The moment the news of the Master's arrival in Buffalo became known, the friends eagerly hastened to meet Him, grateful that their city had been blessed with His presence. Journalists came one after the other and left happy and satisfied, which surprised everyone. Owing to articles about the Cause in the city's newspapers, a great number of people came to visit on the morning of `Abdu'l-Bahá's arrival. The teachings so touched the hearts of the people that when the Master went out in the afternoon, passersby who saw Him pointed to Him, saying: `Look! There goes the Messenger of Peace, the Prophet from the East!'

Continuing, He said:

While sitting on the bank of the river He ate some pears and grapes and then walked for some time in the park. We suggested that He should stay here a few days but He replied, `Even half a day is not possible. We have no time for amusement. We must keep ourselves engaged in our work.' He sat down on a bench in the center of the park and said, `I washed my hair with warm water without applying soap. It is much cleaner and takes longer to become dirty. Come and see how clean and soft it is.' We touched His hair, which was like silk, very soft and absolutely clean. On this occasion `the place of His lovers was noticeably vacant'.²⁷²

People from all walks of life came to visit Him, including friends from Spokane and Mr Collins from Ottawa, who said that there were two thousand people in his city who believed in this golden age and in `Abdu'l-Bahá and who wanted to have a glimpse of the Master. The Master entrusted him with a special Tablet and sent him, now ablaze like a ball of fire, back to his home.

Here are some of His words to the friends:

The minister of the Church of the Messiah was greatly pleased hear the Master's teachings. He stated that they could not be contradicted by anyone. After thanking the Master for accepting his invitation to come to his church, the minister left.

The Master stood and spoke on the divine teachings and the unity of the diverse nations under the canopy of the Word of God. The audience was so fascinated that although `Abdu'l-Bahá wished to leave the church early, it was not possible. The people came one after the other to meet Him and to give Him their regards. In return each received illumination from the Branch of the Ancient Root.²⁷³

`Abdu'l-Bahá called us before dawn. He had already packed and readied His bags. We packed our belongings in readiness for our departure. Because the chambermaid for His room was not there, He left a dollar for her with the hotel manager. When He reached the railway station, the driver wanted more money than the usual fare. `Abdu'l-Bahá paid no heed to him, saying, `A man may give $1,000 without minding it but he should not yield even a dollar to the person who wishes to take it wrongfully, for such wrongful behavior flouts justice and disrupts the order of the world.'

The train passed by Niagara Falls. Beautiful villages and factories nestled in green fields and wooded mountain valleys came into view. As midday approached, and as the number of passengers increased at every station, the heat grew more and more intense, causing `Abdu'l-Bahá to become tired and weary. He commented that, `The friends in America expect me to visit each city. How would this be possible? It is impossible to sit in a train every day from morning until afternoon; the body cannot stand it.'

Mrs True prepared tea for us. When some of the Persian friends remarked to `Abdu'l-Bahá that `there was better tea' than this, the Master replied, `This tea is very good because it has been prepared with love.' Referring to His expenses, He said:

Visitors began to arrive. The friends from surrounding communities pleaded with Him to come to their cities. But because of the limited time and His plan to journey to the West, He did not accept their invitations. Reporters also came. He spoke on various subjects relating to the Cause and they took notes for publication in their newspapers.

After the meeting one of the friends who came to see Him was Mr Jackson of Kenosha, Wisconsin.²⁷⁵ He told `Abdu'l-Bahá that the believers and seekers were anxiously awaiting His visit and that a minister had asked Him to promise to speak in his church.

Today an important philosopher together with the president of the Worker's Union, a socialist, visited the Master. They were so moved by the Master's explanations and proofs of the existence of God and His divine laws that the friends' hearts were overjoyed to see their sincerity and humility before Him.

Among `Abdu'l-Bahá's words were these:

He then gave an account of the fruitless Kheiralla.

Then He said, `Let us go for a walk before everybody arrives.'

Returning to the house, He found several believers and seekers from Chicago and surrounding communities. All were grateful to hear His divine words and teachings.

The Master rose and spoke brilliantly about the distinction between spiritual realities and the animal nature of man, and the appearance of the perfection of man in the image of God. He explained some of the teachings of the new Manifestation. The audience applauded with so much excitement and joy that it felt as though there were an earthquake in the auditorium.

When the Master went into another room the people rushed into it. Most of them wished to tell Him, `We testify to the truth of this Cause.' The degree of excitement in the hearts of such a large gathering cannot be imagined. That such a transformation can occur in such a country is beyond belief.

In the morning `Abdu'l-Bahá spoke to Dr [William Frederick] Nutt about Kheiralla in such majestic and forcible tones that both the hearer and the translator trembled with fear. Finally, He said:

The Blessed Being was very tired after His talk.

The friends were waiting with their automobiles at the railway station to take the Beloved to the hall of the Mashriqu'l-Adhkár.²⁷⁸ The Master went onto the stage of the auditorium and sat on a chair. It was a divine and joyous festival, the people like heavenly angels of the utmost spirituality, prayerfulness and gratitude. `Abdu'l-Bahá spoke briefly but effectively about the victorious power and penetrating influence of the Cause of the Blessed Beauty. He then went to a long table that extended the length of the hall which was covered with a variety of multicolored flowers.

Another person said, `When the clergymen were informed of your arrival, they announced in the churches that this evening the prophet of the East will speak at the Kenosha Congregational Church.'

`Abdu'l-Bahá's address in the evening at the Congregational Church was on the unity of the Manifestations of God, that they are one in essence and that the differences among their followers is due to obsolete imitations. His explanation of the divine teachings gave new life and insights to the audience. After His talk, everyone came to Him to pay Him their respects.

In the morning `Abdu'l-Bahá prepared to leave for Chicago. The believers, `like iguanas', gazed at Him with eyes like those of parting lovers. He remarked:

Along the way He spoke of the steadfastness of the believers of the East. He arrived in Chicago in the evening and a continuous stream of friends came to see Him. Some of them wanted to give Him some money but, despite their pleading and entreaties, He would not accept it and instead requested that the money be distributed among the poor. Some reporters had published their articles in the newspapers, which the Master appreciated.

He then spoke about how disunity began in the Islamic cycle, saying, `Because of certain people who sought to fulfill their personal desires and who yet counted themselves among the supporters of the religion, the foundation of Islam was completely uprooted.' He continued in this vein until the automobile arrived at the hotel.

The Master bade farewell to the friends and promised to come back to Chicago on His return from California. Here are a few of His remarks to the friends:

To another gathering, He spoke about socialism:

Turning to the editor of the Police Journal, `Abdu'l-Bahá said,

Mírzá `Alí-Akbar Nakhjavání, who had been granted permission to accompany `Abdu'l-Bahá on His journey to California, arrived from Malden, joining Mr Fujita, the Japanese, and the other servants. The train left Chicago at 10:00 a.m. Many of the friends had gathered at the railway station and surrounded the Master, begging for divine confirmations, blessings and assistance to render services to the Cause of God.

The assembly hall of the hotel became a joyous meeting place for the friends. With great happiness and excitement the friends eagerly listened to the Master's words.

He then answered questions from the audience about socialism and gave interviews to some newspaper reporters about various subjects, such as the necessity for a spiritual civilization, spiritual guidance and the principles and life history of Bahá'u'lláh.

Several newspaper reporters asked Him questions about the principles of the Faith. He told them:

While He was giving a detailed explanation of the laws of God, prominent members of the Club gathered around Him. They listened with rapt attention to His words concerning the failure of the four criteria [for establishing reality] -- namely, the senses, the intellect, tradition and inspiration -- to arrive at the correct conclusions and the efficacy of all-encompassing power of the command of God. They expressed their sincere admiration for His blessings and kindness, particularly for His talk.

It was reported to `Abdu'l-Bahá that the proceedings of the Bahá'í meeting the night before had been published in today's newspapers. He said:

After a visit with friends and seekers, the Master went to a museum.²⁸² Among its many antiques objects were some small tear vials from ancient Phoenicia in which people had preserved their tears at the time of the death of their loved ones and then buried with the dead bodies. `Abdu'l-Bahá said, `See how these bottles have outlasted the bodies of men under the earth.' He continued:

After returning to the hotel, telegrams reporting the good news were prepared and dispatched to the Assemblies of the East.

Today we departed from Minneapolis. In the morning friends and seekers surrounded `Abdu'l-Bahá like moths. He spoke to them in these words:

At 8:00 a.m., after packing the parcels to be sent to the East, the Master left the hotel for the train station. The assembled friends were sad and dejected owing to His departure from their midst. He consoled them until the train left the station, saying:

When the train reached St Paul station, Dr Woolson came to say goodbye and received the Master's blessing. He was showered with bounty.

Later He related many stores about the days in Baghdád. In the afternoon He spoke about Mr [Edward Granville] Browne and said:

Two hours after midnight the train reached Omaha. As the Master was extremely tired, as soon as He arrived at the hotel He retired immediately, without eating.

In the morning, as we were having tea served by `Abdu'l-Bahá, the latest news from the Balkan war was relayed to Him. He commented, in part:

He illustrated this by narrating the historical events from the digging of ditches²⁸⁵ to the victory of Islam over the treasuries of Anushírván and Khusraw.²⁸⁶ The hypocrites, who disbelieved in the promises of Muhammad in their hearts, saw these victories and cried out: `This is that which God and His Messenger have promised us.'

Later the Master was interviewed by two journalists and spoke to them about the pernicious attitudes of politicians, the destructiveness of war, the validity of the divine teachings regarding universal peace, the unity of religions and the oneness of mankind.

`Abdu'l-Bahá had soup prepared especially for Him for lunch. The Master instructed us to have lunch at the hotel. In the afternoon after tea, the Master left for Lincoln to visit Mr [William Jennings] Bryan, the [future] Secretary of State of the United States, and said:

The train had left just as the Master reached the station. He decided to wait for the next train. A few minutes later, a man who had seen our Persian dress and kuláhs came to us and said, `We received a telegram from the friends in Minneapolis and have been looking for `Abdu'l-Bahá.' He immediately ran to give the news to the other friends and brought them to Him. They were extremely grateful that He had not left by the first train. The Master spoke to them about the major calamities that had befallen the Cause of God, saying:

A professor who had heard of some of the principles of the Bahá'í Cause was very happy and grateful to have visited the Master. At midnight the Master left Omaha and three hours later arrived in Lincoln.

In the morning the Master spoke about the animosity of the enemies and their evil intentions towards the Blessed Beauty. Then the conversation turned to the corruption and iniquity of the Covenant-breakers. He said:

Two newspaper reporters came to interview Him and recorded the interview with the utmost courtesy and respect. The Master instructed us to telephone and inquire about Mr Bryan and his wife. Expressing regret that Mr Bryan was not at home, Mrs Bryan said she and her daughter would be pleased to receive `Abdu'l-Bahá in their home. The Master and His entourage hired a large automobile and drove a long distance outside of the city until they reached a large estate which is located in one of the finest places in the region. Mrs Bryan hurried towards the automobile to greet `Abdu'l-Bahá. She and her daughter expressed their joy and happiness for His blessings. After they had had tea and listened to Him, they begged Him to visit some of the rooms of the house, particularly the library and Mr Bryan's study. They showed Him a book compiled by Mr Bryan and asked Him to pray for the success of his endeavors. Mr Bryan was currently on a campaign tour on behalf of [the future] President Wilson and was to lecture in many cities. In honor of the occasion, `Abdu'l-Bahá took a notebook and in His own hand wrote a prayer for assistance. He then said a few words which increased their happiness, devotion, assurance and honor. With that He departed.

He spent the night in the chair car with the rest of us, sometimes sleeping and sometimes awake. And in this way His time passed.

The Master reached Denver around two o'clock in the afternoon. Mr and Mrs Ashton and some friends came to the station to meet Him. The moment they saw Him they became excited and full of joy. They took Him to the Hotel Shirley where we had made reservations on the third floor of this lovely building. He said to some newspaper reporters who had come for an interview: `I had no rest last night and am very tired. Give me a little time.' They returned at 5:00 p.m. and were permitted to take His photograph and to ask questions. At eight in the evening He went to the home of Mrs [Sidney] Roberts where friends both old and new had gathered.<sup>291</sup> There were so many people that they were seen standing as far the front entrance. He spoke to them about the power of the Abhá Kingdom which had enabled Him to travel far in spite of His weak constitution and which had gathered the friends in the assemblies of the love of God. After His talk He bestowed His special blessing on each person. As the Master was leaving the meeting, the pastor of the Church of Divine Science approached Him with the utmost humility and invited Him to speak at his church. `Abdu'l-Bahá accepted. Since so many people wished to have an interview with Him, He announced that during the few days He would be in Denver, He would see anyone who would call upon Him at the hotel between nine and twelve in the morning.

He added:

There was a rush of people from early morning until noon. Friends, seekers, professors, clergymen and philosophers all came to see Him. They each raised questions and were filled with joy on hearing the Master's words.

Someone in the audience asked, `What shall I do to become a true servant?' He replied:

Another person asked about telepathy or communication from mind to mind. He replied:

The Master was asked about His health and comfort, to which He replied:

Early in the evening when He returned to the hotel the Master discovered that the editor of The Post had placed an automobile at His disposal. On the way to the Church of Divine Science, He remarked:

When the Master's automobile reached the church, a crowd of people was seen standing outside. Immediately the pastor came forward, and taking the Master's arm, led Him to the pulpit. The pastor reverently introduced the Master to the audience. Then `Abdu'l-Bahá stood and delivered an address on the reality and condition of the Manifestations of God.<sup>293</sup> After His talk, the people came to the pulpit to see Him and shake His hand, surrounding Him like moths. Another clergyman, with the utmost humility, asked the Master to speak at his church. He was so persuasive that every tongue was forced to say, `All heads are bowed before Him.' With great courtesy, the Master tendered His apologies because of His limited time but promised to return.

Most of the people coming today to see the Master were prominent and well-known. Because they so were attracted and transformed by His talks on the divine teachings of the oneness of humanity, universal peace and the principles of the religions, today I wrote to the friends in the East inviting them to come and see how people who had previously had no appreciation for those from the East, especially the Persians, now come in groups to the threshold of the Master and stand waiting their turn to become the recipients of His favor. They consider an interview with Him a source of pride and glory. Many philosophers, professors, clergymen and lecturers come with bowed heads to show their sincere humility. The people from churches and other organizations are also attracted and fascinated, happy to see His life-giving countenance. The Center of the Covenant has caused the Persians to be renowned for their respectability and has crowned the peoples of the East with eternal honor and glory. And how the newspapers of this region praise the Master and the learned and literary people of the West emphasize the importance of these teachings! Notwithstanding this, most of the Persians are asleep and do not understand the cause of their greatness and honor. They are asleep on the bed of negligence and resting in the lap of pride.

To one who visited Him at the hotel, He remarked:

To another He said:

He then narrated a story about detachment:

A public meeting was held in the afternoon at the home of Mrs Roberts. `Abdu'l-Bahá walked awhile in the garden outside the house. Although most of the friends watched Him respectfully from a distance, when several ladies from Washington DC saw Him, they ran towards Him, expressing their faith and happiness in the divine teachings which they had heard from His own lips in Washington.

As He intended to leave Denver, His talks with the believers became exhortations. He said:

Someone asked Him about eating meat. He replied:

The Master's train left Denver at 9:00 a.m. Some of the articles that had been published in the Denver newspapers were translated for Him. They made His heart very happy as they described the spread of the teachings of God in that city and contained translations of `Abdu'l-Bahá's words. Among them was the translation of these words:

Around midnight `Abdu'l-Bahá became fatigued owing to the speed and motion of the train. We proposed that because California was still some distance away, if He would consent, it might be a good idea to stop for two or three days. At 2:00 a.m. the train reached Glenwood Springs, beautifully situated near many hot springs. We stayed at the Hotel Colorado, which is a fine hotel overlooking the river, nestled among green parks and wooded mountains.

After morning tea, the Master left the hotel for a walk. Three magnificent mountains stood in the distance on three sides, each crowned with trees and adorned with flowers of many hues. They were like peacock feathers and had a unique beauty from every viewpoint. `Abdu'l-Bahá strolled in the spacious garden and boulevard adjacent to the hotel until He reached the river where there were bath houses and hot springs. On the other side of the river, spanned by a two-story bridge, the tall buildings of the city could be seen rising high on the horizon. At the insistence of His companions the Master went to the baths with the entire party, thus bestowing upon us everlasting honor. The rooms and bathing facilities were magnificent. In a special room hot water gushed from a natural cave. It was so hot that a person could not stay more than 15 minutes. Coming out of the bath, the Master said:

As the Master viewed the clear, transparent waters of the river shining like pure pearls and the majestic mountains and parks, He said, `May God not have mercy on the tyrants who kept the Blessed Beauty imprisoned between four walls in `Akká. How such scenes were loved by Him! Once He said that He had not seen greenery for several years.'

The Master and His party left Glenwood Springs at about midnight.

The train passed through the Rocky Mountains of Colorado. Some of these rose precipitously like walls from the railway bed, formidable and immense. Gazing at their summits one felt as if the mountains would fall down. There were some special roofless observation cars on the train so that passengers might have a full view of the majestic mountains. In these observation cars the passengers could see the mountains on the right and the serene river on the left. As the train passed through these beautiful scenes, the Master said:

Later, the Master told stories about the time of Muhammad, the Messenger of God, and mentioned the cave and His words, `God is indeed with us'.²⁹⁶

In the morning several newspaper reporters who had heard of His arrival came to see the Master. They were fascinated with `Abdu'l-Bahá's words concerning the history and teachings of the Cause of God. To one of them He said:

Today many were attracted by the Master's visit with us to the State Fair.²⁹⁷ He had been invited to the hotel by some delegates while others pleaded with Him to prolong His stay. Because of the shortness of time, He could not accept their invitation. `If we had time,' He said, `some seeds would have been sown in this city, too. But the people are enjoying the celebration and we have no time at our disposal.'

The Master left the Keynon Hotel in Salt Lake City to continue His journey to California. He spoke on various subjects. The following are some of His words:

Today the Master was in the best of health and happiness. In spite of all the hardships of the long journey, He was as charmingly fresh as a flower. With unmitigated joy He mentioned the Blessed Beauty, Bahá'u'lláh.

Among the interesting things we saw along the way were the wooden covers over the railroad tracks. For a distance of some 50 miles deep passes are snow bound during the entire winter and become impassable for the trains. Now, owing to these covers, the difficulties are removed and the train can pass easily through the area. In English, these covers are called snow sheds. The history of California records that in olden times many people became snowbound and perished in these parts. One example is the the Donner party, the story of whose demise is very sad.

Tonight the train carrying the beloved Master reached the shores of the Pacific Ocean. Dr [Frederick] D'Evelyn, a devoted Bahá'í, came running as soon as he saw the Master and prostrated himself at His feet. On the way to the city Dr D'Evelyn described for about 15 minutes the yearning of the friends and how they longed to see the Center of the Covenant. When we reached the house especially prepared for `Abdu'l-Bahá the waiting friends came out to welcome Him. Mr and Mrs Ralston, Mrs Goodall, Mrs Cooper and the other friends were ecstatically happy to have the honor and bounty of being in His presence and to have supper with Him.

From early morning the enthusiasm, eagerness, excitement, joy and singing of the believers surrounded `Abdu'l-Bahá, just as in the stories of the iguana and the sun and the moth and the candle. It was the ultimate example of a joyful reunion among the lovers of God. These ecstatic friends offered thanks for the bounty of attaining His presence and being near to Him.

Among some of the prominent people visiting `Abdu'l-Bahá was the president of Stanford University at Palo Alto.³⁰³ He was so attracted to the teachings that he begged the Master to come to his university and speak. Some newspaper reporters also visited the Master and were permitted to record His words about the teachings and history of the Cause. They too were showered with His special bestowals.

There was a gathering in the afternoon at the home of Mrs Goodall and Mrs Cooper in Oakland. The friends of Oakland and San Francisco rejoiced at meeting Him and the seekers were grateful and appreciative of His guidance. A large crowd filled the spacious house. Both before and after the meeting, those who had not had the honor of meeting `Abdu'l-Bahá came in groups to the second floor and were honored to receive His bounty. The Oakland friends brought their children to be blessed by `Abdu'l-Bahá. His talk to the gathering was on the power of the Word of God, the influence of the Supreme Cause and the union of the people of the East and the West. The audience became increasingly humble as the people listened to the Master.

Many friends, both old and new, had the honor of visiting `Abdu'l-Bahá and receiving enlightenment from Him. Some of His words to the gathering of the friends were these:

In the afternoon, after seeing many visitors and answering questions from some reporters,³⁰⁵ at the invitation of Mrs Goodall the Master went to see the beautiful and tranquil Golden Gate Park located outside of the city. In the automobile on the way to the park the Master spoke about the grandeur of the Revelation of the Blessed Beauty:

He concluded, `If all others have a few daughters and sons, I have thousands of spiritual offspring and heavenly children like you.'

After morning prayers, two Japanese Bahá'ís came to see `Abdu'l-Bahá. The Master expressed His happiness on seeing their faith and sincerity in the Cause, saying:

The visitors invited the Master to come to Japan to promote the potential of the Japanese people and asked His permission to contribute articles on the Faith to the Japanese newspapers. He readily granted their request and showed them great kindness.

To a journalist from the [San Francisco] Bulletin He said:

Some clergymen and professors came to visit `Abdu'l-Bahá in the morning in His second-floor room. Some of the Master's words to the pastor of the First Congregational Church in Oakland were these: `If a man is not a clergyman and is unprejudiced, it is not a cause for wonder. But if a man is a clergyman and is not prejudiced, he certainly deserves praise and glory.'

The Master remarked repeatedly:

The Master went to the public park in the afternoon, which He appreciated very much, especially when He went near the lake and saw the remnants of a few marble pillars left over from the destruction caused by the great earthquake of 1906. He remarked, `The world and its condition will change to such a degree and the Bahá'í Cause will prevail to such an extent that nothing but a remnant -- like these pillars -- will remain of the previous order.' Sitting on a bench, the Master spoke about the sensitivity of the vegetable kingdom:

In the evening the Master spoke to the assembled friends at His residence about the ascendancy of spiritual power and the divine life of humanity. The friends, both new and old, were deeply impressed and attracted to Him. At the end of each meeting the friends, one by one, came into His presence to beg His assistance and blessings. Their state was such that it cannot be described.

The Master was invited to deliver an address at the First Unitarian Church of San Francisco. The moment He entered the church the audience stood respectfully. When the music ended, the Master was introduced by the pastor of the church, who dwelt on His 40 years of imprisonment, the martyrdom of the Eastern Bahá'ís, `Abdu'l-Bahá's release from prison and His journey to spread the teachings of the Ancient Beauty. He also mentioned the teachings of universal peace and the unity of nations and peoples under the shadow of the Greatest Name. The pastor then read a translated passage from the Hidden Words.

In the evening `Abdu'l-Bahá went to the First Congregational Church in Oakland. The influence of the Cause and the majesty of the Covenant made such an impression and was so widespread that during his introduction the pastor of the church said: `Tonight the messenger of God will speak in the church of God and you will hear with your own ears.'

While tea was being served in the morning, the Master recalled the events of last night, saying:

Among those visiting the Master today was the Mayor of Berkeley. He questioned the Master about economic issues and received useful answers. In conclusion `Abdu'l-Bahá said:

The mayor asked, `Will these things be realized soon?' The Master replied:

The Master then gave an account of the unity and self-sacrifice of the friends of the East and expounded on various aspects of the true economic laws, which He had written while in Dublin. The mayor was so impressed that he could not help expressing his sincere admiration. He then invited the Master to an important meeting to be held in the city that evening. Because this meeting had political aims as its objective, the Master tendered His apologies.

Tuesday, October 8, 1912
[San Francisco -- Palo Alto]

Chapter 9

Chapter 10

1. `. . . there hath appeared and above its horizon there hath shone forth the Orb of the beauty of the great, the Most Mighty Branch of God -- His ancient and immutable Mystery . . .' Bahá'u'lláh, `Lawh-i-Ard-i-Bá' (Tablet of the Land of Bá), Tablets, p. 227.
2. Since Mahmúd wrote his diary, several books have been published of transcripts or notes of `Abdu'l-Bahá's talks given on His travels to Europe and America. Among them are The Promulgation of Universal Peace, a collection of His talks in the United States in 1912, Paris Talks and `Abdu'l-Bahá in London, notes of His discourses in those cities in 1911-12.
3. See the Báb's address to the Letters of the Living: `Such must be the degree of your detachment, that into whatever city you enter to proclaim and teach the Cause of God, you should in no wise expect either meat or reward from its people. Nay, when you depart out of that city, you should shake the dust from off your feet. As you have entered it pure and undefiled, so must you depart from that city.' Nabíl, Dawn-Breakers, pp. 92-3.
4. Thus far only the volume relating to `Abdu'l-Bahá's journey in North America has been translated.
5. See Paris Talks, a collection of `Abdu'l-Bahá's addresses in Paris and London in 1911-13.
6. The SS Cedric was built by Harland and Wolff, a Belfast firm.
7. `Mashaeen' (the Peripatetics) were followers of the school of thought originated by Socrates, Plato and Aristotle; the `Ishraq' (Illuminationists) followed the Sophists, such as the Persian philosopher and physicist Shahabidin Sohrehvardi, who lived in the 12th century.
8. See Shoghi Effendi, God Passes By, pp. 107-9.
9. In Persian, tasbih, a rosary of 95 beads for reciting the Greatest Name of God, Alláh-u-Abhá (God is the Most Glorious).
10. From Jalálu'd-Dín Rúmí, eminent Sufi mystic and poet (1207-73).
11. Mahmúd states that `Abdu'l-Bahá cited a poem of Háfiz which says, `Is there any relationship between piety and uprightness and hypocrisy?'
12. Three other sources indicate that the arrival of `Abdu'l-Bahá to America was on April 11, 1912: Balyuzi, `Abdu'l-Bahá, p. 172; Star of the West, vol. 3, no. 3, p. 3; and `Abdu'l-Bahá, Promulgation of Universal Peace, p. 3. It may be because the Muslim calendar begins and ends at sundown that April 11 was indicated by Mahmúd as April 10.
13. `Abdu'l-Bahá is reported to have said when He saw the Statue of Liberty, `There is the new world's symbol of liberty and freedom. After being forty years a prisoner I can tell you that freedom is not a matter of place. It is a condition. Unless one accept dire vicissitudes he will not attain. When one is released from the prison of self, that is indeed a release.' Star of the West, vol. 3, no. 3, p. 4.
14. When `Abdu'l-Bahá saw the New York City skyline He is reported to have said, `These are the minarets of Western World commerce and industry . . .' Star of the West, vol. 3, no. 3, p. 4.
15. Juliet Thompson records that Edward Kinney `was called to come on board the ship'. Although most of the Bahá'ís left the pier, Marjorie Morten, Rhoda Nichols and Juliet hid themselves to catch a glimpse of `Abdu'l-Bahá. Diary of Juliet Thompson, pp. 233-4.
16. For a transcript of `Abdu'l-Bahá's talk see Promulgation, pp. 3-4.
17. The events described here took place on Friday, April 12, 1912.
18. For a transcript of `Abdu'l-Bahá's talk see Promulgation, pp. 4-7.
19. For a transcript of `Abdu'l-Bahá's talk see Promulgation, pp. 7-9.
20. The events described here took place on Saturday, April 13, 1912.
21. At 141 East Twenty-first Street, New York. For a transcript of `Abdu'l-Bahá's talk see Promulgation, pp. 9-11.
22. The events described here took place on Monday, April 15, 1912.
23. For a transcript of this interview see Star of the West, vol. 3, no. 7, pp. 4-5.
24. For a transcript of this interview see Star of the West, vol. 4, no. 7, pp. 5-11.
25. According to Promulgation of Universal Peace, the talk at the home of Mountfort Mills was on April 15, 1912. For a transcript of `Abdu'l-Bahá's talk see Promulgation, pp. 16-18.
26. The sinking of the Titanic in the North Atlantic occurred on the night of April 14, 1912. The discrepancy in the date is no doubt due to the fact that Mahmúd assembled and wrote the diary months later, using notes he hastily took at the time.
27. At Fifth Avenue and Tenth Street, New York. For transcripts of `Abdu'l-Bahá's talk see Promulgation, pp. 11-13, and Star of the West, vol. 4, no. 1, pp. 7-8.
28. That is, they were awe-inspired. This is an allusion to a Persian proverb. When the iguana hunts flies, it sits on a rock facing the sun. In Persian, an iguana is called aftab parast, `sun worshipper'.
29. Union Meeting of Advanced Thought Centers, Carnegie Lyceum, West Fifty-Seventh Street, New York. For a transcript of `Abdu'l-Bahá's talk see Promulgation, pp. 14-16.
30. For a transcript of `Abdu'l-Bahá's talk see Promulgation, pp. 23-5.
31. For a transcript of `Abdu'l-Bahá's talk see Promulgation, pp. 25-9.
32. According to Promulgation, p. 32, `Abdu'l-Bahá's visit to the Bowery Mission in New York City was on April 19, 1912. For transcripts of `Abdu'l-Bahá's talk see Promulgation, pp. 32-4 and Star of the West, vol. 3, no. 7, pp. 11-12.
33. For a transcript of `Abdu'l-Bahá's talk see Promulgation, pp. 29-32.
34. The celebrated lover of ancient Persian and Arabian lore whose beloved was Laylí.
35. Joseph Hannen notes that `Receptions were held at the home of Mrs Parsons every afternoon at about 5:00 o'clock [sic], from Monday to Friday, inclusive'. Star of the West, vol. 3, no. 3, p. 7.
36. For a transcript of `Abdu'l-Bahá's talk see Promulgation, p. 35.
37. Located at Thirteenth and L Streets, Washington DC.
38. For another transcript of `Abdu'l-Bahá's talk see Promulgation, pp. 39-42.
39. `Abdu'l-Bahá's talk was at the home of Mr and Mrs Arthur J. Parsons, 1700 Eighteenth Street, NW, Washington DC. For a transcript see Promulgation, pp. 43-4.
40. Agnes Parsons states in her diary that this talk was given on April 23, 1912 at the Parsons's home and this is confirmed by Promulgation, pp. 46-8, which is a transcript of the talk. Mrs Parsons states: `From the Khan's we returned to this house where were found the place thronged. There were probably 250 people present, many standing. Abdul Baha [sic] spoke about the Titanic Disaster.' Hollinger, Agnes Parsons' Diary, p. 35.
41. This dinner party was held on April 22, 1912. Agnes Parsons states: `A Persian dinner, cooked by Mirza Sohrab, was served by Abdul Baha about 8 o'clock . . . Abdul Baha served and talked while the others ate.' Also at the dinner were Siyyid Asadu'lláh-i-Qumí, Ali Kuli Khan, Mírzá `Alí Akbar Khán, Dr Faríd, Edward Getsinger, Charles Mason Remey, Joseph Hannen, Ahmad Sohrab and Mírzá Mahmúd. Hollinger, Agnes Parsons' Diary, pp. 25-6. Marzieh Gail notes that `Mrs Parsons's house had a large ball-room that would seat around two hundred people, and a crowd of this size would be invited whenever He spoke in her home'. Gail, Arches of the Years, p. 80.
42. Howard University was founded in 1867 `to educate newly freed slaves' and was in 1912 `one of the foremost black universities in the country'. (Hollinger, Agnes Parsons' Diary, p. 29, note 42.) Allan Ward notes that `well over a thousand students, faculty members, administrators, and guests jammed Rankin Chapel'. (Ward, 239 Days, p. 40.)
43. For a transcript of `Abdu'l-Bahá's talk see Promulgation, pp. 44-6.
44. Joseph Hannen notes that `This was a most notable occasion, and here, as everywhere when both white and colored people were present, Abdul-Baha [sic] seemed happiest. The address was received with breathless attention . . .' Star of the West, vol. 3, no. 3, p. 7.
45. Ali Kuli Khan was the ChargÃ(c) d'Affaires for the Persian Legation. Agnes Parsons states that there were 19 people present at the luncheon apart from `Abdu'l-Bahá, including Ali Kuli Khan, his wife, Florence, and two children; `Mrs Breede ' (probably Alice Ives Breed, Florence Khan's mother), Mrs Severance, Helen Goodall, Ella Cooper, Miss A Dorr, Edward Getsinger, Dr Faríd, Ahmad Sohrab, Juliet Thompson, Louis Gregory, Charles Mason Remey and Agnes Parsons. (Hollinger, Agnes Parsons' Diary, p. 31.) It was at this luncheon that `Abdu'l-Bahá rearranged the seating, asking Louis Gregory to sit beside Him, although Mr Gregory had not been invited to the luncheon. (See Bahá'í World, vol. 12, p. 688.) For Juliet Thompson's account of this luncheon see Diary of Juliet Thompson, pp. 269-70.
46. Juliet Thompson describes this as a `reception' attended by the Turkish Ambassador Díyá Páshá, Admiral Peary and Alexander Graham Bell. (Diary of Juliet Thompson, pp. 270-3.) Agnes Parsons indicates that the Turkish Ambassador went on with the party to the Parsons home, where `Abdu'l-Bahá spoke again. (Hollinger, Agnes Parsons' Diary, p. 34). Promulgation, pp. 46-52, indicates that `Abdu'l-Bahá gave three talks on April 23, 1912: at Howard University, at the home of Mr and Mrs Arthur J. Parsons and at the Bethel Literary Society.
47. Promulgation, pp. 46-8, indicates that `Abdu'l-Bahá spoke about the tragedy of the sinking of the Titanic and the relationship between material and the spiritual worlds.
48. According to Mrs Parsons these were Mr and Mrs Arnault Belmont, Juliet Thompson and two Iranians. Hollinger, Agnes Parsons' Diary, pp. 35-6.
49. `Abdu'l-Bahá addressed the Bethel Literary Society at the Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Church, M Street, NW Washington DC. For a transcript of `Abdu'l-Bahá's talk see Promulgation, pp. 49-52. Joseph Hannen notes that `again the audience taxed the capacity of the edifice in which the meeting was held'. Star of the West, vol. 3, no. 3, p. 7.
50. This was held at Studio Hall, 1219 Connecticut Avenue, Washington DC. For a transcript of `Abdu'l-Bahá's talk see Promulgation, pp. 52-4. Joseph Hannen indicates that this was held in the afternoon, noting that it was `one of the most beautiful functions of the week': `. . . more than 100 children, with as many adults, parents and friends, gathered. Abdul-Baha [sic] received and embraced each child, seeming most happy in their presence, and then delivered a wonderful address. Abdul-Baha presented each child, before he left, with a gift. Star of the West, vol. 3, no. 3, p. 7.
51. `Abdu'l-Bahá also spoke at the Parsons's home later in the afternoon. For a transcript of His talk see Promulgation, pp. 54-6.
52. Zia Bagdadi in his diary wrote of this event, `In the evening, `Abdu'l-Bahá addressed the white and colored believers and their friends at the home of Mrs Dyer, a member of the colored race.' Bagdadi, ``Abdu'l-Bahá in America', Star of the West, vol. 19, no. 3, p. 89.
53. Alan Ward indicates that `Abdu'l-Bahá took a streetcar to the Mr Bell's home. Ward, 239 Days, p. 43.
54. This passage was translated by Shoghi Effendi. See God Passes By, p. 293.
55. He was not the Ambassador but the ChargÃ(c) d'Affaires.
56. `Abdu'l-Bahá spoke to the Theosophical Society at the Parsons's home at 10:30 in the morning. For a transcript of this talk see Promulgation, pp. 58-60 and Star of the West, vol. 3, no. 3, pp. 22-3. Agnes Parsons notes that `Abdu'l-Bahá `addressed a small group of Theosophists in my large room. I have invited them here to save Abdul Baha having to go out so much. The Theosophists had asked Him to speak to them.' Hollinger, Agnes Parsons' Diary, p. 46. 57. That is, the Parsons's home. For a transcript of `Abdu'l-Bahá's talk see Promulgation, pp. 61-4 and Star of the West, vol. 3, no. 5, pp. 7-8. Agnes Parsons notes that the meeting took place in her `large room', which was `thoroughly filled'. Hollinger, Agnes Parsons' Diary, p. 47.
58. Agnes Parsons indicates that those at the dinner were `the Ambassador, his son, his son's wife, his daughter, Mirza and Mme. Khan, Dr and Mrs Williams, Dr Fareed, the two visiting Persians, the Persian Secretary, Mr Parsons and myself.' (Hollinger, Agnes Parsons' Diary, p. 47.) `Roses had been piled along the tables and formed a mound in the center where `Abdu'l-Bahá and Díyá Páshá sat.' (Ward, 239 Days, p. 44.)
59. Theodore Roosevelt visited `Abdu'l-Bahá at the Parsons's home on April 25, after the reception at the Turkish Embassy. He was not President at this time.
60. Agnes Parsons states that `Abdu'l-Bahá spoke to the Woman's Alliance (Hollinger, Agnes Parsons' Diary, p. 50); the subject was the equal rights of men and women. Allan Ward confirms this, saying that `Abdu'l-Bahá `addressed the ladies of President Taft's All Saints Unitarian Church; the room was completely filled'. (Ward, 239 Days, p. 45.)
61. Agnes Parsons indicates that the meeting began at quarter to five in the afternoon and was held in the large room. `It was filled with people eager to hear His last talk at our house. His subject was the Human and Divine Spirit in Man. He made a little farewell talk also, expressing His gratitude and happiness and added an admonition to all who had heard the Spiritual teachings to endeavor to gain something from them.' Hollinger, Agnes Parsons' Diary, p. 51.
62. This was the Continental Hall, the `public hall of the Daughters of the American Revolution', `perhaps the most prestigious meeting place in Washington, at the time'. (Hollinger, Agnes Parsons' Diary, pp. 51-2, note 73.) Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor; Benjamin Trueblood, secretary of the American Peace Society; and A. C. Monohon of the United States Bureau of Education shared the platform with `Abdu'l-Bahá.
63. Secretary of the United States Treasury, Lee McClung. Allan Ward says that `Abdu'l-Bahá had breakfast with Mr McClung (Ward, 239 Days, p. 44). Juliet Thompson later asked Mr McClung how `Abdu'l-Bahá had impressed him. She wrote, `A shy look came into his face, and Mr McClung is anything but shy. "Well, I felt as though I was in the presence of one of the great old Prophets: Elijah, Isaiah, Moses. No, it was more than that! Christ . . . no -- now I have it! He seemed to me my Divine Father."' (Diary of Juliet Thompson, p. 280.)
64. Agnes Parsons says: `I went down at 9:30 P.M. and found everything looking very lovely. I had arranged for Abdul Baha to sit on the large sofa in the south eastern corner of the library, but others took possession of it and as I had to receive, I haven't yet heard in detail the way and where the people were presented to Him.' Hollinger, Agnes Parsons' Diary, p. 54.
65. Admiral Peary had attended the reception at Ali Kuli Khan's on 23 April. On that occasion `Abdu'l-Bahá had told the Admiral, in the words of Juliet Thompson, that `for a very long time the world had been much concerned about the North Pole, where it was and what was to found there. Now he, Admiral Peary, had discovered it and that nothing was to [be] found there; and so, in forever relieving the public mind, he had rendered a great service.' Diary of Juliet Thompson, pp. 272-3.
66. Edward Alfred Mitchell Innes was not the ambassador but rather an employee of the British Embassy in Washington DC. Agnes Parsons was present during the interview and remembers `Abdu'l-Bahá saying, `A man who has been injured should not retaliate -- but that the Law should carry out retribution. In its doing so, there is not the spirit of revenge, for this that the Law does is for the safety of the Body Politic.' Hollinger, Agnes Parsons' Diary, p. 57.
67. Agnes Parsons states that she and Dr Fareed travelled with `Abdu'l-Bahá in His carriage to the station. Others at the station included the Turkish Ambassador and his son, Ali Kuli Khan and Mme Khan, Mírzá Sohrab, Charles Mason Remey, Mrs Belmont and Leona Barnitz. Hollinger, Agnes Parsons' Diary, p. 58.
68. This may be a reference to the Síyáh-Chál (the Black Pit) in Tihrán where Bahá'u'lláh was imprisoned for eight months in 1852; to His banishment to Adrianople, `this remote prison'; or to His exile in 1868 to the prison city of `Akká.
69. Allan Ward records that the Chicago Daily News reported `Abdu'l-Bahá missing in its April 29 edition. `In the Corinthian hall in the Masonic Temple building 170 delegates attending the Bahai [sic] convention waited for the leader of the movement.' (Cited in Ward. 239 Days, p. 47.) `The delegates expected `Abdu'l-Bahá to arrive in Chicago early on the twenty-ninth and "passed an anxious morning and afternoon meeting inward-bound trains".' (Whitmore, Dawning Place, p. 57.)
70. The part of European Turkey where Adrianople (Edirne) is situated. At the time it was under the rule of the Ottoman Empire.
71. Jane Addams, a sociologist and vice president of the National American Woman Suffrage Association, founded Hull House, one of the earliest community centers, in Chicago in 1889. For transcripts of `Abdu'l-Bahá's talk at Hull House see Promulgation, pp. 67-9 and `Wisdom Talks of Abdul-Baha', Star of the West, supplement to vol. 3, no. 3.
72. `Abdu'l-Bahá spoke at the Fourth Annual Conference of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. For transcripts of His talk see Promulgation, pp. 69-70 and `Wisdom-Talks of Abdul-Baha', Star of the West, supplement to vol. 3, no. 3.
73. `Abdu'l-Bahá addressed the final session of the Convention held at Drill Hall, Masonic Temple. For transcripts of the talk see Promulgation, pp. 65-7 and `Wisdom-Talks of Abdul-Baha', Star of the West, supplement to vol. 3, no. 3.
74. Dawning-place of the praises or remembrances or mention of God. Generally, this term refers to the Bahá'í House of Worship or Temple and the dependencies clustered around it. (Momen, Dictionary, p. 148.) For accounts of `Abdu'l-Bahá's visit to the Temple site in Wilmette see Whitmore, Dawning Place, pp. 60-5 and Star of the West, vol. 3, no. 4, pp. 5-6.
75. For transcripts of `Abdu'l-Bahá's talk see Promulgation, pp. 71-2, `Wisdom-Talks of Abdul-Baha', Star of the West, supplement to vol. 3, no. 3 and Star of the West, vol. 5, no, 16, p. 250.
76. Honore Jaxon reported: `Abdul-Baha [sic] next called for the implements necessitated by the gravelly nature of the soil, and in response there was brought to him first an axe and then a shovel. With these tool of every-day life of the workers of the world, Abdul-Baha and friends from every race present, excavated a resting place for a stone . . .' Star of the West, vol. 3, no. 4, p. 6.
77. Pársís are Zoroastrian Persians who emigrated to India after the Arab Conquest of Iran.
78. `Abdu'l-Bahá said as He set the stone in the ground, `The Temple is already built.' Cited in Whitmore, Dawning Place, p. 65.
79. There does not appear to be a transcript of this talk in the English accounts, if indeed `Abdu'l-Bahá gave it.
80. For transcripts of `Abdu'l-Bahá's talk see Promulgation, pp. 74-7 and Star of the West, vol. 3, no. 4, pp. 12-14.
81. From Mahmúd's description, this appears to be the talk delivered at the Plaza Hotel on 2 May, transcripts of which can be found in Promulgation, pp. 79-83 and in Star of the West, vol. 3, no. 4, pp. 15-17. There is no indication that this was given to Unitarians.
82. This talk was given the following day, May 4, 1912. For a transcript of the talk see Promulgation, pp. 87-91.
83. According to Promulgation, `Abdu'l-Bahá went to this church at 935 East Fiftieth Street on May 5, which is supported by other sources (Ward, 239 Days, pp. 55-6; Star of the West, vol. 3, no. 4, p. 22). Balyuzi states that the talk was given on May 4 (Balyuzi, `Abdu'l-Bahá, p. 188). For transcripts of the talk see Promulgation, pp. 93-6 and Star of the West, vol. 3, no. 4, pp. 22-4.
84. This was perhaps a visit to the grave of Corinne True's son Davis, who died shortly after `Abdu'l-Bahá's arrival in Chicago. Rutstein, Corinne True, p. 103.
85. According to Promulgation, `Abdu'l-Bahá's talk took place on May 5. Allan Ward confirms this, adding that `The meeting was held, since the congregation had no building of its own, at the Abraham Lincoln Center at 700 East Oakwood, a building with a seating capacity of seven hundred.' (Ward, 239 Days, pp. 56-7.) For transcripts of `Abdu'l-Bahá's talk see Promulgation, pp. 97-100 and Star of the West, vol. 3, no. 4, pp. 24-7.
86. According to Allan Ward, `Abdu'l-Bahá had `especially invited the children to be brought to the Large Parlour. He talked to each one of them, held them in His lap, embracing and kissing them, whispering in their ears.' (Ward, 239 Days, p. 55.) For an account of `Abdu'l-Bahá's meeting with the children see Star of the West, vol. 3, no. 7, pp. 6-7. For other translations of `Abdu'l-Bahá's talk see Promulgation, pp. 91-3 and Star of the West, vol. 3, no. 4, p. 22.
87. `Abdu'l-Bahá's train arrived in Cleveland at 4:00 p.m. Ward, 239 Days, p. 60.
88. For an account of `Abdu'l-Bahá's visit and a transcription of His talk see Star of the West, vol. 3, no. 6, pp. 5-6. A different translation can be found in Promulgation, pp. 104. Both accounts indicate that `Abdu'l-Bahá's talk was given at Dr Swingle's sanatorium, 8203 Wade Park Ave. N.E.
89. For transcripts of `Abdu'l-Bahá's talk see Promulgation, pp. 101-3 and Star of the West, vol. 3, no. 4, pp. 29-32.
90. For transcripts of`Abdu'l-Bahá's talk see Promulgation, pp. 105-10 and Star of the West, vol. 3, no. 6, pp. 2-8.
91. Agnes Parsons states that Ali Kuli Khan and his wife, Mr and Mrs Hippolyte Dreyfus-Barney, Ahmad Sohrab, Joseph and Pauline Hannen and herself were at the train station to meet `Abdu'l-Bahá. Hollinger, Agnes Parsons' Diary, p. 61.
92. The apartment belonged to the family of William P. Ripley, who temporarily vacated it for `Abdu'l-Bahá and His party. Mrs Parsons gives the address as 1336 Harvard Street N.W. (Hollinger, Agnes Parsons' Diary, p. 59, note 80.) According to Allan Ward, the address was 1340 Harvard Street. (Ward, 239 Days, p. 64.)
93. Agnes Parsons notes that `Abdu'l-Bahá `had a ten o'clock dinner at Mrs Hemmick's'. Hollinger, Agnes Parsons' Diary, p. 65.
94. Agnes Parsons notes that the carriage to take `Abdu'l-Bahá to the railway station did not reach His apartment in time, so `Abdu'l-Bahá missed the train. Hollinger, Agnes Parsons' Diary, p. 66.
95. Hudson Apartment House, 227 Riverside Drive, New York, overlooking the Hudson River. Juliet Thompson notes: `A few of us gathered in His rooms to prepare them for Him and fill the room with flowers; then to wait for His arrival: May Maxwell, Lua Getsinger, Carrie Kinney, Kate Ives, Grace Robarts, and I. Mr Mills and Mr Woodcock were waiting too . . . His flat is on one of the top stories, so that its windows frame the sky.' Diary of Juliet Thompson, p. 282.
96. Theodore Roosevelt was president from 1901 to 1909; William Howard Taft was president during the period of `Abdu'l-Bahá's visit to the United States.
97. For other transcripts of `Abdu'l-Bahá's talk see Promulgation, pp. 111-13 and Star of the West, vol. 3, no. 10, pp. 11-13.
98. See Diary of Juliet Thompson, p. 284 for a description of this event.
99. For the stenographic notes of this address taken by E. Foster see Star of the West, vol. 3, no. pp. 12-13.
100. For transcripts of `Abdu'l-Bahá's talk see Promulgation, pp. 113-16 and Star of the West, vol. 3, no. 7, pp. 13-14.
101. `Ayn-`Ayn = `Abdu'l-Bahá `Abbás.
102. Meeting of the International Peace Forum held at the Grace Methodist Episcopal Church, West 104th Street, New York.
103. For another transcript of `Abdu'l-Bahá's talk see Promulgation, pp. 116-22.
104. This meeting was held at the Hotel Astor, New York. For transcripts of `Abdu'l-Bahá's talk see Promulgation, pp. 123-6 and Star of the West, vol. 3, no. 8, pp. 14-15. For transcripts of the other speeches made on this occasion see Star of the West, pp. 10-14.
105. A four-wheel carriage with a top divided into two sections that can be let down, thrown back or removed, with a raised seat outside for the driver.
106. The night before `Abdu'l-Bahá left Lake Mohonk, He gave Dr Zia Bagdadi the key to His New York apartment, requesting him to bring back a Persian rug by 10:00 a.m. the following day. Since no trains ran at night, Dr Bagdadi jumped on the caboose of a moving train heading for New York. He collected the rug, caught an early morning train back to Lake Mohonk, hitched a ride with the mail carrier and arrived back at the conference site at 10:00 a.m., just as `Abdu'l-Bahá was shaking hands with Mr Smiley in farewell. See Ward, 239 Days, pp. 68-9.
107. Promulgation, pp. 126-9 and Star of the West, vol. 3, no. 9, pp. 9-12 indicate that this talk was given on Sunday, May 19, 1912.
108. For Ives's account of `Abdu'l-Bahá's talk at his church see Portals to Freedom, pp. 80-7. Ives notes that `it was one of the briefest of `Abdu'l-Bahá's public talks (p. 87). He further comments, `To me `Abdu'l-Bahá's talk in the Brother Church and the address before the Unitarian Conference in Boston marked a new phase in my spiritual journey from self to God' (p. 90).
109. The Woman's Suffrage Meeting was held at the Metropolitan Temple, Seventh Avenue and Fourteenth Street, New York. For transcripts of `Abdu'l-Bahá's talk see Promulgation, pp. 133-7 and Star of the West, vol. 3, no. 8, pp. 15-20.
110. For an account of this day see Diary of Juliet Thompson, pp. 288-93.
111. The name is unclear in the original. It could be read Blake.
112. It was `Abdu'l-Bahá's sixty-eighth birthday. He was born on May 23, 1844, the same date and year as the Declaration of the Báb.
113. For another account of this event see Gail, Arches of the Years, p. 89.
114. Also called the Unitarian Conference, held at Ford Hall, Boston. For a transcript of the talk see Promulgation, pp. 140-3.
115. For a transcript of `Abdu'l-Bahá's talk and prayer see Promulgation, pp. 143-6.
116. For transcripts of `Abdu'l-Bahá's talk see Promulgation, pp. 147-50 and Star of the West, vol. 3, no. 8, pp. 20-2. For another account of the evening see Diary of Juliet Thompson, p. 296.
117. For transcripts of `Abdu'l-Bahá's talk, see Promulgation, pp. 150-3, and Star of the West, vol. 3, no. 7, pp. 14-21, both of which state that the talk took place on May 28.
118. For another transcript of `Abdu'l-Bahá's talk see Star of the West, vol. 3, no. 7, p. 21.
119. The events described here took place on Thursday, May 30, 1912.
120. For transcripts of this talk see Promulgation, pp. 156-60 and Star of the West. vol. 4, no. 3, pp. 55-8.
121. Hoar's Sanitorium was located in Fanwood, New Jersey.
122. For a transcript of the talk given at the Fanwood Town Hall see Promulgation, pp. 161-3.
123. For other transcripts of the talk of `Abdu'l-Bahá see Promulgation, pp. 163-71, Star of the West, vol. 3, no. 10, pp. 24-9 and Star of the West, vol. 5, no. 16, pp. 246-50.
124. The events described here took place on Tuesday, June 4, 1912.
125. For transcripts of `Abdu'l-Bahá's answers to questions put to Him see Star of the West, vol. 7, no. 9, pp. 77-84.
126. Ashrafi, Persian gold coins (about 22 to 24 carats, weighing approximately 9 to 12 grams).
127. The house at 309 West 78th Street belonged to Mrs Champney.
128. This is in reference to Amín'u'lláh Faríd who often solicited money and gifts in the name of `Abdu'l-Bahá despite the Master's explicit instructions to the contrary. Faríd later, owing to his further disobedience to `Abdu'l-Bahá, was declared a Covenant-Breaker. See Smith, `The American Bahá'í Community', Studies in Bábí and Bahá'í History, pp. 188-9.
129. Balyuzi notes that this was on Saturday, 8 June 1912. See Balyuzi, `Abdu'l-Bahá, p. 209.
130. For transcripts of `Abdu'l-Bahá's talks in Philadelphia and an account of His visit there, see Promulgation, pp. 172-82, Star of the West, vol. 5, no. 6, pp. 83-90 and Star of the West, vol. 5, no. 7, pp. 99-106.
131. One was the Unitarian Church at 15th Street and Girard Avenue and the other the Baptist Temple, at Broad and Berks Streets, Philadelphia. According to Promulgation, both meetings took place on June 9, 1912. For a transcript of `Abdu'l-Bahá talk at the Unitarian Church see Promulgation, pp. 172-6; for a transcript of the talk at the Baptist Temple see Promulgation, pp. 176-82.
132. According to Balyuzi and Ward, the events recorded here took place on Monday, June 10, 1912. See Balyuzi, `Abdu'l-Bahá, p. 211 and Ward, 239 Days, p. 88.
133. Bahá'u'lláh, Kitáb-i-Aqdas, para. 53 (translated by Shoghi Effendi).
134. The events described probably took place on Tuesday, June 11, 1912.
135. For transcripts of `Abdu'l-Bahá's talks given on June 11, 1912 see Promulgation, pp. 183-7 and Star of the West, vol. 4, no. 6, pp. 99-101.
136. The events described probably took place on Wednesday, June 12, 1912.
137. For a transcript of one of `Abdu'l-Bahá's talks given on June 12, 1912 see Promulgation, pp. 187-9.
138. The events described probably took place on Thursday, June 13, 1912. See Ward, 239 Days, p. 90.
139. The events described probably took place on Friday, June 14 or Saturday, June 15, 1912.
140. Sultan of Turkey, from 1876 until he was deposed in 1909.
141. A commission sent by the Ottoman government to investigate charges leveled against `Abdu'l-Bahá by violators of the Covenant. See Balyuzi, 'Abdu'l-Bahá, pp. 112-25.
142. This talk was given at 309 West Seventy-eighth Street, New York, on June 15, not June 13. For a transcript of the talk see Promulgation, pp. 189-90.
143. The events described probably took place on Saturday, June 15, 1912.
144. A believer mentioned in `Abdu'l-Bahá's Memorials of the Faithful, pp. 54-7.
145. A quotation from the poet Rúmí.
146. The events described here took place on Sunday, June 16, 1912.
147. This meeting took place at the Fourth Unitarian Church, Beverly Road, Flatbush, Brooklyn. For transcripts of `Abdu'l-Bahá's talk see Promulgation, pp. 190-4 and Star of the West, vol. 3, no. 10, pp. 30-2.
148. For translations of the prayer see Promulgation, pp. 193 and Star of the West, vol. 3, no. 10, p. 32.
149. For `Abdu'l-Bahá's address to the Sunday school children see Promulgation, pp. 193-4 and Star of the West, vol. 3, no. 10, p. 32.
150. 935 Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn. For transcripts of `Abdu'l-Bahá's talk see Promulgation, pp. 194-7 and Star of the West, vol. 3, no. 10. pp. 17-19.
151. The Central Congregational Church, Hancock Street, Brooklyn. For transcripts of `Abdu'l-Bahá's talk see Promulgation, pp. 197-203 and Star of the West, vol. 3, no. 10, pp. 19-22.
152. The events described here took place on Monday, June 17, 1912.
153. Although not identified, this is most likely Mírzá Valí'u'lláh Khán-i-Varqá.
154. The events described took place on Tuesday, June 18, 1912.
155. For another description of this event see Star of the West, vol. 3, no. 10, pp. 2-4.
156. The events described here took place on Wednesday, June 19, 1912. Although not mentioned by Mírzá Mahmúd, June 19 was the day `Abdu'l-Bahá designated New York the City of the Covenant. See Balyuzi, `Abdu'l-Bahá, p. 220 and Diary of Juliet Thompson, pp. 311-16.
157. Also known as the Súriy-i-Ghusn, it was revealed by Bahá'u'lláh while in Adrianople. See Shoghi Effendi, God Passes By, p. 242.
158. Those following Mírzá Yahyá, also known as Subh-i-Azal, the half-brother of Bahá'u'lláh who claimed to be the successor of the Báb.
159. A believer who had been exiled with Bahá'u'lláh to `Akká.
160. The events described here took place on Thursday, June 20, 1912. See Balyuzi, `Abdu'l-Bahá, p. 221 and Diary of Juliet Thompson, p. 317.
161. For transcripts of `Abdu'l-Bahá's talk see Promulgation, pp. 206-9 and Star of the West, vol. 3, no. 10, pp. 23-4.
162. The events described here took place on Friday, June 21, 1912. See Balyuzi, `Abdu'l-Bahá, p. 221 and Diary of Juliet Thompson, pp. 317-21.
163. The events described here took place on Saturday, June 22, 1912.
164. The events described here took place on Sunday, June 23, 1912.
165. Mírzá Asadu'lláh of Khuy, on whom the Báb conferred the designation `Dayyán' (lit. `conqueror' or `judge'). After the martyrdom of the Báb, a number of His followers turned to Dayyán for guidance. He went to the length of claiming to be `He Whom God shall make manifest' but after meeting Bahá'u'lláh in Iraq, he retracted the claim. Mírzá Yahyá caused `the murder of Dayyán, whom he feared and envied'. See Shoghi Effendi, God Passes By, p. 165.
166. For details of `Abdu'l-Vahháb, see the chapter entitled `The Story of a Shírází Youth' in Balyuzi, King of Glory, pp. 94-8.
167. Juliet Thompson relates in her diary: `The Master's whole aspect suddenly changed. It was as though the spirit of the martyr had entered into Him. With that God-like head erect, snapping His fingers high in the air, beating out a drumlike rhythm with His foot till we could hardly endure the vibrations set up, He triumphantly sang "The Martyr's Song".

`I have come again, I have come again,
By way of Shíráz I have come again!
With the wine cup in My hand!
Such is the madness of Love!'

168. For a transcript of `Abdu'l-Bahá's talk see Promulgation, pp. 210-13.
169. The events described here took place on Wednesday, June 26, 1912. See Ward, 239 Days, p. 100.
170. This visit to Newark took place on Thursday, June 27. See Ward, 239 Days, p. 100.
171. A Persian hat, brimless, of lambskin or felt, long worn by government officials, civilians, etc. The term `hatted' refers to laymen while `turbaned' indicates the clergy or learned class. Gail, Bahá'í Glossary, p. 27.
172. A `para' was the smallest denomination of currency of the Ottoman Empire in the 1860s.
173. A reference to Bahá'u'lláh's withdrawal in April 1854 from Baghdád to Sulaymáníyyih, a small town about 200 miles away in Kurdistán, where He resided until March 1856. See Balyuzi, King of Glory, pp. 115-22.
174. `O God, He Who is invoked.' The cycle of every Divine Dispensation. Specifically, the time of Mustagháth is the day of the Latter Resurrection, i.e. the Advent of Bahá'u'lláh. Gail, Bahá'í Glossary, p. 37. See also Bahá'u'lláh, Kitáb-i-Ã?qán, pp. 229, 248.
175. He was the sole companion of Bahá'u'lláh in Sulaymáníyyih. He was set upon by highwaymen or frontier patrols and was mortally wounded. When found near death, he gave his name and bequeathed all his possessions to Darvísh Muhammad-i-Ã?rání, the name Bahá'u'lláh had assumed. See Balyuzi, King of Glory, pp. 116-17.
176. The events described here took place on Saturday, June 29, 1912.
177. Roy Wilhelm's home, the venue of the Unity Feast, marks the only public memorial which the American Bahá'ís have been permitted to construct in observance of `Abdu'l-Bahá's North American journeys. For another account of this event, see Diary of Juliet Thompson, pp. 322-5.
178. For transcripts of `Abdu'l-Bahá's talk at the Unity Feast see Promulgation, pp. 213-15 and Star of the West, vol. 3, no. 8, pp. 16-18.
179. The events described here took place on Sunday, June 30, 1912.
180. Mr Topakyan, the Persian Consul General, resided in Morristown, New Jersey. For pictures of this event see Star of the West, vol. 3, no. 11, pp. 8-9.
181. The events described here took place on Monday, July 1, 1912.
182. During His stay in New York, `Abdu'l-Bahá resided at 309 West 78th Street.
183. For transcripts of `Abdu'l-Bahá's talks on July 1, 1912 see Promulgation, pp. 216-18 and Star of the West, vol. 4, no. 6, pp. 102-3.
184. The events described here took place on Tuesday, July 2, 1912.
185. For transcripts of `Abdu'l-Bahá's talks on 1 July see Promulgation, pp. 216-17 and 218.
186. The events described here took place on Wednesday, July 3, 1912.
187. The events described here took place on Thursday, July 4, 1912.
188. Juliet Thompson records that

On the fourth of July, Mamma had her birthday dinner with the Master. He was so sweet to her . . . When we sat with Him after dinner, He spoke of tests. `Even the sword,' He said, `is no test to the Persian believers. They are given a chance to recant; they cry out instead: "Yá Bahá'u'l-Abhá!" Then the sword is raised,' -- He shot out His arm as though brandishing a sword -- `they cry out all the more "Yá Bahá'u'l-Abhá". But some of the people here are tested if I don't say "How do you do?"' Diary of Juliet Thompson, pp. 326-7.
189. It is not clear on what day the events described here took place.
190. The Natural History Museum. For an account of this excursion see Diary of Juliet Thompson, p. 329-32.
191. For transcripts of `Abdu'l-Bahá's two talks see Promulgation, pp. 218-25, Star of the West, vol. 3, no. 11, pp. 6-10 and Star of the West, vol. 4, no. 5, pp. 87-90.
192. For transcripts of `Abdu'l-Bahá's talk see Promulgation, pp. 225-8 and Star of the West. vol. 3, no. 11, pp. 10-12.
193. `Abdu'l-Bahá had asked Lua Getsinger to go to California to proclaim the Covenant. Juliet Thompson relates that as Lua was eager to remain with the Master, she delayed going and, in order to prevent her departure, had deliberately walked through some poison ivy during the Unity Feast at Roy Wilhelm's house, which made her feet swell. Lua said to Juliet Thompson, `Look at me, Julie. Look at my feet. Oh, please go right back to the Master and tell Him about them and say: "How can Lua travel now?"'

I did it, returned to the Master's house, found Him in His room and put Lua's question to Him. He laughed, then crossed the room to a table on which stood a bowl of fruit, and, selecting an apple and a pomegranate, gave them to me.
194. It has not been possible to identify either Siyyid `Abdu'lláh's work or Mírzá Abu'l-Fadl's refutation of it. Mírzá Abu'l-Fadl's The Brilliant Proof, published in 1912 to refute the criticisms of the Christian missionary Peter Z. Easton, does not contain the passages cited.
195. Naisan is the name of a Hebrew month. It had been used in the ancient Egyptian calendar and was still in use in 1912. It originated in Babylonia before its adoption by other civilizations.
196. The guinea was one pound sterling and one shilling. In 1912 the equivalent of 1,000 guineas was approximately $16,000.
197. O Ye Peoples of the World!
Know, verily, that an unforeseen calamity followeth you, and grievous retribution awaiteth you. Think not that which ye have committed hath been effaced in My sight. By My beauty! All your doings hath My pen graven with open characters upon tablets of chrysolite. Bahá'u'lláh, Hidden Words, Persian no. 63.
198. The events described here took place on Friday, July 12, 1912.
199. For Juliet Thompson's description of Percy Grant's meeting with `Abdu'l-Bahá and the meeting at her home see Diary of Juliet Thompson, pp. 339-46.
200. The events described here took place on Sunday, July 14, 1912.
201. For transcripts of `Abdu'l-Bahá's talk at the All Souls' Unitarian Church, Fourth Avenue and Twentieth Street on July 14 see Promulgation, pp. 228-35 and Star of the West, vol. 3, no. 11, pp. 12-16.
202. The events described here took place on Monday, July 15, 1912.
203. For a transcript of `Abdu'l-Bahá's talk at the Krugs' home see Promulgation, pp. 236-7. The text of this talk differs from the overview of it provided by Mahmúd.
204. The events described here took place on Wednesday, July 17, 1912.
205. There are several accounts of this wedding. In her obituary of Grace Ober, Mabel Rice-Wray Ives writes:

During the months of `Abdu'l-Bahá's stay in America in 1912 Mrs Ober (Grace Robarts) had the honor of being indeed the `servant' in His home in whatever city He was staying. He chose her to go ahead and secure an apartment for Him and have it in readiness upon His arrival. Then she would care for His home as a housekeeper and hostess while He and His secretaries and those Persians who had the privilege of serving Him in various capacities, remained there. She kept the home immaculate, and always ready for the constant stream of guests from morning to night, Bahá'ís and inquirers and souls in difficulty to whom `Abdu'l-Bahá was always a loving Father. It was during one of the New York City visits of `Abdu'l-Bahá that He suggested her marriage to Harlan Ober. Gaining the consent of these two devoted believers, who in His consummate wisdom He had drawn together, He, on the following day, July 17, 1912, married them in the morning according to the Bahá'í marriage.

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Juliet Thompson writes in her diary:

In the evening I returned from a wedding, Grace Robarts' and Harlan Ober's, where the Master, for me, as well as for the bride and bridegroom, turned the water of life into wine.

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Howard Colby Ives provides a long account of the wedding and discusses the nature of Bahá'í marriage (see Ives, Portals to Freedom, pp. 92-113). Here he describes the Master at the ceremony:

After the simple wedding ceremony and the bride and groom had resumed their seats, `Abdu'l-Bahá rose. His cream-colored `abá fell in graceful folds to His feet. Upon His head he wore a tarboosh, or fez, of the same color, beneath which His long white hair fell almost to His shoulders. Most impressive of all His impressive aspects were His eyes. Blue they were but so changing with His mood! Now gentle and appealing, now holding a deep, tranquil lambent repose as though gazing upon scenes of glory far removed.

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For another account of the wedding see Star of the West, vol. 3, no. 12, pp. 14-15.
206. The events described here took place on Thursday, July, 18, 1912.
207. The events described here took place on Friday, July, 19, 1912.
208. Mentioned in the Dawn-Breakers, chapter 5.
209. A doctor of Islamic law, who has authority to interpret and issue judgments.
210. Known as Shaykh Hindí, a poet from India.
211. Martha Root was among those in the audience that evening and was so taken by `Abdu'l-Bahá's account of the martyrdom of Varqá and his son Rúhu'lláh that she later wrote her own moving account of the Varqá family, `White Roses of Persia'. See Garis, Martha Root, pp. 53-4.
212. The events described here took place on Sunday, July 21, 1912.
213. It is customary in the East to show one's highest respect to a guest by apologizing for the lack of any service rendered.
214. A ruler of Egypt from 1867 to 1914, governing as a viceroy of the Sultan of Turkey.
215. For transcripts of `Abdu'l-Bahá's talk see Promulgation, pp. 238-9 and Star of the West, vol. 4, no. 7, p. 122.
216. `Abdu'l-Bahá spoke to the Theosophical Society at The Kensington, Exeter and Boylston Streets, Boston. For a transcript of His talk see Promulgation, pp. 239-43.
217. For transcripts of this brief address see Promulgation, pp. 244 and Star of the West, vol. 7, no. 12, p. 116.
218. Yá Rasúl'u'lláh, an invocation of Muslims to the Prophet Muhammad.
219. For other accounts of `Abdu'l-Bahá's visit to Dublin see Hollinger, Agnes Parsons' Diary, pp. 69-124 and Ives, Portals to Freedom, pp. 114-31.
220. Muslim clergymen, doctors of religion, by whose decisions Muslim life is regulated.
221. Bahá'u'lláh's Tablet to the Shah of Persia, dispatched from `Akká, and His lengthiest to any single sovereign. The Shah put its bearer, Badí`, to death.
222. Muhammad `Alí Mírzá succeeded Muzaffaru'd-Dín Sháh to the throne of the Qájár dynasty in 1907 and abdicated in 1909.
223. From a Persian proverb, equivalent to `home is where the heart is'.
224. For an account of the visit of the Bahá'ís to Dublin see Star of the West, vol. 3, no. 11, pp. 3-6.
225. It is possible that the events described as taking place on this date took place at some other time, as Joseph Hannen had provided transcripts of two talks `Abdu'l-Bahá gave in Dublin, one `at `Abdu'l-Bahá's house, Dublin, Wednesday morning, July 31st' and the other `at 9:30 a.m., July 31st, `Abdu'l-Bahá, on the veranda of His house'. (Star of the West, vol. 3, no. 11, pp. 4-6.) See also the entry in the diary of Agnes Parsons for Wednesday, July 31. (Hollinger, Agnes Parsons' Diary, pp. 85-8.) Mrs Parsons's diary suggests that the date of the visit to the summer school was August 1; however, there are two entries for August 1 in her diary (pp. 88-91).
226. Shoghi Effendi describes this incident:

Even in the city of `Ishqabád the newly established Shí'ah community, envious of the rising prestige of the followers of Bahá'u'lláh who were living in their midst, instigated two ruffians to assault the seventy-year old Hájí Muhammad-Ridáy-i-Isfahání, whom, in broad day and in the midst of the bazaar, they stabbed in no less than thirty-two places, exposing his liver, lacerating his stomach and tearing open his breast. A military court dispatched by the Czar to `Ishqabád established, after prolonged investigation, the guilt of the Shí'ahs, sentencing two to death and banishing six others -- a sentence which neither Násiri'd-Dín Sháh, nor the `ulamás of Tihrán, of Mashhad and of Tabríz, who were appealed to, could mitigate, but which the representatives of the aggrieved community, through their magnanimous intercession which greatly surprised the Russian authorities, succeeded in having commuted to a lighter punishment. Shoghi Effendi, God Passes By, pp. 202-3.
227. The events described here took place on Sunday, August 4, 1912. See Hollinger, Agnes Parsons' Diary, p. 94.
228. The author says, `shaghul ghamar' (an impossible act).
229. `Abdu'l-Bahá's half-brother, the archbreaker of Bahá'u'lláh's Covenant. See God Passes By, pp. 246, 249.
230. A notorious enemy of the Faith. See God Passes By, p. 146.
231. A comprehensive study of Islamic theology by Shaykh Ibn al-`Arabí, one of the most influential Sufi thinkers, much quoted by the `ulamá. The work contains a full exposition of Sufi doctrine. `Conquests' in a mystical context carries no military connotations but implies the opening of the heart to knowledge and understanding.
232. `Abdu'l-Bahá spoke at the Dublin Inn on August 5, 1912. For transcripts of His talk see Promulgation, pp. 245-7 and Star of the West, vol. 3, no. 18, pp. 4-6.
233. This is possibly the talk recorded in Promulgation, pp. 247-52 and Star of the West, vol. 3, no. 18, pp. 6-10.
234. Before `Abdu'l-Bahá went to the church He spoke with Howard Colby Ives. See Ives, Portals to Freedom, pp. 120-8.
235. A famous 14th-century Persian musician poet.
236. Herat is present-day Kabul in Afghanistan. Bokhara is an ancient city of Persia, now a part of Russian Turkistan in the Uzbek Republic.
237. The river of Múliyán, near Bokhara.
238. Rúdakí, as translated by Edward G. Browne. See A Literary History of Persia, vol. 1, p. 16.
239. Sa`dí, the great 13th-century Persian poet, famous in the West for his `Gulistan' or `Rose Garden'.
240. A Persian Bahá'í woman, the first Persian woman to travel in the United States.
241. A Persian expression denoting one who passes round the wine cup at joyful gatherings.
242. For an account of `Abdu'l-Bahá's arrival at Green Acre see Star of the West, vol. 3, no. 15, pp. 3-4. H. M. Balyuzi writes:

Green Acre, an estate of nearly two hundred acres, lies on the banks of the Piscataqua river in Eliot, Maine, four miles from the shores of the Atlantic . . . In 1894 . . . Miss Sarah J. Farmer, a woman highly enlightened, had opened the estate as a conference center for people of advanced and liberal views. Two years later she embraced the Bahá'í Faith. And when she went on pilgrimage to `Akká, she offered the facilities of Green Acre to `Abdu'l-Bahá . . . Today the Green Acre property (the home of a well-famed Summer School) is administered by the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States. It includes the Inn, the Fellowship House, the Arts and Crafts Studio and a holding on Monsalvat where `Abdu'l-Bahá stood and commended the wish of Sarah Farmer that a `university of the higher sciences' should be built on that height. Balyuzi, `Abdu'l-Bahá, pp. 240-1.

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See also Green Acre on the Piscataqua, an account of Green Acre's 100-year history, chronicling its development from a resort hotel in 1890 to its present-day use as a Bahá'í school.
243. In fact, `Abdu'l-Bahá visited Miss Farmer at the sanatorium in Portsmouth where she, an invalid, was a patient.
244. The Eirenian, the House of Peace.
245. For transcripts of `Abdu'l-Bahá's talk see Promulgation, pp. 253-61 and Star of the West, vol. 3, no. 16, pp. 5-9. Balyuzi states that this was `one of the longest talks of His entire tour'. Balyuzi, `Abdu'l-Bahá, p. 241.
246. `Abdu'l-Bahá gave several talks in Green Acre on August 17. For transcripts of these talks see Promulgation, pp. 261-3, 263-4 and 270-5.
247. For transcripts of `Abdu'l-Bahá's talk see Promulgation, pp. 264-70 and Star of the West, vol. 8, no. 7, pp. 76-80.
248. For a transcript of `Abdu'l-Bahá's talk see Star of the West, vol. 3, no. 15, pp. 4-7.
249. Then called Eliot House, now Staples Cottage.
250. For Fred Mortensen's own account of his meeting with `Abdu'l-Bahá at Green Acre, see Star of the West, vol. 14, no. 12, pp. 365-7; Balyuzi, `Abdu'l-Bahá, pp. 247-51; and Ward, 239 Days, pp. 127-9.
251. Green Acre on the Piscataqua gives two accounts of this unity feast:

After dinner He hosted a unity feast from the porch of what He called `Bahá'í Home' . . . We have only a few descriptions of the feast. Alice Tobey Cummings remembered the round peppermints that Ella Robarts had brought at `Abdu'l-Bahá's request for the refreshment table at the feast, some of which she and Louise Thompson saved and for years distributed to the friends on special occasions. She also remembered `Abdu'l-Bahá saying that He had left enough spirit at Green Acre to bring dry bones to life. Green Acre on the Piscataqua, pp. 51-3.

After dinner `Abdu'l-Bahá emerged from what was then known as the Eliot House and, standing on the porch, spoke to those gathered. So forceful and melodious was His voice that passers-by would stop to listen.
252. Green Acre on the Piscataqua provides several accounts of `Abdu'l-Bahá's visit to Monsalvat, among them Harry Randall's:

He went to the top of Mt. Salvat, which is a part of the Green Acre property there, and He told us that on this spot a great Mashreq'ul-Azkar [sic] would be built and that the whole hill would be covered with institutions of learning, science, and religion, and to impress us with the importance of this Center, He said already it had been created and was not a prophecy alone and the Mashreq'ul-Azkar hung low over that place. Green Acre on the Piscataqua, p. 59.
253. Mahmúd describes the moving picture as a camera which rotated in two different directions when it took photographs. Its plate was about half a meter long.
254. `That evening He dined with and spoke to nineteen guests at the home of Esther Annie Magee and her daughter Edith Inglis.' Green Acre on the Piscataqua, p. 59.
255. The Wilson house is today part of the endowments of the American Bahá'í community.
256. For transcripts of `Abdu'l-Bahá's talk to the New Thought Forum at the Metaphysical Club in Boston see Promulgation, pp. 276-80 and Star of the West, vol. 4, no. 7, pp. 117-22.
257. For a transcript of `Abdu'l-Bahá's talk at Franklin Square House, Boston, see Promulgation, pp. 280-4.
258. For a transcript of `Abdu'l-Bahá's talk see Promulgation, pp. 284-9.
259. It is likely that the wedding of Ruby Breed, youngest daughter of Francis and Alice Breed, to Clarence Johnson took place on this date. `Abdu'l-Bahá attended the wedding ceremony and afterwards gave a talk `on marriage, on the union of the sexes in all four kingdoms -- mineral, vegetable, animal and human -- and passing on to the next life in the Heavenly Kingdom'. For a description of the wedding see Gail, Arches of the Years, p. 90; for a newspaper account see Ward, 239 Days, pp. 131-2.
260. This meeting took place at the home of Madame Morey, 34 Hillside Avenue, Malden on Thursday, August 29, 1912. For a transcript of `Abdu'l-Bahá's talk see Promulgation, pp. 289-96. On August 31, a local newspaper, the Transcript, reported:

Abdul Baha Abbas [sic] . . . was the guest of honor at a reception given on Thursday evening at her residence in Malden by Mme. Beale Morey, the musician. There were nearly a hundred guests present, for whom Mme. Morey played at the piano an introductory musical programme, following which Abdul Beha Abbas [sic] gave a talk on the `Religions of the World', showing the points of similarity of beliefs of different nations and their relations in the forming of a universal brotherhood. Cited in Ward, 239 Days, p. 132.
261. The Maxwell home at 1548 Pine Avenue West, Montreal, (indicated as 716 Pine Avenue West in Promulgation) is now a national Bahá'í endowment, given to the Faith by Amatu'l-Bahá Rúhíyyih Khánum in 1948.
262. John Lewis, editor of the Montreal Daily Star. See Balyuzi, `Abdu'l-Bahá, pp. 256-8.
263. From Saná`í, 12th century, the first of the great Persian mystic poets.
264. Ahmad Sohrab, one of `Abdu'l-Bahá's entourage.
265. For another translation of `Abdu'l-Bahá's talk see Promulgation, pp. 297-302.
266. For transcripts of the talks of `Abdu'l-Bahá, which were given at the home of Mr and Mrs Maxwell, see Promulgation, pp. 302-8.
267. For a transcript of `Abdu'l-Bahá's talk see Promulgation, pp. 308-12.
268. This is probably a believer mentioned in Memorials of the Faithful, pp. 171-2, who at one time waited on Bahá'u'lláh.
269. The first Caliph of Islam after the passing of Muhammad.
270. For a transcript of `Abdu'l-Bahá's talk at the St James Methodist Church, Montreal, see Promulgation, pp. 312-19.
271. The child, Mary, was then two years old. In 1937 she married the Guardian of the Bahá'í Faith, Shoghi Effendi, and was given the title Amatu'l-Bahá Rúhíyyih Khánum. She was appointed a Hand of the Cause of God in 1952.
272. From the Persian proverb, `Your place is vacant', meaning that you are missed.
273. A title of `Abdu'l-Bahá: `When the ocean of My presence hath ebbed and the Book of My Revelation is ended, turn your faces toward Him Whom God hath purposed, Who hath branched from this Ancient Root.' Bahá'u'lláh, Kitáb-i-Aqdas, para. 121.
274. Corinne True lived at 5338 Kenmore Avenue.
275. This is possibly Bernard Jacobsen, a prominent Bahá'í in Kenosha.
276. See Tablets of Bahá'u'lláh, pp. 99-134.
277. Shu`á`u'lláh, the son of `Abdu'l-Bahá's faithless half brother Mírzá Muhammad-`Ali, was in the United States at the same time as `Abdu'l-Bahá. On May 4, 1912 he had written to the Kenosha Evening News denouncing `Abdu'l-Bahá for trying to subvert the teachings of Bahá'u'lláh and proposing a meeting between himself and `Abdu'l-Bahá to settle their differences. Kheiralla was also to attend. `Abdu'l-Bahá ignored the letter. Kheiralla, on July 8, also wrote to the newspaper in support of Shu`á`u'lláh. Roger Dahl notes that `Abdu'l-Bahá's visit to Kenosha `seems to have been primarily intended by `Abdu'l-Bahá as a means of uplifting the spirits of the Bahá'ís in Kenosha and raising the public prestige of that community in the face of opposition by the followers of Kheiralla.' Dahl, `A History of the Kenosha Bahá'í Community, 1897-1980', in Hollinger, Community Histories, p. 1-57.
278. For another account of 'Abdu'l-Bahá's visit to Kenosha see Collins, 'Kenosha, 1893-1912' in Momen, Studies in Bábí and Bahá'í History, vol. 1, pp. 244-8. 'Abdu'l-Bahá was taken to the Bahá'í Center in Kensoha at Gronquist Hall, 616 Fifty-seventh Street.
279. A governor of Palestine during a period of the Ottoman Empire.
280. For a transcript of `Abdu'l-Bahá's talk see Promulgation, pp. 320-4.
281. Martyred in Isfahán with his brother, the Beloved of Martyrs (Mírzá Muhammad-Husayn) on March 17, 1879. See God Passes By, pp. 200-1
282. The Walker Art Gallery. See Ward, 239 Days, p. 148.
283. `Abdu'l-Bahá gave this talk at the home of Dr and Mrs Clement Woolson, 870 Laurel Avenue, St Paul, on September 20, 1912. For a transcript of the talk see Promulgation, pp. 329-33.
284. `Abdu'l-Bahá spoke at the home of Albert Hall, 2030 Queen Avenue South, Minneapolis on September 20, 1912. For a transcript of His talk see Promulgation, pp. 325-8.
285. In the early days of Islam, on the recommendation of the Persian Salmán, ditches were dug to protect the believers from the onslaught of the enemies attacking the Prophet Muhammad.
286. Anushírván was a Sásáníd king known for his just rule. The Prophet Muhammad was born during his reign. Khusraw is the name of several Persian kings. Khusraw I (531-79 AD) was the greatest of the Sásáníd monarchs. He extended his rule east to the Indus River, west across Arabia, and north and northwest, taking part of Armenia and Caucasia from the Byzantines.
287. The Executive Committee of the Central Organization for a Durable Peace.
288. A low mountain near the village of Tákur, in the province of Núr, Persia, the summer residence of Bahá'u'lláh.
289. `Abdu'l-Bahá here is speaking ironically in reference to His nephew Shu`á`u'lláh, whose name means `ray of light', as being `of darkness', for shortly after the passing of Bahá'u'lláh he became a Covenant-breaker, following in the footsteps of his father, Mírzá Muhammad-`Alí, `Abdu'l-Bahá's unfaithful half-brother.
290. `Abdu'l-Bahá here is quoting a passage from the Kitáb-i-Aqdas, para. 37.
291. `Abdu'l-Bahá spoke at the home of Mrs Sidney Roberts on September 14, 1912. For transcripts of His talk see Promulgation, pp. 334-7 and Star of the West, vol. 4, no. 13, pp. 219-26.
292. Although not identified, `Abdu'l-Bahá is likely referring to Fujita, who accompanied Him on His journey westward.
293. `Abdu'l-Bahá's talk at the Second Divine Science Church, 3929 West Thirty-eighth Avenue, Denver was given on September 25, 1912. For a transcript of His talk see Promulgation, pp, 337-42.
294. A story based on the Mathnaví of Rúmí.
295. Hajaru'l-asvad, a stone at the northeast corner of the Ka`bá, which is the holiest spot in the Islamic world, the center of pilgrimage for Muslims and the direction in which they face for their obligatory prayers.
296. See Qur'án 29:69 (Suríh of the Spider), a reference to the flight of Muhammad and His son-in-law `Alí to a cave outside Mecca because of persecution by the enemies of His Cause.
297. This was also the week of the State Fair and the Mormon Convention and the city was filled with people from Utah, adjoining states and beyond. For the account of Feny E. Paulson, a Bahá'í who met `Abdu'l-Bahá and His entourage in Utah, see Ward, 239 Days, pp. 159-63.
298. Siyyid Yahyáy-i-Dárábí, surnamed Vahíd, an devoted follower of the Báb.
299. He had been a servant of the Báb at Máh-Kú.
300. This event occurred at the home of Bahá'u'lláh when `Abdu'l-Bahá was a child of five. See Nabíl, Dawn-Breakers, p. 432.
301. For another account of `Abdu'l-Bahá's stay in San Francisco see Star of the West, vol. 3, no. 12, pp. 9-10 and vol. 3, no. 13, pp. 11-13.
302. This was Kanichi Yamamoto, the first Japanese Bahá'í. Hasan is the name of the second Imám and means `good' while Husayn, the name of the third Imám, is a diminutive form of Hasan.
303. David Starr Jordan, the president of Leland Stanford Junior University.
304. A different talk is recorded as taking place at the home of Mrs Helen S. Goodall on October 3, 1912 in Star of the West. See vol. 4, no. 11, pp. 190-4.
305. For a transcript of one of the interviews see Star of the West, vol. 4, no. 12, pp. 206-7.
306. `Abdu'l-Bahá spoke to the Japanese Young Men's Christian Association at the Japanese Independent Church, Oakland on October 7, 1912. For a transcript of His talk see Promulgation, pp. 343-8. The talk was translated first into English and then into Japanese. See Ward, 239 Days, p. 166.
307. Those portions of Dr David Starr Jordan's introductory and closing remarks included by Mahmúd have been taken directly from The Palo Altan. The newspaper devoted its entire edition of November 1, 1912, to the visit of `Abdu'l-Bahá to Stanford University and printed, in their entirety, `Abdu'l-Bahá's talks at the university, the Emmanu-el Congregation and the Unitarian Church in Palo Alto.
308. For transcripts of `Abdu'l-Bahá's talk at Leland Stanford Junior University see Promulgation, pp. 348-55 and Star of the West, vol. 3, no. 12, pp. 10-14.
309. This meeting was held on Monday, October 7, 1912. For a transcript of `Abdu'l-Bahá's talk see Promulgation, pp. 343-8.
310. For a transcript of `Abdu'l-Bahá's talk see Promulgation, pp. 355-61.
311. `Abdu'l-Bahá's statement is recorded in Promulgation (p. 361) as:

Strange indeed that after twenty years training in colleges and universities man should reach such a station wherein he will deny the existence of the ideal or that which is not perceptible to the senses. Have you ever stopped to think that the animal already has graduated from such a university? Have you ever realized that the cow is already a professor emeritus of that university? For the cow without hard labor and study is already a philosopher of the superlative degree in the school of nature. The cow denies everything that is not tangible, saying, `I can see! I can eat! Therefore, I believe only in that which is tangible!' Then why should we go to colleges? Let us go to the cow.
312. For a transcript of `Abdu'l-Bahá's interview on October 10, 1912, with Mr Tinsley, who was recovering from an accident, see Star of the West, vol. 4, no. 12, p. 205.
313. `Abdu'l-Bahá spoke at Temple Emmanu-el, 450 Sutter Street, San Francisco.
314. For other transcripts of `Abdu'l-Bahá's talk see Promulgation, pp. 361-70 and Star of the West, vol. 3, no. 13, pp. 3-11.
315. Mrs Hearst took the first group of Western pilgrims to visit Abdu'l-Bahá in `Akká in 1898.
316. City and district of ancient Sumer in southern Babylonia.
317. Equivalent to about $10 in 1912 currency.
318. From the Sufi poet Rúmí.
319. Thornton Chase had died suddenly and unexpectedly on September 30, 1912.
320. Mahmúd is probably referring to the San Francisco-Oakland Bay.
321. For a transcript of `Abdu'l-Bahá's talk at the Nineteen Day Feat see Star of the West, vol. 4, no. 12, pp. 203-9.
322. For another account of the Nineteen Day Feast see Brown, Memories of `Abdu'l-Bahá, pp. 54-7.
323. A town near Shíráz where many Bahá'ís were cruelly martyred by fanatic mobs and mullás during the ministry of `Abdu'l-Bahá.
324. For another account of `Abdu'l-Bahá's visit to Thornton Chase's grave see Star of the West, vol. 3, no. 13, pp. 14-15.
325. Shu`á`u'lláh was in Pasadena, California during `Abdu'l-Bahá's travels in America.
326. And it was told him [by certain] which said, Thy mother and thy brethren stand without, desiring to see thee. And he answered and said unto them, My mother and my brethren are these which hear the word of God, and do it. Luke 8:20-1.
327. Bahá'u'lláh, Kitáb-i-Aqdas, para. 53.
328. For a transcript of a talk `Abdu'l-Bahá had with one of the friends on October 22, 1912, on the meaning of sacrifice see Star of the West, vol. 4, no. 12, p. 205.
329. For another account of the morning of October 23 see Brown, Memories of `Abdu'l-Bahá, pp. 78-81.
330. This refers to Bahá'u'lláh's retirement to the mountains of Sulaymáníyyih between April 1854 and March 1856. See God Passes By, pp. 119-126.
331. Bahá'u'lláh's companion while in Sulaymáníyyih, who was `set upon either by highwaymen or frontier patrols and was mortally wounded'. See Balyuzi, King of Glory, p. 116.
332. This paragraph was translated by Shoghi Effendi. See God Passes By, pp. 293-4.
333. For another account of the evening of October 24 see Brown, Memories of `Abdu'l-Bahá, pp. 83-5.
334. This was Christine Fraser, who operated a `Home of Truth' in Sacramento. The Homes of Truth were based on the teachings of New Thought developed by Emma Curtis Hopkins. Caton notes:

`Abdu'l-Bahá was met at the Central Pacific Arcade Station by Christine Fraser and Carrie Yoerk, a Sacramentan from a prominent family who was also associated with the Home of Truth. They took him, with his entourage, by car to the Home of Truth and invited him to remain for lunch and stay for the night. Goodall and Cooper, along with the other Americans, went directly from the train station to the Hotel Sacramento where they were to be staying and where `Abdu'l-Bahá was to speak that night.
335. For a transcript of `Abdu'l-Bahá's talk at the Hotel Sacramento see Promulgation, pp. 370-6.
336. For Lua Getsinger's notes of `Abdu'l-Bahá's visit to Sacramento see Metelmann, Lua Getsinger, pp. 177-8.
337. For transcripts of `Abdu'l-Bahá's talk in the Assembly Hall at the Hotel Sacramento at 9:30 a.m. see Promulgation, pp. 376-80 and Star of the West, vol. 5, no. 17, pp. 259-62.
338. `And I say unto you, That many shall come from the east and west, and shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven. But the children of the kingdom shall be cast out into outer darkness; there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.' Matt. 8:11-12.
339. For a transcript of `Abdu'l-Bahá's talk see Promulgation, pp. 381-3.
340. This incident took place on August 8, 1912, in Dublin, New Hampshire, between Mrs Agnes Parsons and her husband, Jeffrey. See Hollinger, Agnes Parsons' Diary, pp. 97-8.
341. For transcripts of `Abdu'l-Bahá's talk see Promulgation, pp. 383-7 and Star of the West, vol. 5, no. 15, pp. 230-4.
342. There is nothing in the writings of Bahá'u'lláh which provides for musical instruments in Bahá'í Temples or rostrums for the delivery of addresses. Indeed, in the Kitáb-i-Aqdas Bahá'u'lláh states: `Ye have been prohibited from making use of pulpits' (para. 154). In the Notes (note 168) to the Kitáb-i-Aqdas the Universal House of Justice has elucidated:

These provisions have their antecedent in the Persian Bayán. The Báb forbade the use of pulpits for the delivery of sermons and the reading of the Text. He specified, instead, that to enable all to hear the Word of God clearly, a chair for the speaker should be placed upon a platform.
343. The Tarbíyat Schools were highly acclaimed. The boys' school was established in 1898 and the girls' school was founded by Dr Susan Moody after her arrival in Tihrán in 1909. Both schools were owned and managed entirely by Bahá'ís, although children of all religions attended, particularly the children of government and civil officials. The schools closed in 1934.
344. This woman is not identified but may be Mrs Farmer.
345. For transcripts of `Abdu'l-Bahá's talk given at the Grand Hotel in Cincinnati see Promulgation, pp. 388-9 and Star of the West, vol. 6, no. 11, pp. 81-2.
346. The `Young Turk Revolution' of 1908 resulted in the reinstatement of the constitution, which the Sultan had suspended, and the release of all religious and political prisoners. See God Passes By, pp. 271-2.
347. Compare with Selections from the Writings of `Abdu'l-Bahá, p. 270:

In the Orient scatter perfumes,
And shed splendors on the West.
Carry light unto the Bulgar,
And the Slav with life invest.
348. Mahmúd is probably referring to the Súriy-i-Múlúk (Súrih of Kings) revealed by Bahá'u'lláh.
349. The Sultan of Turkey at the time of Bahá'u'lláh, one of the monarchs addressed by Bahá'u'lláh in His Súriy-i-Múlúk.
350. The revolution occurred in Tihrán in 1905, replacing the absolute monarchy of the Qájárs with a parliamentary monarchy. In 1921 the Qájár dynasty was overthrown by Reza Shah Pahlavi, who established the Pahlavi dynasty, which was in turn overthrown in 1979 by the Ayatollah Khomeini.
351. Mrs Parsons's account of the events of November 6, 1912 differ markedly from Mahmúd's. See Hollinger, Agnes Parsons' Diary, pp. 127-8.
352. For Mrs Parsons's account of November 7, 1912 see Hollinger, Agnes Parsons' Diary, pp. 128-30. For transcripts of `Abdu'l-Bahá's two talks given at the home of Mrs Parsons on November 7 see Promulgation, pp. 397-9, 400-2 and Star of the West, vol. 6, no. 3, pp. 19-21.
353. `Abdu'l-Bahá spoke at the Church of Our Father (Universalist), Washington DC at 8:15 p.m. on November 6, 1912. For transcripts of His talk see Promulgation, pp. 390-7 and Star of the West, vol. 5, no. 13, pp. 195-9.
354. For Mrs Parsons's account of the events of November 8, 1912 see Hollinger, Agnes Parsons' Diary, pp. 130-2.
355. For transcripts of `Abdu'l-Bahá's talk at the Eighth Street Temple (Jewish Synagogue) on November 8, 1912 see Promulgation, pp. 402-10 and Star of the West, vol. 6, no. 1, pp. 3-10.
356. For transcripts of `Abdu'l-Bahá's talks given at the home of Mrs Parsons on November 9, 1912 see Promulgation, pp. 411-15, 415-18 and Star of the West, vol. 6, no. 2, pp. 11-16.
357. For transcripts of `Abdu'l-Bahá's talk at the Bahá'í Banquet at Rauscher's Hall, Washington DC see Promulgation, pp. 418-21 and Star of the West, vol. 6, no. 13, pp. 97-9.
358. For Mrs Parsons's account of the events of November 9, 1912 see Hollinger, Agnes Parsons' Diary, pp. 132-5.
359. The Brilliant Proof, published in Chicago in 1912.
360. For transcripts of `Abdu'l-Bahá's talk at the home of Mrs Parsons see Promulgation, pp. 421-5 and Star of the West, vol. 6, no. 3, pp. 21-4.
361. Joseph and Pauline Hannen lived at 1252 Eighth Street, NW, Washington DC. For transcripts of `Abdu'l-Bahá talk see Promulgation, pp. 425-8 and Star of the West, vol. 6, no. 13, pp. 99-103.
362. For Mrs Parsons's account of the events of the day see Hollinger, Agnes Parsons' Diary, pp. 135-7. For transcripts of a talk given by `Abdu'l-Bahá at 1901 Eighteenth Street, NW, Washington DC on November 10, 1912 see Promulgation, pp. 428-30 and Star of the West, vol. 6, no. 13, pp. 103-4.
363. For Mrs Parsons's account of the events of November 11, 1912 see Hollinger, Agnes Parsons' Diary, pp. 138-41.
364. Howard and Hebe Struven lived at 1800 Bentaloo Street, West Baltimore.
365. For an another account of `Abdu'l-Bahá's visit to Baltimore see Clark, `The Bahá'ís of Baltimore, 1898-1990' in Hollinger, Community Histories, pp. 125-9.
366. For another account of `Abdu'l-Bahá's arrival in New York see Diary of Juliet Thompson, pp. 362-4.
367. For a transcript of `Abdu'l-Bahá's Tablet to Andrew Carnegie see Star of the West, vol. 6, no. 11, pp. 82-3.
368. For another account of the events of November 12 see Diary of Juliet Thompson, pp. 364-7.
369. For transcripts of `Abdu'l-Bahá's talks at 48 West Tenth Street see Promulgation, pp. 431-7 and Star of the West, vol. 8, no. 3, pp. 29-40. For Juliet Thompson's description of the events see Diary of Juliet Thompson, pp. 368-9.
370. Hadrát means `his excellency' or `his honor'. `Abdu'l-Bahá may be referring to Tarázu'lláh Samandarí, appointed a Hand of the Cause of God by Shoghi Effendi on December 24, 1951.
371. For a another transcript of `Abdu'l-Bahá's talk given at 309 West Seventy-eighth Street see Promulgation, pp. 437.
372. See `Abdu'l-Bahá, Memorials of the Faithful, pp. 39-41.
373. `Abdu'l-Bahá spoke on November 17, 1912 at the Genealogical Hall, 252 West Fifty-eighth Street. For a transcript of His talk see Promulgation, pp. 437-42.
374. For other transcripts of `Abdu'l-Bahá's talk at the home of Mr and Mrs Frank K. Moxey, 575 Riverside Drive, New York, see Promulgation, pp. 442-7 and Star of the West, vol. 6, no. 8, pp. 59-64.
375. For an account of the beginning of the Howard MacNutt affair, see Stockman, The Bahá'í Faith in America, vol. 1, pp. 168-78. For another account of the discussion between `Abdu'l-Bahá and Howard MacNutt see Diary of Juliet Thompson, pp. 369-72.
376. See Matt. 5:17: `Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets; I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil.'
377. For a transcript of `Abdu'l-Bahá's talk see Promulgation, pp. 447-8.
378. For Juliet Thompson's account of the banquet see Diary of Juliet Thompson, pp. 375-6.
379. Luke 18:16-17: `But Jesus called them [unto him], and said, Suffer little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God. Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child shall in no wise enter therein.'
380. For another account of the events of November 25, 1912, see Diary of Juliet Thompson, pp. 376-80.
381. For a transcript of `Abdu'l-Bahá's talk at the home of Mr and Mrs Kinney see Promulgation, pp. 449-52.
382. For transcripts of other talks of `Abdu'l-Bahá delivered on Monday, December 2, 1912, at the home of Mr and Mrs Kinney see Promulgation, pp. 452-3, 453-7 and Star of the West, vol. 4, no. 15, pp. 253-8 and vol. 5, no. 1, pp. 7-10.
383. For other transcripts of `Abdu'l-Bahá's talk see Promulgation, pp. 357-8 and Star of the West, vol. 7, no. 12, pp. 114-15.
384. `Abdu'l-Bahá's talk this evening was given to Mrs Kinney's Bible class. For a transcript of His talk see Promulgation, pp. 458-60.
385. For the transcript of another of `Abdu'l-Bahá's talks given on Tuesday, December 3, 1912 at the home of Mr and Mrs Kinney see Promulgation, pp. 460-1.
386. Qur'án, Súrih 48:23: `Such is God's method carried into effect of old; no change canst thou find in God's mode of dealing.' Rodwell, The Koran, p. 462.
387. For other transcripts of `Abdu'l-Bahá's talk at the Theosophical Society, 2228 Broadway, New York see Promulgation, pp. 462-8 and Star of the West, vol. 7, no. 8, pp. 69-76.
388. For other transcripts of `Abdu'l-Bahá's farewell address see Promulgation, pp. 468-70 and Star of the West, vol. 3, no. 18, pp. 3-4.
389. Bahá'u'lláh, Kitáb-i-Aqdas, para. 53.
390. Early Zoroastrian Bahá'ís of India. Mr Bahrám had previously been a Zoroastrian priest.

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