Christian Endeavour |
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| Title : | Christian Endeavour |
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| Source : | National Christian Endeavour Convention | ||
| Date of creation : | 1958 | ||
| Format : | Pamphlet | ||
| Dimensions : | 210 x 140 mm | ||
| Contributor : | State Library catalogue | ||
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| Description : |
The Christian Endeavour youth movement was founded by the Rev. Francis E Clark in Maine, US in 1881. In April 1888 the first South Australian Christian Endeavour society was formed by the Rev. Silas Mead at Flinders Street Baptist Church. The movement was non-denominational, and members pledged to read the Bible daily, attend church every Sunday in addition to the weekly Christian Endeavour prayer meetings, and participate in active Christian service. By 1892, when the founder of the movement visited Adelaide, there were already 100 Christian Endeavour societies in South Australia. By 1912 there were 440 local societies with 12,000 members. The movement was enormously popular. In the first half of the 20th century, a high percentage of Australian children received a triple dose of religion every Sunday, attending church, Sunday School and Christian Endeavour. |
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| Related names : | Christian Endeavour Societies in South Australia |
| Coverage year : | 1958 |
| Place : | Adelaide (S. Aust.) |
| Further reading : | Evans, Robert. 'The contribution of the Christian Endeavour movement to Australian revivals and evangelism, 1883-1914', Church heritage: journal of the Church Records and Historical Society (Uniting Church in Australia - NSW Synod), Volume 13, no. 4 (September 2004), pp. 143-167 Henning, Hazel E. Reminscineces of Mr H.W. Hannam [sound recording]: interviewer Hazel E. Henning, 30 July 1980, OH 110 Howard, Henry. Rally!: a message to Christian Endeavourers, Adelaide: Hussey & Gillingham, 1905 Jackson, J.B. The Christian Endeavour handbook, Melbourne: Christian Endeavour Pub. Dept., 1896 Sixty years of Christian Endeavour: remarkable growth of world wide movement, [Adelaide: South Australian Christian Endeavour Union, [1941?]] South Australian Christian Endeavour Union. CE contact, February 1966- |
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