Project Gutenberg 2007-11-15 Public domain in the USA. 215 American Sunday-School Union Union, American Sunday-School Self-Denial; or, Alice Wood, and Her Missionary Society Produced by Mark C. Orton, Emmy and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Self-Denial; or, Alice Wood, and Her Missionary Society" by the American Sunday-School Union is a children's novel written in the late 19th century. The book revolves around themes of altruism, self-denial, and community service as it tells the story of a young girl, Alice Wood, and her efforts to form a missionary society aimed at helping those less fortunate. Through her initiatives, the narrative highlights the importance of charity, the power of collective action, and the impact that small sacrifices can have on a larger scale. The story begins with Alice's inspiration from a missionary meeting, where she learns about the dire conditions of people in other countries who are unaware of God and the Bible. Motivated to make a difference, Alice gathers her classmates to form a sewing society, where they can create items to sell and raise money for missionary work. Each girl shares her own ideas for saving and earning money, emphasizing the value of self-denial for a greater cause. As the story progresses, the group's dedication to their mission not only fosters camaraderie and creativity but also transforms their personal habits as they renounce unnecessary expenditures. The book serves as both an entertaining and moral tale, encouraging young readers to consider how their actions can contribute positively to the world around them. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 66.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Christian literature for children Sunday school literature PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Novels Category: American Literature Category: Religion/Spirituality 46611 2025-06-10T03:51:37.732639 text/html 43215 2021-01-03T03:59:31 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 152568 2021-01-03T03:59:32 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 257698 2025-06-10T03:51:43.978631 application/epub+zip 256042 2025-06-10T03:51:41.498624 application/epub+zip 69445 2025-06-10T03:51:40.181608 application/epub+zip 441605 2025-06-10T03:51:45.688615 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 432027 2025-06-10T03:51:43.125597 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 84485 2022-09-11T05:43:54.062097 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 36900 2025-06-10T03:51:37.074659 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 36571 2021-01-03T03:59:31 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 13917 2021-01-03T03:59:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18724 2025-06-10T03:51:45.816569 application/rdf+xml 24017 2025-06-10T03:51:40.724651 image/jpeg 4754 2025-06-10T03:51:40.453603 image/jpeg 253658 2025-06-10T03:51:37.748648 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