Christian Endeavor
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Christian Endeavor
An Americanism dating back to 1890–95
Example Sentences
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The Baptist interventionists were led by strapping, Bryanesque Dr. Daniel Alfred Poling, famed head of Christian Endeavor, who can usually sway any meeting to his will.
From Time Magazine Archive
It went: "Welcome to you, welcome to you; Christian Endeavor, welcome to you!"
From Time Magazine Archive
The Christian Endeavor movement among young people is comparatively recent.
From Time Magazine Archive
Sponsored and financed by businessmen, ministers and such groups as Christian Endeavor, Youth for Christ, and the Gideons, 31-year-old Billy Graham arrived in September to conduct a four-week revival.
From Time Magazine Archive
It would weary you if I should rehearse all the ways in which Christian Endeavor societies have proved helpful to the Sunday-school.
From Sunday-School Success A Book of Practical Methods for Sunday-School Teachers and Officers by Wells, Amos R.
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