![]() John eagerly accepted ‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s suggestions. In 1919, he brought a draft to Israel for ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, the leader of the Faith. ![]() ![]() John longed for more Bahá’í books, so he began writing his own. He soon became a Bahá’í, and within a few months, he was giving public talks about the Faith with a friend from London. They impressed me as meeting the great needs of the modern world. He later wrote about the Bahá’í teachings, “I was at once struck by their comprehensiveness, power and beauty. John studied many religions before learning about the Bahá’í Faith in December 1914. In 1908, he returned to England to work at Home Sanatorium in Bournemouth, a treatment center for people with tuberculosis. He was devoted to his patients, and his cheerful sense of humor lifted their spirits. John worked as a physician in Australia and South Africa. He was fluent in English, French, Spanish, German, and Esperanto. Still, he was intensely curious and worked hard in school. During college, he became ill with tuberculosis, a dangerous and often fatal disease. ![]() ![]() He turned his hope into action, sharing the Faith’s teachings with people around the world.īorn in Aberdeen, Scotland, in 1874, John studied medicine at the University of Aberdeen, one of the country’s oldest universities. “The Bahá’í Teachings have filled me with new hope for the world,” wrote John Esslemont, soon after learning about the Faith. ![]()
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