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.Cyrus Augustus Bartol 1813–1900. hymntime.com. 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. 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.Eliot, Samuel Atkins. (1910). Heralds of a liberal faith. Boston : American Unitarian Association. pp. 21-22. He also published a number of hymns.C. A. Bartol - Texts. hymnary.org.
