User:Mystery Merrivale/REH

Sources:

https://archive.org/details/companiontohymns0000lawr/page/92/mode/2up?q=%22Ralph+e.+Hudson%22

https://archive.org/details/jubilatechurchmu0000hust/page/228/mode/2up?q=%22Ralph+e.+Hudson%22

https://archive.org/details/dictionaryhandbo0000hust/page/46/mode/2up?q=%22Ralph+e.+Hudson%22





hathi trust

- Born 9 July 1843, Napoleon, Ohio (Cantab)

- Died 14 June 1901, Cleveland, Ohio (Cantab)

- In childhood, moved to Philadelphia (Cantab)

- When Civil War started, enlisted at Camp Wilkins on 20 June 1861 in Company K, 10th Pennsylvania Reserves (later renamed 39th Pennsylvania Volunteers)

- Served as a nurse at the General Hospital, Annapolis, Maryland from June 1862 until February 1863

- Married Mary Smith, from Annapolis, on 4 March 1863

- Honorably discharged on 11 June 1864

- An accomplished musician - After discharge, taught music at Mount Vernon College, Alliance, Ohio - remained there for five years (Cantab)

- Active as a singer and songwriter, became a music publisher while at Mount Vernon (Cantab)

- A licensed preacher in the Methodist Episcopal Church - particularly concern for evangelism (Cantab)

first hymn book published in 1882, containing his best-known original hymn, "My Life, My Love, I Give To Thee" (Cantab)

- Published four books of gospel songs: Salvation Echoes (1882), Gems of Gospel Songs (1994), Songs of Peace, Love and Joy (1885) and Songs of the Ransomed (1887).

- A prohibitionist + total abstinence - several songs about temperance, published The Temperance Songster (1886) (Cantab)