Christian Endeavor
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Christian Endeavor
An Americanism dating back to 1890–95
Example Sentences
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Last week all Florence was caught up in La Pira's latest Christian endeavor: persuading the government to take over the shut-down Pi-gnone factory on Florence's outskirts, the oldest industrial plant in the city.
From Time Magazine Archive
There he learned to distrust "Christian endeavor in all its forms" and moved hastily on to Baltimore Polytechnic.
From Time Magazine Archive
With all the stimulus of her new Christian endeavor, Adèle sought to think charitably of Miss Eliza.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 98, December, 1865 by Various
"There is a field of Christian endeavor which lies between the school-house and the pulpit, which needs the hand of a woman more in private than in public," said Miss Delany.
From Iola Leroy Shadows Uplifted by Harper, Frances Ellen Watkins
If thou desirest to leave the world as a Christian, endeavor to be a good Christian whilst thou art in it.
From True Christianity by Arndt, Johann
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