Mabel Grace Geary
Mabel Geary | |
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| Born | 1888 |
| Died | 1965 |
| Spouse(s) | Irving Geary |
Mabel Grace Geary (1888 - 1965) was a Canadian Bahá’í who was named a Knight of Bahá’u’lláh for pioneering to Cape Breton Island.
Background[edit]
Mabel married Irving Geary in 1912 and they settled in Moncton, New Brunswick at some point.[1] They were introduced to the Bahá’í Faith in 1937 when Mabel Rice-Wray Ives visited Moncton and they declared and served on the inaugural Local Spiritual Assembly of the city when it was formed in 1938.[2] Geary began sponsoring informal firesides after declaring which were addressed by visiting speakers who included Dorothy Baker, Siegfried Schopflocher, Harlan Ober, and Rosemary Sala.[3]
In 1943 Geary accompanied Doris McKay on a teaching trip to Charlottetown on Prince Edward Island and she pioneered to the city serving on its Local Spiritual Assembly when it formed in 1944.[3] In 1951 the National Spiritual Assembly of Canada asked the Geary's to move to Halifax, Nova Scotia, to consult with and assist its Local Spiritual Assembly.[2]
In 1953 Geary attended the All-America Teaching Conference in Chicago held to launch the Ten Year Crusade and she volunteered to pioneer to Cape Breton Island at the conference.[3] She and her husband arrived at their post settling in Baddeck on October 12, 1953,[2] and Geary began volunteering at the public library allowing her to discuss the Faith with people. In 1959 the Geary's moved from Baddeck to Sydney.[2]
The Geary's remained in Sydney on Cape Breton Island until 1961 when they were asked to return to Charlottetown in order to maintain the Local Spiritual Assembly. They were able to attend the First Bahá’í World Congress at the Royal Albert Hall in London in 1963.[2] Geary passed away in in 1965.[4]
Further Reading[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ Redman, E. The Knights of Bahá’u’lláh, George Ronald Press, London. p 280
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Redman, E. The Knights of Bahá’u’lláh, George Ronald Press, London. p 281
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 The Bahá’í World, An International Record. (1974). Bahá’í World Centre. Haifa. Volume 14 (1963-1968), Pg(s) 310. View as PDF.
- ↑ The Bahá’í World, An International Record. (1974). Bahá’í World Centre. Haifa. Volume 14 (1963-1968), Pg(s) 311. View as PDF.
