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Crew members of the S.S. New Bahama Star —/many became believers.
Below: Mrs. Eileen Norman of the Caribbean Committee with the Mayor of Mayaguez, Honorable Benjamin Cole.
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AUGUST 1971
‘INTERNATIONAL PROPERTY GOALS A Progress Report
In February of last year it was reported to the American Bahá’í Community that eleven of the nineteen goals were completed, two were in progress and six still in a “searching” status. At this reporting we still have eight incomplete goals. However, in all but three cases, properties have now been found and are in various stages of acquisition.
The National Spiritual Assembly of the Leeward, Windward and Virgin Islands, with three of the goals to fill itself, has now found its endowment property and has been verbally offered a beautiful property in St. Thomas adequate for both its Temple site and Ḥaẓíratu’l-Quds.
The National Assembly of the Netherlands is negotiating a right-of-way preparatory to the purchase -of the Temple site near the Hague.
The National Spiritual Assembly of Norway has located a three-acre Temple site north of Oslo, and is now awaiting government approval of its evaluation for tax purposes, to enable consummation of the purchase.
The National Spiritual Assembly of Ghana had previously reported completion of its Teaching Institute goal by the use of their Ḥaẓíratu’l-Quds building in Accra for this purpose. They have recently acquired a new property in Cape Coast for this purpose and while this goal is
still considered complete, an additional $8,600 has been sent for re-modeling and improving the Cape Coast property.
Fifteen hundred dollars has been contributed to the National Spiritual Assembly of Congo-Brazzaville and Gabon for their Ḥaẓíratu’l-Quds search, and they have been assured of additional funds as needed when they find a suitable property. We expect this goal to be achieved before the end of the year.
Efforts must now be concentrated on encouraging and assisting the National Spiritual Assemblies of Portugal and Venezuela to find and acquire Temple sites for Lisbon and Caracas, respectively. One thousand dollars has been contributed to the Venezuelan National Spiritual Assembly to assist their search. Substantial further financial assistance will undoubtedly be required when a suitable property is found.
For final consummations of purchase of all the properties indicated above, it is anticipated that the American Bahá’í Community will be called upon for an additional $40,000 to $50,000 of assistance over the next six to twelve months.
—NATIONAL Bahá’í PROPERTIES COMMITTEE
OUR NINE YEAR PLAN PROPERTY GOALS ABROAD STATUS AS or JUNE 30, 1971
1 NATIONAL SPIRITUAL ASSEMBLY
UNITED STATES
(PLACE) GOAL STATUS ASSISTANCE TO DATE 1. Leeward, Windward and Virgin Islands Ḥaẓíratu’l-Quds In process $ 37899 (St. Thomas) 2. Indian Ocean (Reunion Island) Ḥaẓíratu’l-Quds Completed, 1968 10,013.30 3. Tanzania (Dar es Salaam) Ḥaẓíratu’l-Quds Completed, 1968 13,513.75 4. Congo-Brazzaville, Gabon Ḥaẓíratu’l-Quds Searching 1,532.84 5. West Africa (Monrovia, Liberia) Ḥaẓíratu’l-Quds Completed 1968 8,408.65 6. Ghana (Accra) Ḥaẓíratu’l-Quds Completed 1969 9,466.05 7. Taiwan (Taipei) Ḥaẓíratu’l-Quds Completed 1967 6,011.60 8. Netherlands (The Hague) Temple Site In process 9. Norway (Oslo) Temple Site In process 10. Portugal (Lisbon) Temple Site Searching 11. Chile (Santiago) Temple Site Completed 1969 4,500.00 12. Venezuela (Caracas) Temple Site Searching 1,000.00 13. Leeward, Windward and Virgin Islands Temple Site In process (St. Thomas) 14. Indian Ocean (Mauritius) Institute Completed 1969 1,500.00 15. South and West Africa Institute Completed 1970 2,250.00 16. West Africa (Bomi Hills, Liberia) Institute Completed 1967 4,102.80 17. Bolivia (Cochabamba) Institute Completed 1967 3,000.80 18. Ghana (Cape Coast) Institute Completed 1971 8,888.00 19. Leeward, Windward and Virgin Islands Endowment In process (St. Thomas) 19 Goals 11 Completed $74,566.78
3 Searching 5 In process
Feasts
August 1—Kamal (Perfection) August 20——Asma’ (Names)
September 8—‘Iz'z at (Might)
Calendar of Events National Spiritual Assembly Meetings
August 6-8 September 10-12
North Atlantic Oceanic Conference
Reykjavik, Iceland—Sept. 2-5. North Pacific Oceanic Conference Sapporo, Japan—Sept. 2-5.
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In Memoriam
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Share Your Faith
Bahá’ís of Peoria, Illinois were invited to do much of the planning and carry out many details for a community Inter-Faith Tea, an annual event, originally sponsored many years ago by the Anshai Emeth Temple Sisterhood.
When the planning committee met during the winter to discuss the program for the tea no one seemed to have any ideas about the type of program desired. The Bahá’í representative on the committee spoke up and mentioned that the Bahá’ís had a few weeks previously used a dramatic sketch at their World Religion Day program which might be suitable for the Inter-Faith Tea, and described Dr. Allen Ward’s “Seven Thousand Years in Retrospect.” The response was enthusiastic and led to the Bahá’ís being selected to put on the production, provide readers and the music, for the main feature of the occasion.
More than 400 persons attended on Sunday afternoon of February 28, 1971 at the Bergan High School, Peoria. There were displays arranged by six different religious organizations; Seventh Day Adventist, Universalist Unitarian, Anshai Emeth Temple, Bahá’í Faith, Mt. Zion Baptist and St. Philomena. The Bahá’í display, featuring “Lights of Unity” represented as candles and labeled with Bahá’í principles, was the one chosen by the photographer for the local newspaper in the publicity which followed.
Enclosed within each program for the event was a form with blanks to be filled out by those who were interested in forming an Inter-Faith study group. As might be expected, Bahá’ís were more interested in such a study than others. This resulted in a letter by the clergyman who was local director of the branch -of the Council of Churches to all clergymen and educational leaders of Peoria giving the number of persons of each of the religions interested in study groups and announcing a six-weeks study course on “The Religions of Man” to be given at Anshai Emeth Temple on six Sunday nights, beginning on April 18. The letter of announcement indicated that the approach to the study would be as a believer would view his own religion and further stated: “The very nature of this requires that several persons representing diverse faiths would choose to participate.”
An additional result of the Inter-Faith Tea was that a retired school teacher (pre-Bahá’í) noted the newspaper article and requested a slide of the Bahá’í display to add to slides she already had of the Bahá’í House of Worship at Wilmette and the gardens on Mount Carmel. When she called for the picture and wished more information, it
, was found that she plans to use these slides in making a
series of talks to church groups and other organizations. God does work in wonderful and mysterious ways!
Gus Bergman Springfield, Illinois May 27, 1971 Mrs. Virginia Clay Plymouth, N.C.
April 3, 197]
Mrs. Lida Ross Conover Torrance, California May 9, 1971
Dallas Duncan San Francisco, California May 8, 1971
Tom Ewing Albuquerque, New Mexico April 11, 1971
Miss Irene Fassnacht Lauderhill, Florida No Date
Steven Feeley San Bruno. California June 3, 1971
Estel Green
Sterling Heights, Michigan December 10, 1970
Mrs. Marybelle Hammond
Salisbury, Maryland May 2, 1971
Mrs. Rose Hassman Wauwatosa, Wisconsin May 4, 1971
Mrs. Rita Magee
Teaneck, New Jersey May 13, 1970
Mrs. Frances L. Nelson
Sunnymead. California June I, 1971
Miss Anna Reinke Austin, Texas May 23, 1971
David Sanders Union City, Georgia May 25, 1971 Caspar B. Smith Garland, Texas April 1971 Leslie Vaugh Roswell, N.M. May 6, 1971
Miss Eloise Walton South Charles, W.V. May 6, 1971
Charles Wells, Jr. San Clemente, California December 14, 1970
John Wilkins Mackeys. N.C. April 3. 1971
Baha"|'s and the Mass Media
The Faith was discussed on a question and answer program of radio WAV of Ft. Lauderdale, Florida recently. Jane Bellows was interviewed and presented points about the history of the Faith, teachings on education, marriage, etc. The questions came flooding in and as interest was high the station personnel requested an extension from the hour program; it lasted more than two hours.
San Leandro, California
San Leandro, California formed a new Local Spiritual Assembly at Riḍván 1971. For ten years Yvonne Flint was the only Bahá’í in the city. In ten months before Riḍván Bahá’ís grew in number large enough to form an Assembly, plus one youth. Several are young college students with vigor and enthusiasm so hopes are high for speedy growth, even to incorporation size by next year.
Assembly members are, seated, left to right: Shahin Paroini, Ruth Burrage, Gregory Bo clano , Yvonne Flint, Alexandra Murray. Standing, left to rig t: C ristina Lopez, Pauline Lindner, Beatrice Murray and Marian McKee.
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AUGUST 1971
The Summer School Spirit
By Waldo T. Boyd
There are many memories in the minds of those who have attended at least one session at a Bahá’í Summer School. The shrieks of surprise upon meeting one’s friends unexpectedly; the stimulation of interesting and informative classes; the memories of swimming parties and picnic outings—these all last far beyond one all-toosoon-completed week. But ask anyone what he remembers most vividly about his stay at a Bahá’í School, and almost always he’ll answer, “Why, the spirit, of course!”
What is this ephemeral Summer School spirit that is felt so deeply, and from what does it arise?
In U.S.A., 1971, our homes are surrounded by neighbors in whose eyes we may range from queer mystical cultists to isolated paragons of civic virtue and brotherly love. Our public school systems not only frown on religious instruction but expressly forbid it. Our places of gainful employment are profit and competition oriented. Our Parent-Teachers Associations, social clubs and" town meetings are convened and conducted according to R-obert’s Rules of Order, not Bahá’u’lláh’s.
True, as Bahá’ís we attend Feasts and, there, intermingle with our spiritual families. And we may attend other Bahá’í gatherings during the year where we spend a few hours or a day together for the consideration of some worthy, sharply pinpointed purpose.
There is, however, at least one complete opportunity each year for trying our Bahá’í wings: the Summer Schools. For a full week we face the challenge of rising
_ for dawn prayers together, followed, perhaps, by the
further challenge of waiting our turn for the limited bathroom facilities. Challenge? But yes! After all, do we graciously give ground? Do we perform our ablutions promptly or do we dally, forgetting momentarily those waiting their turn? And do we leave the fixtures cleaner than we found them?
And then breakfast together. Some eyes are still puffy with sleep; do we see the same radiance of Bahá’í love
there as was evident the night before? On the serving line, do we demand a double grapefruit juice or complain because someone dawdles? At the tables, do we join with someone newly met or do we seek out our wellknown friends from the home community?
After breakfast, the housecleaning. What do we do now? It is pleasantly easy to find something terribly important to talk about off to one side while others do the community clean-up. Can it be that we haven’t yet discovered the privilege of serving our fellow Bahá’í’s? Tests, tests, tests! And so subtle, so all-pervasive, so unexpectedly appropos! But before the week is out we feel the prick of conscience, and the last few days find us industriously trying to make up for lost time.
Community devotions. Classes. Workshops. Seminars. Library research. General assembly. So much going on that there is scarcely time to absorb it all before something else is scheduled. Dinner over, spontaneous group meetings, games, or a lecture by an interesting visitor. Songs around a campfire. Prayer rounds. Joyful pilgrim and pioneer stories by the light of the stars. And then-oh, no! not already !-—the bell for bedtime.
Family units. Dormitory beds. The buzz of reluctantly attenuated bits of conversation from wakeful, spiritually stimulated youth. The clomp of someone’s boots, the slam of a door just as we drop over the thin edge of sleep. At last—all quiet.
Shoghi Effendi expressed the hope that the schools ‘. . . may serve as a testing ground for the application of those ideals and standards that are the distinguishing features of the Revelation of Bahá’u’lláh.” Where in the whole wide world is there any other such opportunity for Bahá’í’s to try in the fire of true community life our Teachings on living the life?
Where else can we find relief from the tensions of competitive strife, from the national, racial and religious animosities with which the world assails us? Where else can we express so completely in a community
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Members of the local Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Milpitas, California. From top, left: Elliot Rubenstein, Treasurer; Leonard Blumenthal; Alfred Irby, Chairman‘ Fanny Irby, Secretary; Jan McClanahan. Front from left: A ice Lovejoy, Janet Rubenstein, Eva Bishop and Peggy Oliver.
Newly elected Assembly of Patterson, N. J. First row: Brenda Alakel; Joyce Berry; Dianne Goudreau; Jose Martin, Treasurer. Second row: Felicia Kornreich; Laversa Touchette; Sophie Brunson, Secretary, holding Greatest Name; Edward Martin. Back row: Irma Martin, Chairman and Robert Barnes.
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setting the standards of moral conduct, the chaste and holy life which was promulgated by the One to Whom we turn for guidan-ce?
And, as Shoghi Effendi reminds us, “. . . the mainte
- -‘nance of such a high standard of moral conduct is not to
be associated or confused with any form of asceticism, or of excessive and bigoted puritanism. The standard inculcated by Bahá’u’lláh seeks, under no circumstances, to deny anyone the legitimate right and privilege to derive the fullest advantage and benefit from the manifold joys, beauties, and pleasures with which the world has been so plentifully enriched by an All-Loving Creator.”
And yet there is more—and more—and yet more.
Many dedicated Bahá’í’s are working long evening and weekend hours in committees, preparing educational programs for this year’s Summer Schools. Through their loving, prayer-assisted labors the schools are growing, just as Shoghi Effendi expressed hopefully, into “. . well-established organizations that will train innumerable young men and women to go out into the world and spread the message of Bahá’u’lláh.” By their efforts the schools are meeting the challenge of a greatly increased population of education-seeking Bahá’í’s.
Attending a Bahá’í School is most certainly not to be compared to watching a television soap-opera, wherein
.once you have taken in the first episode or two you can
be reasonably certain that the rest will be a facsimile thereof. Each year’s student body not only derives its
individual and collective benefits but contributes to the growth of the following year’s curriculum. Each session is unique.
Our beloved Guardian reminded us that “The world is undoubtedly facing a great crisis and the social, economic and political conditions are becoming daily more complex. Should the friends desire to take the lead in informing the world, they should start by educating themselves and understand what the troubles and problems really are which baffle the minds of men. . . .”
Nor is spiritual deepening overlooked by those hardworking school committees. They seek to bring together in an atmosphere of devotion and reverence those individuals who inspire others to study, and those who desire to grow and develop an ever-deepening spiritual awareness.
About Summer School, Shoghi said, “And everyone without exception is urged to take advantage of attending ~let him consider such an occasion as a welcome and precious opportunity so to enrich, through lectures, study, and discussion, his knowledge of the fundamentals of his Faith as to be able to transmit, with greater confidence and effectiveness, the Message that has been entrusted to his care. . . .”
The Spirit present at Summer School cannot be reduced to mere words. But it is there, in the degree that we gather in expression of our highest ideals. We know you will feel it this year when you attend the Summer School of y-our choice.
Raee Unity Day Celebrations
Race Unity Day in Tacoma, Washington, was observed as a special teaching effort in a particular neighborhood of the city where we recently enrolled an elderly Negro couple. They heard of the Faith in late March 1971 through their grandson who is stationed in Vietnam in the army. He told them of the wonderful thing he had found and wanted them to have it also but they would have to find it for themselves. He asked them to look up the Bahá’í Faith in Tacoma. They did and three weeks later they were both Bahá’ís.
It was decided to acquaint their neighborhood with the Faith and a special invitation was delivered to each of the fifty-one homes. A block party was planned with food, entertainment and a talk. Because it rained all fortythree attending met in the living room of our new Bahá’í friends, thus making for very close fellowship. There were two declarations out of the eight pre-Bahá’ís attending. This was a new type of teaching venture for this community and we expect to continue our efforts in the neighborhood.
Race Unity Day in Tennessee was observed by a successful statewide picnic held in Memphis. There were new believers present from Arlington, Tennessee, and pre-Bahá’ís from McMinnville, and believers from Nashville.
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Members of the newly—formed Assembly for Walnut Creek,
Danville, J.D., California. Back row, left to right: Arthur Ioas,
John Hummel, Paul Thompson, David Rutledge, John Sarty.
Seated, left to right: Margit Humrnel, Vivian Thompson, Betty
Sarty, Nura loas.
Honors for Matthew Bullock
Matthew W. Bullock received an Honorary Doctorate in Law on June 13, 1971, awarded at Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire. He was given a standing ovation. “
In presenting him for the award it was stated that he is a Bahá’í and had served the Faith in many capacities. Mr. Bullock is now ninety years of age. He has served as a member of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. He was a member of the Spiritual Assembly of Boston for many years. He pioneered in the South and in Curacao and in Haiti. He went on Pilgrimage to Haifa during the lifetime of the Guardian.
He was sent out by the U.S. Government through the Pacific area during the Second World War to see the conditions under which the black soldiers were serving. He was formerly the Chairman of the State Parole Board in Massachusetts.
He was sent on special missions by the Bahá’í National Spiritual Assembly. He has served the Faith long and well. Last year he moved from Boston to Detroit, Michigan.
Members of the Assembly of Charlotte, North Carolina at the
time of incorporation, on April 2, 1971.
AUGUST 1971
Mass Teaching in Meriden. Connecticut
A campaign was conducted on two weekends, beginning Saturday, May 29, with a welcome by Dr. A. Schurgast, Chairman, and an inspiring keynote address by Mr. A. K. Kalantar, who reminded us that the Faith is the most precious thing we have, that we must share it as it is the only remedy for conditions today. Prayers and readings chosen by Mrs. Connie Williams opened
the session, and guidelines were given by Mrs. Joanne
Zabel. After a simple luncheon some “foot-soldiers” went on field assignments.
“lt’s Just the Beginning” was shown at Mills Community Room. On Sunday we were going to Hubbard Park, but it rained all day so we gathered at a home and had group singing and songs by the children’s class.
On Saturday June 5 prayers and music were led by Mrs. T. Meynick. Guidelines were repeated, followed by lunch. The teams went out, gathering for reports before the scheduled showing of the movie.
On Sunday, June 6, other Bahá’ís from out-of-town joined us for direct teaching. We had a circle of prayers and songs, and after a picnic lunch, scattered to the field. At the evening meeting Mr. Kalantar gave a talk in English and Spanish after the film. A fireside was arranged for Spanish-speaking seekers.
At least twelve Bahá’ís from out of town came to help the first day and at least ten others on the last day. They came from Newington; Cheshire; South Windsor; Stamford; Branford; Pawcatuck; Kensington, Wallingford and Hamden; also from Coventry; Manchester; Hartford; Norwalk; Holyoke, Massachusetts and from Auburn, Maine.
We started late, lacked proper announcements of the event, beyond a short paragraph in the local bulletin, yet we were encouraged. We are still happy over the united action of all the believers in town, as well as from out-of-town. Each had a duty to perform, and did it. Even the children helped. Our youth prepared the food for the first dinner, cooked hamburgers out-of-doors, etc. We had the advice and cooperation of Mrs. Jean Goss, State Goals representative, who met with our Teaching Committee to plan sessions and follow-up meetings, and showed us how to give any new Bahá’í a brief idea of the Faith and its administration.
The first local Spiritual Assembly of Vashon, Washington was formed on April 20, 1971. Members are, back row, left to right: Barbara Hardy, Robert Hardy, Marilyn Webster, Jim Cole, Tim Hardy, George Cole. Seated, left to right: Gloria Stair, Barbara Peters, Kathryn Clarke.
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REVIEW ' INTERNATIONAL GOALS COMMITTEE
The Universal House of Justice Calls for an Army of Travelling Teachers
“We are calling . . . for an army of travelling teachers to arise promptly and visit such countries in the Nine Year Plan as are in need of immediate assistance and reinforcement to enable the friends in those countries to win their goals of the Nine Year Plan.”
Countries in Need of Immediate Assistance: Africa
Rwanda (French speaking)
Cameroon Republic (French or English speaking) Central African Republic (French speaking) Congo (Brazzaville) and Gabon (French speaking) Ivory Coast (French speaking)
Nigeria
Swaziland
Malagasy Republic and Reunion Island
speaking)
(French
Americas
Dominican Republic
French Guiana (French speaking)
Haiti (French speaking)
Jamaica
Martinique and Guadaloupe (French speaking) Panama
Asia
, Taiwan
’/ Australasia
Gilbert and Ellice Islands New Zealand
Caroline Islands
Mariana Islands
Western Samoa American Samoa Solomon Islands
New Caledonia (French speaking) Loyalty Islands (French speaking) Marquesas Islands (French speaking) Tuamotu Archipelago (French speaking)
Europe
Denmark Finland Germany Iceland Italy Luxembourg Norway Portugal Switzerland
“We hope and fervently pray that the friends will arise and avail themselves of the great opportunity which lies before them in these never-to-be repeated days.”
Brief or Long Visits . . .
“Teaching visits of brief or long duration, deputization of others, the undertaking of such tasks as would free other friends for teaching work, are all means of building up, in unison, that final surge which will carry the Plan to victory.”
Call or write:
International Goals Committee 112 Linden Avenue
Wilmette, Illinois 60091
Phone: (312) 256-4400
In making your plans for either of the Oceanic Conferences: Northern Pacific in Sapporo, Japan or Northern Atlantic in Reykjavik, Iceland, remember:
At least a month before the conference, request an international identification card from
Membership & Records 112 Linden Avenue Wilmette, Illinois 60091
If you are not in an Assembly jurisdiction and have a current identification card signed by the National Spiritual Assembly. this is the same as an international one so you need not request another.
Members of the first Assembly of Brockport, New York.
Normal, Illinois elected its first Spiritual Assembly this year. Left to right, standing: Perry Rock, Reggie Whittaker, Elliott Fox, Marita Mills, Bob Hendron. Left to right, seated: Linda Huff, Carolyn Wood, Helen Hendron, George Davis.
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AUGUST 1971
The first gylairitual Assembly of Sebastopol, California, elected
Riḍván, 19
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