The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1823-09-16
Christian advocate.

The ,.nlou OF ltel dnie WI n genuine rhrls-
anIty, at IL times important, Is Iseculla iYsoa-
tGIstiu {, and an TINS county. Ine ene.nles Oh
the Truth it IS IN Jesus, sfe using all their cn
detvors to maintain chem cans and extend theif
Influence, hy the powerful auA,la,Iea OF eiu4I
ton and tasts and ithe tro,a I lett naked, OF
appear cn,y il a careless or slovtnly ga1b, II
vii not be hkely to attract the attention an
viva the hearts otthat large and important por-
ton OF the community which consists OF the
yonnL, the cultivated and the asp IN We
know, indeed, that success IN cultIvathng evan
geHicalt auth must come ON Coo, aud That
nothing bat his grace will ever cnange single
human heart. Sill we are moi TO expect mira.
cles VT areonly to eXpectthe smiles o + ovi
dence, and the influence OF niyin grace, the
use Vigorous eXeIt,oas, md OF means nata-
rally adapted to the effects intended to be pro-
uuced. When the enemies OF vital goodness
2,saIl with lea nins {, aud wi, md taste, they
must be combatted with the legitimate use OF
the arms who hey aDuse. In this { yIcethe
Christian y vucnt, a7piIes tatakc part ; sen
siblc, indeed, that t must be an unble part
1t aspires to DC somewhat shumertal IN PIE
venting The evi effects of literature m''aPpicd,
in cult a ing and dilusilg sound biblical cr.
ticlsm, ~ eXpo5i = '.Isrcp,cssftaton and So.
phistiy, in c otai',g the pure doct.Ires oil the
pospl N that chase AMI att actn dres, which
ney give iul fleet h then native caa M, IN
aud svor ny to cherish the love otlearuIng and
lustta-te nn"ng The YOU ger clergy, to
promotes ncraIiN, among otthod X chinsiIans,
that tone and aspect OF tue e,augehcal pIety,
whic}, shall demonstrate, thlt it i OF hostile
but ngh,y ltvoi able To i" whatsoever t,ings are
tue, honest, je,t, pure, Lowell, and of good II.
port" T., del the Divine blessing, 1t shall
be leu that these results, t. any considerable
e. cot have BEEN produced by tn publication
il vii havtrender. d service in which al who
shallhave giv,n Il their aid will have reason Tor
ever to eloice.
The .,lnds OF matter which tbs publication
viii co tain, it IS not thought necessny TO spe-
CITY N detail The Editor Will have Constantly
hcior. him ia b ST rchg Gus olscellanies, which
a publ htd b thin l. nope and the Unit d
STATE ahd nII eu, eavoI, as iar a possible, 10
mode a. d J. pl VI ; own WORK, by all the
aids whics he can derive from these sources
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! cular =, that an attempt will be made 10 give a
condensed and comprch, ns',c Vi W oi religious
intelligence that the readers OF the Chrl-tian
! Advocate NAV know the existing tate oil BIB c
! Snc;Ctic-, MISSIONS, and revivsis OF religion,
Without being at the expense and trouble,wn'ch
many cam t allo d, Of purchasing aud reading
the numerous punlicotion-, to which these III.
tere TIM and important bjects have recently
given occasion
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c form a fnnd to be appropriated annually tc
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his work, winch Is continuation OF thu
p esbv;erian Magazine, began in January
tlt2}
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