Mr. and Mrs. Arthur J. Parsons
2 stories in the library.
A life in stories
'Abdu'l-Bahá's ministry (1892–1921)
Death as the Birth of the Soul: 'Abdu'l-Bahá on the Titanic
On April 23, 1912, days after the sinking of the RMS Titanic, 'Abdu'l-Bahá gathered with the friends at the Parsons home in Washington and offered consolation: death, He said, is not termination but the soul's birth into greater light, as the infant is reluctantly born into the world.
2 min
The Zoroastrian Priest Who Saw Beyond Prejudice: A Talk in Washington
At the Parsons home in Washington, D.C., on April 22, 1912, 'Abdu'l-Bahá recounted a Persian historical episode of a Zoroastrian high priest whose prejudice melted when he saw the spiritual authority of the very Arabs his nation had despised — drawing the parallel to His own day.
2 min