New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-10-04

moral from ali doctrine keeping the former and making
a. we have s 70 look at a party which Is making awful
progress In Italy-Iimesn the Unbeievers
ton OF all religion from a less philosophical
and logical inference, from assumed principles, is COM
day and peryading the Whether their names DO
on tse or No 5@ s Goa
creator or judge mans consoiencei ms only rule INC
day bind togeheria nations In one family" Confonnd-
ing Romansm with Christanity. u Is an easy work for
frsedom and 10 find adherens among people which Is
the more eager for liberty that It has been longer de-
prlyed OF It. Add 20 This the natural tendency Of man
10 say in his heart "thero IS God and you will
readily realize the importance Of the impending danger.
more dreadful than superstition Itself.
Now let me come 20 the smallest part. which, how
ever. is the part that ia ascendant here am sorry to
communication have had is that from year to year
get new communication our guests In Italy
their purses-have formed themselves into congrega-
tons OF 20 or IS worsbpers Their influence Is OF very
Genoa and other places have made attempts 70 evan
gellze the people and are using their spare tne Tor
Church. not because / belong TO that church, but be
It In chronological order, for spoke OF the
Pope first To Luther and Calvin and Knox, whose
names we're mentioned last night with praise, say
amen with all my heart We have 5000 communicate,
with 200 children IN the Ss0bathschOOl ana CLASSICAL
college OF ~ pupils In 1855 the Waldensian Churcn was
perfectly convinced that her form Of church govern.
ment confirmed by the Gospel We did not pretend
10 Wadensanize Italy, but TO cal her countrynea 70
Christ. The only charge the EYangcs received was 90
with tue blood OF your fellowmeD preach me GOspr
be faithful TO your master, and may Goa Dless YOU
Each congregation that they gathered was free az inc
Ord. whose only law Is Gods law. Ineoe con9esa,,
lions have united themselves now. Tney reJoce at
numbering 1000 communicates from the church OF Rome
with 1900 children In the schools, ana l2o IN te 2aD
bath-scbool To show how nnseotarian VIC are, tney
have theological school In Florence which Is open 70
students of every denomination; they are never
asked leave their religion TO JOIN another Almost
contemporary with the Waldensian efforts IN nay Wero
the efforts OF those who came from Switzerland, Ger.
many England. and France, to help IN the eVangecsi
work Iney einPloyea agents . ShU Win each other
Aferward they united, forming what Is caied .hero W
the official name OF the Union OF the Free thrlsttn
Churches OF Italy You know them better here under
OF the Free Church OF Italy Ihey nave ABOUT
and when It will be possible for them TO have more In,
sructed and learned ministers, they VIII nave gOoa
country The few churches which did not join the Union.
ana which call themselves the Christian Churches OF
are The Methodist brethren They have gathered IN thu
north Italy II churches and In the sOulh
The next the Baptists who have dropped t.en
names for what reason do not know, in crossing tho
ocean. They call themselves the Apostolic Chhrcn.
tell this for the benefit OF the Baptsts present, VINO
might not recognize their brethren under this naine
Then we have the Methodist Episcopal They opened a
mission last year, and now have two men, one ia
Bologna and one in Rome, working Tor them. AIIO
gether have ten denominations me literature Is Os
weak point but we have now the Book OF Goa thrOuEn
printed, beside some papers Tor chldren but ss
nothing compared with what is wanted. Tne proben Is
what snail we have 20 readl We have 10000 40 people
who cannot read The next generation val see them
reduced TO oBB,OJO DuL "bdt WIZ my 1900
shall they read when they arg able E0f -.
Now reducing 1t all to three words, Italy Is divided or
worked upon by three differences the priests on ono
sde the eyangests. aud the indes The priests nave
habit aud Indifference their side Tho iunics nave
The natural tendency Of the human heart. The evan
gests nave for them the Gospel which snal nave TUG
victory Inc thank, 81 those WHO nope aud VIOLA ana
pray for this victory rise 10 the Aihlighy W." !ou NV
JOIN us q
The meeting at steinway Hall was adjourned at i2I
O'Clock p M, and afternoon session immediately be-
gan at Association Hall.