The Farewell. [edit]
ON the last morning of Abdul Baha’s stay in London many friends gathered both at Cadogan Gardens and at the station to bid him farewell. An impressive and interesting ceremony was performed at the house by a Zoroastrian (a physician), who sent an elaborate telegram to some Parsees in Bombay, saying: “The Torch of Truth has been lighted again in the East and the West by Abdul Baha.” Instructed by his brethren, this follower of one of the most ancient religions in the world had brought with him a sacred oil of a rare perfume, with which he anointed the head and breast of Abdul Baha, afterwards touching the hands of all present. He then placed around Abdul Baha’s neck and shoulders an exquisite garland of rose-buds and lilies.
The last glimpse which the friends had at Victoria Station was that of the venerable face and form standing at the window, gazing out with a look of benevolence and wonderful tenderness on those he was leaving.
