The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1824-12-24
Christian Advocate.

The union oil literature with genuine chris
hpty. al II time important, IS peculaliv so At
h. tue. andin TINS country. The enemies OF
the Truth a. il T., in Jesus, are using all their "a
dr,yors 10 maintsin their Gauss aud extend then
Influence. hy ticpl.vcriu auxiiarie5 Of. eIn.il
4 ton andti,,e: aud ftne truth be lett nak cd, or
4 apaear only ia a careless OF slovenly gah, II
willnot be likely to attract the attention amt
wnthe l,eart, ofthat large and InpoIt,nt pot
lion 1.-THE community winch CONSISTS oil the
young, the cultivated and the aSpri m. Ne
kno Y, tndrrd, that success in cuitiVa'lnS evan.
geIicaltruth must come from God, ani that
nothing bat his race viii ever change sIngle
hlnau near. Sill we are not TO expect nita.
ee5-we a. go " TO expect the smleS ct 7 oVi.
deace and The influence OF Divineg grace, IN the
use ofvi1 roo, eNeItions, aud of means natn-
rails ad~ p. ed to the effects intended to hc pro
daced. When the cuem'c, ot VITAL 2odiihess
ssail twith leaning, and wi, aud ta7e, they
must be comhatt~d with the lie ,itin;ate use oi
the AIMS whch hey anusc. In this crVlce the
Christian Advocate a,pre5 to take pat sen
sble, indeed, that it must he en- humble part.
Il a,pires t. be somewhat .sttumentalin pre-
Venting he evil effects of literature m:snpp led,
mcultna ing aud ditfusInG sound hfo'lca cri-
hcnm, IN expo ing ml|repr esSHtati"n ana SO
Phntgy, in c,oihing the pure doctI'e oil the
gospel in that cha,'c aud attractive dress winch
mey ave full effect to theII native cham, III
andaasornLto cherish the love otlea'ring and
al,ttaste anon. the younger clergy, a'd 20
Promote, gcncraIiy, among orthodox christians,
that lone and aspect OF true evangelical piety,
which shall dem ns,rat, tn 1t it Is not hostile
but nighv favorable to " whatsoever things are
true. honest, Just, pure, lovely, aud Of good re.
port" u,u.. Arr tae Divine blessing, = hall
oelound that thesercsults, to any c2Hea#eia5'r
extent, 'ayebe,n produced by IN 5 pnh''cahnn
hwii havtrsnterrd a sci vice IN which all who
AhliihaNe given It their aid will nave reason iot
sSer 10 rejoice
The k,nds u matte, which this publication
"ri contain, t is not thuu.it necessary 70 spe-
city N detail The Editor viii have Constantly
eeiore him tne h streh5 oIs nisccllauicS, which
"tP''ii-h"d b thin t.Urope anA the Uiated
states, and viii enieavor, as lar a 70 sltle, to
m1'ela d improve his own work, by al The
Hh winch he can derive frnmthe5r source, -
"hnnF tn 3uaht necessary to nien'l = paril
'''ly that an attempt will he made To give a
',Mt'ned and comptch ns,ve vi7w ol religious
."e'isence; thai the readers Of the ChiI-han
taNofSrmay kn wv the existing tate OF b'be
''cie'le', mIS-,"u,, and revival 81 religion,
"'"'' oelnT At IN" tNp"use ana trouh'e,W' ven
'''N cam ta;iotd, OF pu,cha-inga" aud reading
,as numerous publications., to which thee IN
"'e''"g and imp itani objects have recently
gwen occasion.
a nhnbsr nrthc Christian Advocate shall be
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:."''suah el'a'i' cS hy some memh"rs o. the
,nI'n'hy'e'in Cnal'ch, clergy and IaitH, Impair
Tally selected.
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This work, which j. a continuation OF the
Peshsterian Maaaaine, began in JANUARY
ae3.
Published Rcr'hIy-Pfics 81 gear. pas
on delivery Of The Juns nuwI: or 81 81
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