Background
Smith, Henry Augustine was born on October 17, 1874 in Naperville, Illinois, United States. Son of Henry Cowles and Mary Hittle (Dreisbach) Smith.
Smith, Henry Augustine was born on October 17, 1874 in Naperville, Illinois, United States. Son of Henry Cowles and Mary Hittle (Dreisbach) Smith.
Bachelor of Arts, Northwestern (now North Central) College, 1896, Master of Arts, 1910, Doctor of Laws, 1936. Studied American Conservatory of Music and Oberlin Conservatory of Music. Doctor of Letters, Ripon College, 1935.
Instructor and professor in hmynology and church music, Chicago Theology Seminary, 1901-1916. Professor hymnology and church music, Chicago Theological Seminary and Division School, University of Chicago, 1915, 16. Director of music and tenor soloist, First Congressional Church, Chicago, 1901-1916.
Professor hymnology, Church music and pageantry, Boston University since 1917.
Director fine arts in religion, Boston University School of Religious Education, 1921-1933. Director music, pageantry, art, Daytona Beach Forum and Assembly, 1934, and of department of Sacred Music, Boston University College of Music since 1934.
Director of music, Chautauqua, New York, 1921-1928. Chairman church music National Federation of Music Clubs, 1937-1941.
Church music committee National Educator’s Music Conference since 1939.
Cond. of Massed Choirs, Boston and Massachusetts Council of Churches, since 1936. A pioneer in field of church music and allied arts Organizer first junior church choirs (new First Congregational Church, Chicago), organizer first multiple choirs in the United States, 1910-1916, First Congregational Church, Chicago.
Director music and allied arts Religious Education Association Convention, Boston, 1917.
Methodist Centenary, Columbus, 1919. International Council Congressional Churches, Boston, 1919.
World Sunday School Convention, Tokyo, Japan, 1920. General Assembly, Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia, 1920.
International Convention Religious Education, Kansas City, 1922, Birmingham, Alabama, 1926.
World and International Christian Endeavor conversations, Chicago, 1915, Des Moines, 1922. International Baptist Y.P. Union, Detroit, 1929. Ecumenical Council, Methodist Church, Atlanta, 1931.
Reformed Churchman’s Convention, Harrisburg, 1931.
World’s Sunday School Convention, Rio de Janeiro, 1932. Reformed Churchmen’s Convention, Harrisburg, 1939.
Northern Baptist Convention, Los Angeles, 1939. National Federation of Music Clubs, Baltimore, 1939, Los Angeles, 1941.
National Education Association, Boston, 1941.
Southwestern Bible Conference, Shreveport, Louisiana, 1944. Organizer-conductor, Boston and Massachusetts Festivals of Choirs, 1935-1947, now Fleming H. Revell Company, New New New York
Member Commision on Worship, Federal Council of Churches. Member Hymn Society; Club: University.
Married Lucia May (Smith) South., November 23, 1916 (died October 8, 1946). Children: Henry Augustine, Patricia May.