Bishop Ainsworth, Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church South, was born in Camilla but made Macon his home for much of his life. At the age of 37, he became the President of Wesleyan College and served for three years. His Episcopal duties covered conferences and missions in Texas, Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee, Virginia, Georgia, Cuba, China, Japan and Korea. Bishop Ainsworth voluntarily retired from active service in 1938 due to a serious heart condition. Upon his death, it was said he was “destined to reach the top and be enrolled among the great leaders and most effective ministers of the South.”
(1872-1942) (Magnolia, lot 4, row A18)
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