Introduction

Biography

William was the son of Re­bec­ca Ma­ril­la Hus­ton Hac­kle­man, and hus­band of Pearl Da­mie Con­ner, daugh­ter of min­is­ter A. W. Con­ner (mar­ried 1899).

He grew up on a farm, and by age 17 was teach­ing sing­ing class­es and lead­ing the sing­ing in meet­ings.

Later he taught pub­lic school for four years, and stu­died mu­sic at the To­ron­to, Ca­na­da, Con­ser­va­to­ry of Mu­sic un­der Ital­i­an com­pos­er Fran­ces­co d’Au­ria, and with pri­vate teach­ers in New York Ci­ty.

He went on to com­pose, ed­it song books, and lead the mu­sic at state and na­tion­al con­ven­tions of the Chris­tian Church.

He was pre­si­dent of the Na­tion­al As­so­cia­tion of Church Mu­si­cians, sec­re­ta­ry to the In­di­ana Mis­sion­a­ry So­cie­ty for five years, and ran the Hack­le­man Mu­sic Com­pa­ny in In­di­an­apo­lis, In­di­ana.

Works

• The Gos­pel Call: Parts 1 and 2, with James V. Coombs (In­di­an­apo­lis, In­di­ana: Hack­le­man Mu­sic, 1897)
• Silver and Gold No. 1, with James V. Coombs (In­di­an­apo­lis, In­di­ana: Hack­le­man Mu­sic, 1898)
• Praises to the Prince, with Al­len Wil­son (In­di­an­apo­lis, In­di­ana: Hack­le­man Mu­sic, circa 1900)
• Hackleman’s Spe­cial An­thems No. 2 (In­di­an­apo­lis, In­di­ana: Hack­le­man Mu­sic, 1901)
• Gloria in Ex­cel­sis Wor­ship Hym­nal (ed­it­or-in-chief) (In­di­an­apo­lis, In­di­ana: Hack­le­man Mu­sic, 1905)
• Sing un­to the Lord, with Charles Ga­br­iel (In­di­an­apo­lis, In­di­ana: Hack­le­man Mu­sic, 1906)
• Favorite So­los: A Com­pi­la­tion of So­los, Du­ets, Tri­os and Quar­tets (Cin­cin­na­ti, Ohio: Stand­ard Pub­lish­ing, 1909)
• Brotherhood Hymns (In­di­an­apo­lis, In­di­ana: Hack­le­man Mu­sic, 1911)
• Glory Songs, with John Her­bert (In­di­an­apo­lis, In­di­ana: Hack­le­man Mu­sic, cir­ca 1911)
• Hymni Ec­cle­si­æ, Or, Hymns of the Church, with Ed­win Ex­cell (In­di­an­apo­lis, In­di­ana: Hack­le­man Mu­sic, 1911)
• Gospel Bells, with Ed­win Ex­cell (In­di­an­apo­lis, In­di­ana: Hack­le­man Mu­sic Com­pa­ny, circa 1914)
• Carmina Sac­ra with Ed­win Ex­cell (St. Lou­is, Mis­sou­ri: Chris­tian Board of Pub­li­ca­tion, 1914)
• Wonder Hymns of Faith, with Charles Sco­ville & John Stur­gis (Cin­cin­na­ti, Ohio: Stan­dard Pub­lish­ing, 1923)
• The Ex­cell Hymnal, with Ed­win Ex­cell & Hamp Sew­ell (Chi­ca­go, Il­li­nois: E. O. Ex­cell, 1925)
• Hymns of Praise: Num­bers One and Two Com­bined for the Church and Sun­day School, with F. G. Kings­bu­ry (Chi­ca­go, Il­li­nois: Hope Pub­lish­ing, 1926)
• American Church and Church School Hym­nal, Be­tha­ny Ed­i­tion, with Ed­win Ex­cell & Wall­ace Tut­tle (St. Lou­is, Mis­sou­ri: Chris­tian Board of Pub­li­ca­tion, 1927)
• Jewels for Jun­iors (Cin­cin­na­ti, Ohio: Stand­ard Pub­lish­ing, un­dat­ed)