home mission
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Origin of home mission
First recorded in 1830–40
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Declared he: "We are returning home, mission accomplished."
From Time Magazine Archive
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 Kurtz, J. H.
Many of the young women of the church had gone to teach in home mission schools.
From The Making of a Country Parish by Harlow S.
The various home mission fields will also be treated both biographically and historically.
From Aliens or Americans? by Grose, Howard B. (Howard Benjamin)
After further study and preparation he worked under the auspices of the home mission in the North of Germany, and afterwards in connexion with the mission among Jews in the West of Germany.
From Some Jewish Witnesses For Christ by B.D.
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