The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-05-14

Glazing UP THE WEEKS ACCOUNTS,
&C., &c., 10.
Testimonial To Father Gavazzi.

FAREWELL LECTURE OF THE REVEREND PADRE.
An immense assemblage Of the citizens of New
York congregated last Friday evening in Metropoh-
tan Hall to present testimonial to Father Gavazz,
in token Of the high value attached TO his lectures
delivered in this city, The ladies attended in the
proportion OF ten to one and as the body OF the hall
and the galleries well filled, the scene was very
brilliant. Doctor Ferris, of New York, presided,
and the proscenium was filed with cergymen. The
chairman came forward and addressed the audience
rs follows:-
"Honor To whom homer is due, " is maxim belonging
"a much 70 Christianity as TO common righteousness.
American Protestants engaged in work OF meal
culAbas moment to country and our common
Christianity. We believe in inmost hearts that he
papa system equally the foe of civil and religious free
dom We believe that alone perpetuate our noble
institutions and the nhe tance bequea he'd by our IA
theirs, By maintaining free conscience ana Tree gospel
We feel that our struggle for all that should be dear to
~n that allowed BY these sacrifices which our free
a cost The signs OF the times portentous OF great
and solemn events Of evil Se are Careless good we are
sigilsnt 49, .s .a,.t;rar;.h.a ..,.n,.r oomas
among He comes as witness emancpated from the
very thrsldom which seek to avoid, he throws the
whole weight of his character and his eoquence into
our SCALE He speaks with the earnestness OF deep
viction He has done good work. He has confirmed all
that have urged against Rome He has shed add
onal lights on the questions involved he has performed
Now il is betting that we to whom he has been CO.
laborer, should give him suitable expression of
our regard and OF his services This the object
OF this meeting Honor to whom honor is due Applause
After prayer by Rev. Mr.. Hutton, DR.. Cox came
forward to present the testimonial. He had some
four months since taken part in an expression Of
sympathy towards the victims of the Duke of Tus-
Cany rather than of the Jesuits, and seven weeks
since he had the high honor and happiness Of ex-
tending to Father Gavazz welcome in the name
OF the American republic. Referring to Archbishop
Hughes he said we have no more dislike to john
and soforth, than Father Gavazzi; but we feel
pity for of his responsibility in heaven If not
on earth But he recollected that some officials in
this country cannot be and not naturalized, be-
cause to swear allegiance to our eagle and to our
E PluribNs Unum they must forswear allegiance
to the greatest despot of the world. (Applause.)
Some have been surprised at the type of sentiment
and patriotic thought which Gavazzi has exhibited
in this country. II he were to come here to be
citizen he should not think him worthy the land of
his adoption If he could forget the land Of his
nativity. Gavazzi is not less q Christian because,
instead Of waiting for Luthers professionalism, he
goes back to the thunder and lightning of the Apos
he Paul. kApplause) What do care about Pro-
testantism, except for patriotism for society. and
for the age. (Applause.) If all the world would
love intelhgently the Epistle to the Romans" l
would let Professionalism take of itself, with the
patronage Of heaven and earth. He would not tres
pass their good humor, he hoped, too long bat
he would speak little, an American, in reference
10 the visit of his distinguished brother He did not
wonder that the effect of his lectures was such that
In Jesuitica quarters it deemed polite to say
g Num-" (Applause.) Let the men of heaven
show themselves worthy Of earth by applauding
truth. Our brother has come among US with i'll will
10 nobody. but with a motto such heavenly SYM
phonies gave to the shepherds, "Peace on earth
and good will toward men, But peace with truth,
peace without error. We do not court persecution,
but we do not fear it; and ready. il need be-
10 die for the truth. (Applause) For one, he con-
gratulated himself, and thanked God that the visit
and efforts Of his Italian friend hed saoh apsfe
citation throughout the country. From Passama-
uuoddy TO The Rio Grande, and from Canada to Cali
fornia those lectures have been read and awakened
thrill in the hearts of all and thank God for it.
The cause for which he was born and perhaps born
again to love him and to love Italy for what was
and for what regenerated it may be and to pray that
God may yet lead Gavazzi to do that which without
God, mortal man cannot achieve Old Horace said to
AugustusLate not early, may you return to heaven
great while may you be preserved prosperous to act
among the old people OF Romulus rather may you
be spared to enjoy great triumphs That is the
which the enlightened mind Of thousands would now
inter for him. Rev. DR.. Cox then proceeded to read
the testimonial which he said some friends had put
into his hands, having at the same time put into |
his hands (GavazzD something for their. purse.
81 900. (The latter he handed to Gavazzi, amid /
Dr. Cox then read the following address interlard.
ing 1t with appropriate commentaries
rADsa AIAnANpsE GAvAz1-As friends Of your cause,
Ems shght testimonial Of regard The Offering en-
closed Zone thousand doar but just sufficient to give
hall Appropriately it should have preceded your labors
fmnnv n @ pa sun more 'ypro oriately, as the ties.
We wish publioIy thus ID confidence, y close. tnere
ehor ard consideration of the great good
You hess So ng Of God must result thersfrom
and dee. dcceeded, subject OF vast i'm portance
49, ,ty surrounded with prejudice and odium. in
mr. instruction, inform aon argument. scriptural
historical truth personal 9sIirs ana sna eIe
oueace In such q manner as to win the admiration and
the interest of who nave heard you
and multtues who have only read the brief reports
OF your lectures In the daily papers 10 your
devoted patriotism, your aroent love Of liberty your ab
yipe truth your love of the Bible and reliance
upoo It. your perfect frsnkness fearlessness and indie
more and more in his ruth baptize you with his spirit,
prepare you preach the gospel II Christ in your oH
Hear Italy and make Victorious oy his grace over all
W. spresent you these copies of Gods word-one in
pur native tongue, one in yours Dr Cox kissed the
audience applauded most Enthusiastically Ia the con
ot against the papsl system as agsnt every part 81
Snr hopes Of all strength the storehouse
M our weapons The Bible hearts and In our lives,
the Bible an al our institutions the Bible at hreside
In our and schools the Bole as Tree as
the air and as all surroundingthe Bible here, there,
where IA the support the safeguard Of civil
and religious liberties and the only sure ground OF ns
fional and personal prosperity May the Word Of God
fn your dear native Itsymay prevail in al your
Families your churches your schools-may it speedily
have free course and be elor6ed vsrywhere with ycu
with us and may Jour dear native land be Tree
spirit Of life in Christ Jesus And God graot that you
may be spared to witness the beginning OF this
day Of glory
In behalf Of your hearers and friends who have with
warm hearts united in this testimonial most
respectfully and truly yours
GEoRGB CHsKyza, AssoS J. PHELPS,
GEoRGR DOUGLAS JAMIE A DWIGHT
C. r. RoBERT, MORTIMER De NOTE.
NEW York, Friday evening May 10, 1883.
Father Gavazzi then addressed the audience reit-
Grating his former statements that he was man Of
war When came TO America, he said, Papists
IN nisTn but prote3