home mission
Americannoun
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Etymology
Origin of home mission
First recorded in 1830–40
Example Sentences
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Declared he: "We are returning home, mission accomplished."
From Time Magazine Archive
But the very vastness of the home mission task is inspiring rather than discouraging to heroic souls.
From Aliens or Americans? by Howard B. (Howard Benjamin) Grose
There is no more encouraging home mission work, and wherever earnest effort has been made, the response has been most gratifying.
From Aliens or Americans? by Howard B. (Howard Benjamin) Grose
This was indeed a misapprehension, and of the kind which, as a benevolent clergyman complained, who was actively engaged in home mission work, was one of the most constant sources of his frequent annoyances.
From The Continental Monthly, Vol. 1, No. 3, March, 1862 by Various
An immense number of societies arose aiming at the accomplishment of home mission work, inspired by the Jesuit spirit and carrying out unquestioningly the ultramontane ideas of their leaders.
From Church History, Vol. 3 of 3 by J. H. Kurtz
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