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The National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís
of the United States and Canada
General Office: Evergreen Cabin, West Englewood, New Jersey
Bestir yourselves, O people, in anticipation of the days of Divine justice, for the promised hour is now come. Beware lest ye fail to apprehend its import and be accounted among the erring.—BAHÁ’U’LLÁH.
TEMPLE CLERESTORY SECTION COMPLETED—END OF “FIRST STAGE OF
FORMATIVE PERIOD OF FAITH”[edit]
The cablegram from Shoghi Effendi published on this page describes for all Bahá’ís the spiritual meaning of the achievement involved in the completion of the clerestory section of the Temple. A vast step forward has been taken toward that glorious consummation he has termed “The Golden Age” of the Cause of Bahá’u’lláh, a step made possible by the concentration of effort and the sacrifice of resources by the Bahá’í community.
Believers cannot be too grateful for the privilege of participating in this mighty task and significant enterprise, the building of the “Temple of the Lord” in this Day. Nor should we be unmindful of what it means to have traversed the “first stage of the Formative Period of the Faith.”
CABLEGRAM FROM SHOGHI EFFENDI
“Gratefully rejoice closing glorious chapter marking termination first stage Formative Period of our Faith. Appeal entire community concentrate henceforth its attention (and) resources (upon) activities (in the) teaching field, ensuring thereby (the) means essential for completion remaining units. Praying continually success.”—(signed) SHOGHI. |
The National Spiritual Assembly has therefore called a National Meeting at the House of Worship on Saturday, October 26, for commemoration of the completion of the dome unit, with sessions devoted to consultation with representatives of local Spiritual Assemblies.
For a long period of years the Bahá’í community has been devoting its greatest efforts upon two tasks—the establishment of the Administrative Order and the construction of the Mashriqu’l-Adhkar, “the bulwark of Bahá’í administration” as the Guardian described the Temple in a cablegram some two years ago. The all-important function of teaching has during that period necessarily been made secondary. The wisdom of Shoghi Effendi is apparent in that he has led the believers along a path of development which should now make it possible to teach with a fulness of knowledge and a unity of action incomparably greater than the Bahá’í community possessed a decade ago.
In the supplication to be offered up by those who meet on October 26, and in the consultation periods of that gathering, the essential matter is surely to turn the mirror of the heart toward the Manifestation, that we may all receive inspiration and capacity to teach and thereby multiply the numbers and resources of the Bahá’í community in North America.
NEWS OF THE CAUSE[edit]
Newspaper clippings received by the National Assembly during recent weeks include, Temple illustration and article in St. Louis Globe-Democrat of July 29, The Chicago Defender of August 3, and The Japan Times and Mail of July 8. In addition, Miss Martha Root has sent copies of three newspapers published in Iceland containing articles about the Cause and her international teaching services. The Daily Orange, the paper issued by the students of Syracuse University, carried in its May 21 number a detailed report of a Bahá’í talk given by Mrs. Bahiyyih Lindstrom before Prof. Piper’s class in Living Religion. On May 9, a newspaper of New Milford, Conn., published a very good article on the Bahá’í Convention supplied by Mrs. Jeanne Bolles, delegate from New Haven.
An interesting annual report of Bahá’í activities in New Haven was prepared by Mrs. Clara B. Hillhouse, secretary of the local Assembly last year. Its contents are arranged under the following headings: Correspondence, Public Libraries, Meetings, Speakers, Reports, Study Classes, Gatherings, Memorials, New Believers, Literature (the works which have received special attention during the year), and Convention Delegate. The preparation of such annual reports is greatly to be encouraged, for they not only enable a community to observe its progress from year to year but also provide valuable information to keep for the local Bahá’í history.
Three new believers were enrolled by the Toledo Assembly on April 7, two new members were reported by the Kenosha Assembly on April 4, and five new believers were enrolled by the New York Assembly between January and March 1, in addition to thirteen added previously during that Bahá’í year. Three new believers were reported by the Peoria Assembly on July 19, and two more have been added by transfer from other communities. The Geyserville Assembly on February 10 gave a dinner to five newly enrolled believers. The Cincinnati Assembly enrolled three new believers on July 24. Other enrollments recently an-
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nounced are: Los Angeles, four believers; Lima, Ohio, one; Eliot, Maine,
one; Urbana, one; Park Ridge, Illinois, two; Chicago, two.
Under the supervision of the Philadelphia Assembly, three members of the Revell family have been holding study classes at Atlantic City. Fourteen people seem interested, and it is hoped that they will constitute a group and conduct regular study meetings.
The Washington Assembly arranged a series of five public meetings at Dodge Hotel between January 11 and April 19, the program presenting the following subjects: “The Progression of Religion Through the Ages,” “Fulfilment of Religious Expectations and Prophecy,” “The New World Order,” “The Renaissance of Religion,” and “Whence Comes the Light.” The speakers as announced were: Mrs. Roger Boyle, Stanwood Cobb, Miss Doris Lohse, Mrs. E. L. Mattern, Allen B. McDaniel, Dr. Alfredo Warsaw, Paul Haney, Charles Mason Remey, Miss Florence King.
Teaching activities reported by Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Moffett for the period May 1, 1934 to April 1, 1935 included meetings in eight cities of Illinois and Wisconsin, 187 public addresses by Mrs. Moffett and 34 by Mr. Moffett.
BAHA’I HISTORICAL RECORD
The plan reported at that time has been changed as follows: A sufficient supply will be sent local Spiritual Assemblies to have the form filled out by each believer in triplicate, one copy to be retained by the local Assembly and the other two copies sent to the N. S. A. In the case of groups and isolated believers, enough will be sent to have the form filled out in duplicate, both copies to be sent to the N. S. A. This will enable the national Assembly to send the Guardian a complete set of Historical Records, and retain one complete set for its own records. By having each voting believer in the organized local communities fill out the cards in triplicate, the new plan has the further advantage of providing each local Assembly with a complete set of records for the local community. |
The report of the Cincinnati Assembly for the year ending April 21 states that this period was one of marked expansion in established activities and new undertakings. “The harmony with which all meetings and activities were conducted showed a deepening in the understanding of the principle of unity and its application.” Miss Virginia Taylor conducted a study class which employed the teaching outline with thirty-six lessons. Study groups were also held by Miss Hilda Stauss and Miss Elsie Austin. Lothar W. Schurgast began an Esperanto Class at the Public Library on October 3. Books and magazines have been placed in libraries. Gratifying success was achieved in securing newspaper publicity. Public addresses were delivered by Lothar W. Schurgast and Benjamin R. Taylor. “The crowning achievement of the year has been the successful conducting of the first Race Amity Conference in Cincinnati. Seventeen speakers were secured for a Conference of four sessions held April 11, 12 and 13, 1935. The attractiveness of the programs was increased by a number of musical selections. When approached, the speakers’ responses were hearty and enthusiastic and this warmth of enthusiasm and interest continued through each talk. Not only was there a great unity among the Bahá’ís in this great work which Bahá’u’lláh and ‘Abdu’l-Bahá want accomplished and now being stressed by Shoghi Effendi, but there was a splendid spirit of cooperation expressed by every one approached for any service he might render, including speakers, musicians, clubs, organizations and newspapers. Particularly are we indebted to the Y. W. C. A. for the use of their auditorium.”
From reports received from the Miami Assembly: “Every Tuesday night an Esperanto Class conducted by Miss Josephine Kruka. After the Esperanto Class a class on Administration conducted by Mrs. Elizabeth Greenleaf. Sunday afternoon public meetings with talks by Mrs. Greenleaf.... We count ourselves fortunate in having had Mrs. Greenleaf for our teacher this season.... Miss Kruka’s work is also appreciated, and will surely prove to be a great medium for spreading the Cause in our community. We have also been fortunate in having had so many inspiring visitors, such as Miss Knobloch, the Misses Thompson, Mr. and Mrs. Bowman and Mr. Sealts.”
The Los Angeles Assembly has developed its local BAHÁ’Í NEWS into a news letter of exceptional interest. The friends in that city are truly fortunate in receiving such a complete report each month, including local meetings, plans of the local Assembly, the current Bahá’í calendar, activities of the friends, and ways in which the believers can cooperate in national Bahá’í plans.
From a report sent by the Program Committee of the Boston Assembly: “The Boston Bahá’í community has added the devotion and enthusiasm of fourteen new members during the past three years. Last autumn a room was selected in which to hold meetings in the Kensington Building, Boylston Street. The lecture season was opened by Prof. Glenn A. Shook, who generously responded to an invitation to speak each Sunday evening during the month of October. He spoke on ‘The New World Order,’ beginning with scholarly and discriminating comparisons between the lack of administrative guidance during the early Christian Dispensation and the wealth of Bahá’u’lláh’s written provisions for the establishment of the Bahá’í Dispensation.
“Mrs. Elizabeth Greenleaf came next to inspire everyone with her radiance, faith and knowledge.
“During the season twelve speakers came from other communities, some of whom were traveling teachers, and ten from our own Center spoke, some of them more than once, each adding valuable contributions to our ever-enlarging consciousness of the stupendous power conferred upon the entire human race through the advent of Bahá’u’lláh. During each week four study classes have been held. One held by Alfred E. Lunt on Wednesday evenings particularly designed to benefit new believers and inquirers. Others were held at the homes of Mrs. Harold Bowditch, Mrs. Mobrey Oglesby, and Mrs. George Nelson together with Miss Louise Drake Wright.
“Mrs. Bechtold of Brooklyn came to attend an Amity Convention and spoke eloquently of the joy and inspiration that close association with all races and peoples bring into life.
“Toward the end of the season a special regional effort was made to reach the general public through advertising the lectures and sending many printed programs to eminent and thoughtful persons in this vicinity. The first of these lectures was given
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by Horace Holley, at Wesleyan Hall. ... The following week Allen B.
McDaniel gave a delightfully illustrated lecture on ‘Temple Building.’ ”
Copies of the Braille edition of the Tablet of Iqán have been placed in the following institutions: Carnegie Library, Pittsburgh, Chicago Public Library, Cincinnati Public Library, Philadelphia Free Library, National Library for the Blind, Washington, Library of Congress, Braille Department, Washington, New York Public Library, Perkins Institute, Watertown, Mass., and a copy was also sent to Shoghi Effendi. This edition was made by Mrs. Nellie S. French at the Guardian’s request.
A few details of Mrs. Sylvia Matteson’s teaching work in Europe last winter are now available. She presented a copy of The Bahá’í World to an Engineering College in Wales, where Aziz Yazdi, a student from Port Said, felt it would help spread the Message among the students. Another copy was given to the new Bahá’í group at Orpington, near London. Photographs of the Temple with a descriptive article were sent to many newspapers in England. In Germany, Mrs. Matteson supplied information to three newspapers for an article about the Temple, and at Hamburg she arranged for three articles announcing the arrival of Dr. and Mme. Fozdar, Bahá’í teachers from Bombay. She encountered a deep interest in the subject of the new World Order on the part of thoughtful people in Germany.
A PROCEDURE FOR THE CONDUCT OF THE LOCAL SPIRITUAL ASSEMBLY
It is published as an insert so that the Procedure can be detached from BAHÁ’Í NEWS and retained for study and reference. It is recommended that the new Procedure be made a subject of discussion at teaching classes arranged for believers in the various local centers. |
Miss Julia Goldman has recently spent a few weeks in England, visiting Bahá’í centers at London, Broadstone, Bournemouth and Bradford. Proceeding to Paris, she was among those who met Mrs. True’s party on their return from Haifa. In Sweden Miss Goldman was the guest of a prominent peace worker, meeting Miss Martha Root and Miss Sorenson at Copenhagen on the way. At Stockholm a number of interesting contacts were made, resulting in the formation of a group of inquirers. One incident was an interview with the famous archaeologist and explorer, Sven Heden, who promised to see the Temple on his next visit to Chicago. Her next journey was to Geneva, where Miss Goldman found opportunity to interview a number of delegates at the meetings of the Institute of Intellectual Cooperation. While in Stockholm, two interviews with Miss Goldman were published in the local press.
The following item has been received from Paris:
“During the week of May 12, Mrs. Corinne True and Dr. Catharine True arrived in Paris, en route to America from Haifa. Miss Julia Goldman arrived from London. The following week Mrs. Emogene Hoagg and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bishop attended a meeting of the friends, arranged by Mme. Dreyfus-Barney in her home. She, too, had just returned from Haifa, and from the Near East. In Istanbul Mme. Dreyfus-Barney attended the International Women’s Conference.
“At the meeting on Sunday, May 19th, Count Wachmeister, a Swedish composer who is a friend of the Cause, told of having read in a Swedish journal that His Majesty, the King of Denmark, had accepted literature on the Bahá’í Faith. The books were presented by Mrs. Ericson, a Swedish woman, American-born.”
PASSING OF PIONEER BAHA’I IN NEW ZEALAND[edit]
“It is with profound sorrow we record the ascension on December 20, 1934, of Mrs. Sarah Blundell of Auckland, New Zealand.
“Mrs. Blundell was one of the little band of pioneer Bahá’ís who responded to the call of Bahá’u’lláh through the instrumentality of Mr. and Mrs. Hyde Dunn in 1924. Since that time Mrs. Blundell has been a devoted servant of the Cause. Her radiant personality, her sincerity of purpose, and her wonderful gift of gracious speech made her not only beloved by all who came in contact with her, but a prominent figure in the history of the Bahá’í Cause in New Zealand.
“Her name will be honored and revered throughout the annals of the Cause in this land, for the story of her beautiful character, her generosity and work for any cause promoting Bahá’í ideals will be handed down by Bahá’ís and non-Bahá’ís alike as a precious memory and example to posterity.” (From Spiritual Assembly of Auckland.)
O phoenix of that immortal flame kindled in the sacred Tree!
Bahá’u’lláh (may my life, my soul, my spirit be offered up as a sacrifice unto His lowly servants) hath, during His last days on earth, given the most emphatic promise that, through the outpourings of the grace of God and the aid and assistance vouchsafed from His Kingdom on high, souls will arise and holy being appear who, as stars, would adorn the firmament of divine Guidance; illumine the dayspring of loving kindness and bounty; manifest the signs of the unity of God; shine with the light of sanctity and purity; receive their full measure of divine inspiration; raise high the sacred torch of faith; stand firm as the rock and immovable as the mountain; and grow to become luminaries in the heavens of His Revelation, mighty channels of His grace, means for the bestowal of God’s bountiful care, heralds calling forth the name of the one true God, and establishers of the world’s supreme foundation.—‘ABDU’L-BAHÁ.
APPEAL FOR TRAINED WORKERS[edit]
The development of administrative work has grown to the point where certain of the National Committees are in need of trained workers in a position to devote spare time to clerical work. Capacity in stenography and typewriting is essential, and the National Assembly will welcome offers of assistance from volunteers.
BAHAI GREETING TO ESPERANTO CONVENTION[edit]
The following greeting was presented by the National Spiritual Assembly to the Twenty-eighth Annual Congress of the Esperanto Association of North America, held at New York on July 1, 2 and 3, 1935.
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BAHA’I HOUSE OF WORSHIP
With the completion of the clerestory section at the end of July, 1935, the external decoration of the entire dome unit is now achieved.
Greetings to the Esperanto Association of North America from the
Bahá’ís of the United States and
Canada!
Among the basic precepts of Bahá’u’lláh is the injunction that,
“Their Majesties, the Kings—may God assist them—or the counsellors of the earth, must consult together and appoint one of the existing languages, or a new language, and instruct the children therein in all the schools of the world: and the same must be done with respect to writing also. In such case the earth will be considered as one. Blessed is he who heareth the voice and fulfilleth that which is commanded on the part of God, the Lord of the Great Throne!”
Later, His son, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, expounding the teachings of His Father, said in the course of an address to the Esperanto Society of Edinburgh on the 7th of January, 1913,
“I repeat, the most important thing in the world is the realization of an auxiliary international language. Oneness of language will transform mankind into one world, remove religious misunderstandings and unite East and West in the spirit of brotherhood and love. This auxiliary international language will gather the nations under one standard, as if the five continents of the world had become one; for then mutual interchange of thought will be possible for all.”
Thus, in complete unity with the lofty aim of your Association the followers of Bahá’u’lláh are happy to avail themselves of the opportunity which your Congress offers to congratulate you upon the world achievements which your Society has already accomplished and to offer their heartfelt good wishes for continued success in your great purpose.
- The National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís
- of the United States and Canada.
- By: MOUNTFORT MILLS, Chairman.
- of the United States and Canada.
IN MEMORIAM[edit]
The friends are requested to remember in prayer these departed believers:
- Mr. George Russell Monroe, Vancouver.
- Mrs. C. E. Cuddeback, San Francisco.
- Mrs. Helen M. Babo, Chicago.
INFORMATION WANTED FOR BAHA’I HISTORY[edit]
Bahá’ís who have accurate and firsthand information, or written records, about the Bahá’í significance of the property owned by the late Mrs. Agnes Parsons at Dublin, N. H.—where the Master made a visit in 1912—or about Mrs. Parsons’ own Bahá’í activities, are requested to place this information at the disposal of Miss Leona Barnitz of the Bahá’í community of Washington, D. C. Miss Barnitz, at Mrs. Parsons’ request, is compiling a history of these matters.
O ye beloved of God! O ye children of His Kingdom!
Verily, verily the new heaven and the new earth are come. The holy City, new Jerusalem, hath come down from on high in the form of a maid of heaven, veiled, beauteous, and unique, and prepared for reunion with her lovers on earth. The angelic company of the celestial Concourse have joined in a call that hath rung throughout the universe, all loudly and mightily acclaiming: “Hail, O City of God! Abide Thou, and make Thy habitation with the pure, virtuous and holy servants of Thine; for they are Thy people, and Thou art their Lord!”
He hath wiped away their tears, kindled their light, rejoiced their hearts and enraptured their souls. Death shall no more overtake them, neither shall sorrow, crying and tribulation afflict
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them. The Lord, God Omnipotent
hath been enthroned in His Kingdom
and hath made all things new. This is
the truth, and what truth greater than
the Revelation of St. John, the divine?
He is Alpha and Omega. He is the
One that will give unto him that is
athirst of the fountain of the water of
life, and bestow upon the sick the remedy of true salvation. He whom such
grace aideth is verily him that receiveth the most glorious heritage from the
prophets of God and His holy ones.
The Lord will be his God, and he His
dearly-beloved son.
Rejoice, then, O ye beloved of the Lord and His chosen ones; and ye the children of God and His people, raise your voice and land and magnify the Lord, the Most High; for His light hath beamed forth, His signs have appeared, and the billows of His rising ocean have scattered on every shore many a precious pearl.—‘Abdu’l-Bahá (One of His first general messages to the American believers, dated 1896.)
ENGLISH SCHOLAR WRITES ON THE BAB[edit]
Sir Francis Younghusband has written a book entitled “Modern Mystics” in which one chapter is called “Moslem Mystics: The Báb and His Followers.” The material was evidently derived from “The Dawn-Breakers” and the author’s treatment reveals deep reverence and devotion.
The book has been published both in England and the United States. The American edition was issued by E. P. Dutton and Co., New York, at $3.00.
A copy of this work has been sent to Shoghi Effendi.
SEVENTH ANNUAL CONVENTION OF THE BAHA’IS OF INDIA AND BURMA[edit]
The N. S. A. of India and Burma has published a detailed report of the Seventh Annual Convention, printed both in English and Persian.
The Convention was held on April 27, 28 and 29, 1935, at Bombay. The evening sessions were public, consisting of the following program:
April 27, at Prathna Samaj Hall. Subject: “History and Teachings of the Bahá’í Cause.” Speakers, N. R. Vakil, Abbasally Butt.
April 28, at Sir Cawasji Jehangir Hall. “Twelve Bahá’í Basic Principles,” Prof. Pritam Singh. “Oneness of Religions,” Mrs. Shirin B. Irani. “World Order of Bahá’u’lláh,” Hishmatullah Koreshi.
April 29, at Blavatsky Hall, “Solution of World Problems,” Hishmatullah Koreshi. “Ithad-i-Alam” (World Unity), Mahfoozul Haq Ilmi.
On April 29, after reading of the Annual Report of the outgoing Assembly, the following members were elected to the National Spiritual Assembly: N. R. Vakil, Pritam Singh, S. Hishmatullah Koreshi, Mahfoozul Haq Ilmi, Isfandiar K. B. Bakhiari, Asphandiar Behran Roohani, Miss Hla Hla, Sorkhab Bamas Aftabi.
The address for correspondence is Mr. Abbasally Butt, Secretary, 86-1, The Mall, Simla, India.
BAHA’I SUMMER SCHOOL AT ESSLINGEN[edit]
August 24-September 1[edit]
Main Theme: “The Man of the New Era.”
Courses: Helen Bishop, Geneva, Dr. Hermann Grossmann, Neckargemünd, Dr. Adelbert Mühlschlegel, Dr. Eugen Schmidt, Stuttgart.
- “Where Does the World Stand?” (Community, The Individual, The turn of the times).
- “The Man of the New Era.” (Religions Life, Organic Life-Laws, Fate and Free Will, Love-Faith-Justice-Knowledge.)
- “The Message of Bahá’u’lláh.” (The decision, Bahá’í-Principles: The Individual
- Bahá’í-Principles: The Community-Administration.)
Single addresses: Alice Schwarz-Soliva: “The Day of God.”
- Helen Bishop: “Nabil’s Narrative from the early days of the Bahá’í faith.”
- A. M. Schweizer: “Life and Death.”
- Dr. A. Mühlschlegel: “The Call for the New Man” (from the poetry of all ages).
Other events: Morning celebration (Miss A. Köstlin-Esslingen, Speaker Dr. A. Mühlschlegel).
- Closing celebration (Direction P. Gollmer-Stuttgart, Speaker Helen Bishop, Musical Evening Fred Kohler-Winterbach).
COMMITTEES OF THE NATIONAL SPIRITUAL ASSEMBLY[edit]
1935-1936[edit]
Archives[edit]
- Edwin W. Matoon, Chairman.
- Mrs. Carl Scheffler, Secretary, 1821 Lincoln St., Evanston, Ill.
- Wilfred Barton.
Bahá’í Index[edit]
- Mrs. H. A. Harding, Chairman.
- Mrs. Bertha Hyde Kirkpatrick, Secretary, 815 E. Ann St., Ann Arbor, Mich.
- Mrs. Anna Kunz.
- Mrs. Mabel Paine.
- J. V. Matteson.
- Mrs. Joel Stebbins.
Bahá’í World, Volume VI, Editorial[edit]
- Horace Holley, Chairman.
- Mrs. S. W. French, Secretary, 501 Bellefontaine St., Pasadena, California.
- Bishop Brown.
- Mrs. Ruth Brandt.
- Mrs. Elsa Russell Blakeley.
- Miss Marion Holley.
- Mrs. Victoria Bedikian, Assistant Photograph Editor
Contacts[edit]
- Miss Sophie Loeding, Chairman, 4318 Greenview Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, for Central States.
- Miss Ethel Revell, for Eastern States.
- Mrs. Emmeric Sala, for Canada.
- Mrs. Sylvia Parmelee, for Southern States.
- Miss Lucy Marshall, for Western States.
Editing Tablets of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá[edit]
- Mrs. Corinne True, Chairman, 418 Forest Avenue, Wilmette, Illinois.
- Dr. Zia Bagdadi.
- Mrs. Edward D. Struven.
- Miss Edna True.
- Albert Windust.
Braille Transcriptions[edit]
- Mrs. S. W. French, Chairman, 501 Bellefontiane St., Pasadena, California.
- Mrs. Samuel Rodman.
- Miss Ella C. Quant.
Free Literature[edit]
- George O. Latimer, Chairman, 1927 N.E. 40th Ave, Portland, Oregon.
- Mrs. Louise Caswell.
History of Cause in America[edit]
- Bishop Brown, Chairman, P.O. Box 9, Ingomar, Pa.
- Mrs. Sutherland Maxwell.
- Mrs. Mariam Haney.
- Mrs. Ella G. Cooper.
- Charles Mason Remey.
Legal[edit]
- Alfred E. Lunt, Chairman, 89 State Street, Boston, Mass.
- Mountfort Mills.
- George O. Latimer.
Publicity[edit]
- Mrs. Ruth Randall Brown, Chairman, P.O. Box 9, Ingomar, Pa.
- Miss Alice N. Parker, Secretary.
- A. F. Matthisen.
- Dr. A. Lawrence Morris.
- Mrs. S. W. French.
- Mrs. Soraya Chamberlain.
- Louis G. Gregory.
- Mrs. Helen Inderlied.
Publishing[edit]
- Horace Holley, Chairman.
- Mrs. Clara R. Wood, Secretary, P.O. Box 348, Grand Central Annex, New York, N. Y.
- Roy C. Wilhelm.
- Mrs. Marie B. Moore.
- Miss Bertha Herklotz.
- Siegfried Schopflocher.
- Miss Martha Woodsum, Library Division.
- Mrs. Wesley Bastedo, Editorial Division.
Race Amity[edit]
- Mrs. E. R. Mathews, Chairman, Pine Valley, Colorado Springs, Colorado.
- Mrs. Thurston Vaughn.
- Mrs. M. B. Trotman.
Reviewing[edit]
- Dr. Genevieve L. Coy, Chairman.
- Mrs. Horace Holley, Secretary, 119 Waverly Place, New York, N. Y.
- Mrs. Marie B. Moore.
Study Outlines[edit]
- Mrs. Rex Collison, Chairman, 681 Castle Street, Geneva, New York.
- Mrs. M. Firouzi.
- Mrs. Willard McKay.
Teaching[edit]
- Leroy C. Ioas, Chairman.
- Miss Charlotte Linfoot, Secretary, 376 60th Street, Oakland, California.
- Prof. N. Forsythe Ward.
- George O. Latimer.
Regional Teaching Representatives[edit]
- Mrs. F. Morton, 5 Wheeler Avenue, Worcester, Mass. For Northeastern States.
- R. C. Collison, 681 Castle Street, Geneva, New York. For Upper New York State.
- Philip Sprague, c/o Bahá’í Library, 119 West 57th Street, New York City. For Lower New York State, New Jersey and Eastern Pennsylvania.
- Prof. Stanwood Cobb, 17 Grafton Street, Chevy Chase, Md. For Maryland, Delaware, Virginia and West Virginia.
- Dr. E. Lenore Morris, Route 2, Box 145, McCord Road, Toledo, Ohio. For Ohio and Western Pennsylvania.
- Dale S. Cole, 9124 La Salle Boulevard, Detroit, Michigan. For Michigan and Indiana.
- Mrs. Harry E. Walrath, 4639 Beacon Street, Chicago, Illinois. For Wisconsin, Minnesota, Illinois, Iowa and Kansas.
- Mrs. E. R. Mathews, Pine Valley, Colorado Springs, Colorado and
- Mr. Leslie Hawthorne, Winterhaven, Texas. For Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, Texas, Nebraska and Oklahoma.
- Mrs. Georgie Wiles, R. D. 1, West Nashville, Tennessee. For Kentucky, Tennessee and North Carolina.
- Dr. Walter B. Guy, 52 Central Avenue, St. Augustine, Florida. For Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, Alabama.
- Mrs. Marion Little, Covington, Louisiana. For Louisiana, Missouri and Arkansas.
- Mrs. Emmeric Sala, 194 Riverside Drive, St. Lambert, P. Q, Canada. For Eastern Canada.
- Mrs. Thomas H. Collins, 14954 Corona del Mar, Pacific Palisades, California. For Arizona, Nevada and California.
- Mrs. Louise Caswell, 2379 N.W. Overton Street, Portland, Oregon. For Idaho, Montana, North and South Dakota.
- Rowland Estall, 1534 Harwood Avenue, Vancouver, B. C. For Western Canada.
- Mrs. Samuel Baldwin, 36 Bates Street, Honolulu, Hawaii. For Territory of Hawaii.
Teaching and Training Children[edit]
- Miss Charlotte M. Linfoot, Chairman.
- Mrs. Leroy C. Ioas, Secretary, 640 46th Avenue, San Francisco, California.
- Mrs. Ali M. Yazdi.
- Miss Ella M. Bailey.
- Mrs. Viola Tuttle.
- Miss Elizabeth Hackley.
Temple Librarian and Photographs[edit]
- Harry E. Walrath, 4639 Beacon St., Chicago, Illinois.
Temple Program[edit]
- Carl Scheffler, Chairman.
- Mrs. Clarence Ullrich, Secretary, 904 North Hays Avenue, Oak Park, Illinois.
- Mrs. Enos M. Barton.
- Mrs. Corinne True.
- Mrs. Harry Walrath.
- Monroe Ioas.
- Dr. Robert D. Pettet.
- Mrs. Anne Bartholomew.
- Mrs. Edris Carson.
Universal Language[edit]
- James F. Morton, Chairman, Paterson Museum, Paterson, New Jersey.
- Mrs. Patrick Quinlan.
World Order Magazine[edit]
Editors—Stanwood Cobb.
- Horace Holley, 119 Waverly Place, New York, N. Y.
Business Manager—C. R. Wood, 135 East 50th Street, New York, N. Y.
Youth[edit]
- Kenneth Christian, Chairman.
- Miss Marion Holley, Secretary, 675 West Arden Avenue, Glendale, California.
- Paul Haney.
- Miss Mary Maxwell.
- Miss Gertrude Gewertz.
- Douglas Struven.
- Mrs. Emmeric Sala.
- Mrs. Sylvia Parmelee.
- David R. Hofman.
Summer School Program for 1935 Season[edit]
Green Acre—Eliot, Maine. Dr. Genevieve L. Coy, Chairman.
- Glenn A. Shook.
- Mrs. Mary Coristine.
Central States — Louhelen Ranch, Davison, Michigan.
- L. W. Eggleston, Chairman.
- Mrs. Bertha Hyde Kirkpatrick, Secretary.
- Mrs. Frank Baker.
- Bishop Brown.
- Dale S. Cole.
Pacific States—Geyserville, California.
- John D. Bosch, Chairman.
- Leroy C. Ioas, Secretary.
- Mrs. Thomas H. Collins.
- George O. Latimer.
- Mrs. Ella G. Cooper.
Green Acre Arts and Crafts[edit]
- Miss Agnes O’Neill, Chairman.
- Mrs. Harold B. Bowditch.
- Mrs. Harold Bowman.
- Mrs. Ivy Edwards.
Green Acre Plays and Pageants[edit]
- Mrs. Harold B. Bowditch, Chairman.
- Raphael Pumpelly.
- Mrs. Magda Polivanov.
- Max Miller.
- Dr. Ambrose.
- Philip Sprague.
- Miss Peggy Crandall.
- Lionel Loveday.
LOCAL ASSEMBLY ROLL[edit]
1935-1936[edit]
The local Assemblies which have up to July 27, 1935, supplied the National Spiritual Assembly with the information necessary for recognition of the election held on April 21, 1935:
- Phoenix, Arizona, Mrs. Ruth Humphrey, Box 2174.
- Berkeley, California, Mrs. Laura Kelsey Allen, 537 Santa Barbara Road.
- Geyserville, California, Mrs. Edith Whitton.
- Glendale, California, Mrs. Dorothy M. Porter, Apt. 201, 1123 E. Acacia Street.
- Los Angeles, California, Mrs. Oni A. Finks, 453 E. Avenue 28.
- Oakland, California, Miss Gladyce Linfoot, 376 60th Street.
- Pasadena, California, Mrs. Nellie S. French, 501 Bellefontaine Street.
- San Francisco, California, Miss Nadeen G. Cooper, 291 Broderick Street, Apt. 4.
- Santa Barbara, California, Mrs. Marie Lowell, 1825 Grand Avenue.
- Montreal, P. Q., Canada, Miss Anne Savage, 99 Guilbault Street.
- Vancouver, B. C., Canada, Mrs. S. B. Kemp, 1261 Beach Avenue.
- Colorado Springs, Colorado, Mrs. E. R. Roberts, 1326 No. Wahsatch Street.
- Denver, Colorado, Mrs. G. N. Clark, 6307 W. 38th Avenue, Wheat Ridge, Colo.
- New Haven, Conn., Mrs. Jeanne Bolles, Washington, Conn.
- Washington, D. C., Mr. Joseph F. Harley, III, 1310 Mass. Avenue, N. W.
- Jacksonville, Florida, Miss Kathryn L. Vernon, 707 Post Street.
- Miami, Florida, Miss Alice Halverson, 11 S. E. Sixth Street.
- Augusta, Georgia, Mrs. Esther S. Sego, 1325 Baker Avenue.
- Maui, T. H., Mrs. Mary T. Fantom, Sprecklesville.
- Honolulu, Hawaii, Mrs. Elma Adolphson, 712 17th Avenue.
- Chicago, Illinois, Miss Julia Sobel, 4034 N. Keystone Avenue.
- Evanston, Illinois, Mrs. Inez B. Ford, 2645 Girard Avenue.
- Park Ridge, Illinois, Miss Elizabeth Collum, 116 N. Prospect Avenue.
- Peoria, Illinois, Mrs. Evelyn D. Siefert, 512 Ravine Avenue.
- Springfield, Illinois, Mrs. Rieke Jurgens, 201 W. Calhoun Avenue.
- Urbana, Illinois, Mr. H. J. Snider, 506 W. Penn. Avenue.
- Wilmette, Illinois, Mrs. Anne W. Bartholomew, 1627 Forest Avenue.
- Winnetka, Illinois, Mrs. Enos M. Barton, 978 Euclid Avenue, Hubbard Woods.
- Indianapolis, Indiana, Mrs. Lorraine Barlet, 3527 Evergreen Avenue.
- South Bend, Indiana, Miss Nayan F. Hartfield, 222 North Scott Street.
- Topeka, Kansas, Mrs. Mae Minor, 1125 Tyler Street.
- Eliot, Maine, Miss Louise Thompson.
- Baltimore, Maryland, Mrs. F. W. Hipsley, 2803 Allendale Road.
- Cabin John, Maryland, Mr. Paul Hanen.
- Boston, Mass., Mrs. Helen L. Archambault, 38 Mansfield Street, Everett, Mass.
- Worcester, Mass., Miss Fanny M. Holmes, 103 Webster Street.
- Detroit, Michigan, Mrs. L. W. Eggleston, 201 East Kirby Avenue.
- Flint, Michigan, Mr. Charles Dunkel, 727 Liberty Street.
- Fruitport, Michigan, Mrs. Mary Frazer, R. F. D. 1, Box 138.
- Lansing, Michigan, Miss Viola Evans, Route 4, Box 8.
- Muskegon, Michigan, Mrs. Iva Smack, 132 Allen Avenue.
- Minneapolis, Minnesota, Mrs. Helen W. Frink, 1216 Nicollet.
- Kansas City, Missouri, Miss Opal Howell, 1301 Brush Creek Blvd.
- Montclair, N. J., Miss A. E. Van Blarcum, 19 Walnut Crescent.
- Newark, New Jersey, Mr. G. Ithiel Volz, 48 Salter Place, Maplewood, N. J.
- Teaneck, N. J., Mrs. Louise Lux, 7 Oak Street, Ridgefield Park, N. J.
- Binghamton, New York, Mrs. P. A. Fernald, 641 Chenango Street.
- Buffalo, New York, Mr. E. C. McCurdy, 144 Cottage Street.
- Geneva, New York, Miss May Williams, 185 Lewis Street.
- New York City, N. Y., Miss Bertha L. Herklotz, Room 615, 119 W. 57th Street.
- Rochester, New York, Miss Elizabeth Brooks, 49 Rowley Street.
- Yonkers, New York, Mrs. Lillian Stoddard, 100 Saratoga Avenue.
- Akron, Ohio, Mrs. Roy E. Browne, 792 W. Market Street, Apt. 5.
- Cincinnati, Ohio, Miss Hilda Stauss, 3648 Epworth Avenue, Westwood.
- Cleveland, Ohio, Mrs. Dale S. Cole, 3174 Corydon Road.
- Columbus, Ohio, Mrs. Margarete H. Acebo, Route 1, Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
- Lima, Ohio, Mrs. E. J. Miessler, 319 Westwood Drive.
- Toledo, Ohio, Mrs. Cecile Hill, 312 Ohio Street.
- Portland, Oregon, Mr. J. E. Latimer, 1927 N.E. 40th Avenue.
- Philadelphia, Pa., Miss Jessie E. Revell, 2531 North 19th Street.
- Pittsburgh, Pa., Mrs. Ruth Randall Brown, Box 9, Ingomar, Pa.
- Nashville, Tennessee, Mrs. Elva H. Peebles, 2144 Oakland Avenue.
- Monroe, Washington, Mrs. Rosamond Bays.
- Seattle, Washington, Miss Doris Foye, 4721 Fifth Ave, N. E.
- Spokane, Washington, Mrs. Isabelle M. Campbell, 1427 So. Madison Street.
- Kenosha, Wisconsin, Mr. Louis J. Voelz, 6108 Sheridan Road.
- Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Mrs. Jean Clark, 1854 No. Cambridge Avenue.
- Racine, Wisconsin, Mr. Harold R. Olsen, 1332 Russet Street.
EXCERPTS FROM HAIFA NEWS LETTER[edit]
“We are happy to report to our friends throughout the world encouraging news of the progress of Bahá’u’lláh’s Faith in Abyssinia—the only independent Kingdom in Africa. This country has recently occupied a prominent space on the front pages of the public press of the world. Its fate seems uncertain and thus it is the more interesting to the Bahá’ís and the more significant that at this time of agitation and unrest, the Bahá’í Faith should have started to permeate in that historical land.
“We are happy to report that The Kitab-i-Iqan, ‘a book of unsurpassed pre-eminence among the writings of the Author of the Bahá’í Revelation’ has been recently translated into the Arabic language by a committee of learned men appointed by the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Egypt. It is now published and in circulation. The translation is very faithful to the original and the style and expression is of purest Arabic.
“Undoubtedly the spread of this book in Arabic will have inestimable influence in the mind of the Arabic speaking world and on those who are acquainted with this language in other countries. It will be the cause of attracting to the Faith of Bahá’u’lláh those souls which are pure and honest and ready to accept His Message.
“It is hoped that the believers throughout the world will send for
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this book and thus help it spread and
at the same time encourage the Bahá’í
Publication Committee of the National
Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of
Egypt in its most praiseworthy activities.
“The following translations of The Kitab-i-Iqan have also been published: Russian, French, English, German, Chinese, Albanian and Urdu. It will also be soon translated and published in the following languages: Armenian, Swedish and Danish.
“The friends may also be glad to know that Dr. Esslemont’s famous book, ‘Bahá’u’lláh and the New Era’ has recently been translated and published through the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of India and Burma into the widely used Urdu language of India. Undoubtedly the spread of this book in that vast country will be the cause of the awakening of many souls to the teachings of the Bahá’í Faith. The services rendered by the National Spiritual Assemblies of Egypt and India and by other Spiritual Assemblies throughout the world in translating and publishing Bahá’í literature is indeed invaluable. We pray that divine assistance and confirmation may always be with them on any path of service that they may tread.
“We take great pleasure in reproducing below the gist of the letter addressed to the Spiritual Assembly of Kermanshah, Iran, by Mr. ‘Abbas Hormozy, a stalwart believer in the Faith of Bahá’u’lláh.
“While Mr. Hormozy was fulfilling his duty as a Government employe in the Department connected with road building and inspecting, in the district of Kurdistan, he received a note informing him that owing to ‘administrative circumstances,’ his services were not required any more. Whereupon he called immediately upon his superior and upon further inquiry found that his dismissal was due to the fact of his being a Bahá’í. While there the inspector of police was called in.
“But Mr. Hormozy protests vehemently and courageously saying that he was not charged with any theft or crime to be arrested by the police, and in answer to the questions put to him, replies that he is proud to be a Bahá’í, and the secretary of the Spiritual Assembly of Kurdistan. Then, taking out from his pocket some Bahá’í literature including a letter from our Beloved Guardian, he reads it aloud to the great wonder and surprise of those present.
“Finally his house is thoroughly searched in the presence of police officials, and thirty-three Bahá’í books, twelve photographs together with the Minute books and other papers of the Spiritual Assembly are all confiscated. In the discussion that immediately follows, Mr. Hormozy expounds the greatness and glory of the Bahá’í Faith unhesitatingly and very forcefully. Among other things, addressing the Government representative, he says: ‘How is it that you did not put an end to this Cause when Báb, single-handed, declared Himself in Shiraz? Indeed Nasir-id-Din Sháh, with all his pomp and power, could not stand in the way of this Faith and now that the Bahá’í Faith has encircled the globe after twenty thousand souls have testified to its glory by shedding their blood in the path of martyrdom, is it now that you are waking up to stifle its growth? However, these deeds of persecution lead only to the happiness of the Bahá’ís, and put you to shame before civilized nations.... But it will not be long ere these self-same deeds of oppression will lead to the official recognition of the sacred Faith of Bahá’u’lláh in Iran.’
“The conversation reaches such a point that the Government official says: ‘If we remain here five minutes more, Hormozy will make Bahá’ís of all of us!” and rising he says good-bye and leaves.
“Some days later, Mr. Hormozy is summoned by the same police official and after answering many questions concerning the Bahá’í Faith, he is asked as secretary of the Spiritual Assembly to sign a statement to the effect that no Bahá’í meetings or gatherings would be held any more in Kurdistan. In obedience to his Government, he signs it but only after he has insisted and succeeded in incorporating in that statement the words: ‘the sacred Bahá’í Religion’ when referring to the Cause.
“It is these qualities of self-sacrifice, of indomitable courage and steadfastness, of unshakable love and loyalty, manifest in Mr. Hormozy, that are the distinguishing marks of every true believer and that buttress the institutions of Bahá’u’lláh’s Faith with such strength and solidity that no human power can successfully oppose its triumphant glory.”