The Journey West Podcast – Episode 18: Party Politic 2

The Journey West podcast celebrates the centenary of Abdu’l-Baha’s travels to Egypt, Europe and North America in 1911-1913. Each episode features a reading of one of Abdu’l-Baha’s talks, as well as dramatized stories and historical accounts. Each episode concludes with a discussion of the talk that was featured. 

In this episode, we hear about how, on July 23, 1912 Abdu’l-Baha gave a talk on the topic of politics at the Hotel Victoria in Boston. There were variety of people present at this talk, including a journalist who quoted Him on the purpose of His visit: “I came for the peace gatherings in America. They are good. But their efforts must not end in words alone. I pray that they may receive confirmation so that this country may become the center of efforts for peace.” This week’s podcast features a description of the wedding of Grace and Harlan Ober, from the perspective of Howard Colby Ives. You can find out more about the context of that talk, as well as who helped put this podcast episode together, on The Journey West website here.

All episodes of the Journey West can be listened to or downloaded here: soundcloud.com/bahai-blog/sets/the-journey-west-podcast

Be sure to check out the homepage for these podcasts. You’ll find a treasury of articles about Abdu’l-Baha, the historical context surrounding His travels, and tributes to early believers: www.thejourneywest.org

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In her innermost heart, Sonjel is a stay-at-home parent and a bookworm with a maxed out library card but professionally she is a museologist with a background in English Literature. She currently lives on Prince Edward Island, an isle in the shape of a smile on the eastern Canadian coast. Sonjel is a writer who loves to listen to jazz when she's driving at night.