The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1823-04-01
ChriStian AAVocate.

The umo o. h.eiature wi il senanc ems
fanny, a Il times tapollant, IS ,ecula " soa,-
Is tihe, and IA t4s country The enem - Of
The truth d, J. - Jrs Il, ait using all tn,ir ell
de Wors 70 maintain their cause AID extend theft
influence, y tac pow iiul auA,liaiIco oil tIudI.
ton .nd sc; and II tie truth re leit naked, OF
appear Oh a careless OF slovcnlv gaib, it
Ail not be hk>lv to attract he attention aud
VIA TIE carts oil tlat la,ge and important por
ton oi lie community winch cCnsI Is OF the
youus, the cultivated and the spi ing. " e
Nhow, indeed, that success III Cu;ivdtng evan
2eIc4l ttutn must come ON Go, and tnat
nOthidg but ms giaCe vii Va. { ange a glv
human he.ut. Sill We aieuo. to exp ct mira.
cies--Ws ave onlV 10 expect TIE -uiics 7, ovi
denee, ailC the influence II OWNS grtce, IN tue
Sc .lsigoIou' eNetuans, aud OF meas natu
rally adal ed TO the eli, cts intended to be pro
uuCed. When toe ,nenies OF vital godliness
asstil twin ,ea MN ,and VII, aud TASTE, they
must b. co1pbatt-d with the legitimate Use OF
Tie ornls wine thcy aJnse. Ia this vice the
christian n V"cate aapites to take pant sen
aIble, tndetd, that t must be ali htmble pat
IL pItes 10 &c somewhat st um ntdl III pre-.
venting the evil fleets of literature ms PIP led
i cult a / Z anu ditiu7igg sound Dr iicai [
u,,sln, II sHro IGg misrepresentation ana so
phistfy, IN o / 3 the Tue coct,lres oil the
gospel II tbat cha t al att active dItss Which
mey give lul thcctt thei! native era ms, IN
andra.,i nsto cherish the love oi learning and
a lu,t taste amir the yoe ger cte:gv, aad q
? oinosc, : neraliY, atoeg oithbd &c .fls..ans,
a. tone and aspect OF true ange,ical pie'y,
whlch shal, demunstiat, at it l. Lot hJsti,t
but uI4 y la uIab!t 70 " what's ever things d t
true, honest, ju,t. pure, lowell, and OF good re.
poit." ill., &c, tne Divine blessing, IT shall
hc ounG Tat these q uits, l. any cohsdel ah'e
ex eat. have been p I'd lccd by tna publication,
| itW.i hay Ieuuc,,d a scnIcv which al who
sHa hive In t;.ell aia VII have reason lor-
We to ejoitf.
The kln OF matte, which this publication
vii CO atain, 1t Is not ought necessary 70 apc
city detail The Editot will have consta' ~
BET re HIM tn b ST rels Gus sceiiaies, "h ch
are pual d tn IN l. ope ana the Unit d
- ate, ard wll en- Casof, "a Ia possible, q
moucl a d l. pr " 5 own wIk, by al the
aids wac he can derive II III Q eoe sources -
! It. Is oniy tn usht nee ssa y t. E.cIiJion art
! culn Y, that II atterept "il be mace 10 give a
condemned AID comp Oh nss,e VIZ" o r. iou=
uteIli. ence; that the rssdeIs OF The Chistian
4, NO az nay know the eN stng ttte OF Dlb t
| Societc nn, n, ara leviVa, oi feh5ion,
without being attn e~pe sc and t CUB e,"tl,h
ma cam I atfo d, o pm chasins aud reading
the numerous pu,Iicat.on.. TO which these IN
tere,tin and important objects have recently
! gwen occasion.
A number oithe Chriotan Advocate shall bt
ssued in the Il st week oil every mt nth
one enth"lthe profits oithl' "o'k shall hell
TO Term a fund to be appiop lated annually t.
! Christian charles lv soae members of tn'
pr,sbyie,ian Church, c,eley ANA laity, lmpn
tia y selected.
All colnmun cations en- the subject OF tn
work are t. he post paid, and ai'te.sed 20 tn
puhnsher, F" T.. LirrflL, Ptilade ll'a.'
ih,s work, which i, c,ntinu' ,on OF tn
p s,b.teran Ma -azine, began in Jannal,
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