He Bore His Own Expenses

‘Abdu’l-Bahá insisted that all bills associated with His stay should be sent to Him. Everywhere He went on His travels, He always paid the cost in spite of many offers of financial help from others.

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In Washington, on 27 April 1912, Mrs Parsons offered the Master a sum of money, but He said that she should distribute it among the poor. No matter how much she supplicated, He would not accept it, saying, “If we had not had the money necessary for the expenses of the voyage, we would have accepted your offer.”

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