Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1876-05-20
DIR ST. LOUIS LETTER.

Enron I~NrELLlGENCER: Sunday was an I'M
portant era IN the religious circles of our city.
1t had been announced for some days past that
the celebrated evangelists, Messrs. Moody and
Ssnkey. would hold two meetings ut the Rink,
under the auspices Of the Young Mems Chris
tian Association. At the appointed hour every
available foot of space in the vast building was
occupied by an eager crowd, determined to see
and hear the men who had filled two continents
with their names, and stood pre- elninently the
most successful OF modern evangelists. Not less
than ten thousand people assembled to hear the
great aiyines. The assembly embraced every
class OF society and all gave close attention to
the exercises, The singing was conducted by
Mr.. Sankey in q fine and efficient manner, and
the pa,hos of his el0cution had u wonderful eff
feet upon his hearers. Mr.. Moody is what might
be termed a ..sledge hammer" preacher. His
presentation of the gospel is characterized by
colloquial simplicity and positive earnestness.
His discourses abound richly in Illustrations,
calculated to move the feelings and arouse the
sympathles, and when presented by him in his
Jealous and impassioned manner, the telling
effect upon his audience is at once visible. At
times he rises to the dignity of true eloquence.
and carries his audience with him by MS pow
erfdl zeal and earnestncss.
lO-Oh VIZ law oAAboA 49,
most.distinguished of our centennial visitors.
Dom Pedro, the emperor of Brazil. Our city
has made but little preparation for his reception
and entertainment, simply because the true mod
esty and greatness of her guest elevated him
above the tinsel, show and servile applause
with which,the fgure-heads of royalty..have hith-
erto been welcomed by the fawning American
public. Since his arrival upon our soil, the
distinguished emperor has justly and nobly re-
buked the maudlin tendencies of out people, by
positively refusing to accept their specious adu-
lations, and, instead OF degrading royalty by
IicenLious and riotous banqusting, he has ele-
waited his crown and digniGed his manhood. by
studiously endeavOrIng to master our complex
system of government and commerce., that he
may apply their principles to his own vast en-
pire, in promoting and advancing the material
interests and welfare of his people. All honor
to the ruler. whose example is worthy of EMU
iation by our chief magistrate in the perform
ancc of'his future dnties. "
This mornings mail brings authentic infor-
nation that the executive clemency will not be
interposed IN behalfof Uncle Billy Mckee and
Con Mcguire. Judge Treat and Col. Dyer would
not assume the responsibility of recommending
pardon, and the President and his plant tool.
the Attorney General, dared not oppose the de-
hau'o '' y y"
penalty by interfering In Denaii OF even Uncle
Billy. Aias' the poor thing' Is not ~ strohg
rs the government, rs IRON Dars Will soon attest.
Last evening the law cliss o. !6 graduated
from Washington University. Hon. James X
D"oiittle dellVefed' before the CLASS, an aoie
anu practical aiuress upon the FUNCTIONS
of the U. S. Supreme Court in our system Of
government HIS reputation as a thinker' an
eloquent speaker anu II u hohes' man. h''eu tne
college ehapei WIN an a"oiehce eoihposeo oi
many OIL the mosq in'eliiseht Oh our ct'zens.
Ihe speaker announcer maj we i've uhoef =
double sovereignty the national ana state gov
erhmehts- lhat each sovereignty WAS iini'e"'
yet absolute In us cohtro' Oh the ih'eres's as
signed 10 IL. mat whiie the state sovereignty
protects US IN the exercise OF aihe-tentns OF our
rights ana privileges Inc ma 1ohai sovereignty
was not Tie less important because oi its pro-
tecllng only the one-tenth. bnt the preservation
of each was essential to the life ana perpetuity
Of osr government and INSTITUTIONS ana en-
croachments OF either upon the sovereignty OF
the other, would result IN the ruin ana over
throw OF our rights and liberties. That the line
of boundary between the two soyerelgntles was
distinctly drawn by the constitution, and the
, .o,.t astoh,;s,oa IN ao.;do ,vhor that
"P' ~
boundary WIS passed, anu ny the Intervention