Sabbath school
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sabbath schoolnoun(sometimes capitals) a school for religious instruction held on the Sabbath
Sabbath school
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sabbath school
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Etymology
Origin of Sabbath school
First recorded in 1810–20
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Now there are three religious congregations, the Sabbath school, a youth movement and a voluntary welfare organization.''
From Time Magazine Archive
I changed to my Sabbath school clothes and walked into the parlour.
From "Elijah of Buxton" by Christopher Paul Curtis
In Sabbath school Mr. Travis is always telling us that the Lord loves laughter, and what could be funnier than watching Ma reaching down into her basket and getting a little surprise?
From "Elijah of Buxton" by Christopher Paul Curtis
Ain’t nothing made this point better than the lesson Mr. Travis has been pounding on us lately, both in regular classes and Sabbath school.
From "Elijah of Buxton" by Christopher Paul Curtis
Thus ended our little Sabbath school in the pious town of St. Michael’s.
From "Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass" by Frederick Douglass
In 1850 there were, under the management of this denomination, three congregations, with 116 members, two ordained ministers, and a flourishing sabbath school.
From History of the Negro Race in America From 1619 to 1880. Vol 1 Negroes as Slaves, as Soldiers, and as Citizens by Williams, George Washington
He seems to know that when I address the sabbath school the children will see the joke and enjoy it.
From Remarks by Nye, Bill
He was closeted at his own domicil on the Sabbath, cooking the family dinner, while his children were at church and sabbath school.
From Marital Power Exemplified in Mrs. Packard's Trial, and Self-Defence from the Charge of Insanity by Packard, Elizabeth Parsons Ware
The temperance society contains eighty members, the sabbath school thirty pupils, and fifty are united to the church.
From Impressions of America During The Years 1833, 1834, and 1835. In Two Volumes, Volume II. by Power, Tyrone
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