The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-02-25
ITALIAN MISSION The THEME.
Largely Attended Union Meeting Hears
Of Progress Made.

The people Of Barre showed their in
terest in the establishment Of an Italian
mission in the city last evening by fill
ing every available seat Id the Congre.
gational church at the united services
Which were held there. Rev. w. e.
Naclntyre opened the service with a
prayer and then Rev. Mr. Poole made
an announcement OF lecture on Italy
to be given at the church March s. by
Rev. Fl. j. kiiborn Of Bradford.
key. Ariel Bellondi, who, for several
Years devoted himself to the cause of
the Italians, next addressed the au-
cieEce, saying, ia part, that all nations
had great problems to solve, bnt that
this one had the greatest of all III the
immigration Of Europeans to this
country. lie said that $500 immigrants
land daily In New York, that fran the
year 1900 20 the present time over
l4,500,000 immigrants had come TO this
country and that their number had now
Increased to over 3S,000,000. Mir. Bel
londi said that he was thankful that it
was the common people who came to
this country that we had no use for the
foreign aristoeracy.
He spoke OF the ignorance Of the I'M
migrants regarding our language and
customs and said that almost invariably
the children of foreign parentage in
public schools We're the winners Of the
prizes over the native American child.
He stated further that the Italians
were class Of people who would nat
uraily better themselves Speaking Of
the Italians in Barre be said chat they
had the greatest need of the gospel
preached in straight" manner, that
there We're very few believers in Christ
o. of the Christian religion among the
Italian colony Of tliis city. He spoke
q the length Of time that he labored
" Barre without apparent result, of
the mistaken way in which the Ameri-
can people throw away their chances
te aid the Italians.
In closing he said THAT he already
had $4,000 toward the proposed Ital-
ian church AMI hoped TO soon get So 0c6
more which be said was needed To build
the church, lIe said that the sense
Of brotherhood should be the same
among all that nationality should
make no difference ID our feelings
toward the Italians Of Barre.
Rev II. +. Lowe next made brief re
marks saying that he considered Barre
the greatest opportunity in Vermont for
mission work, that among tie 2.0OO
Italians in the city the Catholic church
had very few members as compared with
the Italian colonies Of other places. He
Mr. Bellondi on his sue.
cess which he had already had in the
work aud said that he would be glad
when an Italian church could be erected.
Rev. Wesley A. Kinzie of the fact that
we were all descended from immigrants
not very many years ago and that we
should try and assist in the work He
recalled the story Of the Good Samari-
tsn and Christs command to the peo-
pie 'go thon and do likewise"
Rev, G. G. Conner said that all
churches and people should be interest
ed in this work, and that they should |
all cooperate III the establishment Of
mission in Barre and offered his assist /
anee in doing the same
Rev. W. G. Maclntyre said that he +
thought that the company had come to-
gcther because Of their belief III religion. I
that religion was the mamma TO the Il 4
raelites, a thing OF the earth which I
would not be needed in Heaven. and that I
We should try TO assimilate the Italians
n religious sense as they are being
in other senses.
Rev Francis A. Poole said that it
made no difference where they were
born they were brothers OF the same
'ace and equal In the sight Of God He
aid that we should all strive for our
~ 0
,lhers, that it was too easy to settle
nto narrow rlt In closing he said
hat he would be glad to see another
,hureh Of Christ in Barre, one where
hc Italians eouldNworship at their own
.lurch in their own language.
The benediction was pronounced BY
Rev. c. G. Conner
A subscription paper passed AROUND at
he service showed contributions OF
3o2.76.