While he was a Congressman, James Garfield spoke in New York and needed to quiet an unruly mob that was fighting about Lincoln's assassination. Garfield said:
"Fellow citizens, Clouds and darkness are round about Him. His pavilion is dark waters and thick clouds of the skies. Justice and judgment are the establishment His throne. Mercy and truth shall go before His face! Fellow citizens, God reigns and the government at Washington still lives."
The closing phrase "God reigns and the government at Washington still lives" was inscribed on the galleries at Garfield's funeral.
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Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Pre-Presidential James Garfield - God Reigns!
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