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Church Army

British  

noun

  1. a voluntary Anglican organization founded in 1882 to assist the parish clergy

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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After studying theology at London's Church Army College, he worked as a lay training adviser to the Anglican Bishop of Bristol.

From Time Magazine Archive

She is a supporter of the Church Army Training Homes, Bryanston-street, and she has had the courage to preside over a temperance demonstration in Hyde Park.

From The Portland Peerage Romance by Archard, Charles J.

Deprecate personal objection to expulsion, but suggest that such a course might, by preventing your getting employment in the Church, Army, or Bar, lead to your being on your parents' hands for life.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 104, April 8, 1893 by Burnand, F. C. (Francis Cowley), Sir

The Church Army put up a small hut, but sent no worker to look after it; and even that hut was not opened till the early summer of 1916.

From A Padre in France by Birmingham, George A.

It was some confusion with a man in the Church Army, living at a place called Codford.

From The Longest Journey by Forster, E. M. (Edward Morgan)

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