The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1823-04-22
Christian Advocate.

The UNION ol literature win genuine CHRIS
ianIiy, at all tmts ia portant, Is Peculla ~ soa1
this tune, and IN tnlo country. ihc uplcs al
thc truth as It 10 IN Jesus, az usinS All Iti, III
dedsoro to MAINTAIN their cause dnd eNtend then
Iiiuehce, hy the powerful auAlliaI,o ot cIuGl.
tioa aud taste, and the Truth be lett naked, q
appear only III careless OF aloY,nly gaIb, II
Nil not be likely to attract the attention an
win the heats Of thal ,argc and important poi
ton oi the community winch consists OF the
young, the cultivated and the aspiiing. We
know, indeed, that success III cultISdting evan
seical IA nth must come / ON God, aud that
nothing but his arace viii ever c. dn2e 81 Gle
human hearl. sal we are not TO expect mira.
Giles we aleonly to expeetthe smiles o. Pow
deuce, aud the influence oil Dlyinr grace, III the
Use oivIS lou, eXelti, rs, and OF means natu
rally aaap e,l 10 the ee cts intended to be pro
Gucsd. When the enemies oil vital goodness
asaai II with ica nln :, and wit, and aste, they
must be conbattrd with the legitimate use ui
Tie arms which lhey a0use. la lis e wee the
Christian hovC cate asplles 10 take pant !; sen
aIble, indeed, Max / must be au Ii aulGle pat
IL pres to &c somewhat btrnmtntal 10 pre-
Venting ne evil siiscta Of uter1tu einis pr led
IN cuRi d il gand diiiu>ins sound biblical Ell
tlc.sm, IN cApoI = misrepresentation aud 80
pllIstfy, in { othis : the ptie Gocttl.es OF the
gospel N tilat cEaae ami att active dress which
.hey give full etfectt thel, native caa M, III
ahdedvur ngto cherish the love Ut learning AND
a lust taste AMIN, the youi Fer clergy, a. 10
Promote, seneI ally aux uS uItnodu X car atians,
that tone and aspect OF tue evangelical piety ,
which shail demonstrate hat 1t 10 not hostile
but highly iavUi able To - whatsoever things are
tue, hOuest, past, pure, lovely, aad OF good re-
port" Il, "a de- the Divne blessing, 1t shall
tc iound that tlese leat,its, to any considerable
extent, have been Produced by tns publication,
1t VIII have tendei,d d service IN winch dlihVho
shallh4ve gie' 1t the!r avn viii have leasotI ,ol-
ever u rejoice.
The lsinoo u matter which this publication
viii contain, It u not Thought necessary to spe
city III detail The Editol will nave coiis(anuy
before hun the b 1T religious nlsceIlanieo, which
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States, and will euaeayor, lar a. possible, TO
model ard improve his own work, by all the
AIDS which he can dellVe from these sources -
| IL is only thought u, c, ssary 10 mention part
cuiariy, that al attempt will be made to give a
condensed and comprehensive view of relis ious
intei. .ence that the readers of the Christian
| Adyocdle may know the EXISTING state of BIB {
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PRESBYTERIAN Magazine, began in January,
1928
| Published monthly-Priee SO n year, pnya-
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