July 26, 1912 A blessed day . . .

'Abdu'l-Baha in Dublin, New Hampshire,
walking in front of the Parson's home with some of the friends

Dublin, NH: "a blessed day" passed "in the utmost joy and happiness"

Early in the morning, while having tea, `Abdu'l-Bahá spoke about the Tablet of the Báb to Násiri'd-Dín Sháh when he was the Crown Prince and the answer of the `ulamá [Muslim clergymen]. `It must be compared', He said, `with the Lawh-i-Sultán [Baha'u'llah's Tablet to the Shah of Persia, whose bearer, Badi, was put to death] which issued from the Supreme Pen so that the injustices of the followers of Mírzá Yahyá might be exposed.'

In the afternoon `Abdu'l-Bahá spoke of Hájí Muhammad-Taqí Vakíl'ud Dawlih, the Afnán. He also showed great kindness to some of the American Bahá'ís. About one of them, He said:

Write this in the margin of the book: The time will come when her whole family will be proud of Mrs Krug and her faith. Her husband is still distant and heedless; the time will come when he will feel himself exalted on account of Mrs Krug's faith. I see what they do not see. Ere long the whole of her family will consider the faith of that lady as the crown of honor on their heads.

That evening `Abdu'l-Bahá spoke of the days of the Blessed Beauty and of His kindness towards Shaykh Salmán. He praised the sincerity and constancy of that messenger of the Merciful and described some of the events in his life.

This day was also a blessed day and passed in the utmost joy and happiness."

Re. Mrs. Krug: Rob Stockman writes: Mrs. Grace Krug was a Bahá'í. Her husband, Dr. Florian Krug, was opposed to the Faith until He met `Abdu'l-Bahá in New York. He eventually became a Bahá'í. When they were on pilgrimage in November 1921, Dr. Krug was called to `Abdu'l-Bahá’s bed when He died, and closed the Master’s eyes. `Abdu'l-Bahá often spoke at the Krug house in New York.

Agnes Parsons' entry for today is so different from that of Mahmud's.  She says that in the morning she found Abdu'l-Baha and Ahmad Sohrab in the "bird cage"--her nickname for an open, wooded area near her house, where birds would gather to feed. "Abdu'l-Baha spoke on most interesting and vital subjects--mainly on social and economic lines."  Later, He sat down on the grass near some trees. She refers to her younger son, named Royall, and He comments on the boy.  Later, she stopped to see Abdu'l-Baha and "He talked most delightfully and then had Dr. Fareed translate for me a story which Mirza Ali Akbar had told Him that afternoon."

Don't you wish we could hear the story?  Better yet, don't you wish we could be there with Him, in that lovey spot?

 Note: the Master stayed 23 days in Dublin.  This is day 2 of that sojourn. 

See Phillip Tussing's document about Dublin.  And the newsreel story on Dublin!  Both are linked to this blog, under "Resources."