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Cyrus Augustus Bartol

January 01, 1970

Cyrus Augustus Bartol (April 30, 1813 – December 16, 1900) was a Unitarian pastor, author, and hymnist.

Cyrus Augustus Bartol
Born(1813-04-30)April 30, 1813
Freeport, Maine
DiedDecember 16, 1900(1900-12-16) (aged 87)
Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts
Resting placeForest Hills Cemetery
NationalityAmerican
EducationBowdoin College (1832)
Harvard Divinity School (1835)
Harvard College (1859)
Occupation(s)Unitarian pastor, author, hymnist
Years active1837–1889
SpouseElizabeth Howard

Biography edit

 
Cyrus Bartol and Henry Bellows

Bartol was born in Freeport, Maine on April 30, 1813.[1] He was brought up in the Calvinist tradition by his parents, George Bartol and Anna Given.[2][3] However, he was greatly influenced by a Unitarian minister named Ichabod Nichols who he described as "the spiritual guide of my youth."[2] 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.[3][4] He preached a short time in Cincinnati, Ohio before returning to Boston.[5]

Bartol preached at West Church in Boston for over fifty years, half of which was spent as assistant and co-pastor to the Rev. Charles Lowell, father of the famous James Russell Lowell, and the other half as lead pastor of the church.[5][6][3] Bartol married Elizabeth Howard, granddaughter of Simeon Howard, who had served as minister of West Church during the American Revolution, and had a daughter with her who they also named Elizabeth.[2] In addition to a number of books and sermons, he was published in various periodicals including the Christian Examiner, the North American Review, and the Unitarian Review.[7] He also published a number of hymns.[8]

Bartol was interested in Transcendentalism and was influential in the movement in Boston.[9][10] However, he was described as remaining "staunchly independent of sectarian creed and label" and although he was involved with Unitarian, Transcendentalist, and free religious movements, he was "never totally of [them.]"[11] Other clergyman, authors, and philosophers such as Henry W. Bellows, Frederic H. Hedge, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Robert Collyer, Margaret Fuller, and George Ripley frequented his home.[5][12] He was a close friend of the Alcott family, and spoke at Louisa May Alcott's funeral.[13] He was also cited as the "most intimate ministerial friend" of Rev. Horace Bushnell.[14] The New York Tribune called Bartol "probably the most successful minister in Boston" in 1868.[2]

Bartol retired as pastor of the West Church on the 30th of September, 1889. He was to be its last pastor, as the building was sold in 1894 to be used as a branch of the public library.[15] He then moved to Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts and became a successful real estate investor in the area.[16][17]

Bartol died in Boston on December 16, 1900, at the age of 87.[6] His funeral was well attended by friends and former members of his congregation, including Julia Ward Howe and Booker T. Washington. He was called by one writer "the last of the Transcendentalists."[18]

Publications (partial list) edit

Books edit

  • Influence of the Ministry at Large in the City of Boston (James Munroe & Co.; 1836)
  • Discourses on the Christian Spirit and Life (Boston: Crosby, Nichols, and co.; 1850)
  • Discourses on the Christian Body and Form (Crosby: 1853)
  • Grains of Gold, or Select Thoughts on Sacred Themes (American Unitarian Association; 1854)
  • Hymns for the Sanctuary, also known as the "West Boston Collection" (Boston: Crosby, Nichols, and co.; 1849)
  • Pictures of Europe, Framed in Ideas (Boston: Crosby, Nichols, and co.; 1855)
  • West Church and Its Ministers (1856)
  • Church and Congregation: A Plea for Their Unity (Ticknor and Fields; 1858)
  • The Word of the Spirit to the Church (Walker, Wise; 1859)
  • Radical Problems (Boston, Massachusetts: Roberts Brothers; 1872)
  • The Rising Faith (Boston, Massachusetts: Roberts Brothers; 1874)
  • Principles and Portraits (1880)

Sermons and addresses edit

  • Christ the Way (Ballard & Messinger; 1847)
  • A Discourse on the Life and Character of Samuel Putnam, LL.D., A.A.S., Late Judge of the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts (Boston: Crosby, Nichols, and co.; 1853)
  • The Relation of the Medical Profession to the Ministry: A Discourse Preached in the West Church (J. Wilson and son; 1854)
  • Proceedings in the West Church on the Occasion of the Decease of Charles Lowell, D.D. (Walker, Wise, and Company; 1861)
  • A sermon preached in Boston on the death of Abraham Lincoln (Boston, J. E. Tilton and company; 1865)
  • True Childhood: A Sermon (J. Wilson and son; 1872)
  • Amos Bronson Alcott, His Character: A Sermon (Roberts Brothers; 1888)

Forwards edit

  • Recollections of Eminent Men: With Other Papers (Boston: Ticknor and Company; with Edwin Percy Whipple; 1886)

References edit

  1. ^ Shook, John R. (2012). The dictionary of early American philosophers. New York: Continuum. ISBN 978-0-19-979774-5. OCLC 830843976.
  2. ^ a b c d The American renaissance in New England (Third series ed.). Detroit: Gale Group. 2001. p. 28.
  3. ^ a b c Cyrus Augustus Bartol 1813–1900. hymntime.com.
  4. ^ Eliot, Samuel Atkins. (1910). Heralds of a liberal faith. Boston : American Unitarian Association. pp. 17-18.
  5. ^ a b c Edwards, Robert Lansing (1992). Of singular genius, of singular grace : a biography of Horace Bushnell. Cleveland, Ohio: Pilgrim Press. p. 157. ISBN 0829809376.
  6. ^ a b "Death List of a Day: Dr. Cyrus Augustus Bartol". The New York Times. Boston. December 18, 1900. p. 9. Retrieved January 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Eliot, Samuel Atkins. (1910). Heralds of a liberal faith. Boston : American Unitarian Association. pp. 21-22.
  8. ^ C. A. Bartol - Texts. hymnary.org.
  9. ^ Hutchison, William R. (1963). To Heaven in A Swing: The Transcendentalism of Cyrus Bartol. Harvard Theological Review, 56(4), 275-295. doi:10.1017/S0017816000018873
  10. ^ Heath, William G. "Cyrus Bartol's Transcendental Capitalism." Studies in the American Renaissance, 1979, pp. 399–408. JSTOR, Accessed July 31, 2021.
  11. ^ The American renaissance in New England (Third series ed.). Detroit: Gale Group. 2001. p. 27.
  12. ^ Eliot, Samuel Atkins. (1910). Heralds of a liberal faith. Boston : American Unitarian Association. p. 20.
  13. ^ Abbot, Willis J. (1913). Notable women in history. Philadelphia, Pa., The John C. Winston co. p. 366.
  14. ^ Edwards, Robert Lansing (1992). Of singular genius, of singular grace : a biography of Horace Bushnell. Cleveland, Ohio: Pilgrim Press. pp. 100, 157. ISBN 0829809376.
  15. ^ The American renaissance in New England (Third series ed.). Detroit: Gale Group. 2001. p. 31.
  16. ^ "Gilded Age of Manchester-by-the-Sea". manchesterhistoricalmuseum.org. Manchester Historical Museum. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
  17. ^ The American renaissance in New England (Third series ed.). Detroit: Gale Group. 2001. pp. 31–32.
  18. ^ The American renaissance in New England (Third series ed.). Detroit: Gale Group. 2001. p. 32.

External links edit

  • Studio portrait of Rev. Cyrus A. Bartol, Boston, Mass., undated - Historic New England

January 01, 1970
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Cyrus Augustus Bartol April 30 1813 December 16 1900 was a Unitarian pastor author and hymnist Cyrus Augustus BartolBorn 1813 04 30 April 30 1813Freeport MaineDiedDecember 16 1900 1900 12 16 aged 87 Jamaica Plain MassachusettsResting placeForest Hills CemeteryNationalityAmericanEducationBowdoin College 1832 Harvard Divinity School 1835 Harvard College 1859 Occupation s Unitarian pastor author hymnistYears active1837 1889SpouseElizabeth Howard Contents 1 Biography 2 Publications partial list 2 1 Books 2 2 Sermons and addresses 2 3 Forwards 3 References 4 External linksBiography edit nbsp Cyrus Bartol and Henry Bellows Bartol was born in Freeport Maine on April 30 1813 1 He was brought up in the Calvinist tradition by his parents George Bartol and Anna Given 2 3 However he was greatly influenced by a Unitarian minister named Ichabod Nichols who he described as the spiritual guide of my youth 2 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 3 4 He preached a short time in Cincinnati Ohio before returning to Boston 5 Bartol preached at West Church in Boston for over fifty years half of which was spent as assistant and co pastor to the Rev Charles Lowell father of the famous James Russell Lowell and the other half as lead pastor of the church 5 6 3 Bartol married Elizabeth Howard granddaughter of Simeon Howard who had served as minister of West Church during the American Revolution and had a daughter with her who they also named Elizabeth 2 In addition to a number of books and sermons he was published in various periodicals including the Christian Examiner the North American Review and the Unitarian Review 7 He also published a number of hymns 8 Bartol was interested in Transcendentalism and was influential in the movement in Boston 9 10 However he was described as remaining staunchly independent of sectarian creed and label and although he was involved with Unitarian Transcendentalist and free religious movements he was never totally of them 11 Other clergyman authors and philosophers such as Henry W Bellows Frederic H Hedge Ralph Waldo Emerson Robert Collyer Margaret Fuller and George Ripley frequented his home 5 12 He was a close friend of the Alcott family and spoke at Louisa May Alcott s funeral 13 He was also cited as the most intimate ministerial friend of Rev Horace Bushnell 14 The New York Tribune called Bartol probably the most successful minister in Boston in 1868 2 Bartol retired as pastor of the West Church on the 30th of September 1889 He was to be its last pastor as the building was sold in 1894 to be used as a branch of the public library 15 He then moved to Manchester by the Sea Massachusetts and became a successful real estate investor in the area 16 17 Bartol died in Boston on December 16 1900 at the age of 87 6 His funeral was well attended by friends and former members of his congregation including Julia Ward Howe and Booker T Washington He was called by one writer the last of the Transcendentalists 18 Publications partial list editBooks edit Influence of the Ministry at Large in the City of Boston James Munroe amp Co 1836 Discourses on the Christian Spirit and Life Boston Crosby Nichols and co 1850 Discourses on the Christian Body and Form Crosby 1853 Grains of Gold or Select Thoughts on Sacred Themes American Unitarian Association 1854 Hymns for the Sanctuary also known as the West Boston Collection Boston Crosby Nichols and co 1849 Pictures of Europe Framed in Ideas Boston Crosby Nichols and co 1855 West Church and Its Ministers 1856 Church and Congregation A Plea for Their Unity Ticknor and Fields 1858 The Word of the Spirit to the Church Walker Wise 1859 Radical Problems Boston Massachusetts Roberts Brothers 1872 The Rising Faith Boston Massachusetts Roberts Brothers 1874 Principles and Portraits 1880 Sermons and addresses edit Christ the Way Ballard amp Messinger 1847 A Discourse on the Life and Character of Samuel Putnam LL D A A S Late Judge of the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts Boston Crosby Nichols and co 1853 The Relation of the Medical Profession to the Ministry A Discourse Preached in the West Church J Wilson and son 1854 Proceedings in the West Church on the Occasion of the Decease of Charles Lowell D D Walker Wise and Company 1861 A sermon preached in Boston on the death of Abraham Lincoln Boston J E Tilton and company 1865 True Childhood A Sermon J Wilson and son 1872 Amos Bronson Alcott His Character A Sermon Roberts Brothers 1888 Forwards edit Recollections of Eminent Men With Other Papers Boston Ticknor and Company with Edwin Percy Whipple 1886 References edit Shook John R 2012 The dictionary of early American philosophers New York Continuum ISBN 978 0 19 979774 5 OCLC 830843976 a b c d The American renaissance in New England Third series ed Detroit Gale Group 2001 p 28 a b c Cyrus Augustus Bartol 1813 1900 hymntime com Eliot Samuel Atkins 1910 Heralds of a liberal faith Boston American Unitarian Association pp 17 18 a b c Edwards Robert Lansing 1992 Of singular genius of singular grace a biography of Horace Bushnell Cleveland Ohio Pilgrim Press p 157 ISBN 0829809376 a b Death List of a Day Dr Cyrus Augustus Bartol The New York Times Boston December 18 1900 p 9 Retrieved January 3 2022 via Newspapers com Eliot Samuel Atkins 1910 Heralds of a liberal faith Boston American Unitarian Association pp 21 22 C A Bartol Texts hymnary org Hutchison William R 1963 To Heaven in A Swing The Transcendentalism of Cyrus Bartol Harvard Theological Review 56 4 275 295 doi 10 1017 S0017816000018873 Heath William G Cyrus Bartol s Transcendental Capitalism Studies in the American Renaissance 1979 pp 399 408 JSTOR Accessed July 31 2021 The American renaissance in New England Third series ed Detroit Gale Group 2001 p 27 Eliot Samuel Atkins 1910 Heralds of a liberal faith Boston American Unitarian Association p 20 Abbot Willis J 1913 Notable women in history Philadelphia Pa The John C Winston co p 366 Edwards Robert Lansing 1992 Of singular genius of singular grace a biography of Horace Bushnell Cleveland Ohio Pilgrim Press pp 100 157 ISBN 0829809376 The American renaissance in New England Third series ed Detroit Gale Group 2001 p 31 Gilded Age of Manchester by the Sea manchesterhistoricalmuseum org Manchester Historical Museum Retrieved July 31 2021 The American renaissance in New England Third series ed Detroit Gale Group 2001 pp 31 32 The American renaissance in New England Third series ed Detroit Gale Group 2001 p 32 External links editStudio portrait of Rev Cyrus A Bartol Boston Mass undated Historic New England Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Cyrus Augustus Bartol amp oldid 1149827233, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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