The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1824-08-31
Christian Advocate.

q The union of literature with genuine chris
tamty al Ii times important, IS peculiarly SO Al
hist ne, and in TINS country Inc enenl'es oil
1.-The auth as it IS IN Jesus are using all then Ell
tdeiVors to maintain their cause and exlendtheir
HLdiacnce, ny tae powerful auNllaies oil eiudi
IJ4 lud ta,,e; aud ltthe truth be lett naked, Oh
appear only il. d careless or slovenly galh, IL
sliuot be likely to attract the attention and
win the aearts oflhat large and important por-
ton OF the conuun.tv which consists Oh The
you !, the cultivated md the aspuing. W,
KIN ", indeed, that st, cess in cttItIvat'ng evan
gellcalttuth must come ON God, and that
nOthlnS but ms grace sill ever change single
human heart. Sail we are mott expect mira
ees ". areo iyto expectthe smiles OF Prov
dtnce, and the influence OF Divine Srate, IN the
. use oivlaorou- eXeilions, aud ct meas natu-
raly adapted to the ell cts Intended to be pro
daced. When tue enemies of vital goodness
ahall Twin lea ning, and wi, and taS c, they
must be combat I'd with the legitimate use OF
. The arms whichthey aDuse. lii this { vice the
Christian A lvocate aspire, to take pait sen
4 sbie, indeed, hat Il must be an h1lnhls part.
Il a,pres to he somewhat slrumentalIn pre-
rlNng he evil eht cts oil literature inIsaPPied,
/ In cult d ine aud dttusin. sound biblical cri-
/ hclsm, IN exposing misrcpl e5snt'tlon and SO
pastry, in clothing the pure docI lies oil the
~ pelm that cha, c an ait active dress whh II
Hey I'VE full ettect t. ther native Cha ms, III
4 AID lyorinyto cheti1h 1e love OF learning and
sasttl tie anon. the younger ersy, and o
Piomotc, generally, among orthodox christians,
sna tone and aspect ot tyue evangelical peAN,
which ,hatl demonstrate Lhlt It is not hostile
tut niahly iAyol able to " whatsoever ttnnss al c
'fu. honest, Just pare lovely, and OF good T.
port" h,uudsl the Divine blessing, It shalt
betould that these results, t. any conslderahie
.x'eut, have1ean Produced by TINS publication
hwlIi hve rendered a service in which all who
saallhave gwen it their aid will have reason Tor
ever to rcioice
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Nhi contain, 1t is not thought necessary to spe.
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before MN the b,St relgious ulsccianies which
Aepahll,hed b1thin Europe and the United
4 o'Hes, and viii endeayor, as far a, possible, @
model asd improve his own work, by all the
S'S Winch he can derive from hese sources -
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VA" ', that an at cmpt vii be made to give a
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''Iehce, that the readers Of the Christian
q 1'oe'.e may know the existing tate OF Blb't
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