The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-03-24
THE CELEBRATED FATHER GAvAZzI
IN NEW YORK.

IN NEW YORK.
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Public Reception 1T the Tabernacle.
CONCISE RESUME OF HIS EVENTFUL LIFE.
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War against Papacy and the Aldermen.
VERY large meeting was held last evening in tho
Broadway Tabernacle, for the purpose Of extending
suitable reception to the celebrated Italian patriot and
divine Father Gavazz in accordance with the following
CALL
a % evening NsTsh
of OWL and reIoSs liberty to %sssiny
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p.rsuars fFa Rome 'n' present condition q
Mortimer b aet.. John John y. ScGsSssas cossons
Theodore MeNsnce, W%. vn9odST' ". stunsoa sSrsh'
J. B. ShefEoId, Anson a. PSelps. Jr
and others.
Father Gavazz conducted to the platform by some
half dozen clergymen, among whom were Rev. Drs.
Cox, Chesver, Fairchild and Bowling Of Philadelphia
When Gavazd made his appearance, he was received
with some faint manifestations Of applause by the au
denes, which was an extremely numerous one. W. W.
Chester presided over the meeting which was opened
with Prayer by Rev. Dr. Bowling, in which he specially
solicited the blessing Of the Omnpoent on all countries
from which the light of tho Bible is shat out but part
cularly on those over which Romansm presides
Mr. W. w. Chester, the Chairman then explained the
object of the meeting, and made the following obserya
tions This meeting has been called by the friends Of
civil and religious freedom, to welcome to our city the
patriot and orator Sgnor Gavazz who will address you
in English and give some interesting details In com
munity like ours born the soil of freedom
mo subject can be interesting than that of lib
erty We have learned from history-ts strugres-its
short exisenceand its temporary extinction and In no
country frequently than in italy OFT times would
it have emancipaed itself were not for the more or
ganized power Of its beligerent enemy-dcspotism In
those times might triumhed right, and the sword
settled every controversy But the times improving
and now repro0f wounds like arrow and public opi1
ion has influence than army-as a proof Of this
would ask, If the Madai would have been permitted to
live month in the sixteenth centuryp In a work en-
titled the Reformation of Italy you will find that ex.
trpaon was the order OF the day and person sooner
exhibited the power of religion in his heart than he was
to the deathanything but that could be for
gyen-nay, for few scudi, a might purchase the
indulgence TO commit the greatest crime But pure
gion was heresy, and must be crushed At the begin
ming OF the sixteenth century, the eyes Of the civilized
sSssed Tsss o unsd o towards Italy scanned to have
which bad been buried in the dark ages sprang to life
Ia vnc, Raphael end constellation Of the brightest
pring torch that had dropped from the hands Of the
Greeks and with its light Illuminated the world Not un
religion Another genius not inferior to any Of his
temp0raIes, was the retcrmer Luther who houeh for
hs s s saS BY is oay let burst
which light has grown brighter and brighter till it has
lghened the whole of Chisendom. We may here ask il
the arts and sciences will roll back into darkness
Can again be made to believe that the sun and
stars revove around us tht there but four ee
mentst Never Man has become enlightened And may
also ask the light OF religious truth again be
extnguished In this our world That viii depend upon
the integrity with which We hold to Protestant prin-
init ourselves to be persuaded that all is secure from
such catastrophe; if We are indifferent to the
croachment c OF Papacy on our n Eastern shores and
less Of the cry of persecuted Christians in Papal
countries, and say, Gam my brothers keeper" who
can answer in the neeatiyeY Was there a scheme
enknarng thers They have tortured every truth
Of tho Bible to answer their ends and have capvatei
their purrcr.s. Thsy have however. rsceasv sesr
forced into The open riril Ls.t they
old upon their Standards by which they mean 10
stand or fall To change one error would be to deny
their infability Like house made of cards. to tear
one away would bring down the whole pack. They have
been pressed in vain to permit the circulation of my
version Of the Scriptures such they should
But the true difficulty lies not much in the difference
wherein they think to find support of their pnrga,
tory. This far above all other Of their idols is their
Ephesian Diana (which brings them no small gain
Knock away this stone and their edice falls to
the ground nfallbly May not hope to the temple
Of this great goddess desped and her magncence de-
stroyed? We will trust in the power and promises OF
Him who alone has hindered this sbtle scheme of mans
devices from envelopng the wor1 IN its deadly folds
The question is fa, cne-Who is GayaziS The follow.
ing facts may satisfactorily His paterna grand.
father was born of Italian parents in Portugal and was
Vice Chancellor OF his adopted country, He was pro-
scrbed, and abandoning titles wealth and renown he
repaired TO Bologna where mis- merits appreciated
and soon the Senate raised him. with the title of
Consul to the highest dignity conferred citizen
The maternal grandfather Pattuz was President of the
Court Of Appeals in the same town. He Of in
on Of the ON his tomb i y naered n Il sng aa appe m
usto Gavazzs father successfully filed the Offices OF
Judge in hi. native town, Peace Magistrate at Torli
Professor Of Law in the University of Bologna and
Of the chief advocates for the Papa States Cavazzi
the second of twenty children At sixteen be became
q monk of the BarDabte der. So prominent were his
talents and literary atanments that at twenty he was
selected TO NIL the professional chair OF rhetoric and
Ties. When he left Naples to proceed to Arpino
for the purpose OF ordination, general sorrow was ex
pressed. During his abode here instead of spending his
time in solitude he devoted il TO preaching After his
ordination he went 10 Leghorn, and was there ap-
Iointed teacher in bellies ottres. Here lie encouh-
ments incurred the suspicion Of the authorities and VAS
forced to quit the place He abandoned literature
and devoted himself preaching being % years old He
went to Piedmont where for ten years he preached
to vast muttudes who everywhere thronged to hear
him, making warm friends and most bitter enemies.
Here be encountered the subtle and determined op-
position of the Jusuits, and through their agency
lie expelled from Piedmont, for he spoke the
truth fearlessy and relentessly, exposed the dark
tenets of the Jesuy that he became dangerous man
Palma was his next field Of labor Here he abode four
years. His renovn so increased that he compelled
many occasions to preach ten times in day. His
iron constitution his indefatgabe voice and ardent ZEAL
set at defiance all physical fatigue His liberal and en-
ry AVI lie had preached patriotism aud its virtues
in such TO the apprehensons of the
Pont and the command came from the Vatican forbid
ding him TO exercise his ministry except in the central
prison OF Palma. To this he confined Here he found
sO2 prisoners and galley slaves six Of whom he preached
with considerable in the way OF reform atoms
among them for sphemy and turned into praise After
he released he went to Peruga where his preaching
was atterded with usual success In 1Si5 at Ancona
in OF those tery outbursts Of sacred zeal which
characterize the mar, he oyerstepred the limits assign
ed him. and uttered some dangerous, because liberal
truths The ire of his enemies reused and he was
virtually mpri.o in the college of the Noyiae of St.
SeyeIino, where he consigned to the tender merces
OF some frars Can be that they called friars be-
cause by fire they burn in orthodoxy and burn out here
sy2 The old Pope died, ard Plus N. is enthroned. In
this Gavazz rejoiced, he thought he saw future
davning for his country he imagined that it in
Pope that Italy to find saviour. Gavazzi into
favor and called TO Rome. When the anniver.
eary of the election Of Plus X he preached in Rome his
language took a lofty tone for freedom which kin.
died up immense enthusiasm On another occasion,
when preachng q sermon Of thanksgiving, he gave
full scope to the thoughts that burned in his