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FEBRUARY 1973
KITAB-I-AQDAS: Synopsis and Codification to be Published at Ric_Ivcin
JOYFULLY ANNOUNCE COMPLETION SYNOPSIS CODIFICATION KITAIBIAQDAS FOR PUBLICATION .RIDVAN SYNCHRONIZING CELEBRATION 100TH ANNI-VERSARY REVELATION MOST HOLY BOOK FULFILLING WORLD CENTRE GOAL NINE YEAR PLAN. CONFIDENT RELEASE THIS PUBLICATION ENVISAGED BY BELOVED GUARDIAN AND WHOSE MAIN FEATURES HE OUTLINED WILL CONSTITUTE ANOTHER SIGNIFICANT STEP PATH LEADING BAHA’I’ COMMUNITY FULL MATURITY ESTABLISHMENT WORLD ORDER BAHA’U’LLA’H
—THE UNIVERSAL HOUSE OF JUSTICE
Haifa, Israel January 19, 1973
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Mrs. Anna P. Beach Mrs. Alma Fink Mentor on the Lake, Ohio
December 9, 1972
Winston G. Evans Sewanee, Tennessee January 13, 1973
Mrs. Doreen Bird Hat Lame Deer, Montana December 14, 1972
Mr. Charles Bradenbaugh Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania December 28, 1972
Mr. Willard Brown Florence, South Carolina November 25, 1972
Mrs. Vera Dobler Little Eagle, South Dakota June 21, 1972
August 11. 1972
March 29, 1972
July 1972
January 3, 1973
IN MEMORIAM
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Mrs. Elizabeth Miller Los Gatos, California
Mr. Enoch Pringle _ Ridgeville, South Carolina
Mrs. Genevieve Roberts Los Angeles. California
Mr. Ralph Sheppard Little Eagle, South Dakota , November 28, 1972
Mr. Bertram Solomon West Hollywood. California December 7, 1972
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Mrs. Ellen Sumptor Ypsilanti, Michigan August 30, 1972
Mrs. Mildred Tallman Burbank, California November 6, 1972
Mr. Esmail Tohidi South Gate, California November 1972
Dr. Ying Sheung Toam Szeto, M.D. Freemont, California December 14, 1972
Mrs. Rebecca Taylor Moncks Corner, South Carolina November 30, 1972
Mr. Lucius L. Watkins Henderson, North Carolina November 5, 1972 J
Passing of Knight of Bahá’u’lláh Matthew W. Bullock
GRIEYED PASSING KNIGHT BAHA ’U’LLAH MATTHEW BULLOCK DISTIN GUISHED PROMOTER FAITH. CONVEY
FAMILY ASSURANCES PRAYERS HOLY
THRESHOLDS PROGRESS SOUL. AD VISE HOLD MEMORIAL GATHERING
MAERIQUL-AEKAR.
This was the message sent by The Universal House of Justice to the National Spiritual Assembly of the United States and family of Mr. Matthew W. Bullock who passed away in Detroit, Michigan on December 17 in his nine-third year.
As instructed by The Universal House of Justice a special memorial service will be held for Mr. Bullock in the auditorium of the Bahá’í House of Worship Saturday, February 17 at eight o’clock in the evening to which all Bahá’ís, relatives, and friends of Mr. Bullock are invited.
Mr. Bullock lived a life of distinguished
service in many areas of activities, including sports, law, and the Bahá’í Faith, which will be recounted in an In Memoriam article concerning him in a forthcoming volume of The Bahci’z' World. _
In 1949 and 1950 Mr. Bullock pioneered in Haiti and Europe. While a member of the National Spiritual Assembly of the United States, to which he was first elected in 1952, he resigned in 1953 to pioneer in Curacao and was named by the Guardian as the Knight of Bahá’u’lláh who opened the Dutch West Indies to the Faith. In 1960 he moved to Jamaica briefly and later, after a period of time at home in Roxbury, Massachusetts, he visited Curacao periodically until 1964 when he returned to his law practice in Roxbury. In 1966 he moved to Philadelphia. At the time of his passing he was living in Detroit, Michigan.
Passing of Distinguished Teacher, Winston G. Evans .
Winston G. Evans, well-known among the Bahá’ís of the United States for his many years of active and successful proclamation of the Faith of Bahá’u’lláh to prominent Christian scholars and clergymen and to college students and faculties, passed away in Sewanee, Tennessee on January 13 following several months of illness. He was buried January 15 in nearby Shelbyville, Tennessee, his birthplace,
following a beautiful Bahá’í service for which he had himself selected passages
from the Sacred Books in anticipation of
his death.
Mr. Evans, with the encouragement of the beloved Guardian, devoted special efforts to bring the Bahá’í Faith to the attention of many eminent clergymen and Christian leaders. He played a prominent role in this respect at the Second Assembly of the World Council of Churches in Evanston, Illinois, in August 1954, helping
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to arrange and publicize a meeting in the Bahá’í House of Worship for all interested representatives and extending special invitations to the delegates to visit this Edifice during their free hours.
In October 1968, wth the encouragement of The Universal House of Justice, Mr. Evans attended gatherings of religious leaders in Switzerland and that year’s session of the World Council of Churches in Uppsala, Sweden, where again he gave the Message of Bahá’u’lláh to many persons of prominence in Christian thought and theology.
Early in the Nine Year Plan Mr. Evans pioneered for the Faith in the Caribbean area, particularly in Granada, a post to which Mrs. Dorothy Baker and husband, Frank Baker, were planning to move at the time of Mrs. Baker—’s sudden death while enroute to the United States from India in 1953.
A more complete record of Mr. Evan’s unique and memorable services to his beloved Faith will appear in a forthcoming volume of The Bahá’í World. The Winter 1972 issue of World Order will carry an article by Mr. Evans entitled “A Russian Response.” -Meanwhile each reading of his widely distributed pamphlet, “The Lord of the New Age,” will
renew the loving gratitude of the Bahá’í World Community for the particular talents bestowed upon him by God for carrying Bahá’u’lláh’s Message to the leaders of Christianity.
The following messages were conveyed to Mr. Evans’ family after his passing:
DEEPLY GRIEVED PASSING WINSTON EVANS DEVOTED SERVANT BLESSED BEAUTY INDEFATIGABLE TEACHER HOMEFRONT AND PIONEER CARIBBEAN AREA. IIIS DEDICATED EFFORT CAUSE Bahá’u’lláh WITH EMINENT CHRISTIAN SCHOLARS CLERGY CONSTITUTE OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION ANNALS FAITH AMERICAN COMMUNITY. EXPRESS SYMPATHY FAMILY ASSURE PRAYING SHRINES PROGRESS HIS SOUL KINGDOMS GOD.
—THE UNIVERSAL HOUSE OF JUSTICE January 15, 1973
GRIEVED PASSING WINSTON EVANS DISTINGUISHED UNTIRING TEACHER FAITH Bahá’u’lláh. SALUTARY EFFECTS HIS SINGLEMINDED EFFORTS RECONCILE DIFFERENCES AMONG RELIGIONISTS WILL SHINE AS CANDLE TO HIS MEMORY. PLEASE CONVEY OUR CONDOLENCES HIS BEREAVED RELATIVES.
—NATIONAL SPIRITUAL ASSEMBLY or THE BAHA’I's or THE UNITED STATES
January 14, 1973
The Obligation to Work
In The Hidden Words Bahá’u’lláh says: “O My Servant! Ye are the trees of My garden; ye must give forth goodly and wondrous fruits, that ye yourselves and othersmay profit therefrom. Thus it is incumbent on every one to engage in crafts and professions, for therein.lies the secret of wealth, 0 men of understanding! For results depend upon means, and the grace of God shall be all-sufficient unto you. Trees that yield no fruit have been and will ever be for the fire.”
“O My Servant! The basest of men are they that yield no fruit on earth. Such men are verily counted as among the dead, nay better are the dead in the sight of God than those idle and worthless souls.”
“O My Servant! The best of men are they that earn a livelihood by their call ing and spend upon themselves and upon their kindred for the love of God, the Lord of all Worlds.” (The Hidden Words, Persian, numbers 80, 81, 82, pages 50 and 51).
Also He says: “Waste not your time in idleness and indolence, and occupy yourselves with that which will profit yourselves and others beside yourselves. . . . The most despised of men before God is he who sits and begs. Cling onto the rope of means, relying upon God, the causer of causes.” (Bahd’z' World Faith, page 195.)
In an early communication to the National Spiritual Assembly of the United States commenting on this subject, the beloved Guardian wrote that in the Aqdas Bahá’u’lláh makes it clear that idle people who lack the desire to work can have
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no place in the new World Order. Every individual, no matter how handicapped and limited he maybe, is under the obligation of engaging in some work or profession. This has not only a utilitarian purpose, but has a value in itself, because it draws us nearer to God and enables us to better grasp His purpose for us in this world. Work, especially when performed in the spirit of service is, according to Bahá’u’lláh, a form of worship.
Bahá’u’lláh further states that mendicancy should not only be discouraged but entirely wiped out from the face of so ciety, therefore it is incumbent on Bahá’ís to be self-supporting and not dependent upon their fellow Bahá’ís for their material needs. The Bahá’í Teachings make it clear that in the future it will be the duty of society to give every individual an opportunty of acquiring the necessary talent in some kind of profession, and also the means of utilizing such a talent, both for its own sake and for the sake of earning the means of his livelihood. Even he who has inherited wealth or is rich by some other manner will not be immune from daily work. “Trees that yield no fruit have been and will ever be for the fire.”
BAHA’|' HOSPITALITY
A year ago the National Spiritual Assembly sent Local Spiritual Assemblies and State/District Teaching Committees a letter of instructions on how to deal with appeals from transient individuals for hospitality and material assistance. Since such appeals will multiply as our numbers grow and movement throughout the Bahá’í Community increases, these instructions are now being shared with all members of the Bahá’í Community for their guidance and protection in responding to calls or demands for help.
Because it is generally known that Bahá’ís are by nature, training and conviction kind, generous and sympathetic, it is not uncommon for them to receive appeals for financial and other types of emergency assistance from itinerant Bahá’ís and others, who claim to be Bahá’ís or seekers. While it is left to the discretion of those believers to respond as they see fit, it should be remembered that theirs is not a travelers’ aid or social welfare agency prepared to serve the needs of itinerants other than on some selective and discriminating basis.
Although Bahá’u’lláh has told us to “be a home for the stranger . . . a treasurer to the poor . . . an answerer of the cry of the needy,”* no Bahá’í should presume that the hospitality of his fellow Bahá’í's is his due. He has stated-: “No man should enter the house of his friend, save at his friend’s pleasure, nor lay hands upon his treasures, nor prefer his own
will to his friend’s, and in no wise seek advantage over him. .”** Thus He makes hospitality the prerogative of the host and not of the guest. Common courtesy demands that an individual should not impose himself upon anyone without prior invitation and Bahá’ís should be far more courteous than others in this respect.
Many years ago the Guardian expressed the View that when a Local Spiritual Assembly has before it a case of urgent distress it should endeavor, first, to have it relieved by the individual’s own family, and second, to exercise the right of all citizens to employ all civil instruments of help and distress. Therefore, when traveling persons call upon Assembly secretaries or individual Bahá’ís for financial assistance or food and lodging, they should in most instances be directed to the local welfare office or travelers’ aid. For ready reference every Assembly should know where these offices are located, their telephone numbers and even the persons within those organizations who can deal with such emergencies. In many communities the local police department is able‘to provide such information.
Loving and careful support should be extended to any who have a true moral claim upon the compassion of the individual Bahá’í' or the Local Spiritual Assembly, but often times loving consulta(Continued on page 7)
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BAHA"l’ DIRECTORY CHANC-'aES.
ASSEMBLY SECRETARIES
Alabama Notasulga: Miss Sharon Owens, pro-tem, Rt. 1, Box 503-B. 36866
Arizona Scottsdale: Mr. Bruce Hamilton. P.O. Box 91, 85252 Tucson: Mrs. Mary Ray, 4562 E. 31st St., 85711
California Citrus J.D.: Mrs. Jackie Walls, 2653 Sarandi Grande, Hacienda Heights 91745 Escondido: Mrs. Susan S. Christman, 810 N. Juniper
- 3, 92026
‘Eureka J.D.: Mrs. Florence Burgess, 3881 D Street, 95501 ”G1endora: Mrs. Jean G. Villasenor, 1138 LaFlora Lane, 91740 Marin Central J.D.: Mrs. Joyce Enright, P.O. Box 4091, San Rafael 94903 Mariposa J.D.: Mrs. Janice Oleson, 5700 Carleton Rd., Mariposa 95338 Oroville J.D.: Mrs. Kathleen Collins. Tr., 1630 Elgin St., Oroville 95965 Redondo Beach: Delete “pro-tem" from secretary's address Riverside: Mr. Jan Hendershot, c/o Bahá’í Center, 3332 Orange 92501 San Diego North County J.D.: Delete #2 from name of the Assembly San Marcos: Mrs. Luanna Shaughnessy, 1350 Mulberry Dr.. 92069 Ventura County J.D.: Mrs. May Ulery, 433 W. Rarrima, Ventura 93001 Walnut Creek: Mr. Roderick Haake. Chr., 919 Wigget Lane. 94596
Colorado Greeley: Mr. James M. Smithwick, 1715 6th Ave., 80631
Delaware ‘Newark: Mrs. Dianne L. Hite, 29 Patrick Henry Ct., 19711
Florida Tampa: Mrs. Goldie I. Warren, 10510 Nebraska Ave., 33612
Georgia Cobb County South: New name for Coxes-Lemons M.D. Assembly. Secretary is the same Richmond County: Mrs. Yvonne H. Giles, PO. Box 3614, Augusta 30904
Illinois Champaign: Mrs. Barbara Casterline, 1609 Sheffield, 61820
Kansas Emporia: Mr. Jon M. Cavitt, Box 683, 66801
Louisiana Bossier City: Mrs. Elaine Wright. Box 5498, 71010 Natchitoches: Mr. Charles Ward, 120 Behan St., 71457
Massachusetts Gloucester: Mrs. Carol Anderson, 4 Parker Ct.. 01930 ‘gliotstesburyz Mrs. Maxine Rossman. RFD 3, Amherst 2
Minnesota Anoka: Miss Honore Voelker, PO. Box 573, 55303
New Mexico Las Cruces: Miss Cynthia A. Hiers, 417 W. Court Ave.,
- 8, 88001
Oklahoma Norman: Mr. Fuad Zahrai, Treas., PO. Box 2054, 73069
Oregon Eugene: Miss Janis Ivanoff, 710 W. 25th Ave., 97405 ‘Grants Pass: Mr. Glenne Holleman. 398 S.W. Short St., 97526
Jackson County: Mrs. Sylvia Surratt, 8587 Wagner Creek Rd., Talent 97540
South Dakota Rapid City: Mrs. Sandra Hogancamp, 102 N. Maple
- 13, 57701
Texas Fort Worth: Mr. Gordon Dobbins. Jr.. 4535 Altamesa Blvd.. 76133 Livingston: Mrs. Sharon Knowlton. 319 S. Houston Ave., 77351
Utah Ogden: Mrs. Nu Q. Angell. P.O. Box 585, 84402 Salt Lake City: Mrs. Debbie Jackson, Box 11905, 84111
Washington
Edmonds: Mrs. Claudia D. Yotter, P.O. Box 105, 98020 Pierce County C.D. #3: Mrs. Alda Spell, 11606 Paunee Dr.. S.W., Tacoma 98499
Tacoma: Miss Teresa Lecair, 1414 S. Mildred #4804, 98465
Symbols ’ — New Assemblies “‘ — Restored Assemblies
DISTRICT TEACHING COMMITTEE SECRETARIES
Colorado Eastern: (formerly Northern) Mr. Allan Murray, 1321 Knox Ct., ‘Denver 80204 Western: (formerly Southern) Same secretary
Nevada Southern: Mrs. Margy Margolis, 6180 Annie Oakley, Las Vegas 89100
Oklahoma Western: Western Oklahoma Teaching Committee, P.O. Box 6302, Moore 73160
Rhode Island: Mrs. Pauline Gardiner. Box 35 Wickford. North Kingston 02852
Texas Eastern #1: Mrs. Susan Rauscher, 2522 Hillside Dr.. Dallas 75214
Vermont Needs Pioneers
If you cannot consider going to a foreign goal could you consider a home-front goal of the Nine Year Plan?
The Vermont goal for the Nine Year Plan is two new Assemblies, one in the capital city of the state. There are now two Bahá’ís in Montpelier, the capital; seven more are needed. Montpelier and nearby Barre have a combined population of 20,000, but only one Bahá’í lives in Barre. In Rochester, 'a small rural town in central Vermont, there are five adult believers.
If you are interested, write or phone: Mrs. Kathleen R. Gray, Secretary for the Vermont D.T.C.—168 Elliot St., ‘Brattleboro, Vermont 05301.. Phone (802 area) 254-8296.
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Assemblies in Jeopardy
As the following communities have less than nine adult believers, their Local Spiritual Assemblies are in jeopardy of not being reformed next Riḍván. Homefront settlers are needed in these localities to maintain these nascent Local Houses of Justice.
NORTHEASTERN REGION: Norwalk, Connecticut
Town of Greenburgh, New York Swarthmore, Pennsylvania Hopewell, New Jersey Morristown, New Jersey
For information on how you may assist these communities, contact:
Northeastern
Regional Teaching Committee Mrs. Patricia Rothman, Secretary 12 Carol Drive
Rockville, Connecticut 06066
(203) 875-7088 (H)
(203) 289-7231 (W)
SOUTHERN REGION: Knoxville, Tennessee Tallahassee, Florida Jay, Oklahoma Shreveport, Louisiana Deerfield Beach, Florida Hallandale, Florida
For information on how you may assist these communities, contact:
Southern Regional Teaching Committee Mr. James Taylor, Secretary
507 W. Fortification Street
Jackson, Mississippi 39203
(601) 355-0136
CENTRAL REGION:
Alton, Illinois
Decatur, Illinois
Northbrook, Illinois
Zion, Illinois
Emporia, Kansas
Alpena, Michigan
Battle Creek, Michigan Pittsfield Township, Michigan Superior Township, Michigan Fargo, North Dakota
Berea, Ohio
Cleveland Heights, Ohio Delafield, Wisconsin
Glendale, Wisconsin Janesville, Wisconsin Racine, Wisconsin
For information on how you may assist these communities, contact:
Central Regional Teaching Committee Mrs. Jeanette Brayton, Secretary
415 Rice Street
Anoka, Minnesota 55303
(612) 421-2326
WESTERN REGION:
Pima County, Arizona
Prescott, Arizona
Alamosa, Colorado
Moscow, Idaho
Butte, Montana
Lyons County, Nevada
Reno Rural Area West, Nevada Carlsbad, New Mexico
Marion County North, Oregon Kitsap County C.C.D. No. 1, Washington King County C.D. No. 8, Washington Marysville, Washington
For information on how you may assist these communities, contact:
Western Regional Teaching Committee Mrs. Eleanore Conkling, Secretary 1088 Nixon Avenue
Idaho Falls, Idaho 83401
(208) 524-2817
CALIFORNIA REGION: Alturas
Bakersfield
Carmel
Coronado
Covina
Daly City
Del Mar
Desert Hot Springs Fremont-Livermore Inglewood, J.C. Lakewood
Los Gatos
Los Gatos-Saratoga-Campbell J.D. Lynwood
Manteca
Menlo Park
Newport Beach
Orange County Central J .D. Oroville J.D.
Pacific Grove
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Pismo Beach
San Carlos
San Leandro
San Marcos
Santa Maria
South Gate
South Sonoma County J.D. Vallejo
For information on how you may assist these communities, contact:
California Regional-Teaching Committee Mrs. Joan Bulkin, Secretary
551 S. Parish Place
Burbank, California 91506
(213) 842-8555 (213) 843-7077
Enrollment of Foreigners
Concerning the enrollment of foreigners in this country, in general any individuals visiting briefly in this country who become interested in the Faith may be taught but should not be enrolled except by their own National Spiritual Assemblies upon their return home. However, if they intend to remain in the United States for a lengthy period, they may be enrolled and can be transferred to the National Spiritual Assembly of their native land on their return. An exception to this is the enrollment of Persians and individuals from other Islamic countries. Such persons cannot be enrolled in this country, but must apply for enrollment on their return home, unless they have taken steps to become citizens of the United States. In any case, where the enrollment of anyone from another country is involved, all facts must be presented to the National Spiritual Assembly of the United States before proceeding with enrollment.
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tion may serve to remove the obstacles which, perhaps unconsciously, have been the cause of the distress. Charity must always be seen in its proper light of responsibility and those to whom appeals for assistance are made must themselves determine the extent to which, in light of the vital needs of the National Bahá’í' Fund, they should utilize their personal resources in solving the material problems of needy humankind. It should be remembered that the employment and financial problems of many drifting, rootless persons can only be solved in ways other than mere charity.
—NATIONAL SPIRITUAL ASSEMBLY
- Bahá’í World Faith, p. 136
- The Hidden Words, Persian, No. 43
Warning
, a registered Bahá’í of Peru, is reported to be traveling through Central America enroute to the United States, Canada, and Haifa. Although he has been instructed not to do so, he tries to take advantage of Bahá’í hospitality and is frequently without funds. The Continental Board of Counsellors of Central America has issued a warning about him.
CALENDAR Feasts February 7 Mulk (Dominion) March 2 ‘Ala’ (Loftiness) March 21 Baha (Splendor)
Special Days February 26 to March 1 Ayyam-i-Ha (Intercalary Days) March 2 Beginning of Fast, which continues for nineteen days
Bahá’í’ Holy Day March 21 Naw-Rúz (Bahá’í New Year) A day on which work should be suspended National Spiritual Assembly Meetings
February 16-18 March 23-25
Special Events March 21 Naw-Rúz
Election of The Universal House of Justice
April 29-May 1
U.S. National Convention May 17-20
Conference National Bahá’í Youth Conference
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma June 20-24. 1973
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ISSEIILIES
NATIONAL
Total Number of Assemblies Contributing
600 * com Iv nnviu Im
After a disturbing drop in Local Assembly contributions to the National Bahá’í Fund for the month of Qawl (Speech) our national community has rallied mightily, inspired by the goal of 550 Assemblies contributing by this Riḍván. As our Assemblies develop the habit of contributing once each nineteen days, we will be able to raise our sights again this summer. Our ultimate goal, of course, is 100% participation. '
- Contributions may be addressed to:
National Bahá’í'Fund 112 Linden Avenue, Wilmette, Ill. 60091
BAHA'IFUND
Total Youth and Adult Contributions
5 200.000 s 150.000 1 "1972-1973 MONIHLV GOAL $100,000 3 50.000 1 Masa’i1 Sharaf Fiscal Year (Questions1 _(I:Ionor) to Date INCOME: Regular Contributions ..$ 99,379.80 $ 97,618.41 $1,150,471.07 Special Contributions i1§.7911.50 105,451.96 Total Contributions $114,879.80 $113,529.91 $1,255,923.03 Estates . , , . . . . .. 15,502.40 4,493.82 123.089.63 Other Income 766.16 if 48.06 6,960.27 Total Income Lm1:1§fi6 $118,071.? $_l,§85,972.93 Budget . . . . . . . . ..$132.00‘0._00 $l.716,000.00
To: All Local Spiritual Assemblies and Buha"n’ Groups
Dear Bahá’í Friends:
It is with feelings of radiant gratitude to the Source of all bounty that we offer our congratulations to the American Bahá’í Community. As can be readily seen from a glance at the National Bahá’í Fund chart above, contributions have remained at a consistently high level during the last five Bahá’í months. '
This thrilling evidence of devotion to the Cause of Bahá’u’lláh represents the highest sustained level of contributions ever achieved in this country. Only in times of great yearning to win a goal, such as building the House of Worship in Wilmette, has our national Community achieved such heights of dedication, and even then only for brief moments.
The fact that we have been able to main tain this level of sacrifice over an extended period of time reflects, of course, our increased numbers. More importantly, however, it evidences our increasing commitment to the purpose of God for this day in the Cradle of the Administrative Order. By these deeds in the field of material sacrifice we bear witness to our attainment ofa great station as builders of God’s Kingdom on earth. By His grace and our own conscious effort we can continue to achieve such heights as will astonish both ourselves and the world at large, in pursuit of our goal of world unity and peace. Yours in loving service, ——NATIONAL SPIRITUAL ASSEMBLY or THE Bahá’ís or THE UNITED STATES
Dorothy W. Nelson, Treasurer
