The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1823-03-14
Christian Advocate.

The nnIou oil lHeIdtu t w IA genuine chris
aniIy, al all tIn., important, Is lecuIlally SO at
thi tine, and IN tnIs county. The enem es oi
The truth a. II - IN Jesus, are u,mE all tneIt en-
deavors 10 MAINTAIN their cau,e and eNtena then
luf encc, hy the powerful auXaiI les 81 cradi
ton and taste, aud 1.-THE Truth lie ielt naked o.
Appear oniy j. careless or soYenly eafb, it
viii not be likely to attract the attention and
win the hearts Oh that kh &c aud important po,.
ton OF the community Which consits oi the
young, the cutWatcd and the uspi' ny. We
know, indeed, thai success IN culsatihL evan
tehcal uth must come / ON Goo, and TINT
nothing but lno gIace VIII ever caan - d at4ll,
human heart Sal we are 10. ~ expect mira.
{ es We areonly 10 expect the sniles 0, Pow
| dence, and the influence vi ulyint grace IN tie
| USE ot vIgor Gus eNut ms, and OF means natu-
Tally adapted 10 the eft, cts iiteuard to he pro-
duCod. When TIE ene1ne, OF vital aedlincss
| as AL itWdt canning, aud VT, and as,c, hey
must be fonihAitcd With the IT, climate nae OF
the arms which they aDuse. In thia e VICE the
Christian Advocate a-pl Is 10 take part sen
sble, indeed, that must be an h .nbie palt.--
II "A pres to lie somewhat i,stiuneIt.iln pre-.
Venting the evii effects ol liter ta emstpp I'D,
IN cnltl,a ing ana dItinslug sound bioical Ell
tle,sm, n expo l4g nIsrtpi e5eutntlon tnd so.
phisiTy, IN c o ~ : the pu,c uUctures Of The
gospel mt a. ehaa.t and at act. ( drss= winch
may give lul! fec. THEN native ca M, IN
endeav, Isng to cherish The lcYc olisariIn. and
just taste amon5 the you ga olG;v d d q
piomo;c, generally, dn.ong olth9d < EN- Is, ans,
thai toue and aspect Of tue evangelical pIeiy,
which shall demonstrate bat il l. not hostile
hut highly Ia. ofshie TO "wha'socscr thing ere
true, honest, last, pure, lovely, aud OF good IL.
port" ii,uf dei the Divine blessing, It had
be iou ia that thrae results, 10 any consider able
ex ent have ne-u ploddred by th,o publication,
ii will have rendered a service ~ which all who
sha In we given ii their aid VIII have reason iof-
ever TO ,elolce.
The kin,s of matter which this publication
will contain, It Is not trought ne essaiy 70 spe.
city in detail. The Editor Will euns'anOv
bci ne linn the b II religious AIS eanie8 which
are puhli-hcd both in EU.pe AMI the Dnit,d
States, and viii EN- eayoi, a, far a. possible, TO
model ard impr We his Own work, by all the
aids which he can derive from those sources
1t is only tn ught nee, ssary 10 mention % II
cular Y, that an sttcH pit vii be made 10 y ,e a
condensed and comprehensive view otp .,si, n.
ntelIie cnce that the readers OF the Chri t;..r
Adeora,e may know tht existing St Ie OF ~,
oocieie,, nilsai ns, and ievivaI of r.G,;on
without beng at III expense D. ID tiGuble which
many cam tafiotd, oipurr a,siug and readin,
the numerous puolcatio' as, to which these in
tere'tin and impo1la' =, objects have recent,
given occasion
number or he Christian Advocate shall b.
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Prss' yterian Church, clergy and laity, impair
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This work, which is a confirmation OF tn
Presbwerlan Magazine, began ia January
1928.
| Published monthly-Pric SO year, pnyo
bic on delipay Of The Jane P"'a,es W 81 .
lif maid in Gdra1lcs