New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-11-29
ARRIVAL OF ALEssANDRO GAvAZzf.

| Rev. AlpSSanoTO GdFdZIi, TIE Italian
rived at ITS pier about 1880 a. yesterday. signor
Gayazzi had been announced to deliver an address
at Dr.. Robnsons church at II o'clock. la order to
fulfil this engagement he made the greatest posi-
bic haste.
After the morning service, Sienor GIvazzi. ne
companied by his friend and companion, the Rev.
| DR.. Thompson. proceeded to tie Nrw-York Hotel.
| There he was received a TRIBUNE reporter TO
whom he spoke in regard to his mi-son in America.
He is said 10 be seventy years of age although his
| gait and manner are those of much Younger man.
IL hegAt Inc is six feet, and he has the shout
der, of a gladiator. HIS gray hair adds greatly to
his appe rance. His eyes large and sparkle with
vlyac.ty. and he looks altogether like n man OF
! energy perseverance, enthusiasm ana beneyo-
| lencc.
| "1he reason Of my coming to America in two
words this he said, with "A slight Dut not DIS
! agrcca DE foreign accent: have been appointed
| delegate By the EvangeIization Committee of the
Free Italian Church, to make known 10 Christian
friends in America the details of The work OF evan
| gelIz ,tion going in Rome and throughout the
kingdom of Italy. and to ask their sympathy ana
aid. The longer labor as an evangelist the more
firm has grown my conviction that the Free Church
is the only church suitable to the ItalIan people
| They are tired and Disguised with The hypocrisy
and the rapacitv OF the Church Of Rom, on the one
hand, and then, TIE otaer hand, they rather
ayerse to religion. 80 tospeak. imported from abroad
The origin and tie us.ltutiOn of the Free Church
are essentially Italian, and such II il Therefore
more acccptab, to tie true sons Of Italy Another
reason for It's growing popularity is that it can be
considered OutgrOwth OF the great struggle for
| liberty of conscience through which Italy passed
some years ag,. fine origin of this ChuIch is asso
ciatcd with events which dear 10 the Italian
mind and it is regarlcd without particle of that
suspicion under which the Church of Rome has so
| long laborcd.
Il haye found that the best way 10 evangelize a
| civilized country-esp'cially a Catholic cDuntry-is
to employ native evanGeIsts. This system has
| brought Us hundreds and hundreds of proselytes.
At the present moment there IS hardly town Of any
importance in Italy which has not its Free Church
congTegatIOn and these congregations are ever on
the increase. Florence, Rome. Genoa Turin, Milan,
Venice. Bologna and LeghOrn-al these cities con-
tam largo numbers of converts During the last
few years, thanks 10 the subscriptions Of kind
friends from England and the United States. we
have been enabled TO bnill many churches
and to establish Sunday-schOols and day-schOois
where regularly trained Evangelist preachers
ana teachers mpar the sacred truths to minds that
have hitherto Croveed in tie dark. We have also
built theological colleges and other buildings of gen
proved very costly and, owing to the construction
Of church OF our pcrsuas on IN InT.n, = GER
tain void now exists IN the funds of the Evangezl-
tion Committee IL is therefore 10 iii tins void and
to gather funds for the support of thcO egcal stu
den and Tor the general WORK OF the Church that
have come 10 America
Are yOu at varanc' with til" other Protestant
denominations ia Italy p
No; on the contrary We are on the best of terms
with them. We are working haImonolsly win
b th The WaldeusIln and tb" Wesleyan Churches.
The confession of faith Of the Free Christian Church
Of Italy IL, after ALL only declaration of tie prIcI-
pies held IN common 10y all evangelical Christians.
It's constitution a system o. general Iul's for the
general good ~ tie Churcn, beng. nevertheless, in
dependent IN IT'S 10 81 atuTs. Inc deputies OF the
Church meet IN "A Genera Assembly TO deliberate
upon matters pertaining To aii churches. he
Evangelical Committee appointed by the Assembly
superintcuds tn entire work, and the funds col
lected by the coniniss olers a:e Temlted directly
to the treasurer OF that committee
How do Yen purpose gatheri"g money in Amer
lea ( work =
shall travel throughout the United States in
GLIDING the extreme Southern and the Pacific states,
until next july In every town on nv road shall
give free lectures on the present condition of the
Church in Italy. At each lecture the plate will be
handed round and my hearers " I'll be asked To give
what they can IhIs Is me way managed 1t dur
Ing my visit in So, and shall not dcviate from
that course now
Alessandro Gavazzi was born III Bologna in 1900,
aud received his early education at the University
of Isis Dative city. Al sixteen he appointed to
The revolutions OF 1913 stirred italy to its depths
ny his advocacy of reform IN Church and state made
his name known. Upon the accession OF P,us TX.
10 the papal chair hls liberal views At
tractcd the young professor. VINO be
came one of the supporters of the new Pontn.
HI, appeals assisted III raising the Roman Legion,
10000 strong, which the new Pontifi enrolled for
service the Worth against Austria Oh this legion
Plus TX. appointed Gavazz CHaplain-Grneral, and
he accompanied the PapM army 10 the walls Of
Viccnza. When the Pope changed his policy Ga
vazzI compelled TO leave tuscany. lie went to
Genoa, whence he was recalled TO assist IN restoring
order III hIs native city.
But the Pope at this point ordered GavaZzps ar
rest, and he sent under strong escort 10 the
prison of Cornelto. On his way thitner the resi- |
dents of Nterbo to his rescue and the Pope
dercd his liberation. Upon the fight If the Pope |
from Rome GayaZZ returned to that city, wAere he
devoted himself Ia the relief of he sick and wounded
When the French troops again seized Rome lie |
went to London. There he held meetings OF Italian |
refugees and IN burning words related the wrongs
of the Italian Nation. lie then went To Scotland |
and subsequently came the United States, IN the
principal cities OF winch he lecturcd IN broken Eng
llsh. Returning 10 ltaly in 1870, GnvazZ estaG- |
lisncd what ne calls the Free Church Of lay. In |
S72 he made a second visit - the United states to
RAISE money for The establishment OF college ut |
Rome.