Introduction

Biography

Cyrus was the son of Cy­rus Hen­ry Hog­gatt and Flo­rence Hamp­ton Creech.

At one time, he taught mu­sic at the Eu­gene Bi­ble Acad­emy in Eu­gene, Ore­gon, and served as choir di­rect­or at the First Christ­ian Church in Eugene.

For sev­er­al years, he was pre­si­dent of the Eu­gene School of the Bi­ble in Eu­gene, and he found­ed the Breth­ren Church in Stoc­kton, Ca­li­for­nia.

He also worked with ev­an­gel­ist Bil­ly Sun­day for four years as a so­lo­ist, and four years as mu­sic di­rect­or.

Finally, he taught mu­sic at Mil­li­kin Col­lege, De­ca­tur, Il­li­nois, and led wor­ship at the Cen­tral Christ­ian Church in De­ca­tur for ma­ny years.