Chronology Canada: Date 1979

date	event	tags	firsts
1979	The news of the formation of the first Spiritual Assembly of the Tyendinaga brought the Universal House of Justice great happiness, A letter written on behalf of the House of Justice to Evelyn Loft states: 'The steadfastness of your parents in remaining at their post is indeed exemplary and fully demonstrates the spirit of true pioneering." [BW19p699]	Local Spiritual Assembly, formation; Tyendinaga First Nation, ON
1979 Ridván	[CBN No 315 June/July 1978 p5]
1979 25 Sep	The passing of Allan Raynor (b. 31 August, 1910 in Toronto) His first acquaintance with Baha'is was in 1934 at a gathering organized by W. J. Christie of Parry Sound in northern Ontario. It was there that he met Lloyd Gardner. He went on pilgrimage in 1956. After the passing of the Guardian he travelled across Canada sharing his experiences with Shoghi Effendi. Mr. Raynor will be remembered for his work in educating the Canadian Bahá'í community in the knowledge of the Covenant. When the assaults on the Covenant came Canadian Bahá'ís were not swayed. His study of Gleanings from the Writings of Baha'u'llah was legendary. His personal copy could not be called a "book" but rather it was a loose collection of pages. In 1978-1979 he was appointmented as Assistant to Auxiliary Board Member for Protection, Carol Bowie. So moving and eloquent was he at the hour of his death that Canada's national newspaper printed a major article on his life. A tribute to Allan was made by Roger White in his poem entitled 'In Recognition' which was published in his book, The Witness of Pebbles. The poem was inspired during Allan's 1977 pilgrimage. Another writer, Nathan Rutsein paid homage by including a chapter called 'The Example of Allan Raynor' in his book, Spirit in Action: Teaching the Bahá'í Faith. [BW18p696-698]	Allan Raynor; In Memoriam; Assistant; Toronto, ON
1979 2 Oct	The passing of Thomas Peigan, one of Canada's early native believers. He was known for his devotion and steadfastness. [CBNOct1979]	Thomas Peigan; In Memoriam; Piikani First Nation (Peigan Reserve), AB
1979 28 - 30 Dec	In June of this year the executive office of the Canadian Association for Studies on the Bahá'í Faith moved to Ottawa. After consultation on the message to Canada from the Universal House of Justice which stated to ''... further develop the Canadian Association for Studies on the Bahá'í Faith'', the executive committee decided to lower membership rates to encourage wider membership. It was also decided to renew memberships each Naw-Ruz. Four regional conferences were held in this, the 4th year of the Association for Bahá'í Studies, in Halifax, Toronto, Saskatoon and Vancouver, all on the same dates. [BC Vol 2 No 3 July/August 1979 p9]	Bahá'í Studies, Associations for; Halifax, NS; Toronto, ON; Saskatoon, SK; Vancouver, BC
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