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1939 Sept
193- |
Katherine Moscrop of Vancouver began a series of visits to Regina. She, along with Frances Mennzies and two former members of the Winnipeg Phoenix Club, arranged a fireside for Rowland Estall who was passing through on business. [Bahai News No 131 November 1939 p4] | Regina, SK; Katherine Moscrop | |
1939 before Sept
193- |
Rowland Estall combined his business travel with teaching visits to Calgary and Regina as well as Vancouver and West Vancouver. He had earlier laid the foundation of his business in visits to Toronto and Montreal, in both of which cities he lectured, as well as in St. Lambert. He also made excellent contacts with two University professors who, with a few others, have started an important social and religious reform movement in Canada and have published a popular textbook of the movement. During July Mr. Estall taught regularly in Winnipeg a study group of six to eight inquirers, following an outline of seventeen lessons which he developed on the World Order, using as a basis of each discussion a different free literature pamphlet which was distributed. The first result of his Winnipeg work was the registration of Miss Lillian Tomlinson. Dr. Mariette Bolton also visited and spoke in Winnipeg to the Quota Club. [Bahai News No 131 November 1939 p4] | Calgary, AB; Regina, SK; Vancouver, BC; West Vancouver, BC; Toronto, ON; Montreal, QC; St. Lambert, QC | |
1939 early Sept
193- |
Kathy Moscrop, Rowland Estall, Miss Mae McKenna of Vancouver, and Miss Doris Skinner met together in Calgary to discuss the progress of the Faith in Canada. They represented four provinces. During this time a meeting of fifteen non-Bahá'ís was arranged by Miss Skinner, from which a study class was developing. A radio talk was given in Calgary by Dr. Mariette Bolton. Many Bahá'í books were being circulated. [Bahai News No 131 November 1939 p4] | Radio; Calgary, AB; Rowland Estall; Mae McKenna; Doris Skinner; Katherine Moscrop | |
1939 27 Aug
193- |
Gerrard Sluter-Schlutius— German-born, former U-boat captain, enrolled in November of 1932 and was a member of the Montreal Bahá'í youth group. He moved to Toronto in March 1935 and to Guatemala in 1939 as the second overseas pioneer. [OBCC97, 104-105]
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Gerrard Sluter-Schlutius; Covenant-breaking; Montreal, QC; Toronto, ON; Guatemala; Honduras; Bogota, Colombia | |
1939 25 Jun
193- |
What has been termed the "first international Bahá'í picnic embracing Canada and the United States" was held at Queenstown Heights at the invitation of the Toronto Assembly. It was the brainchild of Howard Ives who was living in Toronto at the time. He and Mabel had "grand-children" on both sides of the border.
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International Bahá'í Picnic; Howard Ives; Mabel Rice-Wray Ives; Doris McKay; Willard McKay; John Stearns; Mrs Pettibone; Elizabeth Brooks; Mrs Marguerite Firoozi; Lulu Barr; Mrs Enos Barton; John Robarts; Audrey Robarts; Lloyd Gardner; Queenston Heights, ON; Toronto, ON; Jamestown, NY | first international Bahá'í Picnic |
1939 16 Jun
193- |
Emeric Sala visited Winnipeg and spoke at a public meeting in the Marlborough Hotel. After that meeting eight attendees determined to form a study group. [Bloodworth, Grains of Wheat p14] | Emeric Sala; Winnipeg, MB | |
1939 4 Jun
193- |
In a letter addressed to the National Spiritual Assembly of the British Isles written on behalf of the Guardian he urged them to
"appeal to the government for exemption from active military service in a combatant capacity, stressing the fact that in doing so they are not prompted by any selfish considerations but by the sole and supreme motive of upholding the Teachings of their Faith, which make it a moral obligation for them to desist from any act that would involve them in direct warfare with their fellow-humans oi any other race or nation."
[UD128; CBN 15 September 1950 p2]
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Exemption; Military (armed forces); Military; * Bahá'í World Centre; United Kingdom | |
1939 May
193- |
With the assistance of Mabel Ives who extended her travel teaching plans in Toronto, a Bahá'í booth was set up at the Canadian National Exhibition. Over 15,000 pieces of literature were distributed. [OBCC179, 307]
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Mabel Rice-Wray Ives; Canadian National Exhibition; Toronto, ON | |
1939 May
193- |
Lillian Tomlinson became the first known Winnipeg Bahá'í. Tomlinson was at the time a telephone operator. She was a friend of Ernest Marsh (The 6th person to become a Bahá'í in Winnipeg.) and a co-worker of Helen Poissant (The 4th person.) [Bloodworth, Grains of Wheat p12] | Lillian Tomlinson; Ernest Marsh; Helen Poissant; Winnipeg, MB | 1st known Bahá'í in Winnipeg Lillian Tomlinson |
1939 Apr
193- |
Jean Doris Skinner became the first Bahá'í to settle in Calgary, AB. She had become a Bahá'í in Vancouver in 1936. She left Calgary in 1949 to pioneer to NL. [OBCC184] | Doris Skinner; Pioneering; Calgary, AB; Vancouver, BC; Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada | the first Bahá'í to settle in Calgary, AB. |
1939 25 Mar
193- |
The incorporation of the Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of Vancouver under the Societies Act. [OBCC258] | Local Spiritual Assembly, incorporation; Vancouver, BC | |
1929 (In the year)
193- |
Lulu Barr was the first Bahá'í in Hamilton, ON. [OBCC196] | Lulu Barr; Hamilton, ON | first Bahá'í in Hamilton, ON |
1939 (In the year)
193- |
Emeric Sala gave a talk in Regina proclaiming the Faith for the first time in Saskatchewan. Regina is one of five cities he visited on this business trip. [TG104] | Emeric Sala; Regina, SK | first public talk in SK |
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