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| 1953 |
It was reported that with the arrival of Fran Bachynski in Charlottetown they had a sufficient number to complete their Assembly. [CBN No42 July 1953 p4] |
Local Spiritual Assembly, formation; Fran Bachynski; Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island |
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| 1953 Jun |
Hand of the Cause Siegfried Schopflocher made a tour of Western Canada to inform the friends of his trip to Haifa, his talks with the Guardian and his plans for the Ten Year Crusade. Stops were made in Winnipeg, Regina, Saskatoon, Calgary and Edmonton. [CBN No 43 August, 1953 p2] |
Hands of the Cause, Activities; Siegfried Schopflocher; Travel Teaching; Winnipeg, MB; Regina, SK; Saskatoon, SK; Calgary, AB; Edmonton, AB |
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| 1953 14 Jun |
The 12th annual International Picnic was held at Queenston Heights with 300 in attendance. Mrs. Mary Magdalin Wilkin of Youngstown, N.Y., and Bert Rakovsky from Westmount,QC, were the speakers and Arthur Mushlian, Ingersoll, ON., was chairman. Mrs. Stanley Bolton brought greetings from Australia. Through the efforts of the Hambourg Baha'is, the Brass Band of the Six Nations Reserve, Hambourg, N.Y., provided music. The band attracted the attention of other picnickers and between selections manyheard about the Faith from the Bahá'ís. [CBN No 43 August 1953 p2] |
International picnic; Queenston Heights, ON |
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| 1953 20 Jun |
Shoghi Effendi designated the Maxwell home in Montreal as a Shrine. [MtC179; CBN No 45 October 1953 p1] |
Montreal Shrine; Montreal, QC |
first Bahá'í Shrine in North America |
| 1953 Jun |
In a message from the Guardian he stated that of all the objective of the Ten Year Plan for Canada, the purchase of the site of the Mother Temple and the settlement of pioneers in the thirteen virgin territories and islands, eleven of which were situated in North America and two in the South Pacific Ocean, may be regarded as the most important.
[CBN No 44 September 1953 p1; MC2p181] |
Ten Year Crusade |
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| 1953 28 Jun |
The Hazira Committee reported that the cost of modification of the building at 188 St. George Street to permit public use under Toronto bylaws was exceedingly high. The Guardian was asked for a decision on the advisability of disposing of it for a less costly centre. [CBN No43 August 1953 p3] |
Haziratul-Quds (Bahá'í centres); Toronto, ON |
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