The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1906-09-14
FUNERAL OF LEE BAILEY
SERVICES WE'RE HELD IN HOUSE
OF NELL BAILEY.
WOMEN WERE MOVED TO TEARS
Words of the Gospel Fall Upon Ears
Unused to Bible Verses-People
Seldom Seen at Funeral, Attended
Services for Man Who Was Shot,

Seldom Seen at Funeral, Attended
Services for Man Who Was Shot,
s., Lee Bailey, killed in the fight Mon
day night, is in his grave The fun
eral services were held at 3 O'Clock !
at the house of Nell Bailey, east OF
the city, and burial was in Prospect
Hill cemetery. In attendance at the
a. soNral were Nell Bailey and inmates
'e6 ,resort togC Their with women
NtaI, y" houses in that district.
hIa, mon was delivered by
Rev. OH. C the First Con
portunity to 'etr an appeal to per-
sons who had lot listened to gospel
words in many a long year. A hymn
was sung by Mr.. Solomon and c. c.
Cow, both members OF the choir in
the First Congregational church
There was something of the pa
thetic, something of the tragic in the
funeral service over the remains of the
1ran who was shot and in that house. |
IL is but a step from one emotion to
another and so it was but natural
that people accustomed to laughing at
life, should be cast down with tre'
mendous gloom when confronted with
tragic death. And tears that welled
up in the eyes of those women showed
that, for the moment there were SER
ious thoughts among them.
Mr.. Turner made a plea for fight
against sin. He made mention of the
laxity of law enforcement in Norfolk
and censured the mayor and police
fnr n r.
~ mon was brief. The hymn sung by
Mr. Cow and Mr.. Solomon was, Soon
Will You and | Be Lying in Our Mar
row Tomb"
AS his text, Mr.. Turner had chosen
3 ISAIAH So: 8, But he was wounded for
our transgression; he was bruised for
our iniquity; the chastisement of our
~ peace was upon him; and with his
stripes we are healed
What Mr.. Turner Said.
Mr.. Turner said:
Our city has been filled with gloom
by this tragedy. Much might be said
regarding the way and lives of these
men who died by each others hand.
Something might be said regarding
the lax enforcement of laws in our
city and its inevitable result. 1t
would not be easy to decide the share
of guilt allotted to the two men in
the tragedy, and the citizens who have
permitted such lax city officials
through long years.
But | wish today to turn our hearts
to the crusified Christ, bruised and
wounded for our sins.
But he was wounded for our trans
gression; he was bruised for our inl-
guilty; the chastisement of our peace
was upon him; and with his stripes
we are healed 81
For it is only here we gain just
conception of sin. AS we stand by
the cross of Christ, we see what sin
costs-what it costs man and God
1t is here we learn to hate it. If my
sin means a suffering God, a crusified
savior, | can strive to learn to hate
it. 1t is here by the cross of Christ
we learn our own value to turn, how
ever sinful we may be. No price
seems great near the price with which
we have been priced, Shall it be In
vain that such a price was paid?
We need a moral revival in oul
ty. in our country, but Christ crust
fed is the only doctrine which car
create this moral reformation.
1t is the dynamical power of Goo
enables me to meet my daily tempta
lions, TO front Unem III COuuueuC'
and to overcome them.
David Brainard, who hated sin in
tensely, says: Il find my Indians
begin to put on garments of holiness
and their common life begins to b'
sancitified even in a trifie when the,
are possessed by the doctrines o
Christ"
The only power adequate to main
tain a more moral city is the procla
nation of the crusifed one.
The gospel of God suffering for sir
reveals the holiness of God and give
the power to reform and renew GU
life.
But this doctrine must be proclaim
ed with a compassion i'll which
was born.
AS Christians we need to pray tina
we may never become hard.
Our need is greatest here. w
blame the mayor, the police We thin
of the broken law and of the poWe
and judgment
How often do the Christian peopI
of our city feel as John Wesley re
when he preached in the Wickede
city he had ever seen, NeWcastle-o
Tyne, such blasphemy, such curslh
such swearing, even from the moutl
of little children.
But when he preached to them, !
chose this tender text He VIZ
wounded for our transgressions,
was bruised for our iniquity."
And when he had done, the poop
lust clung to his hands and clothe
He had brought them to the Mast
and to the cross.
If we are to gain this spirit of CO.
passion we must live near the GRO
ourselves. We shall then be al
to speak the every word to win the
we shall enforce the law becau
we love men and because we knC
the inevitable tragedy whenever t
law of righteousness is not enforce
And the invitation today is to
to come home to the Father W