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| 'Abdu'l-Bahá at the Rittenhouse Hotel (Philadelphia, 1912) |
'Abdu'l-Bahá, the son of the founder of the Bahá'í Faith, called on America to become a land of spiritual distinction and leadership in establishing the oneness of humanity. After a lifetime of imprisonment and persecution in the Middle East, He traveled to America in 1912 to spread this message: that America has a spiritual destiny to lead the way in establishing the oneness of humanity, unity among the races, equality between men and women, and a balance of material and spiritual progress.
'Abdu'l-Bahá addressed these themes in His talk on June 9, 1912, at the Temple Baptist Church in Philadelphia. We have the blessing of gathering in the same venue in which 'Abdu'l-Bahá addressed the Philadelphia community exactly 100 years ago. Come be a part of this historic celebration on June 9, 2012.
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| Baptist Temple (Philadelphia, present-day) |
