239 Days in America

A young Japanese man, Saichiro Fujita, dangles from lamp post to catch a glimpse of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá. FULL STORY >>

On September 11, Buffalo papers print ‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s verbal attack against the contemporary pretexts for war. FULL STORY >>

Highlights from the fifth month of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s journey through North America.  FULL STORY >>

A four year old Mohawk boy, Jim Loft, watches a passing train, and sees something he will only make sense of decades later. FULL STORY >>

On ‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s last day in Canada, he rides the train from Montreal, through the industrializing cities of southern Ontario, to Buffalo, NY. FULL STORY >>

Our guest writer for the Montreal sequence, Tony Michel, reflects on ‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s time in the city. FULL STORY >>

‘Abdu’l-Bahá explores the city by carriage, tram, and foot. He even acquires a genuine Montreal head cold as a souvenir. FULL STORY >>

Montreal’s papers battle for readership, publishing both accurate and surprising coverage of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s time in the city.  FULL STORY >>

‘Abdu’l-Bahá tells 1,200 people at the world’s largest Methodist church that religion must change to meet the needs of the modern world. FULL STORY >>

‘Abdu’l-Bahá discusses why contemporary economic solutions cannot solve the world’s problems. FULL STORY >>

‘Abdu’l-Bahá speaks to five hundred Socialists in Montreal and suggests new ways to help alleviate poverty. FULL STORY >>

In light of an unexpectedly high number of visitors to the Maxwell home in Montreal, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá moves to a hotel to better receive guests. FULL STORY >>

At the Church of the Messiah in Montreal, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá critiques the imaginary divisions created by humanity. FULL STORY >>

In Montreal, Canada, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá tells newspapers that Canadians should thank God that they are so blessed. FULL STORY >>

‘Abdu’l-Bahá crosses into Canada to visit May Maxwell of Montreal, one of the first westerners to meet him in ‘Akká in 1899. FULL STORY >>

An unexpected encounter with ‘Abdu’l-Bahá leaves one Bostonian with a lesson in humility.  FULL STORY >>

At Boston’s Metaphysical Club, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá offers advice on how the abstract notion of oneness applies in everyday life. FULL STORY >>

At Franklin Square House in Boston, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá speaks to working women about how to get ahead. FULL STORY >>

As ‘Abdu’l-Bahá continues his stay in the Boston area, we take a look at the week ahead. FULL STORY >>

One of our writers shares her thoughts, and a story, about the capabilities of young people. FULL STORY >>

‘Abdu’l-Bahá improvises a talk on spiritual reformation at the New Thought Forum in Boston. FULL STORY >>

While Sarah J. Farmer continues to pay the price of being a visionary, she and ‘Abdu’l-Bahá take a walk together on Eliot’s Sunset Hill. FULL STORY >>

Sarah J. Farmer faces stiff opposition from powerful men as she builds Green Acre during the 1890s. FULL STORY >>

In 1899, Sarah Farmer describes the “Greenacre spirit” to a journalist from Lewiston, Maine, during a stroll among the grounds. FULL STORY >>

A former convict meets ‘Abdu’l-Bahá at Green Acre, in what becomes a life-altering experience. FULL STORY >>