, 1881-02-20
GAVAZZI.
The Object OF His Third Visit to
This Country.
His Labors for the Cause OF Religious
Freedom in Italy.

|. Alesnndro EayaZZi, the celebrated Italiar
| patriot orator, md evangelist, arrived In tht
city yesterday morning and secured quarters a
! the Pnlmer House. In the evening a reporter
| for THE TRIBUNE called on him and had pleas.
ant hours conversation On the objects OF his Wis.
| 1t, aud his projects and opinions at home. Tux
| evangelist Is q remarkable man In his persona
appearance, ana would strike even the casua
| observer as q nun to be looked at twice, He has
an intellectual, benign, aud even apostolic face
beamlng with earnestness and u wonder
fui magnetic power. His shor1
side whiskers and long, flowing
hair arc gray with his = years, but hts eyebrows
are still black, and his eyes are undimmed. He
is d man with sturdy form, fully the average
hight, and appeags to still retain the active pos
session Of wonderful physical and mental pow
ers. He speaks broken English with peculiar
haltiDg motion, and Is MS full OF piyacious
gestures Of face and hands as the youngest
italian. During tho conversation he alluded to
his remembrance OF the older Italy as compared
With the country Of Garibaldi to-day. Garazzi
was monk Of tho Order of Barnnbites. Lcay-
ing them and embracing Protestantism,-newt to
ltaly,-he Was arrested and
HELD 4 PRISONER For SOME TINE.
After the downfall Of the Republic In whose
formation no bud taken no mean part, he sought
refuge iii England, anj established the italian
Chapel in London. Since 1s7l, when Italy has
begun to sec frcer days, Garazz hns devoted
himself to the advocacy Of freedom in religious
amt civil life, and to tho evangcIizatdon Of his
c0untryncn.
The object Of bis visit to this country, he said
was to pave the way for systematic appeal to
america to atG him and the Evangelical italian
Church in presenting to tho people the truths OF
their religion. lie proposes to nuke a tour of
the princtpnl cities, and will be followed by an
accredited ageut who viii establish regular and
systematic bureaus Of collections. in replying
to question HIS to
. THE SEf,Fssrry Fo1, THIS HEYRE
he snfd that where any Of the poorer people em-
braccd the Protestant faith they were iInmedi-
ately cut of from all means Of substance by
The work on which DR.. Gavazzi Is engaged eln~
oruces the education rs well rs the religious
trimming 1 Of the people: ne expects to see much
ously Impressed with the magnitude OF the task.
When questioned Oh tho subject OF Italy and
her PROSPECTS, be became eloquent. and revealed
to the reporter the intensity Of his desires fJF
religious and civil liberty. The country has
been making grand improvements. he said, and
tho full rctlzaGon Of his plans WIS only ques-
rion Of time. The legislators were ready for any
reforms, nnd only certain necessities Of gradual
change held thcu back from the great achieve
meur Of universal Suffrage.
WITH RESPECT TO THE COUNTRY ITSELF
tho Court hud left, had taken giant strides.
Fuctorics we're go,nE up, and "it seems almost
like one of your American cities, SO busy Is it,
provcneut, w and Florence to-day has degen-
Grated from the lAyishness and careless 6nsi-
ness habits Of its chief citizens. Even 1mperia!
Rome hus been affected by the general march Of
improvement. Manufacturing establishments
have been built, and there Is general move
ment to more thoroughly utilize the water-power
OF tho country
with respect to the attitude Of the Church
and Stare, Dr.. Gavazzi said that 1t was generally
satisfactory. The Government recognizes nei-
ther Church, but pr;itects both. There Is, how
ever, one trouble. The Evangelical Church. as
a Lody, cannot under the laws hold property.
Hence they have resorted to the plan Of having
a Board of Trustees in Scotland who arc otfcial-
" recognized lis d foreign corporation. :" a1n
better treated to-day in Italy than I was some
GLAND was the way he expressed it. We now
huve twelve evangelical churches in Rome.
and We are alt over the country.
The people are poor. and Wo have to
educate them. To do this VIC need money When
I Was here before secured money to make q
fund for one Professor and believe the people
Of America will do much more"
The divine and patrut breaches, or rather
lectures, three times to-day-at l0:30 a. m. in
the First Congregational Church, corner Of West
Washington and Ann streets: at 1 p. N. in Far
we'll Halls and ut 1880 p. III. In the Fourth Pres
hyterian Church, corner of Rush and Superior
Streets Tomorrow he leaves for Milwaukee. st. ]
Paul. and Madison, returning 50 as to SPEAK here |
again next Sunday. Then be goes to ST. Louis,
and thence to San Francisco This IS his third
trip to this country, which he visited In 1862 and
as he is over Italy, but Is wonderfully depressed
over the ynsr wastes Of snow which he has seen !
IN his journey. At the conclusion Of the de- ]
ightful conversation he bade the reporter |
warm udieu with u parting culugiSm Oh Carl
oaldi, Italy, aud America. l.