Chronology Canada: Chronology Canada: Date 1979-0

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date	event	tags	firsts
1979 25 Sep 197-	The passing of Allan Raynor (b. 31 August, 1910 in Toronto) His first acquaintance with Baha'is was in 1934 at a gathering organized by W. J. Christie of Parry Sound in northern Ontario. It was there that he met Lloyd Gardner. He went on pilgrimage in 1956. After the passing of the Guardian he travelled across Canada sharing his experiences with Shoghi Effendi. Mr. Raynor will be remembered for his work in educating the Canadian Bahá'í community in the knowledge of the Covenant. When the assaults on the Covenant came Canadian Bahá'ís were not swayed. His study of Gleanings from the Writings of Baha'u'llah was legendary. His personal copy could not be called a "book" but rather it was a loose collection of pages. In 1978-1979 he was appointmented as Assistant to Auxiliary Board Member for Protection, Carol Bowie. So moving and eloquent was he at the hour of his death that Canada's national newspaper printed a major article on his life. A tribute to Allan was made by Roger White in his poem entitled 'In Recognition' which was published in his book, The Witness of Pebbles. The poem was inspired during Allan's 1977 pilgrimage. Another writer, Nathan Rutsein paid homage by including a chapter called 'The Example of Allan Raynor' in his book, Spirit in Action: Teaching the Bahá'í Faith. [BW18p696-698]	- Biography; - In Memoriam; Allan Raynor; Assistants; Toronto, ON
1979 Ridván 197-	The National Convention was held 26-29 April 1979 in Guelph,ON. [Bulletin No7 March 1979}. No information on the election of the National Assembly was published in the Bulletin (at that time the name of CBN/BC). However, the following person were members of the 1978 and the 1980 Assemblies: Jameson Bond, Glen Eyford, Husayn Banani, Hossain Danesh, Michael Rochester, Edmund Muttart, Elizabeth Rochester, Ruth Eyford, and Douglas Martin.	Douglas Martin; Ed Muttart; Elizabeth Rochester; Glen Eyford; Guadalajara, Mexico; Hossain Danesh; Husayn Banani; Jameson Bond; Michael Rochester; National Convention; National Spiritual Assembly, election of; Ruth Eyford
1979 197-	The news of the formation of the first Spiritual Assembly of the Tyendinaga brought the Universal House of Justice great happiness, A letter written on behalf of the House of Justice to Evelyn Loft states: 'The steadfastness of your parents in remaining at their post is indeed exemplary and fully demonstrates the spirit of true pioneering." [BW19p699]	Local Spiritual Assembly, formation; Tyendinaga First Nation, ON