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Nov. 16,1920.

Dear Friends:

Enclosed herewith please find program of _iirza Fezel's visit

in Cincinnati, Ohio. This does not include all meetings,but enough to give you an idea of the work that was done. It is forwarded to you that you may seé how the friends in other Cities prepared for the visit of our blessed teacher. This program with all the dates,places of meetings,and subjects,is a fine idea. It was widely circulated in Cincinmti and it proved to be 4 very fruitful service. If possible, it would be well for you to follow this example and have programs printed of all your meetings. It should be widely circulated in all parts of the Gity: in hotels, drug stores,Chamber of Commerce, Clubs, schools, mewspaper offices,and every. place where it is possible. Every one who gets a. copy of such a progra.m, will have all the da tes and places of meetings anc

sub jects for all the meetings. It is then possible for people to select just what they would like to hear,and if they cant go to all the meetings,they can wsually arrange to-go to some. On this program, Ahmed tells us, it is importa to say that Jamabe Fazel iis a "Professor of Philosophy from the Shah's Universit | in Tehers n,Persia ; that he is engaged in studying the educational institution of America,and he desires to get in touch with oll the phases of American 1 ifs, social, industria l,religious amd educationil. This will do lots of good. A lso state that he is writing a book,and he gathers interesting miterial as he jourac, along through all the populated Centers af this country."

Ailso the friends in Cincinnati had printed a leaflet like the:. enclosed o n "The Bahai lMiovement." They had one. thousand printed for {5.CC. Note that at the close they have their local Assembly*address. They found this lea flet of great walue also. A lready aw newspa.per in Cincinnati publishe the whole thing,and requested the friends to allow them to do so. Such are the confirmtions wherever Jemabe Fazel goes. They prepared: i'n Gincinmeti for the visit of this heayveniy teacher, and were greatly rewarded.

Both of these leaflets are forwarded that perchance they ituy oe a. Suggestion for you, or help you to likewise prepare for the great event whic * is soom to be your blessing. | His honor, Jemibe Fazel is here to serve,to work,to do and to teach. Our duty lies in opening new doors,so that he may enter with m jesty amd humility. The ¢all to you new is for "pre; redness", so that aot one thing will be left undone which should be done to mike the visit of Jeu.pe Fazel i n your midst a: great success. Truly the beloved friends cre worsirx»% with all heart and soul,and arising in perfect unity to further the ~ivinae Plam, Really it is « heavenly privilege to be allowed to serve,ami « rem:r-able unity is in the grocess of mking through the efforts of a ll the frien. everywhere to maxe ready and prep.re for the great days of seed-sowing in / every Center where Jemibe Fazel visits. | With loving Be hai greetings to all, In His Holy Name, Faithfully your sister,

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[Page 2]Cincinnati, Ohio, November 10th, 1920.

4 fine day eld fall of spiritual activities and Janave Fasel dispensing the wate

i muddiied leet wight Game With on entonshile and beck daanbe and, Mec. Pammerton $e Siew Tomple Thought". At the head of the "“Wew Thought" is Mrs. M. C. Stoiher who the Bditer of the "Right Thinking Magusine." She bad invited the teacher aut beceuse he had @ message for n@y poople. The subject of the talk was it | eee Sere, we OE) Oe ike. teuentins pen ot Slee

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Cincinnati, Ohic, November 11, 1920.

The Bahsi Cause in Cincinnati is welleestablished. Almost all the Baad have Visited the city and large meetings held, at various centers. Tho Basis selves ars wost loving and kind. in enter to wks the mestings of Suonbw Muted ful, they had published about 1000 handbills giving the dates, subjects and distributed in four churches, drug stores, and Chember of Commerw, Hotels etes, alee Shean the 42 principles in & leafiet for wide distribution. Thus :

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2 I Pi, a [Page 4]Dayton, Chic, November 14,1920. Without doubt thove are great days for the promotion of the Gause in America. The true teacher is in our midet;tho Confirmations of the Kingdom are descending upon him; the doors of opportunities are being opensd,and the believers of GOD are pubting forth every effort to unlock many gates,s0 that Jamabe Fasel may entor therein with humility and love. He was up this morning at 6 o'clock,and with Mrs. Parmerton went to Dayton. About 9:40 he arrived in the station,and Mr. E. N. Fales welcomed him with open heart. He was taken te the house where alroady a large munber of people had arrived,umonget them « Professor of Theology and a Russia Scientist. danabe talked for on hour on the Universei Influence ef the Bahai ‘Gauss. They wore much improssed,ad tho Prof. of Theology we greatly attracted and desired bocks on the Movement. At 11:30 he was whisked in an eute te the Unitarian church where Rev. Arthur L. Weatherby wae giving s sermon on the “Arrival of the

PAlgrine in Mew England.” After his talk Jamsbe wos introduced and ho epcke on "fhe

Ideals of the Hew Age" for forty uimtes, There wore about three lundred people in the cluch,ani as Janabe contimedte speak,one could see the rising of apiritual emotions. Every one eame aftermnde to the front to shake hands and express thanks. A young man and his wife told Janahe that he knew lire. Parsons ad the Bohai Conse; that one seston he was in Dublin tutoring her von.’ He is now teaching in the Dayton public schoola. Retuming to lirs. Fales, a bounteous luncheon ms served, another infomel meoting we heldjand at 245 Jansbe retumed to Cineinnati te take tho tmin for Louisville. lhrtha in the waiting room of the Station is

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ten oes’ Face or religion he may belong. Abdul ever strive to rise to hie stature cfapiritaal m,to learn means to act, to act meane to avrve, to seerifice, to sacrifice weans to die, to die ,to meve means to rise beyond all liminsations, to Divinity. When o soul atteins te bhis celestial the praise ef the people will be locked upon as You must always dwell in thie noble mansion, ewr | always iLiwmined with this 24ant, ever attuned to thie ctherial ered through his discourve, uplifted by hie welt aot ae ere HOUSES Gee ans wee | ns ‘EEEEE lel

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+ Murphy wore in the station to weloums ‘hime i ii. Christine whese guest he wili ts during hie ost and hostess were charwingly hospitable oad bad dome

y Ot service. A late supper was served and Junube was wele

Thie morning ot 10 o'clock as per arrungument, peeple

| . piri wlk was delivered on this spiritual dispensation. Tho wore Gmruptured with these brilliant ideals ef the Kingdom. They soared tee

heaven omd their eyes were opened to the iisst of day. AS Mr. L. Gook whose hower half body is in « state of paralysis

chair but whose mind 16 as agtive a6 possible. dy is am ime il , st graceful speaker. Throub sheey persezverands and work he P wide Se invented a ship for Ohio river which ie aiffer=

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‘is a eoures of ccuataut adaization. o'eiock the Reporter ‘ef Searaal called and bad o a ¢ ah Austrustive in @ few articles save appeared in the Press. At 8 eck Majo : ot Zersia in San Pronciace soit hie rompachfud visit te damste Basel Ro iment | 4 Mrs. Goodali,Cooper, Ali Kuli, Khan : and wny othersBahaies Hie wife is ouch intereste a

ea in the Causes. At % O%clock Pagel gave a detailed lecture before u 2 gathering — of young wen and women of Hebrew association on the Progress of the Jews 1 + aegis ‘Adstened to the account of the advencement of their race under the influence of the = _ Saiiiiadinss Weim eae absexkseh, Dear "Mother Beecher® whe is hore and Mr. Gregory accompeniod him with ap; repriate remarks. It was a glorious meating. kane Oa

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& flood of light over this mek discussed subject and ene Sunde and ,wefessions present.

@ greeting from danabe Fasel to the people of LeuleSut mie it wees hs oe

anes of truth seekers arrived at the home of Mrs. Christine

bus many dam of the spirit is descending is yoievill intoxicated with tae wine of divine love. She is God- inspired.

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of the minieters. Mether Beecher is Pagel. Altogether it was a day of

going to stay here and water the a work and teaching. Bvery ons was

happy, the fragrances of the garden of Abha wore diffused, the glories of the Kingdom — became revealed. In Dr. Murphy's Janabe spoke on the verse: "Ye shall know the | I

truth and the truth eball make you fgeo".

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tock Jamabe for a ride through ), G00 «se! trained for the World War. All the t 5:30 Mrs. Cock came and carried Jamabe to her home f @ « most delightful cccasion $0 speak with thie ,enuis At eight o'clock a lecture woe delivered Cimrch. The Minister and the audience were deeply hee Saher ah

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five lectures from 10 A.M. to 10 P.M. It will take pages to dese . im ite merest outline. In the morning he spoke to Mrs. Christine's of material and divine Education.

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iD hasvene. at. leap Andieden Shestre on tho Bridensee of-lite oftas ats bundred Jisteners. vp Ager nig lapelar veg tmaaiierngen pag pe Ramee Hae Muy weve at} pring to sit, te ma, & wiqns qrostions were soaked and literature

a3 ioe to the damabe taiked on the subjects their poworst® Ending it witha recitation years had cums to listen to the lecture. She re sermon. I enjoyed it®. At 7:30 " held their mesting in Courtiend Hote] and £ Kura which was an inspiration to all overcrowded. At 8:40, Mr. Gregory and Doctor ven Church in Clifton, a suburb of Louisville men an women, wa end girls were present. re ad are mostly Socialists, thelr Many o big Ben was given away. ~ once the interest was aroused, “a yoo en thia one day, for Abdul Baba deseont continually.

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last day in Lovieville and the glorious spiritual work of Janabe Vatel, brought to & close, but transferred to other laborers in the Vinyard? here", he said "to plough the ground and sow the seeds, behind must woter theme® At 106 ofulock many people came @acher epoke on the moomita i of Trathe They wore

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[Page 8]Plaza Hotel, St. Louis, Missouri, November 20th, 1920.

these qmpet cities of America Jamabe Fasel does not rest for one moment. Day | proclaiming the message of the Kingdom, bestowing life to the dead. Abdul Bubs and a joy~bringer. This morning he got up early, Mrs. and her dear husband had prepared a lowely Ureukfast and about 7o'clock Mrs.

| G3 re =F departure was sed for Janabe hud learned te love them

is for the sake of the Beloved. At & o'cieck the outlines of « now field became more and more apx of souls who were atpracted and literature

Plaza Hotel, St. Lowis, Missouri, November Zist, 1920. Guy’ the Fest f the Gentze of the Covenant ound ealeak the dane of the Sugle

SE GEE Anocieensaien Antes Wank inches of sneding, fue tee Maabe, ba anol like to read from the Bahai literature and so he took for his scriptural reading: "To He praised the Cause most highly referring to Janabe Fatel as the Apostle | , OCEAANRT LO mya:

from the Lips of Janave Faseli The

ery. Several questions were asked and at the ¢ Ward te shake hands midget literatuwe. For. os table was spread dnd at 4 o'clo ul talk en teaching which was reported

> reportedand will appear in tae Jewish papers. The St. Louis Post Dispateh had this worning a fine illustrated article. In the evening another legture was delivered in the Fraternity Hall, N. Grand Averme on "New Evidences of life after death." The audience consisted of inguirers after truth. It was altogether & splendid beginning for St. Lewis, « most beautiful opening for the Bahai work. Janabe is glad over the day's work and praises Abdul Baha for His confimmation. In ali these matters he sees HigiDivine hand. The day was truly fruitful and blessed., the breezes of mercy wafted and the believers were made happy over the presence of the es Louis. Ahmad.

[Page 9]is one life and that Ls the Life of services there is leve; there is one way and that is the wy of "others; tae truth of selfeabnegation; there is one salvation | of bumanity; there is one consciousness and that is the ity; there is one maic and that is the melc of syepathy.® Rie negra gare Sp allanpanetgpe arate For one ) paviaes, uate S50 Ghdlézen ond othad dante: It mi Dr Mrs. Allison were in Haifs ot the time thut Mr. and > ndall were in the Presence. In the afternoon at 3:00 o'clock Janmabe went to the 4 Mivs. R. T. Harry at 3634 Juniata St. to speak to « select group on the "Brothere ms Ft dk mm t impression and the questions answered with the . Hurry is o very opiritual soul und her interest in the Gause thought the presence of Janabe in her home was @ heavenly bless| tel the reporter of the "Ster" interviewed Janobe and re= i eee tere See ie hae already attracted the atcention of the reade t Gentre at 509 H. Newstead Avenue, another — ritual Healing" before an audience of more than ef the development of materia medica and 2 digease by fai 12 suseebed that we must in this age use botiie "fas ne 4 the body, the prayer is for the‘ seul* SA time will ceme when a) eae oo serene thet 2, the 3 will be healed through nd liquids ips ies tes aphabtees ‘phpcialane of the Wultk 06 GE » Negligence, prejudices and envy. These

contagious diseases." The leature was reported bf @ Buboi, Mrs. Wise and

t will vecone part of the future Bahai literature. — Amad.

Plasa Hotel, St. Louis, Missouri, November 23rd, 1920.

| fhe talk was ahort but to the point. It was on the introdugtion

of New Libruvies in Persia os a result of the principle of eduestion iaid down by Baha*o"llah. The taik will appeal in the Métional Library Journal and tue reach all] the Libraries in the country. From bore Janabe called on Mrs. Barbue's office. Here ne spoke with the various oft igials end ares pacwne in her eagerness to Serve Was per

t ) } abosh, togéther and listen to an iupromptu Speech by the Persian Scholar. | gom at ty oftioe they poured out = beys and © girls - and Janabe gave them another ahort walk, On the nobility of work as taught by Baho*o'llah ond pmpised them for their interest and energy. This ws a greas event for Mrs. Barbee, vecause thes will give her sow « wonderful chance to teache them. In the evening @ Pasel spoke on "Old and New Life in Persia," wefore the membersa of Town Club in the Century Building. Thies is a Club of professional women and severml hundred were present with a few won eprinkled here and there. The audience listened to the story of the old glories of Persia but the thing attracted them was the new Glory of that land, the MHewlIdeals springing like a f in from the heart of Abdul Boho. They were most appreciative and the President thanked on the part eof the audience the speuker of the evening. The Rvening Star published a long article - most interesting. |

[Page 10]Hotel Plaga, St. Louis, Missouri, November 24th, 1920.

The last day is always the most active. Jamabe Fazs] had to give four talks, — Gach more wonderful than the other ~ so filled with the spirit of love. The sees | talk was before the Chamber of Commerce, where 1500 of the most pepresentati | and women of St. Louis were present for Thanksgiving dinner. The mayo of the ae, Archibishop of St. Louis, Rabbi Harrison, Bishop of Missouri, Major 7. J. Dickson and scores of great men - one of the most imposing gatherings that ever Janabe has addressed. When he arose to apeak, everyone got up from his seat and offered hin a spontancus homage of reverence. "Thanksgiving in Persia® was his subject and his

pession and ite hie fee were so great that repeated applauge greeted him. At 2:80 rn fine talk: "The Progress of women in the Orient" in the Vander voort's | Hall, and there was 4 léfge crowd present and listenedmost attentive ly. At 4 P.M. he On "Social Co-operation in Persia" before the fashionable Apletospatio members of "Wednesday Club" in their owm lumrious club house. At GP. he lectured in the Fraternity Temple, #5 N. Grand Avemme, on a "New Solution of Economic Rroblem™. Many questions were followed and illuminating answers given.

In one day more than 3000 people of St. Louis heard the glorious measage - so many le asked for laterature, inquired about Bahai Assembly, desired to. help the Cause & financial manner. Janabe Faze] on his mturn to the hotel said: "Pra

Abdul Baha that He has assisted us to travel throughout these great cities to.

the lights of love and fellowshio. May he confirm us continually ~ in order that we

ree an end this significant trip with joy and fragrance! We are raising the

ae the Kingdom as we go along. Tomorrow we shell contimue out Journey, enter

new cities, meet new friends and gain new experiences in the path of God”.

Ahmad.