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Date 1974, sorted by date, descending

see also the tag for 1974

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1974 Ridván
197-		 The National Convention was held at th Seaway Towers in Toronto, ON. Those elected to the National Spiritual Assembly were: Husain Banani, Jameson Bond, Douglas Martin, Carol Bowie, Elizabeth Rochester, Glen Eyford, Hossain Danesh, Michael Rochester and Ed Muttart. [CBN May 1974; UC194] Carol Bowie; Douglas Martin; Ed Muttart; Elizabeth Rochester; Glen Eyford; Hossain Danesh; Husayn Banani; Jameson Bond; Michael Rochester; National Assembly, election of; National Convention
1974 Ridván
197-		 The formation of the Local Spiritual Assembly of Aylmer, QC. The inaugural members were: Rick and Margo Blake, Linda O'Neil and John Dickie, Belinda and David Erickson, Jane Ginsberg, Pyer Vaillancours, and Michael McKenny. [from an email from David Erickson dated 28 and 29 May 2022; [from an email 4 November 2022 from National Archivist Ailsa Hedly Leftwich] iiiii Aylmer, QC; Belinda Erickson; David Erickson; Gatineau, QC; Jane Ginsberg; John Dickie; Linda O'Neil; Local Spiritual Assembly, formation; Margo Blake; Michael McKenny; Outaouais Cluster; Pyer Vaillancours; Rick Blake First Spiritual Assembly in Aylmer, QC
1974 1 Feb
197-		 The passing of Daoud Toeg (b. Baghdad, Iraq in 1897) in Hull, Quebec (now Gatineau).
  • After he had learned of the Faith he enrolled eight other persons before writing the Guardian with his own declaration.
  • He pioneered to Italy in the 1930s for about a year and a half.
  • In 1954 he was appointed Auxiliary Board Member for Iraq, on the first Auxiliary Board for Asia. He served for sixteen years.
  • He supervised the construction of the Hazíratu'l-Quds in Baghdad and was helpful in securing a Temple site.
  • Mr. Toeg served the Guardian by conveying artifacts and Huqúqu'lláh payments from Persia to the Holy Land at a time when there was no direct communications.
  • He served as a representative of the Huqúqu'lláh for the believers in Iraq.
  • He was instrumental in locating and photographing the caves of Sar-Galú in Sulaymáníyyih, Kurdistán where Bahá'u'lláh lived for two years while in retreat.
  • He, his wife Latifa, and their sons pioneered to Kirkuk during the Ten Year Crusade but after seven years were asked to return to Baghdad to assist with the work there.
  • The family left Iraq in 1970 and settled in Hull where they helped to establish the first Local Spiritual Assembly. [BW16p527-528, Bahá'í World 16, Grave; CBN No 277 March 1974 p11]
- Biography; - In Memoriam; Auxiliary board members; Baghdad, Iraq; Daoud Toeg; Hull, QC; Iraq; Kurdistan; Sulaymaniyyih, Iraq
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