Project Gutenberg 2014-01-13 Public domain in the USA. 133 American Sunday-School Union Union, American Sunday-School History of Orrin Pierce Produced by musicinme57, Demian Katz and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (Images courtesy of the Digital Library@Villanova University (http://digital.library.villanova.edu/)) "History of Orrin Pierce" by American Sunday-School Union is a historical account likely written in the mid-19th century. This book explores the formative experiences of a young boy named Orrin Pierce, focusing on his early life, values, and faith, particularly through the lens of Christian teachings. The narrative reflects themes of morality, parental guidance, and the significance of education in a religious context. The story unfolds with Orrin growing up under the nurturing care of his mother, who instills in him a love for Scripture and the natural world. After facing the profound loss of his mother, Orrin is taken in by his uncle and continues to embody the values taught to him, becoming a model student and a kind friend. His commitment to faith leads him to teach in a Sunday school and ultimately aspire to become a missionary, dedicated to spreading the Gospel to those in need. The book emphasizes the importance of continual learning, compassion toward others, and the enduring impact of a mother's love and teachings throughout one's life. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/44658/44658-h/images/cover_th.jpg Reading ease score: 75.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Christian life -- Juvenile fiction Sunday school literature Children and death -- Juvenile fiction Sunday schools -- Juvenile fiction Mothers and sons -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Fiction Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: History - American Category: Religion/Spirituality 50180 2025-06-18T07:18:55.356635 text/html 25182 2024-10-23T22:11:45 text/html 2054159 2025-06-18T07:18:57.939550 application/epub+zip 2052965 2025-06-18T07:18:56.007607 application/epub+zip 43341 2025-06-18T07:18:55.683699 application/epub+zip 2079578 2025-06-18T07:18:59.589583 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2070160 2025-06-18T07:18:57.623845 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 67891 2022-09-20T11:35:34.594245 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 36854 2023-09-19T12:48:11.903245 text/plain 17029 2024-10-23T22:11:45 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16319 2025-06-18T07:18:59.758590 application/rdf+xml 21154 2025-06-18T07:18:55.757543 image/jpeg 2856 2025-06-18T07:18:55.719614 image/jpeg 2049252 2025-06-18T07:18:55.558734 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