New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-07-05
MARK HOPKINS ON GARFIELD.

event or cass day Williams College
of the alumni, this forenoon, presided by A.w.
Van Vechen OF the class OF AZ At IL o'clock occurred
the formal unveiling Of the Garfield Memorial Window,
the gift Of Cyrus Field, Of NewYork The window is
in the south part OF the ransept just next to the
rial window OF DR.. Albert Hopkins, although more
tensve Immediately after the unveng Of the window
the Garfield memorial address, by Dr. Mark Hopkins
was read by DIR. Prime. OF New-York
DR.. Hopkins began with q reference to the assassfna
ton the wonderful OF excitement sympathy and
hope following upon itsynpathy that was felt the CIV
iized world and that reached its elimination with
the termination OF the life Of the heroic sufferer Then all
places were darkened with tokens of mourning. Not
less than 3OO,0000OO people. said Dr. Hopkins, were
reached by the shadow and touched by the spe OF the
hour OF the funeral When the tomb had received him.
the gloom became less There riffs In the clouds
The waters began to their accustomed cham
nels. The Government, as only such Government
could have DONE moved without ripple. The period
OF mourning appointed for the Army aud Navy passed
away and the second great tragic in the drama OF
our historic life came to close
THE MAN FOR NEW ERA.
When new be opened, there Is needed pre-
vous preparation There must be first the essential con-
dton There s then needed the right to stand at
the openng-one in whom the element shall be incsr!
mated and who shall illustrate its spirit And not more
sgnay Luther fitted to stand at the opening OF the
Reformation Washington at the opening Of new
era Of civil liberty than Garfield to stand at the
opening OF this in that movement toward
brotherhood which had been originated nearly nineteen
hundred years ago. How well fitted he was then to
stand viii appear in part II we look at the number OF
points In himself In his at which he touched
common humanity Of It's phases In this he
without parallel There first his early strug
ges In these and perhaps it is the only point, he had
an advantage not common to all. For some, for the
many, early poverty Is q misfortune; but In this
country, at least In this part OF ito
poverty with no taint Of low vice OF vulgarity,
| hau1 nffa an harnt
element, and inherited by who had the strength to
face the obstacles 1t brings is an adyan
tage especially If he is to enter political life When
party capital was to be made, Lincoln was the rail-
splitter Garfield the canaboy. The coming from
log-cabin OF barefooted bOy-barefooted because Of
povertywas delight In these early struggles Presi-
dent Garfield resembled President Lincoln, but his
struggles more steady in their aim and moro
diversified in their Means and so were adapted to
awaken wide sympathy. President Lincoln was rail-
splitter but he not carpenter or schoomaster
He did not aim high literary culture and sweep the
fOor and make the fres and ring the bell for his tut
ton. these things President Garfield did He did
them cheerully faithfully, means to an end pushing
them behind him the swimmer pushes the water that
bears him forward In doing this he conferred benefit
upon the whole people by giving new emphasis to tho
truth that high aims ennobe all legitimate means for
their attainment
IN SYMPATHY WITH HIGHEST CULTURE
As President Garfield had, from his early struggles In
common with President Lincoln ground for the sym.
pathy had he from his broad scholar
ship and varied attanments, in common with John
Quincy Adams, ground for sympathy with her sons OF
the highest culture. 1t was common remark at tho
time of his Inauguration, and has been SINCE that no
President except John Quincy Adams had been equally
equipped In scholarship and craftsmanship. He was
president of the literary society at Washington. II
rare book was absent from the Congressional Library
Mr. spoford to say that either Mr. Sumner or
Mr. Garfield had it, He not only kept up his classcs,
studied the old Latin authors He acquired modern
languages and while he leader of the House and
during the times he wrote for the magazines
1t was but twenty-five years after his graduation, and
yet in that time be had not only risen to be tho
chosen ruler Of people and the peer OF me
words that have been caught up and made mpershable
he has already taken his place among
-. the great OF old,
The dead but sceptred sovrains who still rule
Our spirits from their urns"
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knew nothing, President GARFIELD n positions and
performed dudes Of which neither Of them knew any
with large classes which comes from being one OF them
manner Of the Disciples, preacher; member OF the
State Senate Colonel in the Army BrigaderG%sn. en-
sE e Congress- il ses %as While he
Army and through ~ no o. hs ana asS
Stanton that he was induced TO ren9ush ms mW.ary Wy
nSsro a"S %a double that Of member Of Congress
had successful and felt within himself s the he power 20 Yer
call Of duty he made the sacrifice
eARFIELD's CAMPAIGN SPEECHES.
After referring to General Garfeld's career In the
House OF his election TO the Senate and
his nomination to the Presidency, Dr. Hopkins speaking
OF his campaign speeches. said;
In them we have best illustration OF the versatility
Of his powers of that perfect training and that hidden
force wnich brought his hearers into sympathy with
him. or his making these speeches Mr. Blaine speaks
particularly There seventy Of them not ordinary
speeches. that could be prepared and repeated
but speeches rnpronptu. made to delegations and as
sembies OF tho utmost diversity They were made In
opposition to the advice Of his party "a
Grant, and OF the failure OF others; made a .
ea@sr %aosea ene for s his opponents and
his party But General Garfield knew his own powers,
frankly til at length apprehension passed into cont
dence and confidence into rlrprise and admiration:
that From this uniform and equal and great In
dyesd led Lines it o, w aa hss scs on
but Hence n Of was su nG
shaft naccessible height and that dwarfs every
thing about It, rather that OF broad tapiesna,
and with equal verdure all the way up. Hence, too,
though his rise rapid there was no point OF ran
There were emergencies and crises They came thick
fast but when the hour struck that called ior ae
man. the man there and he 80 the Ian thst ~
perfectly natural he should be there aud rule the
spirit Of the hour
AN UNsPouED AND LARGE MANHOOD
In thus touching our humanity many points and
40 evenly there WAS nothing President Garfield 40
there has been many other great men, that awar
ened repulsion obstructive OF sympathy Ihere
was no afectation assumption no coldness VI man
ner There just the simplicity and earnestness ana
sincerity the nsuralness and true gentity OF an u
spoiled and large manhood. We have thus remark
able combination OF qualities connection with great
achievements. Was anything more needed TO account
for tnes ympathy lnenoneai or 70 % ~ era ~ brotIer-