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1910 (In the year)
191- |
Agnes Parsons made a pilgrimage to Akka to see 'Abdu'l-Bahá. [Luminous Journey 30:02] She had become a Bahá'í in 1908. During her pilgrimage Agnes extracted a promise from 'Abdu'l-Bahá that he would stay with them when he came to Washington. On returning from her pilgrimage she had a hourse built especiall for 'Abdu'l-Bahá. [SYH57239Days Day 11] | Agnes Parsons; Akka, Israel; Pilgrimage | ||||||
1910 (In the year)
191- |
Charles Mason Remey and Howard Struven arrived in Shanghai and met with Áqá Mírzá `Abdu'l-Baqí Yazdí. They were probably the first Bahá'ís from the West to go to China. [PH25; Video Early history of the Bahá'í Faith in China 5min45sec] | Aqa Mírzá `Abdu'l-Baqi Yazdi; Charles Mason Remey; China; Firsts, other; Howard Struven; Shanghai, China | First Bahá'ís from West to go to China | |||||
1910 (In the year)
191- |
The publication of The Oriental Rose, or, The teachings of 'Abdu'l-Bahá which trace the chart of "The Shining Pathway" by Mary Hanford Finney Ford. [Collins7.983]
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* `Abdu'l-Bahá (chronology); * Publications; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Pen portraits; Introductory; Mary Hanford Ford; New York, USA; Pen portraits; Portraits; United States (USA) | ||||||
1910 (In the year)
191- |
The publication of Questions and Answers in the East. It was a document comprising exclusively of answers Bahá'u'lláh revealed in response to questions about the laws of the Kitáb-i-Aqdas. Questions were submitted in writing and answers were likewise revealed in writing. It is by nature of small size regarded as an appendix to the Most Holy Book. Its compiler was Zaynu'l-Muqarrabín, one of the erudite, devoted and trusted followers of Bahá'u'lláh. He was a mujtahid (specialized in Islamic jurisprudence) before embracing the Bábí and Bahá'í Faiths. Bahá'u'lláh authorized him not only to ask questions about the laws of the Kitáb-i-Aqdas, but also to compile Risálih-i-Su'ál va Javáb (Questions and Answers).
The text of Questions and Answers, though compiled during Bahá'u'lláh's ministry, remained unpublished until 1910. Its English translation was published together with the authorized English translation of the Kitáb-i-Aqdas in 1992-3. The reason for the delay in the publication of Questions and Answers was the necessity for Bahá'u'lláh's Book of Laws to be translated and annotated under the aegis of the Universal House of Justice. Without the Book, the appendix would have had no source of reference. [Lights of Irfán vol. 18 p430-432] |
* Bahá'u'lláh, Writings of; * Publications; Kitáb-i-Aqdas (Most Holy Book); Su'al va Javab (Questions and Answers, Kitáb-i-Aqdas); Zaynu'l-Muqarrabín (Mullá Zaynul-ʻÁbidín) | ||||||
1910 (In the year)
191- |
The publication of Fifty-Three Years in Syria by Reverend H. H. Jessup. (Apologies: this link does not have the same text as found on SBBR1p78) [Collins10.818]
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Christian missionaries; Criticism and apologetics; Henry Jessup; Syria; United States (USA) | ||||||
1910 (In the year)
191- |
The publication of God's Heroes: A Drama in Five Acts by Laura Clifford Barney, (London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner, 1910). The play, based on the life of the Báb, centred on Táhirih. | * Báb, The (chronology); - Drama; - Plays; Laura Clifford Barney; London, England; Tahirih Qurratu'l-'Ayn | ||||||
1910 (In the year)
191- |
The publication of The Splendor of God Being Extracts from the Sacred Writings of the Bahais with introduction by Eric Hammond. Published by E P Dutton and Company in New York.
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* Publications; Eric Hammond; New York, USA; New York, USA; Splendor of God (book) | ||||||
1910 (In the year)
191- |
The publication of The Mysterious Forces of Civilisation; Written in Persian by an eminent Bahai Philosopher translated y Johanna Dawud in London by Cope & Fenwick and in Chicago by the Bahá'í Publishing Society in 1910 and 1918. [BEL 3-79 p12] | London, England; Yuhanna Dawud | ||||||
1910 4 Mar
191- |
The passing of Hand of the Cause of God Hájí Mullá 'Alí-Akbar-i-Shahmírzádí, (Hájí Akhund). He was born in Shahmírzád around 1842/3. [Bahaipedia]
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- Apostles of Bahá'u'lláh; - Biography; - Births and deaths; - Hands of the Cause; - In Memoriam; Hájí Ákhúnd (Mullá `Alí-Akbar-i-Shahmírzádí); Hands appointed by Bahá'u'lláh; Hands of the Cause, Activities; Hands of the Cause, Births and deaths; Iran; Shahmirzad, Iran; Tehran, Iran | ||||||
1910 21 Mar
191- |
The first issue of the Bahá'í News was published in Chicago. [BFA2:XVII; BW10:179; BWNS1289]
For an access to the Star of the West archives see http://www.starofthewest.info. This site is not searchable. |
* Publications; - First publications; - Periodicals; Bahá'í World News Service (BWNS); Bahá'í News; Chicago, IL; Star of the West; United States (USA) | First issue of Bahá'í News; first Bahá'í magazine | |||||
1910 25 - 26 Apr
191- |
The Second Annual Convention of the Bahá'í Temple Unity was held in Corinthian Hall, 17th Floor of the Masonic Temple at State and Randolph Streets.
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Chicago, IL; Conventions, National; Honoré Jaxon; Mashriqu'l-Adhkár, Wilmette | ||||||
1910 10 May
191- |
Talk by 'Abdu'l-Bahá in Haifa to some American pilgrims. [SoW1 Vol 8] | Haifa, Israel; Pilgrims | ||||||
1910 13 May
191- |
Talk by 'Abdu'l-Bahá in Haifa to to a number of Jewish, Zoroastrian, Christian and Mohammedan Bahais. | Haifa, Israel; Interfaith dialogue | ||||||
1910 18 - 29 May
191- |
The Paris International Air Navigation Conference of 1910, also known as the Conférence internationale de navigation aérienne, was the first diplomatic conference to consider formulating international aviation law. It was proposed by the French government who were concerned about aircraft from foreign nations flying over their territory and was attended by representatives from 19 European nations. The conference went into recess in June 1910 but did not reconvene due to differences of opinion and then later the outbreak of the First World War. Hence, no agreement was signed. Its deliberations, however, influenced the development of international aviation law.
For obvious reasons, the treatment of aviation matters was a subject at the Paris Peace Conference of 1919. The conference was the first political effort to develop the doctrines of international law relating to aerial navigation. Delegates disagreed about the right of foreign aircraft to fly over national territory. It was resolved to create an Aeronautical Commission charged to prepare a convention on international aerial navigation. The result was the creation of the International Commission for Air Navigation under the authority of the League of Nations. This Paris Convention was the first successful attempt at common regulation of international air navigation and laid the foundations of air law. A proposal was formally taken up by France and submitted to the other principal Allied powers who received it favourably. This action then resulted in the drawing up of the International Air Convention, which was signed by 26 of the 32 Allied and Associated powers represented at the Paris Peace Conference and was ultimately ratified by 38 States. It should be noted that this Convention took over all the principles that had already been formulated by the Conference that had been held in 1910 in Paris. The Convention was ultimately in force for thirty-three States by 1940. The U.S. government extended an invitation to 55 States to attend an International Civil Aviation Conference in Chicago in 1944. Known then and today more commonly as the 'Chicago Convention', this landmark agreement laid the foundation for the standards and procedures for peaceful global air navigation. It set out as its prime objective the development of international civil aviation "…in a safe and orderly manner", and such that air transport services would be established "on the basis of equality of opportunity and operated soundly and economically." On 4 April 1947, upon sufficient ratifications to the Chicago Convention, the International Civil Aviation Authority came into being. The first official ICAO Assembly was held in Montreal in May of that year. On 3 October 1947 the ICAO became a UN specialized agency. Today the ICAO has 193 Members States with headquarters located in the Quartier international de Montréal of Montreal, Quebec, Canada with seven Regional Offices throughout the world. [Chicago Convention; 1919 Paris Convention; ICAO website] |
Chicago, IL; International Standards; International relations; Montreal, QC; Paris, France; United Nations | ||||||
1910 Aug
191- |
Having moved all His family to Haifa, `Abdu'l-Bahá Himself moved from the House of `Abdu'lláh Páshá to His new home at 7 Haparsim (Persian) Street, Haifa. [BBD13, 107; DH145]
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* `Abdu'l-Bahá, Basic timeline; * `Abdu'l-Bahá (chronology); - Bahá'í World Centre; - Bahá'í World Centre; - Bahá'í World Centre buildings, monuments and gardens; - Basic timeline, Expanded; `Abdu'l-Bahá, House of (Haifa); Akka, Israel; Haifa, Israel; House of `Abdu'lláh Páshá (Akká); Laura Clifford Barney | ||||||
1910 8 Aug
191- |
Birth of Mary Sutherland Maxwell, Amatu'l-Bahá Rúhíyyih Khánum, Hand of the Cause of God, in the borough of Qeens, New York City. | - Births and deaths; - Hands of the Cause; Amatul-Bahá Ruhiyyih Khanum; Hands of the Cause, Births and deaths; Mary Maxwell; New York, USA; United States (USA) | ||||||
1910 29 Aug
191- |
`Abdu'l-Bahá departed for Egypt on board the steamer Kosseur London accompanied by two attendants, Mírzá Munír-i-Zayn and 'Abdu'l-Husayn. Upon arrival he telegrammed the Bahá'í in Haifa that he was in Egypt. Shoghi Effendi was asked to come two days later. [AB133-168; ABF5; BBRXXX; GPB280; AB134-135; Bahá'í News #12 16Oct1910 pg206; the Message from the Universal House of Justice dated August 29, 2010]
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* `Abdu'l-Bahá (chronology); `Abdu'l-Bahá, Travels of; `Abdu'l-Bahá in Egypt; Alexandria, Egypt; Cairo, Egypt; Egypt; Firsts, other; Haifa, Israel; Isabella Grinevskaya; Kosseir; Port Said, Egypt; Proclamation; Ramleh, Egypt; Ships; Zaytun (Zeitoun), Iran | The first public proclamation of the Faith. | |||||
1910 (In the year)
191- |
The Ottoman officials, architects and masons came from Constantinople for the express purpose of planning a city outside of the old prison walls. They opened two large gateways through the thick, solid and ancient walls of the old fort of Acca. Both opened out on the green plain in front of Bahji. -Ameen U. Fareed (Star of the West, vol. 1, no. 9, August 20, 1910) | Akka, Israel; History (general) | ||||||
1910 20 Sep
191- |
Muhammad-Ja`far-i-Sabbágh was martyred at Najafábád. [BW18:387] | * Persecution, Iran; - Persecution; - Persecution, Deaths; Iran; Najaf, Iranabad, Iran | ||||||
1910 Nov
191- |
Wellesley Tudor Pole met 'Abdu'l-Bahá in Alexandria. An interview with him appeared in Christian Commonwealth (1910 28 Dec), "A Wonderful Movement in The East" (reproduced in SoW Vol 1 Issue 18 p1-4. [SYH6] | `Abdu'l-Bahá in Egypt; Alexandria, Egypt; Egypt; Wellesley Tudor Pole | ||||||
1911 (In the year)
191- |
A group of Bahá'ís developed in South Africa. [A Brief Account of the Bahá'í Faith in Africa Since 1953 by Nance Ororo-Robarts and Selam Ahderrom p2] | South Africa; Statistics | ||||||
1911 (In the year)
191- |
A systematic teaching campaign was launched in India with the assistance of two American women and a 19-member teaching council was elected. [BBRSM:194 220] | India; Teaching campaigns | ||||||
1911 - 1914
191- |
The publication of Le Beyan Persan in Paris by A. L. M. Nicolas. It was a French translation of the Persian Bayán and was published in four volumes. [BBR39] | * Báb, Writings of; * Publications; * Translation; A.L.M. Nicolas; Bayan-i-Farsi (Persian Bayan); France; Paris, France | ||||||
1911 (In the Year)
191- |
The publication of The Mountain of God by E. S. (Ethel Stefana) Stevens (later Mrs E M Drower, Lady Drower) in London by Mills and Boon. The romantic novel is noteworthy for the author's pen portrait of 'Abdu'l-Bahá and it records impressions of the Bahá'í community as well as life in 'Akká and Haifa in 1911.
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`Abdu'l-Bahá, Pen portraits; E.S. Drower (E.S. Stevens); Haifa, Israel; Mount Carmel | ||||||
1911 10 Mar
191- |
'Abdu'l-Bahá sent Lua Getsinger and Dr Ameen Farid to California where they spoke to some 5,000 people delivering lectures on "Bahá'í Reformation" or referring to it in the course of lectures on other subjects. She spent two weeks visiting friends in Chicago and then departed for California on the 10th of March. [LGHC123]
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`Abdu'l-Bahá in Egypt; Ameen Fareed (Amin Farid); California, USA; Lua Getsinger; Mexico; San Quentin State Prison; Tijuana, Mexico; Travel Teaching; United States (USA) | ||||||
1911 9 Apr c.
191- |
Louis Gregory visited Ramleh where 'Abdu'l-Bahá was staying in preparation for His first visit to Europe. During their first conversation 'Abdu'l-Bahá immediately cut "to the substance of the issue." "What of the conflict between the white and colored races?" he asked. "Work for unity and harmony between the races," 'Abdu'l-Bahá told him. "The colored people must attend all the unity meetings. There must be no distinctions." [239Days Day 12; SoW Vol 2 No 10 September 8 1911 p5; SYH6]
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* `Abdu'l-Bahá (chronology); `Abdu'l-Bahá in Egypt; Alexandria, Egypt; Egypt; Louis G. Gregory; Louise Gregory; Ramleh, Egypt | ||||||
1911 28 Apr
191- |
The marriage of Laura Barney and Hippolyte Dreyfus. [See Some Answered Questions" and Its Compiler by Baharieh Rouhani Ma'ani published in Lights of Irfan, 18, pages 444] | Hippolyte Dreyfus-Barney; Laura Clifford Barney; Weddings | ||||||
1911 May
191- |
Louis Gregory travelled to Stuttgart after his visit with 'Abdu'l-Bahá in Egypt. There he renewed his acquaintance with Alma Knobloch, he had learned of the Faith in the Hannen household.
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Germany; Louis G. Gregory; Stuttgart, Germany | ||||||
1911 3 May
191- |
Aurelia Bethlen, a Hungarian who had come to the United States in 1892 and had become a Bahá'í in New York City about 1905-6, departed from San Francisco on the first around the world teaching trip undertaken by a Bahá'í woman. [BFA2:351–3] | Aurelia Bethlen; Hungary; San Francisco, CA; Travel Teaching | First around the world teaching trip by Bahá'í woman | |||||
1911 11 May
191- |
W. Morgan Shuster was an American chosen by the Persian Chargé d'Affaires at Washington, Mirza Ali Kuli Khan, to serve as Treasurer-General of Persia for a period of three years. His mandate was to organize and conduct the collection and disbursements of the revenues. Four American assistants were likewise engaged to serve under the Treasurer-General. Since the Anglo-Russian agreement of 1907 the country was under the influence of the Russians in the north and the British in the south. The purpose in engaging Shuster was to put the country's financial affairs in order so that they might attract investment from other nations.
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`Alí Kulí Khán; Colonialism and imperialism; History (general); Iran; Iran, General history; United States (USA); Washington, DC, USA | ||||||
1911 15 May
191- |
Talk by 'Abdu'l-Bahá in Haifa on the day of the commemoration of the Báb's Declaration. | * `Abdu'l-Bahá (chronology); Báb, Declaration of; Haifa, Israel | ||||||
1911 18 May
191- |
Talk by 'Abdu'l-Bahá in Haifa to to Mr. Charles Mason Remey and Mr. Howard C. Struven on the day of their departure. | * `Abdu'l-Bahá (chronology); Haifa, Israel | ||||||
1911 3 Jun
191- |
Ghodsea Khanoum Ashraf (Qudsíyyih Ashraf) (b. 22 November 1889 in Majidābād, d. 16 April 1976 in Tehran) arrived in the United States together with Dr. Lutfullah Hakim and four others. On the final leg of her journey from Southhampton to New York City aboard the RMS Mauretania, she was accompanied by Louis Gregory. She was the first Persian woman to travel to the country and as such, received considerable press coverage. [BFA2:358]
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- Biography; Firsts, other; Ghodsieh Ashraf (Qudsiyyih Ashraf); Iran; Majidabad, Iran; Tarbiyat School, Tihran; Tehran, Iran; United States (USA) | The first Persian woman to travel in the USA. | |||||
1911 26 - 29 Jul
191- |
The First Universal Races Congress was held at the University of London. It was the first important conference in which the British Bahá'ís participated. It was an international symposium on the theme of the brotherhood of humankind and attracted leading politicians, theologians and scholars from the whole of the British Empire and from Europe as well as North America. During the Congress itself there were several presentations from Bahá'ís including the reading of a letter from 'Abdu'l-Bahá who was in Egypt at the time. [NBAD45]
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* `Abdu'l-Bahá, Writings and talks of; Alain Locke; Conferences, Race Amity; Firsts, other; London, England; Race; Race amity; Race unity; Thornton Chase; United Kingdom; Wellesley Tudor Pole | first important conference in which the British Bahá'ís participated. | |||||
1911 Aug
191- |
Hájí Muhammad-Taqí Afnán, Vakílu'd-Dawlih, the cousin of the Báb largely responsible for the building of the House of Worship in `Ishqábád, was buried in the newly acquired Bahá'í cemetery in Haifa, the earliest recorded burial in the cemetery. [BBD51; DH182]
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- Apostles of Bahá'u'lláh; - In Memoriam; Afnan; Báb, Family of; Cemeteries and graves; Firsts, other; Haifa, Israel; Hájí Muhammad-Taqi Afnan (Vakilud-Dawlih); Mashriqu'l-Adhkár, Ishqabad | First known use of the Bahá'í Cemetery in Haifa. | |||||
1911 9 Aug
191- |
When 'Abdu'l-Bahá was about to depart on his first voyage to the West, He wrote to Albert Smiley, host of the annual Lake Mohonk Conference on International Arbitration. On the 22nd of August, 1911 while in Thonon-les-Bains, France, He wrote to H.C. Phillips, secretary of the Mohonk arbitration institution. These letters were unique because He usually didn't initiate correspondence. He was, undoubtedly, making arrangements to speak at their annual conference as Ali Kuli Khan had recently done.
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`Abdu'l-Bahá, First Western tour; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Second Western tour; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Travels of; Albert Smiley; `Alí Kulí Khán; Egypt; France; H.C. Phillips; Lake Mohonk, NY; Lake Mohonk Conference on International Arbitration; Thonon-les-Bains, France | ||||||
1911 11 Aug
191- |
The beginning of `Abdu'l-Bahá's first Western tour [AB139]
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* `Abdu'l-Bahá, Basic timeline; * `Abdu'l-Bahá (chronology); - Basic timeline, Condensed; - Basic timeline, Expanded; `Abdu'l-Bahá, First Western tour; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Travels of; `Abdu'l-Bahá in Egypt; Alexandria, Egypt; Bandar Anzali, Iran; Donations; Egypt; France; Funds; London, England; Marseilles, France; Musa Naghiyev; Musa Naqiof; Orenoque; S. S. Corsica; Ships; Thonon-les-Bains, France; United Kingdom | First Western tour by `Abdu'l-Bahá' | |||||
1911
191- |
Star of the West volumes chronicled both the first and second Western journeys of `Abdu'l-Bahá. | `Abdu'l-Bahá, First Western tour; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Second Western tour; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Travels of; Star of the West | First Western journey of `Abdu'l-Bahá | |||||
1911 16 Aug
191- |
After four and half days of travel over 2500 kilometres L'Orénoque arrived in Marseilles, France's major port on the Mediterranean. 'Abdu'l-Bahá was met by Hippolyte Dreyfus-Barney who had recently married (28 April). He and his wife would be 'Abdu'l-Bahá's constant companions in France and would later be in His company in England and the eastern United States. They had already met 'Abdu'l-Baha in Palestine and Laura stayed there between 1904 and 1906. [ABF8]
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`Abdu'l-Bahá, First Western tour; France; Hippolyte Dreyfus-Barney; Laura Clifford Barney; Marseilles, France; Orenoque; Ships | ||||||
1911 18 Aug
191- |
'Abdu'l-Bahá had an exchange of telegrams with Wellesley Tudor Pole from the Theosophical Summer School in Derbyshire, England where he had just presented a lecture on the Bahá'í Faith. [ABF9-10, SoW Vol 2 no10 p.7] | `Abdu'l-Bahá, First Western tour; Derbyshire, England; France; Marseilles, France; Theosophical Society; United Kingdom; Wellesley Tudor Pole | ||||||
1911 19 Aug
191- |
'Abdu'l-Bahá sent a telegram to Charles Mason Remey in America inviting him to join Him in Europe. [SoW vol2 no.12 (16 October 1911) p9, ABF10] | `Abdu'l-Bahá, First Western tour; Charles Mason Remey; France; Marseilles, France | ||||||
1911 20 Aug
191- |
'Abdu'l-Bahá and His party left Marseilles and traveled by train to Geneva, arriving late in the day and checking into the Hôtel de la Paix. | `Abdu'l-Bahá, First Western tour; France; Geneva, Switzerland; Marseilles, France; Switzerland | ||||||
1911 21 Aug
191- |
'Abdu'l-Bahá and His party took a ferry from Geneva to Thonon-les-Bains and were met by Laura Dreyfus-Barney. They stayed at the Hôtel du Parc. He wrote to His sister, Bahíyyih Khánum. It was she that He had placed in charge of the affairs of the Faith in His absence. [ABF12-13, LTDT172-173]
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* `Abdu'l-Bahá (chronology); `Abdu'l-Bahá, First Western tour; Bahiyyih Khanum (Greatest Holy Leaf); France; Geneva, Switzerland; Munirih Khanum; Switzerland; Thonon-les-Bains, France | ||||||
1911 22 Aug
191- |
The Master sent for Juliet Thompson who had been waiting in London for His permission to join Him. [DJT157, ABF14-15]
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`Abdu'l-Bahá, First Western tour; France; Juliet Thompson; Thonon-les-Bains, France | ||||||
1911 22 Aug - 3 Sep
191- |
`Abdu'l-Bahá took up residence at Thonon-les-Bains on Lake Leman (Lake Geneva). [AB140; GPB280; SBR219]
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- Persecution; `Abdu'l-Bahá, First Western tour; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Travels of; Board of Council; Elizabeth Stewart; France; Horace Holley; Italy; Juliet Thompson; King of Martyrs and Beloved of Martyrs; Lake Geneva; Lillian Kappes; London, England; Marseilles, France; Mírzá Muhammad-Hasan (King of Martyrs); Mírzá Muhammad-Husayn (Beloved of Martyrs); New York, USA; Ships; Spiritual Assemblies; Switzerland; Thonon-les-Bains, France; United Kingdom; United States (USA); Unity; Zillus-Sultan | ||||||
1911 23 Aug
191- |
'Abdu'l-Bahá went for a carriage ride in the nearby hills. ["With 'Abdu'l-Bahá in Switzerland" by Juliet Thompson, SoW Vol 2 no 14 (Nov 23, 1911) p9-13, ABF15]
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* Persecution, Iran; - Persecution; - Persecution, Deaths; - Persecution, Other; `Abdu'l-Bahá, First Western tour; Annie Boylan; France; Iran; Isfahan, Iran; King of Martyrs and Beloved of Martyrs; Mírzá Muhammad-Hasan (King of Martyrs); Mírzá Muhammad-Husayn (Beloved of Martyrs); Thonon-les-Bains, France; Zillus-Sultan | ||||||
1911 24 Aug
191- |
Tammaddun'ul-Mulk and Juliet Thompson arrived in Thonon-les-Bains from London via Geneva. She had landed in Southampton on board the Lusitania from America on the 25th of July. Juliet Thompson had been in Paris in 1899 and had been part of the nascent Bahá'í community there along with May Maxwell and Lua Getsinger. In addition, she had met 'Abdu'l-Bahá in 'Akká in 1909. |
`Abdu'l-Bahá, First Western tour; France; Juliet Thompson; London, England; Tammaddunul-Mulk; Thonon-les-Bains, France; United Kingdom | ||||||
1911 25 Aug
191- |
'Abdu'l-Bahá spent the morning with Juliet Thompson, part of the afternoon with Bahrám Mírzá and then visited the Gorges du Pont du Diable on the Dranse river at Le Jotty some 15 km south of Thonon-les-Bains. He travelled by automobile and was accompanied by Juliet and the Dreyfus-Barneys. [ABF27-28, DJT174-178]
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`Abdu'l-Bahá, First Western tour; Dreams and visions; France; Gorges du Pont du Diable; Le Jotty, France; Thonon-les-Bains, France | ||||||
1911 26 Aug
191- |
'Abdu'l-Bahá gave a talk to those gathered at the hotel on the theme of unity. Present was Annie Boylan, a New York believer who had made the journey to present her case against another New Yorker, Howard MacNutt whom she believed was unfit to serve the Cause. [ABF31-33, DJT180-184] | `Abdu'l-Bahá, First Western tour; Annie Boylan; France; Howard MacNutt; Thonon-les-Bains, France | ||||||
1911 27 Aug
191- |
'Abdu'l-Bahá and His party took a ferry to Vevey, a resort town on the other side of Lake Geneva (Lake Leman). Vevey was the location of the Dreyfus summer home and it was near here that Lady Blomfield and her daughters finalized the translation of Paris Talks [ABF33-44, DJT186, SoW vol 2 no 14]
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- Bahá'í inspired schools; `Abdu'l-Bahá, First Western tour; Edith Sanderson; Elizabeth Stewart; Evian-les-Bains, France; France; Lady Sarah Louisa Blomfield; Lillian Kappes; Paris Talks (book); Switzerland; Tarbiyat School, Tihran; Thonon-les-Bains, France; Vevey, Switzerland | ||||||
1911 28 Aug
191- |
In the morning 'Abdu'l-Bahá's visitor was Sultán-Husayn Mírzá, the eldest son of Zillu's-Sultán. Between 1879 and 1906 he had served as either governor or deputy governor of Khuzestán, Lorestán, Yazd, Fárs, Burujerd and Kurdistan. He was responsible for the martyrdoms in Yazd in 1891 and again in 1903. He had been exiled with his father in 1908.
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* Persecution, Iran; - Persecution; - Persecution, Deaths; `Abdu'l-Bahá, First Western tour; France; Iran; Mohsen Enayat; Seven martyrs of Hurmuzak; Seven martyrs of Yazd; Sultan-Husayn Mírzá; Thonon-les-Bains, France; Yazd, Iran; Yazd upheaval | ||||||
1911 29 Aug
191- |
Horace Holley and his wife Bertha arrived from Italy with their baby daughter Hertha. They stayed two days. He described their experience in A Pilgrimage to Thonon published in 1911 and in Religion for Mankind p232-237. [ABF49-51; Collins7.1220] | `Abdu'l-Bahá, First Western tour; France; Horace Holley; Thonon-les-Bains, France | ||||||
1911 30 Aug
191- |
'Abdu'l-Bahá spent the morning in Thonon-les-Bain and took the ferry to Geneva after dinner. He stayed at the Hôtel de la Paix located at 11, Quai du Mont-Blanc. [ABF5154, DJT208]
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`Abdu'l-Bahá, First Western tour; France; Geneva, Switzerland; Horace Holley; Switzerland; Thonon-les-Bains, France | ||||||
1911 31 Aug- 4 Sep
191- |
During His stay in Geneva 'Abdu'l-Bahá most likely returned the visits of Zillu's-Sultán Sultán-Mas'úd Mírzá and his four sons, Sultán-Husayn Mírzá, Bahrám Mírzá, Fírúz Mírzá, and Ismá'íl Mírzá. [DJT214-215, ABF54-60]
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`Abdu'l-Bahá, First Western tour; Geneva, Switzerland; Sultan-Husayn Mírzá; Sultan-Masud Mírzá; Switzerland; Zillus-Sultan | ||||||
1911 4 Sep
191- |
`Abdu'l-Bahá arrived in London accompanied by His secretary, Mírzá Mahmúd and Khusraw, His servant. This marked His first visit to the country and lasted 29 days. [ABL53, AB140; GBP280; SBR22, 148, BW4p378, In the Footsteps of the Master p.5]
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`Abdu'l-Bahá, Death threats to; `Abdu'l-Bahá, First Western tour; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Pictures and portraits; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Travels of; Charles Mason Remey; E. G. Browne; Emmeline Pankhurst; Ethel Rosenberg; Hippolyte Dreyfus-Barney; Jalalud-Din-Dawlih; James Lafayette; Juliet Thompson; Khusraw; London, England; Louise Waite; Lutfullah Hakim; Mary Virginia Thornburgh-Cropper; Mírzá Mahmud-i-Zarqani; Mountfort Mills; Portraits; United Kingdom; Wellesley Tudor Pole | ||||||
1911 5 Sep
191- |
'Abdu'l-Bahá was interviewed by the editor of The Christian Commonwealth, Mr Albert Dawson, and later met with the Rev R. J. Campbell. The Christian Commonwealth was a weekly newspaper. On 13 September it printed, on its front cover, an article which included the interview between 'Abdu'l-Bahá and Rev R. J. Campbell that had taken place on 5 September. The following week the front cover had another article, entitled 'The Vanishing of the Veil', about 'Abdu'l-Bahá's visit to St John's, Westminster. Other issues also had substantial articles about His visits. [In the Footsteps of the Master p.7] | `Abdu'l-Bahá, First Western tour; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Interviews; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Travels of; London, England; Newspaper articles; United Kingdom | ||||||
1911 8 Sep
191- |
In the morning He received a small party in Lady Blomfield's drawing room. [SoW Vol 2 No 12 October 16, 1911 P3] 'Abdu'l-Bahá visited the home of Miss Ethel Jenner Rosenberg for a Unity meeting at White Lodge, 8 Sunnyside, Wimbledon (since demolished). [ABL44-45, In the Footsteps of the Master p.9, SYH40] |
`Abdu'l-Bahá, First Western tour; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Travels of; Ethel Rosenberg; London, England; United Kingdom | ||||||
1911 9 Sep
191- |
'Abdu'l-Bahá visited the home of Mrs Thornburgh-Cropper at
31 Evelyn Mansions, Carlisle Place, Victoria. |
- Drama; - Plays; `Abdu'l-Bahá, First Western tour; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Travels of; Alice Buckton; Byfleet, England; Eager Heart (play); Education; United Kingdom | ||||||
1911 10 Sep
191- |
`Abdu'l-Bahá gave His first public address in the West in the City Temple Church in Holborn, London to an audience of over 2,000 people. He proclaimed that "This is a new cycle of human power…the gift of God in this enlightened age is the knowledge of the oneness of mankind and the fundamental oneness of religion." [ABL17-20, AB140; BW2:227; GPB283–4, In the Footsteps of 'Abdu'l-Bahá p11]
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`Abdu'l-Bahá, First Western tour; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Talks at churches; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Travels of; Bahá'í World News Service (BWNS); Firsts, other; London, England; United Kingdom | first public address in West by `Abdu'l-Bahá | |||||
1911 11 Sep
191- |
Mrs. Thornburgh-Cropper gave an "At Home" to the believers and between fifty and sixty were present to meet Him. [SoW Vol 2 No 12 October 12, 1911 p2] | `Abdu'l-Bahá, First Western tour; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Travels of; London, England; Mary Virginia Thornburgh-Cropper; United Kingdom | ||||||
1911 12 Sep
191- |
'Abdu'l-Bahá gave a talk at a meeting of the friends at the home of Mrs. Thornburgh-Cropper in London. It has been entitled "A Heavenly Meeting". ['Abdu'l-Bahá Speaks] | `Abdu'l-Bahá, First Western tour; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Travels of; London, England; United Kingdom | ||||||
1911 13 Sep (or possibly 14 Sep)
191- |
Mrs Thornburgh-Cropper gave a reception for 'Abdu'l-Bahá at her home
31 Evelyn Mansions, Carlisle Place, Victoria for about 45 people. [ABL46-47, In the Footsteps of 'Abdu'l-Bahá p12, SYH40]
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* `Abdu'l-Bahá, Writings and talks of; `Abdu'l-Bahá, First Western tour; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Travels of; London, England; Mary Virginia Thornburgh-Cropper; United Kingdom | ||||||
1911 14 Sep
191- |
At a meeting at the office of the Editor-in-chief of the Journal of the Freemasons and Theosophists 'Abdu'l-Bahá gave a talk that has been entitled "Abdu'l-Baha sends greetings to the Theosophical Society". ['Abdu'l-Bahá Speaks] | `Abdu'l-Bahá, First Western tour; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Travels of; London, England; United Kingdom | ||||||
1911 17 Sep
191- |
`Abdu'l-Bahá addressed the congregation of St John's, Westminster, His second address to a Western audience. He also met with members of the Salvation Army who were singing outside. [ABL21-25, AB145; SBR8, In the Footsteps of 'Abdu'l-Bahá p13, SYH38]
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`Abdu'l-Bahá, First Western tour; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Talks at churches; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Travels of; London, England; United Kingdom; Westminster, England | ||||||
1911 21 Sept
191- |
Reverend Peter Z Easton called on Àbdu'l-Bahá. Apparently he wanted a sparring match but Àbdu'l-Bahá did not give him the satisfaction. Shortly after he published an article "Bahaism: A Warning," in the September and October, 1911, issue of the British magazine Evangelical Christendom. Easton characterized Bahá'u'lláh as a "betrayer, assassin, and blasphemer — a worthy successor of that long line of Persian antichrists from the beginning of its history down to the present day." [AB149-151]
By December the article found its way to Mirzá Abu'l-Fazl in Beirut who wrote a fitting response to the attack on the Faith. Abu'l-Fazl signed it, and mailed it to 'Àbdu'l-Bahá, "so that He can, in his wisdom, decide what to do with it." Àbdu'l-Bahá received the manuscript in New York on June 19, 1912. He had it translated and printed, and called it The Brilliant Proof. "Each one of you should have a copy," he told the Americans. "Read, memorize and reflect upon it. Then, when accusations and criticisms are advanced . . . you will be well armed." [239 Days Website] |
London, England; New York, USA; United Kingdom; United States (USA) | ||||||
1911 21 Sept
191- |
During 'Abdu'l-Bahá's first visit to Britain, he was invited into churches and welcomed warmly by many Christian clergymen. This outraged more conservative Christian ministers, and an attack on the Bahá'í Faith and its Central Figures was published in the journal Evangelical Christendom by Peter Z Easton. When the article, Bahá'ísm: A Warning, was shown to Mirza Abu'l-Fadl, who was at that time in Beirut, he immediately penned a reply and sent a copy to À'Abdu'l-Bahá who received the manuscript in New York on June 19, 1912. He had it translated and printed, and called it The Brilliant Proof.
The Brilliant Proof was first translated by Ali Kuli Khan and published by the Bahá'í News Service in Chicago in 1912 in which it said: "Written in response to published attacks on the Bahá'í Religion by the British clergyman Peter Z Easton" (1846-1915). [Collins7.15 p41] Peter Easton (1846-1915) was a Presbyterian in the Synod of the Northeast in New York who had been stationed in Tabriz from 1873 to 1880. While 'Abdul'Bahá was in England Easton attempted to meet and challenge him. He made those around him uncomfortable and 'Abdu'l-Bahá withdrew him to a private conversation and then after which he left. Later he was able to have printed a polemic attack on the religion, Bahaism — A Warning, in the Evangelical Christendom newspaper of London (Sept.-Oct. 1911 edition.) It was published in the Appendix of The Brilliant Proof (p70-80) [Bahaipedia]
Lady Blomfield in her book The Chosen Highway (p183) described such a visit and the affect it had on 'Abdu'l-Bahá. |
`Abdu'l-Bahá, First Western tour; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Travels of; Brilliant Proof (book); Criticism and apologetics; London, England; Opposition; United Kingdom | ||||||
1911 22 Sep
191- |
'Abdu'l-Bahá visited the home of Misses Marion Jack and Elizabeth Herrick, at 10 Cheniston Gardens, Wright's Lane (sometimes given as
137a High Street, Kensington. About 80 people were present.
[ABL48-49, In the Footsteps of 'Abdu'l-Bahá p14; SoW Vol 2 No 12 October 16, 1911 p5]
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* Publications; `Abdu'l-Bahá, First Western tour; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Talks at homes; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Travels of; Elizabeth Herrrick; London, England; Marion Jack; United Kingdom | ||||||
1911 23 Sep
191- |
Abdu'l-Bahá travelled by train from London to Bristol going from Paddington Station to Bristol Temple Meads arriving at mid-day. He stayed at the Clifton Guest House at 17 Royal Crescent which was owned by Major Wellesley Tudor Pole. After a short rest carriages were ordered and an extensive drive was taken through some of the world-renowned beauty spots around Bristol and neighbourhood. After the evening meal 'Abdul-Bahá addressed a gathering of about 80 friends in the Guest House Salon
[SoW Vol 2 No. 12 October 16, 1911 p7; AB156, ABL81-84, In the Footsteps of 'Abdu'l-Bahá p15-16, SYH39-40; Some Sacred Spaces in the United Kingdom Slides 2-21]
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`Abdu'l-Bahá, First Western tour; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Pictures and portraits; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Travels of; Bristol, England; Clifton Guest House, England; Trains; United Kingdom; Wellesley Tudor Pole | ||||||
1911 25 Sep
191- |
The Master rose early, as was His custom, and from 5 to 8AM dictated letters and cablegrams. He then breakfasted with all the members of the party and guests. Another country drive followed and then He gave several private interviews to friends who had just arrived from London, Edinburgh and elsewhere.
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`Abdu'l-Bahá, First Western tour; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Travels of; Bristol, England; Clifton Guest House, England | ||||||
1911 28 Sep
191- |
'Abdu'l-Bahá visited Byfleet for a second time by motorcar. He stayed the night and returned the evening of the next day. [ABL86, 99, In the Footsteps of 'Abdu'l-Bahá p.17]
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`Abdu'l-Bahá, First Western tour; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Travels of; Byfleet, England; Cars; United Kingdom | ||||||
1911 29 Sep
191- |
A farewell reception was given for 'Abdu'l-Bahá in the hall of the Passmore Edwards' Settlement in Tavistock Place. The Settlement movement of the late 19th century was intended to bridge the ever-widening gap between the poor and the middle classes. A purpose-built building would be constructed in a working class area and young solicitors, doctors, architects and other middle class professionals would be encouraged to live there while at the same time the working classes would be free to use the building and mix with them, using the building more or less as a community centre.
It was attended by a capacity crowd of some 460 people. [SYH41, ABL31-39, In the Footsteps of 'Abdu'l-Bahá p.18; SoW Vol 2 No 13 November 4, 1911 p4]
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`Abdu'l-Bahá, First Western tour; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Talks at public places; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Travels of; Byfleet, England; John Passmore Edwards; United Kingdom | ||||||
1911 29 Sep
191- |
The start of the Italo-Turkish war which lasted until the 18th of October 1912 when the Ottoman Empire signed a treaty in Ouchy in Lausanne called the First Treaty of Lausanne, (often also called Treaty of Ouchy to distinguish it from the 1923 Treaty of Lausanne), (the Second Treaty of Lausanne). Italy's victory led to the annexation of the Ottoman Tripolitania Vilayet, including sub-provinces like Fezzan, Cyrenaica, and Tripoli itself. These regions later became Italian colonies known as Italian Tripolitania and Cyrenaica, which eventually merged into Italian Libya. Italy established control over Libya and would govern the region until the end of World War II.
After defeating the Ottoman army they confiscated on large scale the lands of the Arab peasants on which Italian settlements were established and large numbers of Italian settlers were brought in for the cultivation of cash products. The war cost Italy 1.3 billion lire, nearly a billion more than Prime Minister Giovanni Giolitti had estimated before the war. This ruined ten years of fiscal prudence. This war is notable for the introduction of new military technologies including the use of the airplane for reconnaissance and bombing. It also included the first instance of an airplane being shot down by ground fire. The Italians also used a wireless telegraph network established with the help of the Italian inventor Guglielmo Marconi. This war is considered by historians as a precursor of the First World War. Members of the Balkan League, seeing how easily Italy defeated the Ottomans and motivated by incipient Balkan nationalism, attacked the Ottoman Empire in October 1912, starting the First Balkan War a few days before the end of the Italo-Turkish War. [Wikipedia] The Battle of Benghazi was a preliminary to the fascist invasion of Ethiopia and Italy's ambitions to establish its own colonial empire. [Colonialism, Nationalism and Jewish Immigration to Palestine: Abdu´l-Baha's Viewpoints Regarding the Middle East by Kamran Ekbal p18] |
Colonialism and imperialism; History (general); Italy; Libya; Turkey | ||||||
1911 30 Sep
191- |
`Abdu'l-Bahá addressed the Theosophical Society in London, His last talk in England on this visit. He met the Theosophical society at their new Headquarters at the express request of their president Mrs. Annie Besant. After a general history of the movement and sympathetic words of welcome by Mr. A. P. Sinnett, 'Abdu'l-Bahá rose and delivered to the crowded assembly an address upon the distinctive notes of the Bahá'í teaching, warmly commending the eagerness of the Society in its search for Truth. The tenants of the Society were a belief in the brotherhood of man and the equality of all religions. [ABL26-30, 58 AB152, In the Footsteps of 'Abdu'l-Bahá p.19, SYH38] iiiii | `Abdu'l-Bahá, First Western tour; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Talks at other places; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Travels of; Annie Besant; London, England; Theosophical Society; United Kingdom | ||||||
1911 1 Oct
191- |
A young Persian couple asked 'Abdu'l-Bahá to marry them. The union was blessed at the Higher Thought Centre, 10 Cheniston Gardens, Kensington. The bride, Regina Núr Mahal Khánum, had travelled from Baghdad to meet and marry her bridegroom, Mírzá Yuhanna Dáwud. [AB:77, In the Footsteps of 'Abdu'l-Bahá p.20] | `Abdu'l-Bahá, First Western tour; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Travels of; London, England; United Kingdom | ||||||
1911 2 Oct
191- |
Abdu'l-Bahá breakfasted with the Lord Mayor of London at the Mansion House, City of London. The Lord Major of London at the time of 'Abdu'l-Bahá's visit was Sir Thomas Vezey Strong (1858-1920). He was a teetotaler and a temperance advocate. He traded in paper and was the holder of a number of honours. [In the Footsteps of 'Abdu'l-Bahá p.20; SoW Vol 2 No 12 October 16, 1911 p4] | - Mayors; `Abdu'l-Bahá, First Western tour; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Travels of; London, England; Mayor of London; United Kingdom | ||||||
1911 3 Oct
191- |
`Abdu'l-Bahá gave a talk that has been entitled, "Eleven essentials: the Bahai principles as taught by Abdu'l-Baha in London". ['Abdu'l-Bahá Speaks] He left London for Paris. [AB154; SBR25, In the Footsteps of 'Abdu'l-Bahá p22] |
* `Abdu'l-Bahá, Writings and talks of; * `Abdu'l-Bahá (chronology); `Abdu'l-Bahá, First Western tour; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Travels of; France; London, England; Marion Jack; Paris, France; United Kingdom | ||||||
1911 4 Oct
191- |
The start of 'Abdu'l-Bahá's third stay in France. It lasted 2 month and 9 days.
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`Abdu'l-Bahá, First Western tour; Avenue de Camoens, Paris; France; Paris, France | ||||||
1911 5 Oct
191- |
'Abdu'l-Bahá gave a talk at 46, avenue de Malakoff (today avenue Raymond Poincaré) at the home of Edith Sanderson and her mother Margaret Sanderson. [ABF62; The Holy Spirit is the source of Life] | `Abdu'l-Bahá, First Western tour; Edith Sanderson; France; Paris, France | ||||||
1911 6 Oct
191- |
'Abdu'l-Bahá invited a number of Persian students then in Paris to His apartment. [ABF63-65] | `Abdu'l-Bahá, First Western tour; France; Paris, France | ||||||
1911 14 Oct
191- |
'Abdu'l-Bahá gave a talk at the home of Hippolyte and Laura Dreyfus-Barney. This was the first of His Parisian talks which were published. [ABF68] | `Abdu'l-Bahá, First Western tour; France; Paris, France; Paris Talks (book) | ||||||
1911 15 Oct
191- |
In the morning 'Abdu'l-Bahá gave a talk at His apartment at #4 Avenue de Camoens. During the talk Muhammad Qazvíní and Siyyid Hasan Taqízásih entered the room. The former had written an introduction for and was the force behind the publication of Kitáb-i-Nuqtatu'l-Káf, a book that supposedly was an early history of the Faith but in reality was heavily biased to the the views of Mírzá Yahya. 'Abdu'l-Bahá had had Mírzá Abdu'l-Fadl write a refutation to the book. Both men had additional dinner engagements with 'Abdu'l-Bahá during His visit. ['Abdu'l-Bahá's Meetings with Two Prominent Iranians, World Order, Fall 1998 Vol 30, no 1 pp35-46, ABF71-76]
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`Abdu'l-Bahá, First Western tour; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Travels of; Criticism and apologetics; France; Kitáb-i-Nuqtatul-Kaf; Mírzá Abu'l-Fadl Gulpaygani; Muhammad Qazvini; Paris, France; Siyyid Hasan Taqizasih | ||||||
1911 16 Oct
191- |
'Abdu'l-Bahá gave a talk before a group of English Bahá'ís which was given the title The Duty of Kindness and Sympathy towards Strangers and Foreigners. [PT15-17]
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`Abdu'l-Bahá, First Western tour; France; Paris, France | ||||||
1911 17 Oct
191- |
In the morning 'Abdu'l-Bahá spoke in HIs apartment about doing the will of God and not just speaking about it. [SoW Vol 2 no 16 December 31, 1911 p3]
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`Abdu'l-Bahá, First Western tour; France; Paris, France | ||||||
1911 18 Oct
191- |
In the morning 'Abdu'l-Bahá gave a talk entitled, The Power and Value of True Thought Depend upon Its Manifestation in Action. [PT17-19, ABF85-87, SoW Vol 2 no 16 December 31, 1911 p3-4] | `Abdu'l-Bahá, First Western tour; France; Paris, France | ||||||
1911 19 Oct
191- |
In the morning 'Abdu'l-Bahá spoke of healing. God is the Great Compassionate Physician Who Alone Gives True Healing. [PT19-21, ABF87-89; SoW Vol 2 No 16 December 31, 1911 p4] | `Abdu'l-Bahá, First Western tour; France; Paris, France | ||||||
1911 20 Oct
191- |
In the morning 'Abdu'l-Bahá spoke of the relationship between East and West, The Need for Union Between the Peoples of the East and West. [PT21-22,ABF89-90]
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`Abdu'l-Bahá, First Western tour; France; Paris, France | ||||||
1911 21 Oct
191- |
News of the Battle of Benghazi (17 October) was headline news. It was one of the opening salvos of the Turko-Italian War and began on the 17th of October when Italian invasion forces began their bombardment of the Turkish garrison. The Turks were forced to abandon the city and there were many lives lost, Italians, Turks and civilians. |
`Abdu'l-Bahá, First Western tour; Benghazi, Libya; Colonialism and imperialism; France; History (general); Italy; Libya; Paris, France; Peace; Remy de Gourmont; Turkey; War | ||||||
1911 23 Oct
191- |
In the morning He gave a talk, The Light of Truth is now Shining Upon the East and West. [PT33-35; ABF103-104; SoW Vol 2 No 16 December 31, 1911 p5] | `Abdu'l-Bahá, First Western tour; France; Paris, France | ||||||
1911 24 Oct
191- |
In the morning 'Abdu'l-Bahá gave a talk, The Universal Love. [PT3539, ABF104-108] | `Abdu'l-Bahá, First Western tour; France; Paris, France | ||||||
1911 25 Oct
191- |
In the morning He spoke of His imprisonment. The Imprisonment of 'Abdu'l-Bahá. [PT39-41; ABF108-109; SoW Vol 2 No 16 December 31, 1911 p6] | `Abdu'l-Bahá, First Western tour; France; Paris, France | ||||||
1911 26 Oct
191- |
In the morning 'Abdu'l-Bahá gave a talk at His apartment. God's Greatest Gift to Man. [PT41-43]
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`Abdu'l-Bahá, First Western tour; France; Paris, France | ||||||
1911 27 Oct
191- |
In the afternoon 'Abdu'l-Bahá gave a talk at His apartment on the relation between God and man entitled, The Clouds that Obscure the Sun of Truth. [ABF1118-119, PT43-45]
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`Abdu'l-Bahá, First Western tour; France; Paris, France | ||||||
1911 28 Oct
191- |
'Abdu'l-Bahá's morning talk at His apartment was on the theme that God was the creator of all existence and therefore all men are as brothers. It was named, Beauty and Harmony in Diversity. [ABF125-126, PT51-54] | `Abdu'l-Bahá, First Western tour; France; Paris, France | ||||||
1911 29 Oct
191- |
The title for 'Abdu'l-Bahá's morning talk was Worldly riches do not help Spirit. [ABF133, SoW vol 2 no 16 p4-5]
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`Abdu'l-Bahá, First Western tour; France; Gabriel Sacy; Paris, France | ||||||
1911 30 Oct
191- |
His morning talk was titled The True Meaning of the Prophecies Concerning the Coming of Christ. [ABF136-139, PT54-57] | `Abdu'l-Bahá, First Western tour; France; Paris, France | ||||||
1911 31 Oct
191- |
'Abdu'l-Bahá spoke at His apartment on the theme of The Holy Spirit, the Intermediary Power between God and Man. [ABF139-141, PT57-59] | `Abdu'l-Bahá, First Western tour; France; Paris, France | ||||||
1911 1 Nov
191- |
His talk this day, the Feast of All Saints, was The Two Natures in Man. [ABF143-144, PT60-62] | `Abdu'l-Bahá, First Western tour; France; Paris, France | ||||||
1911 2 Nov
191- |
'Abdu'l-Bahá's morning talk in His apartment concerned Material and Spiritual Progress. [ABF146-149, PT62-64] | `Abdu'l-Bahá, First Western tour; France; Paris, France | ||||||
1911 3 Nov
191- |
The morning talk in His apartment was on The Evolution of Matter and Development of the Soul. [ABF149-151, PT64-67]
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`Abdu'l-Bahá, First Western tour; France; Paris, France | ||||||
1911 4 Nov
191- |
In the morning at His apartment 'Abdu'l-Bahá spoke about The Spiritual Meetings in Paris. [PT67-68, ABF152-153] | `Abdu'l-Bahá, First Western tour; France; Paris, France | ||||||
1911 5 Nov
191- |
'Abdu'l-Bahá delivered an address entitled The Two Kinds of Light. [ABF155-156, PT68-70] | `Abdu'l-Bahá, First Western tour; France; Paris, France | ||||||
1911 6 Nov
191- |
This morning's talk at His apartment was Spiritual Aspiration in the West. [ABF161-163, PT70-72]
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`Abdu'l-Bahá, First Western tour; France; Paris, France | the first French Bahá'í from a Catholic background | |||||
1911 7 Nov
191- |
His morning talk was on Bahá'u'lláh. [ABF165-169, PT75-79] | `Abdu'l-Bahá, First Western tour; France; Paris, France | ||||||
1911 8 Nov
191- |
His morning talk at His apartment was Good Ideas Must Be Carried into Action. [ABF169-170, PT79-81] | `Abdu'l-Bahá, First Western tour; France; Paris, France | ||||||
1911 9 Nov
191- |
The morning talk at 4, avenue de Camoëns was on The True Meaning of Baptism by Water and Fire. [ABF171-172, PT81-83]
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`Abdu'l-Bahá, First Western tour; Emanuel Swedenborg; France; Paris, France | ||||||
1911 10 Nov
191- |
In the morning He gave a talk at His apartment on the The First Principle—Search after Truth. [PT135-137; ABF180-181, SoW Vol 3 no1 p3-4]
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`Abdu'l-Bahá, First Western tour; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Talks other; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Travels of; France; Paris, France | ||||||
1911 11 Nov
191- |
In the morning at His apartment, 'Abdu'l-Bahá gave a talk on The Second Principle—The Unity of Mankind and the third principle, that religion should be the cause of love and affection. [ABF186-191; PT138-141]
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`Abdu'l-Bahá, First Western tour; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Talks other; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Travels of; Paris, France | ||||||
1911 12 Nov
191- |
In His apartment at 4 avenue de Camoëns, 'Abdu'l-Baha gave a talk on The Fourth Principle—The Acceptance of the Relation between Religion and Science. [ABF191-193; SoW Vol 3 No 1 21 March 1921 p5; PT141-146] | `Abdu'l-Bahá, First Western tour; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Talks other; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Travels of; Paris, France | ||||||
1911 13 Nov
191- |
In the morning 'Abdu'l-Baha gave a talk in His apartment on The Fifth Principle—The Abolition of Prejudices. [ABF193-195; PT146-151] | `Abdu'l-Bahá, First Western tour; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Talks other; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Travels of; Paris, France | ||||||
1911 14 Nov
191- |
In the morning in His apartment 'Abdu'l-Bahá gave a talk on The Tenth Principle—Equality of Sex. [PT160-166; ABF196-197; SoW Vol 3 No 2 April 9, 1912 p4-5] | `Abdu'l-Bahá, First Western tour; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Talks other; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Travels of; Paris, France | ||||||
1911 15 Nov
191- |
In the morning in His apartment 'Abdu'l-Bahá spoke about The Sixth Principle—Means of Existence. [PT151-154; ABF198-200]
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`Abdu'l-Bahá, First Western tour; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Talks other; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Travels of; Paris, France | ||||||
1911 16 Nov
191- |
In the morning in His apartment 'Abdu'l-Bahá spoke on The Seventh Principle—Equality of Men. [PT154-155ABF201]
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`Abdu'l-Bahá, First Western tour; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Talks other; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Travels of; Paris, France | ||||||
1911 17 Nov
191- |
In the morning in His apartment at 4 Avenue de Camoëns, He spoke on the theme of non-interference in religion and politics, the ninth principle. [PT157-160; ABF202-204]
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`Abdu'l-Bahá, First Western tour; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Talks other; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Travels of; Paris, France | ||||||
1911 18 Nov
191- |
In the morning 'Abdu'l-Bahá spoke in His apartment on The Eleventh Principle—The Power of the Holy Spirit. [PT163-166; ABF209-210; SoW Vol 3 No 2 April 9, 1912 p6-7]
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`Abdu'l-Bahá, First Western tour; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Talks other; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Travels of; France; Paris, France | ||||||
1911 19 Nov
191- |
In His morning talk 'Abdu'l-Bahá spoke about spiritual brotherhood and strongly condemned the war then being fought in Tripolitania. [The Bahá'ís Must Work with Heart and Soul to Bring About a Better Condition in the World; PT99-101] | `Abdu'l-Bahá, First Western tour; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Talks other; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Travels of; Paris, France | ||||||
1911 19 or 20 Nov
191- |
'Abdu'l-Bahá's talk on this day may have been a response to the attack on the Faith made three days earlier at the meeting of the French Anti-Masonry League. In 'Abdu'l-Bahá in Paris Jan Jasion suggests (p. 213) that this talk was a response to an attack on the Bahá'í Faith by Antoine Baumann at the meeting of the French Anti-Masonry League (La Ligue antimaçonnique) on Friday, November 17, 1911, but this supposes that Baumann's words were published at the time or reached 'Abdu'l-Bahá by report. They were later published in La Revue Antimaçonnique for December 1911 – February 1912. [Opposition and its beneficial effects; ABP213-216] | `Abdu'l-Bahá, First Western tour; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Talks other; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Travels of; Paris, France | ||||||
21 Nov
191- |
'Abdu'l-Bahá spoke about material and spiritual progress and the tragedy of war. [ABF216-218] | `Abdu'l-Bahá, First Western tour; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Talks other; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Travels of; Paris, France | ||||||
1911 22 Nov
191- |
'Abdu'l-Bahá gave a talk on Pain and Sorrow. [ABF218-220; PT109-112] | `Abdu'l-Bahá, First Western tour; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Talks other; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Travels of; Paris, France | ||||||
1911 23 Nov
191- |
'Abdu'l-Bahá gave a talk on spiritually and virtues. [The Perfect Human Sentiments and Virtues; PT112] | `Abdu'l-Bahá, First Western tour; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Talks other; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Travels of; Paris, France | ||||||
1911 24 Nov
191- |
'Abdu'l-Bahá spoke about the press coverage given to a train accident that claimed the lives of some 20 people in Paris the previous day. He compared this to the apparent indifference to the news that 5,000 people had been killed in the bombing in Tripoli as the Turkish-Italian war raged on there. [ABF221-223; The Cruel Indifference of People towards the Suffering of Foreign Races]
In a comment not in the transcript of the talk in Promulgation of Universal Peace He is recorded as having said that the Italians left their country:
To Him the occupation of Libya was "an illegal assault. [Colonialism, Nationalism and Jewish Immigration to Palestine: Abdu´l-Bahá's Viewpoints Regarding the Middle East by Kamran Ekbal p19] |
`Abdu'l-Bahá, First Western tour; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Talks other; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Travels of; Colonialism and imperialism; Paris, France | ||||||
1911 25 Nov
191- |
Further to the criticism that had been directed toward the Faith, 'Abdu'l-Bahá offered words of encouragement. [ABF227-229; We Must Not Be Discouraged by the Smallness of Our Numbers; PT116-118] | `Abdu'l-Bahá, First Western tour; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Talks other; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Travels of; Paris, France | ||||||
1911 26 Nov
191- |
'Abdul-Bahá was invited to speak at Temple du Foyer de l'Ame at 7bis, rue Duval (today rue du Pasteru-Wagner). This was the church established by poet and orator Charles Wagner, a liberal Lutheran pastor who was involved in a movement to unite all the reform Protestant churches. [ABF230; Words Spoken by 'Abdu'l‑Bahá in Pastor Wagner's Church (Foyer de l'Ame) in Paris; PT119=123; SYH44] | `Abdu'l-Bahá, First Western tour; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Talks other; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Travels of; Charles Wagner; Paris, France | ||||||
1911 27 Nov
191- |
'Abdu'l-Bahá spoke in His own apartment in the morning and in the evening at the residence of Edwin and Josephine Scott. Neither of these talks has been translated into English. [ABF235-237] | `Abdu'l-Bahá, First Western tour; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Talks other; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Travels of; Edwin Scott; Josephine Scott; Paris, France | ||||||
1911 28 Nov
191- |
In the morning he gave a short talk about the meaning of the spiritual principles on which be had been speaking previously. The talk has been entitled This Great and Glorious Cause [PT167-168; ABF237-238; Eleven Principles; PT127] | `Abdu'l-Bahá, First Western tour; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Talks other; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Travels of; Paris, France | ||||||
1911 29 Nov
191- |
In the morning he gave a talk in His apartment. It has not been translated into English.
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1911 30 Nov - 7 Dec
191- |
It was about this time that 'Abdu'l-Bahá sent four Bahá'ís to Germany to assist with the teaching and the consolidation of the Faith. They were: Lady Blomfield, a Mrs Earl, Mírzá Asadu'lláh-i-Isfáhaání and Mirza Ahmad Sohrab. They remained in Stuttgart until the 7th of December.
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`Abdu'l-Bahá, First Western tour; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Talks other; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Travels of; Germany; Lady Sarah Louisa Blomfield; Mírzá Ahmad Sohrab; Mírzá Asadullah-i-Isfahani; Mrs Earl; Paris, France; Stuttgart, Germany; Switzerland; Vevey, Switzerland | ||||||
1911 1 Dec
191- |
In the evening in the home of Hippolyte and Laura Dreyfus Barney at 15 Rue Greuze 'Abdu'l-Bahá gave His last talk in Paris for this trip. [PT168-172; ABF240-243; SoW Vol 2 No 16 December 31, 1911 p6]
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`Abdu'l-Bahá, First Western tour; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Talks other; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Travels of; France; Hippolyte Dreyfus-Barney; Laura Clifford Barney; Paris, France | ||||||
1911 2 Dec
191- |
`Abdu'l-Bahá left Paris for Marseilles by train from the Gare de Lyon arriving late in the day. Little is known about His stay in that city save for one talk. [ABF246]
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* `Abdu'l-Bahá (chronology); `Abdu'l-Bahá, First Western tour; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Travels of; France; Marseilles, France; Paris, France | ||||||
1911 6 Dec
191- |
'Abdu'l-Bahá gave a talk on materialism at a meeting of theosophists, possible at 25, Boulevard Baille. For the text of this talk see ABF247-254. | * `Abdu'l-Bahá (chronology); `Abdu'l-Bahá, First Western tour; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Travels of; France; Marseilles, France; Theosophical Society | ||||||
1911 7 Dec
191- |
'Abdu'l-Bahá departed Marseilles for Egypt on board Le Portugal. It travelled to Beirut via Alexandria and Port Said and reached Alexandria on the 12th of December. [ABF255-256; AB167; GPB280; SBR25]
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* `Abdu'l-Bahá (chronology); `Abdu'l-Bahá, First Western tour; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Travels of; `Abdu'l-Bahá in Egypt; Alexandria, Egypt; Egypt; France; Marseilles, France; Ships | ||||||
1911 12 Dec
191- |
'Abdu'l-Bahá arrived in Egypt for His second stay in the country. This sojourn lasts 3 months and 14 days. | Egypt | ||||||
1912 c.
191- |
Mishkín-Qalam (b.1826, Shiraz, Iran) passed away in the Holy Land. He was buried in the Bahá'í Cemetery Bahjí. [BBD157; EB272]
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- Apostles of Bahá'u'lláh; - Biography; - Births and deaths; - In Memoriam; Haifa, Israel; Mishkin-Qalam | ||||||
1912 (In the year)
191- |
The publication of Universal Principles of the Bahai Movement, Social, Economic, Governmental by The Persian-American Bulletin.
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Introductory; Persian-American Bulletin; United States (USA); Washington, DC, USA | ||||||
1912 (In the year)
191- |
There were about two dozen Bahá'ís in Canada by this year. [BFA2:158] | Canada; Statistics | ||||||
1912 (In the year)
191- |
By this year at least 70 Bahá'í books and pamphlets had been produced in English. [BBRSM:103–4] | * Publications; * Publishing; * Translation; Statistics | ||||||
1912 (In the year)
191- |
Birth of `Alí Muhammad Varqá, Hand of the Cause of God, in Tihrán. | - Births and deaths; - Hands of the Cause; Hands of the Cause, Births and deaths; Iran; Tehran, Iran; Varqa; Varqá, `Alí-Muhammad | ||||||
1912 (In the year)
191- |
Mírzá Muhammad-`Alí and his wife were killed in Bárfurúsh (now called Babol), Mázandarán. [BW18:387] | * Persecution, Iran; - Persecution; - Persecution, Deaths; Babul (Barfurush), Iran; Babul (Barfurush), Iran; Iran; Mazandaran, Iran | ||||||
1912 (In the year)
191- |
Margaret Stevenson was the first believer in New Zealand. [New Zealand Bahá'í News, May 1997]
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- First Bahá'ís by country or area; Margaret Stevenson; New Zealand | first believer in New Zealand.; first group in New Zealand | |||||
1912 (In the year)
191- |
The publication of The Brilliant Proof by Mírzá Abu'l-Fadl Gulpáygání in Chicago by the Bahai News Service, 1912. The first edition notes state that it was written December 28, 1911, in Syria, "by the pen of Mirza Abul Fazl Gulpaygan."
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* Publications; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Travels of; Brilliant Proof (book); Chicago, IL; Criticism and apologetics; Mírzá Abu'l-Fadl Gulpaygani; Proofs; United States (USA) | ||||||
1912 In the year
191- |
The first publication of the book that has come to be titled Paris Talks initially called Talks by Abdul Baha Given in Paris. Prior to this, in the autumn of 1911, Mornings Spent with Abdul Baha Abbas in London and Paris had been published which, of course, did not include information from His visit the following year. |
* Publications; * Translation; - First publications; Paris Talks (book) | first publications of Paris Talks. | |||||
1912 3 Jan
191- |
In Sárí, Mázandarán, a mob attacked houses of Bahá'ís and four Bahá'ís were killed; a few days later another Bahá'í was killed. [BW18:387] | * Persecution, Iran; - Persecution; - Persecution, Deaths; - Persecution, Mobs; Iran; Mazandaran, Iran; Sari, Iran | ||||||
1912 4 Feb
191- |
Two Bahá'ís were killed in Máhfurúzak, Mázandarán. [BW18:387] | * Persecution, Iran; - Persecution; - Persecution, Deaths; Iran; Mahfurúzak, Iran; Mazandaran, Iran | ||||||
1912 20 Mar
191- |
'Abdu'l-Bahá gave a talk on the festival of Naw-Rúz at the Hotel Victoria in Ramleh, a suburb of Alexandria. This translation was released by the Research Department in 2016. In His talk 'Abdu'l-Bahá spoke about the importance of the day for the Persian people and for mankind in general. ['Abdu'l-Bahá's Talks] | * `Abdu'l-Bahá, Writings and talks of; `Abdu'l-Bahá in Egypt; Alexandria, Egypt; Egypt; Ramleh, Egypt | ||||||
1912 25 Mar
191- |
'Abdu'l-Bahá ended His second stay in Egypt which lasted 3 months and 14 days. | `Abdu'l-Bahá in Egypt; Egypt | ||||||
1912 25 Mar-17 Jun 1913
191- |
`Abdu'l-Bahá's second Western tour
'Abdul'-Bahá and His party embarked from Alexandria on the White Star Line Liner RMS Cedric for New York via Naples. They departed Naples on the 30th of March and made a call at Gibraltar. Three of His party were forced to leave the ship for supposed "medical' reasons. Among them was His grandson, Shoghi Effendi. [AB171; GPB281; ABF274; ABTM50-52; SYH50-51] |
* `Abdu'l-Bahá, Basic timeline; * `Abdu'l-Bahá (chronology); - Basic timeline, Condensed; - Basic timeline, Expanded; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Second Western tour; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Travels of; `Abdu'l-Bahá in Egypt; Alexandria, Egypt; Egypt; Gibraltar; Italy; Louise Gregory; Naples, Italy; New York, USA; Percy Woodcock; United States (USA) | ||||||
1912 11 Apr
191- |
`Abdu'l-Bahá arrived in New York. [AB172; GPB281; APD3-5; SoW Vol 3 No 3 p3; Mahmúd's Diary p38-39] As the ship that finally brought "'Abdu'l-Bahá to the shores of the American continent passed by the Statue of Liberty, He threw His arms wide open in greeting, saying "There is the new world's symbol of liberty and freedom. After being 40 years a prisoner I can tell you that freedom is not a matter of place. It is a condition. Unless one accept dire vicissitudes he will not attain. When one is released from the prison of self, that is indeed a release." ['Abdu'l-Bahá in Their Midst p.56; SYH54]
He was accompanied by:
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* `Abdu'l-Bahá, Basic timeline; * `Abdu'l-Bahá, Writings and talks of; * `Abdu'l-Bahá (chronology); - Basic timeline, Expanded; - Biography; - Consuls; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Second Western tour; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Talks other; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Travels of; `Alí Kulí Khán; Edward Kinney; Mahmuds Diary; New York, USA; Topakian, Mr; United States (USA) | first private home where he gave a talk was at the Kinney’s | |||||
1912 11 Apr
191- |
Hippolyte and Laura Dreyfus Barney sailed on the SS Kaiserin Auguste Victoria from Cherbourg for New York to be with 'Abdu'l-Bahá for a few months. [ABF285]
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Cherbourg, France; France; Hippolyte Dreyfus-Barney; New York, USA; United States (USA) | ||||||
1912 12 Apr
191- |
Talk at Home of Mr. and Mrs. Howard MacNutt, 935 Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn, New York,
[PUP4]
In this talk He commented on the actions of Italy in Libya and denounced Itally as a nations that does not follow Christian ideals:
[Colonialism, Nationalism and Jewish Immigration to Palestine: Abdu´l-Baha's Viewpoints Regarding the Middle East by Kamran Ekbal p19; PUPp4] |
`Abdu'l-Bahá, Second Western tour; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Talks at homes; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Talks other; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Travels of; Colonialism and imperialism; Howard MacNutt; New York, USA; United States (USA) | ||||||
1912 13 Apr
191- |
Talk at Home of Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Morten, 141 East Twenty-first Street, New York [PUP9; Mahmúd's Diary p41-42] | `Abdu'l-Bahá, Second Western tour; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Talks at homes; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Travels of; New York, USA; United States (USA) | ||||||
1912 14 Apr
191- |
`Abdu'l-Bahá spoke from the pulpit of the Church of the Ascension, Fifth Avenue and Tenth Street, New York at the invitation of Percy Stickney Grant who was later reprimanded by his bishop, Bishop Burch, for inviting 'Abdu'l-Bahá, unbaptized, to sit in the red plush Bishop's Chair behind the alter rail. This was in violation of church protocol and created a great controversy. [ABF22, 239D:21–3, PUP11, 239 Days in America Day52; Mahmúd's Diary p43-44; SoW Vol 3 No 3 April 28, 1912 p6]
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`Abdu'l-Bahá, Second Western tour; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Talks at churches; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Talks other; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Travels of; New York, USA; Percy Grant; United States (USA) | first public address given by 'Abdu'l-Bahá in North America. | |||||
1912 15 Apr
191- |
Talk at the home of Mountfort Mills, 327 West End Avenue, New York. [PUP16; Mahmúd's Diary p44-45] | `Abdu'l-Bahá, Second Western tour; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Talks at homes; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Travels of; Mountfort Mills; New York, USA; United States (USA) | ||||||
1912 15 Apr
191- |
The Titanic was the largest steamship ever built. She was 882 feet long, 96 feet wide, displacing 45,000 tons. Her luxurious appointments included a theatre seating 1,200, a church somewhat smaller, a ballroom accommodating 500 couples, beautiful salons, palm courts, gymnasium, bowling alley, tennis court and a swimming pool. She could accommodate nearly 4,000 passengers and carried a crew of 860. She set forth on her first and fatal voyage from Southampton, England, April 10, 1912, the pride of her builders and an admiring world. At 11:40 p. m., Sunday, April 14, she grazed a mammoth iceberg, tore open her hull, and in two and one-half hours sank in 2,000 fathoms, taking over 1,500 souls to a watery grave.—The Editors. [SoW Vol 4 No 12 16 Oct 1913 p210] | Titanic | ||||||
1912 16 Apr
191- |
Talk at Hotel Ansonia to Bahá'í Friends of New Jersey, Broadway and Seventy-third Street, New York. [PUP18; Mahmúd's Diary p45] | `Abdu'l-Bahá, Second Western tour; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Talks at public places; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Travels of; New York, USA; United States (USA) | ||||||
1912 17 Apr
191- |
Talk at Home of Mr. and Mrs. Edward B. Kinney, 780 West End Avenue, New York, [PUP23; Mahmúd's Diary p46] |
`Abdu'l-Bahá, Second Western tour; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Talks at public places; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Travels of; New York, USA; United States (USA) | ||||||
1912 18 Apr
191- |
Talk at Home of Mr. and Mrs. Marshall L. Emery, 273 West Ninetieth Street, New York. [PUP25; Mahmúd's Diary p46-47] | `Abdu'l-Bahá, Second Western tour; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Talks at homes; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Travels of; New York, USA; United States (USA) | ||||||
1912 19 Apr
191- |
Talk at Earl Hall,
Columbia University, New York. [PUP29; Mahmúd's Diary p47-48]
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`Abdu'l-Bahá, Second Western tour; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Talks at universities; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Travels of; Bowery, NY; Bowery Mission, New York; Charity and relief work; Columbia University, NY; Edward Getsinger; John Good; Juliet Thompson; New York, USA; Social and economic development; Soup kitchens and breadlines; United States (USA); Wealth and poverty | ||||||
1912 11 - 19 Apr
191- |
During His time in New York 'Abdu'l-Bahá saw a play by Charles Rann Kennedy called The Terrible Meek about the crucifiction of Christ.
He later came to His hotel room to see Him. [Luminous Journey 21:42]
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`Abdu'l-Bahá, Second Western tour; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Travels of; Kahlil Gibran; New York, USA; The Terrible Meek (play) | ||||||
1912 20 Apr
191- |
During `Abdu'l-Bahá's eleven days in New York He gave 15 formal talks and countless informal one in homes and private studios. He left New York and arrived in Washington DC after a five hour train. He was accompanied by Dr Getsinger, Dr Fareed, Mírzá Valiyu'lláh Nakhjavání and Mahmúd-i-Zarqání. [239D:37–8; AB178; SBR78, APD9; Luminous Journey 18:48]
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`Abdu'l-Bahá, Second Western tour; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Talks at public places; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Travels of; Agnes Parsons; Business; Iran; New York, USA; Trains; United States (USA); Washington, DC, USA | ||||||
1912 21 Apr
191- |
Talk at Studio Hall,
1219 Connecticut Avenue, Washington, D.C. [PUP37, APD14; SoW Vol 3 No 3 April 28, 1912 p9]
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`Abdu'l-Bahá, Second Western tour; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Talks at churches; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Talks at other places; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Travels of; Studio Hall, Washington, D.C.; United States (USA); Washington, DC, USA | ||||||
1912 22 Apr
191- |
Talk at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur J. Parsons, 1700 Eighteenth Street, NW, Washington, D.C. [PUP43, APD22-24, AY86; Mahmúd's Diary p54-55] | `Abdu'l-Bahá, Second Western tour; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Talks at homes; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Travels of; Agnes Parsons; Arthur Parsons; United States (USA); Washington, DC, USA | ||||||
1912 23 Apr
191- |
Harriet Gibbs Marshall (1868-1941) became a Bahá'í while 'Abdu'l Bahá was visiting the US. It is possible that she heard Him speak on this day as He spoke at both Howard University and in a Black church later that same evening. This was the first occasion since His arrival in America that 'Abdul-Bahá addressed the race issue. She was an extremely educated woman for the time, she studied piano, pipe organ, and voice culture at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music and in 1889. Marshall was the first African American to complete the program and earn a Mus.B. degree (Bachelor of Music degree). In 1903 she founded the Washington Conservatory of Music. According to blackpast.org "Marshall's conservatory was a landmark in the history of black education. The Centre sponsored regular concerts for the black community, trained many prominent musical professionals and attracted the nation's most talented musicians as teachers. It remained in operation until 1960." [blackpast.org; Bahá'í Chronicles] |
- Biography; - Schools; Admiral Peary; Harriet Gibbs Marshall; United States (USA); Washington, DC, USA; Washington Conservatory, Washington, DC | ||||||
1912 23 Apr
191- |
Talk at Howard University, Washington, D.C. Howard University had been founded in 1867 to educate the newly freed slaves and by 1912 it was one of the foremost black universities in the country. It is reported that well over a thousand students, faculty members, administrators and guests jammed into the Rankin Chapel as 'Abdu'l-Bahá spoke with Louis Gregory standing beside Him. The Howard University Journal, 26 April 1912, published His entire address. [PUP44, APD29, 239Dp40; Mahmúd's Diary p50-54; SoW Vol 3 No 3 April 28, 1912 p14]
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`Abdu'l-Bahá, Second Western tour; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Talks at churches; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Talks at homes; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Talks at universities; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Travels of; Admiral Peary; Agnes Parsons; `Alí Kulí Khán; Howard University, Washington, DC; United States (USA); Washington, DC, USA | first time 'Abdu'l-Bahá addressed the race issue in America | |||||
1912 Apr
191- |
At some point during his stay in Washington, 'Abdu'l-Bahá was invited to tea by nine year-old Rene Hooper, her widowed mother Marie and their cook, Eurirhra. (In 1908 Herbert Hooper, an architect who had studied at the École des Beaux Arts in Paris and who had accompanied Thomas Breakwell when he returned from his pilgrimage to Paris, died of tuberculosis.) 'Abdu'l-Bahá accepted the invitation on the condition that they invite Black friends as well. They were not from Washington and so the only such person they knew was Louis Gregory so they invited him. As it happened, Eurirhra's family was able to attend and so they had the bounty of serving them as well. [BW20p916; SYH61 | Eurirhra; Herbert Hooper; Marie Hooper; Rene Hooper; Rene Welsh; United States (USA); Washington, DC, USA | ||||||
1912 24 Apr
191- |
Talk at Children's Reception, Studio Hall, 1219 Connecticut Avenue, Washington, D.C. [PUP54; Sow Vol 3 No3 pg7; Mahmúd's Diary p56-59]
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`Abdu'l-Bahá, Second Western tour; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Talks at homes; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Talks at public places; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Travels of; Alexander Graham Bell; `Alí Kulí Khán; United States (USA); Washington, DC, USA | ||||||
1912 25 Apr
191- |
Talk to Theosophical Society, Home of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur J. Parsons 1700 Eighteenth Street, NW, Washington, D.C.
[PUP58; SoW Vol 3 No3 pg22-23, ]
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`Abdu'l-Bahá, Second Western tour; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Talks at homes; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Talks other; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Travels of; Arthur Parsons; Esperanto; Theodore Roosevelt; Theosophical Society; United States (USA); Washington, DC, USA | ||||||
1912 26 Apr
191- |
'Abdu'l-Bahá spoke at President Taft's All Saints Unitarian Church to the Women's Alliance on the subject of the varieties of light, the effulgence of the Sun of Reality in its original essence, and of the waiting souls with pure hearts who are like unto clear spotless mirrors, whose eyes and ears become enlightened by the appearance of the Sun of Reality. [APD50; 239D45; MD62-64]
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`Abdu'l-Bahá, Second Western tour; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Talks at churches; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Talks at homes; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Travels of; Agnes Parsons; John J. White; Lee McClung; Orient-Occident Unity; United States (USA); Washington, DC, USA | ||||||
1912 27 Apr
191- |
During lunch at the Parsons' home 'Abdu'l-Bahá spoke about the proper method of taxation. [APD53-57]
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`Abdu'l-Bahá, Second Western tour; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Talks at homes; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Talks at public places; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Travels of; Agnes Parsons; General Adolphus Greely; Peary, Admiral; Taxation; United States (USA); Wainwright, Admiral; Washington, DC, USA | ||||||
1912 27 Apr - 2 May
191- |
The Bahá'í Temple Unity held the 4th annual meeting in Chicago. [SoW Vol 2 No 18 February 7, 1912 p8] | Bahá'í Temple Unity; Chicago, IL | ||||||
1912 28 Apr
191- |
`Abdu'l-Bahá gave private interviews in the morning then called on the Turkish Ambassador, Diya Pasha. [APD56-59] . He spent considerable time with the Turkish ambassador, Zia Pasha while in Washington. [AY86-87; Luminous Journey 36:45]
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- Ambassadors; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Second Western tour; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Travels of; Arlington National Cemetery, Washington, D.C.; Chicago, IL; Louise Gregory; United States (USA); Washington, DC, USA | ||||||
1912 29 Apr
191- |
Mírzá Yahyá died in Famagusta. [BBD243; BBR312]
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- Biography; - Births and deaths; Covenant-breaking; Cyprus; Cyprus exiles; Famagusta, Cyprus; Mírzá Yaḥyá (Subh-i-Azal) | ||||||
1912 30 Apr
191- |
Talk at Hull House, Chicago, Illinois where He spoke about racial unity. Hull House was a immigrant community centre, one of the earliest in Chicago, founded by Jane Addams of the National American Woman Suffrage Association. [PUP67, MD70; 'Abdu'l-Bahá's Historic Meeting with Jane Addams by Ruth Moffet]
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`Abdu'l-Bahá, Second Western tour; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Talks at other places; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Travels of; Bahá'í World News Service (BWNS); Bahá'í Temple Unity; Chicago, IL; Conventions, National; National Association of the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP); United States (USA); W.E.B. Du Bois | ||||||
1912 1 May
191- |
`Abdu'l-Bahá laid the cornerstone of the Mashriqu'l-Adhkár in Wilmette. [SYH67-68, CT102; 239D:51; AB186; GPB288, 349; MBW143; Luminous Journey 47:00]
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* `Abdu'l-Bahá, Basic timeline; * `Abdu'l-Bahá (chronology); - Basic timeline, Expanded; - Mashriqu'l-Adhkár (House of Worship); `Abdu'l-Bahá, Second Western tour; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Travels of; Chicago, IL; Foundation stones and groundbreaking; Mashriqu'l-Adhkár, Wilmette; Nettie Tobin; United States (USA); Wilmette, IL | ||||||
1912 2 May
191- |
Talk at Hotel Plaza, Chicago, Illinois, [PUP72]
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`Abdu'l-Bahá, Second Western tour; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Talks at public places; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Travels of; Chicago, IL | ||||||
1912 3 May
191- |
Talk at Hotel Plaza in Chicago. [PUP83]
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`Abdu'l-Bahá, Second Western tour; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Talks at public places; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Travels of; Chicago, IL; Colonialism and imperialism; United States (USA) | ||||||
1912 4 May
191- |
Talk to Theosophical Society, Northwestern University Hall, Evanston, Illinois. [PUP87; Luminous Journey 50:00] | `Abdu'l-Bahá, Second Western tour; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Talks other; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Travels of; Evanston, IL; Illinois, USA; Theosophical Society; United States (USA) | ||||||
1912 5 May
191- |
Talk at Children's Meeting,
Hotel Plaza,
Chicago, Illinois. [PSBW134–5, PUP91]
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`Abdu'l-Bahá, Second Western tour; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Talks at churches; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Talks at public places; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Travels of; Chicago, IL; United States (USA) | ||||||
1912 6 May
191- |
`Abdu'l-Bahá left Chicago, arriving in Cleveland the same day. [239D:57; AB189]
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`Abdu'l-Bahá, Second Western tour; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Talks at public places; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Talks other; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Travels of; Chicago, IL; Cleveland, OH; Ohio, USA; United States (USA) | ||||||
1912 7 May
191- |
`Abdu'l-Bahá left Cleveland for Pittsburgh, arriving the same day. [239D:63; AB189]
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`Abdu'l-Bahá, Second Western tour; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Talks at public places; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Travels of; Cleveland, OH; Pittsburgh, PA; United States (USA) | ||||||
1912 8 May
191- |
`Abdu'l-Bahá took a morning train from Pittsburgh, arriving in Washington DC that night for His second visit to that city. [239D:64; AB189; SBR81]
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`Abdu'l-Bahá, Second Western tour; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Travels of; Pittsburgh, PA; Trains; United States (USA); Washington, DC, USA | ||||||
1912 9 May
191- |
`Abdu'l-Bahá spoke to a capacity gathering at the Parsons' home. He noted that religious ministers in Washington were denouncing Him and the Cause. [APD61-63] | `Abdu'l-Bahá, Second Western tour; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Talks at homes; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Travels of; Agnes Parsons; Opposition; United States (USA); Washington, DC, USA | ||||||
1912 10 May
191- |
At the instigation of Agnes Parsons, `Abdu'l-Bahá's sat for sketches by prominent English sculptor Theodore Spicer-Simson who made a portrait medallion of the Master. See Medallions for pictures of his work. A second medallion was later designed by another well-known artist, Louis Potter. [Luminous Journey 33:21]
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`Abdu'l-Bahá, Pictures and portraits; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Second Western tour; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Talks at homes; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Talks at other places; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Travels of; Agnes Parsons; Capitol, Washington, D.C.; Portraits; Racism; Studio Hall, Washington, D.C.; United States (USA); Washington, DC, USA; Washington Monument | ||||||
1912 11 May
191- |
`Abdu'l-Bahá left Washington for New York City, arriving the same day. [239D:64–5, AB190, APD66-67] |
`Abdu'l-Bahá, Second Western tour; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Talks at other places; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Travels of; New York, USA; United States (USA); Washington, DC, USA | ||||||
1912 12 May
191- |
`Abdu'l-Bahá took a ferry to New Jersey then a train to Montclair where He addressed the congregation of the Montclair Unity Church before returning to New York to speak to the International Peace Forum at the Grace Methodist Episcopal Church on
West 104th Street, New York where He spoke to 2,000 people. [239D:66; AB191, PUP113, PUP116]
He used the situation in Libya as an example of the senselessness of war. See Promulgation of Universal Peace p119 and Colonialism, Nationalism and Jewish Immigration to Palestine: Abdu´l-Bahá's Viewpoints Regarding the Middle East by Kamran Ekbal p19-20] |
- International peace conferences; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Second Western tour; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Talks at churches; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Travels of; Colonialism and imperialism; Montclair, NJ; New Jersey, USA; New York, USA; Peace; Trains; United States (USA) | ||||||
1912 13 May
191- |
`Abdu'l-Bahá, very unwell, attended a reception and gave a talk to the New York Peace Society at the Hotel Astor where He was the guest of honour. [239D:67; AB192, PUP123, APD67]
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`Abdu'l-Bahá, Second Western tour; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Talks other; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Travels of; India; New York, USA; Peace; Topakyan; United States (USA) | ||||||
1912 14–16 May
191- |
`Abdu'l-Bahá attended the eighteenth annual Conference on International Peace and Arbitration at Lake Mohonk, presenting the first address during the second session of the conference. [239D:67–9; AB193; ABF15; MD101] "His early public references in North America to the purpose of His visit there placed particular emphasis on the invitation of the organizing committee of the Lake Mohonk Peace Conference for Him to address this international gathering." [BWNS1297]
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- Conferences, International; - International peace conferences; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Second Western tour; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Talks other; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Travels of; Lake Mohonk, NY; Lake Mohonk Conference on International Arbitration; New York, USA; Peace; Peace; United States (USA) | ||||||
1912 19 May
191- |
In the morning He spoke at the Church of the Divine Paternity, Central Park West, New York.
[PUP126; DJT287] |
`Abdu'l-Bahá, Second Western tour; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Talks at churches; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Travels of; Howard Colby Ives; Jersey City, NJ; New Jersey, USA; New York, USA; United States (USA) | ||||||
1912 20 May
191- |
Talk at Woman's Suffrage Meeting, Metropolitan Temple, Seventh Avenue and Fourteenth Street, New York. [PUP133] | `Abdu'l-Bahá, Second Western tour; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Talks other; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Travels of; New York, USA; United States (USA) | ||||||
1912 22 May
191- |
`Abdu'l-Bahá traveled to Boston, arriving the same day. [239D:71; AB198]
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`Abdu'l-Bahá, Second Western tour; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Travels of; Boston, MA; Massachusetts, USA; New York, USA; United States (USA) | ||||||
1912 23 May
191- |
The Bahá'ís of Cambridge, Massachusetts, celebrated `Abdu'l-Bahá's birthday at the Breed home with a cake bearing 68 candles. (Significantly, He did not stay for the festivities. He forgave this time, but had forbidden the celebration of His birthday. Six years before He had told Khan and other pilgrims that besides Naw-Rúz, the Holy Days were only for the Báb and Bahá'u'lláh, that His birth on the twenty-second/twenty-third of May was 'only a coincidence'.) `Abdu'l-Bahá addressed the group on the importance of the Báb at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Francis W. Breed, 367 Harvard Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts. [239D:72; AB199, PUP138; AY89]
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* Báb, The (chronology); `Abdu'l-Bahá, Birth of; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Second Western tour; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Talks at homes; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Talks at universities; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Travels of; Cambridge, MA; Clark University; Day of the Covenant; Holy days; Massachusetts, USA; United States (USA); Universities; Worcester, MA | ||||||
1912 24 May
191- |
Talk at Free Religious Association, or Unitarian Conference, Boston, Massachusetts. [PUP140] | `Abdu'l-Bahá, Second Western tour; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Talks other; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Travels of; Boston, MA; Massachusetts, USA; United States (USA) | ||||||
1912 25 May
191- |
Talk at Huntington Chambers, 30 Huntington Ave, Boston, Massachusetts. [PUP143] | `Abdu'l-Bahá, Second Western tour; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Talks at other places; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Travels of; Boston, MA; Massachusetts, USA; United States (USA) | ||||||
1912 26 May
191- |
`Abdu'l-Bahá left Boston and returned to New York, arriving in the evening. [239D:73; AB201]
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`Abdu'l-Bahá, Second Western tour; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Talks at churches; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Travels of; Boston, MA; New York, USA; United States (USA) | ||||||
1912 28 May
191- |
`Abdu'l-Bahá and His party were evicted from their hotel because of the `coming and going of diverse people' and the `additional labours and troubles' caused to the staff. [239D:74] Talk at Reception at Metropolitan Temple, Seventh Avenue and Fourteenth Street, New York. [PUP150] |
`Abdu'l-Bahá, Second Western tour; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Talks at churches; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Travels of; New York, USA; United States (USA) | ||||||
1912 25 May
191- |
Talk at Home of Mr. and Mrs. Edward B. Kinney, 780 West End Avenue, New York. [PUP154] | `Abdu'l-Bahá, Second Western tour; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Talks at homes; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Travels of; Edward Kinney; New York, USA; United States (USA) | ||||||
1912 30 May
191- |
Talk at Theosophical Lodge, Broadway and Seventy-ninth Street, New York. [PUP156] | `Abdu'l-Bahá, Second Western tour; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Talks other; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Travels of; New York, USA; Theosophical Society; United States (USA) | ||||||
1912 31 May
191- |
At the request of William Hoar, 'Abdu'l-Bahá made a trip to Fanwood, New Jersey. He had been invited for a rest and to escape the oppressive heat of New York but He could not stay just to rest. He addressed a meeting at the Town Hall. He showed how the leaders of religion have contributed to the wakening of it foundations. [AB205-206]
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`Abdu'l-Bahá, Second Western tour; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Talks at public places; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Travels of; Fanwood, NJ; New Jersey, USA | ||||||
1912 1 Jun
191- |
`Abdu'l-Bahá returned to New York. [AB206]
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`Abdu'l-Bahá, Pictures and portraits; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Second Western tour; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Travels of; Juliet Thompson; New York, USA; Portraits; United States (USA) | ||||||
1912 2 Jun
191- |
Talk at Church of the Ascension, Fifth Avenue and Tenth Street, New York at the invitation of Percy Grant. [PUP163, ABF22; SoW Vol 3 No 10 September 24, 1912 p24] | `Abdu'l-Bahá, Second Western tour; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Talks at churches; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Travels of; New York, USA; Percy Grant; United States (USA) | ||||||
1912 3 Jun
191- |
`Abdu'l-Bahá traveled to Milford, Pennsylvania. [AB208] | `Abdu'l-Bahá, Second Western tour; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Travels of; Milford, ON; Pennsylvania, USA; United States (USA) | ||||||
1912 4 Jun
191- |
`Abdu'l-Bahá returned to New York. [AB208] | `Abdu'l-Bahá, Second Western tour; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Travels of; New York, USA; United States (USA) |
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