The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1824-10-01
Christian advocate.

The union of literature with .cnuute CHRIS
tanlty 1T al TIM important, Is pccuiia ~ - At
histi ne, and IN tnl7 country. The eneh OF
the tfuth as It is Il, Jesus, afe u5n4 'lllh.n en-
deayols TO Maintain THEN rau 5eand extend their
influence, by the powerful aaHlh'tiea oil etnd'-
ton .,al td,,e a,tl Mn truth 1t naked, OF
appeal ouly l., caelcss o. sloSenly &aih, II
y, iaot be IiNcly to attract tbe attent,on AID
wInthc Hetrts oftnat large ana npb. tlht = 'Tr
ton Of the community wuch consists oil the
young, the cultivated md the ,-pi, IN. =
SNOW, indeed, that ST 'ce-~ III cnltivd;ms evan
9ecaltIuth must come t ON God, AMI that
nothing but ms graee viii ever c3an5e a >inSlr
human heut. StillNe are moi To expect mira.
Giles we areoaly to expcctthe smiles OF pow
, dence, and The influence pi Divine grice, III the
use olvlL urou- exeiti5ns, and of nea IS natu-
rally adapted To the eli cta intended TO be pIo-
! duced. AVnen TIE enemic5 oil vital eodiness
aaaNl 1t with lea nina aud VII, aud tao e, they
must be conbd.tcd With the legitimate use oi
The arm, whicathcy a3uSe. In this &c wee the
4 christian ~ ivocate aspieS totAke apait en-
a sihle, indeed, thati it must he an humble par.
Ii d,pu'es to be somewhat iustramSntaih PIE
seltlng he evil effects of literature m>app led,
IN cult a Ing and dlneina sound BIBLICAL err.
s. kcism, in expo ing mi,fep'e 'Snt'tioh ana SO
81 phlslry, in clothing the pure doct''res oil the
Il gospel IN that ch e an iattr actl'edfca Wtlch
e mey eige full Effect t. ttlcit native cha m, IN
aaleayor.ngto cherish the love oiica'Hlng and
ii anattaste among the younger clergy, aad 10
E p omotc, generally, among orthodox iIsti'na,
y tndl tone and aspect 81 true evangelical ple'y,
& which shaA dem lnstraie lhrt 1t Is not hostile
but highly lago, able TO :" whatsoever 1"ings are
true, honest, lust, pure lovely, aud OF good re.
port Wander the Divine blessing, It shall
6 DC souhd that theselc,ult', t. any Considerable
ex ent, haveh.en p odiccl Ivy tbs publication
1t vii h vetendc,td i service +, which all who
a '@'ihdre given it their aid will have cas- n ioI
"a ever to reioice,
II The kinds II matter which tbs publication
|# WIZ contain, t is nut taour necrsrlfy 20 spc'
n sl' III detail The Eiitot viii tvc coneianty
81 heipfe MN the ,otreh1tous nisce.,anic1, winch
are pdhii, he'd bJthin E,nope and the uot'd
M "'"tsS, ana VIII en- ieayor, "a lar pc stole, to
4# modela d Improve ms own work, by all the
sll' WI en- b. can detlve from hose sources -
/" only III ught necs,saly to mention pa'ti
s"" y,that an attempt vii be made 10 give 4
'AAsh'ei nd compfSh nsi> Vi W 81 re you:
"-ence that the readers OF tie Christian
'!o+Se may know the existing tate Oh B,h' {
~ cue mn-'ns, and revivais of religion
''"o't aeihS atthr esp use and trouble, (Which
n'nF cam allo,d. of pm chasing and reading
"e nu'aefons publications. to which these IN
,.,''' aad important objects have recent,
&x'en occasion.
Number o!the Christian Advocate shallb'
',"ed N the li,st wee: of every month.
= ",ha'enth oithe profit orthis work shallhell
- - 'orn iHnd TO he appropriated annually t'
'"i'''an charities tY some members OF tn
''"soy'e''"n Caasch, c.el y and I"i,y, impar
4 NY selected.
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work are abe post palI, and addressed 10 tn
'hiiiisher, F." T.. ..frrEit, Philade pha
his work, WITCH il continuation oil th
e'eNerian Magazine, began in January
'a6liu,ed mon,hiy--Pricf SO year, pes
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