The Life, Speeches and Public Services of Gen. James A. Garfield of OhioB. B. Russell & Company, 1880 - 356 pages |
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... offered consolation and help . All mourned in sincerity , all remembered the widow and the fatherless in that hour of trial . The funeral which soon followed was unostenta- tious and simple , but called out a large attendance of friends ...
... offered consolation and help . All mourned in sincerity , all remembered the widow and the fatherless in that hour of trial . The funeral which soon followed was unostenta- tious and simple , but called out a large attendance of friends ...
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... offered a position as steersman with an advance of wages . He had often been called upon to relieve the steersman , and his judgment was so mature , and his skill so apparent , that the captain's wife advised him to make it his ...
... offered a position as steersman with an advance of wages . He had often been called upon to relieve the steersman , and his judgment was so mature , and his skill so apparent , that the captain's wife advised him to make it his ...
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... offered the use of the hall and ample time to any person who dared to undertake the task . • At once , the listeners who adhered to the Bible thought of Mr. Garfield . They had heard him preach at Chagrin Falls and in the surrounding ...
... offered the use of the hall and ample time to any person who dared to undertake the task . • At once , the listeners who adhered to the Bible thought of Mr. Garfield . They had heard him preach at Chagrin Falls and in the surrounding ...
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... of the Legislature , he offered his services to Governor Dennison , to assist him in the difficult task of organizing and providing supplies for the troops , then flocking toward the camps . 136 THE LIFE , speeches , AND PUBLIC SERVICES.
... of the Legislature , he offered his services to Governor Dennison , to assist him in the difficult task of organizing and providing supplies for the troops , then flocking toward the camps . 136 THE LIFE , speeches , AND PUBLIC SERVICES.
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... offered him in the army , he would have re- fused it , with his usual excuse that he did not feel competent to undertake it . But when the news came to the Governor that the students of Hiram College , over which Mr. Garfield was still ...
... offered him in the army , he would have re- fused it , with his usual excuse that he did not feel competent to undertake it . But when the news came to the Governor that the students of Hiram College , over which Mr. Garfield was still ...
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Page 228 - Union; and what I forbear, I forbear because I do not believe it would help to save the Union. I shall do less whenever I shall believe what I am doing hurts the cause; and I shall do more whenever I believe doing more will help the cause.
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