, 1880-07-06
GEN. GARFIELD.

GEN. GARFIELD.
An O1d-Ttmc Discourse to College,
Students orr "HTargtfts.,s
Sptetai Correspondence nf Tit Chicago TFtG4tnt.
CLEvELANp, o., July 81 well remember
n certain taik which ten. Garfield delivered
many years ago to tho students ot Hiram
College, from the rostrti,n Of the college,
chapel. 1t was n beautiful May morning,
anil the pupils Ind gathered for prayers be-
fore tho work Of the lay begun. After the
brief exercises, President 1linsdale sal.l:
"Gcu. GARFIELD Is With us to-day, having
Just arrived from Washington. lie may 10
willing to say something 10 yo,."
Thus addressed, tbs General stepped
forward to tho front OF tile rostrun, nlttl
began little tnlk, which 10 inc at this tlny
seems to be tho finest l ever lenrti him
make. have heard him On great occasions
on tic stump; hnyc heard lin, on Stnte
occasions; but never did Ills words mako
such deep Impression OIL r.e lis OH this oecn-
sim. / will try to reproduce the substnncu
Of his thought:
~ was thinking. young ladies and gentle
mer, rs l sat here this morning, TINT life Is
a1llost wholly made up OF margins. Thu
bulk itself Of ainlost anything Is not what
Tint IS not Wlnt Eiyes tic profit or 'lnaiics
tho distinguishing difference. The grUccr
cures ittlu fur thu grcAt bulk OF tho prlcp Of
his tea. It IL the feW cents between tlle cost
tint particularly Interests him. i tll!s to be
| Erunt or small? IL the thing Ut Importance.
Millions Of dollars cllaiiRr l!utl1s III our grcnt
hurts III trade Just on tlleqncstlon 9ft!argEi,s
1ecl Of thought. Ono mlmd IS not greater
tfliI another, p0rllnps, In the great bulk Ut
is contents; Tut III margtai il ,sreater,
that's I'LL. may know, Just as 1nuel! ~ YOU
YOU cun yu fist q little further than Cnsl.
| You llnse Il greater lnurgin tEtan !. You cnll
tell me Of s0ille single thought Just beyond
where liaye gone, Your margin hns got
ny gooa si ssss way " afy r. y9a Su ss dc
and better illnstrato 1t. Il by globes. Did yoii
ever see two globes whose only difference
wns, that oMo Ind hAlf an Inch larger dia!ne-
though there is 80 iIttle difference. viii en-:
tirely fnclose tho other, and have IL quarter Of
an finch III every dlrcction to spare besides.
Let these globes be minds, with living priu-
tiirows out is iittio tentaele-iiks' arms arnls
plore' ''f1 ior EneWIedgc. " Tic A one j goes s
certain distaNcp and stops. II
stn1,dytill. Il llus reached ifs maxilu,!l oi
Knowledge iii that direction. Tho other
scllds It's ,arals out. and can reacl, Just Il
illiinItly farther than It can relel,. 1t gogs
ont tn liz fnrtl,cst limit and must stop; tli{
otlcr tells lin things le did not know be
yonl., 4 Ma'ny WIKI minds you H9ly consider w9n 't
What n,l Incentive this shul,ld bo for Oh,
young 1null 10 work, to make lIfs margin d!
Ereat as, + hot greater than. tho lnarglu o.
REGAL. q good Illustration Of this wl,c,
leadInY TIC class in Latin. Thought wa
studying hartl. l ,couldn't SEQ how lls 30
: have an inflntt knowledge. lie know NOR
tl,an we did. Finally, one day l asked hln
when 10 learned hiS Latin lesson. "A
night he replied. learned mine nt til,
n.1ue, ,alid could SEQ l'nl froll my own.
luh iintshe1 iuy lesson tho next night a
wellas usual, and, fceling sleepy. ,y,@s abou
: to, 20 TO bed, | happc'!cd to sumter to n!
ben,ling diligently over ills book. ''.Thoro'
where liz geis tho snargln on me- I thought
Bit lie sl!all not havv It for ONCE ri
sGlye% l 4. as wIl stHdy |ss ;3 lt.iS osm onEs e
. bo,ks again, aud, opening. to the lexaoi
, went to work With renuwci vigor. l wntelIe
{ for the ngIlt 10 go out IN nly clnsSs,natc'
: rnon. IL tlfteen Min'!tes II wns nll ,lars
| AEEE II Ilt l@IAI6!l!b ! tI'uElIt- ~ WIS III
teen minutes nloru time. II was hunting oil
fifteen ti!tnutus more Of rules nnd r0ot-lcsi,
atiyrs. How uftals, Wien n les+,n Is we
prepared, just five minutes spent III perfect
ralrgin tn sucI. clsu ns that IL very Hnal
! but It IL III Important. The world Is mud
y up Ut little things.
Young lMlles and gentleman. l9pk ou
bu you III business Or professional work, 70
u viii bo successful. yhn. farmer hires IL
lawyer to plelul his cns9 because hu hax
! cdg0; d community lllres the tenctIer for Ill
: nargIn IT lcslrnttlH; Il church hires u proacI
i, Or BECAUSE of hts in,rgln OH theology; a!ltl I
I 1t gMs tho world Ovur. II you lElv0 u
1 proper nArgtll, you are safc." GAlty.