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Date 1844-10-02, sorted by date, descending

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1844 2 Oct
184-		 Artemus Lamb arrived at his pioneer post in Punta Arenas, Chile, located on the Strait of Magellan and the southernmost large city in the world. He met with Marcia Steward, another pioneer who, because of her gender, was deemed unsuitable for this post. He was also introduced to Esteban Canales, a young Chilean Bahá'í who had been assigned to help Artemus with his Spanish.

His arrival here had been an adventure. The Argentine ship that he had boarded in Los Angeles had burned and sank in Acapulco while he was ashore and he lost all his personal belongings. The shipping company sent him to Mexico City where they returned the cost of his ticket and left him stranded. Travel was difficult during the War years. After 5 days of travel via DC-3, stopping every night, he reached Santiago where, after a delay, he secured a passage to Punta Arenas that took another 5 days.

On the 4th of April, 1945, he got a telegram from the Guardian, advising him that he expected an Assembly would be formed at Ridván. At this time there were only two declared Bahá'ís in Punta Arenas with 8 contacts who were assisting them with their weekly radio program production. Artemus and Esteban met with the contacts and explained the situation. To their delight all agreed to enroll. [The Beginnings of the Bahá'í Faith in Latin America: Some Remembrances by Artemus Lamb]

 - Pioneers; Artemus Lamb; Chile
1844 2 or 3 Oct
184-		 The Báb departed from Búshihr on His pilgrimage. [Bab57; MH119, 121, GPB9]
  • He instructed His followers to await His arrival in Karbalá. [DB86, 87; MH122; SBBH1:23]
  • He had been awaiting the letter from Mullá Husayn before starting on His pilgrimage. [DB123; MH117]
  • The vessel taking the Báb to Jiddah was probably the Arab sailing-boat named Futúh-ar-Ras`ul. [Bab69]
  • He joined the company of a group of pilgrims from Fárs. [DB76-77]
  • It was slow, stormy and unsteady sailing and the passengers were in constant dispute amongst themselves. [DB129note2]
  • The Báb, recognizing the difficulty in sea-travel, prayered that conditions might be improved. Nabil noted on page 131 "Within a short space of time, since that prayer was offered, maritime transport have greatly multiplied, and the Persian gulf, which in those days hardly possessed a single steam-driven vessel, now boast a fleet of ocean liners...". He goes on to attribute the Industrial Revolution to the impulse of the Revelation.
  • After twelve days the vessel made a rest-stop in Mascate for several days. The Báb attempted to convert a religious man of high rank but was unsuccessful. [DB129note2; [DB130note1]
    		•  * Báb, The (chronology); Báb, Pilgrimage of; Industrial Revolution; Iraq; Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; Karbala, Iraq; Mullá Ḥusayn Bushrú'í; Muscat, Oman; Saudi Arabia; Ships
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