Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-04-12
A WOMAN'S TPIBUTE
TO A DEAD FRIEND.
Editor Of the News:

EQllOp or the News,
The following tribute to the beautiful
character OF Urbane b, Mumford was
written by friend OF almost quarter
of a century
Sometimes It seems difficult TO speak
of the lives and characteristics of the
dead, without referring 10 some tralt
In their natures that casts n shadow or
a blemish over all the other beautiful
characteristics that they possessed. But
not so with the husband. father ana
friend who lies here In our presence,
We can only look upon the empty cas-
ket, which was dust, and to dust IL
shall return, The beautiful soul has
taken It's flight, We viii not remember
nor bear IN mind, that all that was
contained I'm this frail and empty cas-
ket, OF which we see but the outer
semblance OF a man, But we win re-
member the man, himself, We viii re-
member the beautiful soul from which
radiated the brilliant intellectual
thoughts Of a wonderfully active and
highly sensitive mind.
Mr., Mumford was man whom il wac
q great pleasure TO know He was n
man Of the highest ana purest OF ideas,
n man who placed the greatest stress
upon what life is, what life was meant
so be, and what our lives should no
n
OF It's varied beauties, He was very
fond Of flowers. He enjoyed to the
fullest all kinds of fruita and there was
no seasons OF, the year that he ala NOT
love TO talk OF and eXtol their lowell
ness, and to see In all things the Deity
glorided.
MIR. Mumford was a very highly edu.
Gated man and great reader of booSs
His education was along lines Of rel-
Rlous study although he was a grad
uate OF the law his health did not allow
Of him continuing in the practise or
his prOtCssiOu), ana he was compelled
TO enter upon a work which would
give him outdoor exercise Hts studles
and reading were o. books that taught
Of all things beautiful, There was noth-
ing I'm his nature TO which any book Of a
trashy order could possibly appeal His
ideals were TO live a pure and Chrp.
tian lie. 20 do an IN his power Tor
the uplifting of humanity; ana the
word homo was a word that expressed
a world OF love TO him, When he spoke
OF his home wife and boy, he spoke
/ with "a feeling OF love, tenderness ana
pride. And no one could hear him
repeat those tsncrod TO HIM words
home, and my wife and boy, and not be
deeply impressed with all Of the beau
tiful possibilities those words Inspired
His brain, hts intellect, the great dc.
sire OF his heart, was TO plan life
work en- the Masters cause. But un,
fortunately his physical strength was
Inadequate for the tasks he set for him.
self to do And such was the power OF
his effort that his brain really con,
sumed his body, sApping his physical
strength day by day TN the entire sys-
tom guccumbed 10 the onruHhing tor,
rent Of mental activity, Mr. Mumford
had great desire to 1.-Two TO see his
boy grow up 90 a noble manhood, aud
that desire WAS fully gratAed, and now
that the father has laid down his work
here. the good influence OF which he ana
his faithful wife have lnstlllbd ln their
sons mind viii go on and on, so far
reaching I'm It's effects, that we already
see In the future foundation upon
which q beautiful structure complete IN