The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1824-01-23
Christian Advocate.

The union al literature with Genuine chtI-
tan,ly Al IL tim.s important, Is peculiarly soaDs
i tic, ana IL tins county. The enrm a. OF
the ruth a5 it Is N jesus using al then eu
deayors to maintair thcir cau-t arG eNteudthcn
Influence, 10y the powerful auAimies Of erudi
ttion and tasty, aad the tiuth be ieii naked, OF
appeal ouiy j. cat,ic-s or sloveniy garb, it
WI.lnot be like, to attract the attention aud
WIN the heuts OF hat tarse and import mt por.
ton Of the community winch consists OF the
young, the cultivated aid the aspiring. We
know, indeed, that success IN cul,satiug evan
gehealtIuth must come / ON God, and that
nothing but his Irace viii ever change d lie
human heart. Sul we aienotto expect mira
c!es We areoaly 10 eXpectthe snlilca OF L ovi.
dcnce and the influence ii Divine grace, IN the
use ol vILolouz cNtitiUns, aud OF means natu-
rally adapted to the effects intended 10 he pro-
| duCrd. When tie enenfte, oil vital gudiine7s
assaii itwith learning, and VII, and taste, they
must be eombatted with the legitimate use oil
the arms . -, ,irrg abuse. In this sc wee the
! Christian Advocate -pIies to take Pmt CT
! sible Indeed, that ,tmuat be an humble part
! Il ann e. to he somewhat stfuupntBIn pr.
venting he evil effects Of itcsattte msapplird,
IN cult Il ing and diiu~Ing sound biblical cri.
ItcIsnI, n eXPoaug nnstcpj tsanttiion and SO
phlstty,in o."I"s the Fute duclifcs OF the
gospel III that chaele and att. aetlN IL, ,s which
mey give full effect to thciI native cha nls, IL
andeavoline to cherish the love OF learning ana
| Iust taste among he younger clergy aud 10
promote, gencrali, among oithodeX christians
that tone and aspect oI tiue evangelical p,etS
winch shalt demonstrate that i u NOT hJstl.I
but highly favorable 10 :, whatsoever tnlngs al,
true, honest, Just, pure lovely, and OF good re
port" l',aedc, the Divine bic sing, 1t shat
be ioun Il that these results, to any couaderabi
/ 'eut. ha, cbeen produced by tn.s publication
t vii hay, reudert d il serN ice ia which al win
-haiih We giv,n 1t their aid Will have reason 10,
a ever to eluice.
Il The kinDs al matte which this publicatiu
, Will contain, 1t is not thought necessary 10 sps
ely ia detail 1hr Editor viii have con,la, 4
DC. re him the best religious .nis cellaues vhir
4 are published both in Europe aud the U. it,
= state ard will en- teavot, rs tar a possible,
r model ard improve his own work, by all I'll
aids which he can derive from these sources
It is onlv thought necessary to mention par
cular Y, that am attempt will be made to give
condensed and co upr,h,uslve Vi " Of rclglo
intelligence, that the readers Of the Christie
~ Advocate may know the existing tate oil BR
- Societies, MISSIONS, and ley,va's OF reltgio
m without being at ia cNpen and trouble, wrl
ma cam tail d, oil purchasing aud readii
I'd the numerous publications, to Witch these
tcrc-tin. and imp ,tant objects have recent
he given occasion.
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This work, which i ntnuAtion OF
PRESBYTERIAN Magazine, began in Jann'
1928
N Published montlig--Pffce 81 n rcar, y
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