Project Gutenberg 2006-09-26 Public domain in the USA. 70 Richmond, Grace S. (Grace Smith) 1866 1959 Smith, Grace Relyea, C. M. (Charles M.) 1863 1932 Relyea, Charles M. Relyea, C. M. (Charles Mark) Reylea, C. M. On Christmas Day In The Evening Reading ease score: 81.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by Louise Hope, Mark C. Orton and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "On Christmas Day In The Evening" by Grace S. Richmond is a novel written during the early 20th century. Set during a Christmas gathering where family members return to their ancestral home, the story explores themes of reconciliation, community, and the spirit of the holiday. The narrative focuses on the Fernald family as they deal with lingering conflicts in their small town of North Estabrook, particularly the closure of their local church due to a quarrel among its parishioners. The plot unfolds as the Fernald family decides to take action and organize a Christmas service at the long-closed church, hoping this gesture will mend rifts within the community. They invite the Reverend William Sewall, who is well-respected, and collaborate on setting up the church with decorations and music. The pivotal moment comes when the elderly former minister, Elder Blake, unexpectedly finds his voice again and delivers a sermon that resonates deeply with the congregation, catalyzing a transformation in the relationships among the townspeople. The story culminates in a powerful message of love and forgiveness, highlighting the potential for change and renewal during the Christmas season. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Christmas stories PZ Text Christmas Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 106220 105453 2024-10-08T13:06:08.729946 2023-07-09T04:25:06.149746 text/html text/html 104992 2023-11-09T14:58:27 text/html 450279 2024-10-08T13:06:12.188954 application/epub+zip 450547 2024-10-08T13:06:09.729925 application/epub+zip 130312 2024-10-08T13:06:09.191972 application/epub+zip 660712 2024-10-08T13:06:14.136974 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 489626 2024-10-08T13:06:11.633890 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 197323 2022-09-09T09:10:41.820438 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 82423 82268 2024-10-08T13:06:08.238995 2023-09-09T04:17:15.568559 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 82344 2023-11-09T14:56:49 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18496 2024-10-08T13:06:14.274940 application/rdf+xml 32502 2024-10-08T13:06:09.258985 image/jpeg 5322 2024-10-08T13:06:09.225969 image/jpeg 449038 2024-10-08T13:06:08.797921 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia