Abdul Baha in London; Addresses & Notes of Conversations (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1921 edition. Excerpt: ... At Byfleet. ON the afternoon of September 9th, a number of working women of the Passmore Edwards' Settlement, who were spending their holidays with Miss Schepel and Miss Buckton at Vanners, in Byfleet, a village some twenty miles out of London, had the great privilege of meeting Abdul Baha. They wrote a short record of his sayings to keep for themselves. The following is an extract: --We gathered round him in a circle, and he made us sit beside him in the window seat. One of the members, who was ill, had a specially beautiful greeting from him. Abdul Baha began by saying, as he seated himself: "Are you happy?" and our faces must have shown him that we were. He then said: "I love you all, you are the children of the Kingdom, and you are accepted of God. Though you may be poor here, you are rich in the treasures of the Kingdom. I am the Servant of the poor. Remember how His Holiness Jesus said: 'Blessed are the poor ' If all the queens of the earth were gathered here, I could not be more glad " Abdul Baha knew that we had a treasury box from which we try to help people less fortunate than ourselves. Presently he rose, and said: "You are dear to me. I want to do something for you I cannot cook for you (he had previously seen us busy in the kitchen) but here is something for your fund." He went round the circle to each, with a beautiful smile, shaking hands with all, and giving the Bahai greeting: "Allaho'Abha " Later on he walked in the village, and many poor children came to him. and mothers with sick babies and men out of work. He spoke to them all, through an interpreter. At tea-time other friends joined us. Abdul Baha liked the cottage garden at Vanners, the little orchard and the roses. He said: "This is like a Persian garden. The air is very...