Taiwan Bahá'í Chronicle:
An Historical Record of the Early Days of the Bahá'í Faith in Taiwan
Chapter 3
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3. The Nikko Conference in Japan and
Mr. Khádem's Second Visit to Taiwan
In November 1955 after the first Asian Teaching Conference in Nikko,
Japan (usually called the Nikko Conference), Hand of the Cause Mr.
Khádem, who represented the Guardian at the conference, paid a second
visit to Taiwan, this time with his wife and a friend of theirs, Miss T.
Haddad.
The Nikko Conference, Nikko, Japan, 1955. It was the first International
Teaching Conference in Asia. There were representatives from Japan, Hong Kong,
Taiwan, Macau, Korea, Guam and the United States. Hand of the Cause Mr.
Khádem, who was the Guardian's representative, is standing behind Mr.
Fujita, who is holding the frame containing the "Greatest Name". Mr. and Mrs.
Suleimani are standing together a little to the left; she is wearing a white
dress. Hand of the Cause Miss Alexander is holding a picture of
'Abdu'l-Bahá. Mr. Harry Yim the only native-born Chinese able to attend
the conference, is standing at the middle rear, between two women. Mr. Anthony
Seto, the first Chinese-American Bahá'í and a pioneer to Hong
Kong, is standing in the back row fourth from the right.
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Mr. Suleimani wrote that Mr. Khádem's four-day visit provided the
greatest teaching opportunity for the Taiwan Bahá'ís thus far and
that every day was busy. Together with Mr. Jerome Chu and Mr. Pai Chung-cheng
they visited Mr. Wong Ho-len's house in Tsoying and had a delicious Chinese
style lunch. Mr. Wong had become a Bahá'í during Mr.
Khádem's first visit in 1953. This time Mr. Khádem's visit
coincided with the celebration of the Birthday of Bahá'u'lláh.
Seventeen persons attended, with Mr. Khádem speaking about the history
of the Faith and the importance of this Day.
Mr. and Mrs. Suleimani had also attended the Nikko Conference representing
Taiwan. Unfortunately no Chinese Bahá'ís from Taiwan were able to
attend. However, Mr. Harry Yim went from Macau, the only Chinese
Bahá'í to go. The Suleimanis brought with them a gift for the
Japanese Bahá'ís: a lovely scroll painted in the Chinese style by
Mr. Pai Chung-cheng. Soon after the Suleimanis returned to Taiwan they had
another declaration, Mr. Luk Yun-shen (Winston), whom Mr. Suleimani described
as being a native of Canton.
Mr. Suleimani is showing Mr. Yim from Macau a scroll painted by Mr. Pai
Chung-cheng of Tainan, Taiwan. The scroll was a gift from Mr. Pai to the
Bahá'ís of Japan.
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Celebration of the anniversary of the Birthday of
Bahá'u'lláh, 1955. Mr. Khádem is sitting at the end on the
right. Mr. Suleimani is standing at the end behind Mrs. Ruthy Tu.
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The Tainan friends say goodbye to Mr. and Mrs. Khádem, standing
second and third from the left, and Miss Haddad kneeling in front of them. This
photo was taken at the Tainan Railway Station.
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