The New York herald., 1872-04-21
RECEPTION TO GAvAzzI.
The Welcome to tho Italian Deputation
OF the FREQ Church mt Association

The Welcome to tho Italian Deputation
OF the FREQ Church mt Associatioa
Hall.
public reception was given to Father GavasEi
and DR.. Thompson, the deputation from the Free
Christian Church OF Italy, and to DR.. H. G. Riley,
the superintendent Of the Methodist Missions
in Mexico, at the Hall OF the Young MenN
Christian Association last evening, under the
auspices Of the American and Foreign Christian
Union. Previous to the meeting In the hall the
three gentlemen received their friends ana
strangers who desired to be introduced
to them in the parors Of the hall. steady
stream OF ladies and gentlemen passed through
the three parlors, shaking hands with the distin-
guished guests as they passed. Among the great
reverend lights present were Dr. Iren9us Prime,
Dr. Henry w. Bellows, Dr. Cyrus Foss, DR.. Ormiston,
DR.. Sabine, william E. Dodge and others. The
reception In the parlors lasted about half an
hour, and at eight the exercises In the large hal
commenced. The spacious room was completely
filed with highly intelligent audience
Mr.. Jacob d. Vermilye, President Of the Christian
Union, presi ided. He gave short sketch OF tho
three gentlemen to do honor to whom they were
assembled, and then designated DR.. Sabine to de-
liver an address OF welcome to Dr. Riley, tho
missionary from Mexico. Dr. Riley Is o young man
with strong foreign accent. After brief address
OF congratuation and welcome to DR.. Sabine he
WORK
he had done in Mexico and the scenes he had wit
messed He said that on entering Mexico city,
which he denominated the Rome Of the New
World early In 1859, he found there thirty
evangelical Christians working humbly for Jesus,
He had gone there with his Bible hidden against
m s ua a m'' He had
met with difficulties but he had achieved great suo
cess There were now little congregations scat
tered throughout MeXicO-One In nearly every city
OF the nation-and in the capital the government
Of Benlto Juarez. had thrown open the
% 1es s smRs ~FTs TWo prominent m ' ass
presbyters had joined his congregation, and one OF
the highest Ministers OF the government sat regu-
Mems Christian Association, composed OF sixty
five members, in Mexico CITY, doing good work. DR..
At the conclusion Of his address DR.. 0rmiston de-
lvered an address Of welcome to Father Gavaz1
and DR.; Thompson, to which DR.. Thompson first first
who had heard Gavazzis fiery eloquence before
excited gesticulaton startling attitudes and facial
cOntorti0ns were for moment subjects OF wonder
and TO e But s a
of merriment, either at his gesticuations or his
foreign accent. He began by apologzing for the
rudeness of his English, for he had not made .
speech in any language but Italian for nearly twenty
years. )
been realized-Italy Is united. The Evangelical
Church is united In Italy and holds forth In Rome
itself. There has been no complete unity hereto
lOTc. we Hccu dlu iTOn AutIlCd w uulIc Us COLu-
petely. Education alone makes q nation free, and
to have education In my Italy we must have an
evangelical college. Nineteen years ago in London
l advocated this scheme for an evangelical college
in Rome with Lord Shaftesbury, but 1t failed then
because Italy politically was disunited. Our con.
gregatons are all poor The aristocracy have not
Joined us yet. We live in eventful times expect
Pope Plus will live to see my evangelical col
lege right in sight OF his own Vatican People here,
know, are contributing money to rescue Rome
from the power Of Italy. fought In 40 with my
Rome the capital Of Italy, but we were defeated by
the united armies OF Europe. Again in '67 fought
with him at Montana for free Italy, but France assas
sinated us. The assassination at Montana has
been avenged at Sedan. These were only parties
fighting for Rome. But now 1t Is not party or few
Garibaldians that hold Rome 1t Is Italy. You can
not rescue Rome from Italy,"
The reverend gentleman continued at much greater
length, confining his remarks mainly to the Pope.
the infalibility doctrine and the Councils OF the
Vatican, and at the conclusion benediction was
pronounced and the audience dispersed