Project Gutenberg 2004-03-01 Public domain in the USA. 183 Adams, M. H. (Mary Hall) 1816 1860 Adams, Mary Hall Small Means and Great Ends Small means and great ends -- Mary Ellen -- The dead child to its mother -- Hope -- The young soldier -- The stolen children -- My grandmother's cottage -- The first oath -- The fairy's gift -- A lesson taught by nature -- Florence Drew -- Shechem -- "Are we not all brothers and sisters?" -- Fortune-telling -- The boy who stole the nails -- The childless mother -- The motherless child -- Faith -- The snow-birds -- Mount Carmel -- The philosophy of life -- The starving poor of Ireland -- The sabbath school festival -- Nelly Grey -- The four evangelists -- May-Day -- The snow-drop -- Caging birds. Produced by Amy Petri and PG Distributed Proofreaders. Produced from images provided by Internet Archive Children's Library and University of Florida. "Small Means and Great Ends" by M. H. Adams is a collection of moral and religious stories aimed at a young audience, likely written in the early 19th century. The work is designed to inspire children with lessons about virtue, the importance of helping others, and the value of faith and resilience in the face of hardship. The narratives are centered around various characters, such as Eliza, a young girl who learns the power of compassion and action when she encounters poverty and suffering. The opening of the book presents the character Eliza Melvyn, who expresses envy towards her wealthier peers. Through a heartfelt conversation with her mother, Eliza confronts her feelings of discontent and learns about the importance of using one's abilities, even small means, to make a significant impact on others' lives. After Eliza witnesses the suffering of a poor family, her mother encourages her to take action, demonstrating that even modest resources can lead to meaningful results. This sets the tone for the collection, highlighting how small actions can lead to great results and the moral obligation to assist those in need. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 74.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Christian life -- Juvenile fiction Children's poetry Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Children's stories Children -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 247512 2025-06-05T06:45:24.511012 text/html 217781 2020-12-25T20:51:23 text/html; charset=us-ascii 210755 2020-12-25T20:51:23 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 303187 2025-06-05T06:45:33.615045 application/epub+zip 299551 2025-06-05T06:45:28.160985 application/epub+zip 146898 2025-06-05T06:45:26.499958 application/epub+zip 461326 2025-06-05T06:45:37.662931 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 419417 2025-06-05T06:45:32.188925 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 241467 2022-09-05T13:16:48.577001 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 190451 2025-06-05T06:45:23.591964 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 191863 2020-12-25T20:51:23 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 75749 2020-12-25T20:51:23 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20393 2025-06-05T06:45:37.819890 application/rdf+xml 14621 2025-06-05T06:45:27.372947 image/jpeg 3973 2025-06-05T06:45:26.816939 image/jpeg 287477 2025-06-05T06:45:24.577992 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia