The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1825-01-11
Christian Advocate.

The union of literature with nun chris
sarnty. at al times important, is peculiarly soat
hstine, and in tni, country. The enemies of
the truth as il is in Jesus, are using alltheir en-
d ayors to maintain THEN cause and ~eNtendtheir
In ueace, by the powerful auXlliaties OF etudl-
ton and taste aud iithe truth he lett naked, or
appear only in a careless or slovenly garb, 1t
sllnot be likely 10 attract the attention and
xnthe aearts ofthat large and important por-
ten oltne community which consists OF the
pIng, the cultivated and the asPl, ing. we
know, indeed, that success IN coitlvating evan
geicalttuth must eoIne from God, and that
nothing but his grace vii ever Change 81 gle
human heart. Sill we arc motto expect mira
sle5--we are only To eXpectthe smiles OF Provi.
dence, and the influence OF Divine grace, IN the
Use ofyiSorous exerLions, and OF means natii-
sally ad ped to the effects Intended to be pro
duced. When tie enemies ct vital @odliness
assail it with learning, aud wi, and taste, they
must be coinbatted with the legitimate use OF
The arms whichthey aouse. In this -ervlce the
Christian \ lvacate a,piies to take a part sen
sible, indeed, that it must be an huIntie part.
tadpwes to he somewhat strhlnentalm pre-.
senting he evil ellectSof literature ~mi5applied,
In %culiga ing and dif,l>ing sound biblical cii-
Ecism, n expoing misrepresentation and SO
R"9A1 va "a wv I''N
Gospel in that cha5ie and attractive dress which
mey give full effcctto their native charm, IN
andeagoringto cherish the love oflearning and
~aiu5ttaste among the younger clergy, aid to
promote, generally, among orthodox CHRISTIANS,
that tone and aspect of true eianSeiical piety,
which shall dem ,nstrate thlt 1t is not hostile
but hiphlv favorable to IS whatsoever things are
true, honest, lust, pure lovely, and OF good re.
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are published bnthin Europe and the Unit'd
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model a~ndinptove his own work, by all the
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