The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1823-07-18
Christian .AdVOcate.

The union oi he. dtut c WIN gen-he chiIs-
ianlty at ali tmes important, % ttcuiia y 81 s-
It's tue, anu IN this. coantIy. Tue entinIts ui
The truth a. it i, III Ieafts, al usng al th1lt eh
deasois to MAINTAIN. thelI cauae AL extend thrn
influence, by IT,. powerful auA,iI'tss ul csal
ton and taste aud htht truth * lelt haEcd, o.
appear onlY / "a eless OF sloveilV Salh, II
will not be Iike'y 20 attract the atteutoh and
win the hearts olthal large and important POI
tIOn oi the community winch consists Oh the
young, the cultivated ana The asPllns. Ne
know, indeed, that success IN culIyatng evan
SeiCaitt uth must COME ON Got, ANA tat
nothl5 bpt his grace viii ever change aIasle
human heart. sal we alcnot 10 expect mira.
cles we areo ITO eXFecttle snnies o. Prov
dence, ana the influence OF tivIne grdre, III tie
use oiVigb,ous eNeiLi rs, and Of means nath.
rally addpted 10 the ell, cts iatended to lie pio-
auIed. When the tnenr's oil vital gudhneos
assa3 Il Win lea ming, and wit, aud tas'e, they
uluai be con,batted with tive legitimate use vi
The arIus winch they aause. In TINS V'erth"
CniiaNar Advocate app CO L. take pat sen
5lhls, HuccU, la It mat be an II InOie part
IL a pire5 TO c somewhat i stfumtntalln pre-
Venting he evil ellect7 OF Literature nisappaed,
ia euil a ny and diiigalnR soghd bhhcdl Ell
uclsm, III exposing m5rt pl esshtd'loh ana 50
phlstiy, III co! ~ The ru,e aoct'Ires oil lhe
uospI n thae GtIdste AMI at active dress wni, n
ney give fall effect then native cha ms, IL
and avoIinsto cherish the love Of lfdrnlns and
Just taste tlnl n the YOU ger clergy, a d 10
pi 3fnote, geUera,iy, among o,tnod cniisiians,
thai tone and aspect OF t;ue evangelical plety,
which shall demons ait that 1t - net ho7uie
! but highly favorable TO - Whatsoever taIngs al {
true, houest, past, pure, LOVELY, and OF good ne.
port.' il,u der the Divine bic sing, It hal
| be found that these lestits, t. any conslde able
! extent, nave 5etn p' odtced by ta's publication
It will haveIende d a service ~ winch al wnu
shaIlhave given 1t tHeir aid viii have reason lot
ever TO teIoice.
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before him the b. st re.fgous scellaniea, wh'cl
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This work, which is continuation al tt
Presbyterian Magazine, began IN Jsnua'
1923.
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