Christian Endeavor
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Christian Endeavor
An Americanism dating back to 1890–95
Example Sentences
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The Fellowship's high priest is a shy, amiable, 33-year-old ex-advertising man, Lyman P. Wood, son-in-law of the World's Christian Endeavor Union's famed head, Dan Poling.
From Time Magazine Archive
Unctuous, large of frame, full of vigor at 55, he is much in demand as a speaker at gatherings of such evangelical bodies as Christian Endeavor.
From Time Magazine Archive
The Christian Endeavor movement among young people is comparatively recent.
From Time Magazine Archive
Christian Endeavor is too well organized for that.
From Time Magazine Archive
But when he united with the Church and became President of the Christian Endeavor Society he began to wonder if he was doing right.
From The Book of Courage by Faris, John Thomson
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