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| 1997 24 - 28 Apr
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The 48th National Convention was held in Toronto, ON. Counsellors Jacqueline
Left Hand Bull and David Smith were
present at the request of the Continental Board of Counsellors in the Americas. Of 168 delegates elected, 164 ballots were
cast in the election of the National Assembly.
Members elected were Reginald Newkirk, Judy Filson, Husayn Banani, Louise Profeit-Leblanc, Glen Eyford, Margot Leonard, Enayat Rawhani. Susan Lyons and Ann Wilson. Special guests included Mrs. Audrey Robarts, Knight of Baha'u'llah and wife of late Hand of the Cause of God John Robarts, her daughter and son-in-law, Nina and Ken Tinnion, Mrs. Francoise Rouleau Smith, now the oldest living French Canadian believer who this year is celebrating her 50th anniversary of enrolment in the Faith, and Mrs. Helen Gardner, wife of late Counsellor Lloyd Gardner. Another special guest was Mrs. Gale Burland, a distinguished homefront pioneer to Saskatchewan and Nova Scotia who was invited by the National Assembly to present a slide show at the Convention's opening session Thursday evening. Titled "Searching for Ways to Please Thee," the program chronicled the lives of the Faith's early believers and provided an inspiring beginning to the four days of Convention deliberations. A highlight of the external affairs session was the National Assembly's announcement of its decision to open an external affairs office in Ottawa, with Mrs. Susanne Tamas as its director. A branch of the overall external affairs activities, the Ottawa office will concentrate resources on the Faith's relationship with national government and non-governmental organizations. Dr. Gerald Filson, the National Assembly's Director of External Affairs, keynoted the external affairs consultative session, highlighting features of the Universal House of Justice's external affairs strategy and emphasizing the need for humility in this field of service. [BC Nov 10 No 2 Jun 1997 p12-13] |
Ann Wilson; Enayat Rowhani; External affairs; Francoise Rouleau Smith; Gail Burland; Gerald Filson; Glen Eyford; Husayn Banani; Judy Filson; Louise Profeit-LeBlanc; Margot Leonard; National Convention; National Spiritual Assembly, election of; Reginald Newkirk; Susan Lyons; Susanne Tamas; Toronto, ON |
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