Oakes weekly Republican. (Oakes, Dickey County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1898, 1896-03-20
Rev. g. E. Bailey and Mrs. Anna For.
dyce called to the other World.

Of truth mans days are as grass:
as the flower of the fielo, so he -four
isheth. For the wind passeth over
it and it is gone; and the place there
of shall know it no more"
No one who listened to Rev, Geo. E.
Bailey's forcible sermon Sunday
evening thought for one moment
that it might be the last one he
would ever preach on earth. On the
contrary many thought how strong
and we'll he seemed and that he
preached with more than his custom
ary vigor, but even then the cold
hand of death was closing about the
beloved pastor OF the Oakes NJ. E
church, and selecting him as strik-
ing proof Of the words which he was
then uttering, "You know not what
moment you will be called. 1t may
be you and it may be I who will an
swer the summons before another
Sabbath rolls around"
Monday morning he complained
of pains in his abdomen which by
noon became SO severe that he was
obliged to take 10 his bed aud Rev.
Vincent, who was taking DR.. Board
mans place, was called. He pro-
nounced the trouble to arise from a
rupture, but was unable to give re-
lief which could only cone from Il
surgical operation.
Monday afternoon and night and
all day Tuesday MIR. Bailey suffered
the most intense agony. Tuesday
afternoon message was sent to DIR.
Smith of Columbia, and he came up
on the Northwestern, arriving here
about the same time as DR.. Board
man arrived on the 500. A consul
tution was held and it was decided,
in view of Mr.. Baileys feeble condi-
tion to postpone the operation until
morning. During tho night the
rupture righted itself and in the
morning an operation was not neces-
sary, but the long period of intense
suffering had proved too severe a
strain upon Mr.. Baileys system and
about 8 O'clock Wednesday morning
his heart began to fail and in few
moments he died.
Mr.. Bailey's death came as ter
rible blow to Mrs. Bailey. At no
time was he believed to be danger
ously sick and when it was known
that the structure had been removed
a speedy recovery was expected.
Mrs. Bailey went into a neighbors
for a few moments rest returning
barely in time to see her husband
breath his last. She is bearing up
with great fortitude under her terri
bic burden and her large number OF
friends are leaving nothing undone
for her aid and comfort.
The funeral will be held in the
Methodist church Friday afternoon
at 4 o'clock and will be conducted
By Presiding Elder Ryan. Saturday
morning Mrs. Bailey will leave with
the body for her home in Shifted Pa,
where it will be inferred.
Mr.. Bailey was born August Is
y 1860 at Stephensville New Yorl
where he resided until about nine
years of age and then moved
with his parents to Sheffield Pa. Al
the age Of IA he was converted ane
joined the Methodist church. He Oh
tanned thorough common school ed
ucation and in 1887 went to Nebraska
where he taught until 1893. Then hi
entered upon his ministerial work aud
took his first charge at Harrisburg
Pa. removing from that place tc
Oakes in the fall of 1894. He was
working hard taking the conference
course Of study and expected to be
ordained this fall when death over
8 took him.