Marion Jack
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Marion Jack (1866 - 1954) was an early Canadian Bahá'í, who died at her pioneer post in Bulgaria in 1954. She became a Bahá'í in Paris, and went on to teach English to the family of 'Abdu'l-Bahá in Akká for a short time. When the Master visited London in 1911, He visited her studio near Oxford Street, and He gave a talk at her home, in High Street, Kensington. The talk appears on pages 48 and 49 of 'Abdu'l-Bahá in London. In 1931, she pioneered to Bulgaria, and although she never spoke the language well, she decided to stay there when World War II broke out. She died at her pioneer post in 1954.[1]
A biography of Marion Jack exists, under the title of Never Be Afraid to Dare.
On her passing, the Guardian,Shoghi Effendi sent the following cablegram:
"Mourn loss (of) immortal heroine, Marion Jack, greatly—loved and deeply-admired by ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, (a) shining example (to) pioneers (of) present (and) future generations (of) East (and) West, surpassed (in) constancy, dedication, self-abnegation (and) fearlessness by none except (the) incomparable Martha Root. Her unremitting, highly-meritorious activities (in the) course (of) almost half (a) century, both (in) North America (and) Southeast Europe, attaining (their) climax (in the) darkest, most dangerous phase (of the) second World War, shed imperishable luster (on) contemporary Bahá’í history.
(This) triumphant soul (is) now gathered (to the) distinguished band (of her) coworkers (in the) Abhá Kingdom: Martha Root, Lua Getsinger, May Maxwell, Hyde Dunn, Susan Moody, Keith Ransom-Kehler, Ella Bailey (and) Dorothy Baker, whose remains, lying (in) such widely scattered areas (of the) globe as Honolulu, Cairo, Buenos Aires, Sydney, Tihrz’m, Iṣfahán, Tripoli (and the) depths (of the) Mediterranean (Sea) attest the magnificence (of the) pioneer services rendered (by the) North American Bahá’í community (in the) Apostolic (and) Formative Ages (of the) Bahá’í Dispensation.
Advise arrange (in) association (with the) Canadian National Assembly (and the) European Teaching Committee (a) befitting memorial gathering (in the) Mashriqu’l-Adhkár. Moved (to) share with (the) United States (and) Canadian National Assemblies (the) expenses (of the) erection, (as) soon as circumstances permit, (of a) worthy monument (at) her grave, destined (to) confer eternal benediction (on a) country already honored (by) its close proximity (to the) sacred city associated (with the) proclamation (of the) Faith (of) Bahá’u’lláh.
Share message all National Assemblies."[2]
