The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1823-05-16
Christian advocate.

The umon u literature wth genuine CHRIS
ia,n,y, al i'll tnss important, IS peculiarly SCAT
TINS tid.e, and IN ms county. 1lc cn,n mes oi
The truth as 1t IL III Jesus, are using all thelr eli
deasoIs 10 maintain then cause and eStcnd then
iniiu.uce, hy the powerful auXlaIies Ol ctudl
ton and tas,e, and litne trutn be lelt naked oi
pp.al Ola y IL, car eess or soyeniy Ia,b, it
MI not be likely TO attract the attention aud
WIN the heaits oftiat lafLe aud important pot
tIon o the community which consists oil the
NouuS, the cutlvated and the aspi ing. " {
know, JUDGED. thai success IN cultiyatna evan
| Behcaltluth must come {. ON God, and that
| nothing but ms grace viii ,vCr cnangU slugle
| human heart. Su we are Hot to expect mira.
cies - We ateonly to expect the smiles oil Pow
| denCe, and The INFLUENCE OF Dlslne grace, IN the
use oi vISoious eNtitI3ns, and OF means natu-
rally sddp,cd 10 the effects intended To be p,o-
duCtd. When the enemies oil vital godlness
assail twill Ca nius, and wi, and taste, they
must be comhalted with the legitimate use ol
Tie inns wnIch the, abuse. la this se wee the
Cnristla" Vocate aspli e. to take part sen
| aible, indeed, that 4 must bc all humUle part
| II a'piles 10 'e aonIcwhat stiunII utal IN pre-.
venting the evil rliocte OF literature IN 5ippied
Ia cult n,g ana dilltising sound 'h.cal chi.
tItlsm, ~ Exposing misrepresentation and so
phshy, in otiii z Tue puie Goct ires of the
| 20 pei IN that chase am att actn dress which
ney give iul llcctt thci native cha ns, in
andeavoi NJ to cherish the love u leafning and
a Just taste among TIE you gei clergy, aud 10
promote, genci ally mong iihoduA cnI Istiano,
thai ton. and aspect OF true evangelical peiy,
which shall demons,ral, that it 10 lot hostile
but highly favorable 10 whatsoever thlnbs al t
true, honest, just purt lovely, and OF good re.
port" u, dei The Divine blessing, ii shall
be found that these results, t. any considerable
extent, have been p odJced by In 5 publication,
it will have rendered a service IN which all vino
sha lhave given II their aid will have reason for
ever to ejoicr.
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al published both ia isa,ope AMI the Unit-d
States, and will endeavor, 40 Tar Il, possible, 10
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culary, that an attempt will be made to give
condensed and comprehsnsipe vl'w oircligior
utellie ence; that the readers OF the Christ A,
Advocate may know the existing state of I,ii,
| Societiea, missi ns, and reviyas OF religion
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the numerous publications, TO which these il,
terc' tin and important objects lave recent
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This work, which is a contnuatiou OF I'll
Presbyterian Magazine, began, in Jannar.
1898.
Published moathty-- Price 50 year, pag,
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