Agnes Baldwin Alexander was the first to take the Baha'i Faith to Hawaii and the Pacific. In 1914 she pioneered this faith to Japan and in 1921 took it to Korea. See University of Hawaii Press: "Notable Women of Hawaii", pp. 1-4.∼Granddaughter of two of Hawaii's most distinguished Christian Missionaries: The Baldwins and the Alexanders.
She became a Baha'i in Rome in 1900 and in 1901 became the first Baha'i on Hawaiian soil and the Pacific.
In 1914 she pioneered this faith to Japan and in 1921 took it to Korea.
She was named a Hand of the Cause of God in 1957 and served the Baha'i Faith in Japan for more than 30 years.
Agnes Baldwin Alexander was the first to take the Baha'i Faith to Hawaii and the Pacific. In 1914 she pioneered this faith to Japan and in 1921 took it to Korea. See University of Hawaii Press: "Notable Women of Hawaii", pp. 1-4.∼Granddaughter of two of Hawaii's most distinguished Christian Missionaries: The Baldwins and the Alexanders.
She became a Baha'i in Rome in 1900 and in 1901 became the first Baha'i on Hawaiian soil and the Pacific.
In 1914 she pioneered this faith to Japan and in 1921 took it to Korea.
She was named a Hand of the Cause of God in 1957 and served the Baha'i Faith in Japan for more than 30 years.
Inscription
"Light and glory, greeting and praise be upon the Hands of His Cause, through whom the light of fortitude hath shone forth"
Family Members
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William DeWitt Alexander
1833–1913
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Abigail Charlotte Baldwin Alexander
1833–1913
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William Douglas Alexander
1861–1936
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Arthur Chambers Alexander
1863–1954
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Henry Edward Mansfield Alexander
1868–1900
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Mary Charlotte Alexander
1874–1961
