Dunfermline and the Bahá'i Faith

The ancient capital of Scotland, Dunfermline, has a direct connection with the early days of the Bahá'i Faith throught the correspondance which took place between 'Abdu'l-Bahá, the son of Bahá'u'lláh, and Andrew Carnegie, the famous Scots philanthropist.
Andrew Carnegie Carnegie met 'Abdu'l-Bahá in America in 1912 and presented him with two of his publications. 'Abdu'l-Bahá wrote to Carnegie and his letter is kept in the Carnegie Trust in the town. A transcript of the letter is below: O respected personage! I have read your work "The Gospel of Wealth" and noted therein  truly apposite and sound recommendations for easing the lot of humankind. To state the matter briefly, the Teachings of Bahá'u'lláh advocate voluntary sharing, and this is a greater thing than the equalization of wealth. For equalization must be imposed from without, while sharing is a matter of free choice. Man reacheth perfection through good deeds, voluntarily performed, not through good deeds, the doing of which was forced upon him. And sharing is a personally chosen righteous act: that is, the rich should expend their substance for the poor, but of their own free will, and not because the poor have attained this end through force. For the harvest of force is turmoil and the ruin of social order. On the other hand, voluntary sharing, the freely-chosen expending of one's substance, leadeth to society's comfort and peace. It lighteth up the world: It bestoweth honour upon mankind. I have seen the good effects of your own philanthropy in America, in various universities, peace gatherings and associations for the promotion of learning, as I travelled from city to city. Wherefore do I pray on your behalf that you shall ever be encompassed by the bounties and blessings of heaven, and shall perform many philanthropic deeds in the East and West. Thus may you gleam as a lighted taper in the Kingdom of God, may attain honour and everlasting life, and shine out as a bright star on the horizon of eternity.
Jane Elizabeth Whyte The fist native Bahá'i in Scotland seems to have been Jane Elizabeth Whyte (1857-1944), the wife of Rev. Alexander Whyte, a former Moderator of the General Assembly of the United Free Church of Scotland She visited 'Abdu'l-Bahá' in Akka in 1906 and invited'Abdu'l-Bahá to Edinburgh in 1913. After her visit she wrote a letter to 'Abdu'l-Bahá' and in her reply she received a letter which contains "The Seven Candles of Unity". She appears to have held Bahá'i meetings in her home in Edinburgh and she was in later years a member of the London Baha'i community. It was about 5 o'clock when the London Train drew past the shadows of the castle onto Waverley station. The date was 6 January 1913. Onto the platform stepped a distinguished elderly man ('Abdu'l-Bahá) in eastern dress. The visit to Scotland had begun. 'Abdu'l-Bahá and his party were welcomed off the train by Mrs Whyte and some of her friends. Mrs Whyte insisted that all the members of the group stay at 7 Charlotte Square, located in the New Town part of Edinburgh. 'Abdu'l-Bahá however, not wanting to intrude on her hospitality, arranged for three of his attendants to stay in a nearby hotel, and took only his interpreter to Mrs Whyte's home. Mrs Whyte was responsible for organizing 'Abdu'l-Bahá's informal and public programmes in Edinburgh.