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Meeting of Farewell to ‘Abdu’l-Bahá. Reprinted by kind permission, from the Christian Commonwealth of Oct. 4th. |
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AT the invitation of Mrs. Thornburgh-Cropper
about four hundred and sixty
representative people met in the hall of
the Passmore Edwards’ Settlement,
Tavistock Place, last Friday evening to bid
farewell to ‘Abdu’l-Bahá Abbás on the eve of his
departure for Paris. Arriving in London on
Monday evening, September the fourth, he has
spent a happy and busy four weeks in our midst.
Except for a brief visit to Bristol last week he
remained at 97, Cadogan Gardens. His time was
mainly occupied in interviews with people who
wish to meet him. These included not a few whose
names are household words in this country, and
some travelled long distances to see him.
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A beautiful spirit prevailed on Friday evening.
The atmosphere was very different from that of an
ordinary meeting or religious gathering. Everyone
present was enriched by the lofty spiritual tone of
the proceedings; the notes struck were all in the
direction of Brotherhood, Unity, and Peace.
While a report of the speeches would give a very
inadequate idea of the effect produced, yet they
were so well-conceived, so sincere, so exquisitely
phrased as to be all worthy of reproduction.
Among others Amír Ali Siyyid wrote regretting
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his inability to be present, and Archdeacon
Wilberforce sent affectionate greetings.
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