Part 30 (2/2)

17 Accompanying this Tablet was a j.a.panese translation made by Mr.

Saichiro Fujita at the command of 'Abdu'l-Baha.

18 Mr. Noto was blind.

19 A school girl of 17 years.

20 Mr. Ono was blind.

21 Addressed to Ahmad Sohrab.

22 j.a.panese Foreign Office records list Viscount Minoji Arakawa as being Amba.s.sador of Spain at that time. Spelling of the last name differs in the original text.

23 The Great Kanto Earthquake of September 1923.

24 Dr. Augur pa.s.sed away the previous month.

25 Mr. Aibara, a vibrant Baha'i with leaders.h.i.+p qualities, died suddenly at age 32.

26 Akira Torii, the only second-generation Baha'i in j.a.pan at that time died at age 17.

27 Dr. Rokuichiro Masujima was a good friend of the Faith but he could not commit himself to becoming a Baha'i.

28 The Guardian had asked Miss Alexander to visit Mr. Fujita's mother, who lay ill in Yanai, Yamaguchi Prefecture. At that time it was an 18-hour train trip from Tokyo.

29 The Guardian had asked Miss Alexander to visit Mr. Fujita's mother, who lay ill in Yanai, Yamaguchi Prefecture. At that time it was an 18-hour train trip from Tokyo.

30 Mr. Tsuto Mori, at that time lay critically ill in the hospital and not expected to live. He declared his Faith shortly after, just before he died.

31 Mr. Seto, the first Chinese-American Baha'i, died while he was in j.a.pan attending the first Convention. He is buried in the Yamate-machi Foreign Cemetery in Yokohama.

32 On occasion of first summer school in j.a.pan.

33 International Baha'i Teaching Conference, Nikko, j.a.pan, September 1955.

34 National Spiritual a.s.sembly of North East Asia, with its seat in Tokyo, j.a.pan.

35 Australia.

36 The purchase of the Tokyo Hazira was accomplished that year. It was not necessary to sell the Mukonoso property as Mr. Momtazi contributed a like amount toward the purchase of the Tokyo Hazira.

When the Guardian was informed of the purchase, he cabled ”Delighted loving prayers” to the Tokyo Local Spiritual a.s.sembly.

37 The International Teaching Conference at Nikko.

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