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Atchison taught courses in church music and frequently contributed articles on music and religious subjects to church magazines. He served as president of the Dubuque Ministerial Association. | Atchison taught courses in church music and frequently contributed articles on music and religious subjects to church magazines. He served as president of the Dubuque Ministerial Association. | ||
President of the [[DUBUQUE ART ASSOCIATION]] from 1930 through 1935, Atchison also served as a director of [[HILLCREST BABY FOLD]], Dubuque Civic Music Association, and the board of hospitals and homes of the Upper Iowa Conference of the Methodist Church for many years | President of the [[DUBUQUE ART ASSOCIATION]] from 1930 through 1935, Atchison also served as a director of [[HILLCREST BABY FOLD]], Dubuque Civic Music Association, and the board of hospitals and homes of the Upper Iowa Conference of the Methodist Church for many years. | ||
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ATCHISON, Hugh Dowling. (Belvidere, IL, Nov. 15, 1864--Dubuque, IA, Nov. 3, 1952). Atchison received his bachelor of arts degree from Northwestern University in 1887 and his bachelor of divinity degree in 1906. His first pastorate was in Chicago, Illinois. Between 1900 and 1938 Atchison served as the chorus director of festival concerts for the UNIVERSITY OF DUBUQUE. Over the same years, he was the pastor of ST. LUKE'S UNITED METHODIST CHURCH. He founded the annual presentation of the "Messiah," a production critically acclaimed throughout the Midwest.
Atchison taught courses in church music and frequently contributed articles on music and religious subjects to church magazines. He served as president of the Dubuque Ministerial Association.
President of the DUBUQUE ART ASSOCIATION from 1930 through 1935, Atchison also served as a director of HILLCREST BABY FOLD, Dubuque Civic Music Association, and the board of hospitals and homes of the Upper Iowa Conference of the Methodist Church for many years.
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"Dr. Atchison Dies at 87," Telegraph Herald, November 4, 1952, p. 1