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NATIONAL BAHÁ’Í REVIEW

Insert to The American Bahá’í published by the National Spiritual Assembly of the United States for Bahá’ís only. 112 Linden Av., Wilmette, 111. 60091 No. 74 BAHÁ’Í YEAR 131 MAY 1974

Five Year Plan released

Message from The Universal House of Justice

To the Bahá’ís of the World

Dearly-loved Friends,

A span of eighteen years separates us from the centenary of Bahá’u’lláh’s Ascension and the unveiling of His Almighty Covenant. The fortunes of humanity in that period no man can foretell. We can, however, confidently predict that the Cause of God, impelled by the mighty forces of life within it, must go on from strength to strength, increasing in size and developing greater and greater powers for the accomplishment of God’s purpose on earth.

The abundant evidences of Divine confirmation which have rewarded the strenuous and dedicated efforts of the Bahá’í community during the past decade are apparent throughout the earth and give incontrovertible assurance of its capacity to win the good pleasure of Bahá’u’lláh and answer every call made upon it in His service.

The Five Year Plan to which this community is now summoned is the opening campaign of these critical years. It is the third global plan embarked upon by the Army of Light in its implementation of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s Divine Plan, that world-encompassing programme disclosed in His perspicuous Tablets and described by the Guardian of the Cause of God as the Charter for the propagation of the Faith throughout the world. It was the Guardian himself, the beloved "sign of God", who, through his exposition and interpretation of the Revelation, through his discipline and education of the Bahá’í community and through a series of national plans assigned to the various units of that community, forged the Administrative Order of the Faith and made it an instrument for the carrying out of this great Charter, and he himself designed and launched the first global plan, the unique, brilliant and spiritually glorious Ten Year Crusade. The victories of that crusade implanted the banner of Bahá’u’lláh throughout the planet and the following Nine Year Plan reinforced and extended the bastions of the Faith and raised the number of National Spiritual Assemblies—the supporting pillars of the Universal House of Justice—to one hundred and thirteen, a number increased to one hundred and fifteen by the formation at this Ridván of the National Spiritual Assemblies of Hong Kong and South East Arabia.

This Five Year Plan has three major objectives: preservation and consolidation of the victories won; a vast and widespread expansion of the Bahá’í community; development of the distinctive character of Bahá’í life particularly in the local communities. The achievement of these overall aims requires the accomplishment of particular tasks at the World Centre of the Faith, and by national and local communities.

At the World Centre work will continue on the collation and classification of the Sacred Texts; authorized translations of three compilations of Scripture will be made and published, namely, Tablets of Bahá’u’lláh revealed after the Kitáb-i-Aqdas, prayers and extracts from the Writings of the Báb, greatly augmenting the fragments of His Utterance now available in the West, and of the Master’s works comprising a wide selection from the vast range of subjects illumined by His Divine wisdom; construction will begin on the building on Mount Carmel to serve as the seat of the Universal House of Justice and it is hoped to complete it during the Five Year Plan; further extension and beautification of the gardens and lands surrounding the Holy Places will take place; strengthening of the relationship between the Bahá’í International Community and the United Nations will continue; and efforts will be constantly made to protect the Faith from persecution and to free it from the restraints imposed by religious orthodoxy.

In the international sphere the erection of two Mashriqu’l-Adhkárs—one in India and one in Samoa—will be initiated; eight International Teaching Conferences will be held during the middle part of the Five Year Plan; two for the Arctic, one in Anchorage and one in Helsinki during July 1976, one in Paris in August 1976, one in Nairobi in October 1976, one in Hong Kong in November [Page 2]1976, one in Auckland and one in Bahia, Brazil in January 1977 and one in Mérida, Mexico in February 1977.

Sixteen new National Spiritual Assemblies will be formed, namely the National Spiritual Assemblies of the Bahamas, Burundi, Cyprus, the French Antilles, Greece, Jordan, Mali, Mauritania, the New Hebrides, Niger, Sénégal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Surinam and French Guiana, Togo, and Upper Volta; their national Hazíratu’l-Quds, Temple sites and endowments must be acquired; the dissemination of news and messages, so vital to the knowledge, encouragement and unity of the Bahá’í community, must be made efficient and rapid, and in anticipation of a vast expansion in the number of believers, of Local Spiritual Assemblies and of localities where Bahá’ís reside a coordinated programme of translating and publishing Bahá’í literature with the eventual aim of providing the Sacred Text and the teachings of the Faith to all mankind is to be developed—a programme which will include the founding of six Bahá’í Publishing Trusts and the continued subvention of Bahá’í literature, 409 inter-Assembly assistance projects are scheduled and, at the outset of the Plan, 557 pioneers are called for.

One of the distinguishing features of the Cause of God is its principle of non-acceptance of financial contributions for its own purposes from non-Bahá’ís; support of the Bahá’í Fund is a bounty reserved by Bahá’u’lláh to His declared followers. This bounty imposes full responsibility for financial support of the Faith on the believers alone, every one of whom is called upon to do his utmost to ensure that the constant and liberal outpouring of means is maintained and increased to meet the growing needs of the Cause. Many Bahá’í communities are at present dependent on outside help, and for them the aim must be to become self-supporting, confident that the Generous Lord will, as their efforts increase, eventually enable them to offer for the progress of His Faith material wealth as well as their devotion, their energy and love.

The proclamation of the Faith, following established plans and aiming to use on an increasing scale the facilities of mass communication must be vigorously pursued. It should be remembered that the purpose of proclamation is to make known to all mankind the fact and general aim of the new Revelation, while teaching programmes should be planned to confirm individuals from every stratum of society.

The vast reservoir of spiritual energy, zeal and idealism resident in Bahá’í youth, which so effectively contributed to the success of the Nine Year Plan, must be directed and lavishly spent for the proclamation, teaching, and consolidation of the Cause. Spiritual Assemblies are urged to provide consultation and the offer of guidance to Bahá’í youth who seek to plan their lives in such a way as to be of utmost service to the Cause of God.

The education of children in the teachings of the Faith must be regarded as an essential obligation of every Bahá’í parent, every local and national community and it must become a firmly-established Bahá’í activity during the course of this Plan. It should include moral instruction by word and example and active participation by children in Bahá’í community life.

This Five Year Plan must witness the development in the world-wide Bahá’í community of distinctive Bahá’í characteristics implanted in it by Bahá’u’lláh Himself. Unity of mankind is the pivotal principle of His Revelation; Bahá’í communities must therefore become renowned for their demonstration of this unity. In a world becoming daily more divided by factionalism and group interests, the Bahá’í community must be distinguished by the concord and harmony of its relationships. The coming of age of the human race must be foreshadowed by the mature, responsible understanding of human problems and the wise administration of their affairs by these same Bahá’í communities. The practice and development of such Bahá’í characteristics are the responsibility alike of individual Bahá’ís and the administrative institutions, although the greatest opportunity to foster their growth rests with the Local Spiritual Assemblies.

The divinely ordained institution of the Local Spiritual Assembly operates at the first levels of human society and is the basic administrative unit of Bahá’u’lláh’s World Order. It is concerned with individuals and families whom it must constantly encourage to unite in a distinctive Bahá’í society, vitalized and guarded by the laws, ordinances and principles of Bahá’u’lláh’s Revelation. It protects the Cause of God; it acts as the loving shepherd of the Bahá’í flock.

Strengthening and development of Local Spiritual Assemblies is a vital objective of the Five Year Plan. Success in this one goal will greatly enrich the quality of Bahá’í life, will heighten the capacity of the Faith to deal with entry by troops which is even now taking place and, above all, will demonstrate the solidarity and ever-growing distinctiveness of the Bahá’í community, thereby attracting more and more thoughtful souls to the Faith and offering a refuge to the leaderless and hapless millions of the spiritually bankrupt, moribund present order.

"These Spiritual Assemblies," wrote ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, "are aided by the Spirit of God. Their defender is ‘Abdu’l-Bahá. Over them He spreadeth His Wings. What bounty is there greater than this?" Likewise, "These Spiritual Assemblies are shining lamps and heavenly gardens, from which the [Page 3]fragrances of holiness are diffused over all regions, and the lights of knowledge are spread abroad over all created things. From them the spirit of life streameth in every direction. They, indeed, are the potent sources of the progress of man, at all times and under all conditions."

During the Five Year Plan Local Spiritual Assemblies which are being formed for the first time, are to be formed whenever there are nine or more adult believers in the relevant area; thereafter they must be elected or declared at Ridván. National Spiritual Assemblies are called upon to assign, and encourage the Local Spiritual Assemblies to adopt, goals within the overall framework of the Five Year Plan, to consult with them and to assist them to make great efforts to gradually assume their proper function and responsibilities in the World Order of Bahá’u’lláh. The friends are called upon to give their whole-hearted support and cooperation to the Local Spiritual Assembly, first by voting for the membership and then by energetically pursuing its plans and programmes, by turning to it in time of trouble or difficulty, by praying for its success and taking delight in its rise to influence and honour. This great prize, this gift of God within each community must be cherished, nurtured, loved, assisted, obeyed and prayed for.

Such a firmly-founded, busy and happy community life as is envisioned when Local Spiritual Assemblies are truly effective, will provide a firm home foundation from which the friends may derive courage and strength and loving support in bearing the Divine Message to their fellow-men and conforming their lives to its benevolent rule.

The deeds and programmes, all these multifarious world-wide activities to which you are summoned have but one aim—the establishment of God's Kingdom on earth. At every stage of this process and at all levels of Bahá’í responsibility, whether individual, local or national, you will be encouraged, advised and assisted by the divinely ordained institution of the Hands of the Cause of God, an institution powerfully reinforced by the successful establishment of the International Teaching Centre. Through the emergence of this Centre the seal has been set on the accomplishment of the goal, announced nearly ten years ago, of ensuring the extension into the future of the specific functions of protection and propagation conferred upon the Hands of the Cause in the Sacred Text. Through the work of the International Teaching Centre, which supervises and coordinates the work of the Boards of Counsellors around the world, the love, the guidance, the assistance of the Hands, through the Boards of Counsellors, their Auxiliary Board members and their assistants, permeates the entire structure of Bahá’í society.

The Chief Stewards of Bahá’u’lláh's embryonic world commonwealth have indeed assured to that growing community, the care for its welfare, for the development of its character, for its spiritual encouragement which are among the duties of their high office.

As the old order gives way to the new, the changes which must take place in human affairs are such as to stagger the imagination. This is the opportunity for the hosts of the Lord. Undismayed and undeterred by the wreckage of "long-cherished ideals and time-honoured institutions", now being "swept away and relegated to the limbo of obsolescent and forgotten doctrines", the world community of Bahá’ís must surge forward eagerly, and with ever-increasing energy, to build those new, God-given institutions from which will be diffused the light of the holy principles and teachings sent down by God in this day for the salvation of all mankind.

Naw-Rúz 1974 THE UNIVERSAL HOUSE OF JUSTICE

U.S. Bahá’ís called to global campaign

To the Bahá’ís of the United States

Dear Bahá’í Friends,

With hearts overflowing with profound love and admiration we call on the stalwart American Bahá’í Community—the vanguard of God's all-conquering host—to embark, on the eve of the Fiftieth Anniversary of the establishment of your National Spiritual Assembly, on the third global teaching campaign with a spirit of dedication in consonance with the exalted station and unique primacy conferred upon it by the beloved Master. The time has now come for the privileged recipients and chief executors of His Divine Plan to take a further step in the unfoldment of their destiny, and demonstrate to their countrymen, to their allies and associates in the Western Hemisphere, and to their co-workers in foreign lands the sterling qualities of noble heroism and spiritual capacity which the Centre of the Covenant clearly discerned in them and which the dearly-loved Guardian of our Faith so eloquently praised and lovingly nurtured during the years of his glorious ministry.

The onward march of God's invincible Cause raises an insistent call to this Community to arise with renewed strength and vigour to pursue the overall objectives of the Five Year Plan and to accomplish the following specific tasks:

• Raise the number of localities where Bahá’ís reside in the continental United States to at least 7,000;

[Page 4]Raise the number of Local Spiritual Assemblies in the continental United States to a minimum of 1,400 including at least 25 in Indian Reservations;

Raise the number of incorporated Local Spiritual Assemblies to 400;

Consolidate Turks and Caicos Islands;

Raise the number of Local Spiritual Assemblies in the Bahamas to 8 and in Bermuda to 5; raise the number of groups in the Falkland Islands to 5 and, circumstances permitting, establish 1 Local Spiritual Assembly in Kazakhstan and 1 group in the Ukraine;

Acquire a local Hazíratu’l-Quds and a local endowment in Bermuda;

Establish the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the Bahamas with its seat in Nassau;

Acquire a national Hazíratu’l-Quds in Nassau;

Acquire a site for a future Mashriqu’l-Adhkár in or near Nassau;

Acquire a national endowment in Nassau;

Expand the use of radio and television for Bahá’í broadcasts aimed at proclamation of the Faith to greater numbers of listeners, as well as for deepening the faith of the believers particularly in rural areas;

Encourage and organize regular Bahá’í activities and classes for adults, youth and children;

Encourage and offer guidance to Bahá’í youth to plan their lives to be of greatest service to the Faith and provide means whereby their offers of specific periods of teaching and other service beyond their normal teaching activities can be organized and used to the best advantage;

Expand the teaching work among those of Armenian, Basque, Chinese, Greek, Japanese and Spanish-speaking background; develop special expansion and consolidation projects among Indian tribes;

Develop intensive teaching and consolidation plans in at least 3 states, chosen from among those visited by ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, designed to attract great numbers to the Cause of Bahá’u’lláh thereby initiating a process leading to the entry into the Faith by troops alluded to by the Master;

Provide a continuous flow of travelling teachers to various parts of the world to assist in the teaching programs of your sister national communities;

Assist the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of: Dahomey, Togo and Niger in acquiring a Temple Site in or near Lomé, Togo; West Africa in acquiring a national Hazíratu’l-Quds in Freetown, Sierra Leone; Puerto Rico in acquiring a Temple Site in San Juan; Tonga and Cook Islands in acquiring a Hazíratu’l-Quds in Rarotonga, Cook Islands; The Leeward and Virgin Islands in acquiring a Hazíratu’l-Quds in Fort-de-France to serve the Bahá’í Community in Martinique.

A Community whom ‘Abdu’l-Bahá addressed as the "Apostles of Bahá’u’lláh", and described as empowered to become the "envy of the world," whom Shoghi Effendi lauded as the "torch-bearers of an as yet unborn world civilization", stands now on the threshold of a new stage in its prodigious exploits. The members of this Community, in company with their brethren in the Cradle of the Faith, are called upon to provide the greater part of the financial and human resources necessary to implement the challenging tasks which lie ahead. In carrying out these tasks it must extend pioneer assistance to countries throughout the world and, initially, send pioneers to: 13 National Spiritual Assemblies in Africa; 23 National Spiritual Assemblies in Latin America and the Caribbean; 10 National Spiritual Assemblies in Asia; 2 National Spiritual Assemblies in Australasia; 5 National Spiritual Assemblies in Europe.

May the Beloved shower upon you His confirmations and guide you in every effort you exert in the service of His precious Faith.

Naw-Rúz 1974

With loving Bahá’í greetings,

THE UNIVERSAL HOUSE OF JUSTICE

Architects sought

The Universal House of Justice will soon be considering the selection of architects for the Mashriqu’l-Adhkárs to be erected in India and Samoa.

Those wishing to be considered as architects for either of these Temples are invited to submit statements of their qualifications. Such submissions may include examples of work previously designed and/or executed and, if desired, any thoughts or concepts of proposed designs for the Temples may be expressed in whatever way the applicant chooses.

The design of each Temple will be developed by the architect selected in relation to the climate, environment and culture of the area where it is to be built.

The initiation of construction of these Temples is a goal of the current Five Year Plan, and consequently those interested should forward their submissions at an early date to the Universal House of Justice, Bahá’í World Centre, P.O. Box 155, Haifa 31-000, Israel.

THE UNIVERSAL HOUSE OF JUSTICE [Page 5]

REVIEW NATIONAL BAHÁ’Í FUND

Stabilized financial condition

April 26, 1974

To: The Delegates to the National Convention of 1974

Dear Bahá’í Friends:

The Treasurer's Report to the 1974 National Convention carries two clear messages. The first is that the financial condition of the American Bahá’í Community at the end of a decade of headlong expansion has finally stabilized as a result of greater participation and a deeper understanding of the nature and significance of the Bahá’í Fund.

The second message, as expressed by the beloved Guardian at the outset of the Ten Year Crusade, is that the new Plan will require "a pouring out of substance, not only by those of limited means, but by the richest and wealthiest, in a degree involving the truest sacrifice, for the purpose of insuring the attainment of the aims and purposes of the Plan. . ."

As you read and study this report please keep in mind that the Five Year Plan is more than a listing of goals to be won. It is a prophecy of where the Bahá’í Community will be in only a few years. With God's help we will succeed.

Yours in loving service, NATIONAL SPIRITUAL ASSEMBLY OF THE BAHÁ’ÍS OF THE UNITED STATES Dorothy W. Nelson, Treasurer

Increased contributions

A brief review of the fiscal year now drawing to a close shows the American Bahá’í Community actively preparing for the Five Year Plan. Participation in the Fund has continued to increase. Contributions have been sustained. The downward movement of the Fund Balance has been reversed for the first time in seven years and the deficit eliminated.

REVIEW OF THE LAST DECADE

Looking back over the last decade, we find that there has been a tremendous increase in financial support from the American believers from $549,000 in 1964 to just over $2,100,000 in the current year. These resources have enabled the Community which Shoghi Effendi characterized as the "torch-bearers of an as yet unborn world civilization" to win the many goals assigned to it during the Nine Year Plan.

Although our resources quadrupled during this decade, our needs grew at an even greater rate. Pioneers and travel teachers were sent to all parts of the world. National Bahá’í Committees were appointed and had to be supported to carry the increasing work load of the National Spiritual Assembly. The foreign property goals of the Plan were purchased. The Panama Temple was built, with a large portion of the funds coming from American believers. Bahá’í Schools were expanded, improved and maintained. The House of Worship in Wilmette required repairs and still further work must be done. The National Center staff was also expanded to keep pace with the growth of the American Bahá’í Community. As a result of all this activity the Fund Balance declined from a high point in 1967 of $500,000 to a low in 1973 of minus $184,000.

REVIEW OF THE LAST YEAR

Having reduced our deficit to $56,000 by January, the National Spiritual Assembly had hopes of eliminating it entirely by Ridván. All local communities were asked to increase contributions for the rest of the year by 30%. By mid-March it appeared that this appeal had failed to evoke the needed response, but contributions since then have been the highest in our history, enabling us to report with deepest joy the total elimination of the National Fund Deficit.

LOOKING AHEAD TO THE FIVE YEAR PLAN

The Universal House of Justice, in announcing the goals of the new Plan, emphasizes that the privilege of supporting the Bahá’í Fund is reserved to the followers of Bahá’u’lláh, "every one of whom is called upon to do his utmost to ensure that the con- [Page 6]

Highlighted 1973-1974

PROPERTIES 24% (3457,000) Expenditures TOTAL $1,920,000 INTERNATIONAL 319 ($504,000

of Worship. Repaired damaged steps leading to auditorium. Maintained grounds and structures at the National Bahá’í Center.

International

Met commitments to the Bahá’í International Fund, the Continental Bahá’í Fund and the International Deputization Fund.

Assisted pioneers to become self-supporting; sponsored summer projects in Mexico, France and Germany; provided consolidation assistance to the Turks and Caicos Islands; made presentations at Bahá’í summer and winter schools, institutes and conferences.

National Teaching and Services

National Teaching Committee emphasized consolidation through its regional and district subcommittees with special attention given to jeopardized Assemblies. Developed the deepening institute "The Greatest Gift" and a training seminar for Groups on the Covenant.

National Education Committee has been developing approaches to programs of education for children, youth, families and local Bahá’í communities.

House of Worship Activities has hosted nearly 200,000 visitors, arranged weekly programs including music, conducted 93 weddings and expanded the display around Foundation Hall.

National Information Committee is responsible for publishing The American Bahá’í, Bahá’í News and National Bahá’í Review as well as helping local communities proclaim the Faith through the media.

Administration and Unallocated

Under Administration the National Spiritual Assembly sponsored Local Assembly seminars, district and national conventions, membership records and data processing services. It also provided financial recording and reporting, including the Treasurer's letter and filmstrip "A Testimony of Love".

Properties

National Center Properties and Capital Improvements completed extensive engineering studies to confirm structural soundness of the House

Proposed 1974-1975

Expenditures TOTAL $2,600,000

ADMINISTRATION AND UNALLOCATED 25% ($481,000) NATIONAL TEACHING AND SERVICES 20% ($388,000) PROPERTIES 239 (5593.000) INTERNATIONAL 289 ($725,000)

ADMINISTRATION AND UNALLOCATED 209 (5081,000 NATIONAL TEACHING AND SERVICES 23% (5601,000)

International

This figure reflects the same level of support to the Bahá’í International Fund, Continental Bahá’í Fund, International Deputization Fund and International Goals Committee as last year.

A Five Year Plan properties goal has been established.

National Teaching and Services

National Teaching Committee will receive about the same level of support as last year building on the foundations (Regional and District Teaching Committees) established in prior years. Special emphasis will be given to minority teaching and youth activities.

National Education Committee will receive a substantially larger budget than last year to develop new programs emphasizing family and child education. They will continue to develop ways of encouraging the use of the Comprehensive Deepening Program.

National Schools Committee and Louis G. Gregory Bahá’í Institute will continue to expand their programs and improve the quality of education at their respective institutions.

National Information Committee will continue to develop the format and content of The American Bahá’í, National Bahá’í Review and Bahá’í News. In addition they will expand proclamation and public relations services with an emphasis on the mass media (radio and television).

Archives Committee, with a full-time staff member, will continue to organize, identify, and preserve the historical and sacred materials of our beloved Faith. A special exhibit is planned for the St. Louis Conference.

United States United Nations Observer will continue to keep the American Bahá’í Community informed of United Nations activities. Emphasis next year will [Page 7]

National Bahá’í Fund

1973-1974 MONTHLY GOAL

• $200,000
• $150,000
• $100,000
• $50,000

Contributions

Far exceeding all expectations, contributions during the month of Jalál, the last of the closing fiscal year, totalled over $210,000 for the first time in our Community's history. This development was in response to the request of the National Spiritual Assembly to increase contributions by 30% and had the intended effect of eliminating the deficit in the National Fund.

be placed on International Women's Year 1975.

National Administration

The National Spiritual Assembly and Secretariat, Office of the Treasurer and Office of Membership and Records and Data Processing will expand their administrative capabilities to meet the responsibilities of the Five Year Plan. The staff will be expanded to bolster the legal, record-keeping and communication functions at the National Center.

Properties

Last year Properties received a larger percentage of the budget to improve and maintain our fixed assets both at the National Bahá’í Center and around the country. This trend will continue into the next year.

Unappropriated Surplus

The National Spiritual Assembly, due to the growing demands being made on our financial resources, has not been able to budget funds for working capital or deficit replacement purposes.

BUDGET REPORT

($000s)

International Expenses	Proposed Budget 74-75	Actual 73-74	Budget 73-74
Bahá’í International Fund	375	375	375
Continental Bahá’í Fund	25	25	25
International Deputization Fund	15	15	15
Five Year Plan Properties Goal	100	—	—
International Goals Committee	218	179	210
TOTALS	733	594	625

National Teaching & Services	Proposed Budget 74-75	Actual 73-74	Budget 73-74
National Teaching Committee	184	161	200
National Education Committee	30	22	100
National Schools Committee	10	6	30
Louis G. Gregory Bahá’í Institute	30	26	37
House of Worship Activities Comm.	61	54	62
National Information Committee	127	111	150
Archives Committee	6	4	17
U.S. U.N. Observer	6	4	5
TOTALS	454	388	601

Administration	Proposed Budget 74-75	Actual 73-74	Budget 73-74
National Assembly & Secretariat	224	217	300
Office of the Treasurer	101	100	117
Office of M & R and Data Processing	107	103	168
Fixed Charges	23	25	50
TOTALS	455	445	635

Properties	Proposed Budget 74-75	Actual 73-74	Budget 73-74
National Center Properties	304	290	400
Capital Improvement	49	23	67
Trusteeships	178	144	126
TOTALS	531	457	593

Unallocated	15	36	46
ESTIMATED EXPENDITURES	2,088	1,920	2,600

Unappropriated Surplus	Proposed Budget 74-75	Actual 73-74	Budget 73-74
Working Capital	—	—	—
Deficit Replacement	412	—	—
TOTAL BUDGET GOAL	2,500	2,500	2,600

Total Number of Assemblies Contributing

GOAL BY RIDVAN 1974: 600

• Jalál: 592
• Bahá: 588
• ‘Alá’: 581
• (Previous Months): 561, 555, 551, 553, 569, 569, 571, 543, 536, 521, 513, 506, 504, 503, 498.

Marking another milestone the number of Local Spiritual Assemblies contributing to the National Bahá’í Fund in the month of Jalál reached an all time high of 592 as shown above.

INCOME

	‘Alá’ (Loftiness)	Bahá (Splendor)	Jalál (Glory)	Year to Date
Contributions	$101,369	$110,920	$211,169	$1,952,002
Estates	—	—	—	132,000
Budget Goal	132,000	132,000	132,000	2,500,000

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