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• 124 B.E.
• A.H.
• 24 / 26 March A.D. 1967
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The Arctic Policy Conference was
held in Toronto. Present were 16 attendees, Hand of the Cause John
Robarts, representatives of the National Spiritual Assembly, the
Auxiliary Board, the National Pioneer Committee and individuals involved
in the teaching work in the Arctic. It was decided to establish Bahá'í
houses in Frobisher Bay in the District of Franklin, Baker Lake in the
District of Keewatin and Yellowknife in the District of Mackenzie.
[SDSC278]
- Photo of Bahá'í House in Baker Lake.
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• 124 B.E.
• A.H.
• Riḍván A.D. 1967
• A.M. |
The National Spiritual Assembly of Laos is formed with its seat in Vientiane. [BW14:99] |
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• 124 B.E.
• A.H.
• Riḍván A.D. 1967
• A.M. |
The National Spiritual Assembly of Sikkim is formed with its seat in Gangtok. [BW14:99] |
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• 124 B.E.
• A.H.
• Riḍván A.D. 1967
• A.M. |
The National Spiritual Assembly of Taiwan is formed with its seat in Taipeh. [BW14:99] |
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• 124 B.E.
• A.H.
• Riḍván A.D. 1967
• A.M. |
The National Spiritual Assembly of the Cameroon Republic is formed with its seat in Victoria. [BW14:96] |
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• 124 B.E.
• A.H.
• Riḍván A.D. 1967
• A.M. |
The National Spiritual Assembly of Swaziland, Lesotho and Mozambique is formed with its seat in Mbabane. [BW14:96] |
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• 124 B.E.
• A.H.
• Riḍván A.D. 1967
• A.M. |
The National Spiritual Assembly of Zambia is formed with its seat in Lusaka. [BW14:97] |
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• 124 B.E.
• A.H.
• Riḍván A.D. 1967
• A.M. |
The National Spiritual Assembly of
the Leeward, Windward and Virgin Islands is formed with its seat in
Charlotte Amalie. [BW14:93] |
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• 124 B.E.
• A.H.
• Riḍván A.D. 1967
• A.M. |
The National Spiritual Assembly of Eastern and Central Arabia is formed with its seat in Bahrain. |
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• 124 B.E.
• A.H.
• Riḍván A.D. 1967
• A.M. |
The National Spiritual Assembly of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands is formed with its seat in Tarawa. [BW14:99] |
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• 124 B.E.
• A.H.
• Riḍván A.D. 1967
• A.M. |
The National Spiritual Assembly of Algeria and Tunisia is formed with its seat in Algiers. [BW14:96] |
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• 124 B.E.
• A.H.
• Riḍván A.D. 1967
• A.M. |
The National Spiritual Assembly of Belize is formed with its seat in the city of Belize. [BW14:93] |
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• 124 B.E.
• A.H.
• Riḍván A.D. 1967
• A.M. |
The Universal House of Justice
calls upon the Bahá'ís to launch a global campaign proclaiming the
message of Bahá'u'lláh to every stratum of society. A special edition of The Proclamation of Bahá'u'lláh is to be presented to Heads of State. [BW14:211, Ridván 1967] |
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• 124 B.E.
• A.H.
• 3 May A.D. 1967
• A.M. |
Patsy Vincent, a youth from Castries and the first St Lucian to become a Bahá'í, enrols. |
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• 124 B.E.
• A.H.
• 7 October A.D. 1967
• A.M. |
A special edition of The Proclamation of Bahá'u'lláh is published by the Universal House of Justice for presentation to 140 heads of state. [BW14:204–6; CB406]
- For a picture of the book see BW14:194.
- For pictures and descriptions of some of the rulers addressed by Bahá'u'lláh see BW14:196–203.
- For responses from present-day leaders to the book, and pictures, see BW14:207–10.
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• 124 B.E.
• A.H.
• 5 / 10 October A.D. 1967
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Six Intercontinental Conferences
are held simultaneously in Panama City, Wilmette, Sydney, Kampala,
Frankfurt and New Delhi to celebrate the centenary of the proclamation
of Bahá'u'lláh to the kings and rulers of the world in September/October
of 1867. [BW 14:221]
- For the message of the Universal House of Justice to the conferences see BW14:221–2.
- For descriptions of each conference see BW14:223–58.
- The six Hands of the Cause representing the Universal House of
Justice at the conferences travelled to Adrianople to visit the House of
Bahá'u'lláh before dispersing to the conferences. [BW14:236, 458; VV2]
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• 124 B.E.
• A.H.
• 8 October A.D. 1967
• A.M. |
The foundation stone of the Mother
Temple of Latin America is laid by Hand of the Cause Rúhíyyih K̲h̲ánum in
Panama City. [BW14:494] |
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• 124 B.E.
• A.H.
• 25 October A.D. 1967
• A.M. |
The passing of Canadian pioneer
Catherine Huxtable (b. 6 January, 1932 Carlwood, Surrey, England) at her
home in Jamestown, St Helena. Her life had been shortened due to
muscular dystrophy. She, husband Cliff and son Gavin had arrived on St.
Helena some nineteen months before. [LNW169, BW14p313-315] |
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• 124 B.E.
• A.H.
• 29 October A.D. 1967
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The launch of the Centenary of
Bahá'u'lláh's proclamation to the kings and the rulers in Toronto. A
30-minute memorial service for Catherine Huxtable was added to the
progrm that included an eulogy by Michael Rochester. [LNW176-179] |
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• 124 B.E.
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• 11 December A.D. 1967
• A.M. |
The Bahá'í Campus Club was inaugurated at the University of New Brunswick. |
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• 124 B.E.
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• 25 December A.D. 1967
• A.M. |
The passing of Knight of Bahá'u'lláh Charles Dunning (b.27 March, 1885 need Leeds). [BW14p305-308] |
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• 124 B.E.
• A.H.
• A.D. 1968 / 1969
• A.M. |
Throughout Iran, pressure on Bahá'ís intensifies. [BW18:391]
- Applications for government employment are refused. [BW18:391]
- Bahá'ís are refused admission to colleges and universities. [BW18:391]
- Bahá'í centres are closed. [BW18:391]
- Individual Bahá'ís are attacked. [BW18:391]
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• 124 B.E.
• A.H.
• A.D. 1968
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The Bahá'í Publishing Committee
based in Karachi develops into a Bahá'í Publishing Trust responsible for
translation and publication into Urdu, English, Persian, Arabic,
Sindhi, Pushtu, Balochi, Gojri, Balti and other regional languages. |
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• 124 B.E.
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• A.D. 1968
• A.M. |
Over a thousand new believers enrol in Ethiopia. [BW15:186] |
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• 124 B.E.
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• A.D. 1968
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Ernest Ndouba (G Beadoumadji Moadoumgar) of the Sara ethnic group and the first Chadian to become a Bahá'í, enrols in Ndjamena. |
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• 124 B.E.
• A.H.
• 1 or 2 January A.D. 1968
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The passing of Euphemia (Effie) Eleanor Baker (b.25 March 1880 at Goldsborough, Victoria) in Waverley, New South Wales.
- For Effie Baker's obituary see BW14:320-1.
- She became a Bahá'í in 1922 after attending a lecture by Clara
and Hyde Dunn in Melbourne. She was the first woman to converted to the
Faith in Australia.
- She served in Haifa from 1925 to 1936. See SETPE1p105-107 for her contribution during that period.
- In the 1930s Effie Baker travelled to Persia to take
photographs of historical sites. Many of these photographs were included
in The Dawnbreakers. [BW14:320]
- She was buried in the Bahá'í Cemetery in Mona Vale. [Australian Dictionary of Biography]
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• 124 B.E.
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• 26 January A.D. 1968
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A Moroccan Bahá'í is arrested,
tried and convicted on the charges of having abused the sacredness of
Islám and using deceptive methods to convert people to another religion;
he is sentenced to three years' imprisonment. [BW15:172] |
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• 124 B.E.
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• 19 February A.D. 1968
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His Highness Malietoa Tanumafili II
of Western Samoa, the first reigning monarch to become a Bahá'í, writes
to the Universal House of Justice confirming his acceptance of the
Faith. [BW15:180–3] |
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