Unfolding Destiny

First heard of the Faith in 1910 in the Salford, Lancashire area and with his wife Rebecca, her brother John Charles and his wife Hester Ann Craven, made contact with Sarah Ann Ridgway, one of the earliest British Bahá’ís, and later established the second Bahá’í Group in the British Isles. In 1912 Mr. Hall and Mr. Craven went to Liverpool and met ‘Abdu’l-Bahá at the boat. Five Tablets from the Master were received. In 1922 the first Spiritual Assembly was formed in Manchester with E. T. Hall as Secretary. He also “represented” Manchester on the first National Spiritual Council in 1922, and was a member of the National Assembly until 1928. He was entrusted by Shoghi Effendi with part of his early diaries and later maintained a close correspondence with the Guardian for many years. His book, “The Bahá’í Dawn; Manchester” paints a vivid picture of the early days of the Faith in Lancashire. Through Mr. Hall’s correspondence with the Editor of the ‘John O’Groats Journal’ (Mr. R. J. G. Millar) frequent reviews and letters were published for nineteen years until the Editor’s retirement. He passed away on 5 December 1962 aged 82.