The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1824-11-23
Christian Advocate.

| The union OF htefattae with gen4me CHRIS
Iaty, at all times important, Is peculiarly scat
Il, lime and in this country. The enem cs OF
{ truth as it is in Jesus, are using all then en-
lgors To maintainthei cause and extend their
ldence, by the powerful aux lures OF e'udI-
mi tiste, and fthe tfulh he icit naked, o.
pear only d careless OF slovenly ga a, Il
! mot be hkc'y to attract the attention and
atAe heuts ofthat large ana impoi tant ppr-
IN oltle community which coR7lsts oil the
ns, The cultivated and the tspi,in-. We
Pow, indeed, dat success III cultIvat1n9 evan
llcaltrmh mast come tom God, aud that
hlas but his grace vii eSer chan1e single
imam hedit. sud We aye not . exp CT mira
Is we ajeo liy TO eNpcotthe ~n,le7 o. = ovi
#ace, and the influence al Dniu -rlcc, IN the
II ofvs irons exrtIira~, and Of means matt
4 .lE adapted TO the eiirets intended to he pro
|'ced, When the euemic5 OF vital Godllness
f'nlit@lth earning, and wit, and tae'e, they
ui he combttted with the legitimate uae OF
arms Which they abuse. In this erVice the
nbI'al A lyocate aspircs totake pat sen
| Il, ubee thai it must be an humble part.
puts /. be somewhat ,stfumentaiin pr
ealng he ey effects of literature misapp led,
cult iugan diiiilsing sound biblical cii,
nm, neNpel 9 nlsiep' essi't't'Hn aha SO.
ihY,ln o'niag the pure docl'Ire7 OF me
3hpem that ch l,te al attractive dress which
}ey g'etl. elicctto the, native cha'ma, III
IIWolhgto cherish the love tleatnn2 ana
hIIlaIe ,mon. the youn2el & 'er9y, and 10
ohole, generally, among 03thod " ch' isti'ns,
dtone and aspect 81 tue evangelical Ple'v
ffch shdden ,nstfat, tn It it = not ha7t'e
| ' highly favorable to /" whatsoever Cam. are
oe, lnnrst, just, pune, LOVELY, and OF good re-
N1' u, nade, the Divine blessing. 4 IA ~
loatd that these res nits, to any Considerable
gent, haresaen Oh ieel ~ ta's publication
Wal have rendered a service il which al who
IaihWe -iseu 1t thelr I'D wit! have feason ioi
Re- torrioice.
The kinds If matte, which this publicatloi
contain, i is no, Thought nee es,afy to spe
IN detail ihc EAtp willhave con,tantll
e@e hun the b"st teI,g Gus 'niscellaniea, which
epaSii he'd b5thm Elrope and the u"it'c
NeN, and WI enteaver as 'ar a. 20 stole, lt
@esd Improve his own work, by all tn
"Meh he can derive from these sources -
why tn lught necossaiy TO men ,on pait'
,% What an attempt will be made 10 give
At
-ehee, that the readers of the Chil>tiaI
soe'e nay In ,wth existing tale ol BIB
',' mblans, and REVEALS of religion
aao' o'lng at expense md trouble, v'.ie
"% '''n1t aIotd, of purchasing and tcadin
numerous publications, TO which these n
IVA wv anu Impoltant objects shave recent
a4'oo'anfr olthe Christian Advocate shallb
Nv. the hist week OF every month.
s'nh hottie profits oithia work shall bel
|pb..'.. 'nhd to De apptop lated annually
r.s snan charities by some ncmhe's at Il
.ry S 'a9 Church, cle,gy ana iaitN, 'mp'
,,a a" Communications on the subject Of Il
~ @e |" he post paid and adore scd TO Il
,eh " l.. LtrTrLL, Philade phia."
4. ns work, winch is a continuation of t
o. 9'S'efan Magazine, began in Janua'
." Ils,ihtd monthly Price SO gear, ~
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