Roger White (June 2, 1929 - April 10, 1993) was the oldest of four children. He was born in Toronto on June 2, 1929 to Kathleen Rogers and John White, an Irish Roman Catholic family in Canada.
In Toronto he encountered the Bahá’í Faith. He was attracted to the universal nature of the Bahá’í teachings and the central theme that the earth is one country and mankind its citizens.
In Belleville he met Helen Owens, who would also accept the Bahá’í Faith. They were married in 1952. Together they taught more people and the next year helped form the first Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Belleville.
At this time White was employed as Clerk of the local county court. He progressed to be assistant editor of Hansard, the record of the proceedings of the Canadian House of Commons. The Whites were very active in the Bahá’í community of Ottawa, but the marriage ended in 1962. After that he took a position with the Supreme Court of British Columbia in Vancouver.
The years 1966 to 1969 he spent in Kenya as secretary and assistant to the Hands of the Cause of God of Africa. In 1971 he went to Haifa, Israel to work at the World Centre. He remained there until his retirement in 1991. Among other duties in Haifa, he was responsible for production of volumes XIV and XIX of The Bahá’í World, a reference series that chronicles the growth and development of the international Bahá’í community.
After his retirement he moved to Richmond, Canada and died there on April 10, 1993.
He is the author of several books.
Summer Windows (1947)
Another Song, Another Season (1979)
The Witness of Pebbles (1981)
A Sudden Music (1983)
One Bird, One Cage, One Flight (1983)
The Shell and the Pearl (1984)
Occasions of Grace (1992)
Notes Postmarked the Mountain of God (1992)
The Language of There (1992)
Forever in Bloom (1992)
In Toronto he encountered the Bahá’í Faith. He was attracted to the universal nature of the Bahá’í teachings and the central theme that the earth is one country and mankind its citizens.
In Belleville he met Helen Owens, who would also accept the Bahá’í Faith. They were married in 1952. Together they taught more people and the next year helped form the first Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Belleville.
At this time White was employed as Clerk of the local county court. He progressed to be assistant editor of Hansard, the record of the proceedings of the Canadian House of Commons. The Whites were very active in the Bahá’í community of Ottawa, but the marriage ended in 1962. After that he took a position with the Supreme Court of British Columbia in Vancouver.
The years 1966 to 1969 he spent in Kenya as secretary and assistant to the Hands of the Cause of God of Africa. In 1971 he went to Haifa, Israel to work at the World Centre. He remained there until his retirement in 1991. Among other duties in Haifa, he was responsible for production of volumes XIV and XIX of The Bahá’í World, a reference series that chronicles the growth and development of the international Bahá’í community.
After his retirement he moved to Richmond, Canada and died there on April 10, 1993.
He is the author of several books.
Summer Windows (1947)
Another Song, Another Season (1979)
The Witness of Pebbles (1981)
A Sudden Music (1983)
One Bird, One Cage, One Flight (1983)
The Shell and the Pearl (1984)
Occasions of Grace (1992)
Notes Postmarked the Mountain of God (1992)
The Language of There (1992)
Forever in Bloom (1992)
Roger White (June 2, 1929 - April 10, 1993) was the oldest of four children. He was born in Toronto on June 2, 1929 to Kathleen Rogers and John White, an Irish Roman Catholic family in Canada.
In Toronto he encountered the Bahá’í Faith. He was attracted to the universal nature of the Bahá’í teachings and the central theme that the earth is one country and mankind its citizens.
In Belleville he met Helen Owens, who would also accept the Bahá’í Faith. They were married in 1952. Together they taught more people and the next year helped form the first Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Belleville.
At this time White was employed as Clerk of the local county court. He progressed to be assistant editor of Hansard, the record of the proceedings of the Canadian House of Commons. The Whites were very active in the Bahá’í community of Ottawa, but the marriage ended in 1962. After that he took a position with the Supreme Court of British Columbia in Vancouver.
The years 1966 to 1969 he spent in Kenya as secretary and assistant to the Hands of the Cause of God of Africa. In 1971 he went to Haifa, Israel to work at the World Centre. He remained there until his retirement in 1991. Among other duties in Haifa, he was responsible for production of volumes XIV and XIX of The Bahá’í World, a reference series that chronicles the growth and development of the international Bahá’í community.
After his retirement he moved to Richmond, Canada and died there on April 10, 1993.
He is the author of several books.
Summer Windows (1947)
Another Song, Another Season (1979)
The Witness of Pebbles (1981)
A Sudden Music (1983)
One Bird, One Cage, One Flight (1983)
The Shell and the Pearl (1984)
Occasions of Grace (1992)
Notes Postmarked the Mountain of God (1992)
The Language of There (1992)
Forever in Bloom (1992)
In Toronto he encountered the Bahá’í Faith. He was attracted to the universal nature of the Bahá’í teachings and the central theme that the earth is one country and mankind its citizens.
In Belleville he met Helen Owens, who would also accept the Bahá’í Faith. They were married in 1952. Together they taught more people and the next year helped form the first Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Belleville.
At this time White was employed as Clerk of the local county court. He progressed to be assistant editor of Hansard, the record of the proceedings of the Canadian House of Commons. The Whites were very active in the Bahá’í community of Ottawa, but the marriage ended in 1962. After that he took a position with the Supreme Court of British Columbia in Vancouver.
The years 1966 to 1969 he spent in Kenya as secretary and assistant to the Hands of the Cause of God of Africa. In 1971 he went to Haifa, Israel to work at the World Centre. He remained there until his retirement in 1991. Among other duties in Haifa, he was responsible for production of volumes XIV and XIX of The Bahá’í World, a reference series that chronicles the growth and development of the international Bahá’í community.
After his retirement he moved to Richmond, Canada and died there on April 10, 1993.
He is the author of several books.
Summer Windows (1947)
Another Song, Another Season (1979)
The Witness of Pebbles (1981)
A Sudden Music (1983)
One Bird, One Cage, One Flight (1983)
The Shell and the Pearl (1984)
Occasions of Grace (1992)
Notes Postmarked the Mountain of God (1992)
The Language of There (1992)
Forever in Bloom (1992)
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