The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1823-09-26
Christian advocate.

The union OF literature WIN .enlane CHRIS
arlty, at II times II, porant, is tecuIla y scat
tins tune, and in TINS count V. The tnem IS OF
the truth as L IS IN Jesus are using all ti,ir en-
detvora 10 maintain then ca,ls. AID extend their
influence, hy the pow ,Iinl aux liza is OF eiudi
ton and taste; and ,fthr truth Ne lett NAKED, OF
appear on.y il careless OF sloyenly garb, it
nj not be Likely TO attract the a tentlon and
win the heart5 OF that large abd Important p0r-
ton Of the community which consists OF the
young the cultivated and the asplt my. We
KIN w, indeed, that success IN cultvatng evan
geicalt nth must come ON Go i, and that
nothing bat ms grace VII yer caange 81 gle
human heart. Stl We ave not to expect MIRA.
clcs W. aleoolyto eXpectthe smiles o 2 ov
dence, and the influence al Divin grace, in the
use oiyie rou- exert NJ, and OF ucaIs nltu-
rally addp'ed 70 the eiicC, intended to he pro
euced. When c 4ntnie, OF vital godliness
| as,aIi It wit .enhin :, and wit, and as'e, they
must be- combat q with the legitimate use Of
the arius Wsneathey aousc. In this I vice the
Christla A'Yocate a pr rs Ia take part sen
slDie, JUDGED, that II must be al Inble pat.---
/ II ,piics to ne somewhat st'umsrtal in PIC.
Venting be evil effect, of literature misappic1
III cult Il ing ana dlilusing sound biblical eli
tcam, III exposing misrcp, essutatIon and so.
phstiy, in o'Ri ( the pu,e doctires OF the
eosp IN that cha e ana AIT actin dress which
u,ey give lul! effect t. Their native cha ns, in
and aVoI,ngto cherish 10 love oilearning and
a lust taste among the you ger clergy, AID 10
promote, gcnelaily, arnoug orthodox CHRISTIANS,
that tone and aspect OF true c, angelcal p.ety,
which shall demonst.at that it is not hostile
but high favorable to " whatsoever things are
true, honest, ist, pure, lovely, am oil good re-
! port" li,u der the Irvine blessing, 1t shall
lie tou d that these results, t. any considerable
* ent have been produced by TINS publication
| wi vfrende,a d ser ice in which all who
shailhave given ii their aid will have reason Tor
ever TO rejoice.
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will contain, It is not thought necessary to spe.
! cIy III detail Thu Editor will have CT iarily
Def IL him the b. st reilly ons nisccllanies, which
ar, published buthin E'uope ana the Uuit, d
| State, and vii en- ieayor, as ar pc sible, o
model ard iup, We his own work, by all the
AIDS who he can deriv" ram .heae sources -
1t is only tn ught aec 5say t. mention part
culn y, tuat n attempt will he made to give
cJud,n,cd a d compreh uslye Vi W OF religious
intelligence that tie relde.s OF The Christian
| Advocate my In ," the existing tale OF BIB e
Sociciie-, nll-,l Ia, and re" vas OF religion,
| WITHOUT bclnss u III zap IL anu ''Ouo CIV IN
ma " cam I ailo d, OF pul cnasiug and reading
the numerous publications TO which these in
tcrc TN and important ,bjects have recently
gwen occasion.
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0ne-lenth II the profits tthis work shallhelp
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This work, which Is a continuation OF the
P esbv,er,an Magazine, began in January
le23
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