Beacon Hill in Boston in Suffolk County, Massachusetts — The American Northeast (New England)

William Ellery Channing

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., May 18, 2018

1. William Ellery Channing Quote

On rear on monument

Inscription.

I see the marks of God in the heavens and the earth, but how much more in a liberal intellect, in magnanimity, in unconquerable rectitude, in a philanthropy which forgives every wrong, and which never despairs of the cause of Christ and human virtue! I do and I must reverence human nature. I bless it for its kind affections. I honor it for its achievements in science and in art, and still more for its examples of heroic and saintly virtue. These are marks of a divine origin and the pledges of a celestial inheritance; and I thank God that my own lot is bound up with that of the human race.

Erected 1903.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Abolition & Underground RR • Arts, Letters, Music • Churches & Religion.

Location. 42° 21.132′ N, 71° 4.241′ W. Marker is in Boston, Massachusetts, in Suffolk County. It is in Beacon Hill. Marker is at the intersection of Arlington Street and Boylston Street, on the left when traveling south on Arlington Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Boston Public Garden, Boston MA 02116, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Arlington Street Church (within shouting distance of this marker); Garden of Remembrance (within shouting

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distance of this marker); General Tadeusz Kosciuszko (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Colonel Thomas Cass and the Ninth Massachusetts Infantry (about 500 feet away); Grand Army of the Republic Memorial Bench (about 600 feet away); George Washington (about 600 feet away); Polly Thayer Starr (about 600 feet away); Wendell Phillips (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Boston.

Also see . . .
1. William Ellery Channing Bio. (Submitted on May 30, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
2. Works by or about William Ellery Channing. (Submitted on May 30, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
3. William Ellery Channing Manuscript Collection at Harvard Library. (Submitted on May 30, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)

William Ellery Channing Monument image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., May 18, 2018

2. William Ellery Channing Monument

William Ellery Channing Statue image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., May 18, 2018

3. William Ellery Channing Statue

Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 30, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 359 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 30, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.