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Nationa: Bawa Pan caiu (Geren
BULLETIN NO. 50 NOVEMBER, 1948. PIONEERING WHERE YOU ARE
Attention, Believers!
Every believer will bring one other person the Cause this year!, Of the thousands yor pass each week, who will be the one you bring? Have you begm to find him? Your fore~ most opportunity is through personal contact. GIVE MANY THE OPFORTUNITY AND LET GOD CHOOSE, There is no substitute for teaching by direct contact)
1, Speak of the Faith to someone new every day, 2, Your field of service; In every restaurant and office, On every bus, train, airplanc, and boat, In every hotel and lodging house, On evory street, In every house, 3, Carry a few, very few, pamphlets; too many frighten people, And carry a pocket— sized prayer book, 4, Go calling on shut~ins, Invite others for a cup of tea, 5. If you are a bit timid, choose a partnor, 6. Build bridges, Talk first about the other person's intorests, Avoid controvorsy. Regularly read a good current event magazine. 7o Don't overload your contact, One pamphlet read is worth six in the waste basket, 8. Listen sympathetically. 9, Stop while your contact is hungry for more, .10, In lending books, mark some special part to be read; call and ask how he liked it Never leave a book more than a week or two, il, For those who cannot attend glasses, give lessons at honei
Warning from a Pioneer Youth:
Let's avoid: Condescension, Personal offense. Argument, Negative conversations, Taking the center of the stage, Or evon talking too much}
Spiritual Attraction
Radiate faith and happiness, The Baha'i life is the first attractor, Gloanings, foot of pe 7. Beha'i World Faith, p, 385. Portals to Frocdom, pp, 95-96, 116, 119- 120, 125-126, Do you pray and meditate and do it tho first thing dnily? The effect is tremendous, Stop and read Gleanings, po 295, Fifteen minutes of prayor may save you many hours of fumbling}
Our Guardian's directives to you, (Advent of Divine Justice, p. 43)
Survey your city, contact and associate with: .
Cultural Organizations. Interracial Organizations, Humanitarian Organizations, Civic Organizations, Educational Organizations, Charitable Organizations,
A SUGGESTED MINIMUM FOR THE INDIVIDUAL BELIEVER
1, Daily prayer for attraction,
2. <A pamphlet or a word about the Faith to someone evory day.
e Entertainment of someone once evory Bahali month,
¢ Personal responsibility to bring one new enquirer to every public neeting, 5. Contact of three organizations during tho year, �