National Bahá’í Review/Issue 95/Text

National Bahá’í Review
Issue 95

December 1975 Bahá’í Year 132 No. 95

Letters from the National Assembly on teaching, crises

The delegates at the last National Convention expressed the wish that the National Spiritual Assembly would share with the friends its comments which will help them to understand current problems of the rapidly changing American society as well as to understand better the courses of action they should take in the Five Year Plan.

The National Assembly has decided to address letters to the friends on a regular basis for reading and discussion at the Nineteen Day Feasts.

To the American Bahá’í Community

Beloved Friends:

Soon we will come to the midpoint of the Five Year Plan. Yet more than half of the goals assigned to our community remain to be achieved. For example, we have yet to open 1,500 localities if our goal of 7,000 is to be met. Winning this goal will mean establishing Bahá’í localities at the rate of 500 a year for the remainder of the Plan. We can see, then, that accelerating our teaching activities is the most important thing we can do now to win our localities goal.

The object of opening localities is, of course, to establish Spiritual Assemblies which in turn become responsible for further and further expansion of the teaching work of the Cause.

In calling your attention to the urgent need for intensified teaching, we wish also to share with you the following guidelines which are contained in a letter dated 25 May 1975 from The Universal House of Justice to all National Spiritual Assemblies:

Words on Christmas

Should Bahá’ís observe Christmas?

This is the time of the year when that question is asked.

The Guardian answered it. His reply, published inBaha'i News, March 1940 (number 134) was as follows:

“As regards the celebration of the Christian Holidays by the believers: it is surely preferable and even highly advisable that the friends should in their relation to each other discontinue observing such holidays as Christmas and New Year, and to have their festival gatherings of this nature instead during the intercalary days and Naw-Rúz. . . .”

Teaching the Faith embraces many diverse activities all of which are vital to success, and each of which reinforces the other. Time and again the beloved Guardian emphasized that expansion and consolidation are twin and inseparable aspects of teaching that must proceed simultaneously, yet one still hears believers discussing the virtues of one as against the other; The purpose of teaching is not complete when a person declares that he has accepted Bahá’u’lláh as the Manifestation of God for this age; the purpose of teaching is to attract human beings to the divine Message and so imbue them with its spirit that they will dedicate themselves to its service, and this world will become another world and its people another people. Viewed in this light a declaration of faith is merely a milestone along the way/albeit a very important one. Teaching may also be likened to kindling a fire, the fire of faith, in the hearts of men. If a fire burns only so long as the match is held to it, it cannot truly be said to have been kindled; to be kindled it must continue to burn of its own accord. Thereafter more fuel can be added and the flame can be fanned, but even if left alone for a period, a truly kindled fire will not be extinguished by the first breath of wind.

The aim, therefore, of all Bahá’í’ institutions and Bahá’í’ teachers is to advance continually to new areas and strata of society, with such thoroughness that, as the spark of faith kindles the hearts of the hearers, the teaching of the believers continues until, and even after, they shoulder their responsibilities as Bahá’ís and participate in both the teaching and administrative work of the Faith. With loving Bahá’í greetings and assurance of our ardent

prayers in the House of Worship for the success of your individual and collective teaching efforts,

NATIONAL SPIRITUAL ASSEMBLY October 3, 1975

To the American Bahá’í’ Community Dear Bahá’í Friends:

The recurrent crises to which the beloved Guardian re peatedly referred in his monumental letters to the American . believers increase in frequency, volume, and severity. So

numerous and widespread are these crises that it is almost impossible to list them all. The life of no man remains untouched by them. The Bahá’ís themselves are not spared

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their ‘-‘baleful influence”. However, those who are well informed of the purpose of the Bahá’í’ Revelation and have committed themselves to its goals are aware that these crises are part of a divine scheme for the ultimate redemption of mankind. The friends witnessing the convulsions of human society may well remember at this hour of man’s fate the stirring exhortations of Shoghi Effendi which appear in The Advent of Divine Justice, pages 60-61.

In a moving appeal to the friends, he said “they should at no time, however much buffeted by circumstances, forget that the synchronization of such world—shaking crises with the progressive unfoldment of their divinely appointed task is itself the work of Providence, the design of an inscrutable Wisdom, and the purpose of an all—compelling Will, a Will that directs and controls, in its own mysterious way, both the fortunes of the Faith and the destinies of men.” Reflections of this kind, he further stated, should dissipate the

friends’ forebodings and “arouse them to rededicate themselves to every single provision” of the Master’s Tablets of the Divine Plan.

We remind you, dear friends, of these words of guidance because of their particular application to our present circumstances. Let us proceed confidently with; the tasks at hand, especially two, namely: the goal of each person to teach at least one person each year, and the objective of the Five Year Plan to strengthen and develop Local Spiritual Assemblies. Attention to these two tasks alone will enable the Bahá’í community to withstand the crises and triumph over the disorders of our time. ‘

With loving Bahá’í greetings,

NATIONAL SPIRITUAL ASSEMBLY November 14, 1975

The clarion call for older believers

We NEED you. We NEED your stability. We NEED your administrative experience. We NEED your understanding of the Faith. You can spend your retirement dollars for Bahá’u’lláh. There are many believers over 70 in the pioneer field lending their strength to young communities. There are many URGENT goals. Can you give three months, one year, or more? Write us: International Goals Committee 112 Linden Avenue Wilmette, Illinois 60091

In Memoriam

Mr. George Bagby Plymouth, North Carolina Date Unknown

Mr. John H. Belcher Aquebogue, New York Date Unknown

Mr. Avory F. Blanchard Portland, Oregon June, 1975 '

Mr. Joe C. Cole Muskogee, Oklahoma March, 197.4

Mr. Mack‘ Lee Corker Oakland Park, Florida Date Unknown

Mr. Leroy Davis Henderson, North Carolina October 14, 1975

Mr. Charles Evans Apex, North Carolina 1974

Mr. Theodore Green Aquebogue, New York Date Unknown

Mrs. Charlotte Grover Davis, California June, 1975

Mrs. Bessie Hunter Camden, South Carolina July, 1975

Mr. Richard Johnson Beaufort, South Carolina April 17, 1975

Mr. Tony Johnson Huntsville, Texas Date Unknown

Mr. William Johnson Mequon, Wisconsin March, 1975

Mr. Clarence Mayo Riverhead, New York Date Unknown

Mr. Kenneth L. Overlook Santa Fe, New Mexico September 8, 1975

Miss Carolyn Rude Union Gap, Washington Date Unknown’

Mr. Inayatullah Samandari Oakland, Califomia May 29, 1975

Mrs. Blanche K. Sayer Towson, Maryland August 24, 1975

Mr. Dan Walker, Jr. Stuttgan, Arkansas August, 1975

Mr. Sam Ware Rock Hill, South Carolina Date Unknown

Mrs. Frieda Warendorf San Bruno, California September 24, 1975

Mrs. Audrey Wells Kansas City, Kansas October 2, 1975

Mrs. Mattie Wells Gulf Breeze, Florida 1974

Mr. William Wing Watsonville, California September 4, 1975

Mr. Alfred Zahl San Mateo, California September. 23, 1975

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Appeals for assistance

The National Spiritual Assembly continues to receive reports that persons carrying Bahá’í identification cards, and others who claim to be Bahá’í's, hav appealed to Spiritual Assemblies along their routes of travel for funds and other types of assistance for what they claim to be emergency needs. , '

Bahá’ís by nature, training and conviction are kind, generous and sympatheticgbut 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. The beloved Guardian instructed that individuals in need should look first to their relatives and after that to the local social service agencies which provide for human welfare. Therefore, when traveling persons call upon Assembly

secretaries or individual Bahá’ís for financial assistance or

food and lodging, they should in most cases be directed to the local welfare office ortravelers’ aid. For ready reference every Assembly should know where these offices are lo cated, their telephone numbers and even the persons within the offices. Often the local police department can provide such information. If the emergency is such that advice

should be sought from the National Spiritual Assembly, a _

call to Wilmette should be placed at once.

Careful and loving support should be provided for anyone who has a true moral claim upon the generosity of 'Bahá’ís, but the employment and financial problems of many drifting, rootless persons can only be solved in other ways, and charity must be seen in its proper light of responsibility as well.

NATIONAL SPIRITUAL ASSEMBLY

The Nineteen Day Feast

From words of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá: “The Nineteen—Day Feast was inaugurated by the Báb and ratified by Bahá’u’lláh, in His Holy Book, the Aqdas, so that people may gather together and outwardly show fellowship and love, that the Divine mysteries may be disclosed. The object is concord, that through this fellowship hearts may become perfectly united, and reciprocity and mutual helpfulness be established. Because the members of the world of humanity are unable to exist without being banded together, co-operation and helpfulness is the basis of human society. Without the realization of these two great principles no great movement is pressed forwar .” The Nineteen Day Feast has been described by the Guardian as the foundation of the World Order of Bahá’u’lláh. It is to be conducted according to the following program: —the first part, entirely spiritual in character, is devoted to the reading of Bahá’í prayers and selections from the Bahá’í Sacred Writings;

—the second part consists of general consultation on the affairs of the Cause;

—the third part is the material feast and social meeting of all believers and should maintain the spiritual nature of the Feast.

Devotional Part of the Feast

The readings during the devotional part of the Feast are

usually chosen by the person or persons who volunteer to host the Feast. The selection of readings should be guided by the following statements: “Regarding your question: The Devotional part of the

19-day Feast means the reading of Prayers by Bahá’u’lláh and the Master. If, after this, there is a period of reading the teachings, his (the Guardian’s) writings may be included, but this does not form part of the devotional aspect of the meeting.” (From a letter written on behalf of Shoghi Effendi)

“. . . The Feast is opened with devotional readings, that is to say prayers and meditations, from the Writings of Bahá’u’lláh, the Báb and the Master. Following this passages may be read from other Tablets, from the Holy Scriptures of previous Dispensations, and from the writings of the Guardian. It is clear however, that the beloved Guardian would not wish his own words to be read as part of an arranged devotional program in which they would be interspersed among words of Holy Scriptures. In other words, at the Nineteen Day Feast, where words of the Guardian are to be read they should follow any selections from the Scriptures and not be mixed with them. This does not mean, however, that subsequently in the Feast, any of these types of writings may not be read as suitable. during consultation.” (The Universal House of Justice)

Consultation at the Feast

Individual Bahá’ís are to find in the Nineteen Day Feast the channel through which to make suggestions and recommendations to the National Spiritual Assembly. These recommendations are offered first to the local community and when adopted by the community come before the Local Spiritual Assembly, which then may, in its own discretion, forward the recommendations to

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the National Spiritual Assembly accompanied by its own considered view.

The community may also adopt by majority vote any resolution which it wishes collectively to record as its advice and recommendation to its Local Spiritual Assembly.

The secretary of the Assembly records each resolution adopted by the community, as well as the various suggestions advanced during the meeting, in order to report these

to the Spiritual Assembly for its consideration. Whatever.

action the Assembly takes is to be reported at a later Nineteen Day Feast. The conduct of the period of consultation at Nineteen Day Feasts is a vital function of each Spiritual Assembly. The Assembly chairman or some other appointed representative of the Assembly presides at the Feast. In addition to conducting the consultation period, the functions of the Assembly at the Feast are as follows: To make reports to the community conceming—intemational and national news received by the Assembly

—correspondence from the National Spiritual Assembly or national committees

—the Fund

—actions of the Local Assembly on community recommendations from a previous Feast

—local committee activities

—other items deemed of general interest to the community

To invite consultation on the affairs of the community with the object of receiving the advice and recommenda . tions of the friends for the Local or National Assembly.

Time for Holding the Nineteen Day Feast

“The Nineteen Day Feast should be held, preferably on the first day of the Bahá’í’ month, that is to say, the Bahá’í day, beginning at sunset. If this is not possible for some good reason, for example, that it clashes with the regular day for a public meeting; then it may be held later but it must fall within the same Bahá’í month and should be on the nearest possible date.” (The Universal House of Justice)

Who May Attend the Feast

The Feast is intended only for members of the Bahá’í community. Visiting Baha’ is from other communities may attend this meeting. The Universal House of Justice has stated: “As to visitors to a Nineteen-Day Feast, Bahá’ís from anywhere in the world should of course be warmly welcomed, and may take part in consultation. However, only members of the local community can vote on recommendations to the Local Spiritual Assembly.”

The Universal House of Justice has also stated the following: “Up to the age of fifteen, children of Bahá’í parents are considered to be Bahá’í’s and are permitted to attend such functions as Feasts. Upon reaching the age of fifteen, however, the child must make his own declaration of faith if he wishes to continue as a Bahá’í.”

Persons who have been deprived of their Bahá’í administrative rights may not attend the Nineteen Day Feast.

When a Non-Bahá’í Appears at a Feast

“The rule that only Bahá’ís may take part in Nineteen Day Feasts is not a new one, indeed it was often reiterated by the beloved Guardian. However, when a non-Bahá’í’ does appear at a Feast he should not be asked to leave; rather the Assembly should omit the consultative part of the Feast, and the non-Bahá’í should be made welcome. Of course, if the non-Bahá’í’ is well known to ‘the Bahá’í's and no hurt feelings would be caused, he might be asked to retire during the‘ consultative part. In general, however, it is much better to avoid such problems where possible. . . .

“During the period of consultation the Bahá’í’s should be able to enjoy perfect freedom to express their views on the work of the Cause, unembarrassed by the feeling that all they are saying is being heard by. someone who has not accepted Bahá’u’lláh and who might, thereby, gain a very distorted picture of the Faith. It would also be very embarrassing for any sensitive non-Bahá’í to find himself plunged into the midst of a discussion of the details of a Bahá’í community of which he is not a part.” (The Universal House of Justice)

Jeopardized Local Spiritual Assemblies

Arizona Mobile

N. Maricopa C0

Peoria California Prescott Daly City Bisbee Thousand Oaks

San Juan Capistrano

Alabama Riverside JD

Lakewood Burlingame Chico JD Coronado Livermore Imperial Beach Pacifica Del Mar Colton San Carlos Westminster Salinas

San Bernardino Seaside

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Pittsburg Auburn Menlo Park San Jose JD

Colorado Durango

Cortez Loveland

El Paso Co East Greeley Boulder Co Alamosa

Florida Clearwater

Georgia Cobb Co South Cobb Co North Valdosta

Idaho Blackfoot Lewiston

Illinois Libertyville Twp Normal Elmhurst

Indiana Greenfield West Lafayette Richmond

Iowa Ames

Kansas Hays Emporia Newton

Louisiana North Plainfield

Jefferson Parish New Mexico

Maine Gallup

Eastport Roswell

Massachusetts New York

Yarmouth Cheektowaga Syracuse

Michigan Ramapo

Ypsilanti Albany

Taylor Beacon

Royal Oak Brockport Geneva

Minnesota

Anoka Ohio

Falcon -Hts Xenia Beavercreek Twp

Nebraska Yellow Springs

Aurora East Cleveland Kent

New Hampshire

Concord Oklahoma Ada

New Jersey

Cherry Hill Oregon

Piscataway Twp Hillsboro

Plainfield Douglas Co Klamath Co

Klamath Falls Wasco Co

Pennsylvania Lower Merion Twp Middleton Twp BethlehemSwarthmore

Utah Logan

Washington

Snohomish Co CD No. 2 Thurston Co CD No. 3 Mason Co CD No. 1 Mason Co CD No. 3 Cowlitz Co CD No. l Vancouver

Kent

Franklin Co CD No. 3

West Virginia Princeton Morgantown

Wyoming Riverton

New Local Assemblies since Riḍván

Chatham Co, GA

Auburn, WN

Wheeling, IL Southfield, MI Harford Co, MD Gilbert, AZ Delta Twp, MI Marquette, MI Concord, NH Eaton Twp, PA Wasco Co, WN Blackfeet Indian

Cowlitz Co CD No. 1, WN

Kitsap Co CD No. 3, WN

Reservation, MT Umatilla Indian Reservation, OR

Assemblies lost since Riḍván Adrian, MI

Johnson Co, IA St. Louis Park, MN

Status of college clubs in the United States

KEY: A/active

I/inactive (no communicatio

Office) ?/status uncertain

Alabama Alabama A&M/? ' Tuskegee lnstitute/I /

University of Southern Alabama/A

University of Alabama/I Arizona

n with Youth Central Arizona/I

Arizona State/A

Mesa Community/A Northern Arizona/A University of Arizona/A Arkansas

U of Arkansas, Fayetteville/A U of Arkansas, Little Rock/A California

Alameda/?

Allan Hancock/A

American River/I

Cabrillo Junior/? California at Fullerton/I California at Long Beach/? Cal Poly/A

California at Fresno/A California at Los Angeles/I California at Chico/A California at Sacramento/A Chabot/I

Chapman/A

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Claremont/A

Marin/?

San Mateo/A

College of the Desert/I Contra Costa/?

Cuesta/‘P

Cypress/‘?

De Anza/?

Diablo Valley/A

East Los Angeles Junior College/I Glendale Community College/A Humboldt State/?

Lassen/I

Merceo/I

Monterrey peninsula/A Moor Park/A

Mount San Antonio/I Orange Coast/A

Palomar/A

Pasadena City/I

Pierce/I

Sacramento City/I

San Diego State/I

San Francisco State/A

San Jose City/A

San Jose State/A

Santa Rosa Junior College/I Shasta/A

San Joaquin Delta/A Sonoma State/A

Stanford/A

U of Calif. at Berkeley/A U of Calif. at Davis/A

U. of Calif. at Irvine/A

U of Calif. at Los Angeles/A U of Calif. at San Diego/A U of Calif. at Santa Barbara/A U of Southern California/A University of the Pacific/A U of Calif at Santa Cruz/I U of Calif. at San Francisco/A Valley Junior/I

Ventura College/A

West Valley/A Woodbury/A

Colorado

Adams State/A

Arapahoe Community/‘.7 Colorado Mountain East/? Colorado State/A

Fort Lewis/?

University of Colorado/A University of Denver/A

U of Northern Colorado/A U of Colrado at Denver/A Connecticut

Central Connecticut State/A Fairfield/I

Manchester Community/I Quinniptiac/I

Bridgeport/I .

U of Connecticut at Storrs/I Wesleyan/A Westem.Connecticut State/I Yale/A

Delaware

U of Delaware/I

District of Columbia Catholic U of America/A Howard/A

Florida

Broward Community/A Eckerd/A

Florida A&M/A

Florida Atlantic/A

Florida Institute of Technology/A Florida State/A

Miami Dade North/I

Miami Dade South/I University of Florida/A University of South Florida/A Georgia

Augusta/I

Emory/?

Georgia State/A

Kennesaw Junior/I Savannah State/A University of Georgia/A Valdosta State/I

Idaho I

Boise State/A

Idaho State/A

University of Idaho/A Illinois

Illinois State/A

Kendall College/I

Lewis & Clark Community/I National College of Education/A Northern Illinois/A Northwestern/A

Parkland Junior/I Sangamon State/A

S. Illinois at Carbondale/A S. Illinois at Edwardsville/A Triton/A

University of Chicago/A

U of Illinois at Urbana/A U of Illinois at Chicago/A Wesleyan/A

Western Illinois/I

Indiana

Ball State/A

DePauw/A

Earlham/A

Purdue/A

Indiana University/A

Notre Dame/I

Iowa

Iowa State/A

Kirkwood/I

‘Northern Iowa/A

Northern Iowa Community/A Palmer College/A

University of Iowa/A Kansas

Kansas State/A

University of Kansas/A Wichita State/I

Kentucky

University of Kentucky/A

V University of Louisville/I

Louisiana

Louisiana State/A Northwestern State/I Tulane/A

University of New Orleans/A Maine

University of Maine, Orono/A University of Maine, Portland/A Maryland

Goucher/I

Johns Hopkins/A Maryland Institute of Art/A Salisbury State/I

Saint Mary’s/I

Towson State/A University of Maryland/A Massachusetts

Boston/A

Greenfield Community/I Harvard/A

MIT/A

Mount Holyoke/A Northeastem/I

Salem State/A

Smith/A

Southeastem/A

U of Mass. at Amherst/A U of Mass. at Boston/? Michigan

Central Michigan/A Eastern Michigan/A Ferris State/A

Grand Valley State/? Kellogg Community/A Michigan State/A Northern Michigan/A Oakland/A

Saginaw Valley/A University of Detroit/A University of Michigan/? Wayne State/A

Western Michigan/A Minnesota;

Demioji State/A MacAlester/A

Mankato State/A Moorhead State/A Rochester Community/A Saint Cloud State/A

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University of Minnesota/A U of Minn., Duluth/A Winona State/A

Missouri

Central Missouri State/A Cleveland/A/

Florissant Valley Community/A Jefferson/I

Lincoln/?

Southwest Missouri State/A U of Missouri, Rolla/A

U of Missouri, St. Louis/? U of Missouri, Columbia/? Webster/A

Montana

Montana State/A University of Montana/? Nebraska

Doane/?

U of Nebraska, Lincoln/A U of Nebraska, Omaha/A Nevada

U of Nevada, Las Vegas/A U of Nevada, Reno/A New Hampshire

Keene State/I

Plymouth State/‘.7

U of New Hampshire/A New Jersey

Drew/A

Essex/A

Glassboro State/A Mercer/I

Princeton/A

Ramapo/‘.7

Rutgers/l

Stockton State/A

New Mexico

Eastern New Mexico/I New Mexico Junior/A New Mexico State/A University of New Mexico/A New York

Cornell/?

Nassau Community/A, N.Y. Tech/A

Queens/A

Rensselaer Poly/I RochesterTech/I Binghamton/A Brockport/A

Buffalo/A

Oswego/A

Plattsburgh/A

Albany/A

Fredonia/A

New Paltz/A

‘ Stony’ Brook/A

U of Buffalo/A V O

"U of Rochester/I

North Carolina Appalachian State/A Duke/A

North Carolina State/'? NC. School of Arts/I Pembroke State/I

U of N.C., Chapel Hill/A U of N.C., Greensboro/I U of N.C., Charlotte/A North Dakota

Mary/A

North Dakota State/A University of North Dakota/A Ohio '

Bluffton/I

Bowling Green State/I Case Western Reserve/A Hiram/I

Kent State/A

Miami/l

Michael Owens Tech/I Oberlin/A

Ohio State/A

Ohio Wesleyan/I University of Cincinnati/I Wright State/A

Sinclair Community/A Oklahoma

Eastern Central/A Oklahoma State/A University of Oklahoma/A University of Tulsa/A Oregon

Clatsop Community/A Lane Community/A Lewis & clark/A 1 Mount Hood Community/A Oregon State/A

Portland State/A

S. Oregon State/A Southwest Oregon Community/I University of Oregon/A Pennsylvania Bucknell/A

Penn State/A

Slippery Rock State/A Swarthmore/A

Temple/A

Pitt/A

Westchester State/A Wilson/I

Rhode Island

Brown/A

South Carolina Clemson/A

Friendship Junior/I Sherman/A

U of South Carolina/? College of Charleston/A South Dakota

Blackhills State/A Dakota Wesleyan/A South Dakota State/A University of South Dakota/A Tennessee

University of Tennessee/A Texas

East Texas State/I Lamar/I

North Texas State/A

Pan American/A

Rice/A ‘

Sam Houston State/I San Jacinto/A

Southwest Texas State/A Austin State/A

Southern Methodist/A Tarrant County Junior/A Texarkana/A

Texas A&M/A

Texas Tech/A

Texas A&I/I

Texas Southern/I University of Houston/I U of Texas, Arlington/A U of Texas, Austin/A

U of Texas, El Paso/A West Texas State/A Utah

Bringham Young/I University of Utah/A Utah State/A

Weber State/I

Vermont

Middlebury/A University of Vermont/? Virginia

Madison/A

Northern Virginia Community/I University of Virginia/A Virginia Commonwealth/A Virginia Tech/A Washington

-Bellevue Community/A

Central Washington State/A Evergreen State/A

Green River Community/I Highline Community/? Seattle Community/? Tacoma Community/? University of Washington/A Washington State/A Whitman/A

Washinton State/A

Yakima Valley/A

U of Puget Sound/A

West Virginia '

West Virginia University/A Wisconsin

Beloit/A

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Carroll/?

U of Wisconsin, Green Bay/A U of Wisconsin, Milwaukee/A U of Wisconsin, Stout/7

U of Wisconsin, Oshkosh/A U of Wisconsin, Madison/A

U of Wisconsin, Parkside/A

U of Wisconsin, LaCrosse/A

U of Wisconsin, Whitewater/A U of Wisconsin, Milwaukee/A Wisconsin State, River Falls/I Wisconsin State, Stevens Point/A

Wisconsin State, Eau Claire/I Wisconsin State, Whitewater/I Wyoming

University of Wyoming/A

National Bahá’í Fund

Status of the Fund requires an i

To: All Local Spiritual Assemblies and Bahá’í Groups Dear Bahá’í Friends:

“The mighty ones of this world rejected the call of Bahá’u’lláh, and it is now upon ‘us ordinary men and women that He has conferred the inestimable bounty of raising up the Kingdom of God on earth.”

The National Spiritual Assembly is deeply concerned that we have met our monthly contributions goal only once

mmediate response

this year. An audit of our books shows that we are now $310,896 behind. Does this accurately reflect our commitment to Bahá’u’lláh? An immediate response to the needs of the Fund is now called for!

With loving Bahá’í greetings,

NATIONAL SPIRITUAL ASSEMBLY OF THE BAHA'Is OF THE UNITED STATES Dorothy W. Nelson, treasurer November 14, 1975

6 J CONTWBUHONS ' PARTlClPATl°N $200,000 - $2.900.000 — ANNUAL GOAL 75° _ 1 700 ______ by'11m 1975—Assemb|ies '_ 1975-1976 Monthly Goal / _ $150,000 __ _ T3 650 0 —— ~ _ m - V 600 _ * _§ "‘ # ~ 3 4’ $100,000 — _ _ § — * _. :9‘ 450 — ‘ '“ ea “ — — 40° Goal by 'llm 197S——Groups . L - ‘ § 2 $50,000 ._ 0 350 L 300 W ” lb 0 — F 1 '6 3 3 E - — 7 u U 3 ~ - E _ BE g5iu_.z 2-63: _ as ‘§E‘u_.,_£- §_.-'37,: s°- _-E59.“ ‘D3 ‘§i‘ ° mu 3 0- :5 v- 2 -95:02a2§,.2.u=§=Eas§§a§5§:3 ""”'°"‘""“" .5is3z°§.2.‘2§§§.=‘§8§£C=,s°s‘3§§

Month Year

of ‘llm to date Budget Goal $153,000 $1,530,000 Contributions 0 116,139 1,219,104 Overage (Shortage) ($ 36,861) ($310,896)

Contributions may be addressed to: National Bahá’í Fund, 112 Linden Avenue, Wilmette, IL 60091; Bahá’í International Fund, P.O. Bo)r1'55, Haifa, Israel; and Continental Bahá’í Fund, 418 Forest Ave., Wilmette, IL 60091.