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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. 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 AND
f the _World_ newspaper office, which was a supporter of the rebels. It was a crisis when a single spark might kindle a fire that only could be put out by bloodshed. At that moment a man stepped out upon the balcony of the City Hall,--a tall, portly man, whose mighty voice was heard above the tumult of the crowd of angry men. There was stillness, and then, solemnly and slowly, the voice cried, "Fellow-citizens,--Clouds and darkness are round Him! His pavilion is on the dark waters, and thick clouds of the skies! Justice and judgment are the habitation of His throne! Mercy and truth shall go before His face! Fellow-citizens, God reigns, and the Government at Washington still lives!" As the angry waves of Galilee were hushed at the sound of the voice of Christ, so did the surging passion of that great multitude grow still at the words of His servant that day. Men ceased from cries of vengeance, and turned to Him who "had made His throne in the heavens," and bowed their hearts before Him.  A VAST CROWD GATHERED IN FRONT OF THE WORLD NEWSPAPER OFFICE WHICH WAS A SUPPORTER OF THE REBELS IT WAS A CRISIS WHEN A SINGLE SPARK MIGHT KINDLE A FIRE THAT ONLY COULD BE PUT OUT BY BLOODSHED AT THAT MOMENT A MAN STEPPED OUT UPON THE BALCONY OF THE CITY HALL A TALL PORTLY MAN WHOSE MIGHTY VOICE WAS HEARD ABOVE THE TUMULT OF THE CROWD OF ANGRY MEN THERE WAS STILLNESS AND THEN SOLEMNLY AND SLOWLY THE VOICE CRIED FELLOW CITIZENS CLOUDS AND DARKNESS ARE ROUND HIM HIS PAVILION IS ON THE DARK WATERS AND THICK CLOUDS OF HIS SKIES JUSTICE AND JUDGMENT ARE THE HABITATION OF HIS THRONE MERCY AND TRUTH SHALL GO BEFORE HIS FACE FELLOW CITIZENS GOD REIGNS AND THE GOVERNMENT AT WASHINGTON STILL LIVES AS THE ANGRY WAVES OF GALILEE WERE HUSHED AT THE SOUND OF THE VOICE OF CHRIST SO DID THE SURGING PASSION OF THAT GREAT MULTITUDE GROW STILL AT THE WORDS OF HIS SERVANT THAT DAY MEN CEASED FROM CRIES OF VENGEANCE AND TURNED TO HIM WHO HAD MADE HIS THRONE IN THE HEAVENS AND BOWED THEIR HEARTS BEFORE HIM
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