Introduction

Biography

Arthur was the son of George Mes­si­ter and Ma­ri­an S. Ma­lim, and hus­band of Mar­ga­ret S. Gad­dis.

He emi­grat­ed to Am­eri­ca in 1863, and sang in the choir at Tri­ni­ty Church in New York Ci­ty.

He lat­er played the or­gan in Poul­tney, Ver­mont; Phi­la­del­phia, Penn­syl­van­ia; and at Tri­ni­ty Church, New York Ci­ty (1866), where he served 31 years.

His works in­clude:

• Psalter, 1889
• Choir Of­fice Book, 1891
• Hym­nal with Mu­sic as Used in Tri­ni­ty Church, 1893
• A His­to­ry of the Choir and the Mu­sic of Tri­ni­ty Church (New York: Ed­win S. Gor­ham, 1906)