Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1869-01-13
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IN Mr.. w ID. HoWells' italian JotY-
heyings, published by Hurd& Houg } 4
Lon We lind an interesting accou1t'
81 !. IA fS,a9Egss agSsss "a N IN
I'll en- ~ a bHSh>ytah ADD the
domination OF prieetis' influences in
governmental affairs, we may hope
-ior the dawn of her spiritual ard I'M
lie iiac rnalsIe ga neanIier. Lom headers
viii recollecf Mr.. Howells' Venetian
/ fsitt-s''s"!nch was published some tipel
slneei The Italian Journeyipgs fall'
l4f 40 degree below its. psedecessor Ill
interest rs whl be seem from the pass
sass''s fts49"< soHITo Il .essgl@ j.,
visiting nearly' al the free Schools
which The wise philanthropv 81 the
Protestant residents OF Naples has
! estabiislledSin that city. Il.
cannot help Offering u very cordial
Eilonlageto the truth that the mission
aries aresdoing a vastdeal OF good ia
Naples, where they are not only
spreading the gospel, but the spell
J lng-book, the arithmetic and the gee
! 'It is not ~ he understood from
/ the word missionaries, that this work
! Is done by laen especially sent frgm
/ England or America To perform it
I The free Protestant schools in Naples
are conducted under the auspices of
/ the Evangelical Aid Committee
fsomposed of mem befs of the English
ta'hurch the SMissD GIiurch. aud the
+ PreSby terrain Church the President
OF this committee Il Dir. Strange. am
1 tngllshnan, and the Treasurer is
Mr.. Rogers, the American banker
he missionaries arr. Naples, there
/ fore, are men who have themselves
7 found out their work, and appointed
! themselves to do it,
I Ihe schoots are no older than the
union OF Naples with the kingdom of
4 Italy, when federation of Protestant
! lsm WAS decreed by law and, from
l'tiie first. their managers proceeded
| upon principle of perfect openness,
and candor with the parents who
wished to send their children 10 them.
They announced that the children
would be taught certain branches of
| learning, and that the whole Bible
Mould Seplaced III. THEN hands to bea
Studied and understood. 8nfspitef OF
| this declaration OF the ProteStan
character of the schools, the parents
of the children were so anxious to.se-
cure then.sthe benefits of education
that they 9slllingly ran the risk of
theirbecoming heretics. They. were
principaliypeople of the lower classes
l-iaborers, hackmen, fishermen, do
inestics, and very small shopkeepers,
but occasionally among them We're
parents able To send their children to
tofhel schools, yet prefe rring the thor.
ough and conscientious system prac-
tlsed nLsthese. So the children came.
/ and tiSaaks 10. the peaceful, uncoln-
7 batiVe nature OF Italian boys, who
seton with much less waylayiltg and
humping and bullying than boys Of
Mort herIa blood, they have not been
iJnole sted BY their companions Vino
fstill 1--we TIE Wild life of the streets,
Fund they have only. once suffered
| through interference OF the priests.
On complaint OF the authorities, the
wrong Was promptly relressed, and
f1ittie people, picked up out of the
yileness and ignorance of Il city that
I had SUFFERED for ages the most de
| grading oppression, are by no means
regenerate yet, but there seems To be
! great hops for them. N-oW,at least
fsfhqys aretaugh u reas.lis Il. ana 10
sgF al morality -:ind svlIo san tell
| What Wonders the noptl Instruction,
444ay not work? They learn for Tie
! first time that it * n foolish Shame
10 lie and cheat, aud il would scarcely.
lie siirpfikir gifsome 2off them wee
/ finally persuaded th:tt hontstN il the
( best poiicy-:t maxim th:u few ltai-
! iallS- bcIlcNt.' -
\ GIRLS SCtto0T. s.
/ 'fle FIRST school Which We Visited
Was u girls school, IA which e"me-
/ forty-four little women OF all a"es,
frou four 10 fifteen years, were as
! Senfbl,-Iinn,fer tlIe chargeol a Young.
] Cortutr girl, an Italian Protestant,
/. who had Delegated her authority to
different children under her. The
small maidcns gathered around their
/ chiefs in groups, and read from the
! book in which they were studying
! when We appeared. Some allowance
must be made for difference of the
! languages, italian being logically
spelled and easily pronounced; but /
certainly never heard American chill
lrem of their age read nearly 50 Wen.
! They seemed also To have a lively
understanding OF what they re:ld
and To he greatly interested in the
Scriptural stories of which their book 5
| were made up. They repeated vers.
( eS from the Bible, and StanzaS of poe-
! try, ailHerY eagerly and prettily. As
bashtulness j. scarcely known To their
T race. tIev had no hesitation in show
! ing oil their accomplishments before
a stranger. and seemed quite delight
/ ed with his applause. They were
not particularly quiet; perhaps with
Young y eapolit.sas, that would be
+ impossible. saw their copy books
I in which the writing was very good
III am sure the printer would like
mine To he rs legiblA,) aud the books
| We're kept neat and clean, rs We're
| the hands and faces of the children.
/ Taking the children as one goes in
/ the streets of Naples, it would re-
quire day perhaps 10 lind as many
+ clean ones as | saw in these schools,
! where cleanliness l. reSolutely in
sisted upon. Many of the children
/ Nefe-ragged there and there WAS one
7 hideous With orthalmia: but there
/ vas not clouded countenance nor a
dirty hand among them We Should
+tAaNe great hopes for a nation OF which
/ the chiifreii caff be- Taught To wash
/ themselves. . E-s
BOYS SCHOOLS.
'.Ne visited three small rooms, in
/ which there We're altogether sonIp
boysi in the first stages OF
! reclamation. They were under the
! Immediate superintendence of Mr.
/ Buscarlet, and he seemed To feel the
/ ioudeSt interest in them. Indeed.
4 there Was sufficient reason for this:
i up To a certain point, the Neapolitan
+ ciItidren learn SO rapidly and willing
kiy that il can hardly be other than a
: Pleasure TO teach them After this,
their zeal flags: they know enough: