The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1824-01-30
CiYiatian advocate.

The union OF literature with E,ntmc chus
tanhy, q, al tiln6s Important, - pccaha y pat
his time, and IN TINS count y The eutm.es OF
the truth as II IS IN Jesus orc using al thtil an
deavors to maintain their cause AID el.tcudtheir
influence, by til. powerful anxllaiies OF efudi
lIOu aud th,tu and Il Tire Truth he lett naked, Ol
appear on.y a. Il cagoltss OF sl0veniy garb, IL
nllinot he IKE 10 attract the attention ana
"in the hearts THAI IA ~ and important pDr-
ton oil the community winch consists OF the
young, tn. cultivated and the aspi ing. We
know, indeed, that su, cess III cultivdtlng evan
gtHcalt, nth must come ON God. and that
nothing hnt ms gtaCe will ever change a - ple
human hcatt- S1l Ne are not to expect mira.
cies wI atUo !, 10 expect the smiles o. /. ovi
denec ara the influence OF Divine Grace, IA the
use oiviLo rou tNeiti,:s, and OF MEANS uatu-
rally ad Spted to the effects INTENDED to be pro
duccd. When the .uenlea OF vital g0dlihess
a,snil It W.T. earning, and wit, and ias.c, they
must be- conlhalted with the legitimate use Ut
the arms whiCnthey auuSe. In thls vice tina
Chlistian Auvocat, 7pii Is 10 take pa,t !, sen
sble, indeed, thai I must be an humble pait.--
1t piies to lie somewhat stfumentai IN pre-.
seuting he ovi eject Of literature misapplicd,
IL cult ing aud diiilsiuG sound biblical crI
Itcsm, n eXposiHg mlsrcpi esSntation and 50
/ plustry, In otrt=g the pure dOct.Ires pl tht
ao,p,l IN that chas,e aud att active dress which
n,ey gIyc full Effect To- thei native cha ms, il
! audeaYcingto cherish the love ollearning ans
a just taste ainona he younger clergy, AID To
] promote, genc,aliy, among orthodox christians,
! that tone and aspect OF tue evangelical pIety,
! which shall demonstrat, ,h't 1t is not hostile
but highly favorable TO 3" whatsoever tlhngs are
tue, honest, Just, pure, lovely, ana vi good &C.
port" I,uhder the Divine blessing, It shai
tie found that these esults, t. any considerable,
ex eat, have been p od1ced by Ia pu1liealpn
1t will have render,d a service in which all whC
shahh we given 1t then aha will haY reason for
ever to 'eloice.
The kim 5 # matte which this publication
viii contain, / IS not ought necessary to spe
chy in detail The Editor will have coristait III
before hun the b. st religious misc ela,cs, which
ate published both in Europe and the Unit,
state, aud vii en- ieavoi, as fan a. possible, I,
mode ard in pIove his own work, by all tn
AIDS whicb he can derive from n esr sources -
Il is on ia ught ,c.ssaly to mention part
cular Y, that all attempt viii be made To ei'e
condensed and comprehensive view Of reli1 lou
lirtelllrence, that the readers Of the Gin istal
Advocate may know the existing state oil BIB
Societies, mIesl rs, and tcvNais OF religion
! without being at the expense and trouble wric
many cam I a1o d, oil putc asng and readin
! the numerous put hcatons, to which these ~
tere TIM and important Objects have recent
e given OCCASION.
i. A number otthe Christian Advocate shall
ssued IN the filst week OF ery month.
i une-tenih OF he profits This work shallhei
& toriu fund To be app lated annually
!. Phiistisn charities by SOME momhes OF III
ir,sbyterian Church, gy and laity, impa
II tally selected 49,.
II An comm lnicatiops on the subject OF Il
work are to he post paid and addressed to It
publisher, " T.. LIrTFLL, ptilade rha'
rhis work, winch i c''ntinua'ion of I
esbvterian Magazine, began ia jauua,
1928
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