02329cam a22003613u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000310011324500280014426400510017230000470022333600260027033700260029633800360032250000310035852012010038953400690159065300390165965300320169865300520173065300290178265300340181165300300184565300300187585600430190599900190194876384UtSlPG20260610134752.0mcr n260607r20251882utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPZ1 aGiberne, Agnes,d1845-193910aCharity's birthday text 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2025  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2025-06-26  a"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.)  pOriginally published:cLondon: The Religious Tract Society, 1882  aChristian life -- Juvenile fiction  aOrphans -- Juvenile fiction  aChildren -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction  aSunday school literature  aBirthdays -- Juvenile fiction  aAunts -- Juvenile fiction  aAnger -- Juvenile fiction40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/76384  c117109d117109