Chronology: Date 1923-1

date	event	tags	firsts
1923 13 Oct	The National Spiritual Assembly of Britain met for the first time, at the home of Ethel Rosenberg. [EJR228; UD13, 163] It became the National Spiritual Assembly of the British Isles in 1930 and the National Spiritual Assembly of the United Kingdom in 1972.	Ethel Rosenberg; United Kingdom; British Isles
1923 18 Oc	The Nairn Transport Company was a pioneering motor transport company that operated a trans-desert route from Beirut, Haifa and Damascus to Baghdad, and back again, from 1923. Their route became known as "The Nairn Way". The firm continued, in various guises, until 1959. [Wikipedia] Lorol Schopflocher used this service for her trip from Baghdad to Beirut after one of her visits to King Faisal in Baghdad.	Beirut, Lebanon; Haifa, Israel; Damascus, Syria; Baghdad, Iraq
1923 4 Nov	The first recorded Bahá'í Feast in China was held in Beijing. [PH33] Martha Root and Agnes Alexander were present. [PH33]	Nineteen Day Feast; Martha Root; Agnes Alexander; Beijing, China; China
1923 Nov (Sometime before 14 Nov)	Shoghi Effendi returned from Switzerland. [PP73]	Shoghi Effendi, Life of; Shoghi Effendi, Travels of; Switzerland; Haifa, Israel
1923 14 Nov	In a message addressed to "the beloved of the Lord and the handmaids of the Merciful throughout America" Shoghi Effendi expressed the following: I cherish the hope that, from now on the Beloved may bestow upon me all the strength and vigour that will enable me to pursue over a long and unbroken period of strenuous labour the supreme task of achieving, in collaboration with the friends in every land, the speedy triumph of the Cause of Bahá'u'lláh. This is the prayer I earnestly request all my fellow-brethren and sisters in the Faith to offer on my behalf. This came to be known as "The Guardian's Prayer" and was used by many of his co-workers in their prayers for him. [BA51-52] The prayer book that was first published in the UK in 1941 included this prayer at the very end of the book. In that version they made two changes. The phrase "from now on" was removed and "Shoghi Effendi" was substituted for the word "me" in the first sentence. [TG157, 246n1]	Shoghi Effendi, Prayer for; Prayer; * Prayer texts; - Bahá'í World Centre
1923 Dec	The first local spiritual assembly in Australia was formed in Melbourne.	Local Spiritual Assembly; Melbourne, Australia; Australia	The first local spiritual assembly in Australia is formed in Melbourne.
1923 20 Dec	The Peace Court ruled in favour of giving the Bahá'ís possession of House of Bahá'u'lláh in Baghdád, however, the Council of Ministers, with the approval of King Feisal, ordered that the property not be returned until ownership could be established. [SETPE1p26] The Guardian sent 19 cables to various individuals and national bodies with instructions that the Bahá'ís should send cables to the British High Commissioner in Iráq, Sir Henry Dobbs, as well as to the British authorities in Iráq and in London as well as to King Feisal to protest the action of the Council of Ministers. In communities where the numbers are stronger, Persia and America, he instructed that every local assembly protest directly. The Guardian himself sent over 600 pieces of correspondence during the following six months concerning this issue. [PP94-6, GBF33-34 BA94-95] The Iráqí government refused to bow to the pressure put upon them. [PP96]	House of Bahá'u'lláh (Baghdad); Peace Court; Firsts, other; Baghdad, Iraq; Iraq	First time public opinion was rallied to support a miscarriage of justice against the Bahá'is
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