The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-10-21
THEM Q HONE
WEEKLY SERVICES IN THE CATHE-
ORAL FOR ITALIAN WOR-
SHIPPERS
MASS IN THEIR OWN TONGUE
Musical Services at the Church
of st. John the EvangeIist
Sermons In City
Churches.
MASS IN THEIR OWN TONGUE

To the foreigner who comes to America
with the heimWeh tuggiEg fiercely at
his heart strings-that home longing
which no hope of financial gain can in
any degree lessen-there is in big city
always one place where something OF
the home feeling returns to him, where
he may look upon the faces of his own
people grouped about him and feel that
he is back again in the old village sur
rounded by his family and his klnsmen
That place is the church. 1t is the one
institution in the country that does more
to reconcile the foreigner to his new
surroundings than any degree of success
or any number of new-found friends.
Every Sunday morning there gathers at
o'clock in the Cathedral to worship in
its own fashion st. Paufs little Italy.
These dark-eyed children of the South
have always looked upon the churches
in their own land as second homes. The
stately old cathedrals are as familiar to
them as are the small village churches.
Their religion has been so interviewer
with their very lives that when they are
s suddenly ~transplanted in some big Eng
disappearing city it seems as though G.
part of their life had been taken away.
1t was to gather the Italians of ST.
Paul together for religious services
where they could feel entirely at home.
that Father Odone, an Italian priest,
three months since the services started
At first there was mere handful Of
worShipperS, but now the little congre-
cation numbers 500 souls.
The mass, of course, does not differ
from the mass said by the Catholics
the world over, but the sermon is in the
Italian tongue. 1t Is generally a simple
discourse, helpful advice for the coming
week with few words to uplift the
hearts of the listeners. A choir of chill
dren's voices sing familiar Italian hymns
and the music is really very beautiful.
For although the children receive but
little training, they all have the gift of
song. It is one of the many blessings
that have been lowered on Italy's chill
dren.
The services over, there is a wistful
lingering on the church steps Saluta-
lions are exchanged Perhaps the
padre is to be consulted. Groups
chat pleasantly in the musical Italian
tongue. Finally the picturesque congre-
cation melts away. Little Italy vanishes
for another Sunday.
The order of services at the Church of
St. John the Evangelist today will be
largely musical. The following program,
under the direction Of the rector, Rev.
Sedgwick, will be carried OUT
Professional Hymn, 'Hosanna Lord" ..316
Canticles, from Service Book
TIE Deum in E fiat ......H. H. Woodward
Hymn Before Sermon, 20 Twas
Joyful Sound 1890. 493
offertory Anthem. Sing Song of
Praise ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Stainer
Quartette and Chorus
Recessional Hymn, Songs of Praise" .475
Choral evensong at 3:3O.
Rev. G. Melby of the Norwegian Dam
ish Baptist church, has returned from
his trip to the western part of the state,
and will occupy his pulpit today. both
morning and evening. His morning
theme will be Things Pertaining to
Life and Goodness" The evening SER
mon will be in the English language on
Gods Plumb Line, followed by bap-
tismal service.
Archdeacon NJ. G. Daniel will lecture
In the German Evangelical church. cor
near Eleventh and Minnesota streets, at
D. m. This will be the last lecture in
st. Paul, and SO Mr. Daniel Is inviting
all friends who heard him and these who
have not heard him to attend, that he
may see and wish them good bye, be-
cause many christian friends have been
kind to him by opening their churches for
him to preach in. He has many things
the city of ST. Paul. and he wishes the
prayers and sympathy of all who have
heard him to accompany him home to
his own country (where the sultan
reigns) and that he may have a double
blessing from God for all the work he
Is to carry on in the land of savage
Kurds and wild Turks. He will have a
lady dressed in Turkish costume.
Tomorrow Rev: J.. Sinclair, D: D.. will