Foreign-born Americans and their children; our duty and opportunity for God and country from the standpoint of the Episcopal church . bellished ed. It is sad that owing to the antag-oniism between Church and State inItaly, a great number of Italians findit impossible to reconcile their patriot-ism with their religion. And thereforewe have in Italy millions of people whorefuse to accept the Roman Church astheir Church. These people remainwithout any Church affiliation, thoughnot without a religion of some sort. Itis thus that among the Italian immi-grants here, our Church has an obviousduty. We
Foreign-born Americans and their children; our duty and opportunity for God and country from the standpoint of the Episcopal church . bellished ed. It is sad that owing to the antag-oniism between Church and State inItaly, a great number of Italians findit impossible to reconcile their patriot-ism with their religion. And thereforewe have in Italy millions of people whorefuse to accept the Roman Church astheir Church. These people remainwithout any Church affiliation, thoughnot without a religion of some sort. Itis thus that among the Italian immi-grants here, our Church has an obviousduty. We can give to the Italians whoare dissatisfied a liturgy which stronglyappeals to them^ and a tradition of pa-triotic churohmanship. The Italians arenaturally religious. If properly ap-proached they will respond. All overItaly, especially in the country, are foundwayside shrines, erected often as athank-offering. Before these the way-farer is wont to stop for meditation andprayer. At Christmastide they love to visit the elaborate creches set up in everychurch, and religious festivals are cele-brated with much pomp and A WAYSIDE SHRINE At such shrines in Italy, the peasantsare accustomed to stop and pray
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