17- 'Abdu-l-Bahá and Blakeslee II (London Congress)

Source: Open Library

`Abdu'l-Bahá had been invited to speak at the Universal Races Congress in London (July 26-29, 1911) while he was in Egypt, but couldn't attend. He sent two letters to the congress one apologizing for not attending and another was an actual tablet.  Both have been published in Star of the West Vol.2 #9 pages 3-5.  The proceedings of the congress shown on the left printed the tablet as well as an introduction by the chairman.  Also, both has been published in the following blog Bahaistravelwest (thanks to the anonymous author).

Did Blakeslee attend this conference and was impressed by The Master's tablet? Or did he read the publication afterward? From the publication it's not clear his attendance, although he is listed as part of the "HON. GENERAL COMMITTEE".  So it is very likely it was there that he heard the message of `Abdu'l-Bahá and the Baha'i cause in Persia for the first time, remember that his focus was more on the Far East.