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245	1	0	_aHelen and Teacher : The Story of Helen Keller and Anne Sullivan Macy
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520	3		_a'At the end of 1929 the New York World wrote that Helen was a convert to the Persian religious cult of Baha Ullah, more popularly known as Baha'i. She was deeply upset, she wrote hurriedly to Sperry [Rev. Paul], and asked that he help her correct the misunderstanding: 'It is most important to me that I should not be misinterpreted in my religion. As you know, since I was sixteen years old I have been a strong believer in the doctrines of Emanuel Swedenborg. Why should I change my faith, since it opens my spiritual eyes to all that is beautiful and noble and livable? ... I have a profound respect for the teachings of Baha Ullah, just as I have for the noble thoughts of all great prophets and seers. But it never occurred to me that any one would think that I had 'adopted the Persian religion' because I was speaking to Bahai followers.''
690			_aBIOGRAPHY
700	1		_aLash, Joseph P
773			_tRadcliffe Biography Series, xiv, 811 p.
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