The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1824-03-16
Christian AuNOcate.

The uuiou OF he atuIe with Lcnume Gins
tanty, at IL tmta Important, Is peculiar y so a
his tue, and IA tins county. The enenl.e Is OF
the truth as 1t Is in Jesus aye using all theit II
dedvors TO maintain their cause and extend Their
influence, by the powerful auXiliares OF erudi
ton aud taste, and 1.-The truth be lett naked, OF
ipleaI on. /, a catelCss OF slUvcny garh, IT
~ not be likely To attract the attention Al q
win the carts ofthat iaI &c and impo, tlnt por-
ton OF tue community winch consists oil the
Vouaa the cultivated and the aspi my. We
know, indeed, that success in cuittvatIhg evan
geiIcaltlut must come ON God, ANA that
nothing but ms grace will ever Cnange 81 IL
human heat. Si,. we are not TO expect mira-
cies - w areonly to cXpectth smiles o, L oy.
deuce, and the influence u Divin' grace, III IT,.
Sc otEI2olO1# exert, rs, and oi means ndta=
rally .dap'ed To the en- cts lnt'nded 20 be pto
daced. When tie enemies Of vital 2odlaess
a7sail II with lea min and wi, and tasle, Jhey
/ must BE- cambatted with the legitimate use Oh
the AIMS wacl,they apusc. In this ervice the
Christian Advocate aapllcs C. take pat ser
sble, indeed, thai Il must be an h AmUle pdit-
1t a,pires to ne somewhat .strumentalin Pre-
venting the evil Effects OF literature nisap?'ied,
III cult a ius ana dniueing sound biblical eli.
itcism. II aAsosI = 44isrcpl essnt1tIon aud 50
phlstry, IN c o,nipg tne pure doctfIres 81 the
20 I,zl III that cha,tc AMI att,actN e dress WHICH
mey i've full effect e. then native Caa ms, III
/ anaetpniingto cherish the love otleatirin5 and
/ 4 lu5t 1T, Jn5 ,he you Ser clergy, a q %
plonl- 2, general y, among orthodox christians
/ thai tor ana aspect OF true eVanEe hcal pietS
4 winch shall demonstrate that it is not hostIl,
| but tlghly "a, orabIc to Whatsoever t'nngs arr
tue. honest, lust, pure, lovely, and OF good II
/ port" j. .udei the Divine bic sing, II shtt
/ be found tbat these csuIts, to any considerable
extent, havoc sen p oduced by TINS public atom
/ Al vii II rrfendercd a service ipwhich all WIN
snalh ye i, yn II then aid will have reason lei
ever L rrloice.
Tie kinds Of matter which this publication
.yill cortaln, It is not thoug It necessary TO ope
/ NV IL q TAI The Editor viii have CONSTANT
hei. / 3 ~ he st reh. Gus nscelIauIes, who
1t. puhiished bothin Europe and the UHt,
| Stat, and wiz enteavor, as far a possible, L
mpa,i AID improve his own work, by all tn
4,.- Nh4ct he can derive from these sources
1t is ony thou III Necessary to mention part
cnlarv, that al attempt will be made to give
condensed comprehensive view o. religion
intelhn ence; that the rerdcrs OF the ChIisha
Advocate may know the existing tate OF lib
Soeietic-, mIa-I ms, and reviNa'N OF reh2Ioi
without being at tn expense and tronhie,wl'e
many cannst aln d, OF pun chasing aud Ieadti'
the numerous publications, to winch these u
= tere tin and important objects have recent
ven occasion.
/ A number ptthc Christian A vocate shall
ssued in the first week Of every month.
ons-tcnh o he profits oithi7 wol k SHALL he
c form a fund to be appropriated annually
Z Phristian CHARITIES by some memhets OF Il
Iigesbyte,isn Church, clergy and laity, lmp7
,. taliy selected.
Al communications on the subject OF t
work are to he post paid, and addressed to t
publisher, " +. LlTTELL, Pmlade Pima
9his work, which is continuation OF
PRESBYTERIAN Magazine, began IN Janna
I62a.
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