Christian Endeavor
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Christian Endeavor
An Americanism dating back to 1890–95
Example Sentences
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So, too, "Christian Endeavor," from its crowded international convention last week at Portland, Ore., beamed forth its simplicity; the world beamed yonder.
From Time Magazine Archive
On the Berengaria he and Mrs. Poling sailed last week for Europe, where he will superintend preparations for the Eighth World's Christian Endeavor Convention to be held in Berlin next August.
From Time Magazine Archive
This week, as keynote speaker, he opened the San Francisco convention of some 5,000 delegates of the Christian Endeavor Union, the flourishing, 4,000,000-member youth organization which he has headed for the past 22 years.
From Time Magazine Archive
There was no final pronouncement on dancing except that no dance may be given under Christian Endeavor auspices.
From Time Magazine Archive
But you know I am President of the Christian Endeavor Society and some of the members don't think it is right to play.
From The Book of Courage by Faris, John Thomson
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