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Cyrus A. Bartol
Cyrus Augustus Bartol (April 30, 1813 – December 16, 1900) was a Unitarian pastor, author, and hymnist. Biography Bartol was born in Freeport, Maine on April 30, 1813. He was brought up in the Calvinist tradition by his parents, George Bartol and Anna Given. However, he was greatly influenced by a Unitarian minister named Ichabod Nichols who he described as "the spiritual guide of my youth." He graduated from Bowdoin College in 1832 and Harvard Divinity School in 1835. He was ordained in 1837, and received a Doctorate of divinity from Harvard College in 1859. He preached a short time in Cincinnati, Ohio before returning to Boston. Bartol preached at Old West Church (Boston, Massachusetts), West Church in Boston for over fifty years, half of which was spent as assistant and co-pastor to the Rev. Charles Lowell (minister), Charles Lowell, father of the famous James Russell Lowell, and the other half as lead pastor of the church. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Freeport, Maine
Freeport is a town in Cumberland County, Maine, United States. The population was 8,737 at the 2020 census. Once home to a prominent shipbuilding industry, timber operations, and farming, it is now known for its numerous outlet stores; Freeport is home to L.L. Bean, Wolfe's Neck Woods State Park, and the Desert of Maine. Freeport is part of the Portland– South Portland–Biddeford, Maine metropolitan statistical area. The Harraseeket Historic District is in Freeport. History The town was once a part of North Yarmouth called Harraseeket, after the Harraseeket River. First settled about 1700, it was set off and incorporated on February 14, 1789 as Freeport. It is probably named "from the openness of its harbor" (free from ice). Freeport developed as four villages—Mast Landing, Porter's Landing, South Freeport and Freeport Corner—all of which are now part of the Harraseeket Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places. At the head of tide on th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |