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That motto was woven into the life of the boy. Pure in spirit, prompt in action, loyal in thought and deed to God and his mother, James came to regard the boy or man who did not dare to do right as the greatest coward of all. THAT MOTTO WAS WOVEN INTO THE LIFE OF THE BOY PURE IN SPIRIT PROMPT IN ACTION LOYAL IN THOUGHT AND DEED TO GOD AND HIS MOTHER JAMES CAME TO REGARD THE BOY OR MAN WHO DID NOT DARE TO DO RIGHT AS THE GREATEST COWARD OF ALL
 that part of the country, and James at once questioned his mother about the movement. Living so far away from the centres of population, the lad had no opportunity of seeing for himself the terrible evils of drunkenness. As far as it was necessary, his mother told him of the mischief done by strong drink, and how much better it was to have nothing to do with it. Here again the self-reliant boy had a difficulty. Just as he could not understand how men could help being good, neither could he understand how they could continue to drink, when they found that it only ended in ruin. Yet he heard enough to convince him that strong drink was an enemy, and therefore, at the early age of eight, he became a temperance reformer. Little did the patient mother think that her humble efforts at man-making would produce such grand results, and that she was rearing in that lonely cabin one of the noblest characters the world has ever seen. The motto of the Garfield family was, "Through faith I conquer. MPERANCE PASSED OVER THAT PART OF THE COUNTRY AND JAMES AT ONCE QUESTIONED HIS MOTHER ABOUT THE MOVEMENT LIVING SO FAR AWAY FROM THE CENTRES OF POPULATION THE LAD HAD NO OPPORTUNITY OF SEEING FOR HIMSELF THE TERRIBLE EVILS OF DRUNKENNESS AS FAR AS IT WAS NECESSARY HIS MOTHER TOLD HIM OF THE MISCHIEF DONE BY STRONG DRINK AND HOW MUCH BETTER IT WAS TO HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH IT HERE AGAIN THE SELF RELIANT BOY HAD A DIFFICULTY JUST AS HE COULD NOT UNDERSTAND HOW MEN COULD HELP BEING GOOD NEITHER COULD HE UNDERSTAND HOW THEY COULD CONTINUE TO DRINK WHEN THEY FOUND THAT IT ONLY ENDED IN RUIN YET HE HEARD ENOUGH TO CONVINCE HIM THAT STRONG DRINK WAS AN ENEMY AND THEREFORE AT THE EARLY AGE OF EIGHT HE BECAME A TEMPERANCE REFORMER LITTLE DID THE PATIENT MOTHER THINK THAT HER HUMBLE EFFORTS AT MAN MAKING WOULD PRODUCE SUCH GRAND RESULTS AND THAT SHE WAS REARING IN THAT LONELY CABIN ONE OF THE NOBLEST CHARACTERS THE WORLD HAS EVER SEEN THE MOTTO OF THE GARFIELD FAMILY WAS THROUGH FAITH I CONQUER
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