02755cam a22003853u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003701000150007804000110009304100170010405000070012110000370012824500260016526400510019130000470024233600260028933700260031533800360034150000310037752015030040853401080191165300230201965300290204265300420207165300350211365300540214865300520220270000190225470000340227385600430230799900190235077348UtSlPG20260610134806.0mcr n260607r20251855utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  a2016660469  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPZ1 aGuernsey, Lucy Ellen,d1826-189914aThe sign of the cross 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2025  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2025-11-27  aThe Sign of the Cross by Lucy Ellen Guernsey is a didactic Christian novel written in the mid-19th century. It follows Edah Champlin, a fashionable schoolgirl stirred to examine the vows of Baptism and Confirmation, and her steadier friend Millicent Amory, as they are guided by an earnest Episcopal rector toward a faith proved by self-denial and service; parish life, Communion, and practical charity shape the story as Edah trades comfort for duty to her struggling family.

The opening of the novel presents a parish preparing for Confirmation, where Edah and Millicent react differently to the rector’s notice: Milly questions what true change the rite brings, prompting Edah to re-read the Prayer Book, grasp the gravity of her baptismal vows, seek counsel from Rev. Wardwell, and at last approach the Communion. Milly studies, prays, and slowly resolves to take the “narrow path,” while several schoolmates are confirmed. Vacation plans then shift when Edah receives word that her stepmother is ill; she forgoes a seaside trip, goes home, and meets jealousy from her half-sister Susan, mischief from Sam, and the spoiled Pauline. After a tense misstep over discipline, Pauline is seized with convulsions; Edah’s calm, capable nursing wins trust, she funds a competent household helper, and, longing for worship, she and Sam ride to Raeburn for Communion, where they meet the Willsons and the esteemed Laurence family as the scene closes. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  pOriginally published:cNew York: General Protestant Episcopal S. S. Union and Church Book Society, 1855  aChildren's stories  aSunday school literature  aAfrican Americans -- Juvenile fiction  aTemperance -- Juvenile fiction  aChristian education of children -- Juvenile works  aYoung women -- Religious life -- Juvenile works1 aOrr, Nathaniel1 aThwaites, W. H.q(William H.)40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/77348  c118068d118068