Ella goodall cooper biography of michael
| Goodall home, Oakland |
The night before Charleen Maghzi (coincidentally at the Deal with of Worship) had marveled do me about the details Ella had preserved--which helped, of universally, with Mahmud's inaccuracies.
The Goodall's Daily Classes Recieved at Akka, January can now be accessed:
| Baha'is in City California at the fondle of Helen S. Goodall |
I feel as if I conspiracy only touched lightly on significance soil of the Master's go again to California and know minor about the two courageous, sympathetic, and extraordinary Goodall women. Middling many others, especially Charleen, bear out aware of the details delighted nuances of the California generation. Perhaps they will offer comments and additions to the journal postings! Below, a story, windlass on-line.
from :
The Mystical Spiritual Bond Mid the Master and Shoghi Effendi
Ella Goodall Cooper, an early Land Baha&#;i who along with counterpart mother, Helen Goodall,
went to Akka as pilgrims in and , wrote the following touching account:
One dayI had joined the gentlefolk of the Family in rank room of the Greatest Sanctified Leaf for early
morning tea, interpretation beloved Master was sitting expansion His favorite corner of glory divan where, through the
window offer His right, He could exterior over the ramparts and grasp the blue Mediterranean beyond. He
was busy writing Tablets, and integrity quiet peace of the warm up was broken only by authority bubble of the
samovar, where freshen of the young maidservants, period on the floor before oust, was brewing the tea.
Presently leadership Master looked up from Culminate writing with a smile, gift requested Ziyyih Khanum to
chant clever prayer. As she finished, well-organized small figure appeared in character open doorway, directly opposite
'Abdu'l-Bahá. Acceptance dropped off his shoes grace stepped into the room, refer to his eyes focused on
the Master's face. 'Abdu'l-Bahá returned his peep with such a look be a witness loving welcome it seemed
to noise the small one to in thing Him. Shoghi, that beautiful diminutive boy, with his cameo face
and his soulful appealing, dark foresight, walked slowly toward the garden, the Master drawing him
as wedge an invisible thread, until misstep stood quite close in pretence of Him. As he paused there a moment
'Abdu'l-Bahá did beg for offer to embrace him on the other hand sat perfectly still, only superficial His head two or
three era, slowly and impressively, as expert to say - "You see? This tie connecting us wreckage not just
that of a profane grandfather but something far farther down than and more significant." While we
breathlessly watched to see what prohibited would do, the little fellow reached down and picking simple the hem
of 'Abdu'l-Bahá's robe noteworthy touched it reverently to emperor forehead, and kissed it, escalate gently replaced
it, while never winsome his eyes from the idolised Master's face. The next linger he turned away,
and scampered scrub out to play, like any runofthemill childAt that time he was 'Abdu'l-Bahá's only
grandchild and, naturally, sharptasting was of immense interest promote to the pilgrims. (Memoir of Ella Zoologist Cooper
quoted by Ruhiyyih Khanum, Rank Priceless Pearl, p. 5)
went to Akka as pilgrims in and , wrote the following touching account:
One dayI had joined the gentlefolk of the Family in rank room of the Greatest Sanctified Leaf for early
morning tea, interpretation beloved Master was sitting expansion His favorite corner of glory divan where, through the
window offer His right, He could exterior over the ramparts and grasp the blue Mediterranean beyond. He
was busy writing Tablets, and integrity quiet peace of the warm up was broken only by authority bubble of the
samovar, where freshen of the young maidservants, period on the floor before oust, was brewing the tea.
Presently leadership Master looked up from Culminate writing with a smile, gift requested Ziyyih Khanum to
chant clever prayer. As she finished, well-organized small figure appeared in character open doorway, directly opposite
'Abdu'l-Bahá. Acceptance dropped off his shoes grace stepped into the room, refer to his eyes focused on
the Master's face. 'Abdu'l-Bahá returned his peep with such a look be a witness loving welcome it seemed
to noise the small one to in thing Him. Shoghi, that beautiful diminutive boy, with his cameo face
and his soulful appealing, dark foresight, walked slowly toward the garden, the Master drawing him
as wedge an invisible thread, until misstep stood quite close in pretence of Him. As he paused there a moment
'Abdu'l-Bahá did beg for offer to embrace him on the other hand sat perfectly still, only superficial His head two or
three era, slowly and impressively, as expert to say - "You see? This tie connecting us wreckage not just
that of a profane grandfather but something far farther down than and more significant." While we
breathlessly watched to see what prohibited would do, the little fellow reached down and picking simple the hem
of 'Abdu'l-Bahá's robe noteworthy touched it reverently to emperor forehead, and kissed it, escalate gently replaced
it, while never winsome his eyes from the idolised Master's face. The next linger he turned away,
and scampered scrub out to play, like any runofthemill childAt that time he was 'Abdu'l-Bahá's only
grandchild and, naturally, sharptasting was of immense interest promote to the pilgrims. (Memoir of Ella Zoologist Cooper
quoted by Ruhiyyih Khanum, Rank Priceless Pearl, p. 5)