Disciples of `Abdu'l-Bahá
Shoghi Effendi, Guardian of the Bahá'í Faith, designated nineteen Western Bahá'ís as Disciples of 'Abdu'l-Bahá and 'Heralds of the Covenant':[1]
- Dr. John E. Esslemont
- Thornton Chase
- Howard MacNutt
- Sarah Farmer
- Hippolyte Dreyfus-Barney
- Lillian Kappes
- Robert Turner
- Albert Schwarz[2]
- Lua Getsinger
- Joseph Hannen
- Chester I. Thatcher
- Charles Greenleaf
- Mrs. J. D. Brittingham
- Mrs. Thornburgh
- Helen S. Goodall
- Arthur P. Dodge
- William H. Hoar
- Dr. J. G. Augur
- William Randall
In volumes of the Bahá'í World published in 1930 and 1933, a list of the Disciples, prepared by Shoghi Effendi, together with their photographs, has been published. No other statements about them has been found in Shoghi Effendi's writings.[3]
See also
References
- ^ Smith, Peter (2000). "Disciples of 'Abdu'l-Bahá". A concise encyclopedia of the Bahá'í Faith. Oxford: Oneworld Publications. pp. p. 122. ISBN 1-85168-184-1.
- ^ This is the name that appears in Bahá'í World, Vol. IV. In Vol. III the name is Arthur Brauns
- ^ Troxel, Duane K. (2009). "Augur, George Jacob (1853-1927)". Bahá’í Encyclopedia Project. Evanston, IL: National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. http://www.bahai-encyclopedia-project.org/index.php?view=article&catid=37%3Abiography&id=170%3Aaugur-george-jacob&option=com_content&Itemid=74.
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