The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1824-11-20
Christian aNV0cate.

The uno ot literature win genuine cnrIs
hmly, at II times important, IS peclaia. ~ scat
#bstlmc, and ia thI, country The cnc.n Is OF
ib. truth a. it il IN iesas, ave using all their ell
dep0r, to aaintan theIr cause And extend their
Gdlence, ~ tue powerful auXlla,Ies ~ etudl-
Ron nd taste and If tho tiath lie lett naked, OF
Zdppta, on'y , 4 clrcless OF siovtn'g @aib, il
ENila0t b. Ike y 10 attract the attention. and
Ewn ne heutS ofthat large aud imPo.tlnt p''-
slOu i tde community winch coh7t 10 81 Inc
4 rna he utt,vatcd AID the t7pIt m. We
Know, indeed, that success in CultTating van.
gellcatruh must Come fom God, AMI that
hOthns but his grace vii ever change II gle
hmm heart. Still we are not TO expect mira
ce' we arco ,ly To expedite smiles OF oV'
dente, and the influence OF DiNme 4taee, nthe
4 Use otlI5 Nous exerttoa-, and oi nta - natu-
hFya adapted to the etiecto ntcndea 10 be pro
oueed When the enem e of VITAL eodihe7s
Ssnl ItWth eaI hIng, and wi, and tasse, they
nnist be coubdttcd with the legitimate use OF
| TIE arms wiucnthey abuse. In this etvfce the
0Hit.aa A lvucate a+pire1 laEc patt sem
sdIe, indeed, that It must he an hhtlhie pat.
pies to ne somewhat stIumentalin pr
entinI he evil effects OF literature ntSappIed,
N saItI ing and ditiusin9 sound bfhhcu en-
h'sn, N expo i.y5 misrepresentation ana so
elsiy,in o, .tirSthe pure doct'i"e' oil lhe
| So'pein that cha5te ant attractive dress winch
neY gfe fall efiecttp then native chai nis, IN
aIaVorinItu cherish the love otleatmng aud
aII'ttaste AlnonI the youngel c'erGy, ana 70
Promote, generalit among orthodox en- i7l'"h',
Cat tone and aspect OF true evaaSehta, p'e'y,
%mch shrW dem lnstrate TN, II Is not hosu'e
DIT highly favorable to " whatsoever thlna are
true, honest, Just, pure lovely, and OF good re.
port ii,uuder the Divine blessing, II shan
oeioaad that these results, to any cohs'derah'e
sXent, havebecn pi oddcedhy TINS pnollcaIIon
Hwi.i havcrendertd a service III which al who
nallh8se 1ivenit ther aid will have reason Tor
ever to rejoice
Inc k'ntis OF matter VIII ch tbs publication
VII co at1ln, 1t is not thought necessary TO spe.
oily IN detail. the Editor willhavc constantly
seort hir' the b etterg ous mis- ceilaaea, Vhich
aepahh-hed hathin Eatope and tue uhit'd
oNt', and will eadeayor, as !ar a. Pc. shle, to
medda dirp'oye his own work, by all the
AVS which he can derive from these source
"Sony til ushtneccssa,y to mention pattl
@ y that an attempt will be made 10 give a
g"MNei and compteh nsve view D lreI -Ious
/ .'N"-encc that the readers of the Ch1l-tar
eGlay know the existing state oil B'h t
/ ~ WE missions, and reviyatS OF rehgion
"''hg al tn expense ahdtiouh3r'WhlIl
10y cunt ahord. oi purchasing and rcadni
nv numerous publications, to which these in
o; ,s'ns and important Objects have recent.
gwen OCCASION.
anumher otthe Christian Advocate shallb
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