The Master and the Haifa Relief Fund
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When in Bahá'í history
Haifa (today: Haifa, Israel)
Already in ‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s day relief funds had been established. He encouraged the Save the Children Fund. The Haifa Relief Fund had been created to alleviate the misery of the local population—twice the Master contributed fifty Egyptian pounds. After the first contribution His name was placed first on the contributors’ list. After receiving the second, the Military Governor, G. A. Stanton, wrote a letter of gratitude in which he stated, “Please accept on behalf of the committee of management, my very sincerest and most grateful thanks for this further proof of your well-known generosity and care of the poor, who will forever bless you for your liberality on their behalf.”
Source: Vignettes from the Life of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá (Annamarie Honnold), p. 77.
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