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PROPOSALS.By Tkeopiulus B. Gates, Editor ofthe Reformer, for publishing bysubscription, in Philadelphia, anew periodical work, to beentitled,THE CHRISTIAN.THE jr; xy and principal object ofthis .w .k v ;V rto show who is t if truf.Chnstia d what arc the print pics,: feelings, and practice, which sin hi ! charuch rise one claiming hat appUht-* *tion. i he j r Jessing wor «i i »w almostwhnly destivu . not niy of Chrstianity,i but Also i ; * w lodge f w -it Christ' uroU i er v- • d uul» e,s a correctAstandard » Christ n sh d be isIp. tsnntod to th? ■ u's of in all itsbearings...;! a ihc Stan of thivrsit* al* pr ubabikty *.v 11 ’ onty et^wors* an 1wi rse, uat.: s *ly a ;»u dele rf pure and geru'oc f t .* anity will he left rc*maniing on tin’t p. til.The Eu.tot f ustl.it »urli an under*tuki r is a verv lt;portnnt and responsi-' hie ' c, and iri pcif rming it he must ( x-pcvt t » com* iflt; coihsion with, and be compelled to condemn, a gre. t paTt or whan, w passes for Chnstiari.tv in the wortd—h»r what s c.Jtcd Christ anitvI at. rc .gi i. i.i the present day, is ased miii no iat‘grdy ofpi mcij lcorbeneeolenecof action, but .s only a cumhr us load »f f. r.r il and selfish works, in no wav calculated to in kc mankmd either happier orbetter, and roly bungs dishonor on the cituscnf Christ.I Int no one mav he left in ignorance,orb« under any «le* e;d •«., with respect to the c uric tint will , e j uiau d in thproposed puuhi itnn, th.. Editor hire' would liMiikly si ite that, .cun ding t Irs I views ot Christianity, a ( hnstiin hi midinner get angry, oi iiatbor one unkind feeling towaidsany i dividual, uie cr ampr vocation wliutcvcr—never sue at iw never mdul ;e one ambitious or s* fishtlv ug t; and should always act m th strict* s si sc (f t!ic *v*rd, fair and justwithevei) . in being ; and owe no man anything!*.’ io •*. It any at present aienotiusu.il c ..i , it should be thengreatest v hc t ain to it, whateversacrifices tiu \ , -e * to m.ikifor it wnl .i t i.i o.d ti.e% • »11 ri s' u i»''■ tt' ■%. im f 11• r 1Tp 8* #ii|l.nly road t» h an. j» a e In aword, evciv os.t w* * g '• lt a Chns*tom,‘ light sin. *.'ily *mi truly aun, as life anil d» *M» de; c iled u the issue todoj every tb ngthat lt;s right.Ida Editor most s .c tre.y dlt; sir» sto see ingot suit'd thig.t.kc pl.ue ni tieworld. The whole liu nan r.icv now needit, an I misery, perplex ty, m l wretche i-ntas fill the earth in c»nstqu»*tice I the ]want of r ght feeling .»nd r. ! t e »ivduwtn mankind, out towards unothir, andnt rc especially amo. g ; roftsst v hris-tuns, who were designed to . e a . the s .it of the carta, and as a city hit on a h li, c niinandmg the ad mi rat ion o*# and imparting a salutary and pieservative iofiuence over, the wh le of sooetv. There» _ _.;y5r: 71 V. ^ ’.V « rfis nothing now presented, n* thing lielo lorth by any class or b dy of men, calculated to make mankind bettt r but lt;va ry thing seems moving lt;n in a ditection dit- I ferent from what is g 'lt;al aral t ght. Tile ;tEditor will f» el hourd, honestly and fearI- *ly, to express l.imsed on these tub* : ju ts, and if he gives ffi nee it will not be% I-ei uist he wishes to off ml, but it will |arise from causes over which he can have |no control, a id t * which he must submit from a sincere desire to do g od. It will also be the desire of the Editor not to recommend t* others wlp.t he is not rndcav ring to practice lumself; for it is but.just that every man s'u.uid be judged by Jt*i* standard he holds up tor another.Not to be involved ..t first in too much« xpens', the work, tor the first year, will nl be issued once in two in mtlis; of the]s ze «.f the He fi rmer, at fifty cents ayear. Th'sew o arc* willing to encourage the undertaking, are desired to fur-w mi their names, with the payment for the first y cm*, as so« *. as convenient. It will be Ik st wli* u there are several in an *g ibouiho d, living at a distance, who su .vcnb. s (the sum being so small) to put tuc several subscriptions together, that there may lie but one postage in f r-wardmg the name and the remittance,which can be shared equally among the subscri ers. \\ here only one name is sent, a dollar can be enclosed, which willpay for the twelve first numbers of the work 'Persons pro- uring ten suhscrib*be rs. an*t forw arding the amount, shall be entitled to one c« ppy «f the w ork so longas that number of subscribers arc coutinued, and the amount is regularly remitted. We wlt; old wish to issue the first numb* rby the first of July, and soom r it the sub-s nption will justitv it. Those who desire to aid in the ‘ lyp ct of the woik, byan cxptessioii of their views, ;,rt requested to i rwaid their C'mimiinicatuais tothe Ed t i ]*. stage on all letters mustb« ^ ui 1 by tlmse sending them.Kd:tois ot papers wtio will in insert this prospectus, and forward a paper c ntaining it, s*iall have twelve numbersof the work sent to them, or the numbersot the Kcfntmcr for one year, as they nrav designate by making the letter C. orH. on tiieir paper.Philadeipliia, 1830.47* b'ubscri/itijr,ft for the above svork,received at thin office.
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The Hagerstown Mail and Washington County Republican Advertiser
Hagerstown, Maryland, US
Fri, Sep 17, 1830
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