedelics Evangelist: A German Financier Wants to Turn Magic Mushrooms Into Modern Medicine 2019-07-09T04:00:00Z "I am a big believer in the potency of artistic endeavor at its highest. To proselyte through your storytelling is not good storytelling." 'Captive' reflects faith-based films' shift to grittier, non-preachy plots 2015-09-16T04:00:00Z But their primary purpose is to uplift and encourage, not to proselyte. 5 Leadership Lessons From The Mormon Tabernacle Choir 2014-09-08T04:00:00Z “You are entitled to your views, but you are not entitled to promote them and proselyte others to them while remaining in full fellowship in the church.” Feminism and Mormon doctrine collide and lead to rare excommunication 2014-06-24T04:00:00Z The trouble was that in 2000 he hired Larry Sanger, an academic and proselyte of an open-source Internet, to help him start his online encyclopedia. Jimmy Wales Is Not an Internet Billionaire 2013-06-27T09:00:01Z Its pernicious results, 97, 99, 105 Poppæa, Empress, a Jewish proselyte, i. History of European Morals From Augustus to Charlemagne (Vol. 2 of 2) 2012-04-27T02:00:34.267Z One of them, having Mr. Quilliam at his head, exists for several years past at Liverpool, and is remarkable for the fact that the majority of its proselytes belong to the weaker sex. The Life of Mohammad The Prophet of Allah 2012-04-25T02:01:04.030Z Moslem missionaries preach the Koran, and make proselytes, in all parts of India. From Egypt to Japan 2012-04-19T02:00:28.147Z At an early period missionaries from Bulgaria had penetrated the passes of the southern Apennines, and, in that motley population of Greek and Saracen and Norman, proselytes had not been lacking. A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume II 2012-04-18T02:00:12.957Z For new converts like Mr. Kagodo, the values of the young proselytes are as compelling as any set of religious beliefs. Study Abroad, Mormon Style 2012-04-13T22:51:38Z I consider this libel as a demonstration that there is a party here, and a very numerous one, too, who are proselytes to democratical principles. The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution (Volume VI) 2012-04-03T02:00:34.180Z At the same time as these conversions, so important by reason of the proselytes ranking highly, we must not forget one more humble, but most touching: that of Mohammad's nurse. The Life of Mohammad The Prophet of Allah 2012-04-25T02:01:04.030Z Almost every variety of charlatanism and of belief displayed itself unchecked, and boasted its train of proselytes. History of European Morals From Augustus to Charlemagne (Vol. 1 of 2) 2012-03-28T02:00:20.770Z We may be intolerant even in advocating the cause of toleration, and so bent on making proselytes to freethinking as to allow no one to think freely but ourselves. Winterslow Essays and Characters Written There 2012-03-27T02:00:25.647Z In this despair of their ancestral religions many piously disposed Gentiles turned to Judaism for spiritual help; and the synagogue was surrounded in the Greek cities by a circle of earnest proselytes. The Expositor's Bible: Ephesians 2012-03-20T02:00:11.133Z England sends more missionaries amongst the poor benighted heathen than any other nation; yet the work of all she has sent to China put together will not equal the proselytes of one Jesuit. Ti-Ping Tien-Kwoh The History of the Ti-Ping Revolution (Volume I) 2012-03-19T02:00:25.027Z If this could be shown, it might in some measure stop the mouths of hostile Jews, and calm the uneasy consciences of Jews and proselytes who had become Christians. The Conflict of Religions in the Early Roman Empire 2012-03-11T03:00:13.983Z Strange to say, this extraordinary idea has found proselytes even in our days, and was advocated by Professor De Lamark in his Zoological Philosophy. Curiosities of Medical Experience 2012-03-09T03:00:20.410Z They were displeased that Paul their brother would not subject his Gentile proselytes to Judaical usuages. Ecce Homo! A Critical Inquiry into the History of Jesus of Nazareth: Being a Rational Analysis of the Gospels 2012-03-06T03:00:27.910Z Every thing, on the contrary, in the Philippines, indicates the indolence of a people who direct all their efforts to religion, and whose sole object seems to be to acquire proselytes. An Historical View of the Philippine Islands, Vol II (of 2) Exhibiting their discovery, population, language, government, manners, customs, productions and commerce. 2012-03-03T03:00:18.053Z The Jewish community might well be pardoned for believing that in the conqueror of Syria they had a new proselyte to their faith. The Egypt of the Hebrews and Herodotos 2012-02-14T03:00:25.940Z The church founded colleges not to educate men, but to make proselytes, converts, defenders. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 4 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Lectures 2012-02-11T03:03:46.253Z Such were the circumstances that attended the introduction of animal magnetism, which to this day is defended and maintained by ardent proselytes. Curiosities of Medical Experience 2012-03-09T03:00:20.410Z The first proselytes or the apostles as we have said, were called Nazarenes or Ebionites, who believed in Jesus without forsaking the law of Moses. Ecce Homo! A Critical Inquiry into the History of Jesus of Nazareth: Being a Rational Analysis of the Gospels 2012-03-06T03:00:27.910Z The Dais might exert themselves, and proselytes might be gained; but till possession was obtained of some strongholds, and a mode of striking terror into princes devised, nothing effectual could be achieved. Secret Societies of the Middle Ages 2012-02-09T03:00:11.637Z The proselyte to a simple and natural diet, who desires health, must from the moment of his conversion attend to these rules— Never take any substance into the stomach that once had life. A Vindication of Natural Diet. 2012-02-02T03:04:34.883Z On the arrival of Smith in Kirtland, he appeared astonished at the wild enthusiasm and scalping performances, of his proselytes there, as heretofore related. Gleanings by the Way 2012-01-24T03:00:27.717Z Enthusiasm—predilection to a favourite but persecuted system—may induce an ardent proselyte not only to deceive others, but unwittingly to deceive himself. Curiosities of Medical Experience 2012-03-09T03:00:20.410Z To be admitted there, they merely required of the proselytes "to believe in Jesus and be baptized." Ecce Homo! A Critical Inquiry into the History of Jesus of Nazareth: Being a Rational Analysis of the Gospels 2012-03-06T03:00:27.910Z The descendants of these people, and the proselytes they had made, were amongst the number of Jews gathered together to the city of Jerusalem at this time. "Granny's Chapters" (on scriptural subjects) 2012-01-13T03:00:12.913Z The Spanish lady consented to unite herself to the Moorish monarch, and even outwardly conformed to his religion, which the duenna also embraced with all the fervour of a proselyte, being re-named Kadiga. Legends & Romances of Spain 2012-01-10T03:00:18.593Z On their way they tried their skill on several tribes, but made no proselytes, although their deluded brethren at home could daily see them, in visions, baptising whole tribes. Gleanings by the Way 2012-01-24T03:00:27.717Z In the very ratio of their absurdity have these flitting systems been maintained with scholastic fury; their proselytes would have vied in excesses with monastic persecutors, had they been able to assume a religious mask. Curiosities of Medical Experience 2012-03-09T03:00:20.410Z So that with the assistance of his possessed, his proselytes, or his convulsionaries, he procured testimonies, which from his own mouth would have been very suspicious, and might have rendered him odious. Ecce Homo! A Critical Inquiry into the History of Jesus of Nazareth: Being a Rational Analysis of the Gospels 2012-03-06T03:00:27.910Z Antoninus put down the revolt by force; but afterwards he treated the Jews very mildly, and gave them the privilege for which they had fought; only forbidding their attempting to make proselytes. "Granny's Chapters" (on scriptural subjects) 2012-01-13T03:00:12.913Z How ridiculous then is the idea about divine revelations, about prophesies, and about miracles, to procure proselytes to such notions! An Address to Men of Science Calling Upon Them to Stand Forward and Vindicate the Truth.... 2011-12-24T03:08:05.883Z In the mean time, thirty or forty 'Elders,' were sent off in various directions in pursuit of proselytes. Gleanings by the Way 2012-01-24T03:00:27.717Z As is usual in all cases of oppression, whether justly or unjustly resorted to, proselytes as furious and as fanatical as his persecutors joined their chief. Curiosities of Medical Experience 2012-03-09T03:00:20.410Z It is probable he resolved on this dispersion because he found his own sermons and prodigies did not gain many proselytes. Ecce Homo! A Critical Inquiry into the History of Jesus of Nazareth: Being a Rational Analysis of the Gospels 2012-03-06T03:00:27.910Z Eunice then married the father of Timothy, by birth a Greek, but then a proselyte of the gate, worshipping the God of Israel, but not observing the Law of Moses. "Granny's Chapters" (on scriptural subjects) 2012-01-13T03:00:12.913Z We hail these first proselytes as the pledges of a more general, and surely not a very distant, re-union. The Philosophy of History, Vol. 1 of 2 2011-12-24T03:07:59.623Z This theory, sustained as it was by Dr. Hopkins, Dr. Emmons, and others, gained many proselytes, and seemed likely, at one time, to become the universal creed. Calvinistic Controversy Embracing a Sermon on Predestination and Election and Several Numbers, Formally Published in the Christian Advocate and Journal. 2011-12-08T03:00:27.177Z But as Lord Acton would not have crossed the room to make ten proselytes, the value of this selection may easily be exaggerated. Letters of Lord Acton To Mary, Daughter of the Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone 2011-12-06T03:00:20.687Z It does not appear, however, that this plan gained proselytes, though since that time his disciples and the priests have frequently endeavored to succeed by similar means, and even by coercion. Ecce Homo! A Critical Inquiry into the History of Jesus of Nazareth: Being a Rational Analysis of the Gospels 2012-03-06T03:00:27.910Z Roger North tells us that “they admitted all strangers that were confidingly introduced, for it was a main end of their institutions to make proselytes, especially of the raw estated youth newly come to town.” Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 "Greek Law" to "Ground-Squirrel" 2011-12-05T03:00:51.527Z Several of the chiefs—Dukwana among others, who had been a very zealous proselyte—hesitated for some time as to what course they should pursue, and did not renounce their Christianity. Perils in the Transvaal and Zululand 2011-12-02T03:00:22.447Z They "compassed sea and land to make one proselyte, and when he was made, they made him two-fold more the child of hell than themselves." Practical Religion Being Plain Papers on the Daily Duties, Experience, Dangers, and Privileges of Professing Christians 2011-11-30T03:00:13.313Z And here is the Catholic Archbishop, renowned for the rank and number of his proselytes. From the Oak to the Olive A Plain record of a Pleasant Journey 2011-11-26T03:00:12.337Z The astonished proselyte exclaimed, that it was impossible for a man already old to be born again, or enter anew into his mother's womb. Ecce Homo! A Critical Inquiry into the History of Jesus of Nazareth: Being a Rational Analysis of the Gospels 2012-03-06T03:00:27.910Z Here Saul and Barnabas remained during a year, they there made a great number of converts; it was there that the proselytes first took the name of Christians. Critical Examination of the Life of St. Paul 2011-11-24T03:00:45.230Z Naturally, he would first turn to his own family and friends, but it is difficult to accept the statement that he made no proselytes openly during so long a period. A Literary History of the Arabs 2011-11-13T03:00:15.660Z Don Mariano and his proselytes were still promenading from one end of the parlor to the other, involved in deep disquisitions on the probable fall of real estate. The Marquis of Pe?alta (Marta y Mar?a) A Realistic Social Novel 2011-11-12T03:00:35.113Z Nobrega, the Provincial, selected him to go to São Paulo and establish a school to train neophytes and proselytes into evangelists. The South American Republics Part I of II 2011-11-06T02:00:14.827Z It very soon appeared that Jesus made a greater number of proselytes than his cousin; a circumstance which, in the end, might have created a misunderstanding between them. Ecce Homo! A Critical Inquiry into the History of Jesus of Nazareth: Being a Rational Analysis of the Gospels 2012-03-06T03:00:27.910Z If we were to show more justice and Christian feeling, we might induce them to like us; but hatred, scorn, and persecution, never yet won either proselytes or friends.' The Danes Sketched by Themselves. Vol. III (of 3) A Series of Popular Stories by the Best Danish Authors 2011-10-25T02:00:26.667Z Christ hath commanded us to proselyte all nations; shall we be recreant to our responsibility? Old Wine and New Occasional Discourses 2011-10-20T02:00:26.230Z A Christian may become a Jewish proselyte and his motives be respected; it is never so when a Jew becomes a Christian. The International Jew The World's Foremost Problem 2011-10-16T02:00:19.257Z The contest was unequal; the Jesuits were not long able to prevent the enslavement of their proselytes. The South American Republics Part I of II 2011-11-06T02:00:14.827Z “Manfully resolved!” cried Catesby, who never lost an opportunity of gaining a proselyte. Guy Fawkes or The Gunpowder Treason 2011-10-15T02:00:27.517Z By establishing in every Church societies of earnest Christians, who shall support proselytes from Judaism as missionaries among their own people. Some Jewish Witnesses For Christ 2011-10-14T02:00:24.730Z Zoroaster at length carried his religious system to the royal court at Susa, and made Darius a proselyte, together with most of the great men of the kingdom. Fishes, Flowers, and Fire as Elements and Deities in the Phallic Faiths and Worship of the Ancient Religions of Greece, Babylon, 2011-10-13T02:00:41.150Z The object of this institution is to go about making proselytes. Auricular Confession and Popish Nunneries Volumes I. and II., Complete 2011-10-12T02:00:45.373Z The first elements of their religion teach their proselytes to despise the gods, to abjure their country, and forget their parents, their brothers, and their children. Arguments Of Celsus, Porphyry, And The Emperor Julian, Against The Christians Also Extracts from Diodorus Siculus, Josephus, and Tacitus, Relating to the Jews, Together with an Appendix 2011-10-12T02:00:42.117Z Braving every danger, and shrinking from no labour, he sought on all hands to make proselytes to the ancient faith, and to sustain the wavering courage of its professors. Guy Fawkes or The Gunpowder Treason 2011-10-15T02:00:27.517Z A German prayer meeting was substituted for the service hitherto held on Friday evenings, in order to draw together some of the 2,000 proselytes, and numerous enquirers then in London. Some Jewish Witnesses For Christ 2011-10-14T02:00:24.730Z This subject naturally gave the proselyte occasion to display his burning zeal for Rome; and upon the publication of the play a great outcry was raised against both drama and author. Vondel's Lucifer 2011-10-09T02:00:28.557Z Until now the grave young man, notwithstanding the marked devotion of his lovely proselyte, had known how to maintain when in her presence a respectful distance, avoiding all familiar and compromising relations. The Jew 2011-10-06T02:00:34.840Z Upheld by this fanaticism, drawn with it as by a magnet from all over the United States, from Canada, from the countries of Europe, proselytes came to join the Mormons. Ocean to Ocean on Horseback Being the Story of a Tour in the Saddle from the Atlantic to the Pacific; with Especial Reference to the Early History and Devel 2011-10-06T02:00:32.743Z By the addition of voluntary proselytes and the adoption of poor helpless children the sect has grown, till now it numbers 3,000 or 4,000 souls in eighteen villages. Church History, Vol. 3 of 3 2011-09-14T02:00:43.813Z In the same year Mr. Bernstein, then stationed at Strasburg, was the medium of their being admitted by Dr. Heman, at Basel, into his home for proselytes, to be trained for future usefulness. Some Jewish Witnesses For Christ 2011-10-14T02:00:24.730Z Even the Pharisees stirred heaven and earth to make proselytes. Supernatural Religion, Vol. III. (of III) An Inquiry into the Reality of Divine Revelation 2011-08-30T02:00:34.690Z During two thousand years we have not made proselytes: we have guarded the treasure for ourselves. The Jew 2011-10-06T02:00:34.840Z If any one become a proselyte he is like a child 'new born.' Supernatural Religion, Vol. II. (of III) An Inquiry into the Reality of Divine Revelation 2011-08-30T02:00:31.587Z Even here, however, Puseyism has entered in and the Romish church has made many proselytes. Church History, Vol. 3 of 3 2011-09-14T02:00:43.813Z Verily, he compassed sea and land to make proselytes to the faith, of which he became such a doughty champion. Some Jewish Witnesses For Christ 2011-10-14T02:00:24.730Z If the sermons had not been published, Whitefield's proselytes would have been left, Franklin believed, to feign for him as great a variety of excellences as their enthusiastic admiration might wish him to have possessed. Benjamin Franklin; Self-Revealed, Volume I (of 2) A Biographical and Critical Study Based Mainly on his own Writings 2011-08-16T02:00:37.443Z He had the secrets of the Internationale and he had made proselytes, even among the young people. A Tatter of Scarlet Adventurous Episodes of the Commune in the Midi 1871 2011-08-04T02:00:19.957Z In May, 1835, missionaries were sent to foreign lands to make proselytes; among the foreign missionaries was Brigham Young, who had joined the Mormons at Kirtland in 1832, and was ordained an elder. The Mormon Puzzle, and How to Solve It 2011-07-21T02:00:23.213Z They made proselytes among the pagans weary of their decrepit and moribund faiths, and thus extended the religious ideas which they so tenaciously held. The Cradle of the Christ A Study in Primitive Christianity 2011-07-19T02:00:18.297Z Not that Bilderdyk ever sought to make a proselyte of his young disciple. Some Jewish Witnesses For Christ 2011-10-14T02:00:24.730Z They covet no proselytes, and are an exceedingly mysterious, uncommunicative people, though they keep on good terms, as far as possible, with their Christian and Mahometan neighbours. The Browning Cyclop?dia A Guide to the Study of the Works of Robert Browning 2011-07-16T02:00:19.397Z “Now when the congregation was broken up, many of the Jews and religious proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas: who, speaking to them, persuaded them to continue in the grace of God.” Pleasure & Profit in Bible Study 2011-07-09T02:00:14.273Z This was not altogether unwelcome to the said proselyte, and that for diverse reasons. The Ruby Sword A Romance of Baluchistan 2011-07-05T02:00:28.367Z The Bahais still continue to proselyte through Ethical Culture and Theosophic Societies and on the platform of peace congresses. Bahaism and Its Claims A Study of the Religion Promulgated by Baha Utlah and Abdul Baha 2011-07-04T02:00:25.783Z For even such few proselytes as they made in the privileged and learned world they were indebted in great part to the influence of women. God and the State 2011-07-02T02:00:10.230Z We met with one proselyte to Mohammedanism among them, but he, having been adopted by a trader when a boy, was taken to the Maldives and spent some years there. In the Andamans and Nicobars The Narrative of a Cruise in the Schooner "Terrapin" 2011-06-30T02:00:24.487Z A remarkably clean city is Boston, quite Dutch in its propriety, spotless in its purity; smoking in the streets is there prohibited, and chewing has fewer proselytes than in most parts of the States. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 372, October 1846 2011-06-29T02:00:23.750Z After his immersion, the elders write a letter, unknown to the proselyte himself. The City of the Mormons or, Three Days at Nauvoo, in 1842 2011-06-23T02:00:26.503Z Harrington was anxious that his proselytes should debate his opinions, and even partially promulgate them in their pamphlets, before he ventured to publish them. Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature 2011-06-03T02:00:19.227Z You have instituted a sort of 'civil service,' with which 'you compass sea and land to make one proselyte.' Piccadilly A Fragment of Contemporary Biography 2011-06-02T02:00:21.050Z Germany, especially the poor of Germany, began to be deeply agitated; the Carbonaro made many proselytes, and won many new members to the association. The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 3, June, 1851 2011-05-18T02:00:14.897Z No one is there to make proselytes, but every one has been invited, to be agreeable and to please. Martine's Hand-book of Etiquette, and Guide to True Politeness 2011-05-08T02:00:05.770Z And assuredly it is not to be expected that Blake’s mystical creed, when once made legible and even partially coherent, should prove likely to win over proselytes. William Blake A Critical Essay 2011-05-04T02:00:18.110Z Your proselytes, and business man, reformer Nourished upon them, using them in life? Domesday Book 2011-04-30T02:00:13.397Z Some two or three years ago a notion prevailed in a certain quarter that the time was ripe for making proselytes, and establishing a meeting once more at Aysgarth. A Month in Yorkshire 2011-04-24T02:00:10.977Z The former bishop had long been dead, and his successor seemed bent on gaining proselytes by every possible means. Jovinian A Story of the Early Days of Papal Rome 2011-04-21T02:00:52.107Z Believing in an immortal life, they sought to force their belief on others, and proselyte by sword and torture. Studies in the Out-Lying Fields of Psychic Science 2011-04-14T02:00:40.453Z Many of the public libraries were placed in temples, and hence were the more exposed to the fury of the proselytes to the new faith. History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume II 2011-04-03T02:00:18.677Z To be sure, he has ‘led his ragamuffins where they will be well peppered’; but a system-maker must receive all sorts of proselytes. Leigh Hunt's Relations with Byron, Shelley and Keats 2011-04-02T02:00:11.477Z The other legs made proselytes of the whole court. A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 10 (of 10) From "The Works of Voltaire - A Contemporary Version" 2011-03-31T02:00:21.443Z In his leisure hours he employed himself at his juvenile occupation of making wooden shoes; but with an eye to future opportunities he endeavoured to make proselytes to his regal pretensions. Claimants to Royalty 2011-03-31T02:00:20.557Z Others have followed in her wake, but their success has been more moderate, making proselytes by hundreds, where she made them by thousands. History of American Abolitionism 2011-03-28T02:00:23.663Z They do not hunger for proselytes, nor seek public recognition. History of American Socialisms 2011-03-28T02:00:20.967Z For who among his disciples or their proselytes was capable of inventing the sayings ascribed to Jesus, or of imagining the life and character revealed in the Gospels? Chapters of Bible Study A Popular Introduction to the Study of the Sacred Scriptures 2011-03-27T02:00:12.580Z Woe unto you scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye compass sea and land to make one proselyte, and when he is made, ye make him two-fold more the child of hell than yourselves. Walks and Words of Jesus A Paragraph Harmony of the Four Evangelists 2011-03-26T02:00:17.857Z "Yes," said Sempaly with a keen glance, "Austrian society is as exclusive as the House of Israel, and scorns proselytes." Our Own Set A Novel 2011-03-26T02:00:12.923Z Would to God that I had the eloquence of Bossuet, and I would make you a convert from love and a proselyte to glory. Leonora 2011-03-22T02:00:21.627Z But, with all her zeal, she has hitherto succeeded in making but few proselytes. Erlach Court 2011-03-12T03:00:24.407Z Almost in every city the ancient churches were found insufficient to contain the increasing multitudes of proselytes; and in their place more stately and capacious edifices were erected for the public worship of the faithful. The Great Apostasy Considered in the Light of Scriptural and Secular History 2011-03-09T03:00:46.980Z He had not in the slightest degree what is so often objected to, in devoted persons, namely, the love of making proselytes. Makers of Modern Medicine 2011-03-05T03:00:29.580Z Again: “The greatest saints and sinners have been made Of proselytes of one another’s trade.” The Three Devils: Luther's, Milton's, and Goethe's With Other Essays 2011-03-03T03:00:54.067Z A proselyte to the religion of Ethiopia, Osmán had renounced the false prophet, and put away every Mohammadan abomination, coffee only excepted. The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z But it was permitted to Gentiles to become proselytes, that by observing Mosaic rites they might more easily and more perfectly work out their salvation. Moral Theology A Complete Course Based on St. Thomas Aquinas and the Best Modern Authorities 2011-02-24T03:00:54.237Z They dared to ridicule the absurdities of the pagan superstition, and they were ardent and assiduous in gaining proselytes to the truth. The Great Apostasy Considered in the Light of Scriptural and Secular History 2011-03-09T03:00:46.980Z He admired her fortitude of spirit, while he pitied her fate, knowing that unless she became a proselyte, her sentence must inevitably be pronounced. The International Monthly, Volume 5, No. 4, April, 1852 2011-02-23T03:00:33.760Z Since that period, this peculiar faith has gained many proselytes; and the Druses are now, next to the Maronites, the most numerous religious body in Lebanon who are not Mahommedans. The Thistle and the Cedar of Lebanon 2011-02-20T03:00:13.767Z You see what comes of having the son of a proselyte in the family. The Grandchildren of the Ghetto 2011-02-12T03:00:35.663Z Their processions passed from town to town, begging as they went and attracting proselytes. An Essay on the Development of Christian Doctrine 2011-01-31T03:00:14.710Z At Whitehall, the ecclesiastics appeared in their canonical habits, and were encouraged in their attempts to proselyte the people to the unreformed faith. London in Modern Times or, Sketches of the English Metropolis during the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries. 2011-01-28T03:00:22.900Z The worst of it was, that the little drake insisted on discussing his theories and trying to make proselytes. The Pobratim A Slav Novel 2011-01-11T03:00:27.460Z If you like, you may marry into a merchant's family—or, really I do not care, take the daughter of a proselyte from Judaism—any thing of the kind will do. The Village Notary 2011-01-03T03:00:57.863Z My Marinka's father was a Socinian, a leader of the heretical sect, and he was trying to make a proselyte of me. Told by the Death's Head A Romantic Tale 2010-12-30T03:00:21.423Z Verlaine arrived at Stuttgart and attempted the conversion—unfortunately in an inn, a place little adapted for proselytes and prophets, for both the saint and the mocker still had in common their passion for drink. Paul Verlaine 2010-12-28T03:00:19.670Z No doctrine is too absurd to make proselytes. Jonathan and His Continent Rambles Through American Society 2010-12-20T17:12:16.420Z In electing which to convert, then, they discharge but a simple duty in choosing that proselyte who will most strengthen the influence and action of the Church upon earth. Willing to Die 2010-12-20T17:12:00.040Z Thou drawest for religion:—give thy purse to the priest, and bid him convert with the cross; for the wrath of God will rest for ever upon him who maketh proselytes with the sword. Calavar or The Knight of The Conquest, A Romance of Mexico Jews in great numbers migrated into Arabia after the destruction of Jerusalem, and, making numerous proselytes, indirectly favoured the introduction of the doctrines of Mahomet. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2 Amiel to Atrauli The 12th century exhibits the decay of liberal intellectual activity in the Caliphate, and the gradual ascendancy of Turkish races animated with all the intolerance of semi-barbarian proselytes to the Mahommedan faith. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 3 "Apollodorus" to "Aral" These in turn draw others, and by-and-by a more imposing meeting-place is secured, and the pockets of the proselytes are appealed to for funds to found what is called "The Lord's Treasury." Jonathan and His Continent Rambles Through American Society 2010-12-20T17:12:16.420Z The Jesuits rejoiced in the hope of getting the old King into their hands, and terrifying him, if not into a proselyte, at least into a tool. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 58, No. 362, December 1845 He manifested a lively interest in the welfare of his congregation, and by his genuine goodness and pious example made many proselytes. Alida or, Miscellaneous Sketches of Incidents During the Late American War. Founded on Fact He became a Jewish proselyte, and made a close and accurate translation of the Hebrew Scriptures into Greek, extant only in fragments. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2 Amiel to Atrauli No sooner had Spiritualism made many proselytes, than there was no limit to its audacious pretensions. The Death-Blow to Spiritualism Being the True Story of the Fox Sisters They were proselytes, Greeks by birth, Jews by religion. The Expositor's Bible: The Gospel of St John, Vol. II When the Brahmins convert a pig-worshipping tribe of aboriginals, they tell their proselytes that the pig was an avatar of Vishnu. Custom and Myth New Edition He manifested a lively interest in the welfare of his congregation, and by his genuine goodness and pious example made many proselytes. Alida or, Miscellaneous Sketches of Incidents During the Late American War. Founded on Fact The rogue, the thief, the burglar, the poisoner, the spoiler of temples and tombs, these are their proselytes. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt" Nor is instruction, here, our only gain; There dwells a noble pathos in the skies, Which warms our passions, proselytes our hearts. Young's Night Thoughts With Life, Critical Dissertation and Explanatory Notes The sectaries of this heresy gain daily new proselytes. The Iron Pincers or Mylio and Karvel A Tale of the Albigensian Crusades Sir Thomas More, as Chancellor, had been enforcing the heresy laws against Luther’s English proselytes with increased severity. The Divorce of Catherine of Aragon The Story as Told by the Imperial Ambassadors Resident at the Court of Henry VIII I have not written this to make proselytes to his religion, but to do a much injured man a good service. Junius Unmasked or, Thomas Paine the author of the Letters of Junius and the Declaration of Independence "A greater fault than the other, sir, and with this addition, too, that it makes proselytes," said she, gravely; "my father's theory finds fewer followers." Sir Jasper Carew His Life and Experience He was the only man under heaven who could not become a proselyte to the Jewish faith, and become a member of the Jewish family. To The Work! To The Work! Exhortations to Christians Young, ardent and enthusiastic, he would make no allowance for the prejudices of others, and seemed to brave death, and even court martyrdom, in his incessant endeavours to make proselytes. The Ruined Cities of Zululand The "New Learning" stole into the convents and made many proselytes among the nuns. Women of the Teutonic Nations Woman: In all ages and in all countries Vol. 8 (of 10) Now when the synagogue broke up, many of the Jews and of the devout proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas: who, speaking to them, urged them to continue in the grace of God. The Bible Story Beside the term Ger, with its derivatives, which gave legal standing to the proselyte, the religious genius of Judaism found another term which illustrated far better the idea of conversion to Judaism. Jewish Theology Certain clerks in the city of Orl�ans developed a secret, heretical sect which gained many proselytes, among others a certain Etienne, who had been the confessor of Queen Constance. Women of Mediæval France Woman: in all ages and in all countries Vol. 5 (of 10) It is singular that this order, from which the ministers of the Holy Office were particularly taken, furnished many proselytes to the Reformed religion. History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain, Vols. 1 and 2 Tradition has it that she there became a proselyte to the Jewish faith. Women of Early Christianity Men bet on their favorites with as much fervor as an ardent proselyte of Mohammed utters praises to his Maker from the housetop at sunrise. The Utah Batteries: A History A complete account of the muster-in, sea voyage, battles, skirmishes and barrack life of the Utah batteries, together with biographies of officers and muster-out rolls. In other words, the merit of the one proselyte whose conversion awakens the hope for the winning of the entire heathen world to pure monotheism, is an atoning power for all. Jewish Theology When the governor of the town discovered that they maintained the Christian faith, and also tried to make proselytes of the inhabitants, he ordered them to be beheaded. Folk-lore of Shakespeare This was much larger than had been imagined, although the Reformation in Spain seemed less formidable from the number of its proselytes than from their character and position. History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain, Vols. 1 and 2 Like the normal Jewish community, it consists of three classes, priests, levites, and Israelites, to whom as a fourth class may be added proselytes. The Covenanters of Damascus; A Hitherto Unknown Jewish Sect Before many months the proselyte put herself under the direction of a Jesuit confessor. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 20, September, 1877. Beside this, he had to bring a special proselyte's sacrifice as a testimony to his belief in the God of Israel. Jewish Theology The proselytes shrank neither from death nor from torture. A Christian But a Roman The enterprise of a few self-devoted proselytes at length overcame this difficulty. History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain, Vols. 1 and 2 They have made proselytes, not Christians: the members of other churches have come over to them. The London Pulpit Mithraism had an initiatory service in which the proselytes were admitted into the faith. The Next Step in Religion An Essay toward the Coming Renaissance As long as the Jewish people possessed a flourishing world-wide commerce, unhampered by the power of the Church, they were still joined by numerous proselytes in the various lands and enjoyed general confidence. Jewish Theology On the other hand, Proudhon's doctrines, which in their native France could not find acceptance, gained a few proselytes among the Radical Democrats, and especially among the Communists of Switzerland and the Rhine. Anarchism A Criticism and History of the Anarchist Theory Simon traveled about preaching, and made many proselytes. Bible Myths and their Parallels in other Religions Being a Comparison of the Old and New Testament Myths and Miracles with those of the Heathen Nations of Antiquity Considering also their Origin and Meaning Hence I perceive not he affects to preach The doctrine of his sect whate’er it be— Make proselytes as madmen thirst to do. The Voice of Science in Nineteenth-Century Literature Representative Prose and Verse And it is further probable that some of the Gentiles, who afterwards became Christians, were either Jewish proselytes or adherents who paid reverence to the God of the Jews. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 6 "Cockaigne" to "Columbus, Christopher" Joshua ben Hanania encouraged the proselyte Aquilas and prognosticated great success for proselytes in general as teachers of both the Haggada and Halakah. Jewish Theology But all these are yet Jews, or else proselytes. Training the Teacher Baptism, or the application of water, was a rite well known to the Jews before the time of Christ Jesus, and was practiced by them when they admitted proselytes to their religion from heathenism. Bible Myths and their Parallels in other Religions Being a Comparison of the Old and New Testament Myths and Miracles with those of the Heathen Nations of Antiquity Considering also their Origin and Meaning He is the only man in the world whom the Catholic Church has made little or no effort to proselyte. Our Southern Highlanders It remains, with Jews, a necessary preliminary to the admission of proselytes, except in some Reformed communities. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 4 "Cincinnatus" to "Cleruchy" This attitude guided the leaders of American Reform Judaism at the rabbinical conference under the presidency of Isaac M. Wise, when they considered the admission of proselytes at the present time. Jewish Theology It is thus the Catholics have met their low island proselytes half-way. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 18 (of 25) Among the proselytes of Christianity, there were many who judged it imprudent to precipitate a salutary rite, which could not be repeated; to throw away an inestimable privilege, which could never be recovered. Bible Myths and their Parallels in other Religions Being a Comparison of the Old and New Testament Myths and Miracles with those of the Heathen Nations of Antiquity Considering also their Origin and Meaning In order to employ his energies effectively, the young proselyte, who has embraced the new religion only that he may follow progress, tries to get a position as a school-teacher. Contemporary Russian Novelists For the Gentiles he had no message except as they might become members of the family of Israel, assuming the responsibilities and enjoying the privileges of proselytes. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 3 "Chitral" to "Cincinnati" These together with the manuals for proselytes were the original Church teachings. Jewish Theology In the reign of Henry I. the Jews began to make proselytes, and monks were sent to several towns to preach against them. Old and New London Volume I Just at the period of time when misfortune and ruination befell the Jews most severely, in the first post-apostolic generation, the Christians were most active in making proselytes among Gentiles. Bible Myths and their Parallels in other Religions Being a Comparison of the Old and New Testament Myths and Miracles with those of the Heathen Nations of Antiquity Considering also their Origin and Meaning The silent monk insinuated himself into the privacy of families for the purpose of making proselytes by stealth. History of the Intellectual Development of Europe, Volume I (of 2) Revised Edition They made proselytes to their religion, as the Portuguese afterwards endeavoured to do, but the Muhammadan converts were not favourably regarded either by the R�j�s or their Br�hman ministers. Rulers of India: Albuquerque On the other hand, the followers of Hillel were decidedly in favor of converting the heathen and were probably responsible for many Haggadic passages extolling the proselytes. Jewish Theology A meek and shy quietist, his intellectual powers were never stimulated into feverous energy by crowds of proselytes, or by the ambition of proselyting. Hazlitt on English Literature An Introduction to the Appreciation of Literature Among the proselytes of Christianity, there were many who judged it imprudent to precipitate a salutary rite, which could not be repeated. Bible Myths and their Parallels in other Religions Being a Comparison of the Old and New Testament Myths and Miracles with those of the Heathen Nations of Antiquity Considering also their Origin and Meaning Sure I've staid too long: The clock has struck, and I may lose my proselyte. Venice Preserved A Tragedy The Jewish nation makes proselytes, and these are widely different from the Socii of the Romans or the Metoeci of the Athenians.— Pedagogics as a System In fact, Josephus mentions many proselytes who in his time fell away from Judaism,1350 who may perhaps have been converts to Christianity. Jewish Theology Permit me to say that the hygienic faith I profess has this in common with my other persuasions, that I am no propagandist, and neither seek nor desire proselytes. Records of Later Life In numerous cases, it was just this chapter which formed, to proselytes from Judaism, the first foundation of their conviction of the truth of Christianity. Christology of the Old Testament: And a Commentary on the Messianic Predictions. Vol. 2 In fact, the gaining of a proselyte under any circumstances would have been an advantage too great to jeopardise by any arguments in the matter. The Landleaguers So Jonathan explained its meaning: "The Lord shall make glorious the end of Japheth; his sons shall be proselytes, and shall dwell in the schools of Shem." Christology of the Old Testament: And a Commentary on the Messianic Predictions, Vol. 1 Henceforth Ger and Ger Toshab became juridical terms, the social and legal designation of those proselytes who had abjured heathenism and joined the monotheistic ranks of Judaism as “worshipers of God.” Jewish Theology We are pleased with one who instantly assents to our opinions; but we love a proselyte. Life and Literature Over two thousand extracts from ancient and modern writers, and classified in alphabetical order Reckless bushrangers, they carried on an illicit trade with the Indians, diverting peltries from the fur company at Quebec, and demoralising the savage proselytes of the missions. Old Quebec The Fortress of New France Those contesting him underscored his negativism, imaging him as a destroyer of Christianity eager “to proselyte men, from the Christian to no religion at all.” A Discourse Concerning Ridicule and Irony in Writing (1729) I thought there was little danger in his making proselytes from the habits and comforts they had learned from the whites, to the hardships and privations of savagism, and no great harm if he did. The Land of the Miamis An Account of the Struggle to Secure Possession of the North-West from the End of the Revolution until 1812 R. Helbo of the fourth century, on the contrary, explained that proselytes have become a plague like “leprosy” for the house of Jacob, taking the Hebrew nispehu as an allusion to the word Sappahat, “leprosy.” Jewish Theology Surely the liberation of fellow Christians might spring from proselyte zeal. Flowers of Freethought (Second Series) Why, then; you have Christ's own assurance, that when you shall have made one proselyte, you shall just have done him the kindness of making him twofold more the child of Hell than yourself. Ancient and Modern Celebrated Freethinkers Reprinted From an English Work, Entitled "Half-Hours With The Freethinkers." The Seven, including Philip, were probably the first to convert Gentiles, and inasmuch as the complete breach with Judaism had not yet come, must have regarded their converts as proselytes, and treated them accordingly. Landmarks in the History of Early Christianity It scarcely need be said that Mr. Frothingham does not expect to make many proselytes. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 88, February, 1865 The chief problem was how to provide a legal form for these to “come over,” proselyte being the Greek term for “him who comes over.” Jewish Theology Linnæus adds, that such another experiment would be sufficient to make a proselyte of him.' Storyology Essays in Folk-Lore, Sea-Lore, and Plant-Lore Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye compass sea and land to make one proselyte; and when he is become so, ye make him twofold more a son of hell than yourselves.—Matt. The Social Principles of Jesus Baptism was part of the usual treatment of a proselyte, and the formula "in the name of the Lord Jesus" would merely distinguish these proselytes from others. Landmarks in the History of Early Christianity It was the fashion to baptize converted Jews in batches—for the greater glory—procuring them from without when home-made catechumens were scarce, sometimes serving them up with a proselyte Turk. Dreamers of the Ghetto The proselyte's bath in living water was to constitute a rebirth of the former heathen, poetically expressed in the Halakic rule: “A convert is like a newborn creature.” Jewish Theology Conversion without conviction is hypocrisy, and a proselyte so obtained is coerced and not won. Blackwoods Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 365, March, 1846 Nevertheless, the manner of the action caused some uneasiness and there was much surprise when Mr. Lansing was replaced by Bainbridge Colby, a comparatively recent proselyte from the Progressive Party. Woodrow Wilson's Administration and Achievements It was certainly the case that Dr. Fleabody had made proselytes by the hundred, and disturbed the happiness of many fathers of families. Is He Popenjoy? But it is probable that a desire to make proselytes is the chief motive which causes this action. Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 20, August 1877 If a person desires to join Judaism as a proselyte, let him first learn of the sad lot of the Jewish people and their martyrdom, so as to be dissuaded from joining. Jewish Theology In the narrative given by Colonel Benjamin Church, one of the heroes of these wars, he writes, speaking of himself in the third person, Colonel Benjamin's mode of making proselytes. King Philip Makers of History Among this heterogenous mass of proselyte strangers that poured into the city and was efficiently absorbed into the machine, it was yet difficult to find executives, leaders, men to put in charge of big things. Astounding Stories of Super-Science September 1930 She had made no further effort to make Lady George a proselyte by renewed attendances at the Rights of Women Institute, and had seemed almost anxious to avoid the subject. Is He Popenjoy? They supposed even that they were gaining Mazzini, whilst, in reality, Mazzini was making proselytes of them. Pius IX. And His Time This is the point of contact between the two, which sometimes, also, becomes a bridge by which proselytes pass either way, from one to the other. Orthodoxy: Its Truths And Errors He resolved to set up as a freebooter, made proselytes, and finally became the ancestor of a clan. The Life of Sir James Fitzjames Stephen, Bart., K.C.S.I. A Judge of the High Court of Justice There is the attitude of condescension, the arrogant tolerance of the proselyte and the parvenu: “So our forefathers used to do, for they were ignorant folk.” Eskimo Folk-Tales “I don’t seek to make proselytes, but I am obliged to confess my faith.” Zigzag Journeys in Northern Lands; The Rhine to the Arctic; A Summer Trip of the Zigzag Club Through Holland, Germany, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden A proselyte is one who has been led to accept a religious system, whether with or without true faith; a convert is always understood to be a believer. English Synonyms and Antonyms With Notes on the Correct Use of Prepositions One Jewish list of martyrs includes twenty-two proselytes burnt in England, and even if the number be exaggerated, there is other evidence of Jewish proselytism in this country. Memorials of Old London Volume I From the frequent dissensions, indeed, among the different orders, and their perpetual broils, originated the persecutions which they and their proselytes suffered in China. Travels in China, Containing Descriptions, Observations, and Comparisons, Made and Collected in the Course of a Short Residence at the Imperial Palace of Yuen-Min-Yuen, and on a Subsequent Journey through the Country from Pekin to Canton On religion and politics we have been silent, because we have no ambition to gain partisans, or to make proselytes, and because we do not address ourselves exclusively to any sect or to any party. Practical Education, Volume I He would not have gone outside for a convert; the Friends were not given to the making of proselytes. A Little Girl in Old Philadelphia He endeavored to make them proficients in science, and not the proselytes of a sect. The History of Dartmouth College The outward persuasive force of religion lies largely in its music, and the religions that have no songs make few proselytes. Ave Roma Immortalis, Vol. 2 Studies from the Chronicles of Rome A political revolution which inspires proselytes, which is preached as passionately to foreigners as it is accomplished at home: consider what a novel spectacle was this. Introduction to the Science of Sociology But it is said that in the days of the Messiah all the Gentiles shall become proselytes to the Jewish faith. Hebrew Literature A considerable number of proselytes to that sect have emigrated to Salt Lake. The Land of Thor Every man, then, who seeks to make proselytes to his skepticism by converting his doubts into arguments, is anything but a philosopher or a philanthropist. The Christian Foundation, Or, Scientific and Religious Journal, May, 1880 Such a man could not be neglected in Paris, and Heine was sought on all sides—as a guest in distinguished salons, as a possible proselyte in the circle of the Saint Simonians. The Essays of "George Eliot" Complete Nay, Douglas, nay, Steal not my proselyte away! Lady of the Lake From this tract the baptism of infant proselytes can be proved. Hebrew Literature I wished for respect for my intelligence, and to be considered a promising proselyte of culture. A Romantic Young Lady Mormon missionaries seek proselytes mostly in Brittany, Scandinavia, Denmark, and Wales, addressing themselves to the most ignorant classes. Due West or Round the World in Ten Months She was a proselyte worth the trouble of making, and Michel was bent on drawing her more closely into active politics, with which hitherto she had occupied herself very little. Famous Women: George Sand What slave has it freed—what proselyte can it ever make? Cotton is King, and Pro-Slavery Arguments Comprising the Writings of Hammond, Harper, Christy, Stringfellow, Hodge, Bledsoe, and Cartrwright on This Important Subject On that day came Judah, an Ammonitish proselyte, and stood before them in the college. Hebrew Literature I worked ten years and made only one proselyte, and that was my wife. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume II Likewise, at a later day, provision was made among the Jews for proselytes and Gentiles. Commentary on Genesis, Vol. II Luther on Sin and the Flood As times grew worse, and persecutions of the Jews in Christian Spain became frequent, many forsook the faith of their fathers, to bask in the sunshine of the Church, who treated proselytes with distinguished favor. Jewish Literature and Other Essays I have given some details as to Stewart's suffering under an English proselyte of Kant in my Studies of a Biographer. The English Utilitarians, Volume I. The difficulty was to find a priest at a moment’s notice; for, as the law then stood, the person who admitted a proselyte into the Roman Catholic Church was guilty of a capital crime. Political Women, Vol. 2 It is enough, and more in keeping with the thought as a whole, to regard him as having been in close contact with Judaism, possibly as a proselyte. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon" Everywhere else, the number of new proselytes increased with that of the executions, and when the emperor abdicated, it seemed evident that a war of religion could not be averted. Belgium From the Roman Invasion to the Present Day I could not hope for an eternal reward by deceiving you, for I would thereby purchase for myself eternal condemnation by gaining proselytes at the expense of truth. The Faith of Our Fathers For the present, it is enough to say that Mill first became Bentham's proselyte about 1808. The English Utilitarians, Volume I. They have probably 200 preachers, and as many congregations in the West, and still make proselytes. A New Guide for Emigrants to the West Baptism was long before the advent of Jesus imposed on proselytes, and existed inside Judaism itself. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon" They were recruited by strangers and proselytes, who thought all pleasure to be a sin. Ancient States and Empires Both were nursed and sustained by the reigning Powers, and were augmented by large accessions of proselytes. The Faith of Our Fathers It was now to become an active agency, to gather proselytes, and to have a marked influence not only upon legislative but upon political movements. The English Utilitarians, Volume I. A good deal of teaching is done too with no expectation of making proselytes, and solid friendships are formed. Pan-Islam Thus the proselyte is said in the Talmud to resemble a child and must bathe in the name of God. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon" Competition here, in securing proselytes, differs little, except in name, from that everywhere in evidence between commercial organizations. The New Avatar and The Destiny of the Soul The Findings of Natural Science Reduced to Practical Studies in Psychology Could there be nothing promised for proselytes, but only a matter of religion? The Works of Mr. George Gillespie (Vol. 1 of 2) Of this gospel the Jewish nation and a few proselytes, were for ages the sole recipients. A Brief Commentary on the Apocalypse We will now turn to Africa, the main theatre of war between Moslem and missionary, who battle with each other for pagan souls and each other's proselytes. Pan-Islam There was an earnestness in his large, mild eyes, a searching, penetrating look—grave, almost stern—that thrilled the young proselyte to the utmost depths of her heart. The Sand-Hills of Jutland They were afterward his chief companions, and with a few others, were the only proselytes to the new religion before it became publicly known. Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 3 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History For the Jesuans invaded them in a missionary way; while the Jews did not attempt, at least openly, to make proselytes. A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume II Calvin's book, de Clementia, gained him a large number of proselytes: his disciples had an austere air, downcast eyes, pale faces, emaciated cheeks—all the signs of labor and sufferings. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 09 We can leave England for our Eastern tour with the conclusion that Islam is welcome to any proselytes it makes there, but that the gravest slur on Christian prestige is cast by our own conduct. Pan-Islam Friends must be made, And proselytes by bribes be paid; For think not a brute's paw withstands The bribe which dirties human hands. Fables of John Gay (Somewhat Altered) We are told that he retired to a cave in Mount Hara, near Mecca, where, as he assured his first proselyte, his wife, he regularly received the visits of the angel Gabriel. Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 3 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History They replied that, if such had been the case, many Jewish proselytes would have published the fact. Diaries of Sir Moses and Lady Montefiore, Volume I Comprising Their Life and Work as Recorded in Their Diaries From 1812 to 1883 I marvel," said Eleazar, "if our graceful young proselyte will bear hardships as bravely as he has proved that he can encounter danger. Hebrew Heroes A Tale Founded on Jewish History The boldness—may we not say the recklessness—with which Galileo insisted upon making proselytes of his enemies, served but to alienate them from the truth. The Martyrs of Science, or, The lives of Galileo, Tycho Brahe, and Kepler Conquered by a very real love of humanity, which he hoped to serve by the realization of his chimerical views, he even believed it to be his duty to make proselytes. My Recollections of Lord Byron And, moreover, these religions had not the missionary spirit; I mean that they made no vigorous open attempts to spread and gain proselytes, still less did they use force to convert great multitudes. Studies in Literature and History For you compass the sea and the dry land to make one proselyte; and when he is gained you make him twice as much a child of hell as yourselves. The New Testament Translated From the Original Greek, With Chronological Arrangement of the Sacred Books, and Improved Divisions of Chapters and Verses. It drew amongst others the young proselyte, who came eager to know the cause of the noise and excitement, quite unconscious that it was in any way connected with himself. Hebrew Heroes A Tale Founded on Jewish History He accused them of consulting only their own interest, and of employing their proselytes as a means of laying up wealth for themselves, with which, when acquired, they return to Spain. A New Voyage Round the World, in the years 1823, 24, 25, and 26, Vol. 2 A plentiful crop of young proselytes, however, was arising to carry on the work; and the party now became possessed of the indispensable organ. The English Utilitarians, Volume II (of 3) James Mill They complained that Hadrian had enrolled himself as a proselyte of the Law, and were doubly incensed against him as a persecutor and a renegade. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 03 With the zeal for making proselytes, the rage of tigers took possession of a people once so gentle. A New Voyage Round the World in the Years 1823, 24, 25, and 26. Vol. 1 The young proselyte was rather glad than otherwise to carry on his person some token of his having fought under Judas Maccabeus, and been one of the foremost of those who had stormed Bethsura. Hebrew Heroes A Tale Founded on Jewish History She does not even admit of persuasion, but trusts wholly to conviction for proselytes, who, when once they enter her communion, will always find her a loving mother. A New Voyage Round the World, in the years 1823, 24, 25, and 26, Vol. 2 In the South American States Bentham had found eager proselytes, and had hoped to become a Solon. The English Utilitarians, Volume II (of 3) James Mill Hers was the jealousy which had goaded Nero to matricide; hers not improbably was the instigated fanaticism of a proselyte which urged him to imbrue his hands in martyr blood. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 03 Religion proselytes by love, superstition by war; religion teaches by example, superstition by persecution. On the Old Road Vol. 1 (of 2) A Collection of Miscellaneous Essays and Articles on Art and Literature She was eagerly looking at the form of one a little way in the rear of the chief—-the form of her betrothed husband, the Gentile proselyte whom she loved. Hebrew Heroes A Tale Founded on Jewish History Though the number of proselytes increased more rapidly, he had raised a fierce opposition against him. Asiatic Breezes Students on The Wing This latter may be in view here: we Christians, born anew of the Spirit, are the true priests, and we little need to be made Jewish proselytes first. Philippian Studies Lessons in Faith and Love from St. Paul's Epistle to the Philippians But in a city where pure Jews—Jews who were proselytes, "people fearing God"—or half-Jewish pagans and pure pagans, lived together, exclusive preaching restricted to a group of houses became impossible. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 03 Fêtes, and the presence of charming women, increased the number of proselytes; artists, physicians, advocates, poets, flocked to share in the generous hopes of the new era. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 56, Number 347, September, 1844 "Hadassah would not have spurned a proselyte whom the elders have received; she was too large-minded, too just," said Lycidas, disappointed and somewhat mortified at the doubts which evidently disturbed the mind of the maiden. Hebrew Heroes A Tale Founded on Jewish History Having spent about twelve years in London, he returned to Lyons to preach his doctrine, and succeeded in making a number of proselytes. Modern Saints and Seers This severe rule was not enforced, but there were milder laws under which a priest might suffer perpetual imprisonment and the proselyte’s estate be transferred to his nearest relations. Historical Essays It was already easy to foresee that its conquests would be effected chiefly among the Hellenists and proselytes. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 03 In Rome the spell heightened; thinkers such as Frederick Schlegel brought over proselytes, and the painter's early frescoes from Tasso's 'Jerusalem Delivered,' came as the specific products of the new era. Overbeck It were a nobler triumph to make a proselyte than to slay a victim. Hebrew Heroes A Tale Founded on Jewish History The Holy Orthodox Church invites no proselyte, so the more credit to the man who comes to her. The Valley of the Kings But at that time this was a serious business for both priest and proselyte. Historical Essays One of the best known among the new converts was Stephen, who, before his conversion, appears to have been only a simple proselyte. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 03 But Overbeck grew more and more the recluse; he shortly became a proselyte to the Romish Church, shut himself out from other associations, and thus after a time devoted his pencil exclusively to Christian Art. Overbeck A man so serene in trial, so humble in spirit, so natural and childlike in ordinary life, and yet so distinguished for talents and erudition, could not help exciting admiration, and making illustrious proselytes. A Modern History, From the Time of Luther to the Fall of Napoleon For the Use of Schools and Colleges But now that I am old I sometimes think as you do, and ask myself what good there is in making proselytes. The Valley of the Kings Converted and baptized—and conscious of having seen Christ—he nevertheless gives his officers no trouble whatever—does not try to make proselytes in his cohort. Our Fathers Have Told Us Part I. The Bible of Amiens The Church of Jerusalem was still exclusively composed of Jews and of proselytes. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 03 They were determined by fair means or foul to win him over, and make him their proselyte, until he became as much a child of sin as they were themselves. St. Winifred's, or The World of School I enter Islam as a new proselyte, and I repeat the profession of the Moslem faith. Mystics and Saints of Islam True, some of the women had embraced Christian Science more or less openly, but they did not esteem it necessary to proselyte. The Tyranny of the Dark I am confident that he spoke without premeditation, with no desire to win a proselyte, merely as man to man, in unaffected intimacy. The King's Mirror All the devout Gentiles whom Paul met on his journeys were Judaized Greeks or Syrians; for the Pharisees traversed land and sea to make one proselyte. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 03 Look at our evidences; look at the sort of means by which we often attempt to gain proselytes among the heathen and at home. The Posthumous Works of Thomas De Quincey, Vol. 1 The Admiral obtained still further credit, and gained over more proselytes, by a cure which he was said to have effected on the brother of the Rajah of Zebut. Notable Voyagers From Columbus to Nordenskiold Yea, a disciple that would make the founder Of your belief renounce it, could he see Such proselytes. The Works of Lord Byron. Vol. 5 Poetry Many exerted their talents in the invention of new sects, and they were certain to gain proselytes, being well versed in the study of human nature. John Deane of Nottingham Historic Adventures by Land and Sea These last were further subdivided into two classes, the one being of Jewish blood, the other being proselytes, that is to say, people of non-Israelitish origin, allied in divers degrees to Judaism. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 03 One of the missionaries had an audience with the king, and demanded permission to make proselytes. Olla Podrida These are almost without exception proselytes from other churches. Three Thousand Years of Mental Healing To the order of the Love of Jesus are attached companions who may mix in the world, and whose real duties are to obtain proselytes. Clara Maynard The True and the False - A Tale of the Times "Woe unto you, hypocrites, for ye compass sea and land to make one proselyte, and when he is made, ye make him two-fold more the child of hell than yourselves." The Mistakes of Jesus It seems that the vexations pressed chiefly on the Hellenists and the proselytes, whose free behavior exasperated the orthodox. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 03 The missionary had not much trouble, when this answer was made known, in counting the heads of his proselytes. Olla Podrida When proselytes were taken into the church, care was taken to exorcise all evil spirits. Three Thousand Years of Mental Healing This induced a girl and two men to join him; but his situation was perilous, and having made fires, as if for signals, he hastened away, to deposit the proselytes in safety. The History of Tasmania , Volume II Mr. Reynolds takes the road of balanced appreciations, candour and kindly humour—unquestionably more effective in the matter of making sincere proselytes. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 150, March 22, 1916 Nobody can have any doubt of the writer’s profound sincerity, or of his earnest desire to make proselytes. Diderot and the Encyclopædists Volume II. Every proselyte to Judaism was spoken of at the time of his conversion as one new-born. Jesus the Christ A Study of the Messiah and His Mission According to Holy Scriptures Both Ancient and Modern But these coercive methods rather forwarded than abated their zeal, and in those parts they brought over many proselytes, and amongst them several magistrates, and others of the better sort. Fox's Book of Martyrs Or A History of the Lives, Sufferings, and Triumphant Deaths of the Primitive Protestant Martyrs Ye compass sea and land to make one proselyte, and when he is made ye make him twofold more the child of hell than yourselves. Masterpieces of Negro Eloquence The Best Speeches Delivered by the Negro from the days of Slavery to the Present Time What new elements did those priests, who made proselytes in every province, give the Roman world? The Oriental Religions in Roman Paganism Our own Asa Gray, one of Darwin's instant proselytes, was prompt to demonstrate that the commonest of our native American species might afford revelations quite as astonishing as those exotic species which Darwin had described. My Studio Neighbors "Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye compass sea and land to make one proselyte, and when he is made, ye make him twofold more the child of hell than yourselves." Jesus the Christ A Study of the Messiah and His Mission According to Holy Scriptures Both Ancient and Modern It is neither large nor interesting, and it seems to prove that the gospel must have made but few proselytes in the imperial barracks. Pagan and Christian Rome To make proselytes he had to conquer prejudices, correct traditions, elevate duty above interest, and induce men who had been the propagandists of slavery to become its destroyers. Oration on the Life and Character of Henry Winter Davis Lacking the recognized authority of official creeds, the Oriental religions had to appeal to the passions of the individual in order to make proselytes. The Oriental Religions in Roman Paganism Still confined to Jews, and Samaritans, or to proselytes. A Key to the Knowledge of Church History (Ancient) Of the Jews who strove to make proselytes it has been said that "out of a bad heathen they made a worse Jew." Jesus the Christ A Study of the Messiah and His Mission According to Holy Scriptures Both Ancient and Modern It has been contended, and many still believe, that in ancient Rome the doctrines of Christ found no proselytes, except among the lower and poorer classes of citizens. Pagan and Christian Rome The admission of proselytes has practically ceased, and they marry among themselves like an ordinary Hindu caste, in which light they are gradually coming to be regarded. The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India Volume II As protectors of the entire human race the Baals gained proselytes in the Occident, and their temples witnessed gatherings of devotees of every race and nationality. The Oriental Religions in Roman Paganism This centurion was not a proselyte, but a Gentile, one however who feared and served God according to the light given him through reason and natural religion. A Key to the Knowledge of Church History (Ancient) For, of course, Juliet, like all converts, would not rest until she had made proselytes of all who should come within her influence. Hubert's Wife A Story for You The safety of the catacombs was not due to the fact that their existence was known only to the proselytes of Christ. Pagan and Christian Rome He introduced vast numbers of his wild countrymen into his provinces, and suffered their nomadic habits, on the condition of their becoming proselytes to his creed. Historical Sketches, Volume I (of 3) The Turks in Their Relation to Europe; Marcus Tullius Cicero; Apollonius of Tyana; Primitive Christianity It was too deficient in the intrinsic strength of the Oriental religions, to make proselytes. The Oriental Religions in Roman Paganism In Macedonia, perhaps on account of its sound morality, these female proselytes were more numerous than elsewhere; and they pressed in large numbers into the Christian Church. The Life of St. Paul Those were called strangers who were not of Hebrew blood, but were proselytes to the Hebrew faith and had cast their lot with them. Usury A Scriptural, Ethical and Economic View The Romans of the first century, populace as well as government officials, made no distinction between the proselytes of the Old Testament and those of the New. Pagan and Christian Rome The clock has struck, and I may lose my proselyte. Venice Preserved A Tragedy in Five Acts Maxentius burned her proselytes, and threatened her with a similar death. Gryll Grange Their first sermons were delivered in synagogues, their first converts were Jews and proselytes. The Life of St. Paul The converts from heathen to Christian faith are not less dear to the missionary than the proselytes to the Hebrew faith were to the Pharisees. Usury A Scriptural, Ethical and Economic View Penn, with three of his companions, proceeded on their tour through Holland and part of Germany, gaining many proselytes to their opinions. A True Hero A Story of the Days of William Penn I must also express my conviction that the charge against the Wesleyans made by the priests of adopting as proselytes all who offer without examination is quite unfounded. The Cruise of the Mary Rose Here and There in the Pacific It has restored peace to Ireland, and made its proselytes there by tens of thousands after the last British regiment was withdrawn. Mexico and its Religion With Incidents of Travel in That Country During Parts of the Years 1851-52-53-54, and Historical Notices of Events Connected With Places Visited And, total as their discomfitures sometimes appeared, they quitted no city without leaving behind them a little band of converts—perhaps a few Jews, a few more proselytes, and a number of Gentiles. The Life of St. Paul But while he was still looking earnestly for his expected proselyte, someone else advanced with a similar purpose—a tall, gentlemanly individual, with a pleasing exterior, spotless linen cuffs, and a black bag. 'That Very Mab' He says our Ministers may be great and able men, but that they are not skilful at making proselytes, or keeping friends when they have them. Memoirs of the Jacobites of 1715 and 1745. Volume I. Conversion by the sword was not enforced on any proselyte by Mohammad. A Critical Exposition of the Popular 'Jihád' Showing that all the Wars of Mohammad Were Defensive; and that Aggressive War, or Compulsory Conversion, is not Allowed in The Koran - 1885 Does not indeed Jesus tell the Pharisees: "Ye compass sea and land to make one proselyte"? Chosen Peoples Being the First "Arthur Davis Memorial Lecture" delivered before the Jewish Historical Society at University College on Easter-Passover Sunday, 1918/5678 Not only so: their synagogues everywhere attracted proselytes from the surrounding Gentile populations. The Life of St. Paul The initiation of a proselyte is conducted at a similar service, and he is given cocoanut and betel-leaf. The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India—Volume I (of IV) Suppose," said I, "that Abraham is preaching to full-grown men in Canaan, and is trying to proselyte them from their idolatry to the worship of God. Bertha and Her Baptism The more religions and the more follies the better: they inveigle proselytes from one another.' Art in England Notes and Studies The Propagation Society's missionaries boasted, with reason, of large accessions of proselytes alienated from other churches by their distaste for the methods of the revival. A History of American Christianity It is evident from various Roman authors, that the Jewish race formed no inconsiderable portion of the multitude that filled Rome itself, and that the Mosaic religion, undisturbed by the state, even made proselytes. Lord George Bentinck A Political Biography As long as their funds lasted, their missionaries found proselytes. Tancred Or, The New Crusade I have no wish to proselyte you to my views. Bertha and Her Baptism Not that I have any objection to Mr. Taylor for making proselytes: the more religions the better. Art in England Notes and Studies There are, also, truly converted men among the proselytes, who cherish that notion. History Of The Missions Of The American Board Of Commissioners For Foreign Missions To The Oriental Churches, Volume II. In the years 1408 and 1409, Timur Beg ravaged India, to make, as has already been observed, proselytes to the Mohammedan delusion, when he put hundreds of thousands of its inhabitants to the sword. The Gipsies' Advocate or, Observations on the Origin, Character, Manners, and Habits of The English Gipsies For some time the Baptists were subjected to considerable hostility, and were often obliged to immerse their proselytes by night to avoid interruption. Lights and Shadows of New York Life or, the Sights and Sensations of the Great City In spite of all its exclusiveness the desire for making proselytes, especially in the Diaspora, was in the blood of Pharisaism. History of Dogma, Volume 1 (of 7) In fact, the number of these proselytes increased to such an extent, and their intentions were so earnest and serious, that it finally became necessary to engage a hall, where we might hold private meetings. Born Again The teacher was known to be a proselyte. History Of The Missions Of The American Board Of Commissioners For Foreign Missions To The Oriental Churches, Volume II. They deem themselves a righteous band, And for religion's sake They bravely compass sea and land One proselyte to make. War Rhymes by Wayfarer Now they find their faith itself assailed, and this, too, by these very selfsame leaders, who had been at such pains to make them proselytes. Evolution An Investigation and a Critique Their unsurmountable passion, disguised to themselves as well as to others under the appearance of holy fervors, was well qualified to make proselytes, and to seize the minds of the ignorant multitude. The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part E. From Charles I. to Cromwell Besides the extreme barbarity of such an attempt, it commonly proves ineffectual to the purpose intended, and serves only to make men more obstinate in their persuasion, and to increase the number of their proselytes. The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part C. From Henry VII. to Mary Having made proselytes among the Bulgarians, the bishop and many of the captives suffered martyrdom. History Of The Missions Of The American Board Of Commissioners For Foreign Missions To The Oriental Churches, Volume II. It's a fortunate thing for us that our hired girls do go back home and proselyte for America, or else we would soon be jam up against the real thing in help problems. Homeburg Memories This Mahomet could not well bring his proselytes to leave off: and therefore changed it to Allah; which the Turks at this day make use of, when they shout in joining battle. A New System; or, an Analysis of Antient Mythology. Volume I. When he had been sufficiently consecrated in his own imagination, he felt that the fumes of self-applause soon dissipate, if not continually supplied by the admiration of others; and he began to seek proselytes. The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part E. From Charles I. to Cromwell This is not the first time that self-serving, hypocritical teachers, in compassing sea and land to make proselytes, have made them twofold more the children of hell than themselves. The Red Conspiracy Some uneasiness was created about this time by rumors, that priests of the Russian Church were coming to Oroomiah to proselyte Nestorians. History Of The Missions Of The American Board Of Commissioners For Foreign Missions To The Oriental Churches, Volume II. He never originates a conception, of course, but is always open to a fair offer in the way of a suggestion from any body, and adopts it with the blind zeal of a proselyte. Sword and Gown A Novel Above all, care was to be taken not to put before proselytes doctrines that might revolt them, but to make them advance step by step. Secret Societies And Subversive Movements Fourth: "Woe unto you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye compass sea and land to make one proselyte; and, when he is made, ye make him twofold more a child of Gehenna than yourselves." The Destiny of the Soul A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life He was much pleased with the addition of a wealthy, rising young man—and a proselyte besides—to his church. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No. 6, December 1863 Devoted to Literature and National Policy Helen joined them and offered her assistance, for the bewildered proselyte seemed unable to move forward now that he was upon his feet. Franklin Kane Mr. Fullarton, too, felt keenly the defection of a promising proselyte. Sword and Gown A Novel Burr went everywhere, and wherever he went, he made discreet use of his opportunity to inquire, to observe, to listen, to make friends and proselytes. A Dream of Empire Or, The House of Blennerhassett They looked down on the uncircumcised nations as wicked idolaters, destined to be their servants until they should be adopted into the same covenant by becoming proselytes to their faith. The Destiny of the Soul A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life Beauchamp was no great favourite even in his own set; for there is one kind of religion in which the more devoted a man is, the fewer proselytes he makes: the worship of himself. Alec Forbes of Howglen But it was especially from Milan25 that they spread abroad over all the Peninsula, making proselytes even in the most remote districts of Calabria. Life of St. Francis of Assisi Behold, fair ladies! though you scorn me quite, Here I have made an easy proselyte. Love's Comedy Nor was he at present attempting to proselyte. From the Housetops He pictured the despair in which he could send his proselyte tottering home to his lonely house through the dark. A Pair of Patient Lovers I had been trained in an opposite creed, and imagined it impossible that I should ever become a proselyte to Quakerism. Arthur Mervyn Or, Memoirs of the Year 1793 Their adherents were divided into two classes—the pure or perfect, and the believers, who were proselytes in the second degree, and whose obligations were very simple. Life of St. Francis of Assisi I dwell amongst barbarians as a proselyte and a fugitive for the love of God. The Most Ancient Lives of Saint Patrick Including the Life by Jocelin, Hitherto Unpublished in America, and His Extant Writings —Stopping short, I clasped my hands, and with the fervour of a new proselyte, cried, "Doubt me not, Adrian, I also will become wise and good!" and then quite overcome, I wept aloud. The Last Man This was at a time in English history when the horrible cult of Asmodeus spread from the Rhine monasteries and gained proselytes in many religious houses of England. The Hand Of Fu-Manchu Being a New Phase in the Activities of Fu-Manchu, the Devil Doctor It was precisely because it addressed the poor of this world in providing a compensation in the life to come that Christianity made so many proselytes. History Of Ancient Civilization At Pentecost there were present Jews and proselytes from Egypt and the parts of Libya about Cyrene. The Lost Gospel and Its Contents Or, The Author of "Supernatural Religion" Refuted by Himself But the Lord spared a proselyte and a stranger for His name's sake, and mercifully assisted me greatly in that affliction, because I was not entirely deserving of reproach. The Most Ancient Lives of Saint Patrick Including the Life by Jocelin, Hitherto Unpublished in America, and His Extant Writings His family had been Catholics for generations, his mother had become one on her marriage, and had been ardent and devout, as is usual with proselytes. Princess Ah," smiled Amzi, "I almost fear to tell my Persian proselyte, lest the vials of his wrath be poured on my defenceless and submissive head. The Days of Mohammed It made converts even among the Gentiles; there were in the empire proselytes, that is, people who practised the religion of Jehovah without being of the Jewish race. History Of Ancient Civilization Upon the whole, however, we are ourselves inclined to look at the bright side of affairs; and in doing so, we are not without hope of being able to make some proselytes. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 429 Volume 17, New Series, March 20, 1852 He had already gathered four or five hundred new converts there, and he was now possessed with the desire for money to build the new city, and for a million proselytes to dwell in it. The Mormon Prophet Aquila is represented to have been a Jewish proselyte of Pontus, and to have lived in the second century. Companion to the Bible The most important and probably one of the oldest of these traditional customs was the baptism of proselytes. Water Baptism A Pagan and Jewish Rite but not Christian, Proven By Scripture And History Confirmed By The Lives Of Saints Who Were Never Baptized With Water There are numerous sects that admit proselytes from every caste; but at the same time they will not partake of food, except with those of their own religious party. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 110, December, 1866 A Magazine of Literature, Science, Art, and Politics Their prophecies were triumphantly brought to light, for only in the promises which were there held out could the Portuguese find consolation; and proselytes increased so rapidly, that half Lisbon became Sebastianists. The Actress in High Life An Episode in Winter Quarters And a learned man who confuted this proselyte Jew appears to be of the same opinion. Theodicy Essays on the Goodness of God, the Freedom of Man and the Origin of Evil According to a Jewish tradition, Onkelos was a proselyte and nephew of the emperor Titus, so that he must have flourished about the time of the destruction of the second temple. Companion to the Bible Divine condescension to the dawning belief of this Jewish proselyte in those transition times established no precedent which should induce us to linger in the border land of Judaism. Water Baptism A Pagan and Jewish Rite but not Christian, Proven By Scripture And History Confirmed By The Lives Of Saints Who Were Never Baptized With Water He has been taught by Arabs, and is the first proselyte they have gained. The Last Journals of David Livingstone, in Central Africa, from 1865 to His Death, Volume II (of 2), 1869-1873 Continued By A Narrative Of His Last Moments And Sufferings, Obtained From His Faithful Servants Chuma And Susi The King of Poland unwisely attempted to proselyte his Cossacks of the Dnieper, sent Jesuit missionaries among them, and then concluded to break their spirit by severities and make of them obedient loyal Catholic subjects. A Short History of Russia There never was an "historical" religion, however contemptible, that did not make its thousands of proselytes. The Eclipse of Faith Or, A Visit To A Religious Sceptic With the former, the Indian needs only profess a desire to become a Christian, and he is forthwith baptized; whereas with the latter, a probationary course—a trial of the proselyte's sincerity—is deemed indispensable. Notes of a Twenty-Five Years' Service in the Hudson's Bay Territory Volume II. Young enthusiasts are fond of making proselytes, and Juliet was not aware that she was treading upon dangerous ground, with a very subtle companion. Mark Hurdlestone Or, The Two Brothers Whenever they make a proselyte they argue with him, they appeal to his reason, they bid him to use his judgment. The English Church in the Eighteenth Century In this flourishing metropolis many proselytes from heathenism were to be found in the synagogues of the Greek-speaking Jews, and the gospel soon made rapid progress among these Hellenists. The Ancient Church Its History, Doctrine, Worship, and Constitution It was impossible that even a believer in the doctrine that no "creed" can be taught, and that an "external revelation" is an impossibility, could be insensible to the charm of making a proselyte. The Eclipse of Faith Or, A Visit To A Religious Sceptic Kenkenes was a proselyte who had found his God for himself. The Yoke A Romance of the Days when the Lord Redeemed the Children of Israel from the Bondage of Egypt Woe unto you, for ye compass sea and land to make one proselyte; and when he is made, ye make him twofold more the child of hell than yourselves! The Life of Jesus The Giaour is certainly a bad character, but not dangerous; and I think his fate and his feelings will meet with few proselytes. Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 2 With His Letters and Journals Kumâriḷa is said to have been a Brahman of Bihar who abjured Buddhism for Hinduism and raged with the ardour of a proselyte against his ancient faith. Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 2 The Pagans, Jews and Mahometans try to make proselytes to their religions, and whatever human beings adopt their religions, they extend to them their protection. Walker's Appeal, with a Brief Sketch of His Life And Also Garnet's Address to the Slaves of the United States of America Then, as if some thought of the young proselyte, the Egyptian, arose in contrast, his eyes came back to Kenkenes again. The Yoke A Romance of the Days when the Lord Redeemed the Children of Israel from the Bondage of Egypt Some proselytes, speaking Greek, who had come to the feast, had their curiosity piqued, and wished to see Jesus. The Life of Jesus To be sure, said the honest proselyte, you have told me all along that there it but one God; and yesterday I ate him. An Apology for Atheism Addressed to Religious Investigators of Every Denomination by One of Its Apostles Still others had been trained in the synagogue, either as Jews or as proselytes, and would naturally follow its organization in their Christian synagogues. Some Christian Convictions A Practical Restatement in Terms of Present-Day Thinking They admitted all strangers that were confidingly introduced; for, it was a main end of their institution to make proselytes, especially of the raw estated youths newly come to town. The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 07 Hence, I perceive not he affects to preach The doctrine of his sect whate'er it be, Make proselytes as madmen thirst to do: How can he give his neighbour the real ground, His own conviction? Browning's Shorter Poems The affiliation with Judaism had many degrees; but the proselytes always remained in a state of inferiority in regard to the Jew by birth. The Life of Jesus Calvin sought for proselytes among "the rabble of a republic, who can have no relish for the more elegant externals." Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 2 He had made a long avenue of them of all colors, from the crimson-brown to rose, straw-color, and white, and pleased himself with having made proselytes to a liking for them among his neighbors. At Home And Abroad Or, Things And Thoughts In America and Europe Farewell, my proselyte! your better genius Watch your ambition. The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 07 The adherents of the Chevalier de Saint George, we have said, were lavish in promises to their proselytes. Jack Sheppard A Romance This notion was the principal engine for making proselytes; and it was by this expectation that many were frightened into baptism. The Grounds of Christianity Examined by Comparing The New Testament with the Old There were many of the nobles of Jerusalem with him, Sad-ducees, and proselytes from Rome and Asia, and women from everywhere. The Sad Shepherd The Khazars, who had become proselytes in the eighth century, were constantly encroaching upon Russian Christianity. The Haskalah Movement in Russia He did not, for reasons best known to himself attempt to make any more proselytes that night. Outward Bound Or, Young America Afloat I think he almost longed for the power to become a proselyte to any active communion, even if it proposed but a new whitewashing of the sepulchre which hides the corruptions of society. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 12, No. 72, October, 1863 So also Hillel addressed a proselyte thus, What is hateful to thee, do not thou to thy neighbour. The Grounds of Christianity Examined by Comparing The New Testament with the Old It is but fair to set before the reader, in the same simple manner, the sentiments of the modern, to which they spare neither pains nor expense to make proselytes. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 04 (of 12) According to Martin Bielski, the noted historian, Jews saved their proselytes from the impending doom by transporting them to Turkey. The Haskalah Movement in Russia Deerham was now suffering under the infliction, and Brother Jarrum was doing all that lay in his power to convert half its female population into Mormon proselytes. Verner's Pride His first proselytes were from the most worthless and vicious portion of the tribes from which they were drawn. Life of Tecumseh, and of His Brother the Prophet With a Historical Sketch of the Shawanoe Indians Many proselytes have I made; many unbaptised babes offered up in sacrifice. The Lancashire Witches A Romance of Pendle Forest Another renowned proselyte who repaired to the prophet at this village was Salman al Parsi—or the Persian. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 04 I have no view, in thus soliciting the attention of those who are more, or of those who are less religiously disposed, to attempt to proselyte to Quakerism. A Portraiture of Quakerism, Volume 2 More proselytes and converts use t' accrue To false persuasions than the right and true; For error and mistake are infinite, But truth has but one way to be i' th' right. Handy Dictionary of Poetical Quotations A minister thought he had done a great stroke in this line; he had the vanity to wish to show his proselyte, and brought him to London. Diderot and the Encyclopædists (Vol 1 of 2) Doth he not ever abandon them when they are no longer useful, and can win him no more proselytes? The Lancashire Witches A Romance of Pendle Forest At a short distance from the city a crowd of new proselytes to the faith came forth in sun and dust to meet the cavalcade. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 04 The Greek word should have been rendered "make disciples or proselytes." A Portraiture of Quakerism, Volume 2 The greatest saints and sinners have been made Of proselytes of one another's trade. Handy Dictionary of Poetical Quotations Philosophy began to congratulate herself upon such a proselyte from the world of business, and hoped to have extended her power under the auspices of such a leader. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 01 (of 12) "By these drops I baptise you," she added, dipping her fingers in the liquid, and preparing to sprinkle it over the brow of the proselyte. The Lancashire Witches A Romance of Pendle Forest These, especially the latter, were urged with every species of cruelty—a mode of attempting to proselyte, evincive of human folly. Sermons on Various Important Subjects Again—If he had considered water baptism, as a necessary mark of initiation into Christianity, he would uniformly have adopted it, as men became proselytes to his doctrines. A Portraiture of Quakerism, Volume 2 Rossini is become a convert to this school, and his conversion does his judgment credit, though like all proselytes he passes into extremes. The Standard Operas (12th edition) Their Plots, Their Music, and Their Composers To be sure, he has "led his ragamuffins where they will be well peppered;" but a system-maker must receive all sorts of 412 proselytes. Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 6 With His Letters and Journals I have a compact which requires me to make a proselyte to the power I serve within each year, and if I fail in doing so, I must pay the penalty thou hast mentioned. The Lancashire Witches A Romance of Pendle Forest Hitherto the preaching of the Gospel had been confined to Jews, to Jewish proselytes, and to Samaritans. Evidence of Christianity The Jews, therefore, in after times, when they made proselytes from the Heathen nations, enjoined these the same customs as they observed themselves. A Portraiture of Quakerism, Volume 2 They also condemned the anti-Jewish policy and defended the right of the Church, to baptize proselytes from Judaism on religious grounds. The Grey Book He calls him "an epicurious archbishop, a brockish swine, and a dissembling proselyte," and accuses him in plain terms of "drunkenness and gluttony." An Illustrated History of Ireland from AD 400 to 1800 Judaism failed because it sought proselytes instead of making converts. Ten Great Religions An Essay in Comparative Theology The Jews still remain: but how seldom is it that we can make a single proselyte! Evidence of Christianity The Septuagint translation, which had offered a starting point for philosophical speculation, was replaced by a new Greek version of the Old Testament made by Aquila, a proselyte, in the first century. Philo-Judaeus of Alexandria They become as it were proselytes of the gate. The Lutherans of New York Their Story and Their Problems The place was as safe for the new proselytes as it was convenient and agreeable. Montcalm and Wolfe Judaism also was in reality an ethnic religion, though it aimed at catholicity and expected it, and made proselytes. Ten Great Religions An Essay in Comparative Theology Three years were silently employed in the conversion of fourteen proselytes. Evidence of Christianity Nor is the Greek to fear the lot of a proselyte. Philo-Judaeus of Alexandria In India, as in this country, they that proselyte would prefer to use their own terminology, but they wisely use that of their hearers. The Religions of India Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume 1, Edited by Morris Jastrow Even then, however, the old Rehobothite remained a Hebrew of Hebrews; while the others, at the best, were but proselytes of the gate. Lancashire Idylls (1898) They have sought to make proselytes to an outward system of worship and ritual, or to make subjects to a dogma; but not to make converts to an idea and a life. Ten Great Religions An Essay in Comparative Theology The event however was, that these, his first proselytes, all ultimately attained to riches and honours, to the command of armies, and the government of kingdoms. Evidence of Christianity And on this reasoning the proselyte was permitted to enter the congregation. Hebraic Literature; Translations from the Talmud, Midrashim and Kabbala "I have told him often enough to hunt other proselytes and leave our cook alone." Atlantida When the Brahmins convert a pig-worshipping tribe of aboriginals, they tell their proselytes that the pig was an avatar of Vishnu. Custom and Myth The Jewish religion, until it had Christianity to help it, was never able to do more than make proselytes here and there. Ten Great Religions An Essay in Comparative Theology The prosecution and imprisonment of a Protestant couple who were accused of wishing to make proselytes, proclaimed the depth of intolerance into which what was once the freest and best-ordered government in Italy had descended. The Liberation of Italy These are they who had been made proselytes. Hebraic Literature; Translations from the Talmud, Midrashim and Kabbala Two English missionaries lived a long time at Selenginsk, but though earnest and hard working I am told they never obtained a single proselyte. Overland through Asia; Pictures of Siberian, Chinese, and Tartar Life Mrs. Fry called again, and permission was granted, with strict orders that she must not attempt to proselyte, and, further, she had better not get too near the grating. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 02 Little Journeys To the Homes of Famous Women At Medina and in its neighborhood there had long been numerous and powerful tribes of Jewish proselytes. Ten Great Religions An Essay in Comparative Theology It was asking her to back down abruptly from her old principles, which only the weak proselyte will do readily; and she was not a proselyte at all, to her conception. The Last Shot The Holy One—blessed be He!—will in the future bring all the proselytes that were proselytized in this world, and judge all the nations of the world in their presence. Hebraic Literature; Translations from the Talmud, Midrashim and Kabbala This work was done towards the close of the second century by Aquila, a proselyte, who was inspired by Akiba's teaching. Chapters on Jewish Literature They surrounded themselves with proselytes from the ranks of the idle, the vicious, the unsuccessful. The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce, Volume 1 It had an instinct of universality, as appeared in its numerous attempts at making proselytes of other nations. Ten Great Religions An Essay in Comparative Theology He worked on his own land usually, by day, to stave off suspicion; but by night he scoured the country up and down the stream wherever he believed he could find proselytes or arms. The Waters of Edera Then will He say to them, "Let the proselytes that were made from among you come forward and testify against you." Hebraic Literature; Translations from the Talmud, Midrashim and Kabbala We are catechising and converting our proselytes, and there should be no row. The Bed-Book of Happiness It is said to have derived its name from Nicolas, a proselyte of Antioch, who was one of the seven deacons appointed by the church at Jerusalem, Acts 6:5. The Revelation Explained The Jews required too much of their proselytes; they insisted on their becoming Jews. Ten Great Religions An Essay in Comparative Theology |
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