[1] In India, in the 1860s, he witnessed the severe consequences of the disease and vowed to make caring for those struggling with leprosy his life's work.
[7] When Bailey reached Faizabad in 1869, his brother had been moved to the north west of the country and he found himself alone.
[8] He put aside his original intention to join the police and began to learn Hindi.
They accepted him and sent him as a teacher to one of their schools in Ambala in the state of Punjab, north India.
Dr 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.
[9] Afterwards, he wrote: 'I almost shuddered, yet I was at the same time fascinated, and I felt that if there was ever a Christlike work in the world it was to go amongst these poor sufferers and bring them the consolation of the gospel.
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 American Mission and together they returned to Ireland.
[14] The sisters then invited some of their friends to join them and asked Bailey to describe his work with leprosy-affected people.
A larger venue than the Pims' sisters living room was found and Bailey talked about his work to a wider audience.
[15] 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.
The Pim sisters hesitantly agreed to try and raise £30 a year for leprosy work in India.
[17] Initially, he focused on preaching and spent his spare time working for patients with leprosy, using some of the funds sent over to India by the Pim sisters to build shelters.
[21] Later that year the Baileys moved to Edinburgh where he took up a position as secretary of a charity that worked with women in India.
[22] In 1886, Bailey gave up his post with the Scottish charity and was appointed full-time secretary of The Mission to Lepers in India.
Up until this point, he had focused solely on India but a letter arrived from Mandalay in Burma asking for help.
[31] During this tour he gave over 150 addresses, met with many government officials and visited leprosy homes everywhere.
[35] Before the birth of the Mission to Lepers, support for leprosy work was not very high on people's agendas.
These honour people who have overcome the social stigma and physical challenges of leprosy and made extraordinary contributions to society.