Worcester has the distinct honor of having been visited by The Master, and it seems like a sizable number of people were able to listen to him. Did this contact with the community started a spark?
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| Abdu’l-Bahá returning to his home on Haparsim Street in Haifa, Israel. Source: Baha'i Media Bank |
Some questions left without answers:
- Did Blakeslee have a house in Boston? Where was it that The Master went before traveling to Worcester, and after visiting the Denison House? (see Parts "2 - The basic source" and "10- Discussion/thoughts II"). I'm hoping the friends in Boston have something more about this.
- Which is the lake that 'Abdu'l-Bahá stopped to admire during his trip? It must likely is either Cochituate Lake in Natick or Sudbury Reservoir in Framingham (see Part "10- Discussion/thoughts II"). Maybe the friends in Framingham have an idea about this.
- Was there any special motivation for Prof. Blakeslee to invite 'Abdu'l-Bahá? I'm in the process checking and re-checking the papers of Prof. Blakeslee at the archives of Clark University. I plan to check the papers of the president of the university, Stanley Hall, also, assuming that he left something written before/after the talk.
- When and how did the invitation reach The Master? Maybe somewhere in somebody's archives there's a copy of this letter/communication. The future will tell.
- Did Prof. Blakeslee and The Master meet before this day? Where?
- Many years ago, the friends in Worcester used to have a ceremony to commemorate the visit which involved a visit to Crystal Park (in front of Clark U., across Main Street ) like "walking the Master's path" (that's my title). Did 'Abdu-l'Bahá visit the park? or did he go directly from the gymnasium to the reception at the president's house then back to Cambridge?
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