The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1823-12-12
Christian "A .Vocate.

The urlo. oI literature W, n s.n,hne chrI-
tanty,at iitlmss Important, Is fecnlaii y SO Ats
MS tln,e, and IN TINS county. Inc enem IS oil
the tluth as It II III jesus, aye using ali tneI rn
deVors TO MAINTAIN their cause and extend then
lnhuence, by tae powerful auAiIaties vi eiud,
tion and Taste, aud litnc truth &c II naked, OF
appear only careless OF slovenly sarb, it
"Iil not be lSe,y ~ attract the attention. and
WIN the hearts ot hat iaIge and important p IL
tlon ut the community whlcn Consists VI the
Soun1 the cultivated and the ,,pi'ng We
know, indeed, that 81 cess III cultVatnS evan
Eehcalt nth must come ola Cod, and that
nothing but his grace Nlii cVci c3ange 7ingle
human heart. Stlll we a, e hot expect mira-
eIes W. aIeoaly 10 expectthe shiles OF r ovi
oence, and the mtiuen t Il Divine grace, III the
use otvisorous exeIt, ns, aud vi In,ars nata
rally adapted 10 the effects intended to be pro-
dueed. When the euenIe, Ut vital SOdtne,s
asSall wit, ,ea am and VII, and as.e, theV
must be combdttrd With the lie Ultimate use Of
tne rms whIcnthey aouSe. la tins e.vIce the
Shtiotldu Advocate aspIlea to take part oen-
slhie. indeed th1l t must he sn nsInbe pat
1t puee to be somewhat sttuInentalln pie.
'eBtlnS he evil effects OF literature ln' app led
IN cult my aud dltfusing sound obical CHI
Hclsrl, III expoaIng misrePIessnt'tioIi and 80
Phhhy,h o'hihS the puie doctti'es OF the
gospel NJ that ea,,te ani at active dress which
hey Sl'ehVl effect t. then naISe cha ms, III
AndtaVormgto cherish the love otirarnng and
aJdsl'a'te among The younger clergy, a o
promote generally, among oithod n CO.. lslIafs,
tnal tone and aspect oi tue evangelical ple3 i,
watch shall demonstrate that It u lot h,5t,ie
Out hiah.y favorable to " whatsoever luIngs al t
sfus, honeet, just, pure, lovely. and Of good re-
port" ii,a de- Ftc Divine bic sing, It ,hail
Iefou a that these coults, t. any consids, all c
extent, have been p, oddced by tn publlcat,on
u Will h'verender' d a ice IL winch all who
saallhave given 1t thcIr aia VII have season Tor.
ever to reloice.
The kinds inmate which this publication
Mn eontain, II Is not tlou. t nee ssarv to spe.
sly IN detail. Tht t.ditoi viii have co,,,ta tly
oelore hun the best religious nlscciianies, who
arepuhli'hed both in EuIope and the Unitrd
etale', and will enieavor, as far q, possible, to
In 'del AID improve h,s own work, by all the
aldS winch he can derive from hese sources -
Is ony tn u1ht necassary to mention part
cnlai y, that an attempt viii be made 10 give a
condensed aud comprehcn5ive WV OF reIi sious
intelligence, thai the readers OF the Christian
advocate may In Nv the existing tate oi Is 10 {
SocieteS, mIsri IL, and revIyal- OF reli zion,
without being at thr exp use and tsoub'e, winch
may cam ,alio.a a, oipurc asing and reading
The numerous publication, to which these in
t,ft''ht and important objects have recently
gwen occasion
number ofthe Christian Advocate shall BIZ
issued IN the first weel; Of eve v month.
;, "SIenth nj he profits ofthi- work shall help
=, 'nr'n tu"d to be app op lated annually Il
.nr'''an chattss by sone lneinhes Of tn,
"ts"yter'an Chlrch, clergy and aty, impor.
IDLY selected.
All communications on the subject Of thu
'ore are to be post paid, aud addressed to thu
Faplsher, " +. LrrrkLl, Phiade ph"''
i, MS work, which is a C. ntlnuation of tn,
,. gea Magazine, began in JANUARY
rHet.shed monfhIy-Prics 81 a gear, pay
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