The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1824-01-16
CMriatian AaVocate.

The uuion oil literature With genuine chll-
tamty, at I'LL tunes important, IS peculla' " 90 At
uis the, and IN tins county. The cnvm cs ol
The truth as 1t IS IN Jesus, are ushg all thew In
deayors TO maintain their causl aud eNtendthen
ailtI,ncc, by TIA, powerful aaNlialiea OF ciu3I
ton and taste; and Iiihs ruth lie let naked, OF
tppeaT ou.y / ,alcl,-s OF slovehly gub, 1t
nInol he hke.y % attract the attention and
.finthe Leafs Of that ial &c aud inpo taut POT
Hon OF the community which con-I7ts Of the
young, the cultivated ana the aspiring. we
know, indeed, thal success IN ouitvAIug evan
geiralttuth must come ON Goo, and that
nothing but ms grace will ever change n III
human heart. ; IL we atcnot To aspect nina.
cles we ateo " To expect the snnlea o, Itofl
dcnce, and the influence II Divine grace. ~ tue
use oivi4oloue cXctliuos, and ot means n"tu
rally adap' cd to the eff ets inenGed to hc pro
duced. When tie tncmies oi vital GOODNESS
assaIl II vitr lea ning, ana WI, and lda'@, they
must be cumbdtttd with the legitimate use OF
the arrue whcathey apnse. In this c wee The
Chri9tlaH \ lvocatc aaplI Is to take part sen
| slblc, indeed, that must bC an II lmbIe Pdit'-
| IL a. pI es to bc somewhat strumontaIIn pr.
! venting the cvi effects oil literature n'apPhed.
IN cult, mo and dilusing sound biblical cri.
! tcsln, n exposing mIsrepI essI t'tIon aud so
| phIslIy in c .otaii.g the pure doct res OF The
,~u, an ia ,t chasIc an att active dress which
| mcy pIyc full elect L. thcn native cha ms, IN
andeavoIing to chelisa the love otlearnins and
Just taste amona lhc you gel ergy, a d
promote, genc'alN, among orthodox CHRISTIANS
/ that tone and aspect OF tue evangelical ple'y
| which shall demonstrate that It - lot hostiit
but hi hly favorable 10 whatsoever ttIngs art
true, honest, Just, pune, loyoly, and OF good re-
polt." U,uuder the Divine blessing, 1t sh1l
be found that he5crcsults, to ANY consider ahl'
extent, have been produced 10y ths publication
1t will haverendcr,d a service IN which all who
shallhavc given it THEN aid will have reason Tor
ever to eloicc.
The kinds nj matter which this publicatil !
viii contain, It is not thought necesaaj y to spe
civ i'm detail 1ht Editor will have cunsta II
before him the brst religious .nisceanIes, wh'cl
are published hothin Europe and the Nrlt''
State, aud vii en cayof, as far a possible, 4
model ard iupr We his own WORK, by all tn
aids whicl he can derive from these sources
, Vt j. on tn ught aecsssalY to mention part
cn!ar v, that am attempt viii be made to give
, condensed and comprehensive view OF Religion
intelligence; that the readers OF the Chrl-ha
Advocate NAV know the existing state ct BIB
Societies, mIsst IL, ard REVEALS oi rehgloi
without being at tn exp 'nse and tioub'e,wule
many cannot alo d, oil pnl Chasing and read'n
the numerous publications, to which these II
tere~tin aud important objects have recent
gwen occasion. -,
A number ofthe Christian Advocate shalt Z
II ,sued in the fst week OF every month.
one-tenD h 9th profits olthis woik shall he
: c form fund to be appropriated annually
phrstian charities by some members oil u
70 irrsbytcrian Church, clergy and 'a'ty, nmPa
/, tally selected. -.
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y work are t. he post paid, and addressed 70 u
y nnhi;shrr. {. +. LrrTrtI, Philade phia,"
ybis work, which Is a c nunua'ion OF
pye.bvterian Magazine, began IN Jan"al
1928.
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