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‘ABDU’L-BAHAS JOURNEY TO CANADA
AUGUST 30 TO SEPTEMBER 9, 1912
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On his tour of North America ‘Abdu’l-Baha travelled to Canada for nine days. He only
stayed in Montreal though he passed through Toronto and Oakville
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Montreal was a prosperous city where the gap between the wealthy and the
poor was increasing. There was entrenched discrimination owing to
colour and ethnic background
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The weather was also especially inclement this year.
People were very concerned about the growing tensions and threat of
war in Europe
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Union Station , Toronto where ‘Abdu’l-Baha changed trains
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‘Abdu’l-Baha stayed with May and William Sunderland Maxwell (a renowned architect) for
three days in their home in Montreal
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The Maxwells’ home
The room where ‘Abdu’l-Baha slept
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From the night that he arrived, ‘Abdu’l-Baha had a steady stream of visitors
from all walks of life and was plagued with questions and enquiries
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‘Abdu’l-Baha moved from the Maxwells’ to Hotel Windsor, Montreal
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In St. James Methodist Church , Montreal, ‘Abdu’l-Baha gave a talk to the 1200 strong congregation about the principles of the Baha’i Faith
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A tram similar to the one the master took while in Montreal
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Reverend Charles EsteNegro United Church Montreal Young People’s Baha’i Group 1929
Top row left: Eddie ElliottFirst row second from left: Mary, daughter of May
Maxwell
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W. Peterson, Principal McGill University
Arhbishop Msgr L. J. P. BruchesiArchbishop of Montreal
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French and English newspapers reported on his talks, most praised him but a few criticized him. Each newspaper seemed to focus on one
aspect of his talks
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“Persian Teacher to Preach Peace”
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“Racialism wrong says Eastern Sage”
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The Montreal Gazette Reported his talk on the need to abolish racism and it quoted him: “God the Almighty has created all humanity from earth, from
the same element”.
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“There was wonderful breadth and depth of feeling in that sermon at the Unitarian church in Montreal. It was not the message of a fanatic or a hermit, or a man unconversant with modern thought and modern life. It was Eastern, yet it was Western…”
(Journalist, Toronto Star )
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Paris 1901 or 02; May Maxwell (then Bolles) sits next to Thomas Breakwell, wearing head scarf
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Of His visit to Canada ‘Abdu’l-Baha said, “The time of the sojourn was limited to a number of days, but the results in the future are inexhaustible”
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ReferencesWard, Allan L. (1979). 239 Days: ‘Abdu’l-Baha’is journey in America. Wilmette: Baha’i Publishing Trust, pgs 131-137. Church, Hugh (2009) as quoted in The Badi Blog. http://badiblog.blogspot.com/2009/08/abdul-bahas-visit-to-canada.html. Correct on August 23, 2011. Van den Hoonard, Will; Echevarria-Howe, Lynn. (1994). Black roses in Canada’s mosaic: Four decades of black history. http://bahai-library.com/unpubl.articles/black.roses.html. Correct on July 30, 2009. Nakhjavani, Violette. (2011). The Maxwells of Montreal: Early years 1870-1922. Oxford, George Ronald Publisher, pgs. 275-285.