Bahá’í Youth Bulletin/114 (May)/Text

Youth Bulletin

FOR YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS

YEAR 114

PUBLISHED BY THE NATIONAL Bahá’í YOUTH COMMITTEE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

[Page 0]NATIONAL BAHA' I YOUTH COMMITTEE-YEAR 114

Ronald L. Hauck ................................ . . . . . Chairman Hugh Wayne Steffes .......... . ....... Vice- Chairman & Treasurer Helen H. Hauck. . . . . . . . ...... . . ..... . . . . Corresponding Secretary Carol Eggert . . . . . . . . ....... . ............... Recording Secretary

Mary Frances Baral Judy Bernstein Larry Cooper

J ean K. Mickelsen Thomas Schwandes Steve Suhm

Helen Svendsen

AREA CO-ORDINATORS

New England States ............. . ............. Mrs. M. F. Baral North Atlantic States & Illinois ......... . ........ Ronald L. Hauck Central Atlantic States ............. . . . . . . . . . . . Jean K. Mickelsen South Atlantic States & Iowa ................. . ....... Carol Eggert Tennessee Valley States ........ . ................. Judy Bernstein Gulf States ......... . . . . . . . . .............. . ...... Helen Svendsen East Central States ................. . ........... Tom Schwandes Central States ............................. Co-ordinated by State South Central States & Wisconsin ......... . . . . . Hugh Wayne Steffes North Central States .................. . . .......... Larry Cooper Rocky Mountain States & Nebraska .......... Mrs. Helen H. Hauck Southwestern States & Minnesota ......... . . . . ........ Steve Suhm Northwestern States ......... . ............. . . . . . .‘Ronald L. Hauck

Address all correspondence intended for your area co—ordinator to:

Mrs. Helen H. Hauck Corresponding Secretary 716 South 5th Avenue St. Charles, Illinois Attention: (Name of your Area Co-ordinator)

The Bahá’í Youth Bulletin is published monthly by the National Bahá’í Youth Committee ot the National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha' is of the United States. This Bulletin is circulated to declared Baha' is only and is published under the auspices of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. All copies are distributed without charge.

[Page 1]MAY

"If thou art seeking everlasting glory,\ choose hur'mility in the path of the True One.V

'(Tablets of Ahau'l-Baha p. 214) A

"They who are the beloved of God, in whatever place they gather and Whomsoever they may meet, must evince, in their attitude towards God, and in the manner of their celebration of His praise and glory, such humility and submissiveness that every atom of the dust beneath their feet may attest the depths of their devotion."r (Gleanings p. 7)

"Beware that ye swell not with pride before God and disdainfully reject His loved ones. Defer ye humbly ‘to the faithful, they that have believed in God and in His signs? whose hearts witness to His unity, Whose tongues proclaim His oneness, and who speak not except by His leave." (Gleanings p. 28)

"Verily I supplicate God to confirm thee in that which He desireth, to protect thee from conceit and seIf-exaltation and from selfish concerns, to make thee devoted unto Him and resigned unto Hima"

(Tablets of Abdu’l-Bahá p. 137)

"Verily, through weakness, man is elevated to the heaven of power; and again pride degrades him to the lovest station of humiliation and abasement."

' (Tablets of Bahá’u’lláh p. 49)

."O Son of man! Neglect not my commandments if thou lovest my beauty, and forget not my counsels if thou wouldst attain my good pleasure." (Hidden Words)

"Think not that we have revealed unto you a mere code of laws; Nay, rather, we have unsealed the choice wine with the fingers of ‘might and power... meditate qpon. this, 0 men of insight!"

‘ (Gleanings p.333)

-1 [Page 2]SUCCESS IN TEACHING (Excerpts) by Rúḥíyyih Khánum

Baha'u'llah said: "If the believers had been-occupied with that which We had instructed them, now all' the world would be adorned with the robe.of faith." He wrote that between seventy and eighty years ago. That statement is enough_to keep us Bahá’ís awake at night for the rest of our lives. For it clearly implies that the trouble with humanity after all, is not purely its own-perversity but our failure, as followers of Bahá’u’lláh, as well". If each one of us was really aBahá’í, in thought, spirit and deed, we would exert sueh a leavening influenCe that the sodden mass of the, ‘world would become spiritualized. Every time we look ‘at the people of the World we are inclined to feel complacent; -we compare cur standards with theirs, our* conduct with theirs, and see. ourselves_an inch and a half or two inches taller spiritually. But perhaps if' we looked carefully at what kind of a human being a Bahá’í should be, namely a being resembling 'Abdu'ls Baha, our Exemplar; our complacency would evaporate and we would realize that we Beha' is are supposed to be a race of spiritual giants, whereas we are still pygmies just a little taller than the average spiri-‘ tual dwarf inhabiting this globe.

Why? First of all mmst of us don' t know the Teachings Well We are Strong adherents of this Cause of God, but we are for the most part not informed adher~ents of it. Cempared to what Bahá’u’lláh has delivered into our hands, we are ignotamuSes; we know about ten per cent of it.’ I once heard my Mather say something which ‘impressed me very'mmch. Smmeone complimented her on her knowledge of the Baha' 1 Faith. She said the Bahá’í Teachings were like a University and She had been a student in it for thirty- -five years and was still learning.

Some at us forget that you cannot fill up something unless you first empty it. The seeker who comes to but 'meetings or Wham we casually meet; is most often full, but unsatisfied.‘ -we do;net even let him.unbur~ 7 .den himself to-ue} 'reliéve his mind of its ddubts or

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complications or theories. we know we have the answer ’and we promptly try to force it on‘hflm. 'It rarely is successful. Why? Because there was no room made for it, and we tried to cram it in before the man could create, by emtying into us his own trouble or thought; a space for our teaChing to get into.

To teach, is, to a great extent, the art of listening. ‘If you will listen to the one you want to teach and find out what he wants and needs to hear, then you can start your treatment by giving him, from our teachings, the right answer, the right remedy. ' But unfortunately‘ all of us have hobbies, pet subjects, pet angles, even in the Cause; And so not infrequent1y you find that a person Who is passionately inter. ested in economics is being vigerously tackled by an enthusiastic Bahá’í--whose keenest interest is in life after death;

A person who wants something wants it, even if it is only an egg beater, he needs it and he needs it right away —- so give it-to him” If you are not a sufficiently well—rounded out student of the teachings to talk economics ’with the economist and spiritual ‘ data with the psychic, then at least be wise enough to acknowledge your limitations and turn your truth seeker over to someone Whose "hobby" in the Cause corresponds to that of the person's deepest interest;

How often we meet'a fellow—Bahá’í who has that radiant glint in his eye, and that expression of con—' tentment reminiscent of a cat who has just swallowed a mouse, which is promptly explained by the statement "I'Ve,jUst been giving the MEssage!" Yes, we dere say you gave it, but did the recipient/take it? He wanted something from.you, did he get it, or did you just have the pleasure of "giving him.the Mbssage"?

How often, how very often, Abdu'leaha , greeted people with "are you well, are you happy?" His loving .interest reached out and surrounded them like sunshine. This sincere concern for an interest in the ‘person you confront is the greatest teaching technique

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in the whole world and nothing will ever surpass it.

Teaching 715 excellent disipline for the personal ego, far to teach successfully- you have to put yourself in the background and subdue your will and selfw expression enough to be a sensitive receiving instrument that will pick up the seeker’s correct wavelength. If you tune into that person you can commune with him and through that sympathetic thought you' can begin to let the light of the Cause into his mdnd, you cannot force yourself into another person's Soul or lpound‘the truth into him.just through sheer conviction that you are right.

We must always remember that even those who seem ‘most indifferent to us are watching us keenly. There are many, many people Who know of this Faith and take a very peculiar attitude towards it: they are not ready to become Bahá’ís, either they do not belieVe in it or they rdon't want to live up to its-responsibilities, but they want to see.if we really are Bahá’ís or just bluffing. In other words do we live up to what ‘we preach or not? I think we have no idea at all to what an extent we are under observation all the time and it is a very interesting psychological fact, and a very touching one, that these observers long to see us live up to our high standards and get very distressed, scornful, and even resentffll when we do not;

4A Bahá’ís way of thinking, way of talking and way of conducting himself -Should be such that everyone will say, "you know, I susPect the ,reason-George is such a reliable; decent sort of fellow has smmething to do with that Bahá’í thing he belongs to. I like him."

. we must, without proselytizing, make friends for the Faith and'create in the-poblic an admiration for: the Cause; We'have got to create an atmosphere of respect for our' religion and for us as followers of it. And we mwst realize that the primary thing.1s not what we say but what we do. As a matter of fact no one

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cares very much what we say. Everyone is saying something these days, from_every loud speaker Vin the world, in Chinese, C2ech,. Spanish and so on, people are shouting gcod plans, good precepts, good ideas-‘many of them.are in fact similar or identical with our Bahá’í plans, precepts and ideas---but they are, as we can see from the state of the world, largely ineffectuel. ' UhY? Because nathing goes behind them; there is no right action; no upright conduct backing them up and everyone knows it. So, our chief, not our exclusive; but our chief way of teaching has get to be our example. When the world discovers that we Bahá’ís are Bahá’ís it Will follow our footsteps' as the children flocked after the P1ed,Piper,‘ led by an firresiStibIe impulse! ’ '

We must learn to increase our radius of contacts. We‘havew a tendency ‘to wait ‘for‘souls to be "led to us." They often are, but others, probably the vast majority> need digging for.;.The Golf Club, the Rotary Club, the Kiwanis Club, the Junior League, the Child Welfare, the Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, the Esperanto Society--these and a hundred other types of either social, sport or humanitarian clubs and groups with kindred interests to ours are "pockets" where our future fellow-Bahá’ís may be concealed. If we want them.we have to go after them. It requires sacrifice of our time .and energy in some cases, in others it might be a very godd’addition' to our own lives. Let Bahá’í young people swim at the Y.W.C.A or Y.MLC.AJ and meet new'young people to invite to their youth grbup or to interest 'in forming with them.a youth group. Let them join thee Junior League or the Junior Board of Trade, or any group whoSe aims. are purely non-political, and Fhrough'essociation bring themselves as Bahá’ís; with_ their high ideals and standards, to the attention of others.

Our responsibility is very great. They say there is not a doctor living, who has practiced for any ‘ (Cont'd on p. 9)

-5 [Page 6]CIRCUIT TEACHING

.The NBYC has received a wonderful report from the Birmingham, Alabama LSA, of a teaching trip taken by Bill Hatchet, a youth from.Nashville, Tennessee. Bill spent February 20, 21 and 22 in Birmingham inspiring. both Bahá’ís and non-Bahá’ís to service. Feb. 20 consisted of dinner with a student_ of the Faith and a fireside Which evolved into a very animated and convincing discussion on various aspects of the Faith. On Feb. 21, Bill spoke to the student body of Daniel Payne Negro College Which brought forth meny interesting questions and requests for literature. 0n.Feb. 22 a dinner was held for two students of the Faith and was followed with a fireside attended by both negro and white Baha' is and non-Bahá’ís. The Birmingham Assembly reports that this was a most stimulating and thrilling evening, after Which four youth declared they were going to attend the youth conference in Nashville, March 8 and 9. The Bahá’ís of Birmingham

reported, "We see now hOW‘mUCh we must study and review to keep up with our youth!

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Make me neon, O God,

For many stumble,

In these dark alleys. .

There is no light,

And soon they will have owls“ eyes

To see the pasteboard signs with false advertising. Sharon Mbeken>

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Please send all articles (by the 15th of the month) to the bulletin editor:

Judy‘Bernstein,

5433 8. Cornell Ave.,

Chicago, Illinois.

~6 [Page 7]TEACHING COLUMN

’At this-point in the year, twith the many responSibilities and blessings falling upon us, it weu1d seem beneficial to- talk together briefly about the matter

'of spiritual development toward God

From the ancient Hindu scriptures, up through the

‘present; the outline of spiritual development has been

available fer use in order to grow towaré‘God., -What

.iS; the. path? The one as shown specifically in the'

Tablet to the TrueTSeeker, the Seven Valleys, and the Four Valleys. What is it basically? There appears to be an underlying pattern, if we can see it.

First, the pathway lists praCtiCa1 requirements of purification.‘ In other words, the seeker must purify his actions, thoughts, and attitudes . ;There are several specific conditions liste1 WheneVer they are‘ fulfilled, and the soul is cleansed, then- it is posSib1e ’for the "holy and everlasting Spirit" 10 confer "new life upon the seeker" Then the person becomes changed.

The second- main p-art of the pathway is almest impossible to describe in words,..for it talks of growth beyond.the. "plane of 11mitation",'represented in the Seven Valleys, for-example, by the entrance into the valley of unity. Abdu’l~ Baha says in America' s Spirituai Mhssion that this "new life" _can be "obtained" at any mament after a personA has been freed from his human limitations. He then becbmes "incannate:light" -that Vis "entirely unaware.of.the sordid matters of this World, and in touch With the affairs of the divine world." It would be rsafe to assume. ethat‘oneaserves Bahá’u’lláh most effectively‘ When~'thiS' happens. uIn this condis tfon,.He can use us most effectively as channelé.°~'

What-are the 1conditions for attaining 'this "new life"? As mentioned, the necessary steps are-listed in the Seven Valleys; the Four Valleys, and the Tablet to the True Seeker, among other places." The foremOSt promiSe is that "Whose maketh -efforts for -Us, in- Our ways will we guide them. " ;

And something‘33 that should be of special interest to

(Cont‘d on p 11) -7 [Page 8]SAY: ALL ARE CREATED BY (:01)

A3 a result of Allan Ward’s and Charles Hornby's'

- work at Ohio University, many wonderful confirmations Qhave been given to them. They‘have been working with the campus Religious Cauncil at the UniVersity in an effert to find the "moral equivalent of the atamic bomb"t ‘Through the use of the sacred phrase "312: all

1%are created by God" the name of Baha' u'llah and H13:

wgmessage.‘have been brought to the attention of many,

«33:,many people. This utterance of Baha‘ h‘llah is'being' 5_f¥used on the Whole campus to determane 1f it has 'thevl '{;éapower to erase prejudice and change men s hearts.G01-f. ,

j,,;a1 stickers of this phrase were placed a11 around the

JéVmTcampus ,. 79sgsf Anmeeting was Called of the campus leaders by thej.y ‘7 ”TCampus Religious Council at Which Eh1s phrase was ex-.,.'jfifilfihlained ’ The w6rd Bahá’í was included in the list QfL‘, q?”iepane1_members, thus readhing,p even.though 1n an-1nd1-" f”vprect way,i all of the campus organ1zations., As a re-".

jault 6£ this:meet1ng, the members of the Bahá’í group=

f_,iyere aSked to speak to campus organizatiens on the nae. ~, “*¥go£ the phrase. A.w1ndow display was In the Campus;h 1... Back Store displaying figures representing the various. .;* races, and the symbqls and names 6f Six major relig-s ' ions, includ1ng the Baha' 1 Faith ' Partic1pat1on waS' ' also pOSsible 1n Negro History Week.. A.member’ of the,

Bahá’í group was asked by a Negro fraternity and

.“jg’ror1ty to work‘with,them.on a radio program.present1ng‘ijbackground and history o£ the week. ' 3 ’ During Brotherhood week, the colored posters :withj the phrase, "Say: a11- are created by God”, were put in , 'fifimany_p1aces_on campus; radio ann6uncements encouraged: ,people to use this phrase to eleanse their em6t106591n1-1 Ladeily-Iife3 and several speakers, of Which the Bahá’í.‘ 1‘ students, Charles Hornby and.A11an ward were a part, 3prersen‘tedr talks' on the use of th1s phrase. Growing“

' from.:their contact with people during this week, tthey ' had the ‘oppor'tunity to present the Faith to over 100 - people at the Methodist Ghnrdh on campus. The reSults from.that were individual questions and contacts,fl and

L the invitation to participate in two diSCussion groups

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each Week With their members.

1"A1thoughtnot a recognized Campus group_ because of their small size (2), Ithey were granted a room.1n the _Student center, and are now holding weekly-discussion groups;. Although it 19 impossible to estimate the re- r spouse of the campus as a whole, Chuck and Allan reeport that the people they know personally seem;d1rect1y and p031t1ve1y changed by the use of the phrase and. many steps nearer to understanding the message of Bdha' u'llah.: Any Bahá’í College student Who would

'.11ke more luformation on the activities of the Bahá’ís

57 campus, do aoquat._

. ~Athens, Ghzo. "Wat Ghio Univeralty 1n Gader to apply them.to their anI V egégian ward 28% S Court $tr.,?

SUCCESS };;:jAcHImG (CONT'D)

I ‘-1ength of'ttme, Who cannot look back on -same patient

Wand say that if he had done differently or better that-*

'7 patient woa1d now be alive ins tead of dead. , I an 1‘ gafraid we Bahá’ís toe, Who -have had any experience at;'

xa11 1n teadhing,, are farced to aémit that there are people Who, if we had been more careful more thoughtful mute tactful W183 and loving, would today be

be11evers instead Of having drifted 1nto and out of .

, -the orb1t of the Cause. "10 fail in One' 3 mmral duty '

' to humanity these days is a heavy fa11ure., jHOW’WOflld‘ gwe like to be Without this Cause today? ' Where Would We see any hope, any real security ahead in the fu- ;

‘Zture? How could We live w1thont that sense of near ness to God and understanding of His ways Which our 1" teachings confer as their gr eatest b1essing7' Can .aWy _ one of W9 feel he can receive Such a bounty and yet“ . withhold 1Nt fram others, rest quiescent 1W his 0Wn inner sense of security and leave others untaught and .unhelped 1n the59 disastrous day9 the World 13 passing through? ~ : ,

' Today, 1%f eVer, must ring in our ears the battle f 4 crygof Mhlla HueseiW :"Mbunt your ‘st.eeds, oh heroes of' Gad. " Lg; . . ,

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[Page 10], YOUTH- ACTIVITIES 13 ENGLAND

Youth all over the world are realizing the need for deeply‘ dedicated BahaFi' activity as they are the teachers“ of: the ~future. : However, while teaching others-we must also teach-ourselves, and this fact has obviously been realized by the number of Youth Schools and- Conferences that are being held in every country.

In‘England} we had .our first Youth School in the Spring-of last years; which-proved such asuccess that we hope 1t_w111 be repeated.' Walking, rowing, danc1ng3~music, study;;and discussion made up the program leaving no time .for sleep but. teaching‘ harmony in thought; speech and action. rNegro spirituals, sung by an Airican. Bahsii,‘ united with material civilization, symphonies blended with jazz in the pattern of oneness, and laughter mingled with silence. Could 'snch an atmosphere be found anyWhere elseithan in a Bahá’í gathering? This school brought the youth together in a manner unsurpassed by any other activity, and strength certainly seems to have arisen from it flat nOW' Regional Ybuth .Committées :have-been formed and regular youth meetings are held in most toWns, even Where there are only a very few youth.

Debates have proved an excellent medium.for spread1mg the knowledge pf the Faith,part1cu1arly 1n the university towns. -‘ Discussions ‘ in class and articleS' in school -magazines have aroused if not agreement, at least interest and cur1osity.

“ Cycling tours_,v made by youth giv1ng talks in the toWns through which they pass, have also been successful, Both from the point of view of trave11ers and 11steners. r~c

People seem to d1strust anything that is "new".. so many'young people think Of.re11g10n as being dull that it is difficult to convince them that the Bahá’í-Faith. is only new 1n.that 1t-1s pregre381ve5- and the greats eSt joy, excitement and peace results from the Gift we; have to offer. God can answer every question fired by uncertain youth, and He is able to. satisfy the needs of this vgeneration which is using its energies on dev struction and ‘disillusionment. We have a truly won -10.

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derful Gift to offer, for, to us, the world makes sense. ' Jackie Thomas, Editor, Youth Bulletin of British Isles

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TEACHING COLUMN (comm)

us is that in this Dispensation the individual can no

longer achieve the development alone, for the most

part. For ‘Abdu’l-Baháasays: "To attain this supreme

station is, however, dependent on the realiZation of' certain conditions."’ One 6f the conditions ‘is "fel lowship and love amongst the believers." In other

, words, the condition of the group holds us back or

carries us forward. Thus we would agree that we have

a great re3ponsibility to each other.

What must this mean? Undoubtedly we need to find ways to find the Spiritual pathway together; that is, a way to develop "fellowShip and love" amongst 'us, While fulfilling the individual qualifications.

It has-been suggested that both of these ‘might be accomplished by meeting in groups of consultation to study the steps of development. In consultation we might discover how to put these difficult measures into practice in our daily lives, encourage each other, as we do so, and thus speed up the day when we can serve Baha'u'llah much more fully and effectively.

These steps are something we need to face directly. From.aneient times, they have been necessary.V With the TenrYear Crusade advancing, we need to be as pure channels as possible to serve the Cause. How else can it be done except with effort and experimentation? When can it be done, if not now? And who is resgonsible except us?

-11 [Page 12]NEWS BRIEFS DOWN STATE NEW YORK'

On Sunday, December 29, 1957, in New York City, the Bahá’í Youth Committee sponsored a panel discussion on Educatian, dealing with sudh subjects as: education in the arts, in the sciences; the rolls of male and female in marriage; and the educational systems practiced in America, Europe, and the Soviet Union. Dr. Alfred K,. Newman acted as moderator. A great deal of interest was shown by two Sociology students, present in the audience,‘ who were preparing a term.paper 0n the Bahá’í WOrld Faith.

Eight Beha' i and noniBeha°1 youth spent the weekend of January 25 as the guests. of Mr. and Mrs. Mikuriya at their home in Mbrrisville, Pennsylvania. The gathering was high-lighted by the playing of a taped talk by the Hand of the Cause, Mr.. William Sears. ‘ Discussion followed. - ‘

.At the New York Bahá’í26enter, a Va.1entine parLy was held on Saturday, February 15, for the purpose of introducing friends of teenage, youth, and addlt ages. The evening consisted of dancing, entertainment, games and refreéhments. .Attendance exceeded sixty persons.i

~This event was followed inpron the next Saturday night with a paneI on "Comparative Religious Thought", sponsored by the. Notth Atlantic.Area Youth Committee. The approaches of the Religious Society Of Friends,. the EthiCal Culture Society, and ;the“Bahá’í World Faith were presented.

Firesides are being'he1d_on alternate Fridays in New York City at the home of Stuart DuBoff for people of approximately college age. ‘ February 14 Hovmoz 'Sabet spoke on "World Religion” and Nathan Rudstein on the "Challenge of world Peace" on 28th of February.

' ; CHARLESTON’, WEST VIRGINIA On January 19, 'the Charleston Ybuth Committee ptesented Janet Carlisle as the speaker for Wbrld Relig ion Day. A.committee of Mrs. Marion Lippitt and Janet

-12 [Page 13]NEWS BRIEFS (CONT'D) CHARLESTON, WEST VIRGINIA (CONT'D)

had been previously appointed to plan and publicize lthiS'meeting. . a

It began January 12 at a fireside at the home of Mr. & Mts. E. G. Lippitt in which the topic and discussion led up to the forthcoming World Religion Day celebration. During the week (Jan. 13-18) an exhibit displaying a prominent picture of the Temple in Wilmette along with the various Teachings of Bahá’u’lláh and some free literature was featured in the local Kanawha County_Public Library. Considerable comment was caused due to this eXhibit.

The celebration itself had a small but receptive audience. "The Relationship Between the Bahá’í Faith and Christianity" was presented by the speaker. A _stimnlating discussion ensuea.

MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY, MISSOULA

Missoula observed World Religion Day vith diaplaYS in the public library and in the Mbntana State University library, publicity in the evening newspapers, and a Sunday evening public meeting. The attendance was small but the publicity brought much acknowledgement. As a result William.Mnsler was asked by the University to speak on the Faith at the School of Religion Discussion, Group. Then in February,ers. Hazel Mbri was asked to Speak at the Mbntana School of Religion affiliated with the Montana State University to two of the UniVersity‘s largest religion classes. Together, the students, including two ministers present, numbered about 90 people. Students were requested to make notes for examinations on the Faith the following week. It was the first time that a Bahá’í was asked to speak formally at the University...in one'df the auditoriums. It will always be remembered how Mrs. Mari first walked to the huge blackboard and wrote "Bahá’u’lláh" upon it for all to see and copy down in their notes. “

-13 [Page 14]NEWS BRIEFS (comm) NASHVILIE , TEMESSEE

Twelve_Baha'i Youth attended a wonderful youth conference, the first of its kind, in Nashville at Vanderbilt University over the weekend of March 8 -9 for consultation on the Wbrld Crusade. The conference was, opened with letters of greeting from Winston Evans5 Horace Holley, and Rúḥíyyih Khánum. The conference consultation was on.brayer and meditation, college and. high school teaching, and the National Fund. Two reviews of non-Bahá’í Books were given and discussed for their value in teaching, "Christianity Among the Religions of the World", by Arnold Toynbee, and :"The Sun and the Umbrella", by Dr. Nels F.S. Ferre. Dr; Lambert Case of St..Louis, Missouri, was the very stimulating and informative speaker at a Seturday evening public fireside and a Sunday public meeting. There was much advance publicity on these two events. At the fireside, there were a total of about 40 people with 15 or 20 noh-Bahá’í youth present. iflany showed deep interest and it is hoped that a study class will emerge. The Sunday lecture was the first time that there has been an interacial meeting on the Vanderbilt University Campus. There were approximately 60 or 70 present. The conference was also highlighted by an inspiring report of Howard Mancking and‘ his wife Who have been pioneering in the Cape Verde Islands for three years. The conference ended as it had begun with a period of prayer 'and-meditation. All Who participated in the conference went home revitalized and with firm resolve to double their efforts to share this life-giving Faith with others.

BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY

Bahá’í was introduced to Bowling Green Campus for' the first time this fall with Charles Seeburger and Sue Williston enrolling there. With two students on campus they were able to take part in Religious Emphasis week being given six sessions where Bahá’í Was

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BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY (CONT'D)

discussed. . The response to choosing a Bahá’í session was amazing~-ha1f the campus signed up, ‘much literature was taken. The Faith was mentioned twice in the

school paper. After this publicity the two students again approached the head of religious activities, who previously had been rather reserved, about using the Chapel, an.inter~denominational house of worship, for a Bahá’í meeting using all campus publicity. He agreed very quickly that they Téould and should meet there, but after contacting 'the head of student affairs, he found that- they« must ‘be organized before using the Chapel on a regular baSis, ANOTHER BAHA'I IS NEEDED to organize the group. *In the meantime the effort to Secure a place is still going on. Right nOW they are waiting for a call from.the head of student activities concerning possibilities of a series of meetings sponSored by the Religious Council.

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FROM WINSTON EVANS

In New Orleans Winston spoke to 3 Philosophy Class at Dillard Col1ege. Much literature was taken, one student wanted to be put in contact with the New Orleans Community. In Houston, Texas, Winston spoke to 3 Philosophy ClaSs at Houston University. The class response was excellent, two students asked to be put in touch with the Houston Community.

'15: *‘* ‘PEN PALS FOR AFRICAN STUDENTS

The College Bureau has the name and addresses of four African Baha' 1 students Who would like to correspond with. Américan students. Anyone interested plegse contact the; College Bureau, BOX 956, Stanford, California. _

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[Page 16]ANNOUNCEMENT

The N.B.Y.C. has received the following information from;thew Western ‘Hemisphere Teaching Committee conearning the temployment situation in Mexico for nonMéxican nationals who are college.students. There are three ways an. American student can enter México and thus be able to teach ’the Faith:

1. The only way a non-netional can work in thico is by securing work with an American company with offices ianexico, and this usually revquires a college degree.

2. Another way to enter Maxico temporarily is on b‘a‘ student scholarship offered by the Méxican Government for One school year, beginning in' March, ~open to Juniors, Seniors and Graduate students. 'The monthly stipend averages $96.00

per month. SiXteen scholarships are awarded

annually in the United States as a part of an international cultural exchange.

3. Proctor and Gamble of México have openings for ‘ summer Work offered to American College . Students. These openings are advertised in college newspapers in Spanish by: D.H. Trott, Gerente General Porctor y Gamble de MExico, D.H. Valletta #1, 80 piso Apartado, #1554 beico 4, D.F.

If you are interested in pioneering in Maxico, the NBYC suggests you contact either the Mexico. Teaching Committee or the Western,Hemisphere Teaching Committee for detailed information. The opportunities for teaching in thico are very great.

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"O Son of Man! Humble thyself before Me that I may graciously visit thee." , (Hidden‘Wbrds)

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