1979 25 Sep
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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]
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Allan Raynor; In Memoriam; Assistants; Toronto, ON |
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