The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1824-01-20
Christian ADVOCATE.

The umou. o. uterdlnc with ,.cn me chrI-
tanty, "a, Il timte important, is fecnl,a. ~ So ats
is t., I, auuIn tins county. Inc enennes oil
the tTn,h a. L - III Jesus, ave using all theIr en-
ieIVoIs TO maintain then caust and extend then
htuenee, by the powerful auAlllatIes OF erudi
uOu and taste, and lin, truth &c lett naked, OF
,ppeai only IL ca eless or slovenly gatb, il
w inot be hkely 10 attract the attention and
"lnt ncdlts OF that large and important pot
non oi TIE community which consists Oi the
NounS, the cultivated and the aspl ing We
know, indeed, That success IN cultivatiug evan.
SclIcaltInth must come ON God, and that
nothing but his gracc will ever change 81 Gle
human heart. Sth we tenot To expect mira
ccs We areo' ly 10 expe, the smiles o. p ovl
dCHce, and the influence Il Divine grace, III the
AS piNt-efou. eXel1Iy:ls, aud OF means Datuz
rally 80 30 20 the effects INTENDED TO be pro
duceH y hen the enem,cs OF vital goodness
assai Il IT. eai min anu vii, and taste, they
must be con,oatted with the legitimate use OF
the ,rn.s whichtncy a use. In this c vice the
Christian \ I've cate aapi e. t. take apart , sen
,Ibc indeed, that [ must be an humble put
IL a pin Is to ne somewhat sttumt ttdl IN PR.
'eming he evi effects OF literature mIsapplied,
~ culti e my ana dliinsmg sonnd biblical Gil
ItClsIn, tNpo-Irg misrepresentation and SO
phisIry, IN oti < the pu,c doct ICES OF he
20 pei IN that chase an AT. actn dl s. which
n.cy give iull tflectt thei native Ct a m, IL
anoeas orng to cherish ti,, love u leaning and
a lDattaot tlnNn5 he you SeI clergy, a. d TO
promote, senera.n ,anioug otthoa Y christians,
! IT,. toe. and aspect oi t;ue ear ehcal pIe'y,
| vince all demonstrate that II /, OF hostile
tut nlgnty iayo able to " whatsoever tuIngs ara
| uuc, honest, iust, pulr lovely, and of good re-
| ont" u,nudeI the Divine bic sing, It hal
De lou Il that these results, to any cons'derahi'
ex' ent. have been pr odaced 10y tn publication
| II wi haserendeted a ser ice Il which all whG
5haIIh we nistn ii then aid will have reason OF
| even to eJoic '.
The KIN, ) oi matte which this publication
will contnin, t Is not thought nee tssa y TO spe
city IN detail 1he Editor Niilhave cou,taHtl
| before hln the strelISlo niscellanies ,whic
are published bvthi in E,uupe and the Uait
States, ard vii. en- eayol, a. tal a. possible, i
model ard imp we his own work, by al tn
AIDS whict he can dcrIV' tr, IN theoc sourc e. -
1t is on tn ught necessary to mention part
cular Y, that an attempt viii be made to give
condensed and comprehensive view OF religion
tntcli. ence that The readers OF the Christla
: Advocate may know the existing tate OF Bib
Societies, nlIs=l II, and revIVals OF reh2Ioi
without being at tn expense and trouble ,wnic
many cam. alto d, OF pun chasing and readln
the numerous publications, to which these il
terc tin and important objects have recent
given occasion
A number oithe Christian Advocate shall
; ssued in the first week OF every month.
One[eu'h the profits oiths work shall he
G form und to he app opiated annually
Phristian charities by some memhe,s OF Il
6 ,r-sbytr,ian Church, clergy and laity, impa
ally selected.
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q work. are to be post pad, and addressed to Il
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his work, which Is a g nt,nuation of t
Presbyterian Magazine, began in Jannar
1898
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