From the Baha'i Encyclopedia:
Arthur Pillsbury Dodge was born on 28 May 1849 in Enfield, New Hampshire, to Simon S. Dodge and Sarah A. C. Pillsbury. Simon, an artist, was a descendant of Richard Dodge, who arrived in Salem, Massachusetts, from England in 1629. Sarah, who was born in the nearby town of Canaan, was also descended from a long line of New Englanders. Simon and Sarah married in 1845; records indicate the couple had at least eight children, of whom Arthur was the third and the oldest son.
According to his son Wendell, during the Civil War Dodge served as a drummer boy in the New Hampshire regiment of the Union Army that his father commanded.
On 2 November 1870 Dodge married Elizabeth Ann Day (1854–1927) of Boston. They had six children: Arthur Galloup (1873–1883), Edgar Adams (1877–1877), William Copeland (1880–1973), Wendell Phillips (1883–1976), Anna Hall (1887–1895), and Richard Paul (1890–1953).
Arthur Dodge was named a Disciple of Abdu'l-Baha by Shoghi Effendi, was one of the early members of the Baha'i Faith in the United State.
‘Abdu’l-Bahá eulogized Dodge in a tablet to the family:
In reality that honorable soul served the Cause of God and endured many hardships and vicissitudes. His services are registered in the everlasting book in the Kingdom of God and mentioned by the Supreme Concourse. They shall never be forgotten. Ere long they will yield great results and will become the means of happiness to that household and conducive to the honor of its members. I will never forget him and supplicate for him graces and bounties from his highness the Almighty. . . . Although his star set in the horizon of this world yet he dawned with the utmost brilliancy from the horizon of eternity.
Shoghi Effendi described Dodge as one of "the most prominent among those who, in those early years, awakened to the call of the New Day, and consecrated their lives to the service of the newly proclaimed Covenant."21 He also numbered Dodge among "that immortal galaxy now gathered to the glory of Bahá'u'lláh—[who] will for ever remain associated with the rise and establishment of His Faith in the American continent, and will continue to shed on its annals a lustre that time can never dim."
Arthur Pillsbury Dodge was born on 28 May 1849 in Enfield, New Hampshire, to Simon S. Dodge and Sarah A. C. Pillsbury. Simon, an artist, was a descendant of Richard Dodge, who arrived in Salem, Massachusetts, from England in 1629. Sarah, who was born in the nearby town of Canaan, was also descended from a long line of New Englanders. Simon and Sarah married in 1845; records indicate the couple had at least eight children, of whom Arthur was the third and the oldest son.
According to his son Wendell, during the Civil War Dodge served as a drummer boy in the New Hampshire regiment of the Union Army that his father commanded.
On 2 November 1870 Dodge married Elizabeth Ann Day (1854–1927) of Boston. They had six children: Arthur Galloup (1873–1883), Edgar Adams (1877–1877), William Copeland (1880–1973), Wendell Phillips (1883–1976), Anna Hall (1887–1895), and Richard Paul (1890–1953).
Arthur Dodge was named a Disciple of Abdu'l-Baha by Shoghi Effendi, was one of the early members of the Baha'i Faith in the United State.
‘Abdu’l-Bahá eulogized Dodge in a tablet to the family:
In reality that honorable soul served the Cause of God and endured many hardships and vicissitudes. His services are registered in the everlasting book in the Kingdom of God and mentioned by the Supreme Concourse. They shall never be forgotten. Ere long they will yield great results and will become the means of happiness to that household and conducive to the honor of its members. I will never forget him and supplicate for him graces and bounties from his highness the Almighty. . . . Although his star set in the horizon of this world yet he dawned with the utmost brilliancy from the horizon of eternity.
Shoghi Effendi described Dodge as one of "the most prominent among those who, in those early years, awakened to the call of the New Day, and consecrated their lives to the service of the newly proclaimed Covenant."21 He also numbered Dodge among "that immortal galaxy now gathered to the glory of Bahá'u'lláh—[who] will for ever remain associated with the rise and establishment of His Faith in the American continent, and will continue to shed on its annals a lustre that time can never dim."
From the Baha'i Encyclopedia:
Arthur Pillsbury Dodge was born on 28 May 1849 in Enfield, New Hampshire, to Simon S. Dodge and Sarah A. C. Pillsbury. Simon, an artist, was a descendant of Richard Dodge, who arrived in Salem, Massachusetts, from England in 1629. Sarah, who was born in the nearby town of Canaan, was also descended from a long line of New Englanders. Simon and Sarah married in 1845; records indicate the couple had at least eight children, of whom Arthur was the third and the oldest son.
According to his son Wendell, during the Civil War Dodge served as a drummer boy in the New Hampshire regiment of the Union Army that his father commanded.
On 2 November 1870 Dodge married Elizabeth Ann Day (1854–1927) of Boston. They had six children: Arthur Galloup (1873–1883), Edgar Adams (1877–1877), William Copeland (1880–1973), Wendell Phillips (1883–1976), Anna Hall (1887–1895), and Richard Paul (1890–1953).
Arthur Dodge was named a Disciple of Abdu'l-Baha by Shoghi Effendi, was one of the early members of the Baha'i Faith in the United State.
‘Abdu’l-Bahá eulogized Dodge in a tablet to the family:
In reality that honorable soul served the Cause of God and endured many hardships and vicissitudes. His services are registered in the everlasting book in the Kingdom of God and mentioned by the Supreme Concourse. They shall never be forgotten. Ere long they will yield great results and will become the means of happiness to that household and conducive to the honor of its members. I will never forget him and supplicate for him graces and bounties from his highness the Almighty. . . . Although his star set in the horizon of this world yet he dawned with the utmost brilliancy from the horizon of eternity.
Shoghi Effendi described Dodge as one of "the most prominent among those who, in those early years, awakened to the call of the New Day, and consecrated their lives to the service of the newly proclaimed Covenant."21 He also numbered Dodge among "that immortal galaxy now gathered to the glory of Bahá'u'lláh—[who] will for ever remain associated with the rise and establishment of His Faith in the American continent, and will continue to shed on its annals a lustre that time can never dim."
Arthur Pillsbury Dodge was born on 28 May 1849 in Enfield, New Hampshire, to Simon S. Dodge and Sarah A. C. Pillsbury. Simon, an artist, was a descendant of Richard Dodge, who arrived in Salem, Massachusetts, from England in 1629. Sarah, who was born in the nearby town of Canaan, was also descended from a long line of New Englanders. Simon and Sarah married in 1845; records indicate the couple had at least eight children, of whom Arthur was the third and the oldest son.
According to his son Wendell, during the Civil War Dodge served as a drummer boy in the New Hampshire regiment of the Union Army that his father commanded.
On 2 November 1870 Dodge married Elizabeth Ann Day (1854–1927) of Boston. They had six children: Arthur Galloup (1873–1883), Edgar Adams (1877–1877), William Copeland (1880–1973), Wendell Phillips (1883–1976), Anna Hall (1887–1895), and Richard Paul (1890–1953).
Arthur Dodge was named a Disciple of Abdu'l-Baha by Shoghi Effendi, was one of the early members of the Baha'i Faith in the United State.
‘Abdu’l-Bahá eulogized Dodge in a tablet to the family:
In reality that honorable soul served the Cause of God and endured many hardships and vicissitudes. His services are registered in the everlasting book in the Kingdom of God and mentioned by the Supreme Concourse. They shall never be forgotten. Ere long they will yield great results and will become the means of happiness to that household and conducive to the honor of its members. I will never forget him and supplicate for him graces and bounties from his highness the Almighty. . . . Although his star set in the horizon of this world yet he dawned with the utmost brilliancy from the horizon of eternity.
Shoghi Effendi described Dodge as one of "the most prominent among those who, in those early years, awakened to the call of the New Day, and consecrated their lives to the service of the newly proclaimed Covenant."21 He also numbered Dodge among "that immortal galaxy now gathered to the glory of Bahá'u'lláh—[who] will for ever remain associated with the rise and establishment of His Faith in the American continent, and will continue to shed on its annals a lustre that time can never dim."
Inscription
The grave monument for Arthur and Elizabeth Dodge is unique and distinctive. They were very early members of the Baha'i Faith, which first came to American in 1893. The Arabic symbol on the top is a calligraphic rendering of a Baha'i prayer, Yá Bahá'u'l-Abhá, meaning O Thou the Glory of the Most Glorious!
While you will see this symbol on very early Baha'i graves, it is no longer used because of the holiness of the prayer.
The phrase "The Glory of God" refers to Baha'u'llah, the founder of the Baha'i Faith.
The number 9 is another representation of the Baha'i Faith, being the numeric total of the value of the Arabic letters in Baha. Baha'i House of Worship have nine sides.
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