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Chronology of the Bahá'í Faith in Canada

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Date 1909, sorted by firsts, ascending

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1909 (In the year)
190-		 Sutherland Maxwell, Hand of the Cause of God, became a Bahá'í after meeting ʻAbdu'l-Bahá. [BFA2:156]

MM!p231 gives the date as 1904.

 - Hands of the Cause; Montreal, QC; Sutherland Maxwell
1909 21 Mar
190-		 The first American Bahá'í Convention opened in Chicago. [BFA2:XVII, 309; BW13:849; MBW142–3; SBBH1:146]
  • It was held in the home of Corinne True. [CT82–3]
  • It was attended by 39 delegates from 36 cities. [GPB262; SBBH1:146]
  • The Convention established the 'Bahá'í Temple Unity', which was incorporated to hold title to the Temple property and to provide for its construction. A constitution was framed and an Executive Board of the Bahá'í Temple Unity elected. [BBD39; BBRSM:106; BW10:179; GPB349; PP397; SBBH1:146]"
 Bahá'í Temple Unity; Chicago, IL; Constitutions (Bahá'í); Corinne True; Executive Board of the Bahá'í Temple Unity; National Convention First national body formed for the administration of the Bahá'í community in the United States and Canada
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