Sons of Italy; a social and religious study of the Italians in America . derstand and parti-cipate in all the religious meetings of the church. This helpsto bridge the chasm between parents and children, for asthe children study their native language, their nationalheroes, the cause and growth of national customs, their self-respect is quickened, and they receive a more sympatheticunderstanding of their parents point of view. Instead ofbeing ashamed of being Italians, wishing to change theirnames to hide the fact as some have done, these young peoplebecome self-respecting and eager to prove to
Sons of Italy; a social and religious study of the Italians in America . derstand and parti-cipate in all the religious meetings of the church. This helpsto bridge the chasm between parents and children, for asthe children study their native language, their nationalheroes, the cause and growth of national customs, their self-respect is quickened, and they receive a more sympatheticunderstanding of their parents point of view. Instead ofbeing ashamed of being Italians, wishing to change theirnames to hide the fact as some have done, these young peoplebecome self-respecting and eager to prove to their adoptedcountry that they are not undesirable, but that they willlead lives which will command the respect of Americans. Most intelligent people consider it desirable to know oneor more modern languages, and the commonwealth is atgreat expense to teach French, German, or Italian in ourhigh schools and colleges. The ability to use two languagesis just as desirable for our young Italian-Americans, andwhen it serves to unite family life and make the young 3 3 >2. YORK ASTOH, l« NOX ?II L I- *> f VJNQ4 lows 1 LE CHIESE EVANGELICHE 181 respect and tolerate the opinions of their parents, even ifthey cannot endorse them, a great good is this has been tried, the young people have also volun-tarily done considerable missionary work among the olderpeople, and by keeping in touch through the language withthe inner currents of life in Italian colonies, they are fittedto become an influence for good. The one essential thingin forming such a class or any class is that all workers shallcordially cooperate to favor the plan. English or Italian in Sunday-school? The Italian congregation has sometimes noted with alarmthe alienation of its young people from church services,through well-meant but unwise influence of Sunday-schoolteachers who wished to rapidly Americanize their wouldnt marry an Italian now, said such a teacherto one girl who had graduated
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