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Outside the Bahá’í Faith and in the highways of the world, the newspapers constantly record with flaring headlines innumerable instances involving deviation from the divine laws as well as the laws‘ of the human world, but the Bahá’í communities are, or are designed to be, dwellings of peace and happiness in which the voice of cheerfulness and deeds of loving service are witnessed. Especially are we favored and admonished through the voice of the Supreme Pen in the promulgation of the command relative to back-biting, rumor spreading and gossip, as well as the descent into mere personal controversies and misunderstandings. Could we realize how instances of this nature afflict the Faith, how this subtle poison attacks the integrity of its sensitive fabric, we would one and all cleave to the divine principle. “Everlasting felicity," the Master promises, awaits the human world, and the_glorification of the spirit will be seen when we have freed ourselves from this age-old affiliction. The Master gives us the remedy, i.e., that the balm for this poison and the remedy for this disease is the upliftment of the tongue in praise of one another and the exaltation of the virtues of the friends. Union and consultation, moreover, are the pillars of our collective Bahá’í household.

In a Tablet to Dr. N. G. Skinner, Washington, D.C., revealed August 12. 1913, at Ramleh, Egypt, ”Abdu’l-Bahá said:

“Thou hast written regarding thy aims. How blessed are these aims, especially the prevention of back-biting! I hope that you may become confirmed therein, because the worst human quality and the most great sin is back-biting; more especially when it emanates from the believers of God. If some means were devised so that the doors of back-biting could be shut eternally and each one of the believers of God unsealed his tongue in the praise of the other, then the teachings of His Holiness Bahá’u’lláh would be spread, the hearts illumined, the spirits glorified and the human world would attain to everlasting felicity.

“I hope that the believers of God will shun completely back-biting, each one praising the other cordially and believe that back-biting is the cause of the Divine wrath, to such an extent that if a person backbites to the extent of one‘ word, he may become dishonored among all the people, because the most hateful characteristic of man is faultfinding. One must expose the praiseworthy qualities of the souls

and not their evil attributes. The friends must overlook their shortcomings and speak only of their virtues and not their defects.

“It is related that His Holiness Christ—may my life be a sacrifice to Him!—one day, accompanied by His apostles, passed by the corpse of a dead animal. One of them said: ‘How putrid has this animal become!’ The other exclaimed: ‘How it is deformed!’ A third cried out: ‘What a stench! How cadavorous looking!’ But His Holiness Christ said: ‘Look at his teeth! How white they are!‘ Consider that He did not look at all the defects of that animal; nay rather, He searched well until He found the beautiful white teeth. He observed only the whiteness of the teeth and overlooked entirely the deformity of the body, the dissolution of the organs and the bad odor.

“This is the attribute of the children of the Kingdom. This is the conduct and the manners of real Bahá’ís. I hope that all the believers will attain to this lofty station."

Every believer of discernment has learned through the shock of experience how quickly the lengthening shadows gather and the divine confirmations flee away when any one of the friends unlooses his tongue in the arena of denunciation of another.

The Covenant of God is like a crystal-pure mirror, upon whose sensitive, radiant surface is reflected the gathering storms of human hearts, and the shadow of every conscious deviation from the Divine Law of this Cycle. Spiritual and physical calamities alike flow from every disturbance of this divinely constituted equilibrium, which has a direct relationship to every believer.

May we, one and all, arise to a new consciousness of this matter, setting aside forever this indulgence and turning our faces sternly against its traces wherever found! May we altogether humbly supplicate the throne of the Ancient of Days that the deeds of the Bahá’í communities of the United States shall shine resplendent and in such wise as to attract the beloved friends to a station wherein the world shall say: “What love! What integrity! What shining deeds we witness among the Bahá’ís!”

(Extracts from a letter from the National Spiritual Assembly of June 25, 1930, published in BAHA'I NEWS, No. 46, November 1930)

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[Page 2]The Bahá’í Law of Marriage

The marriage of Bahd’z's means that the man and woman must become spiritually and physically united throughout all the divine worlds, and improve the iritual life of each other. This is Bahd’ matrimony.

‘Abdu’l-Bahá, TAB II p. 325

The decay of the vital institution of marriage in presentday society is one of the clearest signs of the disintegration of the old world order. It is an area in which the world most desperately needs the example of the people of Bahá. “And when He desired to manifest grace and beneficence to men, and to set the world in order, He revealed observances and created laws; among them He established the law of marriage, made it as a fortress for well-being and salvation, and enjoined it upon us in that which was sent down out of the heaven of sanctity in His Most Holy Book." (Bahá’í Prayers, p. 187.) The Bahá’í law of marriage involves basically two requirements:

I. Bahá’ís who marry must have the consent of all living parents. Where the parents are not Bahá’ís they should be made to understand that giving their consent is to the marriage and does not constitute approval or disapproval of the Bahá’í Faith.

11. When a Bahá’í marries he must have a Bahá’í marriage ceremony. If he marries a non-Bahá’í who wishes to have the religious ceremony of his own faith, the Bahá’í may participate in that ceremony also, provided that that ceremony does not commit him to any declaration of faith in a religion other than his own. The Bahá’í must insist on having the Bahá’í ceremony carried out before or after the non-Bahá’í one on the same calendar day. The Bahá’í ceremony must be witnessed by representatives of a local spiritual assembly.

When two Bahá’ís marry they may not be married by the religious ceremony of another faith, nor can they be married in the church or other acknowledged place of worship of the followers of other faiths.

If a Bahá’í has a civil or other religious marriage ceremony without having the consent of the parents and a Bahá’í ceremony, he is subject to the possible loss of his Bahá’í membership privileges.

When difficulties are encountered in the application of these simple and wholesome laws, it is usually because the believers do not realize that the law of marriage affects the very foundations of human society and that in the Bahá’í Faith the social laws are as binding as the spiritual ones.

It is the vital duty of local spiritual assemblies not only to apply the Bahá’í laws with justice and firmness, but to increase the believers’ understanding of and devotion to these divine commands out of love for Bahá’u’lláh.

Concerning Sex and Chastity

I N recent months the National Bahá’í Office has received many questions, particularly from youth, about the meaning of the terms “chastity” and “companionate marriage” as they are used in the Bahá’í Writings and about the consequences to be expected if Bahá’ís fail to live up to the standards of chastity in the Faith.

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Generally, these questions are so framed that it is sufficient to reply that in a Bahá’í society the sexual activities of individuals belong in marriage and not outside. However, to assist those with these questions to understand better the attitude to be adopted in applying Bahá’í standards of chastity, a letter dated October 17, 1968 from the Universal House of Justice to an individual is hereunder excerpted:

“We have considered your several letters and have noted your questions, and your view that many Bahá’í youth in America are confused, and are pleading for guidance in simple clear language on how to meet daily situations, particularly those involving sex.

“It is neither possible nor desirable for the Universal House of Justice to set forth a set of rules covering every situation. Rather is it the task of the individual believer to determine, according to his own prayerful understanding of the Writings, precisely what his course of conduct should be in relation to situations which he encounters in his daily life. If he is to fulfill his true mission in life as a follower of the Blessed Perfection, he will pattern his life according to the Teachings. The believer cannot attain this objective merely by living according to a set of rigid regulations. When his life is oriented towards service to Bahá’u’lláh, and when every conscious act is performed within this frame of reference, he will not fail to achieve the true purpose of his life.

“Therefore every believer must continually study the sacred Writings and the instructions of the beloved Guardian, striving always to attain a new and better understanding of their import to him and to his society. He should pray fervently for Divine Guidance, wisdom and strength to do what is pleasing to God, and to serve Him at all times and to the best of his ability.

“We suggest that you read and meditate on the following passages: from The Advent of Divine Justice, pp. 24-27 inclusive; from BAHA'I News of December 1947. p. 3, columnsl and 2; ‘and from NATIONAL Bahá’í R1-:vu:w of April 1968, p. 5, column 2.”

——NATIONAL SPIRITUAL ASSEMBLY 1. Also in NATIONAL Bahá’í Rzvuzw. January 1969, p. 10 column I.

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A First in Central Pennsylvania

ATTENTION: BAHA"l' MILITARY murnzes

The following information is for the Bahá’í young men who are drafted, and for local spiritual assemblies and Bahá’í families to be communicated to their young members as they are drafted for service in the armed forces.

Most Bahá’í draftees are sent to Ft. Sam Houston, San Antonio, Texas, for their basic training because of their I-A-O status (medics). Some encounter problems of adjustment and other personal difficulties which could be alleviated to some extent if they will avail themselves of the services of the local Spiritual Assembly of San Antonio which has put forth a great deal of effort to be helpful. Very cordial relations have been established by the Assembly with the military chaplains. company commanders, etc., and if the Bahá’í’s at Ft. Sam Houston

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Adults Youth February 1968 4 May 1969‘ 28 I3

‘Including dispersals: 14 adults and 4 youth.

Above, left: Part of the State College Bahá’í Community which participated in the election of the first local Spiritual Assembly in the history of the Faith in central Pennsylvania. Left: Large store display windows given to the State College Bahá’í Community for a number of weeks. Thousands saw this display, set up to publicize a Bahá’í meeting and familiarize people with the name “Bahá’í." Right: Fifteen Bahá’í books were presented to the librarian (second from left) of the Bella S. Schlow Memorial Library in State College in celebration of National Library Week. Presenting the books are; Beauris Whitehead, left, Tanya Romaniec, second from right, and Steve Yamamoto.

will proceed along the lines mutually agreed upon, their sojourn there will be much happier. It is particularly important that those who are new in the Bahá’í Faith should have as much association as possible with the San Antonio Bahá’í community prior to leaving for overseas duty.

The Bahá’ís have been assigned Chapel No. 3 at Ft. Sam Houston for Sunday services. They actually have the use of the chapel each Sunday from 1:00 to 5:00 pm. and they have Building No. 1508 for study classes and other Bahá’í activities.

The San Antonio telephone directory carries a Bahá’í listing under “Bahá’í”. A telephone call to that number will immediately put the Bahá’í military draftee into communication with fellow members of the Faith and Bahá’í friends.

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An exhibit placed in the Fort Myers Public Library, by the Fort Myers, Florida Bahá’ís, in celebration of the 125th anniversary of the Declaration of the Báb.

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The Proclamation of Bahá’u’lláh was presented to the Honorable Oscar M. Corbin, Mayor of Fort Myers, Florida as part of the celebration of the 125th anniversary of the Declaration

' of the Báb. Mayor Corbin is shown, center, with Mrs. Nina B.

Matthisen of the Fort Myers Group and Robert Pickering of the Lee County local Spiritual Assembly.

The Bahd/is of Takoma Park, Maryland presented The Proclamation of Bahá’u’lláh to Mayor George M. Miller shown at right. Mrs. Winnie Norton, left front, made the presentation accompanied by other believers of Takoma Park (left to right): Dennis Norton, Jim Sturdivant, Bea Gaetano, Barbara Littman, Marcia Tamuty, Mark Littman.

Cooperating With the Agencies of the U.N.

The friends all over the United States will be happy to know that their efforts and wonderful work which went into meetings commemorating International Year for Human Rights have been much appreciated by the various committees and departments concerned with this at the United Nations. The report of our many conferences, meetings and awards banquet submitted by your U.N. Representative was enthusiastically received by the Head of the Human Rights Division, the Chief of the NGO Section, by the U. S. Mission, and by the UNA-USA with whom the former U.N. Representative, Ellen Parmelee (Widmer) and the United Nations Committee had worked so closely and well.

In continuing your efforts to increase awareness of and support for the United Nations you will be encouraged to know that such subjects as human rights, the status of women, peaceful uses of the ocean (a probable source of food and medicine that will alleviate famine in underdeveloped countries), telecommunications (educational broadcasts that could greatly reduce illiteracy), planned parenthood, and literally dozens of other subjects are under constant discussion. Bahá’ís realize that progress in such areas will make the teaching of the Bahá’í Faith easier.

Students who are attending colleges where there are no Bahá’í activities can create interest in the Faith while at the same time showing their interest in the United Nations by attending CIRUNA meetings if there is a chapter on their campus. CIRUNA is the youth branch of UNA-USA and new chapters have increased by 32 since September of 1968. Much source information on the United Nations can be obtained through them. Bahá’ís are accustomed to cooperating for common purposes, and this is an additional and excellent way to exert an influence toward world unity.

-—ETTA MAE MIKHAEL, NATIONAL BAHXE REPRESENTATIVE AT THE UNITED NATIONS

Classification of Baha"I' Books

From time to time inquiries and suggestions are received about the classification of Bahá’í books in public libraries. In most libraries the listing is according to the Dewey Decimal Classification system employed by the National Library of Congress with which the National Spiritual Assembly is acquainted. While the classification is not yet satisfactory to us from the Bahá’í standpoint. considerable improvement has been made since the early days of the Faith in this country and the National Spiritual Assembly will continue to follow up with the National Library of Congress for further improvement.

It must be understood that changing classifications of library listings is a very serious matter and once any change is made it must remain in effect a very long time in order to avoid the tremendous confusion that frequent changes and revisions would create in the library system involving thousands of local public libraries throughout the country.

The proper call number of Bahá’í literature is 297.89. The number 297 is given to Islam, and religions under that

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parentage are listed in that same general sequence. While we are not a branch of Islam, our roots are in that faith, as the roots of Christianity were within Judaism. We should not become too technical at this point, but rather we should consider ourselves fortunate to have the separate number for Bahá’í books that now exists in that sequence. The editor of the Dewey Decimal Classification of the Library of Congress wrote sometime ago that “separate integrity (of the Bahá’í Faith) is clearly shown by the coordinate indention and large type" given to our special number in the 297 series.

Bahá’ís should not under any circumstances write to the Library of Congress concerning this matter. This is something for the National Spiritual Assembly to handle and it is extremely important to maintain good relations in this respect. The Bahá’ís can be helpful by calling the attention of local librarians to the proper classification of Bahá’í books as given, above, namely, 297.89.

Library of Congress Catalog Numbers

Most Bahá’í books now have printed in them a special Library of Congress catalog card number. This means that these books are already listed and classified and the library reference cards printed for them. It is not necessary for Bahá’ís or for local communities to endeavor to secure these cards and present them with the books to the librarians. The librarians are completely familiar with the method of obtaining the cards, and they are readily available to them from the Library of Congress catalog division. The convenience to libraries is established by having these numbers pre-assigned so that the librarians need not wait a long time for a new book to be cataloged and cards to be printed since the cards are already on hand and need only be requested by them from the Library of Congress. Books that are not processed and given Library of Congress catalog card numbers for certain reasons, as for example books published outside the United States of America, are still accepted by most libraries which have their own system of cataloging books of this kind.

Books in Libraries

The main endeavor of Bahá’ís should be in seeing to it that all public and college libraries have up-to-date basic Bahá’í books. There are many ways in which this activity can be greatly expanded: by Bahá’í assemblies in extension teaching work in surrounding communities, and by other Bahá’ís working under the direction of their State Goals Committees. Surely in these years of Proclamation no public or college library in America should be without Bahá’í books.

Right: Mr. Dale Anderson, Baltimore County Executive, receives a copy of The Proclamation of Bahá’u’lláh from the representatives of the Baltimore County community. Left to right: Dale Anderson, Mrs. Mary Davis, Iraj Radpour, Mrs. Madge Palmer.

Muriel Pratt presents The Proclamation of Bahá’u’lláh to Mayor Edgar Lussier of Woonsocket, Rhode Island for the State Goals Committee. Looking on are (l. to r.) Clayton J. Keiser, Dorothy Champ, and Mildred Sales. Woonsocket is a goal for the establishment of a center. Mayor Lussier showed interest and promised to read the book.

During March 1969 the Bahá’ís of Binghamton, New York presented a copy of Prayers and Meditations to the Meditation Room of the Binghamton General Hospital, and also a copy to the library of the Self-Care—Unit in Our Lady of Lourdes Memorial Hospital. Shown is Sister DeChantel, Administrator of Lourdes Hospital, accepting the book from Assembly member Mrs. Kathryn P. Dailey, with Xavier Butler, a Bahá’í youth also present.

[Page 6]MORE ABOUT OUR SILVER ANVIL AWARD

A coveted symbol now graces the NABOHR Ofl"1ce. It is a beautiful silver anvil, mounted on a mahogony base and inscribed to the North American Bahá’í Ofi'ice for Human Rights for outstanding performance in special events (non-profit). The citation accompanying the presentation reads:

To support International Human Rights Year, the National Bahá’í Center established a special ofi-ice to emphasize that human rights are God-given and hence inviolable, to demonstrate how the Bahá’í Faith has solutions to human rights problems, and to create an awareness of the Human Rights Year and its objectives. To achieve these aims. the organization disseminated copies of the Bahá’í statement on human rights to opinion leaders, sent a pamphlet“What Is Race?” — to schools and community groups, and published 500,000 copies of a folder on Human Rights Year. Ten two-day regional meetings were held to explore prejudice, housing, education, youth, the American Indian and the Spanish American. The program sponsored a national conference involving 47 organizations. The theme, “Human Rights Are GodGiven Rights” was emphasized in media as well as in badges, posters, bumper stickers, etc., and an Award for Service to Humanity was established. The program resulted in better understanding of human rights, of race, and of the principles of the Bahá’í Faith and made a contribution to the general objectives of the Human Rights Year.

At a lavish dinner dance at the Plaza Hotel in New York City on May 15, Mrs. Juliette B. Buford, Director of the NABOHR Office, received the award from the Public Relations Society of America on behalf of NABOHR.

Also attending the dinner in New York were Dr. Victor de Araujo, representing the International Bahá’í Community, and Mrs. de Araujo; Mr. Marc Schreiber, Director, Division of Human Rights, United Nations, and Mrs. Schreiber; Mr. Edward Lawson, Deputy Di JULY 1969

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Mrs. Juliette B. Buford (right), Director of NABOHR, accepts a Silver Anvil Trophy presented by the Public Relations Society of America for outstanding performance in special events. With Mrs. Buford is Dr. Carl F. Hawver, Chairman of the Silver Anvil Awards Committee, and. Mrs. Natalie M. DiBuono, Assistant Director of National Bahá’í Public Information.

rector, Division of Human Rights, United Nations; Mrs. Etta Mae Mikhael, U.S. Bahá’í representative at the United Nations; and Mrs. Natalie M. DiBuono, Assistant Director of National Bahá’í Public Information. Wilmette.

Representatives of many organizations and businesses at the dinner were executives and top-caliber professional public relations people, and the honor and prestige gained for the Faith through our participation in this event is inestimable. Each Bahá’í throughout the country can take great pride in this achievement for the Faith. It was only through cooperation and combined efforts that such an award was possible.

Copies of the publication summarizing the program, “Report of Activities in Observance of International Human Rights Year 1968,” is available for $2.00 from Bahá’í Distribution and Service Department, 112 Linden Avenue, Wilmette, Illinois 60091. It is a prestige publication, and will serve to further the effectiveness of our teaching and proclamation efforts if given as wide distribution as possible by every Bahá’í community, group and isolated believer.

On the U. S. Homefroni

In Portsmouth, New Hampshire, a group of high school students from the Unitarian-Universalist church asked to attend a Bahá’í worship service, as they were studying various worship services in the city. The Bahá’ís were delighted to invite them to a service held in the home of two of the believers at which Bahá’í youth read selections on “The Oneness of the Prophets” and there were recordings of an a cappella choir. This was followed by the

showing of slides and a period of questions at which the young people showed keen interest in the Faith.

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The excellent report of last year's regional Conference on “Housing and Human Rights”, held last June in Boston, has been mailed recently to key people in the Portsmouth. New Hampshire community and was received with a very appreciative note of praise from the Mayor of Portsmouth who is also State Senator, Eileen Foley.

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The Proclamation

of Bahá’u’lláh

is Presented

to Indian Leaders

Duncan Brown, left, first Yakima Indian man enrolled in the Bahá’í Faith and vice chairman of the local Spiritual Assembly on the Reservation, presents copies of The Proclamation of Bahá’u’lláh to Yakima leaders — Leonard Tomaskin, Watson Totus and Don Umtuch. This event was written up and pictured in the Toppenish Review. The account mentions Bahá’u’lláh’s teachings of

world unity and the world wide spread of the Faith today.

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Lyn King, Bahá’í of Moore, Oklahoma is shown giving The Proclamation of Bahá’u’lláh to two tribal chiefs in Oklahoma: left: Vincent Bointy, Chief of the Kiowa Tribe and at right Lee Motah, Commanche Tribal Chief. The State Goals Committee plans to present this book to all of the thirty-three tribal chiefs in the State.

The Bahá’í Association of Harvard reports that during the first week of April, thirteen youth from Massachusetts made a teaching trip to North and South Carolina, organized through the National Teaching Committee and the State Goals Committees of those states. While there the youth gave ten TV and radio interviews. spoke to five high schools and held countless firesides and study classes. Everywhere they traveled. they met with warm. loving hospitality from the Bahá’ís and enthusiastic responses

from the seekers. Bahá’í songs were excellent for communicating the spirit of the Faith. Through sharing ideas and living for a week among Bahá’ís of another part of the country, far away from their everyday. secular communities. the youth learned the joy of living the Bahá’í life and urge others to find the same joy through similar trips of their own.

“Arise. O wayfarer in the path of the Love of God. and aid thou His Cause.” (Gleanings p. 38)

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Number of Local Spiritual Assemblies 1965-1969

Year Ending at Riḍván 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969

Beginning of Year 331 327 351 376 394 New 13 24 26 27 39 Restored 16 23 1910 20 Total, New and 1 : — 1

Restored 29 47 45 . 37 59 Lost 33 23 201 19 131

Net Gain (4) 24 25 18 46 End of Year 327 351 376 394 4402

1 Includes one lost by merger

2 One assembly reported lost after data had been compiled for the June NATIONAL Bahá’í Ravn-.w, reducing the total from 441 to 440.

South Dakota, West Virginia and Wyoming-TheThree States with Only One Local Spiritual Assembly

Reports at the National Bahá’í Convention and since have indicated that activity is on-going in these three oneassembly states and that the believers are firm in their resolve to win the goal of the’ Nine Year Plan of having two local spiritual assemblies in each state. There are large Bahá’í groups in Mapleton Township and Rapid City, South Dakota; Wetzel County, West Virginia and Casper, Wyoming.

Excerpts from a recent report of the State Goals Committee of Wyoming follow: “As you know, Green River, Superior and Rock Springs are all goal localities for our State so we expended as much effort in these three places as we possibly could. Rock Springs is the only town which does not have a Bahá’í settler in this area of the state.

“On Saturday morning we drove to the Radio Station, KVRS, in Rock Springs. The manager was very gracious and offered to help us with an interview program. . . . He interviewed us on the air on Sunday morning for 15 minutes. . . . Several people commented to us that they heard the program on the air and felt that we had donea fine job. We planted some seed s!

“On Saturday afternoon we presented a copy of Gleanings to the Rock Springs Librarian. Mr. Thomas (of Superior) took pictures of us presenting to her the book for the Rock Springs library.

“A copy of the book Bahá’í World Faith was given to Mr. Thomas to present to the librarian at the junior college in Rock Springs, which he has since done. . . .

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“We visited with Mrs. Juanita Simmons, a neighbor of the Thomases in Superior, who has been interested for several years in the Faith.

“On Sunday afternoon we attended an Afro-American art display at the Rock Springs Art center which was m.c.‘d by Mr. Thomas. Mrs. Charlotte Orlick gave a short introduction to the Faith and said the Prayer for America at this very well attended interracial program.

“The State Goals Committee took its traveling library along, with materials and pamphlets for sale to the Bahá’ís in the area. This is our way of bringing the Book Store to the front door in order to encourage the Bahá’ís to use and purchase their literature.

“The follow-up work on the trip is being taken care of by Mr. Thomas. He writes to us asking for materials regularly. . . .

We felt that we had a very successful trip and hope that the proclamation effort will bear fruit in the near future.”

Bahá’í GROUP FORMATIONS ENCOURAGING SIGN

The National Teaching Committee was extremely impressed with the number of Bahá’í groups that took it upon themselves to meet and elect their officers during the Riḍván period this year. The prompt and spirited manner in which these results were reported to the National Teaching Committee indicates a very healthy and encouraging sign for the attainment of this year's objective of 527 local spiritual assemblies.

A review of the number and size of Bahá’í groups in the United States will quickly show we already have the base for attaining the Nine Year Plan goal of 600 local spiritual assemblies.

Adult Number Membership of groups 9 or more 10 8 22 7 26 6 43 5 86 4 118

In order to achieve this year’s objective of 527 assemblies, approximately 100 of the above groups must have an adult membership of 9 or more. It’s a challenge worthy of a community designated “the champion-builders” and “torch-bearers” of our beloved Faith.

[Page 9]REVIEW 9 New, Restored and Lost Assemblies — Riḍván 1969 States New or Restored‘ Lost 533395 New 01' Restored‘ Lost Northeastern States Central States (Com) Colfnecucut ' ‘ ' ‘ ‘ ‘ ' ‘ ' ' North Dakota . . . . . . . . . . %a's::Chu en ‘A'r'n'l;‘ersl ' Ohio Berea North Olmstead 3 S S . ""’ South Dakota . . . . . . . . .. N H h_ Bmoklme‘ Wisconsin . _ , . . . . . .. CW amps ire - ~ ~ ~ - . . . - New Jersey Hackensack‘ _ . _ , , Western States New York aogvn (:1Oyster Bay _?:a)‘l‘)vynlc:)rfi$(<)J!\:/ai:Ns‘l‘1'i‘i(>ia Arizona Mesa . _ . _ g _ “Q 3"“ ' Prescott Pennsylvama slam C°“ege “' ‘ ‘ California Bakersfield J.D. Auburn J.D. ghode Island ‘ I ""' Cupertino-Sunnyvale J.D. Daly City ermont ur mg on ..... Cypress Menlo Park Southern States Eureka Perris J.D. ’ — . .‘ R’ h d Alabama Birmingham‘ Mobile fxilgsaalgs. Folsom J D 'c mo" Arkansas Fayetteville . . .. . Lamp“ Delaware New Casue Cwmyt ‘ ‘ ‘ ' ' Los Gatos- Saratoga- Campbell J D Florida Delray Beach‘ ... . . Oceanside ' ' g:°1:;°!:Vme‘ San Bernadino J.D.‘ i Georgia . . . . . . . . . . Szggdiruz JD" K°"‘“°"Y ' A ' ’ ‘ ' - - > - South Gate’ htziysliazarilig Shreveport‘ . . . . . Torrance Mississippi . . . . . . . . .. Colorado North Carolina Winston-Salem ..... Idaho Idaho Fans 'H' ' Oklahoma . . . , . . . . .. Montana §3§{£°c‘:'SI3ina lgliliifiif '“” ”°“'*‘‘‘‘ “N” C“ . W“ Greenvme Count ‘ ""' ‘ Reno- Sparks Indian Colony‘ R_ h] d C I 3’ New Mexico Las Cruces . Tennessee [C an mm y Oregon Ashland ' ' ' ' ‘

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Texas Af"a““°‘ ""' Washington King County Comm, Dist. No. 6 Franklin County EilillI)::.:k* King County Comm. Dist. No. 9 Comm. Dist. No. 3 Virginia Fairfax ..... W om-n Toppemsh C West Virginia . . . . . . . . .. y I g "'” asper Central States Illinois Gr V » Three of the assemblies which were lost this ear had a Downers o e Des Flames 37 Elgin Downers Grove total community membership of nine or more believers, gfark Ridge‘ T°“’“5*“P yet the local institution was not maintained. In addition, l0I'1 ~ ' Indiana West Lafayette ‘ there were seven groups with memberships of nine or Iowa _ _ . _ _ ’ _ _ H more believers which did not form their local spiritual Kansas . . . . . . . . .. assemblies at Riḍván The National Spiritual Assembly is Mfdllfia" EBSU-ansing‘ - making inquiries into those instances where the establishMinnesota Bloomington ..... . Missouri Springfield ment of the assembly was not realized because of refusals Nebraska _,_H :,::: to participate in the joint formations or elections.

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However, right now —and the months ahead—is the time for us to take every possible measure to assure that next Riḍván will approach with all assemblies assured and actively functioning. Over the past many years, it seems the American Bahá’í Community has developed almost a tradition of arriving at each Riḍván with an inevitable scurry of settlers to save assemblies which have, in many cases, been operating with less than the full nine members for many months before. These eleventh-hour crises are not inevitable. The local spiritual assembly is the beacon providing spiritual light to its whole community, civic as well as Bahá’í. The importance of these divine institutions, even in their embryonic

form, could not possibly be overemphasized. But the cornerstone of their functioning at full capacity is the love, harmony and unity produced by effective consultation. No local spiritual assembly consults to its fullest effectiveness with less than nine members. If, therefore, we poured half the effort expended during the period just before Riḍván to assisting the small assemblies to maintain their full membership all during the year, the result would be strong. firmly-grounded, actively-functioning institutions, ready to pursue mass Proclamation activities and deepen effectively the resulting enrollments.

(From an article in the Bulletin of the Colorado State Goals Committee May 1969)

[Page 10]Recognition of Bahá’í Holy Days

The recognition of Bahá’í Holy Days was secured in schools in Portland, Maine and Idaho Falls, Idaho — the first school districts in those states to grant this recognition. Thus a specific legal goal of the Nine Year Plan has now been fulfilled in those states.

Many other areas of the United States have recently secured this recognition, among them: Kansas City, Missouri; Billings, Montana; two school districts within Multnomah County, Oregon; Hempstead Township, New York; Decatur, Illinois; Cheyenne, Wyoming; and Suburban Colorado Springs, Colorado.

In granting this recognition, one of the school superintendents, in his communique to all principals listing the Bahá’í Holy Days as those on which Bahá’í children should be excused from attending classes, stated “I think we owe parents this cooperation. I only wish more community agencies would place equal stress on character building.”

FOREST SERVICE POSITIONS CLARIFIED

The Department of Agriculture and the Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Indian Affairs, and other bureaus of the Department of the Interior offer positions in the Forest Service. To apply for these positions, a prospective employee must submit a Personal Qualifications Statement designated as Standard Form 171 (formerly SF 57), and, if he is appointed to the position, he becomes subject to the rules of the Civil Service Commission; that is, he is a Federal employee under the civil service merit system. The U.S. Civil Service Commission Pamphlet 4 of May 1967 entitled Working for the U.S.A. explains that “. . . Under the civil service merit system, appointments to jobs are made on the basis of ability to do the workability demonstrated in competitive examinations. All qualified applicants receive consideration for appointment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, politics, or any other nonmerit factor."

SEVENTH ANNUAL COUNCIL FIRE

The Seventh Annual Council Fire, sponsored by the local Spiritual Assembly of the Makah Reservation with the assistance of the State Goals Committee and Western Washington Bahá’í communities, will be held the 9th and 10th of August at Neah Bay on the Northwestern tip of Washington State.

Guests will need warm clothing, camping gear and food. There will be a modest charge for the traditional, Makah salmon bake dinner Saturday evening.

The two day program will feature music, Bahá’í speakers, Indian dancing, songs and legends. Indian arts and crafts will be on display. Indian guests are encouraged to bring their tribal and family songs and dances, as well as their arts and crafts.

Motel reservations for those not wishing to camp out must be made in advance. For Motel information, please contact: Makah Reservation Bahá’í Assembly, Mrs. Klara Tyler. Secretary, P.O. Box 306, Neah Bay, Washington 98357

JULY ‘1969

President’: Commission Cites Bahá’í Faith

The Final Report of The President's Commission for the Observance of Human Rights Year 1968 published in book form and titled: To Continue Action for Human Rights cites the activities of the Bahá’ís in the United States in behalf of Human Rights Year. The Commission was made up of distinguished Americans with the Honorable W. Averell Harriman, Ambassador at Large, as Chairman of the Commission.

On page 12 of the 62-page Report it states, “The nongovernmental organizations, inspired by the United Nations Association of the United States of America (UNAUSA), made probably the greatest contribution to the actual observance of the Year. These organizations prepared numerous publications on human rights, including a Community Action Guide entitled ‘You in Human Rights,’ published in cooperation with the U.S. National Commission for UNESCO. . . . The following . . . gives a representative picture of activities undertaken by nongovernmental organizations in observance of Human Rights Year . . . The National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States, another UNA-affiliated organization, arranged ten regional conferences, each dealing with the most urgent aspect of human rights of the particular region. . . .”

The National Spiritual Assembly was one of only eight organizations mentioned in the report of activities in connection with Human Rights Year. Copies of North American Bahá’í Office for Human Rights Report of Activities in Connection with International Human Rights Year. “Human Rights are God-Given Rights” has been sent to members of the Commission and to other persons mentioned in the Report.

The Commission’s Report is printed by the U.S. Government Printing Office and is available from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington D.C. 20402 at a cost of 35 cents per copy.

Proclamation — Lessons Learned

In one of the messages from the Universal House of Justice proclamation was referred to as an unknown sea. In the last few years Bahá’í communities, groups, and individual Bahá’ís have embarked upon this sea and as a result we have, as Bahá’ís, learned many lessons. This article then tries to summarize some of these lessons. First let us review some aspects of proclamation.

What is proclamation? It is another dimension of our work as Bahá’ís—the other dimensions are expansion and consolidation. It is made up of a “number of activities of which publicity is only one.” It is “a series of teaching programs designed to reach every stratum of human society.” It is an “unknown sea.” It is many things that all add up to letting people know about the healing message of Bahá’u’lláh. It can take on many forms.

Next what are we proclaiming? We are proclaiming

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many things but in the main we can list four objectives:

1. To give the healing message that the Promised One has come to unify mankind.

2. To acquaint people with the fundamental aims of the Faith.

3. To acquaint people with its history.

4. To tell of the present status and achievements of the Cause.

To whom must we proclaim‘? “To every stratum of human society and every walk of life.”

In the last few years we have learned the following lessons. among many, from our proclamation efforts in many localities.

0 First is that the community that proclaims together stays together. As Hand of the Cause of God John Robarts has said, “A community that doesn't teach devours itself.” 0 A community that proclaims does reap beneiits of many kinds. People in the area know of the existence of the Faith, there is a greater interest in the Faith, it is a source of interested persons for firesides, and it eventually results in new believers.

O The community that does proclaim does receive help from the Abhá Kingdom.

0 The community that thoroughly plans its proclamation efforts, allows enough time to do a good job, and accumulates the necessary funds for the proclamation effort, ends up with a successful proclamation.

0 We can and should be more direct in our proclamation than ever before. We should speak out. We should identify ourselves as Bahá’ís. We should face the problems in our area with our Bahá’í solutions.

0 We can take proclamation to the masses rather than having them come to us. Public meetings generally have not been the most effective means. In all proclamation efforts the greatest success has been in taking the Bahá’í message, in one form or another, to civic clubs, over the radio and television, to schools and colleges and even to the churches and to coffee houses.

0 The most successful proclamations are those where everyone in the community has a job, a part, a role —no matter how small — to play in the effort and as a result the community is a more united community.

0 Proclamations can take many forms. Assemblies, groups, isolated Bahá’ís, state goals committees, college clubs, all can have proclamations. The proclamations can be concentrated in a few days or a week or they can take the form of special days each week or each month. intensified public meetings, more firesides, a mass media campaign using radio, television and newspapers. Proclamations can range in cost from a few hundred dollars or even less_ to a couple of thousand dollars. The proclamation’ efforts can be directed toward a different stratum of society each time or be directed toward the total community. Some proclamations can be directed to particular minority groups or directed to the leaders in the community. 0 Just as important as is the planning and the proclamation effort itself, is the plan for follow-up after proclamation In reality proclamation continues, changing only in intensity and character. We must plan to reap the benefits of the

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work done during the initial proclamation.

0 Once we proclaim in a large way people will be more aware of us and we will be more and more in the limelight. People will be (and in fact are) watching us. To many people we seem too good to be true — they want to be sure that we really live the life we proclaim. Also the more we are known and the more we proclaim the better prepared we must be for attacks against the Faith.

World Peace Day

The next up-coming Bahá’í Special Event is World Peace Day, September 21. 1969. Theme of this year’s observance is: Youth-Builders of a New World. The theme this year ties in with the overall proclamation theme: Youth for One World.

Bahá’í assemblies, groups. state goals committees and college clubs have all been sent a Public Ihformation Kit on World Peace Day by the Public Information Committee. The kit gives suggestions on the observance comprising sample press and radio releases, proclamation by the Governor, letters to civic organizations and a model advertisement.

Each year the U.S. Bahá’í Community seeks to obtain proclamations from Governors of the States for World Peace Day and from the Mayors of U.S. cities for World Religion Day. The above Kit indicates the cities responsible for securing the proclamation from the Governors.

This year the day is dedicated to the youth of the world and can be considered a sort of World Youth Day in connection with the Youth Year now being observed as part of the U.S. Bahá’í proclamation effort.

Communities should begin their planning now for World Peace Day and should make extensive use of the information contained in the Public Information Kit.

Public Information Notes

0 The United Nations has declared 1970 as International Education Year. The National Spiritual Assembly has appointed a special committee to work on plans for the year. Education will be the proclamation theme for 1970 for the U.S. Bahá’í Community. As plans are made for proclamation during 1970 information on them will be published in future issues of the NATIONAL Bahá’í REVIEW. 0 The presidents of the World Council of Churches declared in their 1969 Pentecost message which was read in many languages throughout the world by the Council’s 235 member churches that, “For the first time in history we see the oneness of mankind as an inescapable mandate. . . . Our common task is to ensure that all men share in the proper use of the world’s resources.”

0 A Department of Peace has been proposed in both Houses of Congress . . . 58 congressmen and 15 senators cosponsored a bill which would also create an International Peace Institute and a Congressional Joint Committee on Peace and International Cooperation.

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YOUTH FOR ONE WORLD

The National Spiritual Assembly has

issued a call for a series of Regional Youth Conferences at the end of the summer to launch the 1969-70 proclamation program — Youth For One World. The purposes of these conferences are (1) to deepen the Bahá’í youth and to propose specific and systematic methods of proclamation, (2) to provide the youth with opportunities to consult on proclamation and on the relevance of YOW.to their non-Bahá’í friends, and (3) to acquaint non-Bahá’í youth in each area with Bahá’í teachings relevant to their interests. Conference sites—There will be seven conferences at the following 10cations. (Listed also are the name and address of the Spiritual Assembly secretary, who may be contacted for further information.)

Sacramento, California Mrs. Isabel Travers, Sec’y. 350-36th Way

Tucson, Arizona Mrs. Lisa Janti 2001 East 7th Street

Fort Collins, Colorado Mrs. Jolie Haug, Sec’y. 1933 Springfield Drive

Wichita, Kansas Mrs. Donna Warren, Sec’y. 1108 Catalina

Dayton, Ohio Mrs. Betty Patterson, Sec’y. 823 E. Stewart Street

Hartford, Connecticut Miss Lorna Tasker. Sec’y. 280 C Sigourney Street

Birmingham, Alabama Mrs. L. DeLight Bethune, Sec’y. 1904 N. Portage Avenue

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FIVE YEAR YOUTH PROGRAM GOALS

1968-69 Summary

‘dispersal and pioneering won: 1. 18 hom efront pioneers 2. 16 international pioneers (9 to Latin America; 2 to Africa) remaining: 1. 482 homefront pioneers (350 to settle in southern states) 2. at least 14 inter national pio neers (11 to Latin America; 3 to Africa)

‘college clubs won: 1. 80 clubs currently active 2. 30 clubs established this year 3. 31 states have 1 or more clubs . maintain existing 80 clubs 2. establish 42 new college clubs

remaining: 1

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remaining 3. establish at least one club in the following states which currently have no college club: Alabama North Carolina Arkansas Ohio Dist. of Col. Rhode Island Georgia South Dakota Idaho Vermont Mississippi Virginia Montana West Virginia Nevada Wyoming

New Hampshire "‘ high school clubs “’°“‘ 6 clubs estab lished this year.

remaining: I. maintain existing6clubs 2. establish 14 new clubs ‘Youth contributions to National

Fund 1968-1969: $47,500 1969-1970: goal $200,000

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Mickey Jenkins, left, and John Lehman at exhibit during Youth Conference at Lima, Ohio.

Lima Youth Hold Conference

A youth conference was held in Lima, Ohio on April 4-6. attended by 50-65 youth from New York. Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, as well as non- Bahá’í students from Kenya, Sierra Leone, Holland, Jordan and Hong Kong. Conference topics ranged from “Bahá’u’lláh — His Life and Basic Teachings” to the conference theme: “Why Bahá’í.” A convincing message, evidently, since one youth respond with her declaration.

Some of the youth attending Lima Conference in April.

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JULY 1969

NASHVILLE YOW CONFERENCE -SEVEN DECLARE

The Bahá’í Youth of Nashville and the Fisk University Bahá’í Club sponsored a YOW regional youth conference on May 10-11 which. from all accounts, was a smashing success. The guest speakers were Dr. Firuz Kazemzadeh, Chairman of the National Spiritual Assembly, William Smith of the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and George Dannells from Indiana University. In addition, the Conference featured the one-act play “Who is America?" written and performed by Joseph Mydell and Susan Leich of White Plains, New York. Their tour of this play has included the National Convention youth session (June Bahá’í NI-rws), Amherst, Mass. and New York City.

The Bahá’í Area Youth Committee of S. Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky and Tennessee Newsletter tells the story!

“Seven declarations on the weekend. And who knows how many other beautiful souls were brought closer to their moment of declar ( 50 mum is was um 0; Vi ARE mi rnu.y';u2,","

ation by the truly soul-shaking spirit that pervaded every moment of the conference. . . . No one could be immune to the magical presence of ‘Smitty’ William Smith and his disseminator of knowledge, rock exemplar of strength, inspiration to commitment. The New Yorkers, Joseph Mydell and Susan Leich, coming straight from their successful engagement at the Bahá’í National Convention, moved us to tears in a Nashville presentation of their play. ‘Who 15 America?‘ . . . The Nashville conference shows us what Bahá’ís can do when they get them selves together and dare to attempt the impossible. Four weeks — that’s all it took for the Nashville community to pull off a wildly successful conference. Four weeks that's all it took from moment of resolve to the conference itself. May the Nashville conference serve as an inspiration for other YOW year proclamation conferences! we’re not

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The publicity for the Conference was quite extensive and the attendance numbered as high as 115 at one point. The unified efforts put forth and the spirit expressed by all concerned contributed to seven declarations. Ya-Bahá’í-Abhá.

Dr. Firuz Kazemzadeh, third from right, who addressed the public meeting at the Youth Conference in Nashville with five of the newly declared Bahá’ís.

Some of those present at the Nashville Youth Conference held in May.

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Declaration of the Báb - Proclamation

The Bahá’ís of Fort Collins, Colorado, report the following:

"The celebration of the 125th anniversary of the Declaration of the Báb brought the most exciting week Fort Collins has yet seen! Monday, May 19, the flea market booth (see picture) was set up again, this time exhibited in an outdoor display case. Tuesday, Jim Yates. Rochester, New York Bahá’í, came to Fort Collins and offered to participate in the week's events. Wednesday, some reporters from the school newspaper wondered over coffee what all this noise about Bahá’í meant. and they assigned one of their number to find out. Jerry Hummel, who was manning the information booth, was interviewed. and he gave the reporter several pieces of literature. Thursday morning, Jim Yates and Steve Garrigues were given a half-hour interview (taped for airing that evening) for the campus FM station, and a long. enthusiastic. and fairly accurate article on the Faith appeared in the school paper. the Collegian.

“By that evening, the campus seemed to buzz with the word “Bahá’í," and the public meeting sponsored by the Bahá’í Association of Colorado State University ran out of chairs, cups and coffee —but not out of joy and love. Elaine Mills. of Boulder. gave a brief talk on the relevance of the Declaration of the Báb to the events of today’s world; Jim Yates spoke on the true spirit of the Faith and its real effect on one’s life; and the floor was opened for questions. Later, the meeting broke up into small groups for individual firesides.

“There were 40-45 people attending. about 25-30 were non-Bahá’ís. The spirit was tangible and people were loath to leave. The next day literature disappeared quickly from the information booth, and replacements were brought in to keep up the stock. Over 100 copies of the fact sheet from the press kit were taken.

“We are all preparing for the followup teaching that will be our next concern, and we feel that this week was a long. beautiful prayer."

The Bahd’2‘ information booth in a flea market in the Student Center of Colorado State University. Student signs a card requestion information on Bahá’í firesides, while Bahá’í Steve‘ Ga-rrigues and Bill Bright wait — ready to answer any questions.

Bahá’í college clubs sprouting evergwhere, this one at Illinois Wesleyan University in Bloomington, Illinois.

Illinois Wesleyan President Robert S. Eckley (center) receives The Proclama tion of Bahá’u’lláh from Bahá’í Club members Patrick Neve, Beverly Sand and George Davis.

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Shelton. Washington joyfully re1)0'rts that one of its youth, Janice Dion. won third place in a poster contest sponsored by the Rotary International Club. Contest theme? World Peace Thronght World Understandmg.

Calendar of Events

Feasts July 13 - Kalimat (Words) August 1 — Kamél (Perfection) August 20 — Asmá’ (Names) Holy Day July 9 — Martyrdom of the Báb (at about noon) Proclamation Event September 21 —~World Peace Day Meetings of the National Spiritual Assembly July 11-13; August 23-25

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Bahá’í Distribution and Service Department

"Youth for One World" Proclamafion Materials YOW Buttons (11/4" yellow, orange and

black) each $ .15 100 13.50 200 25.00 300 34.50 YOW Cards (can be used as business cards, fireside address car,ds, give-aways, etc.) 50 $ 1.25 100 2.50 200 4.50 YOW Bumper Stickers (flame orange day-glo and black) each $ .25

YOW Posters (l4" by 22" orange on yellow) 4 $ 1.00

Cassette Cartridge Tapes

1. “Consultation” by Dr. Dwight Allen and Dr. Daniel Jordan 2. “Bahá’í History” By Dr. Firuz Kazemzadeh 3. “HIGHLRGH'rs, 1969 National Convention" Standard land 7/8 i.p.s. each $ 2.75 Avoid mailing and handling charges by sending cash with your orders for these materials. Orders should be sent to: Bahá’í Distribution & Service Department, 112 Linden Avenue, Wilmette, Illinois 60091

Correction

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National Bahá’í Fund

MONTHLY INCOME: 1969-1970

3 I75.000 |50.000 lzslooo Monthly Goal |00.000 75.000 " 50.000 ' 25.000 " ..' >~ 0 I U, 4-’ __- g - . . _2 5 .‘=. 4 5 .5? 5 2 5 E 3 s May 1969 FiscaIYear INCOME To Date Regular Contributions 5 60.68439 $29,509.87 Special Coniribuiions _|.000.00A 5.8|I.49 Total Coniribuiions $ bI,634.99 $|35.32I.36 Esiaies . . 200.00 200.00 Other Income . 893.27 893.27 Total Income 3 62.773-25 fluhflfl Budgoi 5 I 25.000.00 $250.000.00

l—Is my (our) committment to the Bahá’í Faith low. average or high?

2—Are my (our) resources low, average or high?

3—What level of sacrifice can I (we) sustain for the Cause of Bahá’u’lláh'?

In Memoriam

Andrew T. Lecik Detroit, Mich. December 1968

Charley Alley Glenfield, N.D. May 1969

Claude W. Bish San Jacinto, Calif. May 13. 1969

Clayton W. Neve Cedarburg, Wise. April 22,1969

Mrs. Rose St. Clair Indianapolis, Ind. April 5, 1969

Mirza A. Cassim Chicago, Ill. May 9. 1969

Herbert Van Closter San Diego, Calif. March 1968

Richard Grosseer Teaneck, NJ. March 26, 1969

Mrs. Elizabeth S. Gump Palmdale. Calif. March 12, 1969

Mrs. Emma Walkup Kansas City, Mo. April 23. 1969

Mrs. Emily Hagan Summit Lake, Wisc. No date reported