The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1823-05-13
Christian Advocate.

The uuion Cl literature WI h genulne CHRIS
Ianlty, al III tunes important, Is ptenlia y at
thIsthe, and IN thla country. The enei;fies oi
the truth as It is III lesa-, are usin5 all then en
deatorS 10 maintain then cause ana extend then
Influence, hy the powerful a,HIlia les ol ciudl.
ton and taste and Ilthc truth be lelt naked, OF
appear unly IT, IA careless OF si0.eniy gaib, IL
viii not he likely 10 attiact the attention and
VII, the hearts otthal large aud lnpoitent poi
ton a the community witch consists oil the
young, the cultivated ana the asp,inp. We
know, indeed, that success, in cultVatrns evan
gehcai ruth must come ON Gov, and tnat
nothing but ms grace viii ever chang 81 Gle
human heart. Stll we ate uol tn expect unfn.
cies--we areoily TO expeo tie snnic5 O; L oyi
uence, and the influence OF Divine grace, III the
use oivIgoIous exeltItns, and oi means natn-
/ rally adapted to the effects intended TO hn Pc
duced. When the enemies oi vital goodness
assali it with ca ning, aud wit, and taste, they
must be combatted with the legitimate use ol
the arms when they abuse. la this Il wee the
| Christian Advocate aspn es to take pat ser
sIblc, indeed, that t must hc ali hfimble patt---
Ii a,pilea ~ be sonI.wnat i atfuni.ntal IN pre-.
venting the evil ellcct5 ot hterltule nlsapph.d
IN cult a ing and dilinsing sound biblical eI,-
tcsIn, ~ exposing misrepresentation and SO
pbI,try, in c,othag the pule u0etii,es oil The
! o,pel IN that chalte and AT aeta 4 dress Which
ney give full fleet t. thei native cha ms, III
andcavur,ngtu cherish the love oil learning and
Just taste among lhe younger CLERGY, AID TO
promote, geuel ally, duonl orthodox en- i6lian4,
that tone and ASPECT ot tue evangelical pIeiy,
which shall demonstrate lhlt il Is not hostile
! but highly favor able to " whatsoever things are
tue, honest, just, pun It, lovely, aud Of good lie.
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be found that these ut, t. any considerable
extent, have been p odaced by ths publication,
1t vii have rendered ser ice ~ which all who
shallhave given il their aid viii have iof-
ever to rejoice.
The kinus OF matter which this publication
will contain, It is not thought Necessary 10 sPc-
CITY in detail The Editor viii have Constantly
before him the best religious u,lsceilanleo, which
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model ard iirpr' ye his own work, BY all the
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| condensed and compreht Vie" u religious
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| Socictic-, nisai ms, and feviyas of religion,
without being at tn. expense aud trouble, wnIch
many cannot afford, purchasing and reading
the numerous publication, To which thee in
teres,ins aud important objects have recently
! given occasion.
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ssued IL the first week ot cseiy month
One-enth OF The profits Of thi- "otk hallheip
to form a fund to be app p' lated annually TO
Christian charities bv sotne memheis ot the
Presbyterian Church, clergy aud laits, impn-
tia yseected.
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work are to be post paid, and addre ed to the
publisher, " T.. LirrELL, ptisde ph'a."
/ I his work, which is continuation OF tn,
p e,byterlan Magazine, began in January
( 1923.
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