Mary Lucas, a pilgrim to 'Akka in 1905, found that the Master gave away all the
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'Akká (today: Acre, Israel)
Mary Lucas, a pilgrim to 'Akka in 1905, found that the Master gave away all the many gifts which were sent to Him. 'A story is told of a beautiful silver service which was presented to Him, and He did not even look at it. One and another received portions of it until piece by piece it disappeared.
'A significant incident is that of a wealthy woman who offered Him a sum of money before she left 'Akka. He refused to accept it, and as the lady pleaded for the privilege of placing it in His hands, He said, at length: "I never accept anything for Myself, but if you wish you may bestow it upon a poor man...for the education of his son." So the money was used for this purpose.'
Source: Honnold, Annamarie, Vignettes from the Life of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, p. 77
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