Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1812-09-05
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THIS work was begun in London IN !anu'
arv lso!, aad has been continued monthly -
the present time. It's circulation IN EnSia'lu
hos heen very extensive, and from Chnslians
or .vsrv denomination it has met with gene
ri annrobstiol and applause No other re-
r~;ons Magazine, it IS conf emily believea'
10. ever afforded such ample and unexceP-
.;an.hla Inflammation on subjects OF plety and
ss,;er;oa - every class of deyout and intell-
gent believers in Revocation. II is peru@Ps'
the only publication OF the klad. Mii1ci, ''"'
entirely discarded the ssctaflah spi'i'' ~ io"s
at variance with that spirit OF naty ana stA,
band Of mace, which ought to eons'uute .'e
DISTINGUISHING mark of all christian soeieeies'
A work Of this nature appears 10 NC e'"i.
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e, Of the church of Christ IN America. NC
ie,,ousy which is sometimes attached 70 tue
bsst .xclnSive ecclesi sstical establishments,
his no nre,ext for guarding as inst any en-
croachments upon their privileges N 'h''
country no inelucemcnt to enforce Opinions
when some powerful dispensers Oh chu,eh-
r;v;ogs elsewhere might wish TO uphola -
L. ral;,,ious truth, unshackied by human
;ns,;tnt;ons enjoys the first and taiiest pros
meet of establishing her empire, and relgnlng
in all her native sim hcity and splendoi on
many subordinate subjects there VIII rhaeeu'
and ,au.t be difference OF oplnisn among
christians; but so many and SO important are
The noints of coincidence among them that
,yboever lends his aid to support and enforce
,b.n. must surely be engaged In Godiike
-mnlovment: In nothing less, than IN pro
motiag the endearing charities OF llfe' In
s,re,g5bening the bonds Of SO iety, and ex-
ten5inr the Kingdom OF Love and Harm ony'
which IS the kingdom of the Redeemer'
Il i principally with view to this great
o,,act that the present work is undertaken
and among the numerous publications "nien
anne,r every month, the CHRISTIAN oB-
srpvrp IS selected and preferred, as best Cal
cuiated to attain SO glorious an eha' Gnu
tina, this may be done with greater en.et,
original matter will occasionally be inserted
in the work, which may supersede such alu-
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the state of religion In America. w mere,
Gore. the prioeipal religious publications Oh
our own citizens will be noticed ana exainilieo
within, o,.tiality or prsjudice, with the eye
of criticism, but under the sanctions OF reii-
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wider circulation to topics OF general con-
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con6rmedby the testimony oil long ana 8e-
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inp inform .tion, SUBJECTS the most INTEREST
mo in their nature such as are lb'ilnatcIy
connected with the real welfare and true nap
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aod Temporary nature, springlng from
,vr,nr education, or originating in the fashion
ap9temner of the times may be conveniently
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nv and malignant errors of the day may be
comba,ed as they arise.
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g AT a period like this, when Drsnauc
cont,ositions T dies, Novels, Newspapers MA
gazu.es and Reviews are disseminating doc
trinrs suoversive of all morality, and Propa'
eating tenets the most hostile 10 plety, orcer,
and general happiness some friends OF cl-