Elder persons, especially parents or guardians, should be induced to be present. They should be carefully instructed in the meaning of the Catechism, all parts of it in turn. If a few stand, it should not be required of them until they become weary. By all means, and primarily, the Catechising must not be allowed to become wearisome. Advice to a Catechist.
Careful preparation is to be made, at least as careful as for preaching.
Brevity should be studied. Gentleness should be paternal, but manly. Love for children is the sure means of an amiable deportment toward them, and will happily replace an affectedly mild and evasive manner. As to familiarity, it should certainly not he wanting but it should be serious. We believe it to be just as much a gift as swimming is a gift.