Garfield's Favorite Hymn

tu his addre3s at the Hiram llounion, June 21, Professor B. A. ilinsdalr. oi Michigan University, formerly president of Hiram College, and close personal fi-iend of President (Jarfield, told the story of how (ïarliuld's favorita hymn eameto be known to the world as such. As our readers doubtless know '-Ho, Reapers of Life 's Harvest" was dear to all the students of the Eelectic Institute, where "Mr. " Gartield - as he was called in those days - was want to cali for it day after day, and to enjoy the song with a simple-hearted enthusiasm peculiarly his own. Tbe words seemed tobreatb his own senseof the riohnessof life's opportunities and the joyful abandon with which he entered into his duties. When the shock of his death had come, and the arangements foc the funeral were being made in the city of Cleveland, some of his old friends and former student expressed a desire to have "Ho, Reapers of Life's Harvest" sung upon that occasion. President Hinsdale and.I. H. Rhodes, Esq . called upon the chairmrn of the Committce on Music and suggested the idea to him. Several weeks later President Hinsdale was greeted on the street by the chairman to whom he had takon liis eer quest. "J merely wish to say you," said thU gentleman, "that the elasaloal music pendered on the occasion of the presidente fnneral was forgotten almost us .-(ion as its notes dled away : but that 'General GarfleW'8 favorite hymn,' sang by him among his students Ion; ago, was telegraphed from ooast to (last, and is now famous the world around." The story is well worth repeatingi not only beeause it gives an interesting bit of history. but also because it contains a thought which musicianB