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"The real treasury of man is his knowledge’—Bahd'u'lidh

Volume 21, No. 1

January 1990

Dear Bahd"i Friends:

On teaching.

An open letter to Baha’i community from National Teaching Committee

We greet you with excitement. Your response to the call of the International Teaching Center to form teaching institutes has been outstanding. In our conversations you have revealed that you feel a renewed sense of confidence in your ability to teach the Cause. To continue our dialogue we would like to share some observations about effective teaching institutes and offer guidance on achieving results more productive of growth.

Successful teaching institutes can have humble beginnings. One inspiring story is of a Baha’{ who taught and enrolled one new believer. Together, they formed a teaching institute which is growing, enrolling several new believers who are becoming more mature Baha'is and are actively involved in the teaching work.

Some of the friends wish to model their teaching institutes after committees, complete with officers, minutes and relatively com sage with wisdom, leading seekers to acceptance of Baha'u'llah, and nurturing them to the point at which they are teaching others about the Faith. Teaching institutes do not require an excess of administration, and the friends should strive to remain focused

Long-time member of National Assembly

During International Literacy Year 1990

Baha’is prepare to assist UN in all-out attack on illiteracy

“The most immediate access to the dynamic influence of the sacred Word,"* the Universal House of Justice says in a letter to all National Spiritual Assemblies dated July 10, 1989, ‘tis through reading. “The ability to read,’’ the Supreme Body continues, ‘‘is therefore a fundamental right and privilege of every human being."’

To guarantee that right, the House of Justice says, the elimination of illiteracy from the Baha’i community ‘‘must assume its proper importance as a continuing objective of that community."

In the U.S. and other parts of the world, Baha'is have begun to respond to that objective by initiating or taking part in literacy programs both within the community itself or in collaboration with other interested parties or agencies.

Their response comes at a time when the problem has been given worldwide recognition by the United Nations, which has designated 1990 as International Literacy Year (ILY).

The proclamation of ILY is linked to the development of a decade-long Plan of Action,

under the guidance of UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization), designed to help Member States in all areas of the world eradicate illiteracy by the year 2000.

The UN estimates that there are nearly one billion adults worldwide who are illiterate, which is more than one-quarter of the entire adult population.

The goals for International Literacy Year are:

(1) increasing action by governments of Member States afflicted by illiteracy or functional illiteracy to eliminate these problems, c¢specially through education in rural areas and urban slums, in favor of women and girls and

(2) increasing public awareness

Accidental fall kills Alaska’s Donald Anderson

Paith for many years in Alaska with great distinction and exemplary dedication. Prayers will be offered in the Holy Shrines for the progress of his soul. Kindly convey our condolences to the members of his farnily."*

Mr. Anderson was enrolled in the Paith on April 10, 1956, and helped form the first Spiritual Assembly of Ketchikan. The following year he pioneered to Juneau to help form its first Spiritual Assembly

He served on the National Spiritual Assembly from Ridvdn 1960 until his death. He attended three International Conventions in Haifa the historic first one in 1963 which witnessed the formation of the Universal House of Justice.

In 1970 Mr, Anderson, with other members of the National Assembly, was adopted as a Tlingit Indian in a moving ceremony in Petersburg.

linois.

Seats for visitors are assigned

by advance reservation only.

of the scope, nature and implicadons of illiteracy as well as of the means and conditions for combating it;

(3) increasing popular participation, within and among countries, in efforts to combat illiteracy, particularly through activities of

12- to 45-year age-group.

The National Spiritual Assembly applauds efforts within the ‘{ community to come to grips with this problem, and en

81st Convention set at House of Worship

The 81st Baha’{ National Convention will be beid April 26-29 in Foundation Hall at the Baha’{ House of Worship in Wilmette, I After seating of the delegates, less than 200 seats are available for the friends who may wish to observe the proceedings.

by postmark. To request seating reservations, please send your name, address and Baha’ 1.D. Bah4’i National Center, Wilmette, IL 60091. Seating is availabie

Look for information about hotel accommodations in the February issue of The American Baha'i.

on a first-come, first-served basis

number to Convention Seating.

courages local Spirttual Asso blies in areas where illiteracy -xists to study the feasibility of pro grams designed to combet «

If your community has alrcady begun such « program, pleas send @ report to the National As sembly, which will consider it for possible publication in The American Bahd'(.

To implement its own plans for ILY the UN has formed an International Task Force on Literacy (ITFL), one of whose members is the Bahé’{ International Community.

On March 2 the Task Force, in bold an international press conference in more than 20 cities from Dakar to New York to introduce to groups in the voluntary and private sectors its plans for ILY.

The Bahé’{ International Com munity was one of 27 non-governmental i that met December 10-12 in Chantilly

France, to plan the news conference and discuss over-all preparetions for ILY.

For more information about International Literacy Year 1990, you may write to the International Task Force on Literacy, Coordinating Office, 720 Bathura Sx Suite 500, Toronto, Ontario, Canada MSS 2R4, or phone 416-S881211.

“*“Certainly,"’ the Universal

House of Justice says in its letter of July 10, 1989, “the willing par See LITERACY page 2

As the Board of Counselors

earthquake in San Francisco.

fering become a cause of unity

of admittance into His straight With deepest love,

Counselors convey love, prayers

reviewed the situation in cach na

tional Baha’{ community in the Americas, our hearts went ow! to you when we considered the effect of hurricane Hugo and the

Your valiant community was remembered with ardent prayers that the destruction be repaired rapidly, that your common suf that will lead to teaching victomes

which bring the added confirmations of Baha’u'iah.

“Every created thing in the whole universe & dui @ door leading unto His knowledge, a sign of His sovereignty, « revelation af NS names, a symbol of His majesty, a token of His power, « means

path “ (Gleanings, p. 1)

Continental Board of Comnsetors im the Americas

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January 1990

Association for Baha’i Studies works to promote scholarship, research via wide-ranging programs

September 1989, Irvine, California—**Full Partnership: An International Conference on the

Equality of Women and Men,"’ 800 participants.

October 1988, Ottawa, Canada—‘*Toward a Global Civilization: An International Conference

on the Spiritual Foundations of Cultural Development,’’ to launch the UN Decade of Cultural Development, 700 participants.

October 1987, Princeton, New

Jersey—**Converging Realities: An International Conference on Science, the Humanities and Re

August 1986, London, Ontario, Canada—‘‘Beyond the

Quest for Peace: Creating a New World Order," 2,000 participants.

Were you there? Did you hear Riane Eisler in Irvine? Did you see Kevin Locke perform the hoop dance or hear the choir members from the Louis Gregory Baha’ Institute when they performed in Ottawa?

Were you dazzled by the convergences between Baha'i principles and the findings of Kari Pibram and George Land when they spoke at Princeton? Were you inspired by Amatu’l-Bahd Ruhiyyih Khanum’s simple yet eloquent talk on the promise of world peace, given in London, Ontario?

If you were there, you know how exciting the work of the Association for Baha'i Studies is. You experienced first-hand the dynamic energy of Baha’{ scholarship. And next year you'll probably be going to Atlanta to attend the Association's 15th annua! Conference on ‘Models of Race Unity," to be held in collaboration with the Martin Luther King Jr. Center for Non-Violent Social Change.

But if you were not at any of these gatherings, and you have as yet no plans to go to Atlanta, you should know what you are missing.

Many people think that ‘‘Baha’i scholarship"’ is a concern only for people with multiple university degrees. Not so!

The Universal House of Justice has described Baha’! scholarship as the application of Baha'i teachings and principles to the activities of our daily life. And while the Association for Baha’{ Studies does have academics as members, and one of its goals is to establish courses on the Bahd’{ Faith at colleges and universities

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ticipation of the friends in an undertaking of such importance to the upliftment of individuals and the consolidation of the Bahé’{ community as a whole will attract divine favors and confirma around the world, most of the Association’s 2,500 members are people with a dynamic interest in applying Baha’{ teachings to some area of their lives—teachers and parents focusing on the education of children; painters, writers and actors on the arts; doctors discussing health issues; farmers on agriculture, and so on.

In fact, the Association presently has 13 special interest seminars/institutes that meet regularly at the annual Conference: agriculture, arts, business and economics, consultation and conflict resolution, education, environmental design, health, intercultural issues, marriage and family, science and technology, philosophy of science, the study of religion, and women’s studies. Chances are, if you have a special interest, there’s a seminar for you, or the Association can put you in touch with someone else who shares your interest.

While conferences may be the most visible activities of the Association, they are far from the only ones. The Journal of Bahd'/ Studies, a quarterly tri-lingual publication, carries articles on everything from architecture to biographies of famous people who had some kind of contact with the Faith.

The ABS prints a monograph series, Bahd'i Studies, whose most recent title is **The Baha’{ Faith: Sect or Religion?’’ by Udo Schaefer, and also publishes conference proceedings including those from the conferences on the Baha'i Faith and Marxism, and the Baha'i Faith and Islam. The Association also publishes books such as Unity: The Creative Foundation of Peace by Hossain Danesh.

Ten regional committees of the Association are scattered across North America including Alaska, and many actively host regional conferences.

If you travel abroad, you may contact any one of 13 international fraternal ABS affiliates in Australia, Austria, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Great Britain, India, New Zealand, Nigeria, Spain, Switzerland, or Trinidad and Tobago.

If you are a college/university student, your campus club can network with ABS groups on many campuses in North America and overseas, as well as call upon the Association as a resource for

rics aaa like.

Quite a scope for an organization that started with a smull but dedicated group in 1975!

If you are not a member of this

dynamic group, why not consider joining? You'll receive a semi annual bulletin you news of conferences and publications; a listing of names of Ba hé’f scholars with special interests and/or projects; four issues each

The American Bahd'| (USPS 042-4Y)) is published monthly by the Netional Spiritual Assemnithy of the Baibh’ls of the United States, $36 Sheridan Road, Wilmette, Il GIS\ Postmaster Send eddres changes to Management Information Systems, Ba i'l National Center, Wikenetie, 1 00091. Bxecative editor: Jeck Bowers. Associate editor: Lawra H. Arthur. The American Bahd’! welcomes news, letters and other

tems of interest from individuals and the various institutions of the Palth. Artiches shorald be written clearly end comciaety, color or black-and-white glossy photographs ould be incheded whenever poulble. Please address sll materials to The Editor, The American Baha’, Witmaetre, (1. 0079) Copyright © 1990 by the National Spir‘teal Assemibty of the Bad’ ls of the United States World rights reserved. Printed in the USA

year of The Journal of Bahd’: Studies, member rates for the purchase of monograph series publications; and discounts at the annual Conference.

You will also have the satisfaction of supporting one of the Universal House of Justice's Six Year Plan goals, ‘the spiritual enrichment of individual believers.’

For more information, write to the Association for Baha'i Studies,

Ontario Canada KIN 7K4,

Other ways you can help the Association are by ordering a subscription to The Journal of Bahd’{ Studies for your local library, and encouraging your local Assembly to take out an institutional membership in the Association.

With your support, the AssoGation will continue to grow and reach people with the teachings of the Faith. Wouldn't you like to be

part of such an agency?

Charles Jenkins dies

Charles Peter Jenkins, a member of the first local Spiritual Assembly of Chico, California, in 1970 and treasurer of that body for most of its 20-year existence, died September 22.

Mr. Jenkins, widely known in the city for his tireless efforts to promote the Baha'i ideals of world peace and human rights, was twice a delegate to the Baha’i National Convention and served as an assistant to the Auxiliary Board.

out, with about 650 paper flower: in various colors with a quotation by ‘Abdu’l-Bahd. The quilt that the backdrop for the booth was borrowed from the BaAd’ community of Blackfoot.

News In brief

Bosch escapes quake damage; ‘Stepping Stones’ In Pasadena

Although its epicenter was only cight miles away, the carthquake that struck the San Francisco Bay area October 17 did little damage to the Bosch Bahdé’{ School in Santa Cruz, California.

The school, along with all of Santa Cruz County, was without electric power for 36-48 hours. But most damage in the county was in downtown Santa Cruz, ospecially at the Pacific Garden Mall which was devastated with

World Order marks 20th anniversary by offering highlights of two decades

It seems not so long ago that the first issue of World Order magazine, with a simple green and white cover, set forth the editor's intention to ‘stimulate, inspire, and serve thinking people in their search to find relationships between contemporary life and religious teaching and philosophy."’

Now, 20 years later, an extralarge anniversary issue of World Order reprints some of the most interesting and evocative articles of the past two decades: ‘‘The Spiritual Revolution’ by Douglas Martin; ‘‘Science and Religion’ by Dr. William S. Hatcher; “*World Education in Quest of a Paradigm"’ by Dr. S. Pattabi Rahman, and ‘‘Women— Attaining their Birthright’’ by Constance Conrader.

Glenford E. Mitchell's review of “The A y of Maloe x” and Robert Hayden's

“And all the atoms cry Sort Omnia MAG be ae selections of editorials on persecution and martyrdom, the spiritual destiny of America, and the quest for world order.

World Order begins its second 20 years with an issue that looks to the past and to the future of our

to alternative perspectives of fundamental religion and ‘‘the myth of total reason."”

In “The City of Tomorrow,” Alexander Garvin reviews the evolution of urban renewal in America, which has its roots in the writings of the French architect Le Corbusier, and examines how past mistakes can be avoided as we seek to create wholesome urban environments,

Bret Breneman's ‘‘Images of Peace in World Literature’ cxam Mexico) is $10; a two-year sub scription is $18. Single copies of and back issues are avail the loss of at least five lives

one was injured, and the Baha’/ Center in San Francisco suffered only minor damage.

After the quake, Bosch School Officials contacted the Red Cross and Santa Cruz County to offer the school facilities as a shelter if needed.

. More than 500 children and

adults, some from as far away as Oregon, Nevada and Arizona, a

�[Page 3]The American Baha’{ / January 15

Olean Baha’is mark 3rd UN Day of Peace

On September 19, more than 250 people gathered in a local park for the third annual observance of the United Nations International Day of Peace sponsored by the Bahd'i community of Olean, New York, and the Olean

paper to help promote the event.

The older Baha'i children and youth had special roles to play: lighting candles, handing flowers to speakers as they left the stage, and setting up chairs.

Several friends of the Faith were there to help including one new seeker, a music teacher, who learned the song ‘‘A Plea for One World”’ the night before the observance and taught it to the audience.

Newspaper response was quite good. The editor of the Olean Times Herald fully supported the event, and at least three articles and a letter to the editor were printed in the paper.

The weekly Independent News ran one front-page article before the event and another afterward,

both written by Olean Baha’ ts.

Two local radio stations and two television channels carried news announcements, and posters

were placed throughout the town.

The mayor proclaimed September 19 “International Peace Day’’ in Olean and sent a representative to speak at the observance.

After the program in the park, participants walked through town with lighted candles, singing ‘A Plea for One World"’ and stopping traffic as they crossed the main street with a police escort provided by the mayor and city council.

A reception followed at the Community Center with refreshments and a concert by two choirs, one white and the other black.

Children and adults light their candles and prepare to march for world peace during the third an

nual UN International Day of Peace observance September 19 in Olean, New York.

‘Greatly trusted, steadfast’ Kazem Kazemzadeh passes

DEEPLY GRIEVED PASSING GREATLY TRUSTED STEADFAST PROMOTER FAITH KAZEM KAZEMZADEH. HIS DISTINGUISHED SERVICES RUSSIA, HIS EXEMPLARY PARTICIPATION IN ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIVITIES FRIENDS IRAN INCLUDING DISCHARGE HIS RESPONSIBILITIES AS SECRETARY NATIONAL SPIRITUAL ASSEMBLY THAT COUNTRY, HIS TRANSLATION WORK INTO RUSSIAN, HIS UNDEVIATING LOYALTY INTERESTS BELOVED CAUSE AT ALL TIMES, ARE IMPERISHABLE TOKENS OF HIS SELF-SACRIFICING ENDBAVORS OVER SEVERAL DECADES. HIS REWARD ABHA KINGDOM UNDOUBTEDLY ABUNDANT. PRAYING PROGRESS HIS NOBLE SOUL WORLDS BEYOND. CONVEY DEAR MEMBERS HIS FAMILY OUR LOVING SYMPATHY.

UNIVERSAL HOUSE OF JUSTICE

NOVEMBER 16, 1989

° OUR HEARTS ARE FILLED WITH SORROW AT THE PASSING OF DISTINGUISHED SERVANT OF THE CAUSE OF GOD KAZEBM KAZEMZADEH FROM THIS WORLD. HIS ACHIEVEMENTS IN SERVICE TO THE TWIN AND TO THE TRUSTEES OF THE HAVE ENRICHED THE HISTORY OF THE BAHA'I COMMUNITY ON THREE CONTINENTS. THE WORK WITH WHICH HIS NAME HAS BEEN AS SOCIATED WILL CONFER UPON HIM IMPERISHABLE GLORY AND HIS DEEDS WILL REMAIN AN EVERLASTING EXAMPLE

AND INSPIRATION.

WE OFFER OUR PRAYERS TO THE ALMIGHTY TO GIVE THIS

NOBLE SOUL HIS FULL SHARE OF DIVINE BLESSINGS AND

TO EASE THE HEARTS OF HIS BEREAVED FAMILY. NATIONAL SPIRITUAL ASSEMBLY OF

THE BAHA'TS

OF THE UNITED STATES

Listing of local Spiritual Assemblies In danger of losing status at Ridvan

Listed here are local Spiritual Assemblies that have reported to the National Teaching Committee that, because their community membership has fallen below the nine adult believers necessary to form an Assembly, they are in danger of losing their Assembly status at Ridvan.

Bahd’is in surrounding communities are asked to help with teaching efforts in these areas. Traveling teachers ere encouraged to arrange itineraries that include these

CALIFORNIA

Antelope JD, Belmont, Temple City, Walnut, West Sacramento. IDAHO

Nez Perce Reservation. ILLINOSS

Glen Ellyn, Morton Grove. INDIANA

Lafayette. MARYLAND

Harford County. MASSACHUSETTS

ey Town. NEW

Paradise Hills.

Spiritual Assemblies which may not be able to re-form at Ridvin and which have not yet reported their current status should contact

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Oregon host to ‘T’N’T’ Conference

About 175 people attended a recent T’N’T (Teaching and Transformation) Conference in Eugene, Oregon, hosted by the District Teaching Committee of Western Oregon and the Spiritual Assembly of Eugene.

The special guest speaker was William Davis, treasurer of the National Spiritual Assembly, who shared news of exciting teaching victories around the world and related them to the potential for success in Oregon and elsewhere in

the U.S.

It is the soul, he said, and not the intellect that responds to the Message of Bahd’u'lléh. As those who would teach transform faith into certitude through service and sacrifice, the power to influence souls is increased by Divine assistance.

Pointing toward the Holy Year 1992, during which some 20,000 Bahd'{s are expected to attend the World Congress in New York City, Mr. Davis asked, ‘‘What is

the American gift we can bring before the world community?”

The answer, of course, is large numbers of new believers as a result of intensified teaching efforts throughout the country.

The afternoon session included a discussion of teaching institutes and workshops directed toward teaching target audiences (African-American, Hispanic, American Indian, etc.). That evening. Mr. Davis spoke at a public meet ing.

Pickihad ee some of tha 43 people October 20 on the Pine Ridge Res- Knee District and Pan Creek Dis Srom six communities who attended a meeting for Bahd’( youth last

ervation co-sponsored by the Spiritual Assemblies of Wounded

trict, South Dakota.

Service-orlented Issaquah Baha'is merit larger space at Salmon Festival

Thanks to their providing a needed service for fair-goers, the Bah4'{(s of Issaquah, Washington (a suburb of Seattle) were given

Instead of one booth, the Baha'ls were able to have three including one used as a rest area and another at which ice water was served free of charge.

The main booth was an infor mation booth where people could obtain maps of the weekend festivities and have questions about the Festival and the Faith answered.

The rest area included a table with Baha’i brochures, peace buttons, and interest cards and fireside lists. At the back was a curtained area where mothers could take care of their babies’ needs in private.

Many festival-goers expressed their appreciation for these services, and to top things off, a Baha’ Moat from Yakima took part in the Salmon Days parade and won the Issaquah Kiwanis trophy.

Baha’is from nearby communities also helped inchucing the Spiritual Assembly of Central King County.

Denver area Baha'is mark 77th anniversary of ‘Abdu’l-Baha’ ® visit

du’l-Baha's visit to Denver with breakfast mecting at the Oxford Hotel, which was Diessed by the Master's footsteps on Octoder 28-29, 1912.

Richard Dodge of Arapahoe County gave « talk on ‘Atxiu’} Baha's visit to Denver, and meterials gathered on the carty hie tory of the Faith in Denver and Colorado (1900-1921) dy the metro-Denver Babdé‘i History Club were shared �[Page 4]4 / The American Baha'i / January 1990

Many countries have need for U.S.-trained educators

PIONEERING

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A perusal of international employment bulletins and letters from pioneers around the world received by the Office of Pioncering indicates that there are a variety of opportunities open for teachers from the U.S.

If you are looking for an overseas teaching position, it is important that you register for teacher recruiting fairs now (see address6). These are an extraordinary source for first-hand information and interviews with school officials, without which you will more than likely nor be hired.

We share with you excerpts from a letter recently received from pioneers to Bolivia, Gary and Kathy Marx, on their experiences in international) education:

“In our opinion it is essential that a person be an educator first to succeed in international education. Education is a profession in international schools as it is in all schools.

“The first ‘prerequisite’ of the international educator is that he or she be a teacher. This is a particularly sensitive subject in international education. Schools are designed first and foremost to educate and not to provide international travel or cultural experiences for teachers

“With this said, the international educator who is, first and foremost, an educator, also needs to be a person who is flexible, enjoys the challenge of not only meeting new cultures but living in them as weil, and has the emotional stability to travel and live abroad.

‘Working as a Baha'i pioncer

in the international schools presents an interesting assortment of

First Sino-American Women’s Conference to be held In Beljing

The first Sino-American Conference on Women’s Issues will be held next June 25-28 in Beijing, People’s Republic of China.

The U.S. National Spiritual Assembly is represented on the steering committee, and four Baha’! women have been chosen to present papers along with 28 other American and 32 Chinese women.

The conference program is designed to promote interaction and

interchange on such issues as employment and career advance ment, family and child care, health and well-being, education and training. The conference will be held in Mandarin and English with simultancous translations of keynote addresses.

For more information, please contact the Office of Pioneering, Bahé'{ National Center, Wilmetic, IL 60091, or phone 708869-9039.

tion Center, second floor.

50614

The annual Midwest Overseas Recrulting Fair for Teachers Where: University of Northern lowa, Cedar Falls. UNI Educa When: Saturday and Sunday, February 17-18. For registration information, write to: Overseas Placement Service for Educators, University of Northern lowa, Cedar Falls, IA

Opportunities. Generally speaking, the international educator is not really part of the host country’s culture and not part of the U.S. culture.

“*He or she lives in a ‘third culture’ in which the primary social group is composed of others in the same category. Most of one’s immediate associates are the other faculty members and the school community.

“Many of them are from the

upper levels of society—people who are often hard to reach by the general Bahd'{ community. You often have a chance to socialize with people who might be inaccessible to the rest of the Baha’{ community.

“The wonderful thing about being an international educator is seeing in reality that as a Bahd'{ your family is everywhere in the world. As soon as you arrive (at your post), you have a warm and loving community and things to

do.

“It would be unfair not to point out that the advice given is based more upon our mistakes than on what we did ‘right.’

‘The best ‘luggage’ to take with you when pioneering is your unswerving and absolute reliance on Bahd'u'll4h. We can’t guarantee that your experiences with international education will be anything like ours. Remember that the key word is ‘flexibility.’ All the

mistakes become opportunitic: and all the hardships become open doors.

“Warmest Baha’! love, Gary and Kathy Marx

For more information about Overseas positions, working cor ditions, dealing with administro tors, and more, please write to the Office of Pioneering, Bahd’{ Notional Center, Wilmette, IL 6009! or phone 708-869-9039.

Project Includes prayer vigil, ‘Peace Trek,’ flresides

Lincoln, Nebraska, sponsors six- week ‘Cry from Heartland’

From mid-September through October, the Spiritual Assembly of Lincoln, Nebraska, sponsored a six-week project entitled ‘A Cry from the Heartland: Peace—A Basic Human Right."’

Invitations were sent to more than 40 groups inviting them to consider taking part by sponsoring an event or supporting those that were scheduled.

The project began September 19 with a 24-hour prayer vigil for peace. Among other events:

“Heartland Peace Trek '89’"

on September 23 in which 69 people walked from the fountain on the University of Nebraska campus to the Nebraska state capitol

building eight blocks away where more than 100 took part in a rally for peace on the capitol steps.

Firesides by the Baha’i Association at the university and by individual Baha’is in Lincoln and

the area, and a Baha’{-sponsored college retreat.

Support for other peace-related efforts including those of

UNICEF.

The Peace Trek was well-covered in the Lincoln Journal with an article and photograph, and in the university's student paper with a front-page article and photo. In all, more than 60 column inches were devoted to events in the pro ject.

Pictured are some of those who took part September 23 in ‘Peace Trek "89° and a rally for peace at

the state capitol building in Lin

coln, Nebraska, as part of @ ax week peace project, “A Cry from the Heartland,’ sponsored by the Spiritual Assembly of Lincoir

Bloomington raises $2,200 for Arc as part of ‘million pennies’

community campaign

In the summer of 1987 the Baha’ community of Bloomington, Indiana, began a campaign to raise one million pennies for construction of the Arc on Mount Carmel by the end of the Six Year Plan, and in November sent its first installment of $2,200 (or 220,000 pennies) to the Office of the Treasurer.

The International Youth Conference in July 1988 helped raise a large part of this with Baha’{s from Alamogordo and Las Cruces, New Mexico, contributing 13,100 pennies, those from Phoenix adding about 20,000 more, and Springfield, Illinois, and New

Orleans adding substantial amounts. “Although it looks like we

won't quite reach our goal,’’ the Assembly reports, ‘‘it has been a wonderful project for our community.

“The children and youth have especially enjoyed taking part in the project, and just about everyone has a penny jar at home to bring to Feast to help fill our community jar. It goes to show how simple things can have great re sults!""

Great gift idea

A contribution to the National Fund makes a wonderful Ayyam-l-Ha gift. Be sure to indude the name and complete address of all those you wish to have notified that they have been honored In this way.

The Bahd'ts of Standish, Maine, entered a float in last year’s eighth annual Press Herald parade in Portland. The theme was ‘Children’s Books on Parade,’ and the Bahd’t float, which consisted of a large box overflowing with child Falth Is proclaimed at Citrus Heights mall

Twice cach year thousands of people in the metropolitan Sacramento (California) area have an opportunity to learn about the Faith from the Baha’is of Citrus Heights when the Sunrise Mall opens its corridors to non-profit groups to allow them to sell their wares or promote their causes.

Bahd'{s in Citrus Heights have been taking part in these events for 10 years, and report that this fall's was the most exciting ever, with more people stopping to talk, asking for pamphlets, and taking with them inquiry cards and invi*stions to firesides

ren’s books of all kinds, was based on a quote from the Writings: the Intellect.’ The float cost about $9 to build, won first place in the non

‘God's Greatest Gift ...

carried live by @ local television Station and re-broadcast the foilowing day. Also last summer, the Sloat was entered in the Standish Festival parade where it received 2

profit division, and was given a first-place trophy in the mon-com5300 cash prize. The parade was mercial division.

of communication.

202-265-8830)

National Assembly reserves the right

to contact prominent persons, groups

The Nationa! Spiritual Assembly wishes to remind the American Baha'i community that in all matters relating to the Faith, the National Assembly reserves the right to contact or todo busi | ness with national institutions or persons of national importance

Therefore, without the explicit direction or approval of the National Spiritual Assembly, local Spiritual Assemblies or individua! Baha'is should not initiate any action that is designed to take up matters of a Bahd'{ nature with representatives or agencies of the federal government, state legislatures or governors, nationally prominent individuals, national organizations, or national media

Should your community wish to contact a person or group that falls intowany of these categories, please contact the National Spir itual Assembly at the Office of External

Washington,

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America’s destiny linked to Its spiritual forebears

‘THE FIRST CONDITION...’

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“The first condition is absolute love and harmony among the members ..."’—‘Abdu'l-Baha

Recent Feast letters from the National Spiritual Assembly have framed the goals of the National Fund in terms of America’s spiritual destiny. What is our spiritual heritage, who conferred it upon

OVERSEAS RECRUITING FAIRS FOR TEACHERS

informa For registration tion, write to:

Overseas Placement Service for Educators, University of

Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, 1A 50614 (319-273-2061).

National Teacher Placement Bureau of America (TORC), 3428 Memphis Avenue, P.O. Box 09027, Cleveland, OH 44109 (216-741-3771).

Latinos estudian Kitéb-I-[qan en Green Acre

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us, and what is the connection between that destiny and the Fund?

In Citadel of Faith, the Guardian presents images to fill our hearts and minds with a vision of the greatness of our spiritual forebears.

He was describing them when he wrote: ‘‘Behind them is an imperishable record, brief yet illustrious, of feats performed over the entire range of the Western Hemisphere.""

The Guardian also described the epochs that were fo follow, the epochs in which we now live:

‘Before them stretches a vista alluring in its as yet hazy outlines, entrancing in its magnitude, reaching to the far horizons of as yet unconquered territories. ... They now look forward to successive epochs ranging as far as the fringes of that Golden Age to be, glowing in the light of God-given promises, destined to be traversed at the cost of infinite toil and of heroic self-sacrifice."’ (p. 21)

Who designated the Baha'is in America for this special destiny? Again in Citadel of Faith, the Guardian reminds us that we were

“called into being,’’ cherished, protected and ‘nursed in the lap"’ of our beloved Master, ‘Abdu'lBaha.

And what is our destiny? The Guardian quotes ‘Abdu'l-Bah4, Who expressed it this way:

“*...1 swear by Him Who causeth the seed to split and the breeze to waft, so great a light will shine from your faces as to reach the highest heavens, ... and ye will discover yourselves to be kings in the dominions of the Kingdom, and attired with the glorious crowns of the invisible Realm, and become the marshalls of the army of peace, and princes of the forces of light, and stars shining from the horizon of perfection, and brilliant lamps shedding their radiance upon men."’ (p. 30)

Shoghi Effendi also places the relationship between our spiritual history and our material resources into a touching and provocative context. Speaking of the Plan

Bahdé’is In Florida video tape oral history of early believers

Inspired by the example of early Baha’is in Florida, and encouraged and sponsored by the Spiritual Assembly of Pembroke Pines, two Baha’is in that state have produced a two-hour video that contains the recollections of nine of those stalwart servants of Bahé’u'llah.

Entitled ‘‘In His Service—Baha’i Memories,"’ the video is an oral history of the carly days of the Faith in southeastern Florida and elsewhere as seen through the eyes of those who were an integral part of the experience.

The local Assembly is pleased with the result, and encourages communities elsewhere to consider similar projects designed to preserve in some way the carly history of the Faith in a given area.

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then under way, he writes:

“*An outpouring of treasure, no less copious than the blood shed so lavishly in the Apostolic Age of the Faith by those who ... proclaimed its birth to the world, can befit their spiritual descendants, who, in the present Formative Age of the Bahd’{ ion, have championed the Cause, and assumed so preponderating a role in the erection of its Administrative Order. ..."" (p. 69)

Our forebears laid the groundwork for our destiny by responding to the call of the Master; they carefully guarded for us, their heirs, the spiritual primacy this community had been given.

They purified their possessions through their material contributions, and their lives by using them to raise up Bahd'{ communities at home and sister communities in faraway lands.

Those children, now entering their own maturity, are looking to us for an example of leadership that will show we have not become “*careless’’ of this legacy. Again, from Citadel of Faith, we hear the call to “manifest before the eyes of the members of their sister communities, their countrymen and the whole world" the “‘potentialities inherent within them’’ and the ‘‘glories of the mission constituting their birthright.’’ (p. 63)

When the Universal House of

Justice announced the beginning of the Fourth Epoch, the entire Baha’{ world, including America, was given the signa! that certain milestones had been reached and that even more magnificent ones lay before us.

It is as if the flag were raised on @ great marathon. With our sister communities beside us, the field is full and the stakes are high: nothing less than the spiritual leadership of the planet.

Ahead and behind us run our fellow Baha'is. Meanwhile, ra diant souls gather around the be

and heaven will endure.

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HUQUQU'LLAH “It is indeed a most excellent favor, a boundless grace vouchsafed unto whosoever ts privileged in this day to render service to the Cause of God, for its goodly results and

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Payments for Huququ'll4h should be made to and sent to one of the Trustees: Dr Elsie Austin, P.O. Box 927, Silver Spring, MD 20910 (Tel 301-$89-8481); Dr. Amin Banani,

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Inquiries about Huqtqu'llah should be referred to one of the Trustees or to the Office of the Secretariat, Baha’i Hu loved Guardian, watching, serene and confident; the Supreme Concourse stands ready to offer refreshment and encouragement at every step of the way.

Our team, perhaps, has been saving its greatest strength, but now is the time to quicken the pace and assure the victory.

Straining every nerve, let us surge relentlessly forward; seizing the winner’s cup, let us hold it aloft in the name of the Dawnbreakers of an earlier age, and pass it joyfully around to all mankind!

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“Reaching the Chinese: The Time Is Now’? is the theme of the first International Chinese Symposium, to be held March 29-April 1 at the Bahd’{ Center in San Francisco, California.

The symposium has been called by the National Spiritual Assembly to serve as a forum for Baha’ {s in this country and around the world who are interested in learning about Chinese culture and the most effective means of sharing the Baha’i teachings and principles with the 800,000 Chinese living in the U.S.

Guest speakers will include members of the Continental Board of Counselors, the National Spiritual Assembly, the International Chinese Teaching Committee, and others.

Pre-registration is encouraged. The form below should be filled out and mailed to the address shown. Please remember to include the materials fee ($15 per person), payable by check or money order to the San Francisco Baha'i Fund and earmarked for the ‘International Chinese Sym posium."’

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Conservation of the earth’s resources

CONSERVATION OF THE EARTH'S RESOURCES

Compiled by the Research Department of the Universal House of Justice

1, FOUNDATION PRINCIPLES

The approach of the world-wide Baha’{ community to the conservation and protection of the earth's resources is based on a number of fundamental principles derived from the Baha’{ Writings. These include:

1.1 Nature as a reflection of the Divine

Nature is held in high regard. Bahd’u'll4h states that the contemplation of nature creates an awareness of the ‘“‘signs’ and “‘tokens’’? of God and constitutes proof of His existence. Thus:

‘*. . .whatever I behold I readily discover that it maketh Thee known unto me, and it remindeth me of Thy signs, and of Thy tokens, and of Thy testimonies. By Thy glory! Every time I lift up mine eyes unto Thy heaven, I call to mind Thy highness and Thy loftiness, and Thine incomparable glory and greatness; and every time | turn my gaze to Thine earth, I am made to recognize the evidences of Thy power and the tokens of Thy bounty. And when I behold the sea, I find that it speaketh to me of Thy majesty, and of the potency of Thy might, and of Thy sovereignty and Thy grandeur. And at whatever time I contemplate the mountains, I am led to discover the ensigns of Thy victory and the standards of Thine

omnipotence.’’ ?

Nature reflects the ‘‘names and attributes of

God.’’ * It is the expression of ‘‘God’s Will . . .in . . . the contingent world.’’ ’ Bahd’u’ll4h writes:

“Say: Nature in its essence is the embodiment of My Name, the Maker, the Creator. Its manifestations are diversified by varying causes, and in this diversity there are signs for men of discernment. Nature is God's Will and is its expression in and through the contingent world. It is a dispensation of Providence ordained by the Ordainer, the All-Wise.’’ *

1,2 The earth one country

Bahd’u'll4h expounds a world view which acknowledges that ‘‘the earth is but one country, and mankind its citizens’ ’ and He calls for the promotion of ‘‘the best interests of the peoples and kindreds of the earth.”’ *

‘Abdu’l-Bah4 draws attention to the increasing inter of the world and the fact that ‘‘selfsufficiency”’ ’ is no longer possible. He envisages that the trend toward a united world will increase and will manifest itself in the form of ‘‘unity of thought in world undertakings’ '® and in other important realms of existence. One critical area for unified action is that of preserving the resources of the planet.

1.3 Man’s station and responsibility

‘Abdu’l-Bah4 indicates that man, ‘‘by reason of the ideal and heavenly forces latent and manifest in him,” "' occupies a station that is ‘higher and nobler’’ ? than nature, that ‘‘man is ruler over nature’s sphere and province.’’

“It is evident, therefore, that man is ruler over nature’s sphere and province. Nature is inert; man is progressive, Nature has no consciousness; man is endowed with it. Nature is without volition and acts perforce, whereas man possesses a mighty will. Nature is incapable of discovering mysteries or realities, whereas man is especially fitted to do so. Nature is not in touch with the realm of God; man is attuned to its evidences. Nature is uninformed of God; man is conscious of Him. Man acquires divine virtues; nature is denied them. Man can voluntarily discontinue vices; nature has no power to modify the influence of its instincts. Altogether it is evident that man is more noble and superior, that in him there is an ideal power surpassing nature. He has consciousness, voli tion, memory, intelligent power, divine attributes and virtues of which nature is completely deprived and bereft; therefore, man is higher and nobler by reason of the ideal and heavenly force latent and manifest in him.’* *

Man, possessed of an inner faculty which plants and animals do not have, a power which enables him to discover the secrets of nature and gain mastery over the environment, has a special responsibility to use his God-given powers for positive ends. The Uni Baha’u’llah: ‘... ye walk on My earth complacent and self-satisfied, heedless that My earth is weary of you and everything within It shunneth you... .’

versal House of Justice indicates that ‘‘the proper exexcise of this responsibility is the key to whether his inventive genius produces beneficial results, or creates havoc in the material world.’’

1.4 Approach toward the physical world—interaction of spiritual and material ‘Abdu’l-Bahé stresses that the development of the physical world and the happiness of mankind are dependent on both the ‘‘call of civilization, of the progress of the material world’’ * and the ‘‘soul-stirring call of God, Whose spiritual teachings are safeguards of the everlasting glory, the eternal happiness and illumination of the world of humanity."’ "’ He states: ‘However, until material achievements, physical accomplishments and human virtues are reinforced by spiritual perfections, luminous qualities and characteristics of mercy, no fruit or result shall issue therefrom, nor will the happiness of the world of humanity, which is the ultimate aim, be attained. For although, on the one hand, material achievements and the development of the physical world produce prosperity, which exquisitely manifests its intended aims, on the other hand dangers, severe calamities and violent afflictions are imminent. “Consequently, when thou lookest at the orderly patterns of kingdoms, cities and villages, with the attractiveness of their adornments, the freshness of their natural resources, the refinement of their appliances, the ease of their means of travel, the extent of knowledge available about the world of nature, the great inventions, the colossal enterprises, the noble discoveries and scientific researches, thou wouldst conclude that civilization conduceth to the happiness and the progress of the human world. Yet shouldst thou turn thine eye to the discovery of destructive and infernal machines, to the development of forces of demolition and the invention of fiery implements, which uproot the tree of life, it would become evident and manifest unto thee that civilization is conjoined with barbarism. Progress and barbarism go hand in hand, unless material civilization be confirmed by Divine Guidance, by the revelations of the All-Merciful and by godly virtues, and be reinforced by spiritual conduct, by the ideals of the Kingdom and by the outpourings of the Realm of Might. . . . “Therefore, this civilization and material progress should be combined with the Most Great Guidance so that this nether world may become the scene of the appearance of the bestowals of the Kingdom, and physical achievements may be conjoined with the effulgences of the Merciful. This in order that the beauty and perfection of the world of man may be unveiled and be manifested before all in the utmost grace and splendor. Thus everlasting glory and happiness shall be revealed."’ '*

Baha'u'llah describes the fate of those whose lives demonstrate a heedlessness of spiritual values and a failure to act in conformity with such values. He comments:

- . . .ye walk on My earth complacent and self-sat

isfied, heedless that My earth is weary of you and everything within it shunneth you. .. ."" *

Shoghi Effendi asserts that man's negligence contributes to the decline of the ‘present-day Order’’ * and impacts on the environment in a practical way:

“The violent derangement of the world’s equilibrium; the trembling that will seize the limbs of mankind; the radical transformation of human society; the rolling up of the present-day Order; the fundamental changes affecting the structure of government; ... the development of infernal engines of war; the burning of cities; the contamination of the atmosphere of the earth—these stand out as the signs and portents that must cither herald or accompany the retributive calamity which, as decreed by Him Who is the Judge and Redeemer of mankind, must, sooner or later, afflict a society which, for the most part, and for over a century, has turned a deaf ear to the Voice of God's Messenger in this day—a calamity which must purge the human race of the dross of its age-long corruptions, and weld its component parts into a firmly knit world-embracing Fellowship—a Fellowship destined, in the fullness of time, to be incorporated in the framework, and to be galvanized by the spiritualizing influences, of a mysteriously expanding, divinely appointed Order, and to flower, in the course of future Dispensations, into a Civilization, the like of which mankind has, at no stage in its evolution, witnessed."’ *

2. RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MAN AND NATURE

The relationship between man and nature is very complex. An appreciation of the dimensions of this subject requires consideration of some of the characteristics of nature described in the Bah4’{ Writings and an awareness of certain values and attitudes that guide individual behavior and the establishment of priorities.

2.1 Characteristics of nature

2.1.1 A unified system

‘Abdu’l-Bahé indicates that the ‘‘temple of the world"’ > has been ‘‘fashioned after the image and likeness of the human body."’ ” He explains that:

“By this is meant that even as the human body in this world, which is outwardly composed of different limbs and organs, is in reality a closely integrated, coherent entity, similarly the structure of the physical world is like unto a single being whose limbs and members are inseparably linked together.

‘*Were one to observe with an eye that discovereth the realities of all things, it would become clear that the greatest relationship that bindeth the world of being together lieth in the range of created things themselves, and that co-operation, mutual aid and reciprocity are essential characteristics in the unified body of the world of being, inasmuch as all created things are closely related together and each is influenced by the other or deriveth benefit therefrom, cither directly or indirectly.

“Consider for instance how one group of created things constituteth the vegetable kingdom, and another is the animal kingdom. Each of these two maketh use of certain elements in the air on which its own life dependeth, while each increaseth the quantity of such elements as are essential for the life of the other. In other words, the growth and development of the vegetable world is impossible without the existence of the animal kingdom, and the maintenance of animal life is inconceivable without the co-operation of the vegetable kingdom. Of like kind are the relationships that exist among all created things. Hence it was stated that co-operation and reciprocity are essential properties which are inherent in the unified system of the world of existence, and without which the entire creation would be reduced to nothingness."" *

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and the importance of maintaining balance in the system:

‘Reflect upon the inner realities of the universe, the secret wisdoms involved, the enigmas, the interrelationships, the rules that govern all. For every part of the universe is connected with every other part by ties that are very powerful and admit of no imbalance, nor any slackening whatever. . . ."’ *

2.1.2 Subject to law and organization

‘Abdu’l-Bahd states that ‘‘The phenomenal world is entirely subject to the rule and control of natural law."’ ” He contrasts nature’s ‘absolute organization” * and its lack of ‘‘intelligence’’ * and ‘‘will’’ * with man’s ability to ‘‘(command) the forces of Nature’! through discovery of ‘the constitution of things’:

“This Nature is subjected to an absolute organization, to determined laws, to a complete order and a finished design, from which it will never depart—to such a degree, indeed, that if you look carefully and with keen sight, from the smallest invisible atom up to such large bodies of the world of existence as the globe of the sun or the other great stars and luminous spheres, whether you regard their arrangement, their composition, their form or their movement, you will find that all are in the highest degree of organization and are under one law from which they will never depart. ‘But when you look at Nature itself, you see that it has no intelligence, no will. For instance, the nature of fire is to burn; it burns without will or intelligence. The nature of water is fluidity; it flows without will or intelligence. The nature of the sun is radiance; it shines without will or intelligence. The nature of vapor is to ascend; it ascends without will or intelligence. Thus it is clear that the natural movements of all things are compelled; there are no voluntary movements except those of animals and, above all, those of man. Man is able to resist and to oppose Nature because he discovers the constitution of things, and through this he commands the forces of Nature; all the inventions he has made are due to his discovery of the constitution of things. For example, he invented the telegraph, which is the means of communication between the East and the West. It is evident, then, that man rules over Nature.

“‘Now, when you behold in existence such organizations, arrangements and laws, can you say that all these are the effect of Nature, though Nature has neither intelligence nor perception? If not, it becomes evident that this Nature, which has neither perception nor intelligence, is in the grasp of Almighty God, Who is the Ruler of the world of Nature; whatever He wishes, He causes Nature to manifest."’ »

2.1.3 Change and motion

Change is a law governing the whole of physical creation. It is seen in the passage of the seasons. ‘Ab du'l-Baha writes:

‘The earth is in motion and growth; the mountains, hills and prairies are green and pleasant; the bounty is overflowing; the mercy universal; the rain is descending from the cloud of mercy; the brilliant Sun is shining; the full moon is ornamenting the horizon of ether; the great ocean-tide is flooding every litle stream; the gifts are successive; the favors consecutive; and the refreshing breeze is blowing, wafting the fragrant perfume of the blossoms. Boundless treasure is in the hand of the King of Kings! Lift the hem of thy garment in order to receive it.’’ *

“Soon the whole world, as in springtime, will change its garb. The turning and falling of the autumn leaves is past; the bleakness of the winter time is over. The new year hath appeared and the spiritual springtime is at hand. The black earth is becoming a verdant garden; the deserts and mountains are teeming with red flowers; from the borders of the wilderness the tall grasses are standing like advance guards before the cypress and jessamine trees; while the birds are singing among the rose branches like the an Mo. 126

gels in the highest heavens, announcing the glad-tidings of the approach of that spiritual spring, and the sweet music of their voices is causing the real essence of all things to move and quiver.’’ ”

‘Abdu’l-Bahé states that ‘absolute repose docs not exist in nature,”’ * that ‘‘movement is essential to existence.”’ ? In relation to existence He describes the processes of ‘‘composition and decomposi; tion’’:

‘*., .consider the phenomenon of composition and decomposition, of existence and non-existence. Every created thing in the contingent world is made up of many and varied atoms, and its existence is dependent on the composition of these. In other words, through the divine creative power a conjunction of simple elements taketh place so that from this com ‘Through affinity and attraction all llving things like plants, animais and men come Into existence, while division and discord bring about decomposition and destruction.’—‘Abdu'l-Ba

position a distinct organism is produced. The existence of all things is based upon this principle. But when the order is deranged, decomposition is produced and disintegration setteth in, then that thing ceaseth to exist. That is, annihilation of all things is caused by decomposition and disintegration. Therefore attraction and composition between the various elements is the means of life, and discord, decomposition and division produce death. Thus the cohesive and attractive forces in all things lead to the appearance of fruitful results and effects, while estrangement and alienation of things lead to disturbance and annihilation. Through affinity and attraction all living things like plants, animals and men come into existence, while division and discord bring about decomposition and destruction."’ ”

He also explains that, in the physical world, the course of evolution is in the direction of increasing levels of complexity:

“In the physical creation, evolution is from one degree of perfection to another. The mineral passes with its mineral perfections to the vegetable; the veg¢etable, with its perfections, passes to the animal world, and so on to that of humanity... ."" @

2.1.4 Diversity

‘Abdu’l-Baha describes diversity as ‘‘the essence of perfection and the cause of the appearance of the bestowals"’ “' of God, and He states:

“Consider the flowers of a garden: though differing in kind, color, form and shape, yet, inasmuch as they are refreshed by the waters of one spring, revived by the breath of one wind, invigorated by the rays of one sun, this diversity increaseth their charm, and addeth unto their beauty. Thus when that unifying force, the penetrating influence of the Word of God, taketh effect, the difference of customs, manners, habits, ideas, opinions and dispositions embellisheth the world of humanity. This diversity, this difference is like the naturally created dissimilarity and variety of the limbs and organs of the human body, for each one contributeth to the beauty, efficiency and perfection of the whole. . . .

“‘How unpleasing to the eye if all the flowers and plants, the leaves and blossoms, the fruits, the branches and the trees of that garden were all of the same shape and color! Diversity of hues, form and shape, enricheth and adorneth the garden, and heighteneth the effect thereof. . . ."’ @

The extent of the diversity of the ‘‘world of created beings’’ © is underlined in the following passage:

‘*. . .the forms and organisms of phenomenal being and existence in each of the kingdoms of the universe are myriad and numberiess. The vegetable plane or kingdom, for instance, has its infinite variety of types and material structures of plant life—each distinct and different within itself, no two exactly alike in composition and detail—for there are no repetitions in nature, and the augmentative virtue cannot be confined to any given image or shape. Each

leaf has its own particular identity—so to speak, its own individuality as a leaf... ."" “

2.1.5 Serves the human world

‘Abdu’l-Bahdé describes the “‘causes and circumstances’ © of the ‘‘perfection’’ “ of the mineral, vegetable and animal worlds, and He distinguishes this from their ‘‘real prosperity’ which conduces to the honor of the various kingdoms.

“The honor and exaltation of every existing being depends upon causes and circumstances.

“The excellency, the adornment and the perfection of the earth is to be verdant and fertile through the bounty of the clouds of springtime. Plants grow; flowers and fragrant herbs spring up; fruit-bearing trees become full of blossoms and bring forth fresh and new fruit. Gardens become beautiful, and meadows adorned; mountains and plains are clad in a green robe, and gardens, fields, villages and cities are decorated. This is the prosperity of the mineral world.

“The height of exaltation and the perfection of the vegetable world is that a tree should grow on the bank of a stream of fresh water, that a gentle breeze should blow on it, that the warmth of the sun should shine on it, that a gardener should attend to its cultivation, and that day by day it should develop and yield fruit. But its real prosperity is to progress into the animal and human world, and replace that which has been exhausted in the bodies of animals and men.

“The exaltation of the animal world is to possess perfect members, organs and powers, and to have all its needs supplied. This is its chief glory, its honor and exaltation. So the supreme happiness of an animal is to have possession of a green and fertile meadow, perfectly pure flowing water, and a lovely, verdant forest. If these things are provided for it, no greater prosperity can be imagined. For example, if a bird builds its nest in a green and fruitful forest, in a beautiful high place, upon a strong tree, and at the top of a lofty branch, and if it finds all it needs of seeds and water, this is its perfect prosperity.

“But real prosperity for the animal consists in passing from the animal world to the human world, like the microscopic beings that, through the water and air, enter into man and are assimilated, and replace that which has been consumed in his body. This is the great honor and prosperity for the animal world; no greater honor can be conceived for it.’’ “

2.1.6 Imperfection of nature

Two views of nature are contrasted—one which holds that the ‘‘world of nature is complete," ” and one which declares that it is ‘‘incomplete’’ * because “it has need of intelligence and education.”’ *' ‘Abdu'l-Bahé states that the ‘mineral, vegetable, animal and human worlds are all in need of an educator’’:*

“The materialists hold to the opinion that the world of nature is complete. The divine philosophers declare that the world of nature is . There is a wide difference between the two. The materialists call attention to the perfection of nature, the sun, moon and stars, the trees in their adornment, the whole earth and the sea—even unimportant phenomena revealing the most perfect symmetry. The divine philosophers deny this seeming perfection and completeness in nature’s kingdom, even though admitting the beauty of its scenes and aspects and acknow!edging the irresistible cosmic forces which control the colossal suns and planets. They hold that while nature seems perfect, it is, nevertheless, imperfect because it has need of intelligence and education. In proof of this they say that man, though he be a very god in the realm of material creation, is himself in need of an educator. Man undeveloped by education is savage, animalistic, brutal. Laws and regulations, schools, colleges and universities have for their purpose the training of man and his uplift from the dark borderland of the animal kingdom. . . .”" ®

When we consider existence, we see that the min eral, vegetable, animal and human worlds are all in need of an educator.

“If the earth is not cultivated, it becomes a jungle where useless weeds grow; but if a cultivator comes and tills the ground, it produces crops which nourish living creatures. It is evident, therefore, that the soil �[Page 11]BNR / 3

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needs the cultivation of the farmer. Consider the

trees: if they remain without a cultivator, they will be fruitless, and without fruit they are useless; but if they receive the care of a gardener, these same barren trees become fruitful, and through cultivation, fertilization and engrafting the trees which had bitter

“The same is true with respect to animals: notice that when the animal is trained it becomes domestic, and also that man, if he is left without education, becomes bestial, and, moreover, if left under the rule of nature, becomes lower than an animal, whereas if he is educated he becomes an angel. . . .’’ *

2.2 Attitudes and values

The Baha’i Writings articulate certain spiritual values and attitudes that guide the relationship of man toward nature. These include:

2.2.1 Appreciation

An awareness of the fact that the carth is the “source’’ *? of man’s ‘‘prosperity’’ * is tempered by the realization that ‘‘the honor and exaltation of man must be something more than material riches.”’ ” Thus:

“Every man of discernment, while walking upon the earth, feeleth indeed abashed, inasmuch as he is fully aware that the thing which is the source of his prosperity, his wealth, his might, his exaltation, his advancement and power is, as ordained by God, the very earth which is trodden beneath the feet of all men. There can be no doubt that whoever is cognizant of this truth, is cleansed and sanctified from all pride, arrogance, and vainglory. .. ."’ *

“What is it of which ye can rightly boast? Is it on your food and your drink that ye pride yourselves, on the riches ye lay up in your treasuries, on the diversity and the cost of the ornaments with which ye deck yourselves? If true glory were to consist in the possession of such perishable things, then the earth on which ye walk must needs vaunt itself over you, because it supplieth you, and bestoweth upon you, these very things, by the decree of the Almighty. In its bowels are contained, according to what God hath ordained, all that ye possess. From it, as a sign of His mercy, ye derive your riches. Behold then your state, the thing in which ye glory! Would that ye could perceive itl’? ”

“Then it is clear that the honor and exaltation of man must be something more than material riches. Material comforts are only a branch, but the root of the exaltation of man is the good attributes and virtues which are the adornments of his reality. These are the divine appearances, the heavenly bounties, the sublime emotions, the love and knowledge of God; universal wisdom, intellectual perception, scientific discoveries, justice, equity, truthfulness, benevolence, natural courage and innate fortitude; the respect for rights and the keeping of agreements and covenants; rectitude in all circumstances; serving the truth under all conditions; the sacrifice of one's life for the good of all people; service in the Divine Kingdom; the guidance of the people, and the education of the nations and races. This is the prosperity of the human world! This is the exaltation of man in the world! This is eternal life and heavenly honor!’’ ©

2.2.2 Moderation

The Baha’{ Writings encourage detachment from “this world and the vanities thereof," * since ‘‘attachment’’ @ distracts the individual from awareness of God. This does not, however, constitute a form of asceticism or imply a rejection of life’s pleasures. Bahdé’u’llah explains:

“Should a man wish to adorn himself with the ornaments of the earth, to wear its apparels, or partake of the benefits it can bestow, no harm can befall him, if he alloweth nothing whatever to intervene between him and God, for God hath ordained every good thing, whether created in the heavens or in the earth, for such of His servants as truly believe in Him. Eat

ye, O people, of the good things which God hath allowed you, and deprive not yourselves from His wondrous bounties. Render thanks and praise unto Him, and be of them that are truly thankful.’’ ©

The standard is moderation: “In all matters moderation is desirable. If a thing

is carried to excess, it will prove a source of eVilLieeae

2.2.3 Kindness to animals

Bah4'u'll4h calls for man to ‘‘show kindness to animals” © and He warns against ‘‘hunting to excess.’ @ ‘Abdu’ l-Bahd writes:

“Briefly, it is not only their fellow human beings that the beloved of God must treat with mercy and compassion, rather must they show forth the utmost

In the Baha’ view, physical creation is dynamic and evolving from ‘one degree of perfection to another.’ It is, however, ‘Incomplete,’ since it lacks ‘Intelligence and education.’

loving-kindness to every living creature. For in all physical respects, and where the animal spirit is concerned, the selfsame feelings are shared by animal and man. Man hath not grasped this truth, however, and he believeth that physical sensations are confined to human beings, wherefore is he unjust to the animals, and cruel.

“And yet in truth, what difference is there when it cometh to physical sensations? The feelings are one and the same, whether ye inflict pain on man or beast. There is no difference here whatever. And indeed ye do worse to harm an animal, for man hath a language, he can lodge a complaint, he can cry out and moan; if injured he can have recourse to the authorities and these will protect him from his aggressor. But the hapless beast is mute, able neither to express its hurt nor take its case to the authorities. If

a man inflict a thousand ills upon a beast, it can‘

neither ward him off with speech nor hale him into court. Therefore is it essential that ye show forth the utmost consideration to the animal, and that ye be even kinder to him than to your fellow-man.

“Train your children from their earliest days to be infinitely tender and loving to animals. If an animal be sick, let the children try to heal it, if it be hungry, let them feed it, if thirsty, let them quench its thirst, if weary, let them see that it rests.

“*Most human beings are sinners, but the beasts are innocent. Surely those without sin should receive the utmost kindness and love—all except animals which are harmful. . . . But to blessed animals the utmost kindness must be shown, the more the better. Tenderness and loving-kindness are basic principles of God's heavenly Kingdom. Ye should most carefully bear this matter in mind.” ”

The Baha'i Writings also assert that the consumption of meat is not a prerequisite to health:

“Regarding the eating of animal flesh and abstinence therefrom, ... he (man) is not in need of meat, nor is he obliged to eat it. Even without cating meat he would live with the utmost vigor and energy. . . . Truly, the killing of animals and the eating of their meat is somewhat contrary to pity and compassion, and if one can content oneself with cereals, fruit, oil and nuts, such as pistachios, almonds and so on, it would undoubtedly be better and more pleasing.” @

2.2.4 Development of nature

In the Baha’{ view, physical creation is dynamic and evolving from ‘‘one ac of perfection to another.’’® It is, however, “incomplete,’’ ® since it lacks ‘‘intelligence and education.’’ ”' It stands in need of development by man in order to create not only a higher degree of order and beauty, which are standards upheld in the Bahd’{ teachings, but also to increase its fertility and productivity. In relation to the creation of order and beauty in the realm of nature ‘Abdu’l-Baha writes:

- Nature is the material world. When we look upon

it, we see that it is dark and imperfect. For instance,

if we allow a piece of land to remain in its natural condition, we will find it covered with thorns and thistles; useless weeds and wild vegetation will flourish upon it, and it will become like a jungle. The trees will be fruitless, lacking beauty and symmetry. . 7

“And if, as thou passest by fields and plantations, thou observest that the plants, flowers and sweetsmelling herbs are growing luxuriantly together, forming a pattern of unity, this is an evidence of the fact that that plantation and garden is flourishing under the care of a skillful gardener. But when thou seest it in a state of disorder and irregularity thou inferrest that it hath lacked the training of an efficient farmer and thus hath produced weeds and tares.”” ”

‘Abdu’l-Bahé also mentions the contribution of cultivation as a means of increasing the fertility of the earth and its productivity. He states:

“If we should relegate this plot of ground to its normal state, allow it to return to its original condition, it would become a field of thorns and useless weeds, but by cultivation it will become fertile soil, yielding a harvest. Deprived of cultivation, the mountain slopes would be jungles and forests without fruitful trees. The gardens bring forth fruits and flowers in proportion to the care and tillage bestowed upon them by the gardener. . . .”” ™

“A grain of wheat, atenculftexted by the farmer, will yield a whole harvest, and a seed, through the gardener’s care, will grow into a great tree. . . .””

While the world of nature stands in need of devel opment, man’s approach to such development must be tempered by moderation, a commitment to pro tecting the “heritage (of) future generations,’ ™ and an awareness of the sanctity of nature that pervades the Writings of the Bahdé’{ Faith. For example Baha'u'llah states:

“*Blessed is the spot, and the house, and the place and the city, and the heart, and the mountain, and the refuge, and the cave, and the valley, and the lend,

and the sea, and the island, and the meadow where mention of God hath been made, and His praise

glorified.’’ ”

2.2.5 Importance of agriculture

Baha'u'llah states that “‘Special regard must be paid to agriculture."’ * He characterizes it as an activity which is ‘conducive to the advancement of mankind and to the reconstruction of the world." ” ‘Abdu’l-Bahé asserts that

“*The fundamental! basis of the community is agriculture,—tillage of the soil... ."" ™

He describes agriculture as ‘‘a noble science’”’ * whose practice is an ‘‘act of worship,”” “ and He encourages both women and men to engage in “‘agricultural sciences." He indicates that should an individual ‘‘become proficient in this field, he will become a means of providing for the comfort of untold numbers of people.”’ “

In relation to the economic and social development of the nations, the Universal House of Justice underlines the importance of “agriculture and the preservation of the ecological balance of the world.”" ©

2.2.6 Use of science

Science is described as ‘‘the governor of nature and its mysteries, the one agency by which man explores the institutions of material creation’’:

“*.. .man through the exercise of his scientific, trol nature according to his own wishes and uses. Science, so to speak, is the breaker of the laws of nature.

“Consider, for example, that man according to natural law should dwell upon the surface of the earth. By overcoming this law and restriction, however, be sails in ships over the ocean, mounts to the zenith in airplanes and sinks to the depths of the sea in submarines. This is against the fiat of nature and a violetion of her sovereignty and dominion. Nature's laws and methods, the hidden secrets and mysteries of the universe, human inventions and discoveries, all our scientific acquisitions shouki naturally remain concealed and unknown, but man through his intellectual acumen searches them out of the plane of the im visible, draws them into the plane of the visible, ex�[Page 12]12 / The American Baha'i / January 1990

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poses and explains them. For instance, one of the

mysteries of nature is electricity. According to nature this force, this energy, should remain latent and hidden, but man scientificall’ breaks through the very laws of nature, arrests it at.d even imprisons it for his use. “In brief, man through the possession of this ideal endowment of scientific investigation is the most noble product of creation, the governor of natarts.

‘Abdu’ l-Bahé links scientific endeavor with the implementation of a noble goal. He states:

“This endowment is the most praiseworthy power of man, for through its employment and exercise the betterment of the human race is accomplished, the development of the virtues of mankind is made possible and the spirit and mysteries of God become manifest. cde

And He enumerates the general principle that

“*. . .any agency whatever, though it be the instrument of mankind's greatest good, is capable of misuse. Its proper use or abuse depends on the varying

degrees of enlightenment, capacity, faith, honesty, devotion and highmindedness of the leaders of public

opinion.” ”

3. PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT

A number of issues pertinent to the protection of the environment are addressed in the Writings of the Baha’{ Faith. Several of these are set out below.

3.1 Preservation of resources

Shoghi Effendi links the preservation and reclamation of the earth’s resources with both the ‘‘protection (of the) physical world and (the) heritage (of) future generations.’’ ® He affirms that the work of

such groups as the Men of the Trees and the World ie tir.

Forestry Charter is ‘‘essentially humanitarian,” ™ and he applauds their ‘‘noble objective’ ® of reclaiming the “‘desert areas (of) Africa."’ ®

It is interesting to note that among the ‘‘powers and duties’ ™ of the Universal House of Justice are “the advancement and betterment of the world” ” and ‘‘the development of countries.” * 3.2 Control of natural resources

The Baha’i Writings envisage that the protection, exploration and exploitation of the earth's ‘“‘unimaginably vast resources”’ ” must, inevitably, in the long term, come under the jurisdiction of a ‘world federal system."’ ™ Such a system, based on recognition of the ‘tunity of the human race,"’ ® will not only exercise ‘‘unchallengeable authority” ' over the earth's resources, but will also ensure economic and social justice. Shoghi Effendi writes:

“The unity of the human race, as envisaged

the range of human inventions and technical development, to the increase of the productivity of mankind, to the extermination of disease, to the extension of scientific research, to the raising of the standard of physical health, to the sharpening and refinement of the human brain, to the exploitation of the unused and unsuspected resources of the planet, to the prolongation of human life, and to the furtherance of any other agency that can stimulate the intellectual, the moral, and spiritual life of the entire human race.

“A world federal system, ruling the whole earth and exercising unchallengeable authority over its unimaginably vast resources, blending and embodying the ideals of both the East and the West, liberated from the curse of war and its miseries, and bent on the exploitation of all the available sources of energy

‘In brief, man through the possession of this Ideal endowment of scientific investigation is the most noble product of creation, the of nature.’— ‘Abdu’l-Baha

on the surface of the planet, a system in which Force is made the servant of Justice, whose life is sustained by its universal recognition of one God and by its allegiance to one common Revelation—such is the goal toward which humanity, impelled by the unifying forces of life, is moving.’’'™

3.3 Approaches to protecting the environment

The conservation and protection of the environment must be addressed on the individual and societal levels. Shoghi Effendi, in a letter written on his behalf, states:

“‘We cannot segregate the human heart from the environment outside us and say that once one of these is reformed everything will be improved. Man is organic with the world. His inner life moulds the environment and is itself also deeply affected by it. The

one acts the other and in ef Tae result of ea ttt ects “No movement in the world directs its attention upon both these aspects of human life and has full measures for their improvement, save the of Baha’u’ll4h. And this is its distinctive feature. If we desire therefore the good of the world we should strive to spread those teachings and also practice them in our own life. Through them will the human heart be changed, and also our social environment provides the atmosphere in which we can grow spiritually and reflect in full the light of God shining through the revelation of Baha’u’llah.”* '* And, with regard to the solution of the world’s problems, he indicates that:

“We need a change of heart, a reframing of all our conceptions and a new orientation of our activities. The inward life of man as well as his outward environment have to be reshaped if human salvation is to be secured.’’

On a governmental level, the Universal House of Justice calls for ‘‘global cooperation of the family of nations in devising and adopting measures designed to preserve the ecological balance this earth was given by its Creator.’’ * The House of Justice asserts:

“Until such time as the nations of the world understand and follow the admonitions of Bahd’u’Il4h to whole-heartedly work together in looking after the best interests of all humankind, and unite in the search for ways and means to meet the many environmental problems besetting our planet, the House of Justice feels that little progress will be made toward their solution. . . .”

The Universal House of Justice sets out the role of the individual Baha’{ and of Baha’i communities in relation to “the wildlife and natural condition of the world’’ '™ as follows:

“*. . .the best way in which you can help save the wildlife and natural condition of the world is to exert every effort to bring the Message of Bahd’u’lléh to the attention of your fellow-men and to win their allegiance to His Cause.

“‘As the hearts of men are changed, and they begin to work in unity in the light of Bahdé’u’llah’s

teachings, they can begin to implement many practical improvements to the condition of the world. This is already beginning in the efforts at social and economic development in those areas where large Baha’i communities have been founded. Of course, you can also assist those with whom you come into contact who have an interest in improving the environment, but the fundamental solution is the one that Bah4'u'lléh has brought.” ”

In addition to addressing the issue on a fundamestal spiritual level, collaboration with individuals and groups interested in improving the environment is encouraged. The Baha'i communities are called upon to make the conservation of the environment an integra! part of their ongoing activities by

“*. , ,assisting in endeavors to conserve the environment in ways which blend with the rhythm of life of our community.””

4. PROSPECT FOR THE FUTURE

‘Abdu’ l-Bahé sketches the following picture of the future state of life on earth:

“The Lord of all mankind hath fashioned this human realm to be a Garden of Eden, an earthly paradise. If, as it must, it findeth the way to harmony and peace, to love and mutual trust, it will become true abode of bliss, a place of manifold blessings and unending delights. Therein shall be revealed the excellence of humankind, therein shall the rays of the Sun of Truth shine forth on every hand.””

REFERENCES 1. Bahé’u’ll4h, Prayers and Meditations by Bahd’ «llth (Wilmette: Bah’! Publishing Trost, 1967), x. CLXXYI, . 272.

y ‘u'lldh, Gleanings from the Writing: of Bahd’u'lidh, rev. ed. (Wilmette: Bahé’{ Publishing Trust, 1964),

. "Abdu’l-Bahd, Selections from the Writings of ‘Abdu'l-Bahd, rev. ed. (Haifa: Baha’! World Centre, 1982), sec. 15, p. 32.

10. ibid.

11. ‘Abdu'l-Bah4, The Promulgation of Universal Peace: Talks Delivered by ‘Abdu'l-Bahd during His Visit to the United States and Canada in 1912, 2d. ed. (Wilmette: Baha’{ Publishing Trust, 1982), p. 178.

12. ibid.

13. ibid.

14. ibid.

15, The Universal House of Justice, from a letter dated May 19, 1971, written on its behalf to an individual believer.

16, Selections from the Writings of ‘Abdu'l-Bahd, sec. 225, p. 283.

17. ibid.

18. ibid., sec. 225, pp. 283-85.

19. Bahd’u'lléh, The Hidden Words of Bahd’s’lidh, rev. ed. (Wilmette: Bahé’{ Publishing Trust, 1985), Persian no. 20, pp. 28-29.

20. Shoghi Effendi, from a letter dated April 1957, published in Messages to the Bahd'i World 1950-1957 (Wioe Bahd’{ Publishing Trust, 1971), p. 103.

1. ibid. = “Abdu'l-Bahd, from a Tablet translated from the Per 23. ibid.

2A. ibid.

25. Selections from the Writings of ‘Abdu’l-Bakd, sec. 137, p. 157.

26. ibid.

21. The Promulgation of Universal Peace, p. 17.

28. ‘Abdu'l-Bahd, Some Answered Questions, rev. od. (Wilmette: Bahd'{ Publishing Trust, 1985), p. 3.

29. ibid.

30. ibid.

31. ibid.

32. ibid., pp. 34.

33. ibid.

34. ‘Abdu’'l-Bahd, Tadvets of Abdul-Bake Abbas, voi. Ill

(Chicago: Baha'i Publishing Committee, 1930), p. 64). 35. ‘Abdu'l-Bahd, Tadiets of Abdiui-Bahe Abdas, vol. Il (Chicago: Baha’ Publishing Committee, 1940), pp. 318-19. �[Page 13]BNR /5 The American Baha’! / January 1990 / 13

65. Gleanings, sec. CXXYV, p. 265. 87. ibid., p. 30. BAHA'/ NATIONAL REVIEW 66. The Universal House of Justice, A Synopsis and Codi- . ibid., p. 31. fication of the Kitdb-i-Agdas, the Most Holy Book of 99 ‘apdy"} The Secret of Di Civilization, 2nd January 1990 No. 126 Bhd ‘utd, {st ed. (Haifa: Bahs't World Centre, 1973), © Aa cenescutmaeer hae Go a8 36. ‘Abdu'l-Bahd, Paris Talks: Addresses Given by ‘Ab- 67. Selections from the Writings of ‘Abdu'l-Bahd, sec. _90- Shoghi Effendi, from a cable dated May 23, 1951, to du’l-Bahd in Paris in 1911-1912, 10th ed. (London: Bahé’{ 138, pp. 158-60. the New Earth Luncheon, London, U.K. Publishing Trust, 1979), p. 88. 68. ‘Abdu’l-Bahd, from a Tablet translated from the Per- 91. Shoghi Effendi, from a cable dated May 21, 1956, to 37. ibid., p. 89. sian. the World Forestry Charter Luncheon, London, U.K 38. Selections from the Writings of ‘Abdu’l-Bahd, sec. 69. Paris Talks, p. 66. 92. ibid. 225, p. 289. 70. The Promulgation of Universal Peace, p. 329. 93. Shoghi Effendi, from a cable dated May 22, 1957, 10 39. ibid., pp. 289-90. 71. ibid. the World Forestry Charter Luncheon, London, U.K 40. Paris Talks, p. 6. . . 72. ibid., p. 308. ‘ : 94. The Universal House of Justice, “The Constitution of oe ie Srom the Writings of ‘Abdu'l-Bahd, sec. ee i Srom the Writings of ‘Abdu'l-Bahd, sec. the Universal House of Justice” (Haifa: Baha’! World Cen , . + P. 290. tre, 1972), p. 5.

42. ibid. 74. The Promuigation of Universal Peace, p. 353. 95. ibid. = — Talks, p. 51. 15. Selections from the Writings of ‘Abdu'l-Bahd, sec. 96. ibid.

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52. Some Answered Questions, p. 7. 79. ibid., p. 89. i : iG od Feb 53. The Promulgation of Universal Peace, p. 329. 80. ‘Abdu'l-Bahé, quoted in “Star of the West,"" vol. 4, 102 Stsrelat to Shoghi Rttendl, from & ietics Gaice Fs 54. Some Answered Questions, p. 7. no. 6 (June 24, 1913), p. 103. pag ti Koes 55. Baha'u'llah, Epistle to the Son of the Wolf, rev. ed. _ 81. ‘Abdu'l-Baha, from a Tablet translated from the Per- 104. The Universal House of Justice, Department of the ee Bahd’{ Publishing Trust, 1979), p. 44. sian. Secretariat, from a letter dated October 18, 1981, to an in 56. ibid. 82. Selections from the Writings of ‘Abdu'l-Bahd, sec. ‘“ividual believer

37. Some Answered Questions, p. 79. 126, p. 145. 105. ibid.

58. Epistle to the Son of the Wolf, p. 44. 83. ibid., and The Promulgation of Universal Peace, p. 106. The Universal House of Justice, Department of the 59. Gleanings, sec. CXVIII, pp. 252-53. 283. Secretariat, from a letter dated June 14, 1964, to an in &. Some Answered Questions, pp. 79-80. 84, ‘Abdu'l-Bahd, from a Tablet translated from the Per- ¢*“idual believer.

61. Gleanings, sec. CXXVIII, p. 276. sian. 107. ibid. : ——

62. ibid. 85. The Universal House of Justice, Department of the 108. The Universal! House of Jusuce, from the 1989 Ridwan 63. ibid. Secretariat, from a letter dated March 31, 1985, to an Asso- ‘"™essage to the Baha'ts of the world

64. Tablets of Bahd’u'lidh Revealed after the Kitdb-i- ciation for Baha’! Studies. 109. Selections from the Writings of ‘Abdu'l-Bahé. w Agdas, p. 69. 86. The Promulgation of Universal Peace, p. 29. 220, p. 275

This tapestry, ‘Family Reunion, New Mexico Style,’ was created by Vickie Hu Poirier, a Bahd'i from Las Cruces, New Mexico. The & dy 12-foot appliqued, beaded and embroidered tapestry was unveiled last July at the city’s Branigan Cultural Center and was hung the following month at the International Women's Conference in Dallas and the National Business and Professional Women’s Conference in Albuquerque. Articles about the tapestry, each of which mentions its theme in connection with the Bahd'/ belief in the oneness of mankind, have appeared in all the local newspapers in Las Cruces.

On October 13, Auxiliary Board member Carol Brooks (left), representing the Bahd’ts of Boulder, Colorado, presented a 10-minute televised talk on racism and its

solutions at a meeting of the Boul- “M der city council attended by about ‘The Promise of World Peace’ 23-25 at Peoria’s Northwoods 300 people representing 40 groups was the theme of a Bahd'i booth Mall. Shown manning the booth

in that area who are concerned about the problem of racism. In offering the Bahd’i view of racism and its solutions, Ms. Brooks quoted extensively from ‘The Promise of Worid Peace.’ Afierward, the Bahd’ls were asked to prepare a written statement of their views.

sponsored by the Greater Peoria are Chuck Mouldenhawer (left) of (illinois) Bahd'i Teaching Com- East Peoria and Tom Smith of mittee which was set up last June Medina Township

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‘Excellence In all things...’

“Make ye then a mighty effort, that the purity and sanctity which, above all else, are cherished by ‘Abdu'l-Bahd, shall distinguish the people of Bahd; that in every kind of excellence the people of God shall surpass all other human beings; that both outwardly and inwardly they shall prove superior to the rest; that for purity, immaculacy, refinement, and the preservation of health, they shall be leaders in the vanguard of those who know. And that by their freedom from enslavement, their knowledge, their selfcontrol, they shall be first among the pure, the free and the wise."’ (Selections from the Writings of ‘Abdu’l-Bahd, p. 150) oO

Michael Fitzgerald, 2 Baha’i from Winchester, Virginia, was nominated for the 1989 Pulitzer Prize in poetry for his book, Living the Boundaries. Mr. Fitzgerald, who teaches creative writing at Shenandoah College and studied writing at the famed lowa Writers’ Workshop, is a member of the Academy of American Poets whose third book of verse, ‘‘New World Suite,'’ will be published this year by Northwoods Press. ‘‘All my poetry,” he says, ‘‘is undergirded by Baha’i values. I hope to work with the materials of the self and the world within that framework.’’

Dr. Manucher Javid, a Bahd'{ who is chairman of the Department of Neurological Surgery at the University of Wisconsin in Madison, recently received the Distinguished Alumnus Award on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of neurosurgery at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. Dr. Javid, who completed his residency at Massachusetts General in 1952, was cited for introducing a drug in the mid-1950s that significantly reduces brain pressure during surgery, considered a major breakthrough in brain operations. For his many accomplishments in the field of neurosurgery, Dr. Javid was elected in 1980 to the Xerion Honor Society, a mark of esteem bestowed on only 15 other neurosurgeons worldwide.

Farrokh Sabeti, a Baha'i from Dearborn, Michigan, is one of 22 recipients of the 1989 Arch T. Colwell Merit Award, given annually to recognize excellence of content and presentation of a technical paper in any field covered by the Society of Automotive Engineers. Mr. Sabeti was honored for his paper, ‘‘Analytical Optimization of Chassis for Reduction of Vehicle Sound and Vibration,"’ presented at SAE’s Vehicle Structural Mechanics Conference. He co-authored the paper with David L. Flanigan and Lung-Hsiang Wu.

Chris Lee, a Baha'i from Brown County, Indiana, has been honored with an award from the Governor’s Conference for Per sons With Disabllicies f ts a Chance for Change,”” written Slat Re aa a Sane the disabled. Although severely handicapped himself by cerebral palsy, Mr. Lee has written several plays and scripts including ‘‘The Camel Who Wanted to Dump the Hump,” a story relating to scoliosis (curvature of the spine), a condition that afflicts Mr. Lee. He is unable to use his hands or arms, and composes on a computer keyboard adapted to respond to the clicking of his tongue.

Jessica Schmidt, a Baha’i from Brunswick, Georgia, is one of four students in Glynn County to be named 1989 Georgia Scholars. The program recognizes graduating seniors in Georgia high schools who exhibit excellence in all phases of school life, community activities, and the home. Georgia Scholars are eligible to receive Governor's scholarships of $1,461 for each of four years’ attendance at any of the state's public or private colleges or universities. Miss Schmidt, an honor graduate, was one of two STAR Students in the county schools and was a National Merit Scholarship Program finalist.

Scott Elliot Tyler, a Baha’i of Makah Indian descent, was graduated last June from the University of Washington School of Medicine. He is the first American Indian from western Washington state to be accepted into the university's School of Medicine and the first Makah Indian to receive the degree of Doctor of Medicine.

Donnalee S. Blaine, 2 member of the Baha'i community of New Castle County, Delaware, was recently named a Community Builder of the Year by the Delaware region of the National Conference of Christians and Jews. Mrs. Blaine, who is a member of the Spiritual Assembly and serves as coordinator of its interna tional refugee placement program, was honored for her coordination of the annual Interfaith Services and for her work in prejudice-reduction in the local public schools.

programs

Martha Ann Carlton, a Baha’i who is studying psychology, was graduated with honors last June from the University of Southern Colorado. She won at least six awards for excellence in academics and research, was named USC’s psychology student of the year, and presented research papers at the Western States Psychology Conference in Reno, Nevada.

Eshragh (Rocky) Salim, a Baha’! who is a senior at Stillwater (Oklahoma) High School, recently won a two-week trip to Washington, D.C., as one of 53 state winners in the Rural Electric Cooperative Youth Tour Contest sponsored by the Central Rural Electric Cooperative. The youngsters toured the White House, had breakfast with the Oklahoma Congressional delegation, visited the Senate and House chambers, and attended a dinner-dance with more than 1,600 winners from across the country.

David Thompson, a Baha’i who is a senior at Williamsville East High School in East Amherst, Massachusetts, was among 350 outstanding students from across the country chosen to take part in the 1989 Congressionat Youth Leadership Council National roe Leaders Conference, held last October in Washington, D.C.

Metro Denver’s UACT (Unified Action Campaign for Teaching) helped three suburban communities—Golden, Arvada and Lake a eo Oe 2 wood—with parade entries last August and September. The two signs in the picture were carried along with ‘One Planet, One

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lose focus.

We have the image of ‘‘carrying forward an ever-advancing civilization,"’ but this is so broad that it is hard to use for purposes of teaching.

“Global self-government guided by God to establish the Most Great Peace’’ is a more narrowly focused image that I have found effective in talking about the aims and purposes of the Faith, and | Offer it to the friends for whatever benefits it may bring to them.

To really unpack this image and examine the various contexts in which it can be used would take more space than is available here. What is does for me, however, is provide a point of unity from which I can move in almost any direction, whether it be toward prophecy, theology, international law and relations, world peace, the psychology of the individual in a global village, ‘‘deeds, not words,”’ the relation of religion to government and of God to the world, the role of consultation and communication, the role of Baha’ {s vis a vis the rest of society, the harmony of scientific inquiry and spiritual principle, and so on.

In short, it is a broad yet functional image that reflects a great deal of what the Faith is about.

When coupled with accessory information, it enables me to talk to almost anyone from fundamentalist Christians to ardent Communists in a way that conveys to them the feeling that this Faith “means business’’ and is not simply a naive human philosophy or a synthesis of former religions.

It tells people what we Baha’is are trying to bring about in this world, allows us to explain how we are bringing it about, and, finally, it is an open invitation for them to delve into what motivates us to do so,

It tells them that there is something new, spiritually, in the world, that we Bahd'{s connect our efforts with God and the fulfillment of Messianic promise, and that every self is important in the global process of self-government.

In essence, it ‘‘opens up’’ communication with the world, whereas many of the ways we have talked about the Faith up to now, if analyzed at a deep level, seem to

sent the Faith through images and messages that will release more energy into the community and relate the distant future to the im Herald of the South To the Editor:

May I call the attention of the Bahdé’{ community once again to Herald of the South, a magazine of outstanding excellence.

Any non-Baha’{ receiving a subscription to Herald of the South is compelled by its quality, beauty and clegance to appreciate not only the magazine but the Bahd’{ Faith which inspired it.

Unfortunately, the Herald is published only quarterly, and its

subscription rate is fairly high, but inasmuch as each issue is a gem of

uneclipsed brilliance—not something that can be glanced at briefly and then tossed—may I suggest that individual copies could be sent or given to seekers as part of the Six Year Plan to carry the

Message to the generality of man The Spiritual Assembly of Monterey, California, used the occas jon of the International Day of Peace (September 21) to hand out

ies of the Universal House of

post office for three hours that morning, explaining to local res of World Peace” to those who expressed an interest in them.

Teachers needed overseas

WORLDTEACH, a non-profit program of Harvard University’s social service organization, the Phillips Brooks Association, is looking for graduating seniors and college graduates to teach in Keays, China, Thailand, Costa Rica end other deveicging. comm For more information, please write to the Office of Pioneering, See National Seater, Wilmette, IL 60091, or phone 708-869

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Robert Quigley, former member of National Spiritual Assembly, dead at 77

DEEPLY SADDENED PASSING DEARLY LOVED ROBERT . PROFOUNDLY GRA’ LONG YEARS CON‘ANT DEVOTION CAUSE DISTINGUISHED BY HIS OUTSTANDING, SACRIFICIAL SERVICES AS PIONEER AFRICA TOGETHER WITH HAND OF THE CAUSE WILLIAM SEARS AND HIS MEMBERSHIP NATIONAL SPIRITUAL ASSEMBLY UNITED STATES. HUMOR WITH WHICH HE ENCOURAGED SERVICE AND LIGHTENED BURDENS OTHERS WARMLY REMEMBERED. ARDENTLY PRAYING PROGRESS HIS RADIANT SOUL DIVINE WORLDS. KINDLY CONVEY OUR LOVING SYMPATHY DEAR KEITH AND FAMILY.

UNIVERSAL HOUSE OF JUSTICE NOVEMBER 30, 1989

e WE MOURN THE PASSING FROM OUR MIDST OF OUR LONGTIME COLLEAGUE ROBERT QUIGLEY WHOSE MEMBERSHIP ON THIS NATIONAL ASSEMBLY AS ITS VICE-CHAIRMAN HONORS THE ANNALS OF THE INSTITUTION. HIS SERVICE AS A MEMBER OF THE AUXILIARY BOARD IN SOUTH AFRICA, WHERE HE PIONEERED WITH HIS FAMILY DURING THE TEN YEAR CRUSADE, WILL LONG BE REMEMBERED. HIS WARMTH AND LOVING SPIRIT KEEP HIS MEMORY CLOSE AND THE BOOKS HE HAS CO-AUTHORED WITH HIS BELOVED FRIEND THE HAND OF THE CAUSE OF GOD WIL Architect Robert McLaughlin dies in Princeton; served on National Assembly in 1954-57

DEEPLY DEPLORE LOSS STEADFAST, OUTSTANDING SERVANT BAHA’U'LLAH ROBERT W. MCLAUGHLIN. GENTLENESS, DILIGENCE CHARACTERIZED HIS UNSTINTING SERVICES CAUSE GOD OVER PERIOD MANY YEARS, DISTINSULTANT HE LENT TO MANY BAHA'{ PROJECTS INCLUDING

t PROJECTS INCLUDING

TEMPLES WILMETTE, PANAMA CITY, APIA AND WHICH INVOLVED HIM PROMINENTLY IN CREATION PRELIMINARY PLANS TOWARD REALIZATION CONCEPT FOR DEVELOPMENT SACRED | TIES Mi HIS MEMBERSHIP NATIONAL AL Y UNITED STATES AND ACTIVITIES CONNECTED WITH GREEN ACRE SCHOOL AND AS TRAVELING TEACHER GRATEFULLY ACKNOWLEDGED.

YING HOLY SHRINES PROGRESS HIS NOBLE

UNIVERSAL HOUSE OF JUSTICE =

OUR DEEP SORROW OCCASIONED BY THE PASSING OF OUR DEARLY LOVED AND LONG-TIME COLLEAGUE, ROBERT MCLAUGHLIN, WILL SURELY BE MATCHED BY THE INESTIMABLE REWARD DESTINED FOR HIS NOBLE SPIRIT. THE EX 'Y SERVICES WHICH HE RENDERED THE AMERICAN

COMMUNITY AS A MEMBER OF THE NATIONAL SPIRITUAL ASSEMBLY, IN HIS EXPERT LABORS IN BEHALF OF THE TEMPLE OF THE WEST AND THE GREEN ACRE BAHA'I SCHOOL, AND IN HIS UNFLAGGING COMMITMENT TO TEACHING THE CAUSE ARE ETCHED FOREVER IN OUR MEMORY. THEY WILL REMAIN AN INSPIRATION TO FUTURE GENERATIONS.

VIDED HIM WITH OPPORTUNITIES TO PROMOTE THE CAUSE OF GOD UNCEASINGLY, UNTIL THE ILLNESS THAT PREVENTED HIS PHYSICAL PURSUIT OF SUCH ACTIVITY.

WE BESEECH THE ALMIGHTY TO WELCOME OUR DEAR BROTHER WHOSE SOUL JOYOUSLY REUNION WITH ITS BELOVED AND TO HIS BELOVED WIFE, KEITH, AND THEIR CHILDREN, MAY AND JIM, WE OFFER OUR HEARTFELT SYMPATHY AND OUR PRAYERS FOR THEIR SOLACE IN THIS TIME OF SEPARATION.

NATIONAL SPIRITUAL ASSEMBLY OF

THE BAHA'[S OF THE UNITED STATES

Robert , a former member of the National Spiritual Assembly and one of Hollywood's partnership with Merrill Heatter

outstanding television producers, died November 27 in Los Angeles. He was 77 years old.

Mr. Quigley, who served on the National Assembly from 1963-68, was a pioneer to South Africa from 1956-59 and co-authored the book, The Flame, with his longtime friend, the Hand of the Cause of God William Sears.

The New York City native be National Assembly represented at 33rd Urban League dinner

On October 8, representatives of the National Spiritual Assembly attended the National Urban League's 33rd annua! Equal Opportunity Day dinner in New York City.

The event honors individuals who have made substantial and long-term contributions to the cause of equal opportunity.

This year’s honorees were Dr. Mathilda Krim, pioneering research scientist and head of the American Foundation for AIDS Research; Mrs. Mollie Moon, organizer and president of the 47year-old National Urban League Guild; and Edgar M. Bronfman Sr., prominent businessman, philanthropist and outspoken advocate of human rights.

At the post-banquet reception the National Assembly's representatives, Marilyn Ellis Greene and Neal McBride, were introduced to League officers and members including its president, Dr. John E. Jacob, who mentioned having received copies of ‘‘The Promise of World Peace’’ and To Move the World in 1987.

Terah Cowart-Smith, who taught the Faith for many years throughout the U.S. and overseas and served as a charter member of the Bahd'{ United Nations Speakers’ Research Committee, died last October in Greensboro, North Carolina, Mrs. Cowart-Smith, a native of Georgia, lectured for more than a decade beginning in 1947 about the Bahd’{ Faith and its relationship to the UN.

in the early 1960s that resulted in 20 popular TY series, among them

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ROBERT QUIGLEY

IN MEMORIAM

Francisca Ammeraal New Port Richey, FL

Corrine Hollingshead Union Springs, AL

October 12, 1989 Date Unknown Martin Ardekany Jean Hutchinson Davis, CA Downey, CA

Date Unknown October 14, 1989 Melinda Barrett Mitchell Jack Redford Twp., MI Hopland, CA October 10, 1985 1989

Jean Besocke Bruce Johnson Morristown, TN San Jose, CA August 23, 1989 November 6, 1989 Facz Bolbolan Kazem Kazemzadeh Greenville, SC Pacific Palisades, CA August 1969 Nowember 14, 1989 Minnie Bowens Clair Kuhnie Union Springs, AL Marysville, WA 1988 October 15, 1989 Theodore Braukman George Lewis Denver, CO Avondale, AZ July 1989 April 14, 1989 Steven Bunting Charles D. Lyon Pétitionville, Haiti Manteca, CA October 21, 1989 Date Unknown Matthew Burns Claire Maloney Arlington, VA Madison, CT September 22, 1989 April 1988

Clara Carnes Hazel McCurdy Santa Fe, NM Luxembourg September 23, 1989 August 1989

Roy Colwell Betty McKenzie Norwalk, CT Union Springs, AL November 1989 Date Unknown Roosevelt Cooper Robert McLaughlin Union Springs, AL Princeton, NJ February 1968 November 30, 1989 Debra Cunningham Albert McLeod Lakewood, OH Manning, SC November 22, 1989 Date Unknown Julia Mae Davis Josh Meyers

Holly Hill, SC Lone Star, SC November 16, 1989 Date Unknown Edith DeGraw Edward C. Parker Ocean Springs, MS Omega, NM

June 17, 1989 May 23, 1983

Mohammad Foroutan-Sabred Esther Peterson

Alexandria, VA Atlantic Mine, MI September 26, 1989 August 19, 1988 Gerda Freeman Adelia Picciano Cloverdale, CA Huntington Beach, CA October 25, 1989 October 29, 1989 Robert Furrows Leo Powell

Denmark, SC St. Louis, MO

Date Unknown Date Unknown Geneva Graham Robert Quigiey Darlington, SC Beverly Hills, CA October 23, 1989 November 27, 1989 Rofus Harrell Elsa B. Rackow Hemingway, SC Rogers, AR

Date Unknown October 7, 1989

Nolan Hayles Gladys Radford

Paso, TX Salmon, [ID

November 12, 1989 August 15, 1989

Haze! Rasmus Lake Stevens, WA June 1989

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Randal A. howe Houston ™ October 72, 1989

Witham Reset Apple Valicy, CA October 18, 1989

Rubaniyyih “~yyer Reno, NV

mee Une mown Ralph Schall Ghendale, CA September 23, 1989 Pete Schmucker Marana, AZ

July 21, 1989 Martin Schwagier Jr Oneida, NY October 2, 1989 Helen Sherwin Saginaw, MI November: 17, 1989 Susie L. Smart Union Springs, AL 1988

Cynthia S. Smith Marietta, GA October 2, 1989

Terah Cowart Smith Greensboro, NC Date Unknown

Etta Steckler Milwaukee, WI September 18, 1989 Claude Sullivan

Jefferson, SC Date Unknown

Zella Svendsen Mesa, AZ November 8, 1989 Louis Tometich Jr Pt. Myers, FL Octoder 4, 1989 Charles Toole Hermosa Beach, CA November 1989 Jobn Voo-thurn Taxus Chicago, IL November 7, 1989 El Paso, TX March 23, 1989

Delores Washingtoe Chicago, IL

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