The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1823-07-04
Christian advocate

The UNION OF hteiatlE c WIN genuine CHRIS
'anIty. at ii times important, is eculla " 50 al
tais tive, and III TINS county. The eneme ni
the truth as il IS in ,leoue, using all Their
deavors 10 MAINTAIN ther cause and extend theu
Influence, by the pow, riui auaIhaiIcs ui eruh
ton and taste and fths truth be lelt naked, o.
appear on.y la car cltss or slnyenly gaIb, it
will not be likely To attiact the Attention aud
win the aearts oil that large ana important pot
tim OF / ( community winch consists ot the
sauug, the cultivated and the aspi' in. We
know, indeed, HAT success III caIivatii < evan
IeIcal Il uth must come ohu Gou, and that
nothing bat III, ,lace viii ever CT ange Il gle
.p!man hetrt. as,i VI a'euot 10 expect mira.
ees w ateOhlY 10 expect the miles o Z ovi
dence, 1nd the nihiense 81 DIVINE grace, III the
st isIa reU' eXeIt,a.s, and OF lncans natu-
rally adapted % ihe effects intended to be pro
nced. NheH &c tneIn.e' III vital godhLess
as,ail It WITH teafhIna ana WI, aud a9.e hey
must b. comhatted with the legitimate use OF
t!r rms Hnici they a1use. In tins vice the
Cht7taa y vscatc -pI e. &C. take pant /; en-
sole, nde.d, hat muzt az al h mble paIt--
! Il a pIes 10 &c SOMEWHAT strnIntntal IN pre-
Venting TIE evil ,ticct7 OF literature lnleappIed
III Culi a II aud dit!uslug sound bbhCal eli
tlclsm, Il opposing uistepi ,sshtatlon and So
| phlsIry, IN c otii the pa doctlh.es Oh The
20 y, n that chastc ana alt active dr. IS nic IA
ueY eve hIl. vt.ectt t. lhc, naive Goa M, III
j auu av1Iins 10 cherish lie love OF learning and
past taste .lIoa, Tie Oh gci clergy, d 20
! promote, g,ucfat,J, Among " thod chtiSlans,
taat tone aud i7PeGt II tie aGgehral p ETY.,
/ which shall demonstrate iht 1t II not hostile
but hiLny favorable To - what's eyeI thngs are
ttue, huneat, llst, pune, l5vel}, and oi good re-
puit" 81, ~ det the Divine BILE sing, It shall
| he found that these esult-, t any considerable
ex' ett. kagebesn p oiaccd bytn pnbhcatlon
| II viii haveteude I'd a service in winch all who
| shaihre liVen Il their aid wll have reason Tor
ever tnrt lUicr.
The lsin,s % Il. Ntte which this publication
will contaiu, Vt IS not thon,,ht necessary % spy
city IN detail. l he EiitoI viii haVe CONSTANTLY
bef re him the b ST .lous mlsceilanieo, which
are pnhii,h,d both IN Europe and the unit't
States, and viii enGcayor, as Tar a, possible, Il
model in prov h.s own work, by all tn
aids which he can derive from thcsr sout ces -
II is only thought pec. ssa,y to mention part
culsr Y, that aa attempt will be made to give
CONDENSED and compreh ns,Ne view Of rc'lGlou
intelligence; that tie readers OF the Chrietial
| Advocate may know the existing state oil BIB
Societies, nli5slans, and reviyals OF religion
without being at the eApens ard srouoe,wnIc
many cam taao,d, oil purchasing and readn
the nun Ell GUS publications, to which these III
rerestins aud important Objects have recent.
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