Tenth Annual Mashrak-el-Azkar Convention and Bahá’í Congress/Text
Tenth Annual Mashrak-el-Azkar Convention and Bahá’í Congress[edit]
under the auspices of the BAHÁ’Í TEMPLE UNITY and celebration of the Feast of El-Rizwan Auditorium Hotel, ninth floor from April the Twenty-seventh to Thirtieth inclusive Nineteen Hundred Eighteen
PROGRAM[edit]
FEAST OF EL-RIZWAN[edit]
Saturday evening, at six o'clock Banquet Hall, ninth floor, Auditorium Hotel
Chairman MRS. CORINNE TRUE, Chicago
Speakers MR. ALBERT R. WINDUST, Chicago "The Dawn of the Sun of Reality from the Horizon of Persia"
ZEENAT KHANUM, Acca, Syria Chanting of the Holy Utterances
DR. ZIA M. BAGDADI, Chicago "The Feast of El-Rizwan"
MISS AGNES ALEXANDER, Honolulu. "Progress of the Bahá’í Cause in Japan"
Five-minute greetings from Delegates
MRS. EDNA WHEELER BALLARD, Harpist
MISS MARIE HERZOG, Pianist
MR. SAFFA KINNEY, Chanting
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VISITING THE MASHRAK-EL-AZKAR GROUNDS[edit]
Sunday morning, at half after ten o'clock From "Loop" take Northwestern Elevated, Evanston train to Linden Avenue station, Wilmette, walk east to Sheridan Road.
MRS. CLAUDIA S. COLES, Washington, D. C. MR. SAFFA KINNEY, Boston MR. HARLAN F. OBER, Cambridge Reading of the Holy Utterances
FIRST SESSION BAHÁ’Í CONGRESS[edit]
Sunday afternoon, at three o'clock. Auditorium Hotel, ninth floor
Chairman MR. WILLIAM F. HOAR, Fanwood, N. J.
Speakers MR. ALFRED E. LUNT, Boston "The Mashrak-el-Azkar" (Mashrak-el-Azkar is from the Persian, literally translated means: "The Dawning-place of the Mentionings of God.")
MRS. MAY MAXWELL, Montreal "The Irresistible Movement Toward World Federation"
MISS O'HARE, Harpist MRS. CARL SCHEFFLER, Contralto MR. ALBERT R. WINDUST, Tenor
INFORMAL SOCIAL MEETING FOR THE VISITING DELEGATES AND FRIENDS[edit]
Sunday evening, at eight o'clock Auditorium Hotel, ninth floor
Host DR. WILLIAM F. SLATER, Chicago
Hostess MRS. MAUD HOUSER, Chicago
Entertainers
MISS BESSIE DIGGETT, Soprano
MRS. EVELYN STEWART FAWN, Contralto
MISS MARIE HERZOG, Pianist
MR. SAFFA KINNEY, Chanting
MISS JENNIE LUDWIG, Violin
MISS MAY LUDWIG, Harp
MRS. CARL SCHEFFLER, Contralto
MR. ALBERT R. WINDUST, Tenor
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TENTH ANNUAL MASHRAK-EL-AZKAR CONVENTION[edit]
Monday morning and afternoon, at ten o'clock and two o'clock Auditorium Hotel, ninth floor
SECOND SESSION BAHÁ’Í CONGRESS[edit]
Monday evening, at eight o'clock Auditorium Hotel, ninth floor
Chairman MRS. ALICE IVES BREED, New York
Speakers MR. HOOPER HARRIS, New York "The Origin and Fundamental Principles of the Bahá’í Movement" MR. LOUIS G. GREGORY, Washington, D. C. "The Underlying Unity of All Religions"
MISS RUTH BREYTSPRAAK, Violinist MRS. MARY D. HALL, Soprano MRS. CARL SCHEFFLER, Contralto
TENTH ANNUAL MASHRAK-EL-AZKAR CONVENTION[edit]
Tuesday morning and afternoon, at ten o'clock and two o'clock Auditorium Hotel, ninth floor
THIRD SESSION BAHÁ’Í CONGRESS[edit]
Tuesday evening, at eight o'clock Auditorium Hotel, ninth floor
Chairman MRS. ELLA GOODALL COOPER, San Francisco
Speakers DR. F. W. D'EVLYN, San Francisco "The Path to the Center"
Speaker to be announced "Practical Steps to a New World Order"
MISS ALPHA BRATTON, Soprano
MISS MARGURITE BARNETT, Contralto
MR. ALBERT R. WINDUST, Tenor
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FRIENDS, know that the believers of God must be the cause of union and love among all mankind, and until they attain to perfect harmony and agreement they will not become the remedy for the healing of this sick world. From the very beginning of the Mashrak-el-Azkar in Ishkabad, Russia, day by day, everything has been in perfect harmony, until the believers there accomplished their aim, and it was builded easily, for it was builded by love. Now I hope that in America it will be the same as in Russia, and the Mashrak-el-Azkar there be erected by the power of the union and love existing among the believers.
Extract from a message to the American believers, revealed by ‘ABDU’L-BAHÁ, Acca, Syria, January, 1909; translated by his daughter, Monever Khanum.
Convention and Congress Committee of Bahá’í Temple Unity[edit]
Chairman MRS. CORINNE TRUE, Chicago MR. ALFRED E. LUNT, Boston MR. C. MASON REMEY, DR. ZIA M. BAGDADI, Chicago MRS. H. EMOGENE HOAGG, San Francisco
Finance Committee[edit]
MRS. WILLIAM F. SLATER, Chairman MRS. LEO PERRON
Publicity Committee[edit]
Washington, D. C. MISS JEAN MASSON, Chairman MR. C. MASON REMEY MR. ALFRED E. LUNT
House Committee[edit]
MR. JAMES HANBY, Chairman MR. CARL SCHEFFLER
Reception Committee[edit]
DR. WILLIAM F. SLATER, Chairman MRS. MAUD HAUSER, Informal Social Meeting MISS EDNA TRUE, Ushers MRS. LEO PERRON, Arrivals MRS. CARL SCHEFFLER
Music Committee[edit]
MRS. CARL SCHEFFLER, Chairman MR. ALBERT R. WINDUST
Publications[edit]
MISS MARY LESCH
"Star of the West"[edit]
MISS GERTRUDE BUIKEMA