The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1824-09-14
Christian Advocate.

The union OF literature win genuine chris
t.mty,a IL TIM important, IS peculiarly soat
HI Gne, and IL TINS country. The enem Is oil
the truth as It - IN Jesus, arc Using all thor EN-
delvors 20 maintain their cause and eXtehdthe
Influence, by tle powerful aux,liafle, oi eiadi
ton and taste; and lfthc truth oe lett naked, OF
appear only Ia a careless or slovenly ga,b, II
Nilnot he lIh civ to attract he attention add
WIN the carts Of that large and important por-
ton ofthe comInun y which consists ul the
YOUNG, the cultivated End the A-pi m. We
know, indeed, tiat Success IN cli,lsa my evan
g"hcaltfuth must come ON Coz, and that
nothing but ms grace vii ever c dn2e a 81 gs
humln heart. Still we aee not 10 exp 1t mira.
Giles we areonly To e:ipectthc smiles o Pow
dence, and the influence ol Divine grace, in the
use olviSorouo cTcltiOas, md OF mcahs natn-
tally adapted TO the effects intended TO be pro-
dhced. When tie cnenle, oil vital 9odime,s
a5saIl 1t with lea ning, aud wit, and las c, they
must be combattrd with the legitimate use of
the arms whicathey a1lise In this vice the
Christian Advocate aspire TO take part sen
s'bIe, indeed, that it mu be an hunhle part.
II A pres to he somewhat .strtIu eutalin pre-
entilg he cvii effects o, iitera Inisappied,
In cult ing and dii,.oins sound biblical CT.
trlsln, II Exposing misrcpl essi'tdt'on and SO
pm,liy,in cio,ai Z The punc doct les o, me
go~p" n that cha,e all att active dress winch
M" u!e uli Hectic then ndiI m, IN
ah,ea eDrngto cherish The love oi.cafning and
anSttaste among the your2 c'erSy, ahd o
promote, 5cucraIp, dmong Oiihoj X ca 'Stians,
tla' tone and a,DecL ii true evangelical p'ctv,
WHICH shall lie II .nstrat. hit 1t i not hostile
but ,i,hly favorable to " whatsoever t'inSs are
true, honest, inst, pure, lovely, aud of good re.
po1t" q, node, the Divine o'',s'ng, t sh III
beiou "a tah the &c results, t any considerable
x ent, have3e. N p oiicei hY tins ,ibicat'on
II "ili hlvtreadered a SET ice il watch all who
shailhwe .geu Il their aid vii have eason ,or
aver TO rcui:e.
fHa ind, of matte, which this publication
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cay ~ '-'a. Tac Editor viii nave coi,,taotly
"1'oie nm the = ceils .ous nisc cl.auics, which
arepuaiih d bothm E.rope and the Unit d
otates, and MI en- 'ea"OF, as far a, possible, to
Mouei d approve MS own work, BY all the
an winch be can derive from neee sources -
Is only thought necessary to mem ion parti
'''a''y, that Al attempt vii be made to give a
" "f'scd and comptch nsive vi " oireh3 iou-
'|easence; that the re ,ders Of the Chli-tian
U'so'"e may kno the existing tate OF Bb'e
;,Ne', ml'-inn-, and yevivals OF religion,
''o"1 o''ii1 at Ia exp nse and trouble, wnich
t.e ,,.,,,,, '''0iu, Oh pure ihsi''S ana fead'lS
,a '''ie' Gus Publication, to which these in.
eiy,n s''l- ana important objects have recently
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