The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1823-10-03
Christian AuVocate.

The unloh Oh literature win genane cnns
an,ty, at IL tlmts important, il ecniall y al
tuIs tue, anu IN TINS country. The enem.cs oil
he nth as II Is III jesus, are usln4 ali thu tn
dedvor5 10 MAINTAIN thcu caus, and extend thrIr
Influence, by tae powerful auXIila les OF eludi
ton and TASTE; ana II the truth pe Lett naked, o.
appear on,y IL careless OF slovenY saib, it
Niilnot be like y to attract the atteoton and
win the carts ot that large ana important poi
ton OF tue community winch consists oil the
young, the cultivated ana the aspuinp. We
know, indeed, that SUI cess IN cutlVatlng evan
ge iCalt nth must come ON Go, anu that
nothing but ms srace Will ever c an9e 81 gle
human heart. Sui we are not to expect MIRA
c,es W. aieo ~ to eXpectthe amllcs o. Z on
deuce, and the influence II Divine grace, III the
Ise ,tvIs tou. ex,Iiioas, and Of neaas natn-
sally sdap.ed Il tie effects intended TO be pro-
,uced. When tue enemies OF vital goodness
assaIl ltwIt Ca min ana wit, and as'e, they
iuIst be { mbdttcH with the legitimate use OF
The rms wmch they anuse. In Tins esvice the
Cnristla A " cate aspi, Is t. take part sen
sibe, indeed, hat { must ht an humble put
Ii a pires to Ue somewhat / strunltutal in pr.
sentine he evil effects of literature mi-apptied,
in cult iHg and dIiiuolrg sound biollcai eli
ticlsm, II exposing mIsrepI eosutdtlon and 50.
phIsuy,in oil Il = Inc pure dDctlres OF the
70 ~ N that chao,e an att, active dress winch
ney give full fleet to thcn native cna ms, in
dndeavotlnot to cherish the love o!learnna and
a Iust tastt anon. the vouj gen clergy, 10
p umote, Eenerati,, among oIthod X christians,
tina, cone and aspect oil t,ue evangelical pIe,y,
uhica shall demonstrate that it u ct hostile
bot algh Y favorable to " whatsoever / ifgs are
true, honest, Just, pure, lovely, and oi good r..
-, RI = IT, der the DiNue blessing, It shall
he tou. that hese results, to any considerable
extent. laye been produced by TINS pubtcftioh
II vii ~, rendeIed a sci nee IN which all who
shallh,ve given It their aid will have reason ot-
eve, to elolce.
The xinos II matte which this publication
VIII contan, It y mol thought necessary 10 spe'
cIfy NJ detail The Editor viii hsve Constantly
| petors him the b st religious 'uscellames when
ave puhii he'd both in Eltope ana the Unltvd
| States. and will endeayor, as iar as possible, q
| model and i prove n own work, by al tht
aids who he en- derive from Ae-e sources =
! It is Only tn light necessary to merton paiI'
cular y, that an attempt viii he made u give
| condensed ard comprch ns,ve Vl7w o. rel, iou'
| intelligence: that the readers OF the Christ Al
| Advocate NAV know the existing tate oi BID
Societies, mise,ens, and revlvas OF rehgIoh
! without being at thc expense and t'oub'e,wn"i
mary cannot aflo,d, cipu'cnasing and reading
the numerous publication. to which these m
ttere,ting and important objects have recent
given occasion ... ..n.,,b
A number ofthe Christian Advocate snail
ss,,ed in the first week OF every month
une4enlholthe profits o'th'' work shal, ne,
G. form a fund to be apptop 'atcd annually |
e phrstian charities by some menlhe's OF IN
'.reshvte,ian Church, clergy and laity, impa'
. al'yselected, -. s,,,a.t IF ;.
WORK are to be post paid, and addressed TO II
j l,ubnsher, " E. LirtELL, Ph,ade ph'a :,
his work, which IS a continuation OF II
Presbyterian Magazine, began IN Jannar
1873.
2 Published 1non,hly--Pric 50 yenr, po
= ne on aeiire,g Of the J'1"s number or 81
patl IN ~ once