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‘CHILD’S. 4 WAY March'April ‘. V ‘

" dedicated to children everywhere

Bahá’í YEAR 126 - 127

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BAH/vi YEAR 126- 127

1. Bahá’u’lláh, The King of Kings by Barbara Casterline 3. The Science Corner: Leaking Pendu1um by Carl Hoagland 4. My Name is Gordon by Dick Grover 5. Frankfurt House of Worship 8. Buddha's Birthday 9. What is it? 10. Fun and Games 12. Ca1endar 14. Mono-Prints 15. Amazing Puzz1e 16. Sponge Prints 17. Adventures of w111ie Wigg1eworm: The Narrow Escape of Hector Magarg1e by Alice Bacon 20. Naw Ruz 21. A True Story by Lady Bloomfield 22. A Word Game 24. Beautifu1 Junk B1ack Rose by Howard Ives

Advisory Board: Carole Allen, Ray Johnson, LaNelma Johnson, Maxine Rossman, Mark Rossman, Helen Sousa, Donald Streets

Contributing Editors: Barbara Cook, Robert Hart, Molly King, David Lepard, James Nelson

Art Illustrator and Consultant: Divane Paquef Subscription Service: LaNelma Johnson Managing Editors: David Lepard, Mildred Lepard

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CHILD'S WAY

V01. 2, No.72

Editor's Note

Dear Friends of CHILD'S WAY,

We hope that you are as pleased with the new cover design as we are. Congratulations to our illustrator and design consultant, Diane Paquet.

YOu will note the indication on the cover, Bahá’í Year 126—127. The new Bahá’í year was marked by the vernal equinox on the let of March. By the time you receive this issue, we will be into the year 127. HAPPY NEW YEAR!

We noted when preparing our annual report that our subscriptions to date are approaching the 800 mark———a significant increase over the previous year. If you are able to assist in securing further support for the expansion of the magazine, we would appreciate hearing from you regarding ways in which you might help. A regular subscription basis of 1,000 wbuld make it possible to sighificantly lower the cost of the magazine.

we look forward to hearing from you!

Sincerely,

THE EDITORS OF CHILD'S WAY MAGAZINE

[Page 1]This story is about a boy Who grew to be the latest Prophet of God. came to the world as promised by God to Abraham, to-Moses and to

also to Muhammad, Krishna_and Buddha.

I, EAHA’U’LLAH

THE KING OF KINGS

by Barbara Casterline

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We a1] know that a king is someone who is in charge of a whale

country, much Iike a father who 1ooks after members of his famiiy.

Today, in most countries, we haVe democracies. A democracy is go| verned by a1] its people instead of by a king. But a hundred years 1 ago kings were so strong in many countries that they did as they pleaSed, without thinking about what wou1d be good for the peopIe in their 1and. This story wi11 te11 about Husayn-‘Aii, 1ater ca11ed, Bahá'u'iiéh, SOmeone God sent to te11 the kings and rulers of the worid how they should behave toward the peopie.

As Husayn—‘A1i was growing Up, everyone knew He‘was no ordinary chiid. When He was a boy of thirteen, He used to ta1k with the wise and Tearned men who visited His father's house. They had studied re]igion for many years and a1though He had not gone to sch001, He was abie to understand what they were taiking about and even exp1ained

difficuit questions to them.

What surprised the 1earned men as much aSiHusayn—'9

politeness. He was always miid and courteous aJ

[Page 2]Bahá’u’lláh cwnt.

Husayn~‘A]f‘s Father was Qne 9f the ministers to the King'of Parsia and was vary Rith. In those days the:goVarnmeht did ngt take: care-éf penple wha Were too old.Oi-STCk to‘wprk ahd so'the‘peopme'had to depend on the kindness of“ peop-T'é: H'k—e. ‘Husayn— "A1 1'" .and H15- father. Anyone in need knew that he @ou1d‘find a friend ianHsayn_FA1f,

One day His fafher had an impdvtant job for his sevén year 01d .boy he do. He ngeded someone to 90 to court to argue a law Case =in front Of the King, ~Husayn-KA11 helped‘his father-and wan the éaSe; Though fifist people thoughf.sérving the king waS the best ?way to get wea1fih and hahor, Husayn-‘A1i was not interested in try! ing to:ge$ a h1gh¢positien'in fihe government. Instéadg He preferred 'to take Long waTks in the cguntry, watch the grasses dance in the breeze; 1isten td the ginging of the birds, breath the perfume Of

the fTowehS; ahd think‘His own thdUghts.

When h@hé’ullláh (Husayh=‘A1{) was tWEth-two years 91d, H55 father died. Thé king_asked Bahá3u‘lláh to take His Father‘s‘jflb bgt He declihed the requ9§tf :The prime mihisteh expflaihEd t0 fihé ‘kihg: “Leave Him to Himse1f. Such a position is unworthy of Him. He.has some‘highéh aim in view. I eannat-understand Him, but I am fionvineed that He is destined—fgr Same Tofty career. His thaughts are.not 11KB oufii. ‘Let Him aTone.”

So Baháhu'iiéh Timed as He always had and waited far a very impartant‘1etter-tQ come. This was a 1étter announcing that a yghhg Man ca11ed fihe Bfib‘was.thé new Manifestatfan bf God" The Bib sent. ‘His first.béliaverg Mu11a Husayn; t0 take thé Ietter to Tihrah, the gapita1 fijty, There he wouid Find the Person to\Wth:he shouid deliver it. MU11a Husaynflto1d the people that he met 1h Tihrah about the'teafihfing§ of the Báb. one night hé was taIKfihg in his ream; with a youngystudeht whé Camé from the same proVince as BaháLU‘Ilih, MuJ1a Husayn began ta ask quest10ns abnut Bahá’u’lláh.

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[Page 3]THE SCIENCE CORNER

THE LEAKING ‘P ENULUM

by Carl Hoagland

MATERIALS Ffinnélsehapéd Paper Cup, or .cpnerhade1fr6m rglied sheet 10$ paper

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CHORDS:

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Is it ‘Ga—ry or Lar—ry or Car-ol or E-lane?

_why is a lawyer 1ike a'tailor? They both dea1 in suits.

When is a house'1ike a bird? 'When it has two wings.

Why does a scqutor Exp1ode? BeCause he makes faces and busts. What is often returned, but never borrowed?‘ Thanks.

Why is a jet plane fu11 of married people 1ike an empty pTane? ‘Because there isn't a single person aboard.

[Page 5]HOUSE OF WORSHIP FRANKFURT

Thus far you have read about two beautiful houses of worship dedicated to the people of the world. They were the Bahá’í Houses of Worship in Wilmette, Illinois and in Sidney, Australia. In this issue of CHILD'S WAY, you will see a picture of one of the newest dawning places of prayer.

On July 4, 1964, a House of Worship was dedicated near Frankfurt, Germany. Do you know where Frankfurt is? Why not stop right now and get a map so that you can refresh your memory.

The temple stands on a low hill in the midst of a peaceful, green countryside near the village of Langenhain. Planned and built by Teuto Rocholl, an architect from Frankfurt, this house of worship seats approximately 500 persons. Nearly 3,000 people came from all around the world to participate in the dedication. Can you figure

out how many special programs they needed to plan so that all of

the Reople could attend the dedication? The gigantic task of building the first Bahá’í House of Worship on the European continent was accomplished by the Bahá’ís of Germany, assisted by believers throughout the world. '

t a maximum amount of light of‘light and shadows bri h.. 0 lass panels. Below _- \ g1; ries line the glass

The construction of the dome is can enter, bringing an intere ‘fi;;

ghtened by the sun's refle~ ., the level of the dome, p ”g. I «0:.

walls, the color fur:;7 ., u al arrangements. Bahá’u’lláh taught ‘ 5“;' - V , .0. ‘ f0 ‘e of the world to unite. \He wrotgii- . .- . , ‘ " be a beautiful House of Worsfi , .

These'buildings A11 Jr .— v - . ' ~ . educa tional, ahd humq- , . ‘ , _ _ -‘ all phases Vof life}? :3 ”

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[Page 6]Bahá’u’lláh Cont.

"What is His occupation?"

"He cheers the disconsolate and feeds the hungry."

"What of His rank and position?"

"He has none apart from befriending the poor and the stranger.“

"What is His name?"

"Husayn-‘Ali."

"How does He spend His time?“

"He roams the woods and de1ights in the beauties of the countryside.”

Muila Husayn knew this was the Person he had been iooking for and had the student take the letter to Bahá'u'iiéh. when Bahá'u'iiéh got the ietter, He new the words in it had come from God. Right away He began to teach the new reiigion in that part of Persia, winning many peopie's hearts. One of Baha'u'liéh's unc1es did not understand how peopie cou1d respond so warmly and eager1y. He decided that Bahá'u'115h must be a magician---perhaps He charmed people by putting something in their tea!

Like the Báb, Bahá’u’lláh was put in prison for teaching the new re1igion. But Bahá’u’lláh was not ki11ed for it as the Báb was. The Moslim re1igious 1eaders did not know that Bahá’u’lláh wou1d be the One to 1ead and guide the Babfs after the Báb was martyred. And they certain1y did not know that Baha'u'115h was the new Manifestation of God Whom the Báb promised Wouid come soon and bring teachings to unite the whole world. If the Mosiim c1ergy had known these things about Bahá’u’lláh, they wouid probab1y have had Him ki11ed too. Instead, Baha'u'iiah was weighted down with heavy chains and kept for four months underground in a dark and fi1thy dungeon. Then He was sent away

from Persia.

[Page 7]' leaders of the world.

Baha'u'iléh had heard the voice of God whiie He was in prison and had learned that He was to be God's Messenger to mankind. But He did not proclaim His Message right away. Instead, He waited for ten years in Baghoad, he1ping restore the faith of the few Babis who had not been ki11ed. He taught them never to fight again, even if the king's army' attacked them, and He he1ped them get over the habit of quarreiing among themseives.

Bahá'u'iiah was so discouraged with the Babis when He first came to Baghoad that He went into the wi1derness for two years, 1eaving them to their mischief. Under His 1eadership the Babis became strong in their faith and were known for the purity of their conduct.

Persian members of the Mosiim ciergy in Baghoad became jeaious of Baha'u'ilah's great infiuence, and the King of Persia asked the Suitain of Turkey to move Baha'u'iiéh sti11 farther from Persia.

Now was the time for Baha'u'iiéh to tell the Babis that He was the Promised One. Before 1eaving Baghfiad He spent twe1ve days taiking with them in a garden outside the city. The Babis ca11ed it the Garden of Riḍván (Paradise). "Every day," one remembered, "ere the hour of dawn, the gardeners wouid pick the roses which 1ined the four avenues of the garden, and would pi1e them in the center of the fioor of His blessed tent. So great would be the heap that when His companions gathered to drink their morning tea in His presence, they wou1d be unabie to see each other across it."

Baha'u'iiah deciared His mission to His foiiowers in this Garden of Riḍván. In the years of exile ahead of Him, He wouid te11 it to the rest of mankind in ietters to the kings and ruiers and reiigious

[Page 8]LORD BUDDHA’S BIRTHDAY

In April children in many parts of the world will be celebrating Lord Buddha's Birthday.

Many of them have learned the poem which follows.

Can you make a chain from bright yellow construction paper? Cut the strips about 7 inches long and 3/4 inch wide. Paste the first strip end to end and link the next one through the first before pasting it. Continue this process until you have a chain the size you want.

GOLDEN CHAIN

I am a 1ink in Lord Buddha's

Golden Chain of 1ove that stretches Around the world.

I must keep my 1ink bright and strong.

I wi11 try to be kind and gent1e To every 1iving thing, And protect a11 who are weaker than myse1f.

I wi11 try to think pure and

Beautifu] thoughts,

To say pure and-beautifu1 words,

And to do pure and beautifu1 deeds, Knowing that on what I do now depends my Happiness and misery.

May every 1ink in Lord Buddha's Golden Chain of 1ove

Become bright and strong,

And may we a1] attain Perfect Peace.

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FUN and GAMES

I REBUS PUZZLE

What does this puzzle say?

MAKE WEALTH + YYYYYY

3 PICTURE CROSS WORD PUZZLE

Guess the words shown in the pictureclues and write them, 1 letter in each square, into the diagram shown below.

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Start at the letter “P" and move your pencil from letter to letter, up and .down or across in any direction except diagonally. If you do it correctly you‘ll get a message

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[Page 11]5 MAGIC NUMBER CIRCLE

Can you arrange all the numbers from 1 through 7 in the circles of the diagram shown below, so that any 3 numbers in a

straight line add up to 12?

7 BATS IN YOUR BELFRY Which kind of BAT is in a fight? A BAT + ,

T + L + E. Follow the clues given below and write the missing letters over the dashes, 1 letter for each dash.

WHICH BAT . . .

ta . . . is all wet? BAT '..'

b . . . has soldiers in it? — -'- — BAT

c . . . can tumble? '_ .. L Q. BAT

d . . . makes cookies? BAT V — — ;

‘e...isthe7thday? ‘_‘_ _BAT _ What is the best thing to put into a pie?

'What goes uphill and downhill and yet stands still?

What has 4 fingers and a thumb, but has no flesh or bone?

Which is fastei“; heat or cold?

6 GUESS WORD PUZZLE

The first letters of the words you must

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Write in the words over the dashes.‘

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MONO-PRINTS

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This month we have a puzzle for you to do. It is a MAZE. You have to start at the beginning and try to find your way through. While you are doing this, pretend you are on a journey towards God. On this journey certain things will help you to reach God. These include:

BEING HELPFUL - LEARNING GOD'S WORD - BEING BRAVE BEING HAPPY — OBEDIENCE - BEING POLITE - PRAYERS KINDNESS - LOVING GOD.

If you do these things you will find your way to God. But if you do not, you will probably become lost and get quite mixed up. The same thing will happen in this maze. Follow all the good things and you will reach God. But remember, look out for selfishness and unkindness and all of the other things that keep you away from your destination.

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/ u (a ' W2.WILLIE WIGGLEWORM 2

by Alice Bacon

T HE NARROW ESCAPE OF HECTOR MAGARGLE

Hector Magarg1e was sure he was the smartest young worm in Amentia. He had been up to the top of the world by himse1f. He had escaped Toby Toad's sticky tongue/and he had sidestepped a slippery snake. He had on1y gotten a sunlflgh from the strong sunlight. He bragged to 1itt1e Wi11ie Wigg1eworm that nothing cou1d get HIM—-g not even in the big garden at the top of the world. In fact, he was on his way there now---wou1d Ni11ie 1ike to come along?

"I had to go to bed without my sand stew for going to the top of the world," said Wi11ie sad1y, remembering how he-had—4ater~gi¥envhis bow] of stew towMonster.

Hector Magargle tossed his segments from side to side scornfu11y.

"I don't tel] my mother where I'm going! I'm older than you and I'm smart, so I can take care of you. Te11 your mother we are going DOWN

to Eight—Foot to practice tunne1ing." continued on page 18

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[Page 18]WILLIE Cont.

"Oh, I cou]dn't---I couidn't te11 a. . . w-e-1-1-." Wiiiie humped up and down in deiicious anticipation of the iovely forbidden garden. So they slithered off together going as quietiy as possibie.

Only 01d Adam Angle biocked a burrow tunnel to hait them. ”Where you boys going?" he asked with a wise smiie.

"Oh, just to practice tunneling," said Hector Magargie airiiy.

"Worms that go UP instead of DOWN usua11y end up on a fish-hook," he said. Hector motioned Wiiiie to get behind him, and they hurridiy humped around 01d Adam.

When they reached the top of the earth, Niiiie Wiggieworm sniffed for his friend, Monster. But Monster had gone to the circus that day. Wiiiie told Hector how Monster had put him down off his shove] and 1et him live.

"He said he wouidn't hurt a worm," said Wiiiie, "and he came to my house and stayed for supper."

"A 1ike1y story," sniffed Hector Mggargie. "You didn't have a

monstef in your house.

Just then, Skippy Swisher, a magnificent orange-coiored cat with a magnificent orange and black taii stroiied through the garden on iightiy-treading feet. Skippy walked proudiy as a priviieged cat shouid. [He knew David ioved him best---except Daddy—Ai and MomAbbie, of course. Skippy Swisher slept on David's bed and had warm miik in his very own dish and fish for supper every day. He was never hungry, and he had no reason for hunting birds--—except it was such fun! Stalking Red Robin was very exciting---besides, David had gone off and left him so he-wouidn't be around to scold him for bird hunting.

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[Page 19]Suddenly, his waving tail stopped. There was Red Robin, hopping aiong sidewisé in the garden, his head cocked to the ground to hear the siightest movement of an earthworm. Skippy Swisher's whiskers twitched. He crouched 10w to the ground and his tail oniy moved at the very tin--a tiny rippie and a cunning quirk. His eyes grew bigger and bigger and his body quivered from side to side.

Just then Red Robin heard Hector Magargie under the ground. Hector had turned around to brag to Wiiiie Niggieworm about his adventure in this very garden with a centipede-—-"with a miilion-triiiion 1egs."

As he said ”miilion-triiiion," Red Robin opened his beak quick as a fiash to drag up Hector Magargie and gobbie him.

At that very same moment, quick as a fiash, Skippy Swisher pounced for Red Robin!

It was the most terrifying moment of Hector Magargie's life! It was the most terrifying moment of Red Robin's life!

It was the most disappointing moment of Skippy Swisher's 1ife! For Red Robin fiuttered out of reach of Skippy Swisher's pouncing open claws. Just as he pounced, Red Robin saw him and dropped Hector Magargie and flew franticaiiy away.

Wiiiie Wiggieworm was beneath a tomato vine, and he was so horrified when he saw Hector Magargie snatched by Red Robin that he 1ay 1ife1ess for a moment. Then, he gathered his trembiing segments together and leaped back underground.

Hector Magargle, gasping in every pore of his moist body and with a1] ten of his hearts pumping in terror, was right behind Wiiiie Wiggieworm as they raced down through Three-Foot and Six-Foot and finaiiy into their home burrow of Amentia.

"Wh---what{11 we te11 our mothers?" gasped Niiiie. 19

continued on page 23

[Page 20]NAw-Rfiz GREETINGS

March 21 Year 127

Naw—Rfiz means "New Day." The Bahá’í New Year's Day, which falls on March 21 at the time of the vernal equinox, has its origin in Iranian tradition. Although the Persians adopted the lunar

calendar of Islam, they have never abandoned the

celebration of Naw—Rfiz.

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Even though Baha'u'llah and His Fami1y 11ved as prisoners, He tried in every way to

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THE BLACK ROSE from PORTALS TO FREEDONIby Iiotvard Cl Ives

. 'Abdu'T-Bahá had gone to the Bowery Mission to speak t. severai hundred of New York's wretched poor. As usual, with Him went a Targe group of Persian and American friends, and it made a unique spectacle as this party of Orientals in flowing robes and strange headgear made its way through the East Side. . .

Not unnaturaTTy a number of boys gathered in their train and soon they became a Tittie too vocai in their expression. . .

'Can't we go? one who seemed to be the Teader asked.

'I think that wouid be impossibie,‘ Mrs. Kinney toid them, 'but if you come to my home next Sunday. . . I wiTT arrange for you to see Him.I

'Abdu'T-Baha was standing at the door and He greeted each boy as he came in; sometimes with an arm around a shouider, but aiways with such.smi1es and Taughter it aTmost seemed that He was a boy with them.

. . Among the Tast to enter the room was a coTored Tad of about thirteen years. He was quite dark and being the onTy boy of his race among them, he evidentiy feared he might not be weicome. When 'AbduiBaha saw him His face Tighted up with a heaveniy smiTe. He raised His hand with a gesture of princeiy weicome and echaimed in a Toud voice so that none coqu faii to hear, that here was a biack rose.

The room feTT into instant siTence. The biack face became i11umined with a happiness and Tove hardiy of this woer. The other boy Tooked at him with new eyes.”