Charles mason remey biography
Charles Mason Remey (– 4 February ) was a prominent member of the early American Baháʼí community, and served in several important.
Charles Mason Remey (May 15, - February 4, ) was an American Bahá'í who served the early Bahá'í community of America in several administrative capacities, visited Bahá'í communities across the world, and was ultimately appointed a Hand of the Cause by the Guardian of the Bahá'í Faith, Shoghi Effendi..
Charles Mason Remey
Charles Mason Remey (May 15, 1874 - February 4, 1974) was an American Bahá’í who served the early Bahá’í community of America in several administrative capacities, visited Bahá’í communities across the world, and was ultimately appointed a Hand of the Cause by the Guardian of the Bahá’í Faith, Shoghi Effendi.
After the Guardian passed he was elected as one of nine Custodians to oversee the administration of the international Bahá’í community.
A year after retiring from serving as a Custodian he claimed to be the second Guardian of the Bahá’í Faith, despite previously having signed statements confirming that Shoghi Effendi had not appointed a successor which was a requirement placed on there being any successor to the Guardianship in the Will and Testament of ‘Abdu’l-Baha.
The Custodians informed the community that Mason’s claim had no basis, and that he could no longer be considered a Hand of the Cause until he retracted it, but Remey persisted in his clai
