02329cam a22003613u 4500 76384 UtSlPG 20260610134752.0 m cr n 260607r20251882utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d UtSlPG en iso639-1 PZ Giberne, Agnes, 1845-1939 Charity's birthday text Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2025 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Release date is 2025-06-26 "Charity's birthday text by Agnes Giberne" is a Victorian-era children's moral tale with a Christian devotional theme. Centered on the virtue of charity—understood as patient, Christlike love—the story uses a family drama to teach perseverance, forgiveness, and kindness in the face of teasing and grief. The narrative follows gentle Charity Mitchel, who receives an illuminated text—“Charity suffereth long, and is kind”—on her tenth birthday, only to lose her father that evening. She and her younger brother Edwin move to their uncle and aunt in the country, where their cousins include the affectionate Lottie and two rough, teasing boys, George and Wilfred. Struggling with her temper as the boys goad Edwin and herself, Charity learns to pray for help and tries to “overcome evil with good.” During an outing the boys’ unkind prank leads to her fall and a painful, lingering injury, which brings them deep remorse. George apologizes, and Charity points him to the meaning behind her birthday text and to faith in Christ. Her steady patience and kindness win the boys over, soften the household, and bring peace to the family. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Originally published: London: The Religious Tract Society, 1882 Christian life -- Juvenile fiction Orphans -- Juvenile fiction Children -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Sunday school literature Birthdays -- Juvenile fiction Aunts -- Juvenile fiction Anger -- Juvenile fiction https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/76384 117109 117109