History of Freeport, (Cumberland County) Maine United States of America

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Cyrus Augustus Bartol, clergyman, was born in Freeport, Me., April 30, 1813. He received a liberal education, graduating at Bowdoin college in 1832, and at Cambridge divinity school in 1835. He early showed a fine spiritual perception which, despite a reserve that was almost shyness, united with a very genial, sympathetic nature, made him peculiarly fitted for pastoral work. He was made colleague with Dr. Charles Lowell, pastor of the West church (Unitarian) in Boston. This church was distinguished for its liberality in religious views, and for its devotion to freedom. Mr. Bartol became sole pastor in 1861, on the death of Dr. Lowell. His earlier views were largely in accord with the teachings of Channing, but afterwards they harmonized more nearly with what is known as Free religion. The contrast between the first book published by him, "Discourses on the Christian Spirit and Life" (1850) and "Radical Problems" (1872), not as to topics, but as to trend of thought, is quite marked. Sensitive to the welfare of others, Dr. Bartol gave much time, thought and labor to the anti-slavery cause, and to general philanthropy and reform. He spoke his mind fearlessly on all suitable occasions, and because of the exquisite spirituality of his thought, and his tenderness and purity of life, he had much influence, even with those who differed from him in opinion. His published works are: "History of the West Church and its Ministers" (1858); "Church and Congregation" (1858); "Word of the Spirit to the Church" (1860); "The Unspotted Life" (1864); "Discourses on the Christian Spirit and Life"; "Discourses on the Christian Body and Form"; "Pictures of Europe"; "Radical Problems" (1872); "The Rising Faith" (1874); "Principles and Portraits" (1880); "Spiritual Specifics" (1884); occasional essays and poems and innumerable sermons and discourses. In 1888 he resigned his pastorate. He died in Boston, Mass., Dec. 16, 1900.

From: Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Johnson, Rossiter, editor

Harry Lyman Koopman, librarian and poet, was born in Freeport, Maine, July 1, 1860; son of Charles Frederick and Mary Brewer (Mitchell) Koopman, and grandson of Niclas and Fredrika Maria (Linqvist) Koopman and of Reuben and Eliza Buxton (Curtis) Mitchell, natives of Freeport, Me. His paternal grandfather was a native of G?tenborg, Sweden, and an officer in the Swedish navy. Harry L. was graduated from the Freeport high school in 1876; from Colby university, Maine, A.B., 1880, A.M., 1883; was principal of a grammar school at Claremont, N.H., 1880-81; clerk at the Astor library, New York, 1881-82; and cataloguer at the libraries of Cornell university, 1883-84, Columbia college, 1884-85, Rutgers college, 1885-86, and the University of Vermont, 1886-92. He was married, June 27, 1889, to Helene Luise, daughter of Wilhelm Mayser, of Ulm, Germany. He was a graduate student in English at Harvard, 1892-93, and received the degree of A.M. 1893. He was elected librarian of Brown University library, Providence, R. L, in 1893; a member of the American Library association, of the Massachusetts Library club, of the Rhode Island Historical society, of the Barnard club, and president of the Massachusetts Library club in 1900. He is the author of: The Great Admiral (1883); Orestes and Other Poems (1888); Woman's Will with Other Poems (1888); The Mastery of Books (1896); Morrow Songs (1898); Catalogue of the George Perkins Marsh Library (1892); Historical Catalogue of Brown University, 1764-1894 (1895), and contributions to the Library Journal and other periodicals.

From: Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Johnson, Rossiter, editor