Winchester gazette. [volume] (Winchester, Va.) 18??-1826, 1822-02-23
PROS PE CTUS
or THE
VAIL Ely OBS YER.
II MEN, q RELIGIOUS PfrER.
TO BE Conducted BY
JOHN BLAIR HOGE.

JOHN BLAIR HOGE.
II Will be the object of this publ.
cation, to d,fiuse. in narrow compass.
ana at cheap rate, much important
information, chi fly on religious sub.
jec,s. Nothing will be deemed ineom-
>patibie with it's piar. which relates TO
The welfare of mankind, in the present
world, or in that which is future. Its
matter, will sometimes be original. EN-
hraciBs subjects Of local aud of general
interest; hui more frequently selected.
Care will be taken, TO derive from a
great variety Of autheDiic sourses, the
means of furnishing a condensed, but
accurate history of he progress Of reii-
ginn, IN our own country x elsewhere.
with this view, particular attention
will be devoted 10 the operations of BIZ
bic and Missionary and other eouge.i-
al societies, hich illustrate so ren.ar-
ksbiy the present age Of The world.
Important truths and duties, incnIeated
in the Holy Scriptures, will be otea-
slonaiiy untnlded: and in order 10 re-
commend that Christian temper and
practice, which right view. of Christi
an doctrine are invariably calculated
TO produce, illustrious examples nj pi.
ETY. and virtue, furnished in the records
OF events That have past, or in the
register Of those which sre passing,
will he exhibited. / he interests OF
education, comPreheuding the instruca
ton aud discipline &C the domestic
circle, OF primary seho0is, ofreligioua
associations. and Of the higher semi.
naries Of learning, will be daily appre.
ei2tcd. Rrief notices ef memorable
events, Of hooks new aud old, of the
progress Of the sciences and The errs.
wilt occupy the place towhich their i'm
poT;arce shall eD:itle them. In n word,
this paper will aim, ly means too vari.
to h" deserted III detnii, to awaken
AID 10 sustain spirit Of mental and
mo'ai and religions improvement And
without impairiUs its capacity for son.
ersl usefulness, its materials vii; he
ndsptsd to ihe e&isgncics ofihntresinn,
20 which It's pFineips! circulation viii,
probably, be confined.
The interest which this paper will
strive TO promote, is the common inter
est Of all Christians, and Of all classes
OF society. of the spirit that shall
pervsde IL, no enlightened and candid
member of any Christian denomination
viii have cause to complain. In this
part Of the country, no work precisely
Of This kind, is circulated. UphappiIy,
he distribution here, Of religious pa.
pers and magazines published at a dis
-
per therefore will be the humble eoad.
iutor Of others, eonsecrated To the same
Interesting purposes. In The county Of
Berkeley and in those eOun.ies " hich
Immediately sdioin it, in Virs mia,
there are Exclusively of people Of en-
lori more than rs 900 souls. CireuIa-
ting amid such population, a prbli
c ion Of this sort might be extremely
useful
Shall an enterprise IF this character,
and for such an object, he smctbere1
in the bosom ola Christian eommun ~?
With sufficient patronage, 10 support
this undertaking, the Editor would
pursue, not unwilline!y, the tolls in
which it might involve him, animated
by the hope that he should not labour
IN vain,
CONDITIONS.
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and folded go as to make on oetavo
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months; aud 81 arter that period
Persons becoming responsible for ten
copies shall be entitled TO another gra-
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one mouth, before the end Of the cur
rent year.
The publication TO commence as
soon rs sufficient patronage TO defray
the expense, is secured.
Subscriptions received a! fb;s Office.
MaTtiRs5urS, Vr. FEB, iefH 1929.