Project Gutenberg 2005-03-26 Public domain in the USA. 51 Hitchcock, Mary 1865 The first soprano Reading ease score: 81.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. E-text prepared by Al Haines "The First Soprano" by Mary Hitchcock is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story unfolds in a church setting, focusing on the main character, Winifred Gray, a young soprano who grapples with the sincerity of her worship and her role within the church choir. The narrative sets the stage for a deeper exploration of faith, authenticity, and the personal turmoil that arises from questioning one's spirituality and meaning behind religious practices. At the start of the story, we are introduced to a Sunday morning service in New Laodicea, where the choir is preparing for a performance, and the congregation is settling in. As Winifred sings an anthem, she realizes that her participation has been devoid of true worship or meaning, leading her to reflect critically on her motivations and spiritual sincerity. The young preacher's sermon on genuine worship challenges her understanding of faith and compels her to confront uncomfortable truths about her relationship with God. As she grapples with her feelings of hypocrisy and longing for true worship, the opening chapters set the tone for her internal conflict and the journey she will undertake to seek authenticity in her spiritual life. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Christian fiction, American PS Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal Browsing: Fiction 346871 346809 2024-10-07T05:41:02.410499 2023-09-07T07:20:45.412848 text/html text/html 346864 346802 2024-10-07T05:41:02.678533 2023-09-07T07:20:45.576844 text/html text/html 197925 2024-10-07T05:41:09.047460 application/epub+zip 202236 2024-10-07T05:41:04.544489 application/epub+zip 202237 2024-10-07T05:41:03.366496 application/epub+zip 367270 2024-10-07T05:41:12.672452 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 340190 2024-10-07T05:41:08.319458 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 316232 2022-09-07T21:53:38.782261 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 313980 313969 2024-10-07T05:41:02.033498 2023-09-07T07:20:44.994927 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 313715 2020-12-14T08:51:04 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 120590 2020-12-14T08:51:05 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 313722 2020-12-14T08:51:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 120586 2020-12-14T08:51:05 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20399 2024-10-07T05:41:12.799424 application/rdf+xml 13416 2024-10-07T05:41:03.910477 image/jpeg 3575 2024-10-07T05:41:03.634475 image/jpeg 195103 2024-10-07T05:41:02.708505 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