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For whatever duty claimed his service he was found prepared; and when the call came suddenly to the kingly seat, and then yet more swiftly to the martyr's crown, he was still found ready. FOR WHATEVER DUTY CLAIMED HIS SERVICE HE WAS FOUND PREPARED AND WHEN THE CALL CAME SUDDENLY TO THE KINGLY SEAT AND THEN YET MORE SWIFTLY TO THE MARTYR'S CROWN HE WAS STILL FOUND READY
 of vengeance, and turned to Him who "had made His throne in the heavens," and bowed their hearts before Him. The voice which swayed and stilled the crowd that day was the voice of Garfield; he it was who, in that dreadful moment, stood in the gap between the living and the dead. CHAPTER XIX. THE HOUR AND THE MAN. Statesman and Citizen--Leader of the House of Representatives--Elected President--The Secret of Success--Struck down by an Assassin--Hovering between Life and Death--Death and Burial. Garfield's life, above that of most men, was given to the world as a splendid example of perfect integrity and manly independence. All through that romantic career this had been its most remarkable feature. His talents were great, his powers of endurance were great, his energy and courage were great; but his love of right was greater and grander than all. From that moment when he awoke to a true sense of his responsibilities as a servant of God, he began to fit himself for all the duties of man.  CHAPTER NINETEEN THIS IS A LIBRAVOX RECORDING ALL LIBRAVOX RECORDINGS ARE IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO VOLUNTEER PLEASE VISIT LIBRAVOX DOT ORG CHAPTER NINETEEN THE HOUR AND THE MAN STATESMAN AND CITIZEN LEADER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ELECTED PRESIDENT THE SECRET OF SUCCESS STRUCK DOWN BY AN ASSASSIN HOVERING BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH DEATH AND BURIAL GARFIELD'S LIFE ABOVE THAT OF MOST MEN WAS GIVEN TO THE WORLD AS A SPLENDID EXAMPLE OF PERFECT INTEGRITY AND MANLY INDEPENDENCE ALL THROUGH THAT ROMANTIC CAREER THIS HAD BEEN ITS MOST REMARKABLE FEATURE HIS TALENTS WERE GREAT HIS POWERS OF ENDURANCE WERE GREAT HIS ENERGY AND COURAGE WERE GREAT BUT HIS LOVE OF RIGHT WAS GREATER AND GRANDER THAN ALL FROM THAT MOMENT WHEN HE AWOKE TO A TRUE SENSE OF HIS RESPONSIBILITIES AS A SERVANT OF GOD HE BEGAN TO FIT HIMSELF FOR ALL THE DUTIES OF MAN
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