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He had not long to wait. As he read and meditated, he could hear one solemn voice speaking all the time in his heart, like the voice which fell upon the ear of the Hebrew captain, bidding him go forward to fight, as he said, for his country and for human right. HE HAD NOT LONG TO WAIT AS HE READ AND MEDITATED HE COULD HEAR ONE SOLEMN VOICE SPEAKING ALL THE TIME IN HIS HEART LIKE THE VOICE WHICH FELL UPON THE EAR OF THE HEBREW CAPTAIN BIDDING HIM GO FORWARD TO FIGHT AS HE SAID FOR HIS COUNTRY AND FOR HUMAN RIGHT
first place was to help to keep the State of Kentucky out of the hands of the Confederates. At Middle Creek on January 10th, and again on the 17th at Prestonburg, he defeated General Marshall. In his regiment he had a number of his own Hiram boys, over whom he watched as an elder brother. The affection of the young men for their friend and teacher was unbounded, and with him to lead them there were few perils from which they shrank. Garfield had not taken up the trade of a soldier for pleasure or for personal ambition, but out of a stern sense of duty. Brave and resolute as he was, he was still more remarkable for the genuine kindness and even tenderness of his nature. Before going into the war, he was deeply concerned for his mother and for his wife and child. If his life were taken, there was no provision for these dear ones. The night, therefore, he volunteered, he took his mother's Bible and sat down to read, determined to let the voice of God speak to him on this momentous matter.  DUTY IN THE FIRST PLACE WAS TO HELP TO KEEP THE STATE OF KENTUCKY OUT OF THE HANDS OF THE CONFEDERATES AT MIDDLE CREEK ON JANUARY TENTH AND AGAIN ON THE SEVENTEENTH AT PRESTONBURG HE DEFEATED GENERAL MARSHALL IN HIS REGIMENT HE HAD A NUMBER OF HIS OWN HIRAM BOYS OVER WHOM HE WATCHED AS AN ELDER BROTHER THE AFFECTION OF THE YOUNG MEN FOR THEIR FRIEND AND TEACHER WAS UNBOUNDED AND WITH HIM TO LEAD THEM THERE WERE FEW PERILS FROM WHICH THEY SHRANK GARFIELD HAD NOT TAKEN UP THE TRADE OF A SOLDIER FOR PLEASURE OR FOR PERSONAL AMBITION BUT OUT OF A STERN SENSE OF DUTY BRAVE AND RESOLUTE AS HE WAS HE WAS STILL MORE REMARKABLE FOR THE GENUINE KINDNESS AND EVEN TENDERNESS OF HIS NATURE BEFORE GOING INTO THE WAR HE WAS DEEPLY CONCERNED FOR HIS MOTHER AND FOR HIS WIFE AND CHILD IF HIS LIFE WERE TAKEN THERE WAS NO PROVISION FOR THESE DEAR ONES THE NIGHT THEREFORE HE VOLUNTEERED HE TOOK HIS MOTHER'S BIBLE AND SAT DOWN TO READ DETERMINED TO LET THE VOICE OF GOD SPEAK TO HIM ON THIS MOMENTOUS MATTER
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