The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1823-11-11
Christian il yocate.

The unIoI Vi ne, ,.u,e WIN ,>n nue Cnls
fanny, al all tInts Important, Is ecuIa ~ 80 Al
his TIT, and III tins country. lhc rnsHlcs oi
the tiulh a. II /, IN JESUS, a'e usmg all thtIr en-
deaYors 10 MAINTAIN the.r cause and eXtena theIl
influence, y thc powerful auXllla'les " elui
ton and taa,c; and Al the truth be lett naked, OF
appear only IA a careless or slovenly garb, 1t
win be likely to attract the attention and
MN the hearts of that large and important pot :
ton OF the community winch Consists OF the
young, the cultivated and the i,pi ing. " t
knu", Indeed, chat success IN culL.vatIug evan
Aelcalt, uth must come ON Got, and that
nothing nis grace vii even c 81 gle
human ntalt. Sui we are not to e..r,ct mira
Gles--we areoniy to eNpectt the smiles OF L. owl
dence, and the influence oil Divine grace, IN the
Use VivISorous eAel Lions, and OF Inea"s natu-
rali, adapted to the effects intended to be pl o.
auced. When the enemies OF vital gUdlnees
a5sal It with lea, min =, and wit, aud TASTE, they
must be combatteu With the legitimate use uI
'he arms which heY abuse. In this &c vice the
[hrl,tlalI Advocate aapi, es IL take part ; SEN
sioir, 'ndeed, that t mu be All humble PART
1t a,pues to Ue somewhat stIumental in pre-.
venting he evil effects OF lite allure mi-apptied,
III cult aug ana dlthi Lag sound oolicai cti-
"elsm, II eApo'Eg as, p, essnt"tlon and so
ph'''ty,'n o'ti the pue doct rs OF The
Sos9el IN tAI Cha { all at act cdr IS which
ne give full ehectt- III ell native c, ms, in
SndeaYer ns1o c"eri'n III, love Gle n'ng and
Inst taste "inons the YOU &c, cle' -, a'o o
Promote, general ,alnong ot.hod xrh 'st' ans,
shal toae nd aspect Of Tue E, anseI,cal plety,
@h'eh ehaii uem lIs,raie th,t it |. OF h site
gu. higey favorable to j." whalsaevet lnes are,
ssne, honest, y''t, pure, lovely, and Of goon It.
Pot' ii,u der The Divine blessing, It shall
oeiou I'd that these esuts, t any considerable
vE'ent, have oeen p oduced by Tn publicat,o III
II Whl have rende I'd a sci vice i which al, who
spsiih We gwen Htneir and will have reason ior-
ever to rejoice.
ane KINDS OF matter which this publication
"Aconta'", It Is not tRoug t aecl ssa v TO spe
sny IN detail Inc Edto, will nave c, constantly
oe'Ote hnn the b,st religious .n.cellanies, whicn
~ Puhl'hed hrthin Europe ami the Uuit, d
S'"Ie, and WI Ell. eayor, a. Jar a, o-s Die, to
.""ue' d '"Pr,ve has ow1 work, by al the
~ ' winch he can derive fran hes sources-
" ohy tn 'ught nec' ssa, to mention parti
S''l J, that ~ attempt vii, be made to give a
'1eiiSed and coinpTch nsi,e vi.w Of re !. lou.
,"sehee; that TIE readers oil the Chti.tIaIi
ace may know the existing tate OF Blue
4 ,"feS, mloai, tIo, aud icYltals Of religion
- "ou' or1nS at tn expense and trouble " uich
t %'"y Cam tafio d, OF pu,c. asing aud reading
4 roy numerous puihc tom. to which these II,
s:,a "ns and important objects have recently
nnatr6er otthe Christian Advocate hall ht
'a n The first week vi eve V month
p"0'eh Ia OF the profits ofthis work shall hell
pm, ",h 'nnd to be app op lated annually t,
i,a,l 'uSh charr'es by some members Of tn.
Gs 'oy ian Church, clergy and laty, impair
ta "a Communications on the subject OF In,
t,1'.' are to he post paid and addre .ed to tn,
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p,. nus work, winch IL c rti:ualion Of tn.
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