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Among the Italians in New York City

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Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · May 31, 1906

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 83, No. 22.

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Among the Italians in New York City

By Louis Zecchetto

Much could be said which would be of interest to the readers of the REVIEW AND HERALD, but time will not permit.
Work among the Italians of this great city is not an easy undertaking, yet God has been with me every step of the way, especially of late, and I know that he is leading me every day in new and deeper experiences.
Bible readings have been held with many of my dear people who were in darkness concerning this glorious message. Nearly every evening of the week, and also some time during the day, is thus spent in some part of this great metropolis. There are more Italians here than in Rome, Italy, and the majority of them do not have a Bible.
One instance I will mention: Last week, in an evening Bible reading, a young man, having received a Bible that he might follow the reading, burst into tears, exclaiming, “There is no hope for me. How can I study without being able to read?”
On Sunday, May 6, I gave my first lecture in a rented hall near the most thickly settled part of the city of Brooklyn, and to-day, after my third lecture, I feel more and more convinced that God has opened his ears to the cry of these poor neglected people. I visited among them during the week, and when the time came for the opening of the service, I was more than repaid for the effort I had put forth.
This work presents many obstacles; for many of these people do not know how to read, and those who do know are scattered among divers sects. The most difficult to reach with this message are those found among the so-called Spiritualists, Plymouth Brethren, and other sects. But God has visited a number of them since I began to labor among them, and to-day I am rejoicing to see an interest, and an increasing desire to learn the third angel's message.
It is my earnest wish that all the brethren and sisters in this message will pray that the Lord may remember the Italians in Greater New York, and that he may give me wisdom to present the message to them.
LOUIS ZECCHETTO.