The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1823-06-13
Christian AuVocate.

the UNION oi h.cratuie with genuine CHRIS.
fanny, at III times important, Is pecna ly SO al
this Tune, and III TINS county. HE entmics oi
the ruth Il - m Jesus az USING all lheit cn
dcdvors To MAINTAIN then cause AKA ,tend then
influence, by the powerful auXlllaiIes ui eIudi
tIon and llsle and Inc truth be leil naked, 'oi
appear on.y /. a eless OF aloN eny gatb, ii
aill not be likely To attract tue attention and
win the healte that are and tmpoI can't por-
tiun oi tue community winch consists oil the
young, the cultivated and the ospi ing. We
know, indeed, that success IN CuitVdtlng evan
gelCalt nth MUS come ON Cos, and that
nothing but ms grace will ever crange a single
human heart. SIl we u, not to expect mita.
cles afeo ly TO expet the smiles o = owl
dence, and the influence % DIVINE grace, IN the
use viSoiou exert rs, aud OF means nata-
rally adapted 10 the effects INTENDED to be pro
3uced. When tue enemie, OF vital GOODNESS
asaaIl twin ica MN aud wi, and ate, they
must b. coIBbatted with the legitimate use ol
the arms wiIcn they aguse. In tbs Z sicr tie
Christian A!vocatc app, es To take part /, en-
sible, indeed, that i mus be an II mule part -
1t pines to &c somewhat strGmehtd III PIE.
sentlng the evil oiIects Of literature misappied
IN cult ii and diiusing sound biOilcaI eli
tIcism, n eApo-lGg misrepresentation and SO
phl-uy, in 9TH & the pure doebi es OF he
= p, in that chas.c anu att active DIR, SIS which
- ey give iul sfiectt, then native cha ms, in
andeavornato cherish the love oilearning and
apstta5te among The You. gen clergy, a 10
promote, genc'ail}, among oithod y en- Istidns
thai tone and aspect oi tue evangelical pIeIy,
~niCn hall dem 1ust rate that it 10 not hostile
but hishlv |, yoI able 10 " whatsoever things are
Il uc, honest, just, pure, lovtls, ana Of good
port" H. dei Tie Divine blessing, 1t shall
Le found that these iesults, T. any consider abIe
eAteni, has bcen p. odGced by tn publication
!. will h .vtfendet d a seINiee Ia which all who
sha lhave gi9tn II Their aid vii, have reason Tor
ever to eloice.
The kinas Il matte which this publication
vii contain, [ is not ought nee ssaiy TO spe-
chy IN detail Ibr r.ditur will have constamly
heijle MIN the 81 rel 1ious cellaucs, winch
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It is my tn ughtnec ssaty to mention parti
cu.r Y. that au att eli pt viii be made to give a
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p eshyterian MAGAZINE began in January
1923.
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