The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1824-07-06
Christian Advocate.

The union OF literature with genuine chris
tanty, at III times important, IS recnha " so a.
his Il ne, and in TINS country. Inc eneih % OF
the truth as it is in Jesus, are using ailthth en-
delvors to maj ntain their cause and extend the''
influence, by the powerful atNihaiies Oh elun'
ton and taste; and lithe truth he lei. h'heu' Oh
aonear ontv in a careless or slovenly gaib, II
viii not be likely to attract he al ehtlon al
win the healts ofthat large and imPolta pot
ton oi the community winch consists Oh the
Young, the cultivated and the asPi'ins. We
know added, hat success IN cullNathS evan
geicaltruth must come ON 600, a'lu lna'
nothing but his grace will ever chdhSea aSie
human heart. Siilwe a'enol 10 expect MIRA
cles we areonly to expect the 7h'es u. I oF''
deuce, and the influence ot DIVINE grace III the
use ofvigurous eXeIJlons, aud oil lhe''o ha'"
rally adaDted to the effects intended TO be pro
duced When the enemies oil vital goodness
assa,l il with learning, and wit, and e, they
must be combatted with the legitimate use oi
the arms which they abuse. In t''is 7etVIce the
Christian Advocate aopi es to take pat SEN
s;hla indeed hat il must be an h mite part
ha,uires to be somewhat strumehtalih pre-
,entiuo ne evil effects of literature n'saPPlea,
in cult, a ing and dittusing sound otolicai Gil
ncism. IN expo Ing misrepi easntatloh ana SO
Uhistry in c,ot MAG the pure docli'es Oh the
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po,n.l in that chase an att active dress "hleh
mey plye full Eject t. then native cla ms III
andeavoringto cherish the love oflearhlhS and
a Just taste among the you ger clergy, a'a 10
promote, generally, among orthodox en- 's'i"he'
that tone and aspect of true evangelical p'e'y'
which shall demonstrate that 1t u ''ot noS.i!e
Lnt h;ohlv favorable to " whatsoever things are
tue. honest, Just, pure, lovely, and OF good re,
port" II, undc, the Divine blessing, 1t sn'll
he found that these results, tt any cohslaefaoie
ex,ent, havebeen produced by TINS publication
l. viii hav clende cd a service in which all VINO
shallhaye given il tuer aid will have reason Tor
ever to rejoice.
TAckinds Of matter which this publication
will contain, It is not tiought necessary 70 sPe-
CITY in detail The Editor will nave coho'a'''s
before him the b ST religious NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
ave puhli7hcd b thin Eniope and the - nj
States, and will EN- ,eavor, as Ian As poasiole'
model and improve his own work, by al 'ht
aids which he can derive from these source
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cuary, that an attempt VIII be mace 10
condensed and comprehensive vie" ol rehSious
mtelrosnce. that the readers of the Chri,t,an
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