Messages to the Antipodes/1957

1957

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1 January 1957 [New Zealand Summer School]

ASSURE ATTENDANTS LOVING FERVENT PRAYERS URGE CONCENTRATION OBJECTIVES PLAN DEEPEST APPRECIATION SHOGHI

11 January 1957

Brisbane Bahá’ís care Natbahai Sydney

DELIGHTED ASSURE LOVING PRAYERS

15 February 1957 [New Caledonia]

Mr. Shapoor Sohaili:

Dear Bahá’í Brother:

The loving contribution which you made to the International Fund, through Mr. P. Meade Almond, is greatly appreciated, and the Guardian has directed me to acknowledge it on his behalf. Receipt is enclosed.

The Guardian wishes you to know how much he values your devoted and self-sacrificing services to the Cause of God. He prays that your teaching efforts in that important land will be confirmed and many seeking souls find eternal life through your selfless efforts.

New Caledonia is a very important center, and he hopes there may be many strong Bahá’ís, and Bahá’í centers in that land.

He will pray for you, and for the success of your work.
He sends his loving Greetings.
Faithfully yours,
Leroy Ioas

17 January 1957

Tahiti Tuamotu Groups care Natbahai Sydney [Society Islands]

ASSURE LOVING FERVENT PRAYERS ADMIRE SERVICES [Page 441]26 February 1957

Mr. James Heggie: [National Spiritual Assembly]

Dear Bahá’í Brother:

The Beloved Guardian has directed me to write your Assembly with regard to the Temple design which has been received, and the proposed cost.

The Guardian is greatly pleased with the design as now prepared, and feels it is entirely satisfactory to proceed with it. The Dome is an improvement, and the ornamental treatment of the top of the pylons of the main floor a marked improvement.

The cost proposed in Mr. Brogan’s letter of February 7th, is however, quite too high, for our present finances. The Guardian feels it must be built for a total of 120,000 ‎ Sterling‎ Pounds. I take it this is somewhat more than 120,000 Australian Pounds.

The reduced cost may necessitate your reducing the size of the Building, but if that is done, it must be on exactly the same proportions as the design which you have sent, and which he now fully approves.

In Mr. Brogan’s letter he mentions an external treatment of white aggregate cement, and the internal walls in colored cement. This may indicate he intends to apply a veneer on the outside of the reinforced concrete building, and a veneer also on the inside. This is what was done with the Temple in Wilmette, and is very expensive.

What is important now, is for the Temple to be built. Your Assembly should study what the Master said about the influence of the Temple in America. Just exactly the same influence will be manifest in Australia, when the Temple is built.

Thus you will see, it is not the size, nor the beauty of the Temple which is important; rather what is important is the Temple itself.

If you find Mr. Brogan did have in mind veneer treatment of the inside and outside; then you will also find a substantial saving, if you can construct the building, so the original reinforced concrete of the building, can be treated on the outside and given the color you wish, and on the inside by plastering on the cement. This is just a suggestion from my experience with the Temple in America, of which I was a Trustee for some 19 years.

The Guardian asks that you study the matter and then let him know, or let me know for him, what adjustments are necessary to bring the cost down to 120,000 Sterling Pounds.

Also perhaps for the beginning, you are planning on too much money, for the Gardening, paths, etc. Mr. Brogan speaks of a drive. Just what is this? The immediate approaches of the Temple should not have a drive up to the building. [Page 442]The Guardian assures you of his prayers in your behalf. He sends his loving Greetings,

Faithfully yours,
Leroy Ioas

P.S. If the size can be maintained, or nearly so, by a simpler treatment inside and out, that may be a good way to approach your cost studies.

3 March 1957

Mr. and Mrs Stephan Chorvat, and Nuri158

Dear Bahá’í Friends:

Your letter of February 10th with enclosures has been received by the beloved Guardian, and he has instructed me to answer you on his behalf, and to thank you for the photographs.

He was very happy to hear that you are Czechoslovakian, and that you were able to hear of the Cause in your native land. It would indeed be rendering a great service if you could visit that country again, and with discretion and wisdom do some teaching work.

Unfortunately he has not time to go into such detailed questions as you have asked. He has so many pilgrims and so much correspondence, as well as managing the administrative affairs of the Faith at its World Centre, that it is impossible for him anymore to go into detailed explanations. He would suggest that you refer your questions to some of the Bahá’ís in Australia who are well-grounded in the Teachings, and discuss them with them. As you acquire a deeper knowledge of the Teachings, and read, yourself, and study more, you will find that most of these are no longer questions at all for you, but are clear. He would suggest also you read “Some Answered Questions”.

One thing he can assure you however is that there is nothing in the Bahá’í Faith about flying saucers.

He is happy to see that you are associating with the believers, teaching the Faith, and corresponding with Vuk Echtner - a most devoted Bahá’í. In all of these ways you can truly help the Faith, and he wishes you every success, and assures you he will pray for your success in the Holy Shrines.

With warmest greetings,

158. The Chorvats were members of the Wollongong Bahá’í community. Peggy Behrendt became a Bahá’í in Melbourne in 1950 and late 1951 married Stephan, who arrived from Prague, Czechoslovakia, early that year. Also in that year, Peggy was delegate from Melbourne to the National Convention. The following year the Chorvats settled in Wollongong, and at the end of the six-year plan settled in Orange, N.S.W. Peggy Chorvat later became Peggy Laing. [Page 443]R. Rabbani

Assuring you of my loving prayers for your success and spiritual advancement,
 Your true brother,
Shoghi.

3 March 1957 [Papua New Guinea]

Miss Violet Hoehnke.

Dear Bahá’í Sister:

Your letter of February 13th has been received by the beloved Guardian, and he has instructed me to answer you on his behalf.

As regards the questions you asked: Under no circumstances should Bahá’ís drink. It is so unambiguously forbidden in the Tablets of Bahá’u’lláh, that there is no excuse for them, even touching it in the form of a toast, or in a burning plum pudding; in fact, in any way.

There is no reason why a Bahá’í may not serve some alcoholic refreshments to their guests, if they feel sincerely that this will further their teaching work. If they can obtain their objectives without doing so, it would be better; but we don’t want to give people the impression that we are peculiar in every way.

He is delighted that you are becoming known and respected in the community, and he will certainly pray that you may begin to see the reward of your patience in the form of new believers.

With warm Bahá’í love,
R. Rabbani

May the Almighty bless your highly meritorious efforts, guide & sustain you always, reward you for your historic accomplishments, & enable you to enrich the record of your unforgettable services,
 Your true brother,
Shoghi

6 March 1957 [To all National Spiritual Assemblies]

Dear Bahá’í Co-worker:

The Beloved Guardian has been very pleased with the teaching work which has been done in the Virgin Areas of the Ten Year Crusade. Indeed, all the pioneers have rendered historic and heart-stirring service to the Cause of God. Now, the banner of the Faith is firmly established over the entire face of the Globe. Blessed and happy is everyone who has been able to join in this, the Greatest Spiritual Crusade of all times.

The Guardian wishes to have a full record of the number of Bahá’ís in each of the settled areas of the Crusade, and therefore would greatly appreciate your cabling him, the evening of April 1st, 1957, the number of [Page 444]adult Bahá’ís in your country or Island, or group of Islands. He wishes this figure to represent the number of Bahá’ís, (both pioneers and native believers), as of April 1st, 1957, or as close to that date as is possible. No need to give the names or numbers of centers - just the total number of Bahá’ís.

A simple cable is all that is necessary; as per the following example: “Shoghi Rabbani, Haifa, Israel Somalia five.” Your loving cooperation will be deeply appreciated. I send you loving Greetings from the Holy Land. Faithfully yours,
Leroy Ioas.

9 March 1957 [National Spiritual Assembly]

Dear Bahá’í Brother: The Beloved Guardian is very anxious to have a report as of April 1, 1957 of the number of Bahá’ís in the Islands or countries of the Ten Year Crusade.

Will you please send the enclosed letters to the appropriate person or Assembly or Group in the areas indicated, as I do not seem to have the latest addresses.

Your kindness in this respect will be greatly appreciated. With loving Greetings,
I am, Faithfully yours,
Leroy Ioas
Admiralty Islands
Loyalty Islands
Cocos Islands
Port. Timor
Society Islands

10 March 1957 [National Spiritual Assembly]

VARQA SENDING MY BEHALF $6000 FOR TEMPLE SHOGHI

13 March 1957 Mr. James Heggie: [National Spiritual Assembly]

Dear Bahá’í Brother: The Beloved Guardian has directed me to inform you that he has arranged for the Hand of the Cause, Jenabe A.M. Varqa, to see that you are sent 2,000 Sterling Pounds, as a contribution from the Guardian, for the Temple project in Australia.

The Guardian hopes your Assembly will expedite the work on the [Page 445]Temple, so work on the building may be started soon. In fact, he would be very happy indeed if he could announce to the world in His Ridván Message, that work has started on the actual construction work, such as a beginning on the foundation excavations, or the like.

Construction work has been started on the Temple to be erected in Kampala. This will be announced in His message to the Conventions. He hopes he can likewise include advice of the construction beginning on your Temple.

It would be better not to make any announcement of the Guardian’s contribution, until after the Convention - that is, if you wish to do so. He will announce the project in His Convention Message, and the setting up of a Fund for the construction work. Thus it is better not to make any mention now. Further contributions will be made by him, and this amount should be understood to be a part of his total contributions.

With loving Greetings,
I am, Leroy Ioas

18 March 1957 Violete Hoehnke [Papua New Guinea]

Dear Bahá’í Sister:

The beloved Guardian has instructed me to write and thank you for your loving Naw-Rúz greeting, which he appreciated receiving.

He is very proud of the work you are accomplishing there in conjunction with the other Bahá’ís in that area, and assures you he prays for you all in the Holy Shrines,

With warmest Bahá’í greetings,
R. Rabbani

3 April 1957

Virginia Breaks Trust Territory Government Truk Caroline Is

PERMITTED NEXT JANUARY

4 April 1957 [Australia]

Mrs. Clara Dunn.

Dear Bahá’í Sister:

At the instruction of our beloved Guardian, I am sending you the enclosed Message for you to read on his behalf at the New Zealand Convention, and then turn over to the new New Zealand National Spiritual Assembly for their files.

Dr. Giachary will be mailing you direct from Rome, where they have [Page 446]been made up, two albums, showing the Holy Places, Bahá’í Temples and Hazíratu’l-Quds. These are a gift of the Guardian to the incoming National Spiritual Assembly and the New Zealand Community. Please share them with the friends at the Convention, and then give them to the National Spiritual Assembly.

You will also be receiving some attar of rose, with which the Guardian would like you to anoint the friends who attend the Convention.

You may be sure his loving prayers will be sustaining you on this historic occasion, and one, the joy of which no doubt dear Father Dunn is sharing with you in the other world.

With warm Bahá’í love,
Rúhíyyíh

4 April 1957 [New Zealand Convention]

I share with the assembled delegates, gathered to elect, on this historic occasion, the second National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the Antipodes, the feelings of profound satisfaction and gratitude to Bahá’u’lláh evoked by this epoch-making event in the evolution of His Faith in that far-off region of the globe. I am deeply conscious of the decisive share which the Australian Bahá’í Community, labouring during more than three decades, for the spread of the light of this glorious Revelation among the highly progressive people of that distant continent, has had in the laying of the foundation of the Administrative Order and the erection of yet another pillar of the future Universal House of Justice in this remote Dominion.

The emergence of this independent Bahá’í Community, no matter how limited its numerical strength and modest its resources, must be regarded as a highly significant development in the rise and establishment of the Bahá’í Faith in the Pacific Area, and should synchronise with the formulation, on the part of the National Spiritual Assembly now being elected in that Island, of a subsidiary Six-Year Plan, designed to reinforce substantially the numerical strength of the Community; to multiply its Centres, as well as its Local Spiritual Assemblies; to incorporate the solidly grounded amongst them; to inaugurate a National Fund; to obtain recognition for both the Bahá’í marriage certificate and the Bahá’í Holy Days; to lend an unprecedented impetus to the conversion of the Maoris, and to ensure their active participation in the conduct of Bahá’í administrative institutions; to extend the scope of the work already initiated in the South Island; to incorporate the newly formed National Spiritual Assembly; and to select and acquire the site for the first Mashriqu’l-Adhkár of that Dominion.

I call upon the members of the Australian National Spiritual Assembly, as well as the members of the Australian Bahá’í Community, to continue to [Page 447]lend their valued support to this newly fledged sister Community, and to enable it, through the extension of material assistance, as well as the dispatch of visiting teachers and pioneers, to contribute, in an ever-increasing measure, to the furtherance of the magnificent and colossal campaign now being so vigorously conducted in the North, in the South, and in the heart of the Pacific Ocean.

May the outpourings of the Holy Spirit continue to energise this small yet resolute, forward marching, dedicated Community, and may the outcome of the collective efforts of its members contribute decisively to the triumphant consummation of the World Crusade on which the entire body of the followers of the Faith of Bahá’u’lláh have so confidently embarked.

4 April 1957 [Australia]

Featherstone care Natbahai Sydney

DELIGHTED LOVING APPRECIATION

9 April 1957 [Caroline Islands]

Miss Virginia Breaks, Trust Territory Gov’t., Truk, E. Caroline Islands.

Dear Bahá’í Sister:

Your loving letter of March 17th was duly received and its contents presented to the Beloved Guardian. He has directed me to acknowledge it on his behalf. Your contribution to the International Fund is greatly appreciated. Receipt is enclosed.

The Guardian greatly values your devoted services to the Cause of God. You have arisen with consecration and dedication to spread the Glad Tidings and establish the Faith in that far off land. He prays for you, and for the success of your work. He is sure the blessings of the Master will be with you, and you will be both guided and confirmed by the Holy Spirit.

He hopes you will be able to remain, so as to reap the harvest of your efforts, and that the light of guidance will be given to many. The goal is a Spiritual Assembly, and if that could be achieved it would be a distinct and historic victory for the Faith.

He sends you his loving Greetings.

Faithfully yours,
Leroy Ioas

22 April 1957 [Mariana Islands]

Bahá’ís Guam care Bahá’í Wilmette

DELIGHTED ASSURE PRAYERS [Page 448]27 April 1957 [Australian National Convention]

DEEPLY APPRECIATE MESSAGE APPEAL ENTIRE BODY AUSTRALIAN BELIEVERS REDOUBLE EFFORTS DISCHARGE BEFITTINGLY SACRED HEAVY MANIFOLD RESPONSIBILITIES PRAYING FERVENTLY FULFILMENT CHERISHED HOPES DEEPEST LOVE SHOGHI

28 April 1957

New Zealand Assembly care Natbahai Sydney

DEEPLY TOUCHED MESSAGE WELCOME DEDICATION DELEGATES MEMBERS FERVENTLY SUPPLICATING RAPID DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTIONS FAITH DEEPEST LOVE

5 May 1957

Miss ... and Mr.....

Dear .....,

Your letter of April 23rd has been received by the beloved Guardian, and he has instructed me to answer you on his behalf.

The question of your marriage is one which is clearly understood by the National Assembly, and the Guardian thought by most of the believers; and he is surprised that you should have been advised by fellow-Bahá’ís that you could have a Christian marriage, in view of the fact that you are both Bahá’ís.

It is only fair to tell you that, if as registered believers you are married in a Christian ceremony, you will lose your voting rights.

You did quite right to obtain the permission of your parents; and he hopes that now you will be able to extricate yourselves from this difficult position you find yourselves in, without angering Mr......159

As you are aware, the Guardian feels that the Bahá’ís must, in view of the condition of the world today, stand forth firmly and courageously as followers of Bahá’u’lláh, obeying His Laws, and seeking to build his World Order. Through compromise we will never be able to establish our Faith or win others’ hearts to it. This involves often great personal sacrifice, but we know that, when we do the right thing, God gives us the strength to carry it out, and we attract His blessings. We learn at such times that our calamity is indeed a blessing.

He will pray for the satisfactory solution of your problem.

With warm Bahá’í greetings,

159. Referring to the father of the bride. [Page 449]R. Rabbani.

May the Almighty guide, bless & sustain you, & aid you to promote the vital interests of His Faith,
Your true brother,
Shoghi

7 May 1957 [Australian National Assembly]

Dear Bahá’í Friends:

Under separate cover, at the instruction of our beloved Guardian, I am mailing to you a fragment of the plaster from the Room the Báb was confined in, in the Fortress of Máh-Kú, in Persia.

He is sending this precious memento to be placed by Mother Dunn on his behalf in the foundations of the First Mashriqu’l-Adhkár which you will shortly commence building in Sydney.

He feels sure that this precious dust, calling to mind the sacrifices of the beloved Báb, will be a blessing for the Temple and an inspiration to the friends.

Please acquaint Mother Dunn with his instructions, and see that she receives the plaster safely.

With warm Bahá’í greetings,
R. Rabbani.

14 May 1957 [Australia]

Mr David Podger

Dear Bahá’í Brother:

Your letter of May 5th has been received by the beloved Guardian, and he has instructed me to answer you on his behalf.

Regarding the advice you asked him for, he feels that to devote all one’s studies with the object of becoming a Bahá’í author, is rather risky. We need Bahá’í authors badly, but you have to be assured that you have the talent to earn your living in that field, and also serve the Faith in it.

He feels that the best thing for you to do is to devote your studies to acquiring a sound education, if you like along literary lines, and then see what develops.

In the meantime, the greatest possible service you could render is to help establish a new Spiritual Assembly. If there isn’t one where you are, then you have your job cut out for you, so to speak.

He will pray that you may be successful, and urges you to bear in mind that the most important thing of all at present is teaching the Faith. We should go on deepening our own knowledge and understanding of it, but [Page 450]now is the time above all to bring in new people, and carry the Message to the masses.

With Bahá’í greetings,
R. Rabbani

May the Almighty bless, guide & sustain you, & aid you to promote effectively the vital interests of His Faith & of its institutions,

Your true brother,
Shoghi

15 May 1957 Virginia Breaks [Caroline Islands]

Dear Virginia:

Your loving letter of April 28th was duly received and its contents presented to the Beloved Guardian. He was very happy indeed to learn of the translating work going on in the Ponapean language. As soon as a pamphlet is translated he would appreciate your sending him a copy, in fact four or five copies would be better.

The Guardian advises it is satisfactory to set your date as the first week of January. You are therefore welcome to arrive any date during the first week of January, 1958.

We will be looking forward with anticipation to your visit.
With loving Bahá’í greetings,
I am, Faithfully yours,
Leroy

20 May 1957

The National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of New Zealand

Dear Bahá’í Friends:

Our beloved Guardian has instructed me to write you on his behalf and inform you that the Hand of the Cause, Mr. Varqa, will shortly be forwarding to your Assembly the equivalent of five hundred English Pounds, as the Guardian’s contribution to your newly established National Fund.

He hopes that, in the formulation of your plans, particular attention will be given to the all-important teaching work, the foundation of all the activities of the Faith and the most urgent task facing the friends in this critical period the world is passing through.

You may be sure he will pray for your success.
With Bahá’í greetings,
R. Rabbani

[Page 459]duties and responsibilities, and lend, as the days go by, an impetus such as it has not lent before, in the course of almost two score years of its existence, to the propagation of the Faith it has so whole-heartedly espoused and is now so valiantly serving, and play a memorable and distinctive part in hastening the establishment, and in ensuring the gradual efflorescence and ultimate fruition, of its divinely appointed embryonic World Order.

Shoghi.

13 August 1957

Marie Dunning New South Wales

POSTPONE PILGRIMAGE

18 August 1957 [Australia]

Mrs. Clara Dunn.

Dear Bahá’í Sister:

At the instruction of our beloved Guardian I am writing to inform you that Mr Varqa will soon be sending you five hundred pounds as the Guardian’s contribution to the Continental Fund you administer.

He hopes you are keeping in good health, and sends you his loving greetings and assures you of his prayers for you.

With warm Bahá’í love,
Rúhíyyíh

26 August 1957 [Australian National Assembly]

ASSURE MOTHER DUNN LOVING PRAYERS SURROUNDING HER POSTPONE CORNERSTONE CEREMONY UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE - SHOGHI

30 August 1957

Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the City of Auckland,

Care of Mrs. Margaret Harnish,163 Secretary.

163. Mrs Harnish became a Bahá’í in February 1944, having met Alvin Blum. She was for many years a member of Auckland Assembly, and was elected to the New Zealand National Assembly 1957-1961. Toward the end of the World Crusade, in 1962, Mrs Harnish pioneered to assist the Hamilton community, and in later years lived for periods in New Plymouth and Auckland. She died in the Cook Islands in May 1980, while visiting her son and daughter at their pioneer post. [Page 461]until actual work has commenced on the building.

May I ask therefore that you arrange when actual work is started on the building to send me a cable so that I may release instructions to other National Assemblies, such as, the National Assemblies of the United States, Canada, etc.

Thanking you,
I am, Faithfully yours,
Leroy Ioas

10 September 1957 [Australian National Assembly]

FOLLOWING CABLEGRAM RECEIVED FROM GUARDIAN QUOTE ANNOUNCE HANDS ALL NATIONAL ASSEMBLIES FOLLOWING LOSS APPEAL SUPREME COURT GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATION ORDER IMPLEMENTED RESULTING COMPLETE EVACUATION REMNANT COVENANT BREAKERS TRANSFER ALL BELONGINGS PRECINCTS MOST HOLY SHRINE PURIFICATION AFTER SIX LONG DECADES HARAMIAQDAS EVERY TRACE THEIR CONTAMINATION MEASURES UNDERWAY EFFECT TRANSFER TITLE DEEDS EVACUATED PROPERTIES TRIUMPHANT BAHAI COMMUNITY UNQUOTE PLEASE ACKNOWLEDGE MESSAGE TO GUARDIAN - HORACE HOLLEY

19 September 1957 Jean Sevin [Society Islands]

Dear Bahá’í Brother:

Your letter of August 9th with enclosure has been received by the beloved Guardian, and he has instructed me to answer you on his behalf.

He is very proud of your devotion, your steadfastness services and your faith.

He approves of your plan of remaining in Tahiti with your father and assisting in the work there; and later going to France for a visit, and returning to Tuamotu, to which he attaches great importance.

He assures you of his loving prayers, not only for you, but also for your spiritual child, Daniel Haumont, who is trying with such devotion to establish the Faith in such a difficult place as the Marquesas. He will also remember your father and your adopted daughter in his supplications, and will pray that your own problems may be solved.

Your name has been placed on his list of those Bahá’ís who are awaiting permission to make the pilgrimage, and he will let you know when it is convenient for him to have you come. [Page 463]20 October 1957 [Hawaii]

Mr Roy Fernie Mrs Roy Fernie

Dear Bahá’í Friends:

Your letter of Sept. 27th has been received & the beloved Guardian has instructed me to answer you on his behalf.

As regards certain questions you asked him: your ultimate goal should be to return to the Gilberts. He thinks that no pressure should be brought at this time by the American N.S.A. or any American officials on the authorities in order to get Mr. Fernie back there. The wrong step could mean permanent opposition to his return. If you had occasion at a future date to speak personally to the High Commissioner this might be the best plan. In the meantime he would be very glad to see you both in Honiara or Guam. He does not feel you should waste the time & money involved on a trip to America.

He hopes the book Mrs Fernie is writing will meet a definite need, and he urges you both to persevere in your efforts to get a job in the Pacific area.

You may be sure he will pray for your success, and he deeply appreciates all you have accomplished.

With warm Bahá’í love,
R. Rabbani.

May the Almighty abundantly reward you for your past, unforgettable & historic services in so remote an area of the globe, & graciously assist you to return to that field & there enrich the record of your splendid & enduring achievements

Your true brother,
Shoghi

21 October 1957 [National Spiritual Assembly]

Natbahai Sydney

APPROVE AGGREGATE DOME LEAVE WINDOW SYMBOLS DISCRETION YOUR ASSEMBLY ADVISE PLACING PLASTER OCCASION CONFERENCE MARCH

24 October 1957

Mr. Noel Walker,164 Secretary, National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Australia.

164. Noel Walker, a bank officer, became a Bahá’í in 1942 having met the Boltons in Orange. He was a member of the National Spiritual Assembly 1944-47 and again 1954-1961. Noel and Bessie later acted as caretakers at the Sydney Mashriqu’l-Adhkár. He died in November 1983. [Page 465]BELOVED GUARDIAN STOP ONLY ONENESS HEART ONENESS PURPOSE CAN BEFITTINGLY TESTIFY LOYALTY ALL NATIONAL ASSEMBLIES BELIEVERS DEPARTED GUARDIAN WHO SACRIFICED SELF UTTERLY FOR SERVICE FAITH RUHIYYIH

URGENT INFORM FEATHERSTONE DUNN FOLLOWING HEARTBROKEN ANNOUNCE SUDDEN PASSING BELOVED GUARDIAN AFTER INFLUENZA STOP FUNERAL LONDON SATURDAY IF YOU OR ANY BOARD MEMBERS CAN ATTEND WELCOME STOP PLANNING IMPORTANT MEETING ALL HANDS SOON HAIFA THIS SHOULD HAVE PRIORITY RUHIYYIH

5 November 7.30PM (from London)

BELOVED ALL HEARTS PRECIOUS GUARDIAN CAUSE GOD PASSED PEACEFULLY AWAY YESTERDAY AFTER ASIATIC FLU APPEAL HANDS NATIONAL ASSEMBLIES AUXILIARY BOARDS SHELTER BELIEVERS ASSIST MEET HEARTRENDING SUPREME TEST STOP FUNERAL OUR BELOVED SATURDAY 9TH LONDON HANDS ASSEMBLY BOARD MEMBERS INVITED ATTEND ANY PRESS RELEASE SHOULD STATE MEETING HANDS SHORTLY HAIFA WILL MAKE ANNOUNCEMENT TO BAHAI WORLD REGARDING FUTURE PLANS STOP URGE HOLD MEMORIAL MEETINGS SATURDAY RUHIYYIH

8 November 1957 Cynthia Olson [Mariana Islands]

GRIEVED ANNOUNCE PRECIOUS GUARDIAN PASSED AWAY LONDON NOVEMBER FOUR FOLLOWING ASIATIC FLU FUNERAL SATURDAY MORNING URGE HOLD MEMORIAL GATHERING FUTURE PLANS WILL BE ANNOUNCED AFTER MEETING HANDS HAIFA INFORM VIRGINIA DELAY PILGRIMAGE UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE CHARLOTTE

9 NOVEMBER (from London)

BELOVED GUARDIAN LAYED REST LONDON ACCORDING LAWS AQDAS IN BEAUTIFUL BEFITTING SPOT AFTER IMPRESSIVE CEREMONY HELD PRESENCE MULTITUDE BELIEVERS REPRESENTING OVER 25 COUNTRIES EAST WEST STOP DOCTORS ASSURES SUDDEN PASSING INVOLVED NO [Page 467]

Addendum*

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2 August 1926

My dear Spiritual Sister:

Shoghi Effendi wishes me to acknowledge the receipt of your letter dated June 26th 1926. We should not in the least be discouraged, if we see that the Cause is not making the movement we desire. At the beginning of every such institution difficulties are found & discouragements seem to abound. The people do not seem so receptive, those who approach seem not to get satisfied & soon leave the fold. The few that remain are bothered with so many personal troubles that one could scarcely depend on them. But all such things should add to our zeal rather than damp our energy.

The Cause has been comparatively recently established in those regions. The things already accomplished seem marvellous to those who are at a distance & see the ensemble of the work done rather than any particular phase of it. We have to take courage and persist in the pursuit of our purpose.

Shoghi Effendi wishes me to assure you of his prayers. He will always remember the Australian friends & beseech for them divine guidance & spiritual prosperity.

Yours in His Name,
Ruhi Afnan

My dear co-worker:

Your letter has served to remind me of the inevitable trials & difficulties that pioneers of this glorious Cause have encountered in various lands. They have by their perseverance, their faith & their love surmounted these seemingly unsurmountable obstacles. You are now treading in their footsteps & you should always remember that a powerful wise & loving Hand is guiding and sustaining you in your labours. Be assured of my unfailing prayers for you all.
Shoghi

* This letter was received by the editor just prior to publication and could not be included in chronological sequence. [Page 468]

Index

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‘Abdu’l-Bahá

Ascension of 296
Centre (of the Covenant) 356
had intuitive knowledge 241
Master 79
photo of 110
promises victory to teachers 9
Some Answered Questions 426
station of 79
Will and Testament 6, 7, 18, 79

Aberhart, Mr

Premier of Alberta, Canada 157

Aboriginals, 382, 402

Betty Anderson 322
importance of including 389

Abraham 151, 179 ‘Abu’l-Fadl, Mirza 185 Adam 179 Adelaide 24, 86

Assembly established 24
Dunns to visit 73
group 44

Adelaide Assembly 61, 63, 68, 85, 89, 91, 94, 97, 295

Guardian requests registration forms 120
letters from Shoghi Effendi 63, 68, 75, 78, 85, 89, 91, 94, 272, 277, 283, 294, 303
requested to dissolve into smaller communities 277

administration

details 9
ignorance of leads to problems 282
to facilitate teaching 278

Administrative Order, 256, 262, 271, 271, 278 administrative positions

are a responsibility for individuals 293

Admiralty Islands 336, 340, 355, 358 Advent of Divine Justice 152 adversity

lays foundation for faith 183
circumstances 270

Afghanistan 289 Afnan, Ruhi 176 Africa 289, 307, 331

Alcohol, 427, 37

Ali 179 Ali, Nur

letter from Shoghi Effendi 384

Alláh’u’Abhá 55 118 Allenby, Lord & Lady 42 Almond, Maysie 44, 80, 136

letters from Shoghi Effendi 44, 80

Almond, Perce 80 America 87, 288

delegates 10

Anderson, Betty 322 Animals, nature of 242 Appleton, Matt, 198, 223 Aqdas 412 Arabian Peninsula 289 Ararat

Dr Esslemont lived in 24

Archibald, Ethna

cables from Shoghi Effendi 372

Aristotle 241

Asia, 271

Asian teaching committee 336 Assemblies (also see Spiritual Assemblies)

qualities of members 8
duties of members 8
election of 7, 8
incorporation of 245
purposes of 6, 7

atomic bombs 233 Auckland 43, 72 Auckland Assembly 39, 41, 51, 116, 134 [Page 469]:cable from Shoghi Effendi 72

incorporation of 120
letters from Shoghi Effendi 39, 41, 100, 150, 210, 276, 292, 443
obtains registration 120
vivisection 411

Audenwood, Mr 309 Australasia, 24 Australasian ‎ Bahá’í‎ community

future of 96, 99

Australia

condition of Bahá’í community 57, 60
condition of society 48
future of 48

Australian & New Zealand

cable from 279
cables from Shoghi Effendi
111, 128, 137, 158, 163, 164, 169, 176, 177, 180, 181, 182, 188, 193, 196, 200, 203, 204, 205, 208, 210, 211, 213, 221, 222, 229, 237, 238, 239, 240, 247, 250, 253, 255, 256, 258, 259, 260, 265, 266, 267, 276, 279, 285, 297, 316, 319, 320, 321, 331, 334, 335, 338, 343, 344, 345, 350, 351, 352, 353, 355, 357, 358, 359, 361, 368, 369, 370, 383, 393, 395, 399, 415, 428
Child Education Committee 341
Convention 359
declaration of trust 120, 135
formation of National Spiritual Assembly 92
Guardian asks for NSA incorporation 116
letter from NSA 331
letters from Shoghi Effendi 96, 98, 101, 102, 103, 105, 106, 107, 110, 111, 112, 114, 116, 117, 118, 120, 121, 125, 127, 131, 132, 134, 135, 136, 138, 139, 145, 147, 154, 159, 160, 162, 167, 169, 171, 178, 182, 184, 190, 194, 197, 202, 207, 208, 209, 211, 213, 218, 219, 221, 224, 225, 229, 237, 239, 242, 243, 245, 248, 251, 256, 261, 266, 268, 273, 285, 292, 293, 294, 296, 297, 301, 306, 309, 313, 319, 320, 321, 323, 328, 333, 337, 338, 340, 358, 363, 378, 380, 381, 386, 387, 392, 396, 397, 398, 402, 404, 410, 418, 420, 423, 427, 428
seeks legal recognition 388

‎ Australian‎ National Spiritual Assembly (NSA)

cables from Shoghi Effendi 435, 438, 443, 445, 447
letter from NSA 446
letters from Shoghi Effendi 433, 438, 444, 448

Australian National Convention

cable from Shoghi Effendi 432

Auxiliary Board, 356, 444 Axford, Emily 84, 107, 169, 286

Hilda Thomas to write biography 279
letters from Shoghi Effendi 84, 141, 150, 172
passing of 279
pilgrimage cancelled 121

Azalis, 52

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Baghdad

House of ‎ Bahá’u’lláh‎ 35, 54

Bahadur, Azizullah

in Germany 31

Bahá’í administration

growing pains 281

Bahá’í Administration

‎ indispensable‎ book 86

Bahá’í Attitude to War 162, 167 Bahá’í

authors 433
calendar 330
community
spirit of fidelity 3
elections, 6, 131
to National Convention 92

[Page 470]fund 9, 105, 114 holy days

recognition of 269

marriage 269, 432 (see also Marriage) meetings 6, 69 publications

magazines 6

teachings 79 Writings

limited translations into English 241
transcriptions of 99
translations 80

Bahá’í News 167, 296 Bahá’í News Bulletin 273 Bahá’í Quarterly 121, 167, 169, 172

functions of 117
Guardian praises first issue 121
NSA to commence 117

Bahá’í World 66, 90, 95, 107, 109, 111, 116, 127, 133, 167, 171, 178, 287 Bahá’ís

duty of 18
impact of 17
responsibilities of 15

Bahá’ís of Australasia

letters from Shoghi Effendi 3, 14, 19

Bahá’ís of Australia

letters from Shoghi Effendi 1, 18, 22, 74

Bahá’ís of Australia & New Zealand

cables from Shoghi Effendi 71

Bahá’ís of New South Wales

letters from Shoghi Effendi 15

Bahá’ís of New Zealand

cables from Shoghi Effendi 38
letters from Shoghi Effendi 15

Bahá’ís of Perth

letters from Shoghi Effendi 55, 73

Bahá’ís of Tasmania

letters from Shoghi Effendi 177

Bahá’ís of the Pacific Islands

letters from Shoghi Effendi 2

Bahá’ís of Victoria

letters from Shoghi Effendi 15

Bahá’u’lláh 79

house of, in Baghdad 35, 54
station of 179

Bahá’u’lláh and the New Era 64, 66

translation into Maori 66

Bahjí 30, 80 Baker, Effie 21, 29, 32, 34, 36, 38, 40, 42, 47, 50, 51, 54, 218, 323

letters from Shoghi Effendi 21, 304
travels with Martha Root 21
visits Haifa 21, 23, 29
resettles in Victoria 111
returning to Australia 110, 111

Banani, Mr 357 Bean, Jack

letter from Shoghi Effendi 282

Beaumont, Alice

letter from Shoghi Effendi 174

Bedekian, Victoria

visits Haifa 39

Bible, 179 Bismarck Archipelago

to be consolidated in World Crusade 336

Blakely, Dudley & Judy

letter from Shoghi Effendi 371

Blakely, Elsa

letter from Shoghi Effendi 407

Blomfield, Lady 233 Bluett, Noel

letters from Shoghi Effendi 314, 319

Blum, Alvin 298, 388

cable from Shoghi Effendi 345
letters from Shoghi Effendi 201, 235, 360, 361

Blum, Alvin & Gertrude 264, 382

cables from Shoghi Effendi 334, 335
letters from Shoghi Effendi 249, 250, 259, 331, 372

Blundell, Ethel 32, 101

passing of 100

[Page 471]Blundell family

visits Haifa 23

Blundell, Mrs 30, 41 Blundell, Rev. Oscar, 40 Blundell, Sarah 29, 30, 40, 41, 45

letters from Shoghi Effendi 29, 40, 41, 45
obituary for Bahá’í World 109
passing of 102

Blundells, Sarah, Hugh, & Ethel

visit Bournemouth 32

Boltons 79 Bolton, Antionette, Mariette, Stanley & John

letter from Shoghi Effendi 191

Bolton, Mariette 72, 76, 77, 91, 287, 360

letters from Shoghi Effendi 72, 76, 91, 153, 157, 166, 170, 192, 196, 199, 200, 205, 212, 217, 219, 228, 236, 374, 401, 415, 419
letter to Shoghi Effendi 393
visits New Caledonia 323

Bolton, Stanley & Mariette 71, 79, 148, 178, 183, 352

cables from Shoghi Effendi 129, 249, 330, 352, 424
letters from Shoghi Effendi 156, 157, 173, 248, 359
become Bahá’ís 71
hope to visit Haifa 148
nurse Hyde Dunn 104
summer school 352
visit Adelaide 175

Bolton, Stanley P., 80

cable from Shoghi Effendi 353
letter from Shoghi Effendi 371
pilgrimage 345
pioneers to Tonga 360

Bolton, Stanley W. 72, 83, 125, 184, 197

cable from Shoghi Effendi 158
letter from Shoghi Effendi 83
donates Yerrinbool School 273
seeks guidance on investment security 125
treats Martha Root 147

Bosch, Louise 364 Bournemouth 29, 33

Blundells visit 32

Bowes, Eric

cable from Shoghi Effendi 374
letters from Shoghi Effendi 378, 416

Brasch, Rabbi 439 Breaks, Virginia

cable from Shoghi Effendi 429
letters from Shoghi Effendi 409, 431, 434

Brewer, Ernest 45, 86, 90

letter from Shoghi Effendi 90

Brewer, Mr & Mrs 94 Bridgland, Reginald 164 Brilliant Proof, The 259 Brisbane 24, 25

Bahá’ís
cables from Shoghi Effendi 267, 424
teaching campaign in 169

British Isles 280, 299, 379

Ethel Dawe to visit 284

British Somaliland 377 Broadcasting 89 Brogan, Mr 418, 420, 425 Brooks, Hilda 78, 80, 133, 171, 213, 230, 234

importance of secretarial duties 117
teaching trip to Queensland 168

Browne, Edward Granville 41 Buddha 179 Bulgaria 266 Bunn, Olive

letters from Shoghi Effendi 260

burial 167 Burma 62, 65

example of Mustafa Roumie 257
Martha Root in 143
Ransom-Kehler to visit 65

Burnside 406 By-Laws 392 [Page 472]Byrne, Mr & Mrs 157

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Calcutta 145 Canada 68, 156, 289

Bahá’í marriage recognised 269
Boltons visit 157
‎ Bahá’í‎ Faith recognized in Act of Parliament 388

capital punishment 412 Carey, Mr & Mrs Patrick

letters from Shoghi Effendi 330

Caringbah 192, 216, 217

Assembly
letter from Shoghi Effendi 353
to be formed 219, 220, 228

Caroline Islands 409, 424, 431, 434 Carpenter, Kitty 134, 138, 202, 256

cables from Shoghi Effendi 334
letters from Shoghi Effendi 137, 275, 327, 377, 395
in Egypt 112
pilgrimage 112, 134

Central America 144 Chagos Archipelago 358 Challis, Grace 29, 33 Chandler, Rev. 210 Chicago

Conference 345
House of Worship, 411

children’s books 231 China 442 chiropractic 297 Chittleborough, James

letters from Shoghi Effendi 384, 391, 403
letters to Shoghi Effendi 394

Chorvat, Peggy, Stephan & Nuri

letters from Shoghi Effendi 426

Chosen Highway, The 233 Christ 25

meaning of “Risen Christ” 256

Christian doctrine

Bible 179

Christian, Kenneth 387 Clark, Leila 350

letters from Shoghi Effendi 290, 303, 370

clergy 196 Cocos Islands 336, 355, 358, 381, 382, 386 Collins, Amelia 386 Colombo 63 committees 245 Confucius 179 consultation 242 Convention 129, 195, 237, 249, 269, 358

Australia & New Zealand 208, 336
cable from Shoghi Effendi 302
delegates raised to 19 245
difficulties for Perth representatives 120, 126
election of delegates 92
first Australian & New Zealand 92, 93, 96
tied votes 131
to be held during days of Ridván 97, 237

Cook Islands 380 Covenant-breakers 3, 18, 19, 52, 160, 176, 181, 299, 435, 445 Cover, Irene

letter from Shoghi Effendi 312

Cover, Ron & Irene, 24 criticism

calamity of 277
causes of 60

Culbert, Mrs 16 Czechoslovakia 426

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Danielson, Edith

cable from Shoghi Effendi 380

Davis, Mrs E.E.

to visit Haifa 145, 146

Dawe, Ethel 80, 132, 137, 194, 353

cables from Shoghi Effendi 265, 334, 346
letters from Shoghi Effendi 159,

[Page 473]::164, 176, 181, 201, 244, 254, 266, 284, 295

pilgrimage 132, 142, 345
returns to Australia 135
seriously ill 175

Dawe, Vernon, 176, 181 Day of the Covenant 296 Deakin, Alice

letter from Shoghi Effendi 260

Degotardi, Margaret

letters from Shoghi Effendi 297, 329

Delegates 38, 262, 351

functions of 7, 245
procedure for electing 236

depression 60 Deuteronomy 179 Devonport Assembly (NZ)

formation of 287

Dewing, Amy 37, 46, 59

letters from Shoghi Effendi 37, 46, 48, 59, 63
visits Perth 66

Dewing, Bertram 14, 15, 21, 31, 45, 49, 57, 59, 63, 66, 67, 68, 69, 90, 94, 95, 292

letters from Shoghi Effendi 31, 35, 45, 253, 277, 373
visits Perth 67

Difficulties 161, 189

an inevitable phase in growth of administration 274
effect of on man 65
encountered by NSA 113
endured by Greatest Holy Leaf 75
faced by Bertha Dobbins 369
facing Australia & New Zealand 103, 112
in adopting purely legalistic attitude 107
in Pacific islands 364
in establishing Australian & New Zealand NSA 85, 91
in pioneering 362
in publishing Herald of the South 118
in translation 80, 241
local difficulties should not impede national policy 278
of Australia & New Zealand 183
of present day 83
overcoming of proves zeal and development 173
registering Sydney Spiritual Assembly 120
Shoghi Effendi, 45, 189, 200

Dive, Dulcie 221, 229, 237, 352

cables from Shoghi Effendi 215

Dive, Jeff 262 divorce 302 Dobbins, Bertha 88, 226, 350, 386, 440

letters from Shoghi Effendi 88, 183, 193, 198, 214, 248, 281, 293, 316, 322, 373, 400

Dobbins, Bertha & Joseph 174

letters from Shoghi Effendi 97, 175

Dobbins, Joseph 56, 61, 68, 89, 229, 234,400

letters from Shoghi Effendi 56, 61, 89, 369

Dugdale, Dorothy 82, 90

letter from Shoghi Effendi 82

Dunn, Clara 47, 60, 70, 73, 79, 92, 94, 108, 167, 185, 192, 235, 255, 324, 433, 440, 444

attends New Zealand Summer School 364
cables from Shoghi Effendi 319, 343, 446
deserves consideration 220
in Haifa 59, 63, 67, 68, 70
in Port Adelaide 229
letters from Shoghi Effendi 47, 60, 73, 92, 104,110, 142, 165, 186, 204, 222, 247, 323, 329, 355, 416, 419, 429, 443
passes through Perth 69
poor health of 36, 37
resigns from Assembly to care for Hyde 104
to live in 2 Lang Road 219, 320

Dunn, Clara & Hyde 1, 15, 20, 22, 23, [Page 474]:29, 32, 34, 47, 50, 52, 53, 54, 55, 57, 67, 69, 72, 112, 115, 200, 357

letters from Shoghi Effendi 23, 24, 36, 50, 52, 53, 54, 55, 57, 152
achievements of 14,
an example to others 20, 94
cables from Shoghi Effendi 1, 2
greetings from Ruhiyyih Khanum 136
Guardian admires pioneering qualities 14, 20
Guardian appreciates services 16, 22, 36, 47
Guardian hopes for their pilgrimage 26
in Queensland 50
protest to Iraqi High Commissioner 36
visit New Zealand 16

Dunn, Hyde 58, 59, 61, 69, 73, 79, 93, 168, 170, 174, 185, 406

cables from Shoghi Effendi 35, 54, 69, 95
letters from Shoghi Effendi 58, 59, 67, 69, 79, 93, 129, 151
death of 163, 165, 166
deterioration in health 104, 105, 108
grave of 287
Guardian hopes to meet in future 73
Guardian never forgets 186
Guardian praises 168
health 108, 110, 114
memorial 195
model for pioneers 222
not on pilgrimage with Clara 67
New Zealand Summer School named after 276
regarded as Hand of the Cause 321

Dunning, Marie 338

cables from Shoghi Effendi 335, 344, 443
letters from Shoghi Effendi 308, 345, 348, 354, 361

Duties

of Local Spiritual Assembly member 61

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Echtner, Vuk 426 Economic teachings 64 Education 6, 28, 82 Effendi, Mahmood 30 Egypt 24, 30, 65, 185, 225, 242, 289,

Cairo 156
Kitty Carpenter visits 112, 137
Martha Root in 24, 27
Port-Said 30, 63
Ransom-Kehler to visit 65

Egyptian Bahá’ís

in British Isles 280

Elections 8, 239

future 278
individuals away travelling not eligible to vote 281
National Assemblies elected indirectly 7
NSA can scrutinise results 245
Universal House of Justice 7

Endowments 386, 390 Endurance 274 England 29, 30, 242, 388

Blundells visit 29
Emily Axford in 150
Ethel Dawe to visit 265, 266
Hutchinson-Smiths in 265
Leila Clark visits 290
London 59
Martha Root to visit 24, 27
teaching plan 239, 245
youth activities 268

Enoch 405 Esperanto 24, 49

in Herald of the South 105
in New Zealand 49
Martha Root learning 24

Esslemont, Dr John 26, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 36, 64

passing of 36

[Page 475]: worked in Australia 24 Esslemont, Peter 33 Estall, Mr 157 Ethiopia 377 Eua, Bahá’í Community of 408 Europe 65, 289

Martha Root visits 24, 27
Ransom-Kehler to visit 65
youth activities 268

European Teaching Conference 266

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Faizi, Mr 350, 364

visits Yerrinbool 352

Fast, the 99 Featherstone, Collis 251

cables from Shoghi Effendi 431, 446
letters from Shoghi Effendi 232, 252, 255, 381, 405, 406, 421, 444, 448
named Hand of the Cause of God 446
visits Pacific Bahá’ís 411

Featherstone, Collis & Madge

cables from Shoghi Effendi 334, 335

Featherstone, Madge

letter from Shoghi Effendi 231
wife 381

Fernie, Elena

letters from Shoghi Effendi 350, 414, 422

Fernie, Roy

letters from Shoghi Effendi 347, 401

Fernie, Roy & Elena

letters from Shoghi Effendi 349, 375, 447

Fiji 291, 298, 300, 309, 313, 323, 331, 332, 336, 384 Fitzner, Harold 283

cables from Shoghi Effendi 358, 362

Fitzner, Harold & Florence 295

letter from Shoghi Effendi 362

flying saucers 426 Ford, Mary Hanford 179 Formative Age 289 Forrest, Margaret

letters from Shoghi Effendi 382, 395

France 349

Jean Sevin 349

freedom 9 French, Nellie 133 Freudenburg, Mr

letter from Shoghi Effendi 241

Fugita 50 funds 250 Furutan, Mr 350, 364

visits Yerrinbool 352

future 181

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Garden of Riḍván 81 Genesis

meaning of 17:20 179
meaning of 21:21 179

Germany 6, 33

Alicia Hutchinson-Smith in 307
Lily Jean Hutchinson-Smith visits 305
must form National Assembly 7
National Convention 7
Stuttgart 31

Getsinger, Lua 185 Giachary, Dr Ugo 357, 429 Gilbert and Ellice Islands 401, 414, 422, 423, 447 Gleanings 179 Glen Innes 250 Goal of a New World Order 64 God

attributes of 84
wrath of 84

God Passes By 233

response of clergy 269, 248

Graves 309 Gray, Mrs Edward 24 [Page 476]Great Britain 7

Greatest Holy Leaf 16, 29, 30, 33, 38, 53, 57, 73, 76, 158

passing of 71, 73, 74, 75

Greatest Name 179

use of 118, 309, 393

Greenland 289

Guam 358, 397, 407

Guam Assembly

cable from Shoghi Effendi 404

Guam Bahá’ís

cable from Shoghi Effendi 431
letter from Shoghi Effendi 405

Guardianship 226

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Habíb, Dr 49

Haifa

Local Spiritual Assembly 10, 14
Newsletter 32, 97, 169

Hancock, Rodney 406

Hands of the Cause 331, 355, 356, 446

Clara Dunn appointed 319, 323
Faizi & Furutan in Australia 364
Hyde Dunn 321

Happiness 25

Haramiaqdas 445

Harnish, Margaret 443

Haumont, Daniel 445

pioneers to Loyalty Islands 395

Hawthorne, Rose 154, 168, 170

cables from Shoghi Effendi 404
teaching trip to Queensland 168

Hazíratu’l-Quds 200, 201, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 211 380

Auckland 336, 363, 378, 380, 387, 388, 389
Suva 384
Sydney 221, 366, 380
Tehran 435

Headquarters (see Hazíratu’l-Quds)

Hearne, Rupert 151

Heggie, James 190, 195, 261, 304

cable from Shoghi Effendi 267
letters from Shoghi Effendi 163, 178, 188
visited Adelaide 190
visited Guardian 179

Heller, Mrs Francis 422

Herald of the South 31, 32, 36, 38, 45, 46, 47, 49, 61, 68, 90, 96, 101, 135, 417, 439

difficulties encountered in publication 118
Guardian encourages improved quality 105
Guardian praises improvements 112
Guardian’s advice on 35

Heroism 94

Hobart 24

Bahá’í youth
letter from Shoghi Effendi 187
Bahá’ís
letter from Shoghi Effendi 236

Hoehnke, Violet

letters from Shoghi Effendi 409, 417, 427, 429

Holland 31

Hollaway, Miss 132

Holley, Horace 50, 64, 91, 355, 357

Holy Days 301

Holy Year 325, 328

House of Justice

conditions for establishment of 8
local House of Justice 5
secondary House of Justice 7

Humanity 3

Hungary 149

Hutchinson-Smith, Alicia

letters from Shoghi Effendi 265, 307, 328

Hutchinson-Smith, Lily Jean

letters from Shoghi Effendi 206, 274, 281, 305

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Inarajan 398

Incorporation 382

India 6, 62, 64, 242, 284, 286, 289, 311, 336, 346 [Page 477]:Martha Root in 143

Ransom-Kehler visits 64, 65, 67
S. Schopflocher visits 118
Teaching Plans 225, 239, 245

Individuals 107 Inman, Guy 94, 107

resignation from community 125

Intelligence 388 Intercalary days 179 International Bahá’í Council 340 International Bahá’í fund 114, 146, 159, 163, 171, 178, 190, 381, 409, 424 International language 28 (See also Esperanto) International Tribunal 28 Ioas, Leroy 218 Irán 55, 77, 110, 160, 289, 444 (see also Persia)

attitudes of Muslims 49
Australian ‎ Bahá’ís‎ assist in famine relief 34, 50
Australians assist persecuted ‎ Bahá’ís‎ 392
‎ Bahá’ís‎ of 22
conditions in 102
Khurásán earthquake, 50, 56
Lorel Schopflocher visits 34
persecution of Baha’is 387, 435
persecution prevents temple construction 396
ban on literature 74
Ransom-Kehler visits 77

‘Iráq 225, 289

Australian Bahá’ís appeal to British high commissioner 36
Baghdad Court of Appeal 35
House of Bahá’u’lláh 35
Lorel Schopflocher visits 34

‘Ishqábád 160 Islam, 41, 179, 233

fanaticism of Persian adherents 49

Italo-Swiss National Assembly 326 Ives, Mabel 202

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Jack, Marion 149, 266 Jackman, Silver 205

letters from Shoghi Effendi 114, 159, 160, 171, 190, 197, 202, 207, 211

Jankko, Greta

cable from Shoghi Effendi 376

Japan 6, 441 Juleff, Mary 48

letter from Shoghi Effendi 48

Justice 25, 27, 85

of God 84

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Kaltoli, Peter 414

letter from Shoghi Effendi 385

Kampala Temple 429 Kanare, Peter

letter from Shoghi Effendi 375

Karachi 144 Katzmann, Mr & Mrs 341 Khan, Zainab

letters from Shoghi Effendi 313, 332

Khánum, Munirih 137, 138, 139 Khanum, Ruhiyyih 128 Khartoum (Sudan) 323 Khurshíd-i-Khávar 6 Kilford, Miss 33 King, Mr 33 King, Mr & Mrs 29 Kitáb-i-‘Ahd 448 Kitáb-i-Aqdas 5, 80, 99

prescribes forms of prayer 99

‎ Kitáb-i-Íqán‎ 79 Koala News 382 Kokoria, Mr

letter from Shoghi Effendi 423

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Lake, Greta 353 Lamprill, Greta 154, 166, 177

cables from Shoghi Effendi 345, 376, 435
letters from Shoghi Effendi 273, 316

[Page 478]: pioneers to Society Islands 350 Latin America 289, 311 Leadley, Percy 415 League of Nations 54 Lee, Nora 14 Legal Committee 262 legalism 107 literature 364, 367, 382, 402

Assemblies must supervise 6
Roviana 382
Samoan and Tongan 388
Tahitian 364

Local Spiritual Assembly

by-laws 262, 268, 274, 287, 393
formation of 5, 251
functions of 5, 23, 79
geographic limits of 265
incorporation 272
members responsibilities 61
necessary to follow civil boundaries 286
obedient to NSA 272
re-elected annually at Ridván 8
relations with NSA 272
resignation from 274
to consult on forming NSA 79
to initiate teaching plans 23

London 403 Lovelady, James & Antionette

letter from Shoghi Effendi 315

Loyalty Islands 336, 355, 358, 395, 400 Lunt, Alfred 64 Lynch, Mr 149

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Mackay, Charles 379

cable from Shoghi Effendi 397

Macleod, Norman

letter from Shoghi Effendi 26
Melbourne Baha’i 26

Malta 63 Man 241 Manus 409 Maoris 66, 84, 402, 430, 437

important to increase representation 389
publications 101
Ransom-Kehler teaches 64
teaching work among 64

Mariana Islands 353, 358, 379, 397, 398, 449

Powers, Robert 344

Marie, Queen of Rumania 49, 149 Marques, Jose 357, 358, 411 Marquesas Islands 445 Marriage 432, 435, 446 Marshall Islands 358 Mashriqu’l-Adhkár 8, 336, 357, 428

Auckland 436
Sydney 336, 342, 364, 366, 389, 396, 423, 428, 439, 433, 444
construction 447
design 414, 418, 420, 425
responsibility of National Assembly 8
Wilmette 6

Mason, Margaret 320 Materialism 28 Mathematical systems 329 Maude, Harry 422 Maxwell, J. 326, 333 Maxwell, May 68

offers to assist Herald of the South 68
passes away in Buenos Aires 159

Maxwell, Sutherland

illness of 286
passing of 324

McLachlan, Mrs E. 94 McMiles, Ellen

letters from Shoghi Effendi 215

Melbourne 28, 62 mental tests 18 Mentawai Islands 336 Mesdag, Mr 30 Millar, Rev. D. 29 Miller, Amy 65 Miller, Annie 65, 66, 73, 74

letters from Shoghi Effendi 65, 66, 126, 138

[Page 479]Millway, Jean

letter from Shoghi Effendi 392

Millway, Margaret J.

letter from Shoghi Effendi 318

minority races 389 missionaries 41 Mittagong Star 161 Moffitt, Charlotte 171

teaching trip to Queensland 168

Moses 25 Mount Carmel 41, 25, 81, 158, 378

pilgrim house 38, 39
Shrine of the Báb 32, 39

Mt Paran 179 Muhammad 25, 179 Muller, Mrs

letter from Shoghi Effendi 217

Muller, Mrs K.A.G.

letter from Shoghi Effendi 315

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Naracoorte 394, 404 National Spiritual Assemblies 7, 8, 425

achievements of 96
approves obtaining legal rights to bodies of Dunns 187
Australasia 24
Australian & New Zealand 52, 79, 85, 90
British 401
challenges facing 101
Declaration of Trust 104, 120
difficulties in forming 92
duties of 226, 228, 278, 411
early progress of 103
elected annually 8
election of, Australian and New Zealand 23
formation of 7, 24, 35, 52, 53, 79, 85, 86, 87, 90, 92, 94
incorporation 104, 116
India, Pakistan & Burma 336, 398, 413, 420
need for centralisation of authority 9
New Zealand 391, 412, 413, 416, 440
to be incorporated in World Crusade 336
North America 86, 93
North East Asia 441
obstacles facing 103
powers of 9
purpose of 8
Regional Assembly of the South Pacific Ocean 386
relations with individuals 106
requests appointment of Committees to teach Aboriginals & Maoris 402
responsibilities of 182
Temple design 425
United States 112

National Convention

Australia and New Zealand 92
cables from Shoghi Effendi 129, 267, 285, 336, 337, 383, 404, 405
success of in 1935 106

National Fund 79 National Youth Committee

cables from Shoghi Effendi 260, 285
letters from Shoghi Effendi 267, 381

Naw-Rúz 245 New Britain (Papua New Guinea) 341 New Caledonia 336, 337, 399, 408, 424

Mariette Bolton visits 323

New Delhi Conference 324, 327, 329, 331, 332, 334, 341, 347 New Guinea 336 (see also Papua New Guinea) New Hebrides 336, 340, 385, 400 New History Society 58, 160, 238 New Ireland (Papua New Guinea) 406 New York 403 New Zealand 16, 38, 413

Bahá’ís assist Persian relief fund 50
condition of society 46
Convention
letter from Shoghi Effendi 430

[Page 480]:formation of National Spiritual Assembly 299, 391

Mashriqu’l-Adhkár site 430
National Spiritual Assembly
cables from Shoghi Effendi 432
letters from Shoghi Effendi 434, 436
South Island 264, 395, 430
Summer School
cables from Shoghi Effendi 265, 279, 296, 316, 334, 351, 377, 399, 424
to be consolidated in World Crusade 336

newsletters 6 Nineteen day feasts 406 Norden, Else 332

cable from Shoghi Effendi 331

Norfolk Island 53 North America 63, 66

National Convention 7
National Spiritual Assembly 58

Numbers

meaning of 12:16; 13:13 179

Numerology 81 National Youth Committee of Australia & New Zealand

letter from Shoghi Effendi 354

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Obedience 332 Obstacles 43, 47, 59, 115, 122, 205, 212, 214, 221, 258, 261, 271, 275, 276, 279, 281, 285, 289, 290, 292, 313, 314, 339, 343, 346, 362, 370, 372, 412, 414, 415, 438, 441

facing Australia and New Zealand 92, 103
facing Perth Bahá’ís 126
Shoghi Effendi’s attitude to 43
Shoghi Effendi prays for removal of 16

Occult sciences 81 Olson, Cynthia

letters from Shoghi Effendi 367, 379

Olson, Cynthia & Edgar

letter from Shoghi Effendi 353, 398

opposition 421 Orange, N.S.W. 394, 401 Oriental terms

correct spelling of 10, 11

Orthodoxy 9

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Pacific Islands 7, 16, 17, 23, 53, 288, 300, 311, 324, 336, 337, 344, 345, 357, 358, 390, 400

Admiralty Islands 355
Ali, Nur 384
Caroline Islands 409, 429, 431, 434
Collis Featherstone visits 411
Cook Islands 352, 380
Fiji Islands 384
future responsibilities 442
Gilbert and Ellis Islands 347, 349, 350, 375, 401, 414, 422, 423, 447
Guam 397, 405, 407, 431
Guardian advises against publicity 421
Kaltoli, Peter 385
Loyalty Islands 395
Mariana Islands 353, 358, 367, 379, 398
New Caledonia 377, 408, 424
New Hebrides 350, 373, 385
Papua New Guinea 368, 409, 417, 427, 429
pioneers to 342
Society Islands 349, 350, 376, 424, 435, 445
Solomon Islands 360, 361, 372, 438
South Seas, Islands of the 16
Tonga 353, 371, 407
Washington, W. 399

Palestine

grave situation in 141, 150, 155

Palmer, Dr B.J. 83, 91 Palter, Miss 49 Panama 349, 350 Papua New Guinea 341, 387, 406, 409, [Page 481]417, 427, 429 Paraclete 179 Parliament 297 Paul, Mr 84 Payneham Assembly

letter from Shoghi Effendi 350

Peak, Olga

letter from Shoghi Effendi 216

Perdu, Joseph 275, 286, 323 Perdu, Kersten Sanderson

cable from Shoghi Effendi 276

Perks, Thelma 254

becomes Bahá’í 223, 247
donates land to Yerrinbool School 287
letters from Shoghi Effendi 255, 444

Persecution 49 ‎ Perseverance‎ 388 Persia 284 (see also Iran)

Australasian Bahá’ís contribute to famine relief 34, 243
bans Bahá’í literature 74
Mrs Schopflocher visits 34
teaching plans 245

Persian Bahá’ís 438

in British Isles 280

Perth 50, 69

cable from Shoghi Effendi 267
letter from Shoghi Effendi 128
Assembly to be formed 116
condition of community 65
difficult to ‎ send‎ delegate to convention 126
Dunns to visit 73
Victoria Park 66

Peterson, Mr and Mrs

letter from Shoghi Effendi 317

Philanthropic activities 383 Philippines 235 Philosophy 241 Pilgrim notes 175, 233 Pilgrimage 22, 26, 70, 73, 141

Clara Dunn 60, 67
E. Dawe 142, 334
E. Axford 119
Jim Heggie 189
M.Dunning 335, 338, 344
pilgrims 327
Richardson, Anne 344
temporarily halted 247, 266
to resume 298

Pilgrims 1

first Australian and New Zealand 23, 25, 26

Pioneers 59, 195, 299, 308, 310, 339, 340, 341, 342, 344, 345, 349, 354, 355, 357, 358, 360, 362, 364, 365, 368, 372, 382, 387, 388, 389, 391

Almond, Maysie 81
Dunn, C. 323
Dunns 20, 34-36, 37, 46, 51, 53, 54, 55, 58, 59, 97, 105, 109, 111, 114, 124, 152, 163, 186
Bluett, Noel 314
Blums 259
Blundell, Ethel 100
Blundell, Sarah 110
Brooks, Hilda 118
Stevenson, Margaret 169
Sydney Assembly 87
Watkin, E 82
Whitaker, Oswald 188

pioneering 325, 339, 344, 348, 360, 369, 373, 377, 385

future attitude towards 186
results in Latin America 257
takes precedence 339

plan 246, 247 Plato 241 Podger, David

letter from Shoghi Effendi 433

political parties 253 politics 297 Pollard, Gladys

letter from Shoghi Effendi 305

Port Adelaide 215, 229, 234

Clara Dunn teaching in 222

Portugal 358 Portuguese Timor 336, 340, 355, 357, 358, 362, 411, 440 [Page 482]Powers, Robert

letters from Shoghi Effendi 344, 358, 407

prayer 42, 57, 58, 80, 99

congregational prayer discouraged 99
healing prayer 99
obligatory prayer 42

Prayers and Meditations 140

prejudice 27

Proclamation 162

prohibition 37

Promised Day is Come 169

prophets 179

psychic practices 135

Port Moresby 409

publications (see also Herald of the South)

Assemblies must supervise 6
Koala News 382
publication 8
standard of 90

publicity 209, 214, 238, 422

Mittagong Star 199

punishment 84, 85

Purest Branch 158

Q

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Queen Marie 49

Queensland 50

Quesada, Mr 398

R

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racism 27, 400

radio 89

Rank, Mr 255

Ransom-Kehler, Keith 62, 64, 67, 70, 72, 77, 174, 233

letters from Shoghi Effendi 62, 64
in Persia 77
in Haifa 39
visits Sydney 70

Regional Teaching Committee for New Zealand

letter from Shoghi Effendi 415

Regional Teaching Committees 238, 242

Reincarnation 261

Religious orthodoxy 271

Revelation of St John

meaning of chapter II 179
meaning of 3:12 179

Richardson, Ann

cable from Shoghi Effendi 344

Ridván Garden 30

Rockhampton 51

Rodwell, Viva

letters from Shoghi Effendi 290, 304, 318, 322

Root, Martha 20, 26, 31, 62, 139, 140, 147, 153, 160

arrives in Australia 147
in Haifa 24
letters from Shoghi Effendi 20, 143, 144, 148
NSA plans for 145
to visit Australia 20, 139, 140, 142
visits Sydney 20
voice recording 170

Rosenberg, Ethel J. 49, 50

Roumie, Siyyid Mustapha 144, 257

Routh, Jane 155, 171

Russia 27, 34

believers 160
Lorel Schopflocher visits 34
Martha Root to visit 27

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Sacred Writings 257

Samoa 337, 448

Schiller, Rolf

cables from Shoghi Effendi 410, 422

Scholars 233

Scholarship 46

Schopflocher, Lorel 34

Schopflocher, Seigfried 31, 118, 124, 125

in Haifa 124
in Australia & NZ 118, 122, 123

Science 105 [Page 483]Scotland 29

Margaret Stevenson visits 32

Scout Movement 37 Shoghi Effendi

Adelaide 272
comply with NSA decisions 272, 277, 278, 294
maintain contact with USA 86
advice to individual Bahá’ís 52
Assemblies 217
establish on civil limits 262, 265, 403
concentrate on tasks immediately ahead 258
concentrate on teaching plans 245, 252
constantly stimulate Bahá’ís to achieve goals 324
follow American example 86
urges Blums to assist establish LSA 249
Auckland 46, 363
Australia
attention to urgent needs of New Zealand Bahá’ís 413
future role 172
Australia & New Zealand 196
adhere strictly to writings 99
avoid atmosphere of secrecy 106
care for Clara Dunn 220
concentrate on teaching 252, 287
establish NSA 90
formation Local Spiritual Assemblies 251, 259
Headquarters 203
inspire & encourage 237
responsible for Pacific Islands 288
title of NSA to remain unchanged 214
urges conciliation & harmony 229
urges consultation on multiplication of centres 238
Bahá’í World 107
beautifies Mt. Carmel 25
by-laws to conform to New York 262, 268
committees free to elect their own office bearers 245
National Convention 23, 92, 208
destiny of mankind 182
devising teaching plans for Europe 65
Dunn, Clara 68
duty
avoid disunity 9
of Assemblies 5-9, 226
of Bahá’ís to concentrate on tasks of World Crusade 363
of individuals 226, 299
to participate in elections 7
sacred duty to teach 18, 251
exemplary lives 4
feels sure NSA will protect and spread faith 182
future 14, 24, 70, 118, 174, 175, 225, 262, 391, 417
attitude towards 70
Australia 206, 211
Australia & New Zealand 192
Bahá’ís should face with courage 206
generations will remember Dunns 94, 111
growth of institutions 247
importance of Headquarters 207
New Zealand 38, 42
NSA will inevitably face difficulties 43, 106
obstacles facing NSA will disappear 107
proclamation 288
Greatest Name not to be put on graves 309
health of 31
Herald of the South 45, 46, 105, 118
incorporation 104, 300, 367
India 67
individual Bahá’ís

[Page 484]: against petitioning NSA 98

against seeking apology from LSA 98
against working in holy land 307
create love and harmony 215
free to write to Guardian 185, 215
‎ abstain‎ from political membership 253
not to seek parliament as independent 297
sacred duty to teach 70, 251
support institutions 240
unable to correspond with 14
instructions regarding Temple design 396
litigation 251
marriage to Mary Maxwell 128
name New Zealand summer school after Hyde Dunn 276
National Spiritual Assembly 78, 226
be sympathetic to individual requests 106
devise definite teaching plan 242
dispersal of Bahá’ís the vital task 221
National Youth Committee 268
New Delhi Conference 347
New Zealand
against premature separation from Australia 299
passing of 448, 449
praises move to Sydney by Dives 213
‎ perseverance‎ 137, 205
Persia 77
purchase Auckland Hazíratu’l-Quds 363
purchase national endowment 200
purchase of Lang Road property 205
qualities of the Australasian Bahá’í Community 88, 173, 185, 209, 310, 311, 389
qualities admired 388
requests prayers of Bahá’ís for his work 19
requests S. Blundell to persevere 46
Seven Year Plan 225
study teachings 291
Sydney 201
teaching 72, 197, 198, 199, 201, 203, 220, 221, 223, 251, 276, 434
appoint committees to teach minorities 402
Bahá’ís to be focused on ‎ multiplication‎ & consolidation 86, 243
Assemblies devise teaching plans 23
deepen new Bahá’ís in Pacific 407
extension & consolidation 222
guidelines for first phase of World Crusade 339
New Bahá’ís 373
opposition 407
pioneer for Perth 254
pioneering and travel teaching 65, 169, 195, 220, 239, 240, 242, 271, 344, 349
plans 195, 250, 252, 256, 313
schools 171, 172, 174
Temple 440
Theosophy 282
Tonga 371
unity in Australia & New Zealand 183, 203
Victories, qualities required for 388
Yerrinbool School 129, 218, 227
youth will gain profound knowledge 187

Seventh Angel 233 Sevin, Jean

cable from Shoghi Effendi 376
letters from Shoghi Effendi 349, 445

Shampson, Miss 255 Shrine of the Báb 397 [Page 485]: completion of 286

construction 298, 314, 319, 321, 333, 335

Sigsfeld, Victoria 33 Six Year Plan 248, 268

Guardian urges Australia and New Zealand to adopt 245

Skinner, Doris 157 Society Islands 336, 349, 388, 424, 445

Tahitian 402

Socrates 241 Sohaili, Shapoor

letters from Shoghi Effendi 377, 424

Soheili, Mr & Mrs 408 Sohrab, Ahmad 160 Solomon Islands 360, 361, 388, 438

Blum 361

Some Answered Questions 15, 79, 233 South Africa 132 South America 144, 190

Six year plan 225

South East Asia 288, 325 South Pacific school 364 Spiritual Assemblies (see also Local Spiritual Assemblies)

area of 233
formation of 233
functions of committees 7
qualities of members 7
obligations of members 7

Spiritual Axis 442 Sri Lanka (Ceylon) 289 St Peters Bahá’í Group 350

letters from Shoghi Effendi 307, 308, 317, 326, 33, 335

Star of the East 6 Star of the West 6 Stenstrand, J. 52 Stevenson, Margaret 16, 30, 32, 38, 42, 51, 66, 168

cables from Shoghi Effendi 54, 66
letters from Shoghi Effendi 16, 30, 32, 38, 42, 51
sends literature to Allenbys 42
visits Haifa 23
visits Scotland 32

Stirling ‎ Bahá’í‎ community 350 study

Bahá’í Administration 86
Bahá’í teachings and problems at Bahá’í meetings 69
Herald of the South 90
‎ Kitáb-i-Íqán‎ and Some Answered Questions 79
of ourselves 57
of teachings and writings by new Bahá’ís required 53
of writings followed by teaching 72
of writings reveals other functions of LSAs 6

study group 122 Styles, Albert 270 Summer School 179

cables from Shoghi Effendi 142, 181
Adelaide 197, 198
American 218
Australia 227
Boltons offer Yerrinbool property 123
Guardian pleased with formation of 129
New Zealand 264, 276, 287, 292, 364, 377, 399, 424
origin of 179
rallying point for youth 248
South Australian 228
Yerrinbool 123, 129, 130, 134, 135, 142, 153, 155, 181, 183, 184, 199, 206, 218, 237, 352, 377, 399, 424

Sun of the East 6 Sun of Truth 6 Sutherland 353 Suva 338, 386 Suva Bahá’ís

letter from Shoghi Effendi 291

Switzerland 3

Lilian Wyss in 280
Martha Root in 24, 27

[Page 486]Sydney 24, 64

Dunns to visit 73

Sydney Assembly 70, 86, 145

letters from Shoghi Effendi 70, 77, 86, 146, 221

symbolism 233

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Tablets of the Divine Plan 311 Táhirih 148 Tahiti 364, 435, 445 Tahiti Bahá’í

cable from Shoghi Effendi 424

Tasmania

to be consolidated in World Crusade 336
youth 187

teaching 60, 88

activities 4
Advent of Divine Justice the charter of teaching 152
character of 69
Guardian calls for teaching plan 78
Guardian encourages 112
importance of 4, 9, 15, 23
is responsibility of National Assembly 8
manner of 51
message 64
Shoghi Effendi’s guidance 52
to be systematic, constant, etc 114
teachers 72
use of “holy words” important 114

teaching plan 196

British 265
Europe 65
Guardian funds teaching initiatives 191
overseas 239
Six year plan 250

Temple (see Mashríqu’l-Adhkár) Ten Year Crusade 427 Thailand 289 Theosophy 282 Thomas, Hilda 286

letter from Shoghi Effendi 279

Thomson, Mrs 212 Thornton, Amy 32 tie-vote 131 Toeq, Mr Daoud 243 Tokarake

letter from Shoghi Effendi 423

Tonga 388, 407

Stanley Bolton pioneers 360

Townshend, George 331 translation 80, 367, 398, 402

World Crusade goals 336
Ponapean 434
Timorese 440

translations 8, 58, 245, 365, 382

assemblies must supervise 6
Papua New Guinea 397

travel teachers

qualities of 62
tasks of 62

Tuamotu Archipelago 349, 445 Tuamotu Bahá’ís

cable from Shoghi Effendi 424

Tunks, Arthur 263 Turkestán

newsletter 6

Turkey 266

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United States 63, 86, 133, 144, 169, 218, 242, 339, 250

asked to support Herald of the South 112
Australasians to keep contact with 85
Boltons in 76, 83, 91, 156
C & E Olson 353
development of local Assemblies 277
has provided many pioneers 222
Hyde Dunn considering proposals to NSA 114
must form National Assembly 7
Republic 289
Reviewing Committee 253

[Page 487]: Seven year plan 239

Summer Schools 227
Summer Schools originated in 179
system of administration to be copied 93
teaching plans 245
Trustees of Divine Plan 311
Wilmette Temple 193
youth activities 268

United States & Canada 176 United States NSA 386

cables from Shoghi Effendi 355

Unity 64, 88, 94 Universal House of Justice 7, 87, 95, 389, 411

elected by National Assemblies 7
establishment of 8
to decide on future principles of administration 8

Unley Assembly 393 Uskuli, Mr 309

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Van der Haart 436 Varga, Mr 243, 357, 434 Victoria 15 Victoria Park 66 Vivisection 397, 411 voting

deprivation of voting rights 269
not compulsory to select nine 131
procedure for 236
tie-vote 131

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Wachsverger, Mr 316 Wanganui Bahá’ís

letter from Shoghi Effendi 296

war

Bahá’í attitude to 162
impact of 195

Washington, Bill 397

cable from Shoghi Effendi 419
letters from Shoghi Effendi 399, 408

Watkin, Eric

letters from Shoghi Effendi 81, 87

Watkin, Evelyn

letters from Shoghi Effendi 43, 50

Watkin, Mrs 82 Whitaker, Oswald

passing of 188

White Australia policy 27, 29 Wicus, Mrs 51 Wilhelm, Roy 21 Will and Testament 79, 226

explains Secondary Houses of Justice 7
impact on Bahá’í community 18

Wilmette 119 Wilmette Temple 119 Wilson, Mr & Mrs 123 Winter School

Adelaide 170, 174
Yerrinbool 169, 170, 200

Wollongong 236 Wood, Mrs Clara 231 world 15

condition of 1, 3, 9, 14, 15, 18, 19, 63, 65, 72, 82, 125, 174, 182
future organisation of 28

World Crusade 300, 311, 321, 325, 330, 332, 333, 342,

Australian mission during 329
challenge facing Australia & New Zealand 342
commencement of 336
despatch of pioneers the first most vital objective 342
establishment Australian Teaching Committee vital to success 336
Guardian believes will be easily accomplished 337
keynote is action 339
NSAs to be formed during 324
objectives of 442
objectives of 2nd phase 359
settlement of pioneers vital goal of first phase 347
the fruit born of the Báb’s suffering 346

[Page 488]virgin territories 339
World Religion Day 324
Wyss, Frank 217, 320, 352, 386

cables from Shoghi Effendi 380, 397

Wyss, Lilian 217

cable from Shoghi Effendi 338
letters from ‎ Shoghi‎ Effendi 280, 326, 344

Y

Yá Bahá’u’l-Abhá 118, 179
Yaganegi, Ruhengiz

letters from Shoghi Effendi 346

Yerrinbool Bahá’í School Committee

letter from Shoghi Effendi 352

Yerrinbool Bahá’ís

letter from Shoghi Effendi 193

Yerrinbool School

cables from Shoghi Effendi 134, 259
donated to NSA 273
land donated by Thelma Perks 287
land donated to 270

Yerrinbool Summer School

cables from Shoghi Effendi 254, 264, 265, 377, 399

Youth

convene first National Youth Conference 267
have task of rebuilding world 177
Hobart 187
James Heggie example of Australian 180
responsibilities of 191
Summer School source of inspiration for 248
task facing 187, 191
Tasmania 177
young 231

Z

Zoroaster 151, 179

[Page 451]31 May 1957

Miss ... and Mr.....

Dear Bahá’í Friends:

This is just a note to acknowledge receipt of yours of May 22, and to assure you that the beloved Guardian was happy to hear you could change your plans, and that this marked a step forward - as obedience to the Laws of God always does - in the progress of the Faith in that area.

With warm Bahá’í greetings,

R. Rabbani

Assuring you of my loving prayers for your success & spiritual advancement,

Your true brother,

Shoghi

31 May 1957

Lamprill care Natbahai Sydney

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