The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1824-02-13
Chvistian Advocate.

The union OF literature with genuine chris
tanIty, AT all tlmts important, is peculiarly scat
his time, aud III thi5 county. fhe enemies .
the ruth ds II Is III Jesus, using all thel,
deasors to maintain then caust AID extend tben
Influence, by the powerful auxlliaiies ol e,ud,.
ton and Taste and II The Truth be lett naked, OF
appear only i careless OF slovealy gslb, 1t
will not be like TO attract the attention anG
"In the heats oil that large and important pot
ton oil tue community winch consists OF thu
young, the cultivated and the asPi inp. ne
know, indeed that success IN cnltsatlhg evan
gclicaItiuth must come | ON Co, and thai
nothing but ms gIace viii even change II Il
human heart. Snllwe aeenot to expect mira
cies we aieoaly 10 expeetthe smiles OF Pow
dcnce, and the influence oi Dvnn' grace, tn
use oiViso,ous eXeit,ons, and oil means nata
rally adapted to the effects intenGed To be pto
duc,d. When tie enemies of vital godlines
assail II with learning, aud wit, aud la,'e, they
must be conIbalted slth the legitimate use ot
| the aims whlchtheV abuse. In this e wee the
Christian Advocate a,pil Is TO take part sen
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| II a pres to be somewhat strnmenthl III PIT
venting the evil effects of literature mi,apped
| in culu ing aud diitu7ing sound bf1llcal cti
itcisn, III exposing n.isiepi easntat,on and 50
! pmshy,in 9th < the pure dott Iros oil the
70 pal IN that cha,te AMI att. active dress whisi
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andea, ringto chesi Ia the love ofieaoang an
a lusttsst. among the YOU per clergy, aud to
promote, generally, among orthodox chr istians,
tina tone and aspect OF tue eean9ehea al piety,
| which shall demonstrat. thu 1t l. not hottie
! but highly favorable To " whatsoever Things are
true, honest, just. pure lovely, and OF good T..
| port" ii,u dei the Divine blessing, IT sh Il !
be found that these results, To any consider able
ex ent, have been pr odoced by TINS publication
it viii have rendered service in which all WHO
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ever to elulce.
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neioI, him the st ehg,ous plsceIhnies, whcl
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D Advocate NAV / now the existing tale oil Bib
Soretic-, NUS, us, aud revisas oil religion
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many cam / alto d, ipu, Chasing and reading
d the numerous pnt lications, In which these III
lerc tin and important Objects have recent
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