The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-06-10

ELA HNEE NI...k a.. -
and Germsuy and Auerica must rot A.,
treat the smallest and weakest lslz1d
hat on uuier -hsir suay any dieer-
ent from the yrhey tueatthe stru1E-
e, nation OF 81 the earth God nav
.rhi@sr zeal Nth individuals in the mex
word. but lie iras With nations only
in this Norh AID When srsstentlyA
usuoE przcricrs injustice against other
r.-ople d = uub question % uUc when
the oHru.ier sid fnd BIZ doom. The
path Of tine j. s;rvvu With the car
ass- o. naisous that because % their
maltrztmeut ofother nations PeusAed-
The higher soch offending e1Ptrrs nse
the harier ~il - their fall
believe the United States govern
ment will last a. ioug a. The work. lasts
I believe the srrs % the Judgueut DAY
will leap On the domes OF our state and
national eAPl,ols while yet they are IN
their full power. believe the last
earthquake will put in its explosion IN
der our national foundations While vet
,hey stand arm. I believe the rrPublie-
an and deusocratie form OF government
will BE- the universal form Of govern
meut for all nations when they have
been evanreIired, for then the nations
will be capable % self-goTemment and
will have demanded and secured that
right. twill - either that or a theoe-
raev. which viii be the direct govern
meat Of Clstst in His personal reign
on earth. as many Eible stndenis be
6ere. Yet that jubilaht expectation is
founded not on the skill Of human
craftsmanship OF human legislation.
but upon the belief that this nation will
submit 10 Divine guidance. and obey
the Divine law. and carry out its divine
" imposed mission. But if we defy the
/ God Of nations our doom is fixed.
We concluded a few DAYS ago the an
nuAl decoration Of northern and south
ern graves Three years ago, at this
season, in memorial sermon | proposed
the twisting Of two garlAndS D to be
put upon the grave of the northern sol
der and the other 10 be put on the grave
Of the southern soldier, but this year
We nerd three garlABds, the third 10 be
put upon the graves of those who fell
ia this Amerieo-H ispanic conflict. The
third garland needs TO be quite as fra
grant and as radiant as the other two.
These last heroes brayed more than
bayOnets: they braVed the pestiferous
breath Of the tropics, whole battslions,
whole regiments. whole brigades,
whole armies Of deathful malaria. They
confronted those oppositions Of the
torrid climeSwhieh no sword can pierce,
no agility climb, no stratagem flank. no
torpedo explode. no courage conquer.
Under the awful charge of visible and
invisible hosts about 5000 men went
down. some TO instant death and others
through lingering pangs In hospital.
II. ia this third wreath you twist the
crimson rose. suggestive Of sanguinary
sacrifice. and the white Gala lily, sug-
gestise Of glorious resurrection, put In
also a few forgeimrnots. suggestive Of
remembrance, and a few passion flow.
err, suggestive Of the love that mournE
the slain. and a few he~liotrOpes, sug'
gestiye Of the fragrance Of their mem
ory. Then let the nights dew put the
tears into the blue eyes Of the Violets
and all the soldiers cemeteries be "
many censsrs burning incense before
the throne Of that tod who has been
the friend ot this nation from the time
OF Lexington 10 the time OF Han Juan
hill. from the guns Of the United Statei
, warships Constitution and Constella
: ton, al the beginning Of the century
. 10 the guns OF the United States war
/ shipa Olympia. Oregon. brooklyn anS
|, other loaded thunders, at the close o
this century.
= Week before last, 10 this capital OF tn
I L~ation, We set three nights on fire II
celebration Of naval and soldierly he
' roicx. and there were rockets Of fire
and spouting fountains Of fire, and BON
c bardments Of fire. and ships of fir
: sank in pillows OF fire, and those tire
z nights were three g%arlands Of fire; bu
. now we are in softer and qqieIer mood
}. and the three garlands OF to-day ar
u woven OF blossoms and oorollas OF al
l. colorS and all pungencies OF aroma, an
I, We bethink ourselves that this thiT
J. garland was needed to chain togeths
the northern garland Of other decori
tive times 10 the southern garlan
4 Of other decorative times. Floral chat
d Of three links! For the first time in {
E. years the north and south stand in con
plete brotherhood. Heroes Of Vernon
a and Alabama, Of Massachusetts, ar
To South Carolina. Of Maine and LOuisian
shoulder to shoulder. May that allian'
T. remain until the last oppression is e
ir tirpated from the earth and all natiol
n. stand in the liberty with which Chri
=. would make all people free.