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Chronology of the Bahá'í Faith in Canada

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Date 1927-04-30, sorted by date, descending

date event tags firsts
1927 29 Apr - 3 May
192-		 The nineteenth National Convention of the Bahá'ís of the United States and Canada was held at the Windsor Hotel in Montreal, the hotel where 'Abdu'l-Bahá stayed during His visit in 1912. [Bahá'í News No. 17 April, 1927]
  • The Declaration of Trust and By-laws of the National Spiritual Assembly was accepted with its implications for more restricted membership. [OBCC166]
  • The question of race "was discussed at length and with unprecedented frankness". [OBCC90]
  • Edwina Powell spoke on the subject, as she had been asked by Shoghi Effendi. [TMW178]
  • In her address, Sadie Oglesby recalled her conversations with Shoghi Effendi on the subject of race. [TMW178–80]
 Declaration of Trust and By-laws; Edwina Powell; Montreal, QC; National Convention; Sadie Oglesby
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