colporteur

Example Sentences

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A colporteur was reading the parable of the Prodigal Son in a Paris cafe much frequented by North African workmen.

From Time Magazine Archive

And the colporteur helps Vincent find permanent lodging with a farming family in Wasmes, the community he's serving.

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman

A colporteur has been present with his wares, and succeeds in selling at a small price portions of the Scriptures and tracts.

From Life and Work in Benares and Kumaon, 1839-1877 by Kennedy, James

Several months passed, and then one of the brethren, a colporteur, came.

From Riches of Grace A Compilation of Experiences in the Christian Life by Byrum, E. E.

When in Constantinople I met a Hebrew Christian colporteur named Solomon, who offered me a New Testament.

From Some Jewish Witnesses For Christ by B.D.