The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1824-06-11
CMri5tian advocate.

The nnion oi literature with genuine cntIs
tiutv, at IL times important, Is .cuaa' " scat
lis tue, and ia tn,, county. Lac enem - OF
The Truth as II i, Jesus, ave Using all then tn
deavois To MAINTAIN then raust ana extendIhen
Influence, y tlc powerful auNii,uIes OF eihh
ton and taete; and The uaih lie let naked, o.
,ppear on IL careless OF sloveny Sah, II
wa act lac Likely TO attract The en'ion ana
win The .earts ufthal latgc and ,mpoi tant pol
ton ol Tue commun " winch consists oi the
Young the cultivated ana the ssplfIne. We
know, indeed, that success III c"ltivatlng evan
.tcalt.uth must come ON Go6, AMI that
nothn- but his 1tace will ever chanseh 81
human nctti. Stiil we aieuottoeApSct MIRA
ctes---we n t uuiy to expectthe SMILES OF Pow
leuce and the influence ot Divine grace, ~ the
use oiN,2oIOu- eNetl.f :, and oi iIica.9 ha'I-
rally adapted 10 the ell cts intended To he p'"-
dueea. Nhcu Ine enenie7 Of vital godluees
a,,aIl It with lea ming and NJ, and tas e, they
| mist bc ,ombatttd With the legitimate use ri
The arms wnIchthey abuse. In tins vice The
Chrl5tiau ADVOCATE aspneS /" take pat 'eh-
,ible indeed, thdt 1t must bc an hdmhle pat
IL ,piles to lie somewhat Instrumental IN pc
entin2 lac evil elects OF literature mlSaPp led,
in cult my and tlil1u-lng sound biblical eli
itr,stn, n ,xpo-Ing nisrepi e7snt4tion ana so
| pms.ly in Z o.ni L the pure doctitres OF The
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mey p,,e full effect t. thcI native cha ms, IN
| and .avor,n to cherish the love oileafnlnS ana
a iustta,tc amon5 the younger e'sy, d o
| u omote, pencraiN among oIthod X Gu Hliah',
| that tone and aspect ol tue evangelical Pe'y,
WHICH shall demonstrate tn L 1t - LOT hua'l.
but highly favorable to " Whatsoever Il lnSs are
true, none-t, Just, pure lovely, and OF good =.
| notl - H. uudcl the Divine blessing, IN 81
! / q ION d that theaeiesults, t. any c1h7dctal t
ex 'ent, hayeheen produced by tn pho'icalloa
| it will havtieudered service IA winch all "h"
shailhive uivyn it then aid viii have reason io'
even toreloice.
| The kinds Il matter which this publication
will contain Il Is rot t ought necessary to spe
civ ia detail The EditpI viii have Constant,
heior, him the b st fehs ous lIsecllailles, which
a,.n,hli-b,d b thin Europe and he UIit' {
Stafes. and will en1eavor, as iaf a possible, &c
model a.d irnpr. We his own work, by all TIN
AID, which ne can derive from thesc sources -
# !, on9y thought necessat to mention pafiI
c,,lai y. that an attempt viii he made to give
c,ndeIl.c cd ard comprch nalNe VIZ" o. rehSloh'
intelli rnce that the readers oil the Chl rtlal
\ lvocate may know the existing tate ct B'b
Societies, mI57I IL, and reVI'ais Oh teha'"n
without being At tn expense and trouble "nlct
many cam taiIotd, OF pnrcha-ln8 and 'eadihi
the numerous pubiicatlons, to which thc0e IN
terc TIN, and imp atant objects haze 'eceht''
gwen occasion.
number oflhe Chr stan Advocate shalt
.suea in the first week OF every month.
ohe.,enthutth profits oithis VOL X shNl,"el
c ioltn fund to be app oP lated ah""a'y :.
p,aistian charities by some memhe's Oh IN
r.sbytetiAn Church, clergy and ldity, impair
tally selected IT, s,l;.., orth
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