god be thanked for books. they are the voices of the distant and the dead, and make us heirs of the spiritual life of the past ages - William Ellery Channing

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god be thanked for books. they are the voices of the distant and the dead, and make us heirs of the spiritual life of the past ages

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About William Ellery Channing

William Ellery Channing (April 7 1780 – October 2 1842) was the foremost Unitarian theologian and preacher in the United States in the early nineteenth century.

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Alternative Names: Reverend William Ellery Channing • William E. Channing • William Channing
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