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In 1886, Bailey gave up his post with the
Scottish charity and was appointed full-time secretary of The Mission to Lepers in India. That same year, he and Alice set off for a tour of India to see for themselves the vast needs of those with leprosy throughout the whole country. They did not return
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A larger venue than the Pims' sisters living room was found and Bailey talked about his work to a wider audience. He explained to people about some of the financial needs: 'For as little as £5 an adult leper can be cared for in an asylum, and a child for much less than that.' Bailey's talks were
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Ireland, the Mission to Lepers became properly formalised. He reported that the mission was caring for about 100 leprosy-affected people, mostly in north India. Charlotte Pim informed the new committee that they were raising about £900 a year. Bailey was appointed the first
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American Mission in Ambala was Dr. J.H. Morrison. Bailey began to hear from his colleagues about how Dr. Morrison 'looked after some beggars who were lepers'. At this point, he had no idea what this meant as he had only heard about leprosy and 'lepers' from Bible stories. Dr
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While Bailey had been in India, he had been corresponding with the childhood girlfriend, Alice
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Unfortunately the dry heat of the Punjab affected Alice's health badly. Two years after she arrived it was clear that she would not be able to maintain a good quality of life in India; Bailey resigned from the
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where he took up a position as secretary of a charity that worked with women in India. He continued his work with the Mission to Lepers and as the income continued to increase, it became possible to extend the work further.
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in Burma asking for help. The Mission to Lepers responded by providing funds for the building of a home for those with leprosy. By 1891, China was added to the list of countries that The Mission to Lepers was working in.
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When Bailey reached Faizabad in 1869, his brother had been moved to the north west of the country and he found himself alone. He put aside his original intention to join the police and began to learn
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a source of financial support. Steadily, income to the Mission to Lepers grew. Three 'auxiliaries', or fundraising bases, sprung up in England (in Brighton, Cheltenham and Bolton).
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Morrison invited him to visit the beggars' huts with him and Bailey was quite shocked when he saw the people's clawed hands and disfigured faces.
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