Talk:James Freeman (clergyman)

Sources and References

Much of this article comes from the Unitarian Universalist History & Heritage Society (UUHHS) biography of James Freeman written in 2006 by David Miano.

References from the original article:

Material on Freeman can be found in the archives of the Dr. Williams' Library in London; the Houghton Library at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts; the Massachusetts Historical Society in Boston, Massachusetts (including the records of King's Chapel); and in the the Davis Collection at the Henry Ford Museum Library in Dearborn, Michigan (personal letters, 1786-1806). In addition to various individual sermons, monographs, and a book of extracts from English Unitarian authors, Freeman published Sermons on Particular Occasions (1812), without his name on it. It passed through several editions. One version, Eighteen Sermons and a Charge (1829) was a special gift for his congregation. He also co-wrote (with Samuel Cary) Funeral Sermons Preached at King's Chapel, Boston (1820). Freeman was an occasional contributor to the General Repository and Review and the Christian Register. Unfortunately his famous sermons on the Trinity are lost.

Sources for Freeman's life include: Conrad Wright, The Beginnings of Unitarianism in America (1955); Samuel A. Eliot, Heralds of a Liberal Faith, vol. 2 (1910); Carl Scovel and Charles Forman, Journey Toward Independence: King's Chapel's Transition to Unitarianism (1993); Thomas Belsham, American Unitarianism, or a Brief History of the Progress and Present State of Unitarian Churches in America (1815); F.W.P. Greenwood, A History of King's Chapel in Boston (1833); "Biographical: Rev. James Freeman, D.D.," Christian Register and Boston Observer (January 9, 1836); Francis Parkman, "Review of Greenwood Funeral Sermon," Christian Examiner and General Review ( January 1836); James Freeman Clarke, "Character of James Freeman, D.D.," Western Messenger (January 1836); "Unitarian Reform: Number 2: History," Western Messenger (December 1838); Henry Wilder Foote, "James Freeman and King's Chapel, 1782-1787," Religious Magazine and Monthly Review (July 1873); and Margaret Barry Chinkes, James Freeman and Boston's Religious Revolution (1991). There is an entry on Freeman by Alan Seaburg in American National Biography (1999).

Perhaps some of these references can be re-attributed to the text of the article. Samatva (talk) 17:40, 12 February 2016 (UTC)

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Did you know nomination

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The result was: promoted by Bruxton (talk) 02:13, 12 February 2023 (UTC)

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Portrait of James Freeman by Gilbert Stuart

• ... that in 1785, at age 24, James Freeman (pictured) convinced King's Chapel to adopt his revised prayer book, contributing to it becoming the first Unitarian congregation in the United States? Source: Greenwood, Francis William Pitt (1833). A History of King's Chapel, in Boston, the First Episcopal Church in New England: Comprising Notices of the Introduction of Episcopacy Into the Northern Colonies. Boston: Carter, Hendee & Company. p. 135 – via Google Books.; "King's Chapel". The Pluralism Project. Harvard University. 17 September 2014. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
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  • Comment: QPQs to come

5x expanded by Pbritti (talk). Self-nominated at 21:42, 8 February 2023 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/James Freeman (clergyman); consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.

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Overall: Nice work on these two articles Pbritti. I can approve this nomination after you do two QPQs. Epicgenius (talk) 14:55, 9 February 2023 (UTC)

Thank you for you patience on the QPQs, Epicgenius. They are now done with one pending comment from the nominator. If you have a moment, I would appreciate you maybe looking at the below ALT, as I'm worried that the "it" in the original hook is grammatically unsound. I prefer the original–it spares us the double "his" and is contextually self-evident–but I figured I should at least mention it.

• ALT1: ... that in 1785, at age 24, James Freeman (pictured) convinced his congregation to adopt his revised prayer book, contributing to King's Chapel becoming the first Unitarian congregation in the United States?

Thank you! ~ Pbritti (talk) 17:17, 9 February 2023 (UTC)

Thanks for the response. I think ALT1 is better, so I'll approve that hook. I'll strike ALT0, because I agree with you - "it" can refer to the book instead of the chapel. Epicgenius (talk) 18:11, 9 February 2023 (UTC)