1911
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1911 was a common year of the Gregorian calendar and a common year of the Julian calendar, the 1911th year of the Common Era (CE), the 11th year of the 20th century, and the 2nd year of the 1910s decade. As of the start of 1911, the Gregorian calendar was 13 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which remained in localized use until 1923. 1911 corresponds to the years 67–68 of the Bahá'í Era (BE) according to the Badi calendar.
Events[edit]
- A nineteen member teaching council is elected India, and a systematic teaching campaign is started.
- Lillian Kappes moves to Iran from America, to serve as the Administrator of the Tarbiyat Girls School.
- May 3: Aurelia Bethlen departs San Francisco on a worldwide teaching trip, the first undertaken by a Bahá'í woman.
- June 16: The First Annual Conference of the Persian-American Educational Society is held in Washington.
- August 11: ‘Abdu’l-Bahá boards the ship L'Orenoque in Egypt and sails for Europe, beginning his first tour of the West.
- August 22: ‘Abdu’l-Bahá stops in Thonon-les-Bains on Lake Leman in France. While in Thonon-les-Bains he meets with Zillu's-Sultán, eldest son of Násirid-Dín Sháh, Horace Holley, Annie Boylan, Elizabeth Stewart and Lillian Kappes. He also sends for Juliet Thompson in London, giving her permission to join him on his tour.
- September 3: ‘Abdu’l-Bahá departs Thonon-les-Bains.
- September 4: ‘Abdu’l-Bahá arrives in London. He stays in Lady Blomfield's home.
- September 5: ‘Abdu’l-Bahá is interviewed by Albert Dawson, editor of The Christian Commonwealth, a weekly publication.
- September 8: ‘Abdu’l-Bahá attends a Unity meeting at the home of Ethel Jenner in Wimbledon.
- September 9: ‘Abdu’l-Bahá visits Mrs. Thornburgh-Cropper at her home in Victoria. In the afternoon he visits Anett Schepel and Alice Buckton at their home in Surrey.
- September 10: ‘Abdu’l-Bahá gives his first public address to a Western audience at the City Temple Church in Holborn, London with Wellesley Tudor Pole acting as translator.
- September 13: Albert Dawson's interview of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá is printed as the front cover story of The Christian Commonwealth. ‘Abdu’l-Bahá attends a reception held by Mrs. Thornburgh-Cropper at her home the same day.
- September 17: ‘Abdu’l-Bahá delivers a second public address at St. John's Church, Westminster at the invitation of the Archdeacon of Westminster, Albert Wilberforce, grandson of famed abolitionist William Wilberforce. He also meets with members of the Salvation Army who were singing outside the Church.
- September 22: ‘Abdu’l-Bahá attends a meeting at the home of Marion Jack and Elizabeth Herrick in Kensington. He gave a talk to approximately eighty people which was recorded by a stenographer and published as Discourse by 'Abdu'l-Bahá at the Unity Meeting of Misses Jack and Herrick.
- September 23: ‘Abdu’l-Bahá departs London for Bristol by train. He stays at the Clifton Guest House, owned by Wellesley Tudor Pole while in Bristol.
- September 25: ‘Abdu’l-Bahá returns to London from Bristol by train.
- September 28: ‘Abdu’l-Bahá is driven to Byfleet, where he stays overnight.
- September 29: A farewell reception is held for ‘Abdu’l-Bahá at Passmore Edwards' Settlement in Tavistock Place.
- September 30: ‘Abdu’l-Bahá delivers his last public address in England at a meeting of the Theosophical Society of London.
- October 1: ‘Abdu’l-Bahá conducts a wedding ceremony in Kensington for a young Persian couple, Regina Núr Mahal Khánum and Mírzá Yuhanna Dáwud.
- October 2: ‘Abdu’l-Bahá meets Sir Thomas Vezey Strong, the Lord Mayor of London, for breakfast.
- October 3: ‘Abdu’l-Bahá departs London at Victoria Station, and sets out for Paris.
- October 15: ‘Abdu’l-Bahá delivers a talk at his apartment in Paris.
- November 10: ‘Abdu’l-Bahá gives a talk in Paris, later published under the title The Evolution of the Spirit.
- December 2: ‘Abdu’l-Bahá leaves Paris for Egypt, where he takes up residence in Ramleh. He remains in Egypt until making his second tour of the West the following year.
Conferences[edit]
- July 26: The First Universal Races Congress takes place at the University of London. 'Abdu'l-Bahá is invited to speak; although He is unable to attend in person, He addresses a letter to the Congress and sends several Bahá'í representatives, including British Bahá'í Wellesley Tudor Pole, who gives a talk about the Bahá'í Faith.[1][2]
Establishments[edit]
Local Spiritual Assemblies[edit]
Americas[edit]
Asia[edit]
- Bombay, India.[5]
Births[edit]
- March 28: William Sears, Hand of the Cause and prominent American Bahá’í.
- December 28: Hugh Chance, member of the Universal House of Justice.
Deaths[edit]
- August: Vakílu'd-Dawlih, Apostle of Bahá’u’lláh and chief builder of the Mashriqu'l-Adhkár of 'Ishqábád.
References[edit]
- ↑ The Interracial “Baha’i Movement” and the Black Intelligentsia: The Case of W. E. B. Du Bois, by Christopher Buck.
- ↑ Star of the West, vol. 2, no. 9.
- ↑ Letter by T. Chase to Hyde Dunn: Los Ang., 16 Jan. 1911
- ↑ Star of the West, Vol. 2, Iss. 1, p 9
- ↑ https://www.gatewayhouse.in/bombay-bahai/#:~:text=Bombay%20was%20home%20to%20the,charitable%20activities%20of%20the%20community.
