The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1902-06-06
in LOVING
REMEMBRANCE
Service for the Late William E
Bailey at Mission.

His Parting Words to Superinten
dent, Workers and Converts-Tri.
butes by the Rev. Drs. Hughes,
Erdman and F. B. Dwieht-Wide
Scope of Benefactions Which were
Most Liberal.
Memorial services were held in the
Market Street Mission on Sunday
night last in memory of the late Will
liam E. Bailey, for many years a
generous supporter of that institu-
tion. The audience room was we'll
filed, and the exercises throughout
were in keeping with the occasion.
Following the singing Of number
of familiar hymns, favorities of Mr..
Bailey, and prayers by David l.. Pier
son and Robert Garter. Frank
Eaton sang as solo the Home
Land" Mr.. Ironside spoke briefly and
then read the following letter which
was written by Mr.. Bailey only two
days before he left Morristown for
New York.
Morristown, May 8, 1909.
Dear Mr.. Ironisde:-
I have not been able these recent
years to put in an appearance at the
Mission, and it seems as tho it was
"up to me" now to speak of my con-
fidence in it, and of my regard for the
superintendent and workers, whose
devotion has been SO marked, and
whose zeal has been SO consistent
during the last dozen years. l rejoice
with you that there are so many who
have come to feel that the Mission is
something like their Fathers house,
where they have realized the Father S
love, have known the joy of forgive
ness, and the rest and peace of faith
in Jesus Christ. rejoice with you
that the Mission is striving to obey
the teaching of our Lord, as set forth
in Matt. 20, and setting an example
of practical and applied Christianity
along the lines of the parable. am
very glad of the new work for boys,
and trust that you can help many a
boy to life of usefulness. How best
to do this cannot be answered in a
day, but Paul will plant, and Apollos
water, and God will give the in
crease. John Wesley is reported to
have said, 81 feel like taking off my
hat when meet young man, there
are such vast possibilities in him. F"
When we recall the boyhood of Abra-
ham Lincoln, who lived in log cabin
that had no floor, and who never had
more than four months schooling all
told, we realize the force of Wesley s
remark. There are possibilities of
evil as we'll as good, and the Mission
is now undertaking to assist the
boys of certain class to develop
their possibilities along right lines.
In this brave endeavor it is entitled
to the sympathy and aid of all who
wish we'll to their fellow creatures,
BY the work for girls, and the work
for boys it seems to me that the Mis-
sion has new reason for its exist
ence, and continuance new cause
for general appreciation of it; a
new argument why it should be gen
erously sustained.
If we love our town and desire it's
good, if we love our fellow men and
wish them helped in Ohrist's own
way, then we must continue to give
our hearts and hands to this work.
Let us hope that the preaching of
Christ's gospel in the dear place shall
never cease, and that men cropping
in the dark, may be led to light and
life. Let us hope that there shall
never lack some to stand in the Mis-
sion to teach that sweetest of our
.Nora1N1nc tho Lost (nr prndi-
gall Son, until multitudes of men are
touched by the mercv and love of
God. and many one has been led to
say for himself, ~ will arise and go
to my father, and will say unto Him,
Father,I have sinned against Heaven
and before Thee' If / should not
again have the opportunity of express
sing my love for the Mission, its
workers, and its converts, and my
earnest sympathy with the religious
teaching the good news of God in
Jesus Christ-then this letter to you
will be my last word of affection and
sympathy. In November this year it
will be fifty years since I united
with the church of Christ.
Confessing my many weaknesses,
follies and sins, I draw near the end
of my Journey. Trusting in the atone
ment of our dear Redeemer, looking
for the mercy of our Lord Jesus
Christ unto eternal life, )" in the
confidence of a certain faith, in the
comfort of a reasonable, religious and
holy hope, await the days before
me.
With affectionate good wishes for
you and all those whom you are seek
ing to uplift, l am,
Faithfully yours,
W. E. BAILEY.
Rev. DR.. Erdman paid fitting