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National Baha’i Programming Committee Bulletin No. 1

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NATIONAL BAHÁ’Í PROGRAMMING COMMITTEE

Excuse my pointing, but——

Mrs. Myrtle Wendler, Secy.

3302 W. Warner Ave., Chicago, Ill. — Telephone: KEYstone 0933

FUNCTIONS of the National Bahá’í Programming Committee:

To assemble, publicize and establish the coordinated use of all types of materials; to plan coordinated use of meetings on the public level and on the intimate fireside level; program types of meetings for deepening in the Faith; to promote the development of teachers and to carry on such assigned public teaching activities as the National Spiritual Assembly may choose to promote in the course of the year.

AVAILABLE MATERIALS

To aid and facilitate teaching activities ‎thruout throughout‎ the United States, the National Bahá’í Programming Committee will issue periodically a list of available materials for furthering such programs. These materials can be secured direct from the sources of supply as listed in each grouping, and orders for such materials should be sent direct to them.

I. BAHÁ’Í PUBLISHING COMMITTEE 110 Linden Ave., Wilmette, Ill. (a) Writings of Bahá’u’lláh. (b) Writings of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá. (c) Works compiled from writings of Bahá’u’lláh and ‘Abdu’l-Bahá. (d) Works compiled from writings of Bahá’u’lláh, the Báb and ‘Abdu’l-Bahá. (e) Works compiled from writings of Bahá’u’lláh, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá and Shoghi Effendi. (f) Writings of Shoghi Effendi. (g) Writings on the Bahá’í Faith. (h) Bahá’í Reprints (i) Pamphlets (j) Outlines and Guides for Bahá’í Study Classes. (k) Children’s Courses. (l) Bahá’í Literature in Foreign Languages. (m) The Bahá’í World. (n) The World Order Magazine. (o) Star of the West. (p) Bahá’í Magazine. PAMPHLETS World Order Through World Faith . . . . . . . . . . . . . $.15 America’s Spiritual Mission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20 Peace—a Divine Creation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 The Goal of a New World Order . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .05 Spiritual Potencies of That Consecrated Spot . . . . . . . .10 The Destiny of the American Nation . . . . . . . . . . . . .05

The Faith of Bahá’u’lláh—a World Religion . . . . . . . . .10 Appreciations of the Bahá’í Faith . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25 The Revelation of Bahá’u’lláh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 The Image of God . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .01½ Christians, Jews and Muhammadans . . . . . . . . . . . . . .02 Industrial Justice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .02 Religion—a Living Organism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .02 A Pattern for Future Society . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .01½ The Destiny of America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .02 A World Survey—the Bahá’í Faith . . . . . . . . . . . . . .03 Bahá’í Teachings for a World Faith . . . . . . . . . . . . .02 The World Faith of Bahá’u’lláh (summary) . . . . . . . . . .01 The Bahá’í Principle of Civilization . . . . . . . . . . . . .03½ The Lesser and Most Great Peace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .02 The Bahá’í House of Worship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .05 Two Roads We Face . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .04 The Bahá’í Movement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 Religion and the New Age . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .02 Calendar, 1948 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 Feast Day and Anniversary Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . .01 Bahá’í Cards, set of ten cards, per 100 sets . . . . . . . . 3.10 Bahá’í—the Coming of World Religion . . . . . . . . . . . .50 Chicago Sunday Tribune Reprint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .05 Bahá’í Peace Program, San Francisco . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 The Mission of Bahá’u’lláh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .04½ He Has Come to the Nations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .03 Faith for Freedom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .05 Present-Day Administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

Printed in U.S.A.                    July 10, 1948                    BULLETIN NO. 1 [Page 2] Excuse my pointing, but......

"——I’m pointing to more materials available for use in teaching the Cause——"

PAMPHLETS (Continued)

Religion Returns	.03½
The Open Door	.05
Complete new indices for volumes 1, 2 and 3, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s Tablets, for God Passes By and for the Kitáb-i-Íqán
A new Play entitled, “How to Be and How Not to Be”, or “A Spiritual Assembly’s Growing Pains”, by Rúhíyyih Khánum	.25
Twenty-five Years of Guardianship	.25

OUTLINES

Study Outline for Kitáb-i-Íqán	$.20
Study Guide for the Dawn-Breakers	.50
Study Outline on Public Speaking	.10
Study Outline on the Essential Principles of Creative Writing	.15
Study Outline and Aids for the Advent of Divine Justice	.35
Introduction to the Study of the Qur’án	.35
Deepening the Spiritual Life	.05
The World Order of Bahá’u’lláh	.05
Fundamentals of Bahá’í Membership	.20
Study Outline and Aids for World Order Letters of Shoghi Effendi	.50
Course of Study based on Bahá’u’lláh and the New Era	.50
The Dispensation of Bahá’u’lláh—a Study Outline	.15
Muhammad and the Founding of Islam	.60
Introduction to the Bahá’í Teachings	.15
Study Outline—God Passes By	.10
Training for Bahá’í Teaching	.15
An Aid to the Study of the Administrative Order of the Faith of Bahá’u’lláh	.25
Information for Temple Guides	.75
Classification of Bahá’í Study Sources	.05
Study Aid on the Essential Verities of the Bahá’í Faith	.35

OUTLINES (Children)

Creation	$.20
To Live the Life	.35
Comprehensive Study Outline for Children	.50
Study Course for Bahá’u’lláh and the New Era	.50
Manual of Suggestions for Organizing a Bahá’í Children’s Hour	.15
Bahá’í Principles for Children	.40
A Junior’s Book of Religion	.20

II. PUBLIC RELATIONS COMMITTEE

112 Linden Avenue, Wilmette, Ill.

Teaching by Mail

1. The Reality of Brotherhood, 50 copies .................... $1.00
2. The Principles of Religious Brotherhood, 50 copies . . 1.00
3. On Industrial Justice, 50 copies .................... 1.00
4. A Pattern for Future Society, 50 copies .................... 1.00
5. Bahá’í—The Coming of World Religion, ea .................... .50
6. The Manitoban College reprint of Bahá’í Declaration of Human Obligations and Rights, 50 copies . . . 1.00

Pamphlets for Free Literature

1. Summary: World Faith of Bahá’u’lláh, 100 copies . . 1.00
2. Chicago “Sunday Tribune” reprint of Temple article, 20 copies .................... 1.00
3. World Order Through World Faith, 10 copies .................... 1.25
4. Bahá’í Declaration of Human Obligations and Rights, 10 copies .................... 1.25
5. The Work of Bahá’ís in Promoting of Human Rights, 50 copies .................... 1.00

Materials for Personal Contact

1. Ten Postcard Size Bahá’í Texts, 100 sets (1,000) cards .................... 3.10
2. World Question Leaflets: Series of Five (now in preparation)

Advertising and Publicity Materials

Correspond with the Public Relations Committee about the following services:

1. Mats of National Advertisements
2. Query cards, using proofs of national advertisements
3. Postcards of national advertisements
4. Leaflet on Trade Advertisements
5. Suggestions for Local Advertisements: Series One
6. Display-size card of national advertisements
7. Publicity releases
8. Mats, photos, bibliography materials

Study Outline

“What Modern Man Must Know About Religion”. [Page 3] "---I'm still pointing to materials available for effective teaching of the Cause---"

Excuse my pointing, but......

III. BAHÁ’Í SALES COMMITTEE

Harry E. Walrath, Chairman

4639 Beacon St., Chicago 40, Ill.

(a) Pictures of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá

Steel engraving — 12 x 16, postpaid in U. S. . . .$2.00

Paris photograph — 1½ x 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

Paris photograph — 3¼ x 4¼ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

Paris photograph — 4½ x 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

Covenant photograph — 5 x 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

Tablet photograph — 4½ x 5½ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

(b) Photographs of Bahá’í House of Worship

Post-card size (6 different views)—3 for . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

(No mail order for less than 50c).

Seven different views, 8 x 10, ea. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40

Two views of interior, ea. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50

(c) Display Materials—Temple Displays

Reproduction of painting of Temple on linen, 30 x 30, postpaid in U. S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.00

Etching of pen-and-ink drawing, 10 x 10, postpaid in U. S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

Display placard featuring the Twelve Principles of the Bahá’í Faith . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

(d) Display Kits

Community Kit No. 1 and Map Kit No. 1, postpaid . . . . 8.00

Community Kit No. 1 contains:

1 folding tripod lucite easel 12½” high

1 folding tripod lucite easel 8” high

3 lucite card holders

3 printed cards describing literature and some Bahá’í Principles

1 small photo. of sample display showing use of the above items

1 instruction sheet for using easels

Map Kit No. 1 contains:

1 global map in color, 24” square

1 instruction sheet for mounting Map on backing board

1 printed banner to use across the Map—BAHÁ’Í WORLD FAITH

These kits provide basic fixtures for building small window, counter and table displays. Additional display dressing can be provided by using books or pamphlets.

(e) Visual and Audio Materials

Audio

Centenary records, 6—12” double-face, per set . . . . $30.00

Visual

Temple slides with scripts consisting of 70 slides per set, 54 in color, per set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.95

16 mm. color motion picture films of Centenary, consisting of two 400 ft. reels, or 800 ft . . . . . . . . . . . 100.00

16 mm. black and white motion picture films of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá in New York, approx. 300 ft . . . . . . . 15.36

16 mm. black and white film of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá in America (6 films available) per film . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.00

Parts of 3 sets of color slides of the Gardens and Shrines, Haifa and Akka, making a total of 45 slides, valued at 18c ea., or . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.10

Slide film with script, “World Order is the Goal”— in reels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.00

in slides . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.00

Slide film with script, “The Bahá’í Administration” (in preparation).

VISUAL AND AUDIO MATERIALS available from

Film Publishers, Inc.,

25 Broad St.,

New York 4, N. Y.

(a) Filmstrips:

(1) How to Live with the Atom (script) . . . . . . . . . .$ 3.00

(2) One World or None (script) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.00

(3) Man—One Family (script) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.00

(b) Motion Pictures, 16 mm.

(1) Man—One Family (voice or script) . . . . . . . . . . . 37.50

(c) Recordings

(1) One World or None (voice) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.50 [Page 4] Excuse my pointing. but... "I'm s-t-i-l-l pointing to materials you can use NOW and later in promoting the Cause thru effective teaching-"

IV. RADIO

Radio facilities, coming soon, will be obtainable thru the Publishing Committee. New radio material is in preparation. A radio interview is in process of slight revision and can be ordered when available.

V. BRAILLE

Mrs. Amedee Gibson, Chairman Bahá’í Service for the Blind, 616 N. Oxford Ave., Los Angeles 4, Calif.

Available: Reality of Man.... Faith for Freedom...

In preparation: Renewal of Civilization Present-Day Administration of the Bahá’í Faith

VI. QUESTIONNAIRE CARDS

Mr. Ward Calhoun, Box 1, Oconomowoc, Wis.

The Questionnaires Committee has available No. 6 card which carries a set of general questions. This card can be supplied in two forms: (1) As a reply post-card, to be used in circularizing a list of names, and (2) as a single card to be given out at meetings.

YOU ARE INVITED

You are invited to keep this bulletin as reference for available teaching material. Go over its material carefully and study it, and envision how you can use it for effective teaching in your community for spreading the Cause.

This Bulletin will be published monthly for the benefit of the communities, committees and groups—methods, facilities and information to stimulate programming.

If you have used a teaching program you consider outstanding, or if you can suggest such a plan, this Committee will welcome your suggestions.

It is our purpose to devise and seek ways and means of improving present public program activities; to initiate in new and smaller communities, intimate monthly meetings, either in a home, a center or a rented hall; to encourage the holding of firesides by Bahá’í families.

We invite other National Committees which produce various types of teaching materials, to send us their suggestions or samples of material needed for carrying out projects approved by the National Spiritual Assembly.

Distribution of material entering into programming work is thru the Sales Committee for certain items; the Publishing Committee for certain items; the Service to the Blind Committee for its productions; and the Public Relations Committee will distribute such material as requires technical knowledge or specialized use, as, for example, mats, literature not handled by the Publishing Committee, etc.

Your cooperation in helping us to help you and the Committees concerned to keep up a constant stream of effective, planned and advanced types of teaching effort, is solicited and very much appreciated.

Our beloved Guardian in his heart-stirring appeals is calling us all to "forge ahead with equal zeal, with unrelaxing vigilance, with indomitable courage, with tireless energy until the present stage of our mission is triumphantly concluded. . ." and appeals "to members of the community so privileged, so loved, so valorous, endowed with such potentialities, to press forward... until every single obligation under the present Plan is honorably fulfilled..."

NATIONAL BAHÁ’Í PROGRAMMING COMMITTEE

We Help You Chart the Course—and Direct You to the Source