Chronology: Chronology: Date 1971-01-01

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1971 1 Jan 197-	The passing of Agnes Baldwin Alexander, (b. 26July 1875 in Hawaii) Hand of the Cause; "the daughter of the Kingdom", and "the beloved maid-servant of the Blessed Perfection" ('Abdu'l-Baha); the only Hand of the Cause mentioned in the Tablets of the Divine Plan; The first Bahá'í to set foot on Hawaiian soil; the first Bahá'í to settle in Japan; and the first Bahá'í to teach the Faith in Korea, passed away in Honolulu. (b. 21 July 1875) [BW15:423; VV8] On the 13th of October she received a Tablet from 'Abdi'l-Baha encouraging her to travel to Japan. She arrived in 1914 and remained there for a total of thirty-two years. She lf[PH32] She was appointed a Hand of the Cause on the 27th of March, 1957 after the passing of Hand of the Cause of God George Townshend. [MoCxxiv]eft Japan in 1937 and returned in 1950. For her obituary see BW15:423–30. See Life of Agnes Alexander by Duane Troxel. See A Tribute to Agnes Alexander by Ben Perkins. See An Account of How I Became a Bahá'í and My Stays in Paris in 1901 and 1937: Written at the Request of Mrs. Laura Dreyfus-Barney by Agnes Baldwin Alexander and edited by Thomas Linard.	- Biography; - Births and deaths; - Hands of the Cause; - In Memoriam; Agnes Alexander; Firsts, other; Hands of the Cause, Appointments; Hands of the Cause, Births and deaths; Hawaii, USA; Honolulu, HI	first to set foot on Hawaiian soil, first to settle in Japan, first to teach the Faith in Korea