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duly 1983

The American

Baha'i

House of Justice reorganizes International Teaching Centre

To the Followers of Baha’u’llah throughout the world Dearly-loved Friends,

For 10 years the International Teaching Centre has rendered invaluable services at the World Centre of the Faith, and it is with great joy that we now announce a number of major steps in the evolution of this vital institution of the Administrative Order of Baha"u'll4h.

SINCE the tragic death of Mr. Paul Haney there have been only two Hands of the Cause residing in the Holy Land.

We have therefore decided to call upon Dr. ‘Ali Muhammad Varga and Mr. Collis Featherstone to participate in the discharge of the special duties of the Hands of the Cause residing in the Holy Land when the occasion requires, as for example in dealing with matters of Covenant-breaking. They will be able to perform these functions either by correspondence or by periodic sojourns at the World Centre.

We have decided to raise the

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number of resident members of the International Teaching Centre to nine.

For reasons of health Mrs. Florence Mayberry is leaving the World Centre, bringing to an end her highly valued services on this institution.

Four new Counsellor members have therefore been appointed: Dr. Magdalene Carney, Mr. Ma‘stid Khamsf, Dr. Peter Khan and Mrs. Isobel Sabri, whom we now call upon to transfer their residences to the Holy Land, where they will join the Hands of the Cause Amatu’l-Bahá Ruhiyyih Khanum and ‘Alf Akbar Furútan and Counsellors Anneliese Bopp, Hooper Dunbar and ‘Aziz Yazdi.

WE HAVE further decided, as foreshadowed in previous announcements, to institute a fiveyear term for the Counsellor members of the International Teaching Centre. Each term will start on 23 May immediately fol See CENTRE Page 4

18 YEARS OLD.

16 Baha’is martyred in Iran

WITH GREAT SORROW IMPART NEWS EXECUTION BY HANGING LATE HOURS 16 JUNE IN SHIRAZ ANOTHER SIX VALIANT SERVANTS CAUSE: DR. BAHRAM AEFNAN, PROMINENT PHYSICIAN, 48 YEARS OLD; MR. BAHRAM YALDA'I, STUDENT, 23 YEARS OLD; MR. JAMSHID SIYAVUSHI, MERCHANT, 39 YEARS OLD; MR.

INAYATU’LLAH ISHRAQI, RETIRED OFFICER OIL COMPANY, 60 YEARS OLD; MR. KURUSH HAQBIN, ELECTRICAL TECHNICIAN, 27 YEARS OLD; MR. ‘ABDU’L-HUSAYN

AZADI, EMPLOYEE HEALTH MINISTRY, 60 YEARS OLD. GRAVELY CONCERNED LIVES OTHER PRISONERS THREATENED BE SUBJECTED SIMILAR FATE IF REFUSE RECANT FAITH AND EMBRACE ISLAM. THIS RUTHLESS TREATMENT BY FANATICS NOW TAKING REINS JUSTICE THEIR HANDS IN DEFIANCE WORLD PUBLIC OPINION, DEMANDS SPECIAL CONSIDERATION BY GOVERNMENTS AND PEOPLE OF PROMINENCE TO EXERT UTMOST EFFORTS PREVENT CONTINUATION SUCH ACTS WHICH VIOLATE PRINCIPLES JUSTICE AND HUMAN RIGHTS.

KINDLY SHARE NEWS OFFICIALS GOVERNMENT, MEDIA. UNIVERSAL HOUSE OF JUSTICE

FOLLOWING OUTRAGEOUS EXECUTION SIX BAHA'IS IN SHIRAZ ON 16 JUNE, FURTHER HIDEOUS CRIME HAS BEEN PERPETRATED BY AUTHORITIES THAT CITY BY HANGING TEN INNOCENT WOMEN NIGHT OF 18 JUNE. THEY ARE: MRS. NUSRAT YALDA’I, 54 YEARS OLD, MOTHER OF BAHRAM, HANGED 16 JUNE; MRS.

IZZAT JANAMI ISHRAQI, 50 YEARS OLD, WIFE OF INAYATU’LLAH, HANGED 16 JUNE;

MISS RUYA ISHRAQI, IN EARLY 20'S, DAUGHTER OF ABOVE; MRS. TAHIRIH SIYAVUSHI, 32 YEARS OLD, WIFE OF JAMSHID, HANGED 16 JUNE; MISS MUNA MAHMUDNIZHAD, 18 YEARS OLD, DAUGHTER OF YADU’LLAH, EXECUTED 12 MARCH; MISS ZARRIN MUQIMI, UNDER 25 YEARS OLD; MISS SHIRIN DALVAND, EARLY 20'S; MISS AKHTAR THABIT, 19 YEARS OLD; MISS SIMIN SABIRI, IN EARLY 20'S; MISS MAHSHID NIRUMAND,

THE EXECUTION OF THESE GUILTLESS WOMEN IN THE NAME OF RELIGION MUST

JUNE 18, 1983

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The Hand of the Cause of God William Sears reads from his wellworn copy of The Advent of Divine Justice as he discusses at the

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74th Baha’i National Convention the imperative need to reach the waiting masses with the healing Message of Bahá’u’lláh.

Mr. Sears brings message of love, hope to Convention

It was easy to tell when the Hand of the Cause of God William Sears was to speak at the 74th Baha’i National Convention.

There wasn’t a seat to be had in the ballroom of the McCormick Inn (which seats 1,800), and those who arrived late lined the walls two to three deep or sat in the aisles.

THE POWER that brought them there was that of love and re See MR. SEARS Page 4

Spirit of optimism, resolve pervades 74th Baha’i National Convention

The many challenges and opportunities presented by the Faith’s rapid emergence from obscurity and the construction of the first Baha’i-owned and operated radio station in North America were among the principal topics of consultation at the 74th Baha'i National Convention, which was held May 26-29 at the McCormick Inn in Chicago.

FOR THE second year in a row, the annual Convention was blessed by the presence of the Hand of the Cause of God William Sears who addressed the friends on two occasions and brought with him a special “‘gift’’ to be shared with everyone in this country.

Among the more than 1,500 Baha’is in attendance were one member of the Universal House of Justice, Glenford E. Mitchell; two members of the Continental Board of Counsellors for the Americas, Dr. Sarah M. Pereira and Velma W. Sherrill; and one of the four new Counsellor members. of the International Teaching Centre, Dr. Magdalene M. Car

ney, who until her appointment by ,

the Universal House of Justice earlier in May was assistant secretary of the National Spiritual Assembly.

In addition, the National Spiritual Assembly of Bermuda was represented at the Convention by two of its members, Elizabeth

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Thomas and Mary Walker.

Two soul-stirring messages from the Universal House of Justice were read at Friday morning’s session—the annual Ridvan message to the Bahá’ís of the

world, and its letter of May 19 detailing the reorganization and expansion of the International Teaching Centre.

On Saturday morning, the delegates traveled by bus to the Baha’i House of Worship in Wilmette to

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$1 million still needed for radio station National Spiritual Assembly adopts a $10 million budget

Matters of finance were the focus of much consultation, and the source of much inspiration, at the 74th Bahá’í National Convention.

The delegates and guests were galvanized by the news that the President of the United States had, only days earlier, thrust the Faith to the top of the news headlines around the world with his statement on behalf of the Baha'is in Iran.

IN LIGHT of the opportunities made possible by this new level of public awareness, the $6.7 million budget proposed by the National Spiritual Assembly appeared pitifully inadequate.

It was stated that even a $20 million budget would seem to be minor for an organization that had burst into such prominence.

The awareness that our budget

would not support the present requirements of the Faith was heightened by a presentation from the National Spiritual Assembly’s properties manager.

He reported that our precious House of Worship, that “‘most noble of the exploits’? of the American Baha’i community, has deteriorated structurally over the past 30 years from exposure to the severe Chicago weather. The damage has progressed to the extent that major reconstruction work can no longer be postponed.

The specific area requiring immediate attention is replacement ‘of the steel structure which supports the dome. The elements have taken such a toll that, in places, one’s hand can be inserted through the metal,

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Extraordinary spirit marks Convention

Dear Friends:

This year’s National Convention was a truly remarkable event. For several days before it opened on Thursday, May 26, the radio, television, and newspapers carried to every corner of the earth the President’s appeal to Ayatollah Khomeini to spare the lives of innocent Baha’is sentenced to death in Shiraz.

On the eve of the Convention an impassioned New York Times editorial condemned the Shi'ite clerical Satanism.

AS THE CONVENTION opened, we sensed an extraordinary spirit among the 1,500 delegates and guests. Soon it became evident that the friends were bent on demonstrating to the world that no persecution can daunt them, and no adversity can divert them from the task of building the World Order of Bahá’u’lláh.

The defense of the Baha’i community, its expansion and consolidation, the growth of the influence of the Faith on the life of humanitythese were some of the issues that inspired us all.

Confronted with the monumental tasks of teaching the Faith to the waiting masses, raising nearly 200 new Local Spiritual Assemblies by Ridvan 1986, enrolling members of various ethnic minorities, sending pioneers abroad, improving community life, teaching the children and guiding the youth, we examined the means available to us and found them inadequate.

It was clear to all of us in the hall that we did not lack plans, nor did we lack the enthusiasm to fulfill them. We lacked funds.

The magnificent House of Worship in Wilmette has slowly deteriorated, is in danger of crumbling, and urgently needs repairs that have been postponed too long.

THE FIRST BAHA’t radio station in North America must be built in less than a year’s time at the Louis Gregory Institute in South Carolina at a cost of $1,000,000. The opportunities to make the Faith widely known, admired and respected must not be permitted to slip away.

In a spontaneous burst of generosity, the friends contributed nearly $50,000 on the spot. The delegates saw the insufficiency of the budget of $6,700,000 proposed by the National Spiritual Assembly and overwhelmingly requested that it be increased to $10,000,000.

One after another they rose to their feet to stress the need for taking the enthusiasm generated at the Convention to the rest of the community. Suddenly the friends broke into song. A wave of joy ran through the hall, lifting the heads and the hearts.

We felt united in our thoughts and views, we felt our purposes harmonized, we knew that the Baha’i Fund was inseparable from all our other concerns. We were happy to give.

The Hand of the Cause of God William Sears reminded the friends of the Guardian’s exhortation to vie with one another in serving the Cause.

As we listened to Mr. Sears’ eloquent plea, we knew that the American Baha’i community has the capacity and the will to win every goal placed before it by the Universal House of Justice, that we can achieve a $10,000,000 budget, we can repair our Temple—that brilliant symbol of the presence of the Faith in the heart of the North American continent, we can build the radio station at the Louis Gregory Institute, we can greatly increase enrollments, and we can through our joint sacrifices spiritualize our individual lives. Let us now turn from words to deeds.

With loving greetings,

The National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha’is of the United States

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The station, which has an especially loyal following among blacks in that western North Carolina area, is managed by Jim Robinson, a member of the Baha’i community of Asheville.

The first half-hour of the program, locally produced, is entitled “Renewal of Civilization.””

The second half-hour consists of segments of the ‘‘Fireside Playhouse’’ drama series.

As a result of the programs, the station has invited the Baha’i community to produce a regular series of children’s programs.

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Dr. Carney: an able educator, administater

In its letter of May 19 concerning the reorganization and expansion of the International Teaching Centre, the Universal House of Justice appointed four new Counsellor members of the Centre who

AMONG the four is Dr. Magdalene M. Carney, a member of the U.S. National Spiritual Assembly since November 1970 who has served as its assistant secretary since May 1978.

Dr. Carney, a native of Tennessee, is a magna cum laude graduate in English and Spanish literature from Tennessee A&I State University in Nashville, and holds a master of arts degree from George Pea After 15 years as a classroom teacher, she was awarded a Ford fellowship at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst where she earned her doctorate degree in education in 1977.

Dr. Carney is a member of the American Public Health Association, the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, the Society for Emotionally Disturbed Children, the Huxley Institute, and the Linus Pauling Institute for Science and Medicine.

A Baha’i since 1962, she has served on many local and national Baha’i committees and has attended a number of international Baha’i

Before her election to the National Spiritual Assembly, Dr. Carney was secretary of the Southern Regional Teaching Committee with

The other Counsellors named by the Universal House of Justice to serve at the International Teaching Centre are Mas‘tid Khamsj, Dr. Peter Khan and Isobel Sabri (see message from the House of Justice

DR. MAGDALENE CARNEY

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Persian friends can help integrate themselves into their new ‘home’

Part 2: Some duties of the Per sian-speaking Baha'is residing in the United States

The subject of welcoming our brothers and sisters from)Iran was covered in Part 1 of this series on Persian-American understanding.

This article will further discuss the assimilation of Persians into our communities by examining some of the ways our newly arrived friends can help the Baha’i community here in North America.

FORTUNATELY, we have considerable guidance, as the Universal House of Justice has addressed this very issue in letters written to Persian believers throughout the world on June 5, 1977; February 10, 1980; and September 4, 1981.

All of these letters stress the opportunities that have arisen from what might appear to be a negative situation, and exhort the Persian friends to use these opportunities to have their actions “match those of their brethren in the Cradle of our beloved Faith.””

What, then, are the duties of those Persian Baha’is who come to the U.S.?

The first duty must be to integrate themselves into the American Bahá’í community. This, obvious as it may appear, can pose many problems.

The first of these is the question of translation. How much should be translated so that everyone present at a meeting can understand what is happening?

THIS question of translation is

This is the second in a series of three articles about the assimilation of Persian believers into the mainstream of Baha'i community life in the U.S. which have been written for The American Bahá’í by Julie Badiee, a member of the Persian Affairs Committee.

‘a vexing one that will continue to have importance as ethnic minorities of all kinds continue to enter the Faith.

Some communities have come to terms with the problem by using short summaries of important information which will be presented at Feast. Preparing these summaries ahead of time, or printing them in the newsletter, can also be helpful.

It should be remembered, however, that it is appropriate that Bahai meetings be held in the language of the country in which they are held.

Arrangements can be made to facilitate translation for others (someone quietly translating to a group at the back of the room, short summaries, or even using overhead projectors to write down. the main points), but the meetings in this country should be held in English.

Persian Baha’is who plan to be in the U.S. for any length of time must therefore make every effort to learn English. Not only does so much emphasis on translation sap the energy of everyone involved, but more important, meetings in which Persian is predominantly spoken may scare away new or po

tential Baha’is.

NEWLY arrived Persians must realize that the Faith is relatively unknown in this country. Seekers attending a meeting that is dominated by Persian speakers may be inclined to dismiss the Faith as an “oriental cult”? and never truly understand its world-embracing character.

Frozen out by excessive socializing in a language they don’t understand, seekers may cease to attend our meetings. Surely no one who loves the Faith would wish this to happen.

Another problem Persian believers may face in adapting to their new American communities lies in the functioning of Baha’i administration here.

Many of the Persian friends come from relatively large Baha’i communities and have never served on a Local Spiritual Assembly. Suddenly, they are living ina community of 10 or so Baha’is.

No longer is there a large pool of experienced Bahá’ís to draw upon, and it sometimes comes as a profound shock for them to realize that there simply are no other people to do all the work that must be done.

In addition, procedures for running Assemblies and Feasts may differ from those to which they are accustomed.

THE BAHA'I administration is a marvelously adaptable tool that can become an agent for unity and action in each country where it develops; thus it should not be

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‘True’ Baha’i education best for our children

To the Editor:

Since building the new World Order depends a great deal on the training and education that we give our children, perhaps the best way to speed up the process would

be to study and meditate upon the |

compilation on Bahá’í education with special emphasis on its spiritual implications.

IT’S NOT that we can’t use the techniques of modern education and child psychology, but we must remember that with all the highly paid professional educators and psychologists our civilization is heading down the tubes.

First and foremost, we need the guidance that only a Messenger from God can give us—then we can use every other effective means to implement our efforts.

I would also like to suggest that we not use the term ‘“‘Baha’i education’ for a course that spends 90 per cent of course time on modern child psychology, lesson plan techniques, learning centers, modeling, nuclear families, and role playing. I think we should clearly label what is from Baha’i sources and what is not.

Material from Baha’i sources can only bring us together, but we could disagree on material from outside sources, and the use of professional jargon tends to create more division than it does understanding.

‘When someone says, for example, that ‘Abdu’l-Baha was the perfect Exemplar, I am filled with understanding and respect. But when they say He was modeling or role playing, I feel resentment and anger. He was not acting; He was genuine.

Glenn Lissner Jackson, California

To the Editor:

To think that I would live to see an article such as “‘8-year-old Baha’i beauty queen’’ appear in a Baha’i newspaper!

I am truly overwhelmed with anger!

Tam not disputing the fact that she is indeed a lovely child, ‘‘a flower in the garden’’—but to display a young girl as a ‘‘beauty queen”’ is beyond my comprehension.

Are these the values for a new world? Yes, you can state all her achievements ... scholarship, talent, charitable activities—but so does the Miss America pageant!

In the end, be it Baha’i ‘‘new world order’’ or the ‘told world,” it’s still the same—sexism!

Elaine B. Rothseid New York City, New York

To the Editor:

In the January 1983 issue of The American Baha’i, one of the friends writes that we should maintain a political standing in our U.S. government so that we will not lose our right to vote.

a Baha’i for more than 10 years that we must not join political parties or become involved in politics. If you could advise me on what our official stand is, | would appreciate it.

Also, why don’t you answer some of the letters right there in the paper? I think you could clear up possible questions by doing so.

John P. Daley Jr. Camdenton, Missouri

(That’s a good idea. We'll start with your letter. The letter to which you refer did not suggest that we ‘‘join political parties’ or “‘become involved in politics,’”’ only that we exercise the right to vote in elections and keep ourselves informed so that we are able to do so intelligently. The proper Bahd’{ attitude toward politics is set forth by the Guardian in Principles of Bahá’í Administration (pp. 29-30): “The friends may vote, if they can do it, without identifying themselves with one party or another. To enter the arena of party politics is surely detrimental to the best interests of the Faith and will harm the Cause. It remains for the individuals to so use their right to vote as to keep aloof from party politics, and always bear in mind that they are voting on the merits of the individual, rather than because he belongs to one party or another. The matter must be made perfectly clear to the individuals, who will be left free to exercise their discretion and judgment.”’—Ed.)

To the Editor:

For some time now I’ve been reading the letters to The American Baha’f on “‘cousinhood.”’

I have a mulatto nephew, and am often asked, ‘‘What color is he?””

Having sung ‘‘One Heart RubyRed’? for about 10 years now, that is what I try to convey when I respond, ‘‘His heart is red.’”

Rouvan Lubow Teaneck, New Jersey

To the Editor:

I am disturbed by some of the opinions expressed in the two-part series (March, April) on “True Feminism.”

The writer argues that a woman’s primary purposes in life are to give birth to and raise children, and that only from these acts can we realize our true potential and fulfill our spiritual destiny. Anything else we may achieve in life is “secondary in importance.’”

IN supporting her thesis, she has drawn erroneous conclusions from the Writings on child-rearing and has neglected to consider other passages that would have lent a balance to her views, specifically those on the equality of men and women and work as worship.

True, ‘Abdu’l-Baha has stated that a mother is of primary importance in the training of child The American Bahd’{ welcomes letters to the editor on any subject of general interest. Letters should be as brief as possible, and are subject to editing for length and style. Please address letters to The Editor, The American Bahá’í, Baha’i. National Coe Wilmette, TL 60091.

are women told that they must undertake to become mothers.

Motherhood is, as ‘Abdu’l-Bahá has stat “‘a great and important affair’; however, it is not the only great or important affair open to women in the Dispensation of Bahá’u’lláh.

It is absurd to believe that the great number of childless women who have served the Cause so well have somehow failed because they were not mothers.

Numerous passages in the Writings of ‘Abdu’l-Baha explain that true equality between men and women will not be attained until women are active in every sphere of life (not just child-rearing):

“IN THIS Revelation of Bahá’u’lláh, the women go neck and neck with the men. In no movement will they be left behind ... They will enter all the administrative branches of politics. They will attain in all such a degree as will be considered the very highest station of the world of humanity and will take part in all affairs. Rest ye assured ... for His Holiness Bahá’u’lláh hath willed it so.’’ (Paris Talks, p. 182)

Women must not limit their achievements and deprive the world of their special talents and skills. Indeed, the writings specifically state that all persons (women and men) are obliged to undertake an occupation:

“Every individual, no matter how handicapped and limited he may be, is under the obligation of engaging in some work or profession ...”” (Shoghi Effendi, Principles of Baha’ Administration, p. 12)

“The best of men are they that earn a livelihood by their calling ...”’ (Bahá’u’lláh, The Hidden Words)

1 am especially concerned about the effect of the writer’s suggestion that young women, in order to prepare for motherhood, be counseled to plan their education for ‘occupations that offer flexible hours, or that can be done at home ...””

If this advice is followed, it will serve only to perpetuate the unequal distribution of occupations between the sexes, preventing women from participating “‘fully and equally in the affairs of the world.” (‘Abdu’l-Bahá, The Promulgation of Universal Peace, p. 130)

SURELY it is a sad waste of human resources if we confine all women to the household when

place in the world side by side with and equal to men.

When women enter into all of the careers and areas of life traditionally dominated by men, the characteristics of the “‘man’s world’’ that bothered the writer will disappear.

There are no ‘‘natural’’ roles for women or men except for those that are created and nurtured by our own cultural background,

We need to rise above the limitations placed on us by society, rather than use the Writings to justify them, Bahá’u’lláh’s purpose is to create a new world; He did not come to sanction the status quo.

Finally, I must protest on behalf of fathers who are taking a strong role in rearing their children. To dismiss their efforts as “current fashion’’ is to do them a grave injustice.

Fathers are admonished by ‘Abdu’l-Bahá to participate fully in the upbringing of their children:

“The father must always endeavor to educate his son and to acquaint him with the heavenly teachings. He must give him advice and exhort him at all times, teach him praiseworthy conduct and character, enable him to receive training at school ...

“In brief, let him instill in his mind the virtues and perfections. Above all he should continually call to his mind the remembrance of God so that his throbbing veins and arteries may pulsate with the love of God.’’ (‘Abdu’l-Bahá, “Writings and Statements on Ba ha’{ Family Life,’’ compiled by the Research Department of the Universal House of Justice, Baha’i National Review, July 1982) Catherine Elliott, PhD. Williamsburg, Virginia

To the Editor:

It’s good to see that Baha’is in America are becoming aware of the difference between the Baha’i Faith (defined by the Universal House of Justice in its letter on Baha’i scholarship as ‘‘the Revelation of Bahá’u’lláh; His own words as interpreted by ‘Abdu’l-Bahá and the Guardian’’) and the Baha’is themselves—we who are the followers of the Faith.

While this awareness may manifest itself initially in a tendency to criticize ourselves, other Baha'is, and even our present day Baha’i administration (as serious as that last can be), I cannot but believe this to be a stage we are moving through on our way to our spi i tual destiny as given by ‘Abdu’l-Bahá in The Tablets of the Divine Plan and further explained by Shoghi Effendi in The Advent of Divine Justice.

In fact, we Baha’is, in relation to our Faith, may be in a position similar to the blind men and the elephant, some thinking it to be a rope, some a snake, others a wall, and so on, heedless of the unarguable fact that no one individual or group of ividuals, even no Baha’i institution except the Universal House of Justice alone has the necessary guidance to make over-all authoritative state See LETTERS Page 32

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“Whosoever meets her feels from her association the susceptibilities of the Kingdom. Her company uplifts and develops the soul ...’”

Thus did the Master, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, describe the special qualities of May Maxwell,

BORN January 14, 1870, in Englewood, New Jersey, May Ellis Bolles spent her early years in the home of her maternal grandfather. As a child and throughout her life she suffered from ill health.

With other members of her family, May made two visits to France including one period during which she was in a convent school ‘and an 11-year-long residence in Paris where her brother, Randolph, was studying architecture.

It was while she was in Paris in November 1898 that Mrs. Phoebe Hearst, a close friend of the family, arrived with a party of Americans including Lua Getsinger who were en route to the Holy Land to visit ‘Abdu’l-Baha.

May was immediately attracted to thé Faith, and was invited by Mrs. Hearst to join the group of pilgrims.

She later wrote of her transforming experiences with ‘Abdu’li in a booklet entitled An Earimage, which was pubRae in 1917. Under the Master’s direction, she returned to Paris and began her long and extensive teaching activities.

MAY gathered about her a group that by 1901-02 numbered about 30 Baha’is and included Hippolyte Dreyfus, the first French Baha’i; Thomas Breakwell, the first English Baha’; Herbert Hooper, Laura Clifford Barney, and Agnes Alexander.

In 1899, her brother, Randolph, had introduced her to William Sutherland Maxwell, a Canadian

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spect for a remarkable man—their warm and caring friend—who has devoted much of his adult life to serving the Cause of God.

They came expecting to be thrilled, uplifted, and galvanized to action by the eloquence of his voice and the depth of his spirit, and Mr. Sears did not disappoint them.

“The beloved Guardian,” he said, ‘gave us the key to victory on the homefront in The Advent of Divine Justice. We need only read that book and carry out its marvelous instructions to assure that vast increase in numbers’’ that is a prerequisite to the ultimate triumph of the Cause.

Of all the people on earth, Mr. Sears pointed out, we are the only ones blessed with knowledge of the divine guidance showered upon mankind by the Bab, Bahá’u’lláh, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, the beloved Guardian, and now the Universal House of Justice.

“With such knowledge,’ he said, ‘thow can we possibly fail?””

Mr. Sears urged the friends, as the Guardian had, to ‘‘vie with one another’ in serving the Cause.

THE opportunity to serve God through teaching His Faith, he said, ‘‘is our greatest gift, for which we should be eternally grateful.’’

The Hand of the Cause spoke twice at Convention—Saturday evening and Sunday morning.

During his first address to the 74th Baha’i National Convention, the Hand of the Cause of God Wil During his second talk Mr. Sears transported his audience to the fifth Baha’i International Convention in Haifa, Israel, recreating for them that breathless moment when it was announced that all members of the National Spiritual Assembly of Iran had voted by mail.

“If I were a movie director,”’ he said, ‘‘and had wanted to write the most dramatic scene one could imagine, I could not have improved upon the scene that took place in the Seat of the Universal

liam Sears discusses ‘the gift’ of teaching God’s Cause and the infallible guidance given to every

House of Justice’? when those delegates from all over the world learned that their brothers and sisters in Iran had managed to cast their votes to elect the Supreme Body of the Faith.

The silence was so profound, he said, ‘that one could almost hear it.”’ This was followed by a crescendo of applause so loud and so prolonged that ‘‘the people in Haifa must have wondered what was going on up there on that mountain.””

Much of Mr. Sears’ Sunday talk

Baha’ by the Central Figures of the Faith, the Guardian, and the Universal House of Justice.

was devoted to reminiscences, often humorous, of his friends and colleagues, the late Hands of the Cause of God Rahmatu’ll4h Muhájir, Abu’l-Qasim Faizi and Paul Haney.

In bidding the friends goodbye, Mr. Sears said he would remain after the Convention to greet anyone who wished to say hello or simply wanted to exchange hugs.

“Til be here until sundown if necessary,’’ he said.

And those who know William Sears knew that he meant it.

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lowing the International Baha’i Convention, and the current term will end on 23 May 1988.

Should circumstances prevent the Universal House of Justice from making new appointments at the end of any five-year term, the Counsellors will remain in office until such time as new appointments can be made.

With the rapid growth of the Faith, its emergence from obscurity, and the diversification of the activities that the believers in many lands must undertake in such fields as education, rural development, radio and public relations—matters which must increasingly occupy the attention of

the Universal House of Justicewe have decided that the timeis ripe to devolve increased responsibility upon the International Teaching Centre in the fields of protection and propagation of the Faith.

The duties of the International Teaching Centre, including those announced previously and those now being assigned to it, are as follows:

° TO ASSUME full responsibility for coordinating, stimulating and directing the Continental

Boards of Counsellors, acting also as liaison between them and the Universal House of Justice.

To be fully informed of the

situation of the Cause in all parts of the world and, from this knowledge, to make reports and

A REMINDER TO BAHA’i COLLEGE CLUBS: Monies raised by college clubs can only be used for college club activities. They cannot be donated to Local Spiritual Assemblies, the National Fund, or any other institution or committee associated with the Faith.

If there are any questions about this policy, please contact the National Youth Committee at 305-462-1919.

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recommendations to the Universal Housé of Justice and give advice to *the Continental Boards of Counsellors.

To watch over the security

and ensure the protection of the Faith of God.

To be alert to possibilities for

the extension of the teaching work and the development of economic and social life both within and without the Bahá’í community, and to draw the attention of the Universal House of Justice and the Continental Board of Counsellors to such possibilities, making recommendations for action.

To determine and anti

needs for literature, pioneers and traveling teachers and to work out teaching plans, both regional and global, for the approval of the Universal House of Justice.

To direct the work of the

Continental Pioneer Committees.

To administer an annual budget that will be provided from the

Baha’i International Fund, allocating therefrom to the Continental Boards of Counsellors monies for special teaching projects and literature subvention, and, when necessary, contributions to the Continental Funds.

THE TRANSFER of functions and responsibilities in implemen

tation of the above decisions will be made gradually as the new members are able to settle in the Holy Land.

National Spiritual Assemblies and Continental Pioneer Committees will be notified, as necessary, of any changes in procedure that

they should continue to operate as before.

In the near future the International Teaching Centre will be moving into its new offices near the House of the Master, in the building which served for several decades as the Western Pilgrim House, later as the seat of the International Baha’i Council and, for the past 20 years as that of the Universal House of Justice.

Now, most befittingly, it will serve as the office of the International Teaching Centre until the permanent building for that mighty institution can be raised on Mount Carmel in close proximity to the Universal House of Justice.

It is our ardent prayer that the decisions now taken will be blessed by Bahá’u’lláh and will enable the World Centre of the Faith to coordinate and direct with ever greater effectiveness the self-sacrificing and assiduous labors of the friends of God in every part of the world during the challenging years which lie before us.

The Universal House of Justice

May 19, 1983

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THE FUNDS

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Fund contributions up, but still short of goal

At the 74th Baha’i National Convention in late May, the National Spiritual Assembly presented to the delegates a financial re port some 17 pages long. It included: a financial highlights table; charts and tables depicting the summaries of revenue, expenses,

Janet Bucknell, one of several ‘master chefs’ at the Office of the Treasurer, helps stir up support for WLGI Radio during the 74th

ae Baha’i National Convention by asking the friends to ‘put something in the pot’ to help the new station get off the ground.

transfers to: other Funds, assets, liabilities, and Fund balance as of April 30; discussions of the National Fund’s financial condition and of the various financial statements shown; combined balance sheets; and notes to the various financial statements that were included.

That much in-depth information cannot be included in this publication because of the space it would require, but the National Spiritual Assembly wants the community to have access to a summary of information, which is shown below. Any Baha’i who would like a copy of the full financial report is encouraged to request one from the Office of the Treasurer.

Highlights of the year

1. A dramatic and historic outpouring of contributions was experienced during the last Baha’i month of the fiscal year. Never before has as much as $572,000 been contributed during a single 19-day period.

2. Total contributions to the National Fund were $5,840,000an increase of 3 per cent from the previous year. However, this amount was $640,000 short of the $6,480,000 national contributions oal.

3. Further growth in the num Sales of ‘Let’s Get Cooking’ bubbling nicely

UNIPAR, the Master Chef of one of the WLGI fund-raising projects, was recently interviewed about the successful blending of the first several ingredients.

He was pleased to report that sales of “‘Let’s Get Cooking’’ are bubbling nicely, a number of communities are enthusiastically engaged in cooking up their own local fund-raisers, and the Treasurer’s Office has received more than $190,000 toward the project—$43,000 in cash contributions and about $150,000 in equip

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Feature Recipe of the Month

(Plenty of cookbooks remain for everyone who wants to get “‘cooking’’ for WLGI. For those who haven’t had the chance to get one, this page will feature a recipe sample each month—to help galvanize stomach, mind and pocketbook! For details on ordering the cookbook, write to the Office of the Treasurer.)

This month’s selection comes from the first section in the cookbook—Holy Days and Special Events—and was submitted to us by Jean and Bill Harley of Minnesota:

Baked Indian Pudding Ic, yellow granulated corn meal

Mix the ingredients thoroughly with half of the milk (3/4 qt.). Bake in very hot oven until it boils. Stir in the remaining hot milk and bake in slow oven heat or crock pot for 5-7 hours. Bake in well-greased stone crock. Serve warm topped with vanilla ice cream. Hint: This is the world famous Durqin Park (Boston) Indian Pudding recipe. It is worth the trouble. We only make this once or twice a year on Holy Days, and it has become a tradition that makes the days more special for our family.

ment donations.

Bolstered by the efforts of some Assistant Chefs during the National Convention, the ‘‘Let’s Get Cooking’”’ cookbook received a hearty response from Convention participants.

Their four-star ratings ranged from many individual purchases to delegates and NTRs carting away batches of the cookbooks to do a little WLGI fund-raising at home.

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tle ‘‘recipes’’ from around the country for ways in which every local community can whip up some ‘‘dough’’ to support the radio station, and UNIPAR has asked that a few be printed here:

Hold a “‘Let’s Get Cooking”

cook-off—community members make and donate some of the dishes found in the cookbook and hold a fund-raiser—the friends can either pay an entrance fee to sample the food, or ‘‘vie’”’ with one another to pay the most for the dish they want.

© Establish a specific community fund goal to reach in support of WLGI. One community is having two goals—one especially for the children and one for the community in general—and they’re making a special ‘‘radio station’ bank to use at the Feasts.

© Hold a ‘‘non-dinner’’—advertise it in the bulletin, print a “‘menu,”’ ask for ‘‘reservations’” at $___ each and then ‘‘thold’” the dinner—only no one really goes—instead, they give the money to the fund-raising efforts for WLGI!

Chef UNIPAR warmly encourages everyone to concoct whatever ideas they can to make sure there’s enough in the pot to help get ‘WLGI on the air by December.

He also requests that the friends send in their ideas to the Treasurer’s Office (that’s in Cook County, Illinois!) so that they can be shared. Happy cooking!

ber of individual believers contributing to the National Fund on a monthly basis was experienced. The 16 per cent increase realized this year—from an average of 4,324 per month in 1982 to 5,012 in 1983—represents steady progTess toward the National Spiritual Assembly’s goal of 20,000 monthly contributors. Further progress in the area of individual participation is seen as the key to meeting the future needs of the National Fund. Nana! Bah Fund—Indiua (monthiy meee)

for the National Spiritual Assembly because of the size of the def= icit. The goal is to reduce the deficit in stages over the next several

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7. The net value of property and equipment increased by $2,372,000 during the fiscal year ended April 30, 1983. This is attributable to such projects as:

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4, Participation by Local Spiritual Assemblies remained unchanged for the year, with an average of 703 Assemblies contributing each month. This statistic is not expected to improve significantly until the more than 450 Assemblies that are classified as “non-functioning”? can be nurtured into action. National Treasurer’s Representatives continue to work directly with Assemblies that contribute occasionally to the National Fund to help them improve their pattern of regular giving.

‘National Bah Fund-—Assembly Participation “monthly average)

5. Over-all expenses for the year decreased at the same time that contributions increased (while some expenses increased, such as an additional $10,000 being contributed to support construction of the Houses of Worship in India and Samoa and $123,000 being spent in the area of teaching and consolidation due to the reopening of the Louhelen Baha’i School and an increase in activities at the other summer schools, these expenses were offset by lowered general, administrative and interest expenses).

This allowed for an excess of revenue over expenses of $192,000, which contrasts favorably with the previous three years in which expenses exceeded revenue.

6. Due to the excess of revenue over expenses, the Fund balance deficit which has built up over the last three years was reduced to $1,213,000. At this point, the financial condition of the Fund continues to be a cause of concern

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house to serve as an administrator’s residence, and the remodeling of the old Louhelen School building to serve as an indoor recreational facility.

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dation Hall at the Baha’i House of Worship.

It is encouraging to report that the financial condition of the National Fund has improved this past year as a result of the greater numbers of believers who are contributing.

The National Spiritual Assembly cannot begin to acknowledge the heartwarming outpouring of love and sacrifice from so many of the friends during the final weeks of the year in response to the critical needs of the Fund. This, more than anything, demonstrated the power of unified action and sacrifice.

The pressures being placed on the Fund increase with each passing year. At this exciting stage in the development of the Faith, the National Spiritual Assembly continues to rely upon the loving and sacrificial support of each member of the American Baha’i community to meet the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead.

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[Page 6]NATIONAL ASSEMBLY

The American Baha’i

National Spiritual Assembly’s annual report

The annual report of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha’is of the United States, Ridvan 1983,

.

The year 139 B.E. was a year of tragedy and triumph, of pain and exhilaration, of loss and gain.

American Baha’is keenly felt the agony of their Iranian brothers and sisters who were exposed to attacks unparalleled in viciousness and intensity since the early days of the Cause.

THOSE same attacks, however, opened the door to an unprecedented public recognition of the Faith and its gradual emergence from obscurity.

The election of Glenford Mitchell to the Universal House of Justice deprived the National Spiritual Assembly of a secretary who had served it with exemplary dedication and style for 15 years. The sadness we felt at his departure was mitigated by the knowledge that his talents were to be put to the service of the entire Baha’i world.

The untimely and heartbreaking. death of Dan Jordan, a member of the National Spiritual Assembly for 19 years, was a heavy blow from which we have not yet recovered.

A third member of our Assembly, Magdalene Carney, a strong, steady, and wise servant of the Cause, has been called away to serve as a Counsellor at the International Teaching Centre in Haifa. We will not replace her easily and will miss her devotion and friendship.

In the past year no activity rivaled in scope and significance the work done by the agencies of the Faith in winning government support for our campaign to help the persecuted Baha’i community of Tran.

IN MAY 1982 three members of the National Spiritual Assembly and Mrs. Ramna Mahmoudi Nourani, both of whose’parents had attained martyrdom, testified at hearings conducted by the Sub committee on Human Rights and International Organizations of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives.

The hearings brought a great deal of publicity to the Faith, won it the respect and admiration of many prominent individuals, and made the Iranian persecution a national concern of the United States.

A video tape recording of the hearings was seen by hundreds of thousands, perhaps millions, of viewers who were thus enabled to witness a moment of historic significance.

A month later the U.S. Senate passed Resolution Number 73 condemning Iran’s treatment of the Baha’is. In July the House of Representatives debated its own version of the resolution, which was tabled in favor of the Concurrent Resolution Number 73 and passed by the House of Representatives in September.

SHORTLY thereafter Representatives Derwinski, Bonker and Leach addressed a letter to the President of the United States, urging him to endorse the Congressional resolution and to instruct government agencies to give the Baha’fs all possible assistance.

Soon afterward, Rep. Derwinski was appointed a counselor in the Department of State. To express our gratitude to him, the National Spiritual Assembly gave a luncheon in his honor. A letter from President Reagan, mentioning the National Spiritual Assembly’s action, was read at the luncheon by the chairman of the National Assembly.

Our Washington efforts were culminated on May 22, 1983, when President Reagan issued a strong statement protesting the killing of Baha’is, calling upon the Iranian authorities to spare the lives of those who had been condemned to death, and inviting other world leaders to join him in appealing in behalf of the Baha’is to the government of Iran.

The President’s statement

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National Ḥaẓíratu’l-Quds on Sheridan Road in Wilmette across the street from the Bahd’{ House

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brought an avalanche of newspaper stories, and a flood of telephone calls to the National Center, and resulted in the mention of ith on national radio and television networks.

The wide publicity was one of the principal results of the efforts of the National Spiritual Assembly and its Public Affairs Office.

THE Congress itself officially published a complete transcript of the May hearings. The prepared testimony appeared also in the Spring issue of World Order which was distributed to government officials, to Congress and the media.

The fall issue of World Order magazine carried letters of the martyrs. As a result, World Order was named and quoted in an editorial in The New York Times.

Articles on the persecutions appeared in many journals including The New York Review of Books (May 13, 1982) and The New Republic (June 16, 1982).

The National Spiritual Assembly wishes to acknowledge the role played by the public relations firm of Hill and Knowlton, and in particular of Mrs. Marjorie Sonnenfeldt, in facilitating our work in Washington and in helping to bring our story to the communications media.

The stream of events that occurred in the past year was too broad and deep to be encompassed in a brief report. Here we can only mention some highlights.

THE YOUTH were active on 281 campuses as members of Baha’i college clubs and on uncounted other campuses as individuals.

They distributed among students and faculty at least 3,500 copies of Mr. William Sears’ book, A Cry from the Heart. Twenty-two youths settled in pioneer posts abroad, while others taught or settled on the homefront.

The International Goals Committee continued to function with its accustomed efficiency and excellent spirit. Some 262 pioneers were placed in foreign goals.

The fortitude of the Baha’is in the Falkland Islands during the recent war attracted the attention of the world press and resulted in very favorable publicity. The nonpartisan attitude of the friends, their desire to serve all those who were in need of help, and their love of peace were noted by many reporters.

The National Education Committee was happy to see the Louhelen School rise phoenix-like from the ashes. The new facility was dedicated by the National Spiritual Assembly in October 1982 and has since become the focus of multifarious activities that frequently involved the local population.

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Members of the National Spiritual Assembly elected at the 74th Baha’i National Convention are (left to right) Judge James F. Nelson,

Soo Fouts, Dr. Robert Hender THE NATIONAL Teaching Committee achieved one of its important goals when the Southwest Baha’ Institute was dedicated by the National Spiritual Assembly in September.

While the number of enrollments this year was disappointingly low, the number of Local Spiritual Assemblies rose to 1,678. Particularly noteworthy was the small number of Assemblies lost by Ridvan.

The Baha’i Publishing Trust had a truly successful year. Its financial position has improved immensely, permitting the Trust to repay its debt to the banks.

The publication of the first fulllength biography of the illustrious Louis Gregory, To Move the World, proved an outstanding publishing event.

The Race Unity Committee, after a slow start, began to take hold of its duties and to devise programs that will continue to keep “the most challenging issue’’ before the Baha’i community.

THE PERSIAN Affairs Committee increased its influence and effectiveness through the formation of 10 or more regional committees, the holding of several conferences designed to help Iranian Baha’is fully to participate in the life and work of the American Baha’i community, and the reprinting of selected Scriptures in Persian and Arabic.

The translation into Persian of the Synopsis and Codification of the Laws and Ordinances of the Kitab-i-Aqdas was an event of signal importance.

We were privileged to have among us for four months the Hand of the Cause of God ‘Ali Akbar Furttan who devoted his time to the education and encouragement of all Bahá’ís but primarily of Iranian friends for whom special classes have been organized with the help of the Continental Board of Counsel

Dr. Dwight W. Allen, Dr. Alberta Deas, Dr. Firuz Kazemzadeh, Dr. Wilma Brady, and Chester Kahn.

lors.

This report would be incomplete if it failed to mention the increasing cooperation between the elective and appointive institutions of the Cause.

The Continental Board of Counsellors has given the National Assembly unstinting support in every sphere of activity. The advice and affectionate concern of the Counsellors, the generously rendered services of the Auxiliary Board, and the ubiquitous activity of its assistants, were instrumental in the achievement of every goal that we won last year.

As we enter the closing years of the Seven Year Plan our thoughts rush to the immediate future. The National Spiritual Assembly has no doubt that the foundation of victory has been carefully laid. The various agencies of the Faith at the National Center and throughout the length and breadth of this great land are poised for further advances.

The Universal House of Justice more than ever relies upon this blessed community to be the champion-builders of the World Order of Baha’u’llah. Does anyone doubt that we shall once again rise to the challenge and justify the hopes placed in the American Baha’is by ‘Abdu’l-Baha and the Guardian?

National Spiritual Assembly of

the Baha’is of the United States

New TV series set

The Public Affairs Committee of the Baha’is of Greater Omaha, Nebraska, helped by KMTV in that city, has produced a new television series on the Faith.

The series, entitled ‘‘Spiritual Springtime,”’ was first broadcast ‘on May 22 and was to continue for 13 weeks.

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HALEH NADSI

Young Baha’i from Iran an honor roll student in Florida

Haleh Nadji, a Baha’i youth from Duval County, Florida, has been in this country with her parents and sisters only since the revolution in Iran, but she has made amazing strides scholastically for a 15-year-old high school student.

An honor roll student, Haleh has received a special letter of commendation from Herbert Sang, the superintendent of schools in Duval County, and is menhtioned in the 1982-83 edition of Who’s Who Among American High School Students.

When she isn’t earning straight A’s at Fletcher Senior High School, Haleh enjoys playing the piano by ear, is treasurer of the Baha’i Youth Club of Northern Florida and secretary of the Youth Explorer Group.

Her parents, Manocher and Pouran Nadji, serve as secretary and treasurer, respectively, of the Spiritual Assembly of Atlantic Beach.

Deepening an important facet of U.S. Youth Plan

One of the goals established in the National Youth Plan for the present phase of the Seven Year Plan is that of deepening in the Writings of the Faith.

Youth are asked to study “a portion of the Creative Word daily,” and to ‘develop the habit of memorizing portions of the Sacred Texts’’ as well as “‘participate in youth study classes,”’ all in an effort to develop a deeper understanding of the Faith and, in turn, to confirm our belief and motivate us in service to the Cause.

THERE are several avenues open to youth for deepening. Among them is participation in local deepening

These may be officially sponsored activities or merely informal rap sessions set up to study the Writings of the Faith.

Participating in group study holds a distinct advantage when the individuals share their responses to the subject matter and discuss the application of the lessons in one’s daily life.

If your community has no deepening program, why not help get one started?

You might bring up the subject at the Nineteen Day Feast and ask the Assembly to consider establishing a regular study session, or simply invite a few friends over to discuss a Baha'i book you’ve been reading and then help the meeting grow into a regular gathering.

ANOTHER avenue for deepening is that of personal study. This requires some personal discipline—discipline that pays off the development of a regular habit of studying the Sacred Texts.

The fit requirement is that of

setting aside some time to read the Writings and to reflect on their meanings and implications. Youth are urged to develop this important daily habit in their early years.

Attending Baha’i summer and winter schools and institutes affords another fine opportunity to deepen in the Faith.

Whenever possible, youth should attend sessions at these schools, not only to immerse themselves in the content of the courses offered, but to enjoy the fellowship that is fostered when Baha’ fs gather to study the Faith.

Youth conferences are another fine opportunity for learning more about the Faith. The spirit born out of these gatherings often gives us a fresh spark of inspiration that motivates our actions of service to the Cause.

THE NATIONAL Youth Committee is working to develop a correspondence course for youth. Its aim will be to provide Baha'i youth with yet another avenue for

deepening their understanding and knowledge of the Writings of the Faith.

Anyone who has access to course formats that have been

share his materials with the National Youth Committee.

You may write to the Youth Committee at Fort Lauderdale, FL 33315.

previously developed is urged to

Shown are Baha’i youth who par ticipated April 16-17 in the first statewide gathering of youth from northern and southern Minnesota. The event was held at Bemidji.

Pictured here are youth who gathered March 25-27 at the Oregon

Regional Youth Conference.

Attention, freshmen and_ returning college students:

Those youth who will be entering college this fall face a host of special opportunities for teaching and proclaiming the Faith.

THE COLLEGE campus is a unique environment with a diverse population that offers a variety of possil ies for making friends and enrolling new supporters for the Cause.

Among the students can be found individuals with seeking minds who often are eager to learn about the healing Message of Baha’u’llah.

Students from foreign countries

form a special segment of the student population, and Baha’i students can offer friendship, hospitality and service to these farfrom-home peers.

Minorities on campus such as Native Americans, Hispanics or blacks can also be especially receptive to the teachings of the Faith, and Baha’i students can and should make a special effort to share the Message with them.

The faculty are another key target for teaching and proclaiming the Faith. They are among that distinct group of ‘‘leaders of thought and people in authority” that the Universal House of Jus

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tice has urged us to acquaint with the tenets of the Cause during the remaining years of the Seven Year Plan.

NOW, during the final days of summer, is the time to develop our plans for reaching and teaching these people.

Youth who will be entering college will want to ascertain whether a Baha’i College Club is formed and functioning on campus.

If so, be sure to join in its activities and support its plans. If no club exists, form one!

(By the way, only 30 more clubs are needed to win the goal of 500 College Clubs for the Youth Plan, and in most cases only two Baha’is are needed to get one formed.)

If you are uncertain about the status of the club on your campus, the National Youth Committee will be happy to supply you with the information. Simply fill out the coupon, send it to the Committee, and we'll respond as quickly as possible.

The Youth Committee will also

Campus provides many opportunities to teach the Cause

be sending information kits to students working on getting new clubs formed and functioning.

Also being prepared are materials to promote the theme ““Wage Peace Through the Elimination of Prejudice,”” which will be the focus of a nationwide proclamation effort on college campuses during the 1983-84 school year.

Faith is proclaimed through music, drama

“The Human Family—Coming of Age’’ was the theme of an evening of music and dramatic readings presented May 8 by the Baha’i community of New Canaan, Connecticut.

Included in the program were writings by Ruth Rosenwald, a Bahá’í from Weston, Connecticut, presented with a musical backdrop of recorded selections from Beethoven to “Star Wars.””

Music was also provided by Fortress, a group composed of singer/songwriters Leona and Larry Hosack of New Canaan.

BARBARA J. HIGGINS

Baha’i youth gains top honors in women’s track

Barbara J. Higgins, a 19-yearold Baha’i from Amherst, Massachusetts, who will begin her junior year at Boston University this fall, was recently named to the women's college All-America track team for the 1982-83 winter indoor season.

Miss Higgins won the honor by placing sixth in the 1,000-yard run in the NCAA championships at Pontiac, Michigan.

She is also the current New England collegiate champion in the 1,500-meter event.

A special education major with better than a 3-point grade average, Miss Higgins has been a Baha’i for two years and is secretary of the Baha’i Club at Boston University.

Last year, Miss Higgins, who also holds a part-time job at a local radio station, was selected a Dean’s hostess to serve at various school-sponsored public functions.

This is an honor given to those students who best combine extracurricular activities and grades,

[Page 8]EDUCATION

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Weekend with Mr. Khadem heads Louhelen’s busy. August schedule

A full slate of August programs highlights Louhelen’s first summer of operation.

“We begin August 5-7 with a weekend with the Hand of the Cause of God Zikru’lláh Khadem,’”’ says Mrs. Paula Drewek, secretary of the Louhelen Council.

The following week, August

Baha’i National Center Office Hours

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7-12, Auxiliary Board member Javidukht Khadem is to teach a course entitled “‘Shoghi Effendi, Guardian, Sign of God, Unique and Priceless Pearl.’”

The third week, August 14-20, is the Intensive Adult Study Program on marriage, to be conducted by Dr. Hossain Danesh and an interdisciplinary team of about 15 research assistants from the U.S. and Canada—a program co-sponsored by the Association for Baha’i Studies and the Louhelen Council.

August 21-26, says Mrs. Drewek, “‘has been designated as ‘Singles Week.’ ””

Auxiliary Board member Ronna Santoscoy will teach a course on attaining mental and spiritual well-being, and Mrs. Elizabeth Haynes, who recently returned to

the U.S. after serving in the Secretariat at the World Centre in Haifa, will teach a course on the role of the Holy Spirit in spiritual growth.

A session on Baha’i family life August 28-September 1 will be conducted by Dr. Dan Popov and Mrs. Linda Kavelin Popov who did such an outstanding job of leading Louhelen’s Marriage Enrichment Institute last February.

All sessions include programs for children ages 0-12. Programs for youth ages 13-20 will be held August 5-7, 7-12 and August 28-September 1.

To make reservations, send a $10 non-refundable deposit, per person, to the registrar, Louhelen Baha’i School, 3208 S. State Road, Davison, MI 48423. For information phone 313-653-5033.

Among the group attending ‘Senior Citizens Week’ June 5-10, at the Louhelen Baha’i School were two Knights of Baha’u’llih, an Auxiliary Board member, and two assistants the Au

Board. Three had met ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, at least eight have been pioneers overseas, and eight are now serving on Local Spiritual Assemblies, The group represents more than 1,300 years of Baha’i

membership, with about 400 years of service on Local Assemblies. Pictured in the front row (left to right) are Coral Varo, Katherine Perrot, Isabelle Windust, Mary Wolter, Adele Varo, Violet Clark, Dr. Rose Helper, Florence Mat toon Zmeskal, Helen McClusky

Lillian Richards, Emily Chavou:

in the second row (left to right) are Phil Cavanagh, Richard Davison, Thelma Blackmon, Barbara Will

s Eleanor Hutchens, Sylvia Paine Parmelee, Betty Kappus, Dr. David Earl, Cora Oli Mary Cendrowski, Florence Kibbey, Sarah Davison; in the back row (left to right) are Earl Herider, Fred Kappus, Robert Willson, George Kibbey, and Dr. Rexford Parmelee. Not pictured are Christine McKay, Aline Cowan, Betsy Richard and Bob Richard.

30 ‘senior citizens’ enjoy Louhelen program

On June 5-10, a group of 30 senior citizens gathered at the Louhelen Baha’i School in Michigan for what is thought to be the first such program held in the American Baha’i community.

“The program was.a great success,’” says Dr. Geoffry Marks, Louhelen’s director of academic affairs. “‘The group had a wonderful time together. Everyone was so appreciative, so courteous and happy.”

The week’s courses included “Bahá’ís Who Have. Distinguished Themselves Through Service in the Latter Years,”” taught

by Dr. Rexford Parmelee and Mrs. Sylvia Paine Parmelee; and talks on prayer and meditation and the equality of men and women by Mrs. Florence Mattoon Zmeskal, and on Albert Windust by his daughter, Miss Isabelle Windust. (Cassette tapes of the classes are available.)

The group also listened to tapes of talks at the National Convention by the Hand of the Cause of God William Sears and by Glenford Mitchell, a member of the Universal House of Justice.

Recreational activities, coordinated by Robert and Barbara

Willson, included daily yoga exercises, square dancing, walks, croquet, group singing, and the reading of a play about Local Spiritual Assembly consultation written by the Hand of the Cause of God Amatu’l-Bahá Ruhiyyih Khanum.

A highlight of the week was a visit by Dr. David Earl, an Auxiliary Board member in Guam, who formerly lived in Michigan and attended Louhelen in its early days.

Those attending unanimously requested that the program become an Annual event, and resolved to tell their friends about it so that ‘more will come next year.

The more than 200 children at the 74th Baha’i National Convention in May enjoyed a variety of classes and other activities provided for

them by the National Education Committee. This youngster is trying to decide whether the answer to a puzzle is ‘out of her reach.”

Louhelen Baha’

Labor Day weekend, September 2-5, will mark the first Homecoming of Louhelen School alumni since the new facility was re‘opened.

“Homecoming is a tradition at Louhelen,”’ says Mrs. Lisa Irish, recording secretary of the Louhelen Council, “and we’re happy to be resuming this tradition at the new school. This year’s Homecoming should be especially joyous.”

The weekend will include ample time for socializing, talks by distinguished guests, and the first meeting of the Friends of Louhelen, at which the Louhelen

i School schedules Labor Day ‘Homecoming’ event

Council will present a report of the school’s activities during its first year of operation, invite consultation, and talk about the goals for the school’s second year.

Present at the Homecoming will be the National Education Committee, which appoints, guides and directs the affairs of Baha’i schools throughout the U.S. A program for children and youth ages 0-21 will be provided.

Those who are interested in attending may send a $10 non-refundable deposit to the registrar, Louhelen Baha’i School, 3208 S. State Road, Davison, MI 48423. For information, telephone 313653-5033.

The Green Acre Baha’i School in Eliot, Maine, will hold a special intensive course on Islam during the week of August 8-12.

In addition to a morning class on Islam, Mrs. Afaf Stevens will teach another 10-hour course on that topic each afternoon.

The class will meet each day from 2 to 4 p.m. at Fellowship House and will include lectures, discussions and research assignments.

Students

are encouraged to

Green Acre School slates intensive study course on Islam in August

bring a copy of the Qur’dn, preferably the Sale or RodWell translation.

Mrs. Stevens was born in Baghdad, earned her M.Ed. degree from the University of Massachusetts, and has taught Islam, economics and other subjects at both Baha’i and secular schools in East Africa and the U.S.

Our sacred obligation

National Baha'i Fund Wilmette, 60091

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Educational materials, aids offered

Child/parent education materials presently available from the National Education Committee:

© Guidelines for Organizing a Baha’i Children’s Class Program. Do you want to start a Baha’i children’s class in your community? Here are simple and straightforward guidelines for doing so. Also included is a community deepening on Baha’i child education and sample mandates for an intercommunity class program. Cost: $4.

Developing Baha’ lesson plans: Workshops I and II. If Baha’i lesson plans are to be different from

and better than other lesson plans, they must be formulated within a broad and unique philosophical framework. The morning part of Workshop [ is devoted to this larger framework; the afternoon is devoted to developing specific lesson plans which are then carried out in the classroom and home community. A second workshop is held 4-6 weeks after the first, during which lesson plan results are shared and evaluated and new ones developed. Special resources to these workshops are the Baha’f Curriculum Guide and the Baha’i calendar.

When ordering, please specify the anticipated number of participants at the workshops so the correct number of materials can be sent. Cost: $5.

© Bahá’'i Curriculum Guide. Includes (1) educational topics, (2) suggested methods for teaching various topics, and (3) suggested age levels at which different topics are best taught. The guide provides a framework from which specific lesson plans can be developed. Cost: $3.

© Child Education Teacher Training Handbook. Especially designed for the Baha’i classroom teacher. Topics include ‘Educational Principles and Methods,’’ “‘Materials and Resources,”” “‘Curricular Samples,”’ and miscellaneous topics ranging from “‘Recreation’’ to “‘Activities for Youth.”” Cost: $9.

¢ Baha’ Parent Program. A group program that is practical in nature, allowing parents the opportunity to translate guidance from the Baha’i Writings on specific parent topics into action within the home. Topics that are addressed in the material are:

Expressing Love in Tangible Ways

Attracting Your Child to Spiritual Ideals

Building a Sense of Baha’i Tradition in the Home

Communication and Consultation in the Home

Discipline

Prayer, Meditation and Deepening in the Home

Developmental Levels

Nutrition

Literature in the Home

The program, materials include three resource books, a “‘Coordinator’s Guide’” for organizing and conducting parent meetings, and an introductory cassette tape. Cost: $20. 5

© Children’s Programs for Baha’i Schools: Director's Resource Guide. Step-by-step guidelines for use by directors of children’s programs for summer/winter schools. Can be useful in planning weekend special events children’s programs. Cost: $1.

Orders should be mailed to the Baha’i National Center, c/o National Education Committee, Wilmette, IL 60091, U.S.A. Please make checks payable to “‘Bahd’f Services Fund’” and earmark them for the specific item(s). Please include an additional donation to help defray the cost of overseas mailing, and specify either sea or air mail.

Local community consolidation activities (guidelines/materials) that are available, free of charge, from the National Education Committee office:

Baha’s Child Education Planning Experience: A three and one-half hour workshop designed to help adults in the local community become aware that the Bahá’s education of children and youth can be provided within the natural processes of community life. The workshop emphasizes the celebration of Baha’i calendar events as the means of educating the hearts and minds of young Baha'is. Participants “prepare” a child education curriculum.

Inventory Questionnaire: Identifies the needs of the children, youth, and families in the local community. Results of the questionnaire can be an information resource for the Local Spiritual Assembly.

Unity Celebration: This afternoon-and-evening program is especially suitable as an intercommunity, (or large city) activity. The Unity Celebration helps the friends explore creative ways of celebrating the devotional, consultative and social portions of Feast. It emphasizes the full integration of community members of all ages and cultural backgrounds and is especially recommended for integrating new believers into the Baha’ community. Includes a dinner that is prepared’ and share¢ by participants.

Investigation Exercise: A simple deepening format that can be used for any topic. The topic that is used for the sample version esponsibilitics of Baha’i Pi ts and Children.’’ By substituting statements, questions, or quotations relevant to any topic, an activity can be conducted that will draw out feelings and views in a constructive and effective way.

To acquire any of these materials, simply write to the National Education Committee, Baha'i National Center, Wilmette, IL 60091.

Green Acre redevelopment plans move forward

As the Green Acre Baha'i School looks toward its second century of activity, work is increasing in many areas. Perhaps most important is planning for the redevelopment of the school.

The National Education Committee and NSA Properties Inc. have already had two meetings with the Green Acre Council to discuss the matter, and a third meeting is scheduled for July 16-17.

Several devoted friends have offered to refurbish ‘Abdu’l-Baha’s

room in the Inn. The room has been painted and new furnishings have been secured including two lovely portraits of the Master Who was housed in that room during His memorable visit to Green Acre on August 16-23, 1912.

Last year, many people helped to paint the exteriors of four buildings at Green Acre, renovate two others, and paint the school offices. This summer, the Green Acre Council hopes to have at least three more buildings painted.

The work/study program at Green Acre offers opportunities for people over 15 years old including families to come to the school for two weeks—one week working and the other attending classes. In addition, carpenters and painters may contact the school about exchanging their skills for room and board.

People may obtain the summer brochure as well as applications for the work/study program from the Green Acre Baha’ School, P.O. Box 17, Eliot, ME 03903.

About 30 Baha’fs attended 2 conference for single adults March 25-27 at the Louhelen Baha’f School in Michigan. The program included talks and workshops on building lasting human relationships, interpersonal communication, avenues to spiritual health and fulfillment, single parenting,

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marriage, and the roles of men and women. The conference was so successful that the Louhelen Council has designated August 21-26 as ‘Singles Week’ at the school. For more information write to the Louhelen School at 3208 S. State Road, Davison, MI 48423, or phone 313-653-5033.

Superb classes, speakers key Green Acre summer session

Speakers at this year’s Green Acre Baha'i School summer session will include National Spiritual Assembly member Dr. Dwight Allen; Auxiliary Board members Dr. Carole Allen, Robert Harris, Albert James, Javidukht Khadem and Nat Rutstein; and Mrs. Mildred Mottahedeh, a member of the International Goals Committee.

Summer” activities at Green Acre, which is celebrating its 94th anniversary of service, will include classes and conferences planned by the National Education Committee, International Goals Committee, Office of Public Affairs,

and Business and Professional Affairs Committee.

Among those at Green Acre this summer will be Dr. H.T.D. Rost, author of The Brilliant Stars; Nat Rutstein, author of He Loved and Served, and Henry Weil, author of Closer Than Your Life Vein.

The summer school session, which began July 2, ends on the Labor Day weekend (September 3-5) with a conference sponsored by the New England Regional Conference Committee of the Association for Baha'i Studies.

The speakers at this special conference are Dr. Elsie Austin, Dr. A.M. Ghadirian, and Badi Foster.

Fourth Brilliant Star issue focuses on relationship of science, religion

In Baha’i World Faith (p. 240), “Abdu’l-Baha says, “The fourth teaching of Baha'u'llah is the agreement of religion and’ science.”” This concept provides the theme for the July/August issue of Brilliant Star/Child’s Way magazine.

Leading off the issue is an article by Guy Murchie, “‘Why Does the World Go Faster and Faster,” which is guaranteed to intrigue readers of all ages.

Among other articles of a scientific and religious nature can be found a charming poem by Susan. Engle, ‘Crimson Balloon,” illustrated by Winifred Barnum Newman.

There’s also a delightful song entitled “My Pockets” by Lisa Parker; a photo essay about hot review of Gail Radley’s book, Zahra’s Search, and many activities to keep people of all ages busy. The issue concludes with an

excellent Parents’ Page on “Spiritual Education.”

This issue is certainly one not to |; Assemblies can add it tow raries, parents can ¢njoy it with their children, and everyone can share it. Catch a Brilliant Star now!

You may subscribe by sending. $9 for one year or $17 for two years to Brilliant Star Subscriber Service, Suburban Office Park, 5010 Austin Road, Chattanooga, TN 37343.

Baha’i National Center Office Hours 8:30 a.m, to 5 p.m. (Central Time) Monday—Friday

Phone 312-869-9039

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The homefront

pioneer

John H. Wilcott, homefront pioneer from Kenosha, Wisconsin, to Kendall, Montana from 1910 until his death in 1963.

The National Teaching Committee’s priorities for homefront pioneers were announced in this column earlier this year. They are:

(1) Move to mass-taught areas to teach and consolidate; (2) save or form a Local Spiritual Assembly; (3) move to states that are low in Baha’i population; and (4) strengthen Groups and open new localities.

In our April column we featured Alice Lovejoy, a pioneer to @ mass-taught area, and in May we featured the Snyder family who are a two-member Group.

This month we would like to feature pioneers who fulfilled the second priority, that of saving or forming an Assembly. Karen and Jeff Jentz moved last fall to Fayetteville, Arkansas, and share their excitement at restoring its Assembly in the following letter.

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Dear Friends,

When a position in the Fine Arts program at the University of Arkansas opened up for Jeff in Fayetteville last fall, we were delighted to learn that our move would bring the number very close to restoring the Assembly.

‘When we learned that another friend from North Dakota was also moving here (via California) we felt confirmed in moving/pioneering to Fayetteville.

IMAGINE our gladness when we joined the existing Group of six or seven who held weekly deepenings/firesides and were preparing to staff a week-long booth at the county fair.

Two more Baha’is surfaced through bumper stickers and an appearance Karen made on TV linking Bahd’{ principles to support of a local Peace Day observance.

The Group was able to show the video tape of the congressional hearings 13 times on a_ local create-your-own-program TV station. With the installation of the Baha’i phone number, we were kept busy at sporadic periods connecting with new Bahd’{ youth, curious seekers, and potential pioneers to the town (new Bahá’ís who plan to move here in June).

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Progress report: Amoz Gibson summer campaign

The Amoz Gibson summer teaching campaign began June 8 and will continue until August 15.

The campaign, sponsored by the American Indian Teaching Committee and North Dakota District Teaching Committee, is taking place on the Pine Ridge Reservation in Wanblee and Crow Creek Reservation in Fort Thompson, South Dakota; and on the Omaha Reservation in Macy, Nebraska.

Baha’fs have set up educational centers in each of the three Reservation towns where they are remaining until the close of the campaign.

The following report was written by Dale Rutstein of Portsmouth, New Hampshire, after his

participation in the first week of the campaign at Wanblee: °

The people of the Plains Indian Reservations asked the Baha’is to come to their communities to teach the Faith. So the Amoz Gibson summer campaign was born. The Indian people were then asked what was the greatest need in their communities.

Their response: Provide classes and activities for our children and youth this summer. The Amoz Gibson project is doing just that.

IN THREE towns the campaign has become a dynamic hub, the center of activity in each town. Children, youth and adults are attracted as they watch, learn, and

gradually accept the Cause.

This marks a new concept in mass teaching. Instead of blowing through these towns like dust on the wind, the Baha’is are staying in one place for two and one-half months to serve, and in serving are attracting the waiting hearts.

In this situation, new believers are able to deepen for a prolonged period before being left on their own. i

The people are waiting to see how we respond to their request. We will lose ground in these areas if we cannot answer the call.

The campaign needs more

workers to realize its great potential, but if it can’t have your physical presence, please send educational materials, sports and recreational equipment, food, or prayers.

For more information, please call the American Indian Teaching Committee, 602-586-4555, or the South Dakota District Teaching Committee, 605-224-0336.

This is a tremendous opportunity to teach the Faith through service. The Plains Indian people are offering you the opportunity to demonstrate your love for them and for the Cause.

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Shown (left to right) at a teaching conference March 13 for Local Spiritual Assemblies in Central California District No. 1 are Auxiliary Board member Paul Pettit; Judge James F. Nelson, chairman of the National Spiritual Assem bly; Margaret Gallagher; William E. Davis, a member of the National Teaching Committee; and Jim Johnson, a member of Central California No. 1 District Teaching Committee.

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Central California conference spurs teaching efforts in area

More than 250 people attended a teaching conference March 13 in Central California District No.

The conference, whose purposes were to enlist the support of the friends in that District to meet the Goals of the Seven Year Plan and to help implement a new plan for mass-taught areas in the Salinas Valley, was called by the National Teaching Committee and supported by the Auxiliary Board, the District Teaching Committee, and the Assemblies in that district.

The speakers included Judge James F. Nelson, chairman of the National Spiritual Assembly, and Auxiliary Board members Margaret Gallagher and Paul Pettit.

William E. Davis, a member of

the National Teaching Committee, presented the plan for consolidation in the Salinas Valley, urging the friends to reach out to help these embryonic Assemblies to develop. Eighty individuals offered to serve.

The plan calls for opening a Baha’i Center, holding regular children’s classes, youth classes, adult deepenings and direct teaching projects, and training Spanishspeaking teachers.

The programs will be initiated in one town and continued there until there is a functioning Assembly. Once this has been accomplished, the District Teaching Committee will target another town and repeat the process.

What is a ‘friendship team’?

A friendship team is a group of three to five Baha’is who work together to teach the Faith. A friendship team should have at least one member who is from a minority (i.e., Persian, black, Hispanic, Asian, Native American, etc.). Make your friendship team as diverse as possible.

The goal of the National Teaching Committee is to have 1,500 friendship teams hosting regular firesides. A brochure has been sent to all Assemblies regarding friendship teams. For more information, contact your Assembly.

Have you formed your friendship team yet?

Aiming for a vast increase in enrollments, the National Teaching Committee is introducing a new monthly feature in The American Baha’i.

In each issue we will report monthly enrollments by state. The National Teaching Committee receives a copy of every enrollment card, and from them it compiles the statistics that are used all year round: how many during each Feast period; each month; how many, youth and adults; the number by region (Northeast, Central, Southern or Western); and the name of the enrolling Spiritual Assembly or District Teaching Committee.

Total figures for the month of May are:

ADULTS—282. YOUTH—82. TOTAL—364.

Adult Youth Total Alabama 1 1 Arizona 9 1 10 Arkansas California 38 9 47 Colorado 4 3 7 Connecticut 1 1 Delaware Florida 29 3 32 Georgia 25 6 31 Idaho Mlinois 1S 2 17 Indiana 1 1 2 lowa 5 1 6 Kansas Kentucky 1 1 Louisiana Maine 3 3 Maryland 1 2 3 Massachusetts 2 2 4 Michigan 1 I Minnesota 1 1 Mississippi Missouri 1 2 3 Montana Nebraska 2 2 4 Nevada New Hampshire 1 1 New Jersey 1 1 2 New Mexico 11 1 12 New York 5 2 7, North Carolina 5 2 7 North Dakota Ohio 4 2 6 Oklahoma Oregon 7 4 i Pennsylvania 1 1 Rhode Island South Carolina 74 22 96 South Dakota Tennessee 4 4 Texas 17 6 23 Utah \ Vermont Virginia 1 4 Washington 6 3 1 West Virginia Wisconsin 4 1 5 Wyoming 2 2 Washington, D.C.

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July 1983 1 1 Ridvan Assembly formations New Restored Lost Total formed Alabama, Northern 1 2 10 (+3) Alabama, S/Florida, NW 10(>) Arizona, Northern 1 1 25 (—) Arizona, Southern 2 8 (-2) Arkansas 1 4 5 (-3) California, Central No. 1 2 5 2 79 (+5) lifornia, Central No. 2 1 14(+1) California, Northern No. 1 3 1 27(+2) California, Northern No. 2 1 16 (+1) California, Southern No. 1 3 Ne s7(—) California, Southern No. 2 5 1 46 (+4) California, Southern No. 3 1 17(+)) California, Southern No. 4 2 24.(+2) Colorado, Northeast 1 17(+). Colorado, Southeast 1 74D Colorado, Western 3 6(-3) Connecticut 1 1 1 15 (+1) DelMarVa 1 1 6 (+2) Florida, Central 1 15 (+1) Baha'i volunteers (left to right) cal Spiritual Assemblies that were | T/orida. Northern LO Mike Tanaka of Issaquah, Wash- formed by Ridvan 1983. Accord- | jovi Soupeast $ 3 aie ington; Elizabeth Harris of Lap- _ ing to Robert G. Wilson, secretary | Georgia, Northeast 1 19 (41) wai, Idaho; and Albert Cheung of of the National Teaching Com- | Georgia, Northwest 1 9 45 (+10) Baltimore County, Maryland, are mittee, there are presently 1,678 | Georgia, Southern 4 u 1 39 (+14) shown updating a large map of the Spiritual Assemblies in the U.S. | Idaho, N/Washington, E 2 16 (-2) U.S. in the National Teaching Seventy-two more are needed to ho, Southern 1 7 (+1) Committee office at the Baha'i win the national goal of 1,750 As- , Northern No. I 1 22(+1) National Center in Wilmette. semblies called for by the Univer- pnonthernt No.2 2 1 32(+1) They are adding colored pins to sal House of Justice to be formed > Southern ; i 5 * ok the map to indicate the 70 new Lo- _ by Ridvan 1984. 2(-) 1 10 (-1 14 young traveling teachers participate | kentucy st)

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in training session at National Center Louisiana, Southern 1 1 2 u any laine 1 +1 Fourteen of the 26 Baha’i youth House of Worship by Dr. Hossain | Maryland/D.C. 1 25 a , appointed as traveling teachers by Danesh, chairman of the National | Massachusetts 4 3 28 (+1) the National Teaching Committee Spiritual Assembly of Canada. Michigin: eee 4 4 4 ae participated June 3. a training ? BUCe ota NOK Can Institute at the Bahá’í National the these eee worry tier | Minnesota, Southern 13 Ge) Center and Baha’i House of Wor- prayers in the Foundation Stone 1 1 17 (+2) AD i ee room, the group viewed the slide | Montana 3 1 15 (+2)

e youth, ranging in age from program “The Destiny of Amer- | Navajo-Hopi 1 13-1) 17 to 24, were representative of all ica’? which was presented the | Nebraska 2 9 (2) areas of the country. week before at the National Con- | Nevada, Northern 1 4(+)

THROUGHOUT the weekend — vention by the National Teaching | N¢vada. Southern r they read and discussed quota- Committee. News persis ! 5 se tions from Bahá’u'llh, ‘Abdu'l- this was followed in Founda. | New Meno, North jl a Hahé, the Giardian\ and the Unie jc sone a Cua; lexico, Northern 13 (-1)

> > tion Hall by presentations to the | New Mexico, S/Texas, W 1 26 (+1) versal House of Justice related to i, it New York, Eastern 1 3 21 ( a - public on some aspect of the Faith . 2 © teaching, the role of youth in they each of the participants. New York, Western 2 14 (-2) progress of the Cause, and travel- Pa: North Carolina, Central 1 21 (41) ing teaching. TOPICS, which had been as- | North Carolina, Eastern A es By

They were also briefed on their signed during the Friday evening | North Carolina, Western 2 B12) duties and responsibilities as rep- session, included “The Two Na- | North Dakota 2 sy resentatives of the National tures of Man,’’ “Independent In- an eer 4 as A y Tee Dee oeanitess vestigation of Truth,” “Teach- | Oklahoma, Eastern 2 3 2 10(+3)

The Saturday session included a ing,” and “‘The Value of the | Oklahoma, Western 1 16 (+1) meeting with Robert Wilson, sec- Creative Word,” among others. | Oregon, Eastern 3 11(43) retary of the National Teaching ¥ Oregon, Western 1 3 48 (+4) Committee, and a talk at the . Those who attended the train- | Pennsylvania, Eastern 1 2 10-1) Homefront __ pierced and are ready for as- | Pennsylvania, Western vy

ignment are: Rhode Island 1 3 (41 omefront Katherine Akhtar-Khavari | South Carolina, Central 2 2 acy Continued From Page 10 (Wisconsin), Jeffrey Barnes (Vir- | South Carolina, Eastern 1 1 109 (—)

Our family has been holding ginia), Jacqueline Eghrari (New » Northern 1 27.(1) monthly firesides, with new peo. York), Kambeze Etemad (Penn- | South Carolina, Southern 2 46 (+2) ple attending almost every time. sylvania), Kendra Hatfield | South Carolina, Western 4 Gin),

The Fayetteville Assembly was, (Ohio), Shiidon Hawley (Texas), | Tennessee, Eastern 1 1 eS indeed, elected at Ridvan, and our Shamin Himes (Iowa). “Tennessee, Western 1 2 2 71(+1) first action was to enrollanewBa- _ Also, Mina Heidarian (Okla- | Texas, Central No. 1 1 2 13-1) ha’f of Puerto Rican background homa), Roger Hockley (Arizona), | Texas, Central No. 2 1 3 (-1) from right outside the city limits. Mallous Kazemzadeh (Texas), | Texas, Eastern No. 1 s 39 (-5)

Sincerely, Maiya Ruys (Washington), Haleh | Texas, Eastern No. 2 1 2 21 (+3)

Karen and Jeff Jentz Samimi (Illinois), Beth Sollars | Texas, Northern TS) Fayetteville, Arkansas (Idaho), and Rainn Wilson ({Ili- | [oxas, Southern 3 4(3)

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you are interested in home- These new traveling teachers are | Virginia, Northern 1 1) front pioneering, write directly tog the service of the community to | Viteinia, Southern 3 ne the National Teaching Commit- hep in any way necess: Washington, Northwest 1 1 3 41 C1) tee, Bahá’í National Center, Wil"? '" @7Y WY me Washington, Southwest i 16 (+1) mette, IL 60091. You will be sent You may request their assis- | West Virginia 1 4(+1) a volunteer form to return. When tance by writing to the National | Wisconsin/Michigan 3(>) that has been done, you will then Teaching Committee, Baha’i Na- | Wisconsin, Southern 2 18 (-2) be advised of goal localities to tional Center, Wilmette, IL | Wyoming 1 S(+1) consider. 60091. 44 cy 92 1,677

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Seven hundred people from 33 vocational backgrounds declared their belief in Bahá’u’lláh during the Bahiyyih Khánum Teaching Campaign held in January and February in Guyana.

The campaign, whose members included nine international traveling teachers, resulted from consultation among the Universal House of Justice, the Continental Board of Counsellors for the Americas, and the National Spiritual Assembly of Guyana ...

As a result of efforts by Mpanga Tutu, a Bahá’í from Zaire who used his annual two-week vacation as a teaching trip, 102 people recently embraced the Faith in that country, eight new localities were opened to the Faith, and five new Local Spiritual Assemblies were formed

The first book on the Faith to be written by a Baha’ in Iceland was published in that country in February.

Baha'u'llah, His Life and Revelation, a 267-page work in the Icelandic language by Edward T. Jénsson, includes a history of the lives of the Central Figures of the Faith, many photographs, and a 50-page appendix that contains material on the Covenant, Baha’i administration, and other aspects of the Faith ...

The arrival of the Baha’i New Year on March 21 was announced as a news item on television in Mauritius.

The secretary of that country’s National Spiritual Assembly was interviewed about the development of the Faith in Mauritius since its establishment there in 1953, about the essence of the Baha’i teachings, the persecutions in Iran, and the meaning of NawRiz ...

The new Baha’i National Institute near Harare, Zimbabwe, was dedicated February 17-21 with a special program at the facility.

Among those who participated in the five-day program were Counsellor Bahiyyih Winckler and several members of the National Spiritual Assembly of Zimbabwe ...

One hundred-thirty adults and youth from Suriname, French Guiana and Guyana attended the first Baha’i International Youth Camp held April 1-4 in Nickerie, Suriname. The camp was organized by the Baha’ Youth Committee of Suriname ...

More than 400 people attended a recent showing of the film ‘The Pilgrimage’’ that was sponsored by the Spiritual Assembly of Moissala, Chad ..

N. Carolina program honors poet Robert Hayden

A program honoring the life and poetry of Robert Hayden was presented April 17 at North Carolina Central University in Durham.

The special event, which included music, poetry reading, and a talk by Mr. Hayden’s widow, Erma Hayden, was co-sponsored by the Baha’i commut ham and the NCCU English Club. MR. HAYDEN, the author of more than half a dozen books of poetry and the first black man to be named consultant in poetry to the Library of Congress, died in February 1980 at the age of 67.

Among his best known works are Angle of Ascent, The NightBlooming Cereus, Words in the Mourning Time, Heart-Shape in the Dust, and his final book, American Journal, which was nominated in 1978 for a National Book Award.

The program that honored him was marked by close cooperation among Baha’is, members of the NCCU faculty and student body, and others in the Durham area.

It was highlighted by Mrs. Hayden’s reminiscences of her

National Assembly’s

meetings schedule

The National Spiritual Assembly’s schedule of meetings for the remainder of this year

and the first half of next year is as follows: 1983

September 9-11, October

14-16, November 30-December Sic

1984 ; January 6-8, February 17-19, March 23-25, April 26-29 (National Convention), May 25-27, June 29-July 1.

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A PATCHWORK job would be insufficient to remedy the problem. The exterior ornamentation must be removed piece by piece, the steel of the inner dome replaced with newer, more durable materials, and the outer dome reassembled.

The procedure for this delicate work will be elaborate and costly. Funds are being expended now to hire expert consultants to make preliminary studies of the technical requirements of the work that must be done.

It goes without saying that the delegates were stunned by the report. The Mother Temple of the West is far more than a beautiful symbol of the presence of the Faith in North America.

It was “‘the first fruit of a slowly maturing Administrative Order’’ whose foundation caused ‘‘a most wonderful and thrilling motion to appear in the world of existence.’”

It marked the very ‘‘inception of the Kingdom of God on ear husband’s life through anecdotes and commentary about the various influences on his poetry including that of the Faith.

Afterward, eight readers presented selected poems, punctuated by a script that recounted Mr. Hayden’s fife and work.

The 11 selected poems included “‘Middle Passage,”’ the celebrated poem that tells of events aboard a slave ship; ‘‘The Night-Blooming Cereus,”” a commentary on the meaning of art and life; and “Bahá’u’lláh in the Garden of Ridvan,”’ a selection marking Baha’i history.

THE program also included welcoming remarks by the president of the NCCU English Club and viola-flute selections.

The printed program noted Mr. Hayden’s appointment as consultant in poetry to the Library of Congress in 1976-77 and his reappointment in 1977-78, an honor that made him virtually the poet laureate of the U.S.

A book display in one area of the auditorium included photographs of Mr. Hayden and selected publications. Flowers and potted plants further enhanced the setting.

The event was publicized on radio and television and in the local newspapers. Flyers were posted at NCCU, Duke University, and the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, and were sent to English faculty in Durham city and county high schools.

Invitations also were sent to inquirers and to selected persons from Durham and from universities in the Raleigh-DurhamChapel Hill triangle area.

On the Tuesday before the event, Dr. Jean Scales, a Baha’i who is a teacher in the NCCU

th’’—and it remains the noble “‘symbol and precursor of a future world civilization.””

ITS association with ‘Abdu’l-Bahá makes it the holiest House of Worship that will ever be built to the praise of God, and it will serve as the model for Mashriqu’l-Adhkárs in the coming centuries. Clearly, something had to be done in response to this disturbing news!

One of the delegates arose to say that in view of the Temple’s plight, nothing less than a $10 million budget would be acceptable to the American believers.

When the matter was put to a vote, the overwhelmingly positive response of the delegates made it clear to the National Spiritual Assembly that it is the will of the American believers that the Temple be repaired now, no matter what sacrifices are required to get the job done.

The National Spiritual Assembly prayerfully considered the recommendation, and subsequently adopted a budget of $10 million

Students at North Carolina Central University in Durham read the poetry of Robert Hayden during a program April 17 at the university

department of English, spoke at a meeting of the English Club, commenting on the nature of the program and on the status of Robert Hayden as a poet.

A display of Mr. Hayden’s poems at the university library helped announce the program, and a deepening on his poetry was presented by the Baha’is of Durham on the Sunday prior to the event with Lawrence Spann leading the discussion.

that honored the memory of the renowned Baha’i poet who died in February 1980.

Another avenue of proclamation was found in the distribution of copies of the Fall 1981 issue of World Order magazine, which was devoted to the life and poetry of Mr. Hayden. 4

The magazine also provided material for the script for the April program, which was written by Phyllis Lotchin, a non-Baha’i member of the NCCU English department and adviser to the English Club.

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Regional Teaching Committee.

WLGI Project Committee appointed To oversee and monitor more closely the construction of WLGI

Radio in South Carolina, the National Spiritual Assembly at its

meeting June 10-12 appointed a Louis Gregory Project Commit The ad hoc committee is composed of four members of the National Assembly—Dr. Dwight Allen, Dr. Alberta Deas, Dr. Firuz Kazemzadeh, and Judge Dorothy Nelson—and Sirouss Binaei, manager of NSA Properties Inc.

In addition to her membership on the National Assembly and project committee, Dr. Deas serves as director of the Louis G. Gregory Baha’i Institute and as secretary of the South Carolina

for the current fiscal year.

This amount is based upon the following allocations: $5,700,000 will be used to support the vital and continuing activities of teaching, proclaiming and consolidating the Faith in this country; more than $1 million will be sent to the International Funds to support the global work of the Faith; and the remaining monies (more than $3 million) will be used to finance the initial work on the Temple dome.

IN ADDITION to the $10 million budget, the National Spiritual Assembly is committed to raising a radio station at the Louis Gregory Institute in South Carolina.

As previously announced, $1 million dollars in contributions toward this project is required by December 31, 1983—over and above the $10 million required by the National Fund.

The National Spiritual Assembly is moving rapidly forward with faith in the community that spoke its mind at the National Convention and said that these projects should and must be accomplished.

The National Spiritual Assembly is-fully aware that only 6,000 believers, on the average, have been contributing directly each Baha’i month to the National Fund.

In a community of some 100,000, it is time now for the other 94,000 who have professed their love for Baha’u’ lah to consider prayerfully their own role in helping to sustain the rapidly-accelerating and thrilling progress of the Cause.

In the process of building the Mother Temple of the West, incalculable creative forces were unleashed, through which the American Baha’ community was brought into being.

May we collectively be raised to greater heights of unified action to repair this ‘‘manifest standard waving in the center of our great country’’; to bring into being the first Bahd’{ radio station in North America; and to ensure support for the continuing diffusion of the teachings of Bahá’u’lláh and the continuing consolidation of the American Bahd’{ community.

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Two pioneers to S. Pacific offer inspiring story

Frequently, stories from pioneers fill the hearts of the members of the International Goals Committee with joy, and we marvel at the power of divine assistance.

The story of two pioneers to Rota, an island in the Pacific, is especially exciting, and their description of the island fascinating.

IT BEGAN with an urgent need for pioneers to fill this priority goal set by the Universal House of Justice before Ridvan 1982.

Rota, a small island near Guam with a population of about 1,200, has no movies, few restaurants, and one school (kindergarten to 12th grade) in which the first two years are taught totally in the Chamorro language.

American pioneer to Korea holds one-woman art show

Sara.Kay Hatch, an American who is pioneering with her husband, Richard, and their two children in Korea, recently held a one-woman art show in Seoul.

The well-publicized exhibit at the American Cultural Center, entitled ‘Awakening to a New Spiritual Springtime,’’ was sponsored by the U.S. International Communication Agency.

Each of the paintings depicted an image inspired by the Baha’i Writings, and each title had a Baha’i theme.

Newspaper articles publicizing the exhibit mentioned that Mrs. Hatch, a guest professor in art at Keimyung University in Taegu, is a Bahá’í-and that her beliefs have influenced her art work.

Mrs. Hatch holds master of fine arts degrees from the. University of South Carolina and Western Illinois University and has won numerous awards and honors for her work.

The Hatches have been pioneers to the Philippines and Korea for five years.

Alberta Bird is a school teacher from Florida. When Rota became a goal, we suggested that she consider it.

‘Tt soon became evident, however, that she could not go there alone, as the living costs were too high for her retirement income, and she had certain health considerations that needed to be met.

But her spirit was open to the will of God, and she decided to pursue the possibility of’ finding someone to go with her.

Meanwhile, as Alberta was making her plans, another prospective pioneer was looking for a post.

KELLY McArtor is 2 27-yearold nurses’ aide, a certified mental health technician with experience in geriatric care.

Her family is not Baha’i, and although she was eager to pioneer she was concerned that her family might object to the idea of her going. Also, she felt she couldn’t go to a post alone, and wanted to go with another pioneer.

One day both these women’s files lay crossed on the desk of the IGC secretary, who suddenly realized that here were two individuals who needed each other and were perfectly matched to go to Rota together as pioneers!

Kelly’s health care experience was perfect for Alberta’s needs, while Alberta could be the pioneer support person that Kelly needed.

From that point all the pieces fell neatly into place. Alberta found a Baha’j to whom to;rent her home in Florida, and her, children’s minds were set at ease. because an experienced nurses’ aide would be with her.

Kelly’s parents readily accepted her decision to go to Rota, saying they had recognized her dedication to the Faith from her involvement in Baha’i activities.

ALBERTA and Kelly both arrived on Rota before Ridvan 1982, thus fulfilling this important goal.

14 Baha’i youth are traveling, teaching in European countries

On June 2, 14 Baha’ youth and three chaperone/project leaders from the U.S. embarked on a month-long journey that included a pilgrimage to the Holy Land followed by teaching in various European countries.

After pilgrimage, the young people were divided into three groups, each of which was accompanied by a project leader.

Two of the youth visited Germany, Holland, Denmark and Sweden. Six others went to Germany, Luxembourg, France and Spain. The remaining group of six visited Germany, Finland, Italy and Austria.

The project leaders were Eleanor O’Callaghan from Ireland, and Sheri Dressler and Barbara Peterson from the U.S.

The youth were Veda Faith Afsahi, Curt Schoen, Dawn Haghighi, Camille Khodadad, David Khorram, Jaleh Khorram, Merry Stuart, David Nicol, Vicentee Ferguson, Amy Schechter, Charles Schechter, James Schechter, Farah Sohaili and Roland Yazhari.

After the teaching project was completed, many of the youth remained in Europe to take part in a youth conference that is to be held July 23-27 in Austria.

The teaching project was a combined effort of the Continental Pioneer Committee for Europe, the National Youth Committee, the Pilgrimage Office at the Bahd’{ National Center, and the International Goals Committee.

They have since written many touching letters describing the progress of the Faith there.

Earlier this year Kelly wrote about the people of Rota:

“This island is a close-knit isolated group and people are a little reluctant to do anything to rock the boat but I’m confident we will have an Assembly at Ridvan with some Chamorro Baha'is since the Universal House of Justice wouldn’t give the National Assembly that goal if it wasn’t possible.””

Kelly found a job at the hospital and was able to write to the International Goals Committee about other openings for a doctor and nurses there.

Alberta is involved in the senior citizens group on Rota and spends much of her time with other members of that group.

EACH week, the two women place an article about the Faith in the local paper, which is published by a Japanese man who has himself become attracted to the Faith. . Their letters form some of the most inspiring evidence of progress when. pioneers simply persevere in their efforts to serve the Cause of God.

In June 1982 Kelly wrote: “‘So far there have been 11 declarations on Rota. We formed a Group last Saturday. We can’t elect an Assembly until Ridvan because an Assembly was lost here

Joy Munson, long-time pioneer to India, dies at post at 81

Hearts saddened passing faithful steadfast maidservant Cause Joy Munson, who though advanced in years remained at post in dedicated service Blessed Beauty. Supplicating Holy Shrines progress her radiant soul. Universal House of Justice June 12, 1983 °

Joy Munson, a pioneer to India for the past seven years, died May 26 in Poona City at the age of 81.

She dedicated the later years of her life to devoted service and sacrifice in the pioneering field and truly was an inspiration to all.

Her residence was the Baha’i Center in Sangli where she operated the Center and kept it open for seekers and Baha’i events.

Mrs. Munson declared her belief in Bahd’u’ll4h in 1959 but delayed her joyful enrollment in the Faith until November 3, 1962, in San Diego, California.

In November 1975 she decided to pioneer to India where she said she wanted eventually to bury her bones in her adopted land. She accomplished what she wanted.

Mrs. Munson was a plucky woman who remained cheerful and bright even in the face of great odds.

She was loved dearly, and will be sorely missed.

last year ...All the members moved away.

“This is a problem about teaching in Rota because the most receptive people are the Filipinos who come here to work on contracts of one or two years, then they go someplace else.””

In May of this year Alberta wrote:

“It has been over a year since we arrived ...Most of our declarations have come from the Fili pinos who are working under contract here. Traveling teachers helped get street teaching started, and some of the new declarants brought friends to our home to learn about the Faith.

“Presently we have 13 members. from six different backgrounds in our Bahá’í community—the Rotanese, Marshallese, Filipinos,

Gilbertese, Trukese, and us statesiders. We formed our Assembly on April 21 and elected officers on April 24.””

Mary Louise Suhm (right), secretary of the International Goals Committee, and staff member Nancy McKee greet a visitor to the

committee's display booth at the 74th Baha’i National Convention which was held in May at the McCormick Inn in Chicago.

Pioneers’ letters tell of rewards, excitement of teaching overseas

Here are more letters from U.S. pioneers overseas: .

Maryam Ta’eed, Dominica—I never thought in my life that one day I would be taking part in the spiritual growth and birth of an independent nation ...

We are all excited to'witness the formation of our first National Assembly. It is on an island with some 70,000 people and a Baha’i population of over 700 ...

When we received the message from the Universal House of Justice almost six months ago, telling us that we have this great bounty, we were absolutely delighted and sent a telegram back asking for guidance, wisdom and prayers ...

We were told that this decision is due to the increased number of the friends and our Local Spiritual Assemblies. The Faith of Bahá’u’ll4h is well known throughout the island ...Dominicans, especially children, say ‘‘Baha’u’llah’” with such ease, hey were saying ‘“Mom”’ or “‘Dad.”” There is hardly a child who cannot sing the Bahá’í song that is often repeated in our twice-weekly radio program.

The other day a child was telling his friends of having seen Bahá’u’ll4h’s lady. He meant the woman Baha’i pioneer ...

Our first national Teaching

Conference recently attracted more than a hundred of our friends despite a short notice. Many of us had tears in our eyes for this unexpected bounty of Baha’u’llah.

Lea, Vern and Amelia Iverson, Honduras—Vern, Amelia and 1 are all very well. We are adjusting to Honduras with each passing day, and it feels like we are at home more and more.

The weather, ocean and mountains agree with us, as do the horse-drawn carts and burros in the streets. Life is slower here and people socialize more. It’s easy to teach the Faith. People are very friendly and interested in ‘‘gringos,” so telling them about the Faith is as natural as telling them our names.

The Faith is well known here. There is a small Baha’i Center in La Ceiba and more than 200 Bah@’{s in this rustic town although only about 20 or so are active. Deepening in all third world countries is the real problem and challenge!

There are more than 10,000 Bahá’ís on the northern coast of Honduras and few pioneers in this part of the country. We feel especially happy about the fact that we were able to pioneer to a place

where pioneers are really needed.

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elect the National Spiritual Assembly for 1983-84. Its members are:

JUDGE Dorothy W. Nelson, Dr. Firuz Kazemzadeh, Dr. Wilma Brady, Judge James F. Nelson, Chester Kahn, Soo Fouts, Dr. Robert Henderson, Dr. Dwight W. Allen, and Dr. Alberta Deas.

Later that afternoon the National Assembly, all of whose members were present, met and elected its officers: James Nelson, chairman; Wilma Brady, vicechairman; Firuz Kazemzadeh, secretary, and Dorothy Nelson, treasurer.

Dr. Deas, the newest member of the National Assembly, is the director of the Louis G. Gregory Baha’i Institute in South Carolina, which has been chosen as the site for WLGI, the first Baha’i radio station on this continent.

Responding spontaneously to an appeal for funds for the new radio station, delegates and guests at the Convention contributed more than $20,000, then asked that the National Assembly consider raising its proposed budget for the coming year from $6.7 million to $10 million.

After consultation, the National Assembly agreed to do so, and the budget goal was thus increased to the new $10 million figure.

THE Convention was opened Thursday evening with its organizational session, which was followed by a reception for the delegates.

jay morning, the National itual Assembly presented its general and financial reports and the Baha’i Publishing Trust reported on its progress during the past year.

Another highlight of that session was an audio-visual presentation, ‘‘The House of the Lord,” chronicling the construction of the permanent Seat of the Universal House of Justice.

Friday’s afternoon session included reports by the National Teaching Committee, National Education Committee, and Race

Cooperation was a hallmark of the splendid children’s classes

Unity Committee, while the evening session was devoted in part to the inauguration by the Treasurer’s Office of a $1 million fundraising campaign in behalf of WLGI Radio.

A cookbook, only one of many means of ing the needed funds, contains an assortment of delightful recipes for all occasions. The cookbook sells for $6, half of which goes directly toward construction and maintenance of the station.

OF COURSE, Baha’is are welcome (and encouraged) to pay even more for. the cookbook, with all additional proceeds used to help support the station.

A non-delegate session was held at the McCormick Inn while the election of the National Assembly was taking place Saturday mornin,

2g. Mr. Mitchell addressed the Convention that afternoon, while the evening session was devoted in part to presentations by Mr. Sears and Dr. Hossain Danesh, representing the Association for Baha’i Studies.

Mr. Sears made a second appearance Sunday morning, and remained after the close of the Convention to greet and talk with any of the friends who wished to say hello.

As he put it, “I’ll be here until sundown if necessary.’”

The ‘‘gift’” to which Mr. Sears referred in his talk Saturday evening was actually several gifts.

AMONG the gifts which every Baha’i has in this memorable year, he said, are (1) the restoration of the House of ‘Abdu’lláh Pashd; (2) the 50th anniversary of the passing of the Greatest Holy Leaf; (3) the 25th anniversary of the passing of the beloved Guardian, Shoghi Effendi, ‘‘the sign of God on earth’’; and (4) completion of the permanent Seat of the Universal House of Justice on Mount Carmel.

Of course, he added, Bahda’is everywhere always have ‘‘the greatest gift of all,’”’ the divine guidance given to them by the Bab, Baha’u’llah, ‘Abdu’l-Baha, the Guardian, and the Universal House of Justice.

Mr. Sears-urged the friends to “vie ye with each other’’ in teaching the Cause of God so that

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its destined victory will be assured.

He cited pages 63-72 in The Advent of Divine Justice as the key to that victory, and encouraged every Bahda’i to study the Guardian’s words and strive to make them a part of his or her life.

Mr. Sears’ talk on Sunday was more informal, and included a heartwarming tribute to three of his close friends and colleagues, the late Hands of the Cause of God Rahmatu’ll4h Muhajir, Paul Haney and ‘Abu’l-Qdsim Faizi, many humorous anecdotes, and a dramatic eyewitness account of the fifth Baha’i International Convention.

“IVE BEEN so uplifted by the spirit shown at this Convention that I’m going to try and make it at least this far,” he said, pointing to the number ‘‘74’’ that adorned the podium.

In its annual report to the American Baha’i community, the National Spiritual Assembly recounted the many government actions taken on behalf of the Faith, and in particular the Baha’is in Iran, including President Reagan’s appeal on May 22 to the Ayatollah Khomeini not to carry out the death sentences imposed on Baha’is in that country.

These actions, and the widespread publicity resulting from them, the report said, helped offset such losses to the American community as the election of the National Assembly’s long-time secretary, Glenford Mitchell, to the Universal House of Justice; the tragic death of the Assembly’s vice-chairman, Dr. Daniel C. Jordan; and the appointment of its assistant secretary, Dr. Carney, as a Counsellor member of the International Teaching Centre.

The National Assembly was especially heartened, it said, by the growing activity of Baha’i youth, some 70 of whom were at the Convention; by the smooth and. efficient operation of the International Goals Committee; by the

Delegates are shown casting their votes to elect the Nat

reconstruction and reopening of the Louhelen Baha’i School under the auspices of the National Education Committee; by the dedication last September of the Southwest Bahá’í Institute; by the steady financial gains made by the Baha’i Publishing Trust; by the increasing influence and effectiveness of the Race Unity Committee and Persian Affairs Committee; and by the heightened cooperation between the elective and appointive institutions of the Faith in North America.

IN ITS financial report, the National Assembly was able to point with pride to a record contribution of $572,000 for the final month of the fiscal year, but noted that even this generous outpouring of funds left the community $640,000 short of the yearly goal of $6.48 million.

Total contributions were up 3 per cent from the previous year, while participation by individuals rose 16 per cent.

Although cost-cutting measures taken during the year resulted in an excess of revenue over expenses of $260,000, the Fund deficit at the close of the fiscal year stood at $1,144,000.

A staff of almost 50 volunteers helped carry out a separate program organized by the National

nal Spiritual Assembly for 1983-84

“of the Woodland vividly to life in

Among the speakers at the Convention was Miss Edna True

the more than 200 children at the Convention.

Education Committee for

In addition to a trip to Chicago’s Field Museum, the children were visited by Dr. Carney and entertained by puppeteers George and Mary Wilson from Michigan and by a talented group of Baha’i musicians who brought the children’s books The Spotlessly Leopard and B.J. and the Language

mime and song.

The Convention bookstore, run smoothly and efficiently by the Publishing Trust staff, rang up $46,000 in sales.

The Race Unity Committee arranged an extensive exhibit on the history and culture of minority groups which is part of a much larger collection put together over a 28-year period by Carlton A. Funn Sr., a non-Baha’i teacher from Alexandria, Virginia.

Special events at the Baha’i House of Worship included devotional services, a special tour, and a National Archives display.

Devotional services were held at Thursday evening’s opening session in memory of the martyrs in Iran, and at 3 a.m. Sunday to commemorate the Ascension of Baha'u'llah.

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Computers helped make Convention registration smooth and easy

TO THE DEARLY LOVED UNIVERSAL HOUSE OF JUSTICE

MORE THAN 1,500 BELIEVERS ATTENDING 14TH BAHA’i NATIONAL CONVENTION THRILLED AT OCCUPANCY THE UNI SAL HOUSE OF JUSTICE IN ITS MAGNIFICENT PERMANENT SEAT AND AWED BY IMPLICATION THIS WORLD-SHAKING EVENT. WE ARE ASTONISHED AND GRATEFUL FOR RECENT EVENTS WHICH HAVE PROPELLED US ONTO THE WORLD STAGE. AS WE PROBE FOR CREATIVE WAYS TO HARNESS THE MIGHTY ENERGY RELEASED BY THE SACRIFICES OF OUR IRANIAN BROTHERS AND SISTERS AND BY THE PURE BLOOD POURED FORTH BY THE MARTYRS WE ASK FOR YOUR PRAYERS THAT WE MAY BE AS STEADFAST AS THE MARTYRS IN OUR RESOLVE TO ACHIEVE PERSONAL TEACHING LEADING TO A VAST INCREASE IN THE ENROLLMENT AND CONSOLIDATION OF NEW BELIEVERS FROM EVERY STRATUM OF OUR SOCIETY.

CONVENTION ENRICHED BY PRESENCE HAND CAUSE GOD WILLIAM SEARS, CONTINENTAL COUNSELLORS VELMA SHER

RILL, SARAH M. PEREIRA. CONVE! ALSO WARMLY WELCOMED UNIVERSAL HOUSE JUSTICE MEMBER GLENFORD E. MITCHELL AND NEW COUNSELLOR MEMBER INTERNATIONAL TEACHING CENTRE MAGDALENE M. CARNEY. LOVING GREETINGS DELEGATES ASSEMBLED 74TH ANNUAL CONVENTION UNITED STATES MAY 30, 1983

DEEPLY MOVED MESSAGE DELEGATES DISPLAYING DETERMINATION EMULATE SPIRIT COURAGE DEVOTION MARTYRS THROUGH PERSONAL PROMOTION ee NTED APPEAL HIGHEST GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL BEHALF BELEAGUERED BRETHREN IRAN OPENS WAY ACHIEVEMENT OBJECTIVE. FERVENTLY SUPPLICATING BESTOWAL DIVINE GUIDANCE A\ STANCE ENSURE SUC DEAVORS EVERY DEDICATED BLESSED BEAUTY.

UNIVERSAL HOUSE OF JUSTICE MAY 31, 1983

Above: There’s always room for one more book ... Right above: Counsellor Magdalene Carney. Right below: Glenford Mitchell, a member of the Universal House of Justice.

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Delegate Jean Scales from Central North Carolina studies her materials

‘Above: Consultation on a wide variety of topics was a hallmark of the 74th Baha'i National Convention as delegates exchanged frank and open opinions.

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BAHA'I WORLD:VOL 13 =XIII HC EA $27.00 315076 DESIRE OF THE WORLD HE EA $8.50 103008 -KITAB-HQAN HC EA $13.00 106041 © ABDU'L-BAHA IN LONDON HC 233014 BAHA'I WORLD: VOL 14 =XIV HC EA $16.00 315077 DESIRE OF THE WORLD SC EA $3.50 103028 KITAB-HQAN SC OUT OF STOCK 875047 © ABDU'L-BAHA LITHO 10.5X15 233015 BAHA'I WORLD:VOL 15 =XU HC EA $17.50 332107 © DIARY OF JULIET THOMPSON HC EA $14.95 344002 KNOWLEDGE VOLITN ACT CDP SC EA $2.00 870020 * ABDU'L-BAHA LITHOGRAPHS SET 233016 BAHA'I WORLD: VOL 16 =XVI HC EA $20.00 315023 DIVINE ART OF LIVING SC EA $3.50 497004 LAO FULFIL BUDD PROPH SADDLE EA $1.50 875045 ABDU'L-BAHA 11X14 LITHO PH 233017 BAHA'T WORLD:VOL 17 =XVIT HC EA $22.50 332099 © DOOR OF HOPE HC EA $18.75 497003 LAO NEW GARDEN CERF BOUND EA $300 870010 ABDU'L-BAHA 2X2 LITHOS PH 333002 BAHA'I WORLD:VOL 2 =I] HC EA $14.00 332100 * DOOR OF HOPE SC EA $9.75 497001 LAO PRAYERS & HIDDEN WORDS EA $1.00 875001 ARDU'L-BAHA, 4X6 COLOR PH 10/ $6.00 333003 BAHA'I WORLD:VOL 3 =III HC EA $14.00 364015 DYNAMIC FORCE/EXAHPLE COP SC EA $9.00 848046. LEAF AYYAM-I-HA CD 10/ $2.00 108001 ADVENT OF DIVINE JUSTICE HC EA $10.00 333004 BAHA'I WORLD:VOL 4 =IY HC EA $18.00 331014 € G BROWNE & BAHA'I FAITH HC EA $11.95 831054 LEGACIES OF SERVICE:SET 5 CS SET $30.00 108002 ADVENT OF DIVINE JUSTICE SC EA $5.00 333005 BAHA'I WORLD:VOL 5 =V HC EA $26.00 332032 © EARTH IS BUT ONE COUNTRY SC EA $7.00 315079 © LET THY BREEZE RFRSH THEM HC EA $5.50 352080 ALI'S. DREAK HC EA $10.95 333005 BAHA'I WORLD:VOL 6 =VI HC EA $26.00 340056 ENVIRONMENT/HUMAN VALUES PH OUT OF STOCK 530040 * LIBRARY PRESENTATION PACK SET $30.00 352081 ALIS DREAM SC EA $5.95 333007 BAHA'I WORLD:VOL 7 =VII HC EA 103001 EPISTLE TO SON OF WOLF HC EA $11.00 332074 LIGHT OF BAHA'U'LLAH SC EA $2.50 332036 ANOTHER SONG/SEASON HC EA $4.00 333008 BAHA'I WORLD:VOL 8 =VIII HC EA 340074 EQUALITY OF MEN & WOMEN PM 10/ $2.50 831089 © LIGHT OF BAHA'U'LLAH © SET 18/ $74.50 332037 ANOTHER SONG/SEASON SC EA $2.00 333009 + BAHA’I WORLD:VOL 9 =IX HC EA 365014 EXPLANATION EMBLM GRTST NM 6 EA = $100 © 631068 LIGHT OF ONENESS CS EA $4.50 353023 © ANTHOLOGY FOR BAHA'I CHILD EA $3.00 368032 © BAHA'I WRITNGS:A CONCRONC SC EA 106042 * FAITH FOR EVERY MAN SC EA $3.00 332027 LIGHT SHINETH IN DARKNESS HC EA $9.95 831052 ARE YOU HAPPY?-OLINGA CS EA $4.00 215045 BAHA'I YOUTH COMPILATION SC EA 631072 FAREWELL ADDRESS CS EA $4.50 332028 LIGHT SHINETH IN DARKNESS SC EA $5.95 308052 AROHANUI:SHOGHI EFFENDI HC EA $7.00 555100 BAHA'IS IN IRAN SC EA 831078 © FIFTH INTL BAHA'I CONV CS EA $6.00 215040 LOCAL SPIRITUAL ASSEMBLY SC EA $1.50 848094 AYYAM~I-HA BALLOON CD 10/ $2.00 946002 BAHA'IS IN UNITY TEACHING CD 50/ 835009 FLIGHT LP EA $4.00 831086 © LOCAL SPRTUL ASSMBLY, LOBCS EA $9.00 848087 AYYAM-I-HA FRIEND SHIP CD 10/ $2.00 831081 e BAHA'U'LLAH, LOB cs EA 352075 FLY THROUGH BAHA'I YEAR SC EA $4.95 935018 LOTE TREE LP EA $4.00 848099 AYYAM=I-HA GIRAFFE CD 10/ $2.00 332047 BAHA’U'LLAH:KING OF GLORY HC EA 364004 FORTRESS FR WL BNG CIP SC EA $5.00 340031 LOYALTY TO GOVERNMENT = PH 10/ $2.00 331050 BAB:HERALD DAY OF DAYS HC EA $10.95 231004 BAHAULLAH ANI) NEW ERA HC EA 364010 FORTRESS FR WLL BNG GT ED HC EA $12.00 315083 © MAGNIFIED BE THY NAME HC EA $5.50 332052 BABI & BAHA'I RELIGIONS HC EA $29.50 231005 BAHAULLAH AND NEW ERA SC EA 106003 FOUNDATIONS OF WORLD UNTY HC EA $10.00 848092 MAGNOLIA HOLY DAY CD 10/ $2.00 108004 BAHA'I ADMINISTRATION HC EA $11.00 315074 BAHIYYIH KHANUM:GR HLY LF HC EA 948048 FOUR SEASONS NAWRUZ CD 10/ $2.00 332105 MARTHA ROOT:LION/THRESH HC EA $20.00 108005 BAHA'I ADMINISTRATION: SC OUT OF STOCK. 315075 BAHIYYIH KHANUM:GR HLY LF SC EA 332108 © FROM BEHIND THE VEIL SC EA $2.50 332106 © MARTHA ROOT:LION/THRESH SC EA $11.00 831085 © BAHA'I ADMINISTRATION,LOB CS EA $9.00 340014 BASIC FACTS/BAHA'I FAITH PH 50/ 332030 FROM STRENGTH TO STRENGTH SC EA © $4.00 364001 MEANING OF DEEPENING CDP SC EA $5.00 340002 BAHA'I ANSWERS PM 10/ $2.00 340015 BECOMING YOUR TRUE SELF PM 10/ a 848096 FROST AT DAWN RITES CD 10/ $2.00 340034 MEANING OF WORSHIP PH 10/ $5.00 831067 © BAHA'I COMMUNITY LIFE,LOB CS EA $9.00 352055 BIRTH OF BAHA'I FAITH SC EA $1.00 103003 GLEANINGS WRT BAHA'U'LLAW HC EA $13.00 106012 HEMORIALS OF THE FAITHFUL HC EA $10.00 215059 BAHA'I EDUCATION COMP. SC EA $3.50 353019 * BJ & LANG/WOODLND ANIHALS SC EA $3.50 103031 * GLEANINGS WRT RAHA'U'LLAH PS EA $3.00 332010 MEMORIES OF ABDU'L-BAHA HC EA $13.50 364003 BAHA'I ELECTRL PRCSS CDP SC EA $4.00 848085 BLOSSOM-ASSORTMENT OF 3 CD 12/ $2.00 103004 GLEANINGS WRT BAHA'U'LLAH SC EA $7.50 332011 MEMORIES OF ABDU'L-BAHA SC EA $4.50 231059 BAHA'I FAITH INTRODUCTION SC EA $1.50 842003 BOOKPLATES, BLUE 20/ $2.00 353003 GOD AND ME SUNFLOWER 3 SC EA $2.00 340035 MESSAGE OF BAHA'U'LLAH PH 10/ $2.00 267002 BAHA'I FAITH TCH EKLT ENG SC 10/ $12.50 332026 BUDDHA K-A HAS APPEARED SC EA $9.00 331074 GOD LOVES LAUGHTER SC EA $5.25 108015 MESSAGES TO BAHA'I WORLI HC EA $10.00 332065 BAHA'I FAITH-PRKNS & HNS SC EA $2.00 340098 BUILDING A UNIFIED CHTY PH 10/ $2.50 352086 GOD MADE THE STARS HC EA $4.50 225008 MESSAGES UNIV HOUSE JUST HC EA $9.00 331095 BAHA'I FOLLOWER OF LIGHT SC EA $3.00 848091 BUTTERFLY CD 10/ $2.00 108010 GOD PASSES BY HC EA $12.50 225009 MESSAGES UNIV HOUSE JUST SC EA $4.00 855001 BAHA'I FTH PRSNTN FL FLOR EA $0.50 352084 CALL ME RIDUAN SC EA $2.50 108011 GOD PASSES BY SC EA $6.50 415061 MIGHTY RIVER $C EA $1.00 340080 BAHA'I FTH:SUMMARY RPRNT PM 10/ $3.50 108050 CALL TO THE NATIONS HC EA $6.00 340057 GOD'S NEW AGE PH 10/ $2.50 353017 MISSION OF YOUTH CD 10/ $1.50 831080 © BAHA'I HISTORY, LOB CS EA $9.00 108051 CALL TO THE NATIONS SC OUT OF STOCK 864005 GREATEST NM 3X 4 BL QUT OF STOCK 332071 MOTHERS/FATHERS/CHILDREN SC EA $6.50 831084 » BAHA'I LAWS, LOB CS EA $9.00 848082 CELEBRATION CD 10/ $2.00 864008 GREATEST NM 3.5X5 EMBSSD EA $0.50 339001 MUHAMMAD/COURSE OF ISLAM HC EA $19.50 842001 BAHA'I LIBRARY BOOKPLATES OUT OF STOCK 215058 CENTERS OF BAHA'I LEARNG SC EA $1.50 964003 GREATEST NK 8 X 10 BL OUT OF STOCK 352091 * MULLA HUSAYN $C EA $3.00

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Baha’i Publishing Trust Price List Correct 28 of July 1, 1983 3 STOCK NO. DESCRIPTION TYPE UNIT/ PRICE STOCK NO. DESCRIPTION TYPE UNIT/ PRICE 352053 MY BABY BOOK HE EA $10.00 105051 © SELECTIONS WRIT OF BAB LT EA $6.00 353001 MY BAHA'I BOOK SNFLOWR 1 SC EA $2.00 332078 SEVEN MARTYRS OF HURMUZAK HC EA $8.50 353002 KY FAV PRAYERS/PSGS SNF 2SC EA $2.00 332079 SEVEN MARTYRS OF HURMUZAK SC EA $3.95 332092 MY MEMORIES/BAHA'U'LLAH HC EA $11.95 103015 SEVEN VALLEYS & 4 VALLEYS HC EA — $5.00 352077 MY NAME IS NABIL HE EA $6.00 103016 SEVEN VALLEYS & 4 VALLEYS SC OUT OF STOCK 831051 HY ONLY DESIRE. .ALEXANDER CS EA $6.00 368066 » SEVEN YEAR PLAN STAT REPT SC EA $2.50 315082 © HYSTERY OF GOD HC EA $18.50 225051 SEVEN YEAR PLAN-1981 SC EA $1.50 215042 NATIONAL SPIRITUAL ASHBLY SC EA $1.50 848093. SHRINE OF BAB HOLY DAY CD 10/ $2.00 352078 NINE DAYS TO ISTANBUL SC EA $2.50 831083 © SOCIAL TEACHING, LOB CS EA $9.00 352048 0 GOD GUIDE KE SC EA $3.00 106037 SOME ANSWERED QUESTIONS HC EA $12.00 859007 +0 GOD, GUIDE HE PSTR EA $1.00 106038 SOME ANSWERED QUESTIONS SC EA $6.00 340037 ONE UNIVERSAL FAITH PH 50/ $4.00 215047 SPECIAL MEASURE OF LOVE SC EA $1.50 340038 = ONE WORLD ONE FAMILY PM 50/ $4.00 215066 SPIRITUAL FOUNDATIONS SC EA $1.50 340058 OPEN DOOR W/ENVELOPE PM OUT OF STOCK 831082 © SPIRITUAL TEACHINGS, LOB CS EA $9.00 332101 © OTHER PEOPLE/OTHER PLACES HC EA $13.75 452074 SPN A B CEDARIO BAHA'T EA $4.00 332102 © OTHER PEOPLE/OTHER PLACES SC EA $6.75 415002 SPN ASAMBLEA ESPRT NACINAL EA $3.00 353004 QUR BAHA'I HLY PLCS SNF 4. SC EA $2.00 846032 SPN BAHA'IS UNITY TCH CD 50/ $2.50 106015 PARIS TALKS HC EA $7.50 431015 SPN BAHA'U'LLAH Y NV ERA OUT OF STOCK 106016 PARIS TALKS SC OUT OF STOCK 425075 SPN CONSTITUCION CASA U fA 85.00 406046 PER SEL LTRS ABDU'L-BAHA HC EA $10.00 440070 SPN DATOS BSCS FE BAHA'I PM EA $0.10 408047 PER SEL LTRS ABDU'L-BAHA SC EA $5.00 452068 SPN EL REGALO EA $7.00 389048 PER/ARA HIKAYAT-I-DI HE EA $13.95 403027 SPN EPISTOLA HIJO DEL LOBO OUT OF STOCK 403043 PER/ARA TBLT BAHA'U'LLAH HC EA $14.00 440047 SPN FE BAHA'I ALBA NV ERA PM OUT OF STOCK 389049 © PER:BAHA'I FTH NOT POLIT. SC EA $4.00 431055 SPN FE BAHA'I:INTRODUCCION OUT OF STOCK 389067 © PER:KHATIRAT-I NUH SALIH HC EA $15.95 231006 SPN LA FE BAHA'I TCH BKLT SC EA $1.50 344008 PERSONAL TRNGFRHTN PROGRH SC SET $20.00 408063 SPN META NUEVO ORDM MNDL SC EA $1.50 832026 © PIONEER CS EA $800 440051 SPN NUEVA ERA TE DIOS PH EA $0.30 365001 POWER OF COVENANT-PART 1 SC EA $1.50 468066 SPN ON BECOMING A BAHA'I SC EA $0.00 365002 POWER OF COVENANT-PART 2 SC EA $1.50 115013 SPN ORACIONES BAHA'IS SC EA $2.00 345003 POWER OF COVENANT-PART 3 SC EA $1.50 448056 SPN QUIENES DIOS CONFIA EA $0.50 315078 © POWER/DIVINE ASSISTANCE SC EA $2.00 353020 © SPOTLESSLY LEOPARD, THE SC EA $3.00 103010 PRAYERS AND MEDITATIONS HC EA $11.00 331098 STORIES FROM DELIGHT HRTS HC EA $9.00 331024 PRESCRIPTION FOR LIVING SC EA $3.50 332024 STORY AS TOLD SC EA $5.50 331048 PRICELESS PEARL SC EA $8.00 831056 © STRENGTHENING ADMIN ORDER CS EA $6.00 315028 PRINCIPLES/BAHA'I ADMIN HC EA $7.00 332109 © STUDIES BABI & BAHA'I HST HC EA $19.95 315027 PRINCIPLES/BAHA'I ADMIN SC EA $4.00 353005 SUNFLOWER BKS YNG SET 4 SC SET $7.50 103012 PROCLAMATION BAHA'U'LLAH HC EA $7.50 352088 © SUNSHINE TREE HE EA $9.75 103013 PROCLAMATION BAHA'U'LLAH SC EA $3.00 352089 © SUNSHINE TREE SC EA $4.75 844007 © PROCLAMATION STICKERS 100 $2.00 364005 SUPREME GIFT GD TO MN CDP SC EA $2.50 831088 © PROGRESSIVE REVELATN, LOB CS EA $9.00 103020 SYNOPSIS & CODIFIC AQDAS HC EA $2.50 108017 PROMISED DAY IS COME HC EA $10.00 103021 TABLETS OF BAHA'U'LLAH HC EA $10.00 108018 PROMISED DAY IS COME SC EA $5.50 103029 © TABLETS OF BAHA'U'LLAH LT EA $6.00 106039 PROMULGATION OF UNV PEACE HC EA $16.00 106010 TABLETS OF DIVINE PLAN HC EA $10.00 340043 PROPHECY FULFILLED PM QUT OF STOCK 106011 TABLETS OF DIVINE PLAN SC EA $5.00 840025 PUZZLE/PUZZLE EA $2.50 352093 © TAHIRIH SC EA $3.00 352092 © QuDDUS SC EA $3.00 332040 TEN DAYS IN LIGHT OF AKKA SC EA $3.00 215068 — QUICKENERS OF MANKIND SC EA $3.50 332081 THESE PERSPICUOUS VERSES SC EA $4.50 331032 RENEWAL OF CIVILIZATION SC EA $2.50 331060 THIEF IN THE NIGHT HO EA $6.50 332076 RESPONSE SC EA $4.50 331061 THIEF IN THE NIGHT SC EA $2.95 332057 RESPONSE TO REVELATION SC EA $2.50 303025 THY NAME IS MY HEALING CD. 10/ $1.00 331090 REVELATION/BAHA'U'LLAH $1 HC EA $15.00 340045 TO BE A BAHA'I PH 10/ $5.00 331092 REVELATION/BAHA'U'LLAH #2 HC EA $17.00 332072 TO MOVE THE WORLD HE EA $16.00 331093 REVELATION/BAHA'U'LLAH #2.SC EA $9.95 332073 * TO MOVE THE WORLD SC EA $7.00 ~ 352076 SCOTTISH VISITORS ‘SC EA $2.50 106027 TRAVELLER'S NARRATIVE HC EA $10.00 859011 SEAT UNIV HSE JUST PSTR EA $2.50 106028 TRAVELLER'S NARRATIVE SC EA $5.00 106006 SECRET DIVINE CIVILIZATN HC £A $10.00 631053 TRIUMPH OF CAUSE..BALYUZI CS EA $6.00 353013 SECRET IN GARDEN HC EA $6.00 332005 TWO THIRTY-NINE DAYS HO EA $12.00 353014 SECRET IN GARDEN SC EA $4.00 340045 UNIVERSAL & LASTING PCE PH 10/ $3.00 308043 SELECT WRT SHOGHI EFFENDI SC EA $1.50 332095 VIGNETTES LIF/ABDU'L-BAHA HC EA $13.50 106025 SELECTED WRIT ABDU'L-BAHA HC EA $10.00 33209 VIGNETTES LIF/ABDU'L-BAHA SC EA $5.95 106040 © SELECTED WRIT ABDU'L-BAHA LT EA $6.00 831055 © VISIT WITH THE MASTER,A CS EA $6.00 106026 SELECTED WRIT ABDU'L-BAHA SC EA $6.00 831077 © W SEARS ADDRESS:74TH CONV CS EA $3.00 303024 SELECTED WRIT BAHA'U'LLAH HC EA $10.00 832027 * WE ARE KAHA'IS (CS EA $6.00 303023 SELECTED WRIT BAHA'U'LLAH SC EA $1.50 225005 WELLSPRING OF GUIDANCE HC EA $9.00 105050 SELECTIONS WRIT OF BAB HC EA $9.00 225006 WELLSPRING OF GUIDANCE SC EA $4.00

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L_("STOCK NO. DESCRIPTION TYPE UNIT/ PRICE 332038 «WHEN WE GROW UP HC EA $7.50 332039 WHEN WE GROW UP SC EA $3.50 48098 WHITE BLOSSOM RITES CD 10/ $2.00 106020 WILL/TESTAMNT ABDU'L-BAHA SC EA $1.50 959001 WILMETTE HOUSE OF WRSHP PSTR EA $1.00 332082 WITNESS OF PEBBLES HE EA $10.95 332083 WITNESS OF PEBBLES SC EA $5.95 555200 WORLD ORD/BAHA'IS IN IRAN SC SET $5.00 108020 WORLD ORDER/BAHA'U'LLAH HC EA $11.00 108021 WORLD ORDER/BAHA'U'LLAH SC EA $6.50 555163 WORLD ORDER, SPRING 1982 SC EA $3.00 332089 YOUTH IN VANGUARD HC EA $14.00 353018 ZAHRA'S SEARCH SC EA $3.00

GENERAL ORDERING INSTRUCTIONS

If an item is not on the price list, it is not available from the Publishing Trust at this time.

IF YOU ARE AN INDIVIDUAL, THERE ARE 3 WAYS TO ORDER:

3. MasterCard or VISA by phone or mail

‘Through your local librarian:

A. If your community has a librarian, he or she can place the order for you.

B. Write down what you want and give it to the librarian at Feast. He or she will combine all orders from your community and place one order with the Publishing Trust.

By cash through the mail:

A. Use the coupons provided in The American Bahá’í or the ‘order form provided by the Publishing Trust.

B. Fill out the order form completely. Add shipping and handling, and include a check to “‘Bahá’( Publishing Trust."” Mail the order to the Bah'{ Publishing Trust, 415 Linden Avenue, Wilmette, IL 60091.

By MasterCard or VISA:

A. The Bahá’í Publishing Trust accepts MasterCard and VISA for personal orders over $10.00, by telephone or mail.

B. To call in your order, phone 1-800-323-1880. Be sure to have your MasterCard or VISA card handy.

IF YOU ARE A LIBRARIAN ORDERING FOR YOUR COMMUNITY:

A. All Bahá’í communities registered with the Bahá’s National Center (including organized Groups) are eligible to open & charge account for their community librarian.

B. The account must be authorized by your Local Spiritual Assembly or Group.

C. Authorization forms are available from the Publishing Trust.

D. Please notify the Publishing Trust of address changes. A community will be charged a minimum of $5.00, plus postage, for materials returned from a non-functioning librarian.

Discount policy remains unchanged:

A. Librarians who have an account with the Publishing Trust will receive a 10 per cent discount on all items except “Rhythm of Growth” packages, Bahá’s World sets, and the deluxe leather prayer book.

B. You must order more than $25.00 to receive the 10 per cent discount.

C. The short, unmarked line in the lower right-hand corner of the order form is for subtracting your discount,

D. The Publishing Trust no longer gives “‘case lot"” discounts.

Postage and handling charges: A. You will be billed for the exact amount of the postage or

United Parcel Service charges.

B. There are two methods of shipment available:

1, Fourth Class. This is by far the cheapest way (7 cents per pound), but it is also the slowest because it is of low pririty in the postal system. Allow 4-6 weeks for delivery. (Please do not inquire about your order within the first $ weeks.)

United Parcel Service (UPS). They will deliver almost anywhere in the country in 1 week. (Note: They cannot deliver to a post office box.) If you add to this the few days it takes the Trust to process an order, you should have it in about 2 weeks, This method is more costly, but it is worth the extra expense if you are planning an event and want to be sure to have the order. (Please do not inquire about your order within the first 2 weeks.)

Returning unsold items for credit:

‘A. Unsold items may be returned for credit of 90 per cent of the purchase price, provided the following conditions are met: 1. Notification of intent to return is mailed to: Customer Ser vice Department, Bahá'{ Publishing Trust, 415 Linden

Avenue, Wilmette, IL 60091, within 6 months of the date of invoice for the items being returned.

The items are returned, postpaid, to: Bah’ Distribution Center, $23 Green Bay Road, Wilmette, IL 60091, in sale able condition.

. A copy of the invoice or a list of the items showing the stock numbers, quantities, titles, librarian’s account number and the original invoice numbers is included with the shipment,

B. Upon fulfillment of the above conditions, the library account

will be credited for 90 per cent of the amount originally charged for the materials.

Returning damaged items and items shipped in error:

A. These items are not subject to postage or handling charges.

B. Mees be elas ene for 100 per cent of the amount, plus any shipping char;

C. Send the items to; Bahá’í Diseibution Center, $23 Green Bay

Road, Wilmette, IL 60091.

1, Enclose a note explaining the error or damage, along with your account number and the number of the invoice on which these items

2. Try to return merchandise within 30 days.

D. Please do not ignore mistakes. We cannot make you happy if you do not make us aware of the problem.

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MasterCard and VISA:

A. If a librarian calls the Trust with an order, we will charge the librarian’s account and give the librarian’s discount.

B. If the same librarian calls and insists that we put the order (minimum $10.00) on MasterCard or VISA, it will be handled ‘85 a personal order, and no discount will be given.

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The Creative Word

Reading the iqan over and over again

A new pocket-sized edition of the Kitáb-i-Íqán, Bahá’u’lláh’s Book of Certitude, will be released in the fall by the Baha’i Publishing Trust.

It is the second in a series of new pocket-sized editions of works written by Bahá’u’lláh and translated by Shoghi Effendi.

The first in the pocket-sized series, Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá’u’lláh, was released at the Baha’i National Convention and affordably priced at $3. The series will eventually include Epistle to the Son of the Wolf and Prayers and Meditations. The low price is possibl because the typesetting for the books has been completely paid for in previous editions.

The impetus for the small, inexpensively priced editions of Bahá’u’lláh’s works comes from a goal of the Seven Year Plan given to the U.S. in 1981. That goal calls for ‘‘a nationwide campaign, with emphasis on the use of the Creative Word, designed to inspire every believer to live the Baha’i life, thus demonstrating to their fellow-countrymen the beneficent effects of the Baha’i way of life achieved through adherence to the Teachings of Bahd’u’ll4h.’”

Of Gleanings, Shoghi Effendi wrote that it should be the ‘‘continued guide and companion’’ of every Baha’i.

Of the Kitáb-i-Íqán, the Guardian said it ‘should be read and read over again by every soul who desires to serve the Movement or considers himself an active member ...’”

He urged Baha’fs to form classes to study the fqn, “which contains the basic tenets of the Faith.’”’ He explained that ‘‘The one who ponders over that book and grasps the full significance will obtain a clear insight into the old scriptures and appreciate the true mission of the Bab and Bah’u’ll4h,”’ for the fqn, he wrote in yet another letter, explains allusions in other Sacred Texts to the Baha’i dispensation and enables the Baha’is to “‘unfold the mysteries’’ in the holy books.

In yet another letter, Shoghi Effendi singled out the fqn as a book of “special importance,’’ one that ‘explains the attitude of the Cause towards the prophets of God and their mission in the history of society.””

The new pocket-sized editions of Bahá’u’lláh’s Writings put the Creative Word in our hands in an affordable, easily portable and attractive format. Now we must rise to the Guardian’s challenge. He said “every Baha’ should master’’ books such as the fqn and ‘‘be able to explain their contents to others.’’ He also promised that the fqain is ‘“‘interesting’’ and ‘‘absorbing.’’

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Music, mime herald two new children’s books

Songs, mime and autographs heralded the release at the Baha’i National Convention of two new children’s books from the Baha’i Publishing Trust.

Winifred Barnum Newman, the author and illustrator of The Spotlessly Leopard, and Alvin N. Deibert and Carol Joy, author and illustrator, respectively, of B.J. and the Language of the Woodland, were all on hand for two autographing sessions for the new books.

SONGS and a mime presentation based on the two new children’s books drew fascinated adults and children to the Convention bookstore during the lunch and dinner hours on Sunday.

The songs were written and performed by the ‘‘Heart Sisters’ (Susan Engle and Jean Marks), who were accompanied by their husbands, Michael Moutrie and Andy Marks. The accomplished mime was Sandra Magestro.

The performances were repeated for several children’s classes on Sunday morning.

The Spotlessly Leopard, in captivating text and illustrations, tells the story of a leopard who gives up his spots in the vain hope of learning to fly. He has to learn the hard way the importance of being ‘one’s own self.

The Spotlessly Leopard (Softcover, Catalog No. 353-020, $3) is Ms. Newman’s second book for the Publishing Trust and the third she has illustrated.

Her Secret in the Garden was published in 1980, and in 1982 she illustrated Gail Radley’s Zahra’s. Search. Ms. Newman has also recently published the book Gumwrappers and Goggles for Southwest Airlines.

B.J. and the Language of the Woodland (Softcover, Catalog No. 353-019, $3.50) is a chapter book about the exploits of an unusual female frog who sets out to learn the languages of the forest animals.

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