Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-08-21
a TRIBUTE TO DIR. MUMFoRD.

Just at this time no other subject
interests, or ever should interest,
the people of Georgia more than
the maintenance of the Georgia
Industrial Home, the enduring monu~
ment reared by that noble christian
and humanitarian, DIR. w. E. Mum.
ford, of blessed memory. He it was
who founded and maintained the
home where 15Olittle-waifs, VIC rse than
orphans, are given shelter. Georgia's
good citizens must carry the burden
which in death falls from the shoul
ders of that grand old man.
Hon. G A. Turner, a prominent
citizen of Macon, now sojourning in
the West, pays the following deserved
tribute to DIR. Mumford, which appears
in the Macon Telegraph.
81 see from your paper that DIR.
Mumford has been called to the home
of perpetual childhood. Except ye
become as little children, We shall not
enter into the kingdom of God.
81 have frequently said of DR.. Mum.
ford that he was, IN my judgment, the
best man in Macon; that he lived
nearer to the Bible definiti of true
Christian than any man within my
knowledge. He seems to have caught
it's true spirit, and interpreted it cor
rectly; Chat Christianity was not a
profession but life "
"He believed that true service to
God was service to man IN it's highest
sense. "Religion, pure and undefIed,
is to visit the orphan and widow"
Taking this text as the motto of his
life, he adopted the twenty fifth chap
ter OF Mathew as the rule of his con-
duct, in which is so fully decribed the
conductin life, which will be recognized
at the gates of heaven. In it are no
protestations of Christianity or self
satlsfactlons, but all is action. 'Tnaso
much as ye fed, clothed, visited or
mlnistered unto one of the least of
these little ones, ye have done it unto
me-
"Dr, Mumford lived up to this rule.
He gave his life for these little ones, in
reality, as did no other man in the
bounds of his state, and we verify be.
lieye he has his reward
CDR. Mumford was one of the most
modest men [ ever knew. About six
weeks ago he sent for the writer, and
after first fully expressing the faith
which always so fully possessed him,
he spoke to him of the anxiety which
he felt for his children of ''The In.
dustr1al Home"
After discussing the matter, he sug-
gested that If the press of the state
would take up the cause, Ii would re-
lleVe the necessity which then pressed
so heavily upon the home. The writer
said to him that his wife was cute un-
we'll, and that he would leave with her
IN few hours for White Springs, but
that he would address a communica.
ton to The Telegraph, ard see lis
editor in chief.
che seemed very much gratifed.
but on rising to leave him, he took the
writer by the hand and said: ''PIease
do not let my name be known in it !"
This puzzled me because I beIived an
appeal from him would be more sue.
cessfuI than from any other source,
But can see now that in his modestv
his purpose was to prevent any posi-
bic claim to that which the press might
accomplish for these children.
CHS life was full of charity.
"He was never herd to speak aught
OF evil OF any man, but always words
of comfort and cheer, and the best
construction possible he put upon their
conduct. The most humble of oil. he
considers always worthy of his attens
lions, "even to the least of these little
ones"
1--WE mourn his loss as that of a pub-
lie benefactor, and one whose like we
shall not see again. -