The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-03-13

his lectures in London were attended by
rpwds, and he afterwards visited the
hief towns of Scotland, where he was
e eived with hearty welcome. In 1851
GavAzzi published his memoirs in Eng
in and ltaiiau, and few months late
lis )rations. From Scotland be pro-
zee ed 10 the United states, where he
sas not 80 war ~ received, and IN
Canada his Orations, on more than one
ccasion, nearly caused riot. On his
return he resumed his occupation Of pro-
agandizing his particular views in Italy,
in the service of the national cause, and
was present with Garibaldi at Palermo
Iuring the expedition Of 1860.
The Rev. Gavazzi's present visit to
his country is in furtherancs of the
.rest object of his later years. He
ices not come as missionary, for his
Missionary field lies at home, but as
\ lecturer to arouse feeling or inter-
asst that will eventually result in
svangelizing Italy. His life is de-
voted to the conversion OF his country
men from Catholicism to Protestant
ISM. OF course be is an enthusiast,
and animated by binding
zeal, or he would never have under
AIKEN so mighty, we might almost
-ay, impossible g task. Those peo-
pie who-are logical In their conclu.
5ions and who form judgments
through q course of reasoning and
'bserv tion Of events SHOWN and
taught in history. look upon such
ireams as that which has taken hold
II the White-hiAred orator, as vain
md deceptive. They do not think it
possible thata nation VII oh for many
centuries has been steadily faithful to
ne church, can be evangelical. His
DRY tells of no such conversion, and
4 it could not be brought about dur
1g the middle ageF, when every
nan was u pronounced religionist,
lis whole being filled with the zeal
md spirit which come from q devout
,elief in creeds and forms. there is
ittls hope that it can be accom-
1lished now. when the religious ele-
nent, or sentiment, is gradually de.
lining throughout the world. Luther
Degsu drawing the lines which after
yards, and within three-fourths OF
century after the first mark was
made, we're completed in the religious
nap of Europe as it appears to-day.
Ch4 reformers did their work, but
'ney were ASST. ted more in the divi-
non that was finally made by the
aggot and the sword, than by logic.
The king could do and did more to-
yards fixing the faith Of the nation
nan the Wisest diVines. Henry VIII.
-onYerted England in the face Of the
nrests of eternal damna!ion by the
Pope. France vas Catholic or Pros
sstant with its ruler. until Protestant
Henry ". gave up his religion for
nat of the Catholic, in order to es-
Ablish himself the more firmly With
ne people. Since then the nation
,ay remained true to the church.
spain and Italy are as thoroughly
catholic to-day az they we're three
hundred years ago. and we're there
upon which to work would
probably be indulging in the convert
ng influence Of the ipquisition. The
iea OF converting them as nations
Gems impossible, il not preposterous
GvangelIzatiou is good. 1t is pros
'erous. 1t has done much, but has
done anything in the way of evan
,elizing nations since the time OF
Has the creed map OF
europe been materially changed
ince the reformation? And yet for
entury evangelization has been
with all the vigor that
arnest enthusiasm can infuse into
be religious nature. So much in
slleotusl energy has been exercised
q no other cause as in trying to con
ert people from one faith to another
Honey is lavishly spent in the bust
less. And to-day thousands upon |
thousands of brave, earnest workers
re in the fsld, but nations remain in |
reed the same as they were. Spain, |
france and Italy are Catholic, Eng
aud is Protestant, the Jew is neither
ROmanist nor Protestant, Moham-
ledanism and Buddhism are firm |
ooted IN eastern countries to-day |
8 they were centuries ago. Evan
ellzat,on touches them not. The
Ioman church gains converts tasteI |
han the Gavazzis and Father Hys
inthes. Conversions are by one,
nd tWos, and not of nations or PEG |
les. 1t makes no difference that we
night wish 1t otherwise. 1t lie not,
or will 1t be, were there hundreds OF
rave, brainy, thrilling orators like
iavazzi. where there is but one. The
ask that our distinguished visitor be.
ct for himself is hopeless one. He
nil never see it accomplished, and |
'ould not if today be were The en-
aspiring. big-hearted,
lecirifyinG orator that be was forty
ears ago.