Albert Hall will ever be remembered for his services in the
early development of the Bahai Temple Unity, the body entrusted with the
building of the Mashriqu’l-Adhkar in America.
From 1910 to 1914, Albert H. Hall was selected each year as
chairman of the Annual Convention; he was elected a member of the Baha’i Temple
Unity during the same period, and was chosen as its president in 1911, which
position he held up to and during the year 1914.
At the Convention of 1910, when Mr. Hall was unanimously
chosen Chairman, he said: "God chooses the weak things to confound the
mighty. You have made the choice of a weak instrument. I feel very weak and
lowly, as nothing, and I would not bear the responsibility of this place were I
not possessed with the sense of my own emptiness, seeking only the in pouring
of His Spirit, strength and wisdom. This Convention but now called to order,
has been in conscious, silent session for several hours. There is no need of
any introduction. The opening of this Convention was sung in the heart of every
one of you who turned his face to the East this morning, and if you did not
then catch the message of love and unity in all its fullness, it has
beautifully sounded in your ears as the inspiring Tablet has been read [refers
to Tablet regarding Mashriqu’l-Adhkar received in March, 1910] There is no
other word to be uttered. It is for us now to address ourselves directly to the
work in hand. We are here representing the Baha’i Assemblies throughout America
and Canada, to bring home the substantial offerings of our sacrifice, to
encourage each other with the report of our work not to boast or overstate it.
We must face His Truth just as it is. Do not let us delude ourselves. They are
the worst deluded in the world who are self deluded. We are not afraid nor
ashamed of the situation, but of ourselves that is all. Let us seek knowledge
with the light of Truth and the Truth shall make us free." – Read
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(Star of the West, vol. 11)
