canada
4 stories on this theme.
The Friends Who Crossed the Border
A tiny group of friends from Canada could not bring 'Abdu'l-Bahá to their city, so they made a long journey by boat to go to Him instead.
Vancouver: The Master at the Border
Mahmúd records a brief reception with the small group of Vancouver and Victoria believers who travelled south across the Canadian border to meet 'Abdu'l-Bahá in Seattle in October 1912 — the Master's only direct encounter with the believers of British Columbia.
A Shining Light: Leslie Armstrong of Montreal
In March 1913 the Star of the West printed an obituary for Leslie Armstrong of Montreal — a small boy whose hands the Master had filled with fruit during the 1912 Canadian visit, on whose head the Master had laid His hand, and to whom He had said: *He will be a shining light for God.* The child died at age six from injuries in an automobile accident.
From Montreal: May Maxwell's Letter to the Star of the West
In March 1912 the Star of the West carried a letter from May Maxwell in Montreal, reporting on the spread of the Bahá'í teachings in Canada — the lectures she was giving to socialist halls, the friendly notice in the Montreal newspapers, and the city's preparation to receive 'Abdu'l-Bahá later that year.