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Even as early as this, the great struggle that was fated to bathe his nation in blood and fire was looming near, and the nobler among the young men of the country were unconsciously preparing to play their great parts in the awful civil war. EVEN AS EARLY AS THIS THE GREAT STRUGGLE THAT WAS FATED TO BATHE HIS NATION IN BLOOD AND FIRE WAS LOOMING NEAR AND THE NOBLER AMONG THE YOUNG MEN OF THE COUNTRY WERE UNCONSCIOUSLY PREPARING TO PLAY THEIR GREAT PARTS IN THE AWFUL CIVIL WAR
ion of one of the most successful common schoolmasters in the country. CHAPTER XIII. FINDING FRIENDS. The Young Janitor at Hiram Institute--Personal Appearance at this time--Teaching and Preaching--The Tailor of Troy--The Beginning of the Civil War. James Garfield attended the Geauga Seminary three years in succession. During his second and third vacations he acted as master in some of the log-schools in his native county. Then, at the age of twenty, he went from teaching school to sweeping the college floor at Hiram Institute. Here, besides gaining a considerable step in his education, Garfield began to exercise his gifts as a speaker. The debating society of his college found in him its most fluent disputant, and the college became immensely proud of the promising youth, whose reputation as a ready and effective speaker was spreading far and wide. In two ways he found outlet and exercise for the more generous instincts of his nature--in preaching the Gospel and in denouncing slavery. IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO VOLUNTEER PLEASE VISIT LIBRAVOX DOT ORG CHAPTER THIRTEEN FINDING FRIENDS THE YOUNG JANITOR AT HIRAM INSTITUTE PERSONAL APPEARANCE AT THIS TIME TEACHING AND PREACHING THE TAILOR OF TROY THE BEGINNING OF THE CIVIL WAR JAMES GARFIELD ATTENDED THE GEOGA CEMETERY THREE YEARS IN SUCCESSION DURING HIS SECOND AND THIRD VACATIONS HE ACTED AS MASTER IN SOME OF THE LOG SCHOOLS IN HIS NATIVE COUNTY THEN AT THE AGE OF TWENTY HE WENT FROM TEACHING SCHOOL TO SWEEPING THE COLLEGE FLOOR AT HIRAM INSTITUTE HERE BESIDES GAINING A CONSIDERABLE STEP IN HIS EDUCATION GARFIELD BEGAN TO EXERCISE HIS GIFTS AS A SPEAKER THE DEBATING SOCIETY OF HIS COLLEGE FOUND IN HIM ITS MOST FLUENT DISPUTANT AND THE COLLEGE BECAME IMMENSELY PROUD OF THE PROMISING YOUTH WHOSE REPUTATION AS A READY AND EFFECTIVE SPEAKER WAS SPREADING FAR AND WIDE IN TWO WAYS HE FOUND OUTLET AND EXERCISE FOR THE MORE GENEROUS INSTINCTS OF HIS NATURE IN PREACHING THE GOSPEL AND IN DENOUNCING SLAVERY
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