The Promulgation of Universal Peace: Vol. I: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

The Promulgation of Universal Peace: Vol. I, credited to Abdu’l-Bahá ‘Abbás, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

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LibriVox recording of The Promulgation of Universal Peace: Vol. I by Abdu’l-Bahá ‘Abbás. Read in English by Nicholas James Bridgewater; Cynthia Moyer; elmay; KHand; Lucretia B.; Max Wainer; hearhis; Carolyn Bridgewater “Two years before the crash of world war shook the continents and upheaved oceans,” Howard MacNutt relates. “‘Abdu’l-Bahá ‘Abbás visited the United States of America proclaiming the Glad-Tidings of Universal Peace and the oneness of the world of humanity. In his message he reviewed social, religious and political conditions of the nations, foretold clearly the impending clash and conflict of militarism, summoning mankind to the standard of divine guidance upraised in this cycle of the cycles by the manifestation and teachings of Bahá’u’lláh. His visit extending from April to December 1912 covered an itinerary across the continent and return, involving an extraordinary and incredible expenditure of energy on the part of one who at the threshold of three score years and ten had spent practically his whole lifetime in exile and imprisonment for the cause of God. This treasury of his words is a compilation of informal talks and extempore discourses delivered in Persian and Arabic, interpreted by proficient linguists who accompanied him, and taken stenographically in both Oriental and Occidental tongue. Upon the day of his arrival in New York City he said ‘It is my purpose to set forth in America the fundamental principles of the revelation and teachings of Bahá’u’lláh. It will then become the duty of the Bahá’ís of this country to give these principles unfoldment and application in the minds, hearts and lives of the people.’” (Summary by Howard MacNutt)

Recording facts

• Recording title: The Promulgation of Universal Peace: Vol. I
• Author credits: Abdu’l-Bahá ‘Abbás
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 56
• Listed recording duration: 14:04:26

Catalogue topics

• philosophy
• religion
• Bahai
• 'Abdu'l-Bahá
• Bahá'í Faith
• world peace
• public talks
• universal peace

Opening tracks: first 24 of 56

1. 00 - Introduction (by Howard MacNutt [1859 - 1926]) — 28:31
2. 01 - [Discourses of Abdul Baha delivered in New York and Brooklyn]: I. April 11, 1912 at 780 West End Avenue, New York. II. April 12th, 1912, at 935 Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn, N. Y. — 19:21
3. 02 - III. April 12, 1912, at 39 West 67th Street, New York, Studio of Miss Phillips. IV. April 13, 1912, at 141 East 21st Street, New York. — 14:42
4. 03 - V. April 14, 1912, at Fifth Avenue and 10th Street, New York. Prayer. VI. April 14, 1912, at Carnegie Lyceum, West 57th Street, New York. — 22:47
5. 04 - VII. April 15, 1912, at 327 West End Avenue, New York. VIII. April 16, 1912, at Hotel Ansonia, Broadway and 73rd Street, New York. — 16:28
6. 05 - IX. April 17, 1912, at Hotel Ansonia, Broadway and 73rd Street, New York. X. April 17, 1912, at 780 West End Avenue, New York. — 18:21
7. 06 - XI. April 18, 1912, at 273 West 90th Street, New York — 11:30
8. 07 - XII. April 19, 1912, at Earl Hall, Columbia University, New York. XIII. April 19, 1912, at 227 Bowery, New York. Bowery Mission. — 13:19
9. 08 - [Discourses of Abdul Baha delivered in Washington]: I. April 20, 1912, at Public Library Hall, Washington, D. C. Orient-Occident-Unity Conference. II. April 21, 1912, at 1219 Connecticut Avenue, Washington, D. C. Studio Hall — 11:03
10. 09 - III. April 21, 1912, at Universalist Church, 13th and L Streets, Washington, D. C — 15:16
11. 10 - IV. April 22, 1912, at 1700 18th Street, N. W. Washington, D. C. V. April 23, 1912, at Howard University, Washington, D. C. — 15:50
12. 11 - VI. April 23, 1912, at 1700 18th Street, Washington, D. C. VII. April 23, 1912, at Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Church. — 24:23
13. 12 - VIII. April 24, 1912, at 1219 Connecticut Avenue, Washington, D. C. Studio Hall. IX. April 24, 1912, at 1700 18th Street, N. W., Washington, D. C. — 9:39
14. 13 - X. April 24, 1912, at 1937 13th Street, N. W., Washington, D. C. XI. April 25, 1912, at 1700 18th Street, N. W., Washington, D. C. — 10:41
15. 14 - XII. April 25, 1912, at 1700 18th Street, N. W., Washington, D. C. XIII. April 25, 1912, at 1700 18th Street, N. W., Washington, D. C. — 15:45
16. 15 - [Discourses of Abdul Baha delivered in Chicago]: I. April 30, 1912, at Drill Hall, Masonic Temple, Chicago, Ill. II. April 30, 1912, at Hull House, Chicago, Ill. — 17:15
17. 16 - III. April 30, 1912, at Handel Hall, Chicago, Ill. IV. May 1, 1912, at Chicago, Ill. Dedication of the Mashreq ’Ul-Azkar Grounds. — 11:05
18. 17 - V. May 2, 1912, at Hotel Plaza, Chicago, Ill. VI. May 2, 1912, at Hotel La Salle, Chicago, Ill. — 20:06
19. 18 - VII. May 2, 1912, at Hotel La Salle, Chicago, Ill. VIII. May 2, 1912, at Hotel Plaza, Chicago, Ill. IX. May 2, 1912, at Hotel Plaza, Chicago, Ill. — 21:50
20. 19 - X. May 3, 1912, at Hotel Plaza, Chicago, Ill. XI. May 3, 1912, at Hotel Plaza, Chicago, Ill. — 13:16
21. 20 - XII. May 4, 1912, at Northwestern University Hall, Chicago, Ill. Theosophical Society. — 16:10
22. 21 - XIII. May 5, 1912, at Hotel Plaza, Chicago, Ill. Children’s Meeting. XIV. May 5, 1912, at Plymouth Congregational Church, 935 East 50th Street, Chicago, Ill. — 18:58
23. 22 - XV. May 5, 1912, at All-Souls Church, Lincoln Center, Chicago, Ill. — 14:57
24. 23 - [Discourses of Abdul Baha delivered in Cleveland.]: May 6, 1912, at Euclid Hall, Cleveland, Ohio. II. May 6, 1912, at Sanatorium of Dr. C. M. Swingle, Cleveland, Ohio. — 16:48

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