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North wing of House of ‘Abdu’llah Pasha Is restored
KHANUM.
JOYFUL EVENT COINCIDED LETTING CONTRACT MAJOR WORKS
EXTENSION MAIN TERRACE OF SHRINE OF THE BAB. THIS INITIAL
STAGE CONSTRUCTION TERRACES, COSTING APPROXIMATELY 550,000 DOLLARS, DUE TO BE COMPLETED IN FOUR MONTHS.
UNIVERSAL HOUSE OF JUSTICE
JUNE 19, 1990
REJOICE ANNOUNCE COMPLETION RESTORATION NORTH WING OF HOUSE OF ‘ABDU’LLAH PASHA IN ‘AKKA PERMITTING FIRST VISIT ADDITIONAL AREA THIS HOLY PLACE BY CURRENT GROUP PILGRIMS ON SEVENTEENTH JUNE. WING CONTAINS HALL IN WHICH
- ‘ABDU’L-BAHA HELD FEASTS AND OTHER GATHERINGS AND ALSO
ROOM OCCUPIED BY SHOGHI EFFENDI DURING BOYHOOD, BOTH ROOMS BEFITTINGLY FURNISHED BY AMATU'L-BAHA RUH[YYIH
Baha’
‘The real treasury of man is his knowledge. ’—Bahd’u'lldh
The Ailericon
Entertainer Red Grammer completes successful tour of several cities in Russia
On April 20, American singer/songwriter Red Grammer, who thrilled audiences at the San Francisco Peace Conference in 1986, began a tour of the Soviet Union.
In Moscow, Mr. Grammer took part in two concerts and a television program. He also performed for children at a secondary school.
While in that city, he and his wife, Kathy, were hosted by Vladimir Meegoolja, a well-known Russian folk musician. An assistant of Mr. Meegoolja’s became interested in the Faith, and some important hours were spent with him as he helped move the Grammers from one event to another. He was able to meet some of the Baha'is in Mos ow.
On April 21, the Grammer tour group was present for the election of the local Spiritual Assembly of Moscow and were privileged to hear a talk by the Hand of the Cause of God ‘AliAkbar Funitan who was also present at that event.
The tour then moved to Kiev, where the Grammers were guests of the first Ukrainian Bahd'{ couple. The day of the Kiev concert marked the anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, so the presentation was quite subdued. The program began with a film commemorating the tragedy, after which Soviet musicians presented a program in honor of the occasion. Mr. Grammer then presented the healing Message of Baha'u'llah, tenderly and tactfully, as a promise of a better future for us all.
Every night during the Grammer tour group's stay in Kiev, firesides were held at the hotel where the camera
Volume 21, No. 8
August 1990
Senior Institutions consult to focus strategy during rest of Six Year Plan
On July 20-22, the National Spiritual Assembly devoted a part of its regular monthly meeting to a special conference with members of the Continental Board of Counselors in the Americas, the Auxiliary Boards, and selected committees and offices at the Bahd’{ National Center.
The chief purpose of the consultation was to help strengthen the collaboration between the institutions of the Faith and their agencies as a means of focusing the efforts of our national community during the remaining 21 months of the Six Year Plan.
In light of the most recent Ridvan letter from the Universal House of Justice, and its pointed reminder that “*, , ,time is running out and we have serious commitments to keep,"’ the conference was centered around such commitments as teaching, raising the funds needed to complete the Arc on Mount Carmel, working to bring about the maturation of local Spiritual Assemblies, and supporting the two-year teaching plan for Eastern Europe.
In addition, a presentation was made on plans being developed for the Baha&'{ World Congress to be held in New York City in November 1992.
About 60 people attended the conference including Counselors Wilma Ellis, William Roberts and Fred Schechter.
Also joining the members of the National Spiritual Assembly in its deliberations were some 20 members of the Auxiliary Boards, representatives of the National Teaching Committee and National Youth Committee, and staff members from the National Teaching Committee office, the Office of the
President Amata Kabua of Marshall islands, wife,
The President of the Republic of the Marshall pre Amata Kabua, the
briefly with members of the Universal House of Justice and visited Baha’{
Holy Places including the Shrine of Bahé’u'll4h.
8 visit the World Center In Halfa
In addition to Mrs. Kabua, the President was accompanied by Ambassa - dor and Mrs. Edwards of the Marshall
Islands; Fred Pedro (who is a Baha'f), personal assistant to the President; Mrs. Amenia Mathew, clerk of the Cabinet; Jerry Kramer, president of the Chamber of Commerce, and his wife; Sen. Hermios Kibin; and Messrs. Fountain Inok and Carlton Hawpe of the Kwajalein Development Authority.
House of Justice pralses large budget increase
To the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahd’ts of the United States
We are greatly encouraged by your highly meritorious action in formulating a budget which includes a contribution of unprecedented magnitude to the Baha’{ International Fund. We are confident that the members of the
much-loved American Baha’{ community, the champion-builders of the embryonic World Order of Bahd'u'll4h, will arise with inflexible determination and exemplary self-sacrifice to meet the challenge placed before them. Our ardent prayers are being offered in the Holy Shrines for an outpouring of divine blessings to reinforce your consecrated endeavors.
Counselor Fred Schechter speaks at a special conference on the Six Year Plan
Treasurer, the Office of Pioneering and the Office of Public Information, among others.
The consultation on teaching reflected the weekend’s spirit of unified action. The meeting was punctuated by excitement over the news shared by Auxiliary Board members of teaching projects in their areas.
In addition, a coming together in response to the House of Justice's Ridvan message generated a sense of urgency in ‘being about our Father's business’’ and teaching the Cause.
A common thread throughout the consultation was the need to emphasize Bahd'u'll4h, His Mission, and the individual Baha’{’s relationship to the Faith as expressed through our teaching and our contributions to the Fund.
In their meeting, held that same weekend, the National Teaching Committee and Auxiliary Board agreed that
The Universal House of Justice July 19, 1990 =
called by the National Spiritual Assembly and held July 20-22 in Wilmette.
individual Bah&'{s need to call more frequently on the Board members and their assistants to push forward their teaching efforts to a level that results in new Baha’i co-workers.
More individuals need to connect with teaching institutes, it was noted, both for individual transformation and for action in teaching. The Auxiliary Boards can be of great assistance in this.
In addition, the National Teaching Committee and Auxiliary Boards encouraged local Spiritual Asemblies to call on the Boards for help in building community teaching efforts and on the Teaching Committee for its help and advice,
Jamshid Ashourian, the National Spiritual Assembly's controller, reported on the enthusiasm with which
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National Assembly beseeches Baha'u'llah to kindle spirit of urgency, sacrifice to help fund Arc project
To the American Bahd’t community Dear Bahd’t Friends:
As you know, the National Spiritual Assembly has taken action in response to the appeal of the Universal House of Justice for funds needed to build the Arc. First, we established a National Fund goal of $25 million, then we reduced our operating expenses to the bare minimum and pledged to contribute all funds in excess of our basic needs to the Supreme Institution. This action requires the sacrifice of important projects, needed personnel, building repairs, and equipment in favor of the most important project on the planet—the building of the Arc.
The privilege of making such sacrifices fills our hearts with joy. Rather than feeling limited or constrained, we feel an empowering spirit of reliance on Baha’u’ll4h to help us do something which seems beyond our reach. As Shoghi Effendi wrote: “If only the friends could realize it, the glory of our Faith is not that people with unique abilities do the work of the Cause, but that it is done by the sacrifice of loving and devoted souls who arise selflessly to undertake work they feel themselves incompetent, sometimes, to achieve. God works through them and endows them with gifts they did not dream they could ever possess."”
We pray that Baha'u'llah will accept the sacrifices made continually by all the friends and shower each one with blessings and guidance. We beseech Him to foster the spirit of urgency in the heart of every believer to meet the needs of the Faith; to reinforce every effort to share His healing teachings; to help every soul find safety and happiness in the Fortress of the Covenant; and to strengthen and invest with wisdom the devoted servants of his Divine Institutions.
With loving Baha’{ greetings,
National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahd'ts of the United States August 1, 1990
At Naw-Ruz, the Bahd’ts of Carson City, Nevada, presented to the local Ormsby Association of Retarded Citizens (OARC) a balance beam for their day-care program. The beam was constructed by community member Jim Sadilek (standing behind children). A
brass plaque notes that is was a gift from the Bahd’ts of Carson City. Also being built for the day-care center by another member of the Bahd’l community is a set of steps on which the children can practice and improve their walking skills
Eastern Oregon’s bold project aims at reaching Hispanics
In eastern Oregon, consultation be- having a Center would facilitate great gun at last year’s District Convention has resulted in a bold teaching project aimed at raising up Hispanic co-workes for the Cause.
An Hispanic Baha’i brought to the floor of the Convention the issue of reaching Hispanics in Oregon. The idea of renting a Baha’{ Center in a key location near an Hispanic community was introduced, because it was felt that
e attendance of non-Baha’{s at meetings, as many Hispanics might not feel comfortable going to someone’s home to discuss religion.
Madras, Oregon, was chosen as the site for the new Center. Many local Baha'(s helped subsidize the Center, which opened its doors last January.
Through consultation, a decision was reached to launch a six-week inten
In June, young people from Connecticut, Illinois, Iowa and Massachusetts
attended a training session for the Bahd’t Youth Service Corps held at the Louis G. Gregory Bahd’t Institute in Hemingway, South Carolina, Auxil
dary Board member Trudy White (third From right) helped facilitate the weeklong session. Suzanne Krause, a veteran of the Youth Service Corps who served at the House of Worship in India, also helped train the new recruits.
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sive teaching project in Madras aimed at reaching Hispanics. Although Madras does not have a local Assembly, the city does have an active Baha’{ Group.
The project is a result of a collaborative effort of the Madras Group, two nearby local Spiritual Assemblies (Deschutes County and Bend), the Auxiliary Boards, the District Teaching Committee, and the National Teaching Committee.
The effort was begun June 23-24 with a bilingual teaching seminar that examined the nature and process of teaching and focused on how to reach Hispanics in particular.
Part of the seminar was devoted to consultation on developing a vision of the purpose of teaching in Madras, the methods that could be used in teaching Hispanics, the quality and type of presentation that best expresses the Message of Baha'u'llah, and the process of becoming a Baha’ as it would affect both the new believers and the Bahd’{ community of Madras.
Some key decisions at the seminar related to the need to adapt the presentation of the Faith to Hispanics in the area.
The initial presentation would include using a teaching booklet as a brief introduction to Baha'u'lléh and His teachings, with an invitation to a fireside.
Three firesides focusing on Bahd’u'lléh were held each week, to which contacts and residents of certain designated neighborhoods were invited. During each fireside, an invitation to join the Faith was extended.
In addition, a children’s program for non-Bah4’{s was provided on a weekly basis. The program included teaching Prayers and Baha’i Writings in song.
A plan is in place to educate and deepen the new believers who are encouraged to pray at least once each day, to meditate on the Holy Word, to
to
The new believers are invited to be gin their service to the Faith as soon as possible, which may be as simple a task as reading to another Baha’! who is not literate.
The project also offers a 15-lesson course in Spanish, developed by the National Teaching Committee of Mexico, that has proven successful in other areas. At least three of the new believers are taking the course.
Although the project ended August 15, the participants do not consider this to be the end of teaching in MadTas; rather, they see it as a beginning These opening actions are being reflected upon, and other plans are being made to further the teaching work in their community.
Teaching Committee has new national coordinator of U.S. youth activities
The National Teaching Committe is pleased to announce that Laura Cessna has joined its office as national coordinator of youth activities.
Ms. Cessna, a graduate of the University of Virginia, recently completed a Youth Year of Service in South Carolina. While there, she worked for the Louis Gregory Baha’{ Institute and WLGI Radio Baha’.
Her responsibilities at the Youth Desk will include coordinating the Baha’{ Youth Service Corps and working with college clubs and teaching projects involving youth.
If you would like to discuss youth activities and teaching, please call Ms. Cessna at the National Teaching Committee’s office at the Bahd’{ National Center, 708-869-9039.
GREEN LAKE CONFERENCE: Major developments! American Indian program scart ing with Friday Forum and contiming
through the weekend. Regier mow and be i= on the excitement! Phone Carctys Maloa!, 414-373-0159.
Fund contributions In May up nearly 40 percent
‘THE FIRST CONDITION...’
“The first condition is absolute love and harmony among the memders. “—‘Abdu'l-Baha
Im May, local Assembly participaGon in giving to the National Fund rose Si percent over the previous year, with 890 Assemblies contributing. Individwal participation was up 30 percent, while 13 percent more Groups gave in 1990 than in 1989. These advances produced total contributions of $625,000, — 40 percent from a year car The impetus given the community by the National Convention has continued through « series of nearly 50 “town meetings” across the country
As reported in last month's issue of The American Bahd', staff from the Office of the Treasurer criss-crossed the country between May 18 and July 9 representing the National Spiritual Assembly al meetings that were attend. od by more than 2,000 believers who came from some 400 communities
The friends beard news of the Arc and of developments here at home, and were treated to a video tape containing excerpts from a talk given by David Hofman, retired member of the Universal House of Justice.
The mix of facts, news and ideas was warmly received by the friends, who took advantage of the opportunity to ask questions and consult on topics
Pictured before their departure in June
Sor the Soviet Union are members of the Marion Jack Teaching Project,
Marion Jack teaching campaign carries M
ranging from the management of the National Fund, the spiritual importance of Huqiqu’ll4h, and improvements in the Automatic Contribution System, to the national budget and the effect of giving on the process of spiritual transformation.
One example among many that highlights the spirit enlivening these gatherings: at 7 o’clock on the morning following one meeting, the National Assembly’s representative was awakened at his hotel by a believer who wished to meet with him immediately. ‘‘Well, I'm still in my pajamas,”’ said the staff member.
“I don’t mind if you don't,’’ the man replied. “I'll be right up!"
“As soon as this friend came into the room,"’ the staff member related, ‘‘it was clear that he was quite moved."’
It seems the discussion the previous evening had so touched the heart of this dear soul that he and his family felt the desire to make a special sacrifice for the Faith; he proceeded to offer a diamond ring that, he said, had been in his family for five generations, but which they now wanted to consecrate in support of the Arc
In accordance with instructions from the National Spiritual Assembly, a point was made at these meetings of not asking for funds. Instead, the em phasis was on the importance and the urgency of the opportunities facing all of the Baha'is at this time, and on the process of reassessing everything we do as Baha'is to serve the Faith, whether in relation to teaching, contributing to the Funds, or educating the believers.
which was initiated by young Bahd'ts in California.
of Bahé’u’lléh to eight cities in Soviet Union
Prom June 2-August 8, « group of young Bahé’(ls from five states and Alaska carried the Message of Bahd’w'lith to the Soviet Union as « part of the Marion Jack Teaching Project.
Inchuded in the itinerary were visits 0 Moscow, Ulan-Ude, Severobai ialsk, Irkutsk, Kiev, Odessa, L'vov and Minsk. In July, the group planned to join “Deystar,”” « musical group
composed of Bahd’{s from the World Center, in Kiev, circumstances permitting.
The project, which includes a dozen team members, is named in honor of Marion Jack who was given the title “General Jack’ by the Guardian after she chose to remain as a ploneer in Bul garia even after receiving encourage ment to leave
These themes are very much in line with the consultation at the recent National Convention.
Is the goal won? Not yet! There is still a long way to go before we reach the $25 million objective. But it begins to look as if the “summer slump” may have become history. Let's not let up now! “‘Please God, ye may achieve it."’
What Is Everyone Saying?
Last month we shared the love-notes from Ariana, a young Baha’{ who is very interested in the Fund. In this section we would like each month to share excerpts from letters that the friends are kind enough to send to the Office of the Treasurer. That's the best way to catch the spirit of the friends’ concerns, we think!
Vermont
“The local consultation we held on teaching and the Fund at the request of the National Spiritual Assembly at Convention convinced us to go with the Automatic Contribution System
and to increase our contribution. We also feel that more emphasis should be given to universal participation
those who can give least find the sum needed overwhelming, but to have given something means @ success rate of 100 percent if the goal is participa
tion We love you and pray for you.”" Washingtoo
“The pledge portion of the View athon (a program to show The Seat of God's Throne in every community in Washington—TO) is complete, with $2,388 having been pledged.
We see that the World Center is being completed, that the Administrative Order is mature. -We found that when a roomful of Baha'is view the video together, they become one in their gratitude, their love, their amazement. It seems to us that this oneness, this love, is the key to unlocking their own potential and the hearts of seek California
“I have appreciated the recent change in the letters to the community from your office. For countless years we received 2-4 pages of budgetary information while the teaching goals received scant attention. That has changed. The result in my community is that the local Fund is stronger than ever and our contribution to the National Fund exceeds our goals.’’
Wisconsin
“Yesterday our community consulted on the recent messages concerning the need for funds for the Arc and the National Fund. We have for the last year maintained our contributions of $80/month through the automatic deduction program We have adopted a goal of raising an additional $3,200 over the next 19 Baha’{ months earmarked for the Arc. Secondly, we are paring our local funds to a mini mum. To that end, we are enclosing « check for $200 as the first installment on the annual pledge. We don"t know how close we will come to the goal, but we are determined to succeed and are united in our hearts and efforts
Calif oruis (agaia)
“Please accept this check = sitting here sort of amazed that ['m ao ing this. Ironically, | can afford &, bw I swear it feeis like I'm pulling my own teeth this is defintely az emo tional experience But afte read ing Wiliam Seas’ ite & Ge month's issue of The Americar Be ad’! 1 felt a strong need tw ac mediately Thank you for your thoughts
Why Is the Goal so BIG
Other recent letters have asked the question, ““Why is the annual goal & high?"’ Some of the fends seem cerned that a goal that is never met can be demoralizing. and that the proces: of goal setting should be similar to the: used by business orgamizapons
These questions are especially im portant in light of the recently adopesd national budget of $25 m
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Second, anxiety abou seemingly impossible number of lars ignores our own hustory Whes House of Justice announced that time had come to build its Seat, the S)< million cost was unprecedentec W in « year of that anpouncemes! iranian community's considerable ex nomic power had been shattered. anc yet the Seat was built on schedule. at « total cost of nearly $24 million Third, we mustn"! short~<change our selves. Do we have too limited « new of our own capacity?
In the final analysis, the actueweme= of our goals in every area hinges act on our capacity or our activity, although these are certainly important. But »c tory depends on faith. and on reliance on God, qualities we attain through earnest effort and prayer It is not difficult to imagmme that She tests we are now receiving, amd those possibly greater ones yet to come, have been given to us precisely so that =e can put this lesson imto practice. “As ye have faith,” the Delowed Master «! firmed, “‘so shall your power and blessings be.” _———————— | NOTICE
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Spirit of teaching the Cause rises above chaos In Zaire
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The Office of Pioneering received a
copy of a letter from Behin Newport, a peoneer to Zaire, to her father-in-law in the States, and was so touched by her loving spirit that it was decided to share the letter with you.
.
Whatever is going on here (in Zaire) is so fantastic; we enjoy it, though sometimes there are dangers, but everything is fruitful for the Faith.
Two weeks ago the students here had mots and the schools and university were closed. Many students were hurt and some even killed. We were so unhappy that we could not go anymore to the university to teach, which is one of the greatest joys of our life.
Later we found out that the hospital was full of students whom | could
teach. This renewed my joy. One morning there was so much work that it was noon when I looked at my watch and realized I hadn’t yet gone to teach, 80 I took some pamphlets and ran from the pharmacy.
At first I couldn’t find anyone to teach, but then I went out of the building and found a student who had been badly burt sitting on the steps in the sun. His eyes were puffed up and almost shut—he really was in a bad con “Oh, Bahd’u'llah,”’ I said to myself, “how can I ask this man to read anything at all, let alone a Baha’{ pamphlet, something that may not interest him since I have no time to stay and ex But, I thought, I had to do it since otherwise what would I say to Baha’u’llh in the evening when I must bring my conscience to account. So I went and said hello to this poor wounded student and asked about his condition.
SUMMER EVENTS OVERSEAS
Alaska: Northern Star Baha’{ Project. Need for traveling teachers to aid in the teaching work in the Aleutian Island chain villages, June-August. Bordedos: Caribbean Baha'i Youth Conference, August 10-12. Retired persons to help with Archives, ongoing.
Behamas: Summer Youth Teaching Project, July-August.
Belize: Mirza Mihdi Teaching Project, Phase 2, June 13-August 20. Botswena: “Star "90" Summer/Winter Youth Project, July-August Brazil? Ongoing ‘Education for Peace"’ project.
Ceneda: Yukon Baha’{ Institute, ongoing. Five International Youth Conferences: ““An Environment of Peace,"’ various dates.
Cook Islands: Volunteer experienced in video production needed to help develop local television productions, preferably for a period of several months to a year
Dominica: Summer School, August; “Sparks of Peace’? Youth Project, summer
Dominican Republic: Ongoing expansion and consolidation. Eastern Europe: Summer projects in several countries. £1 Salvedor: Ongoing project in metropolitan areas, emphasizing teaching and consolidation. Youth are especially welcome. Fiji Islands: Radio communications volunteer needed to help produce radio programs to help deepen local believers; ongoing. Guatemala: Project Quiche, urgent need for Spanish-speaking teachers to help reach the Maya Quiche Indians; ongoing. Haiti: Intensive deepening and teaching effort in Jacmel and on Cayemite, July-August. Hong Kong: Ongoing teaching and consolidation projects. Xorea: Ongoing teaching and consolidation projects. Malawi: Baha’{ International Summer School, December 21-27. Martinique: Ongoing teaching and consolidation projects. Mexico: Teaching projects in central and southern areas, July-August. | Pakistan: Asian Youth Conference, October 17-20. Puerto Rico: Brilliant Star Project, mass teaching; ongoing. Peru: Ongoing teaching projects in Tropas, Celendin and Cajamarca. | Swaziland: Social and economic development project, ongoing. Switzerland: Ongoing teaching projects in St. Gallen, Lucarno and Lausanne. Bicycle Tour for Peace to promote Baha’! principles on peace and the protection of the environment, August. Landegg School sessions: Per| sonal Transformation (English), August 6-12; Personal Transformation | (Preach), August 12-18; The Revelation of Bahd’u'll4h (English), August 18-25; Certification Program in Baha’! Studies (English), Year 1, July 29| August 26, Year 2, August 5-26; Persian Literature, Arts and Music (Per| sian), August 27-September 2. Trinidad: Dr. Ugo Giachery Teaching Project; ongoing.
USSR: Teaching projects in several areas. Zimbatrwe: Traveling teachers needed to teach in rural secondary schools.
Por more information, please contact the Office of Pioneering, Baha’{ National Center, Wilmette, IL 60091, or phone 708-869-9039
hadn’t much time, so I quickly said
peared to vanish.
“Oh,” he said, smiling, “this is what I was searching for. Yes, madam. I have heard of this religion and had a prayer book of Bahd'u'llah, but all has been burned or stolen.””
You can imagine my feelings, which went from hopelessness to great joy to find another hand stretching out to receive the healing Message of our Beloved One. With much difficulty I tried to hide the tears that were about to gush out.
1 invited him to come the next day to my pharmacy. He did so, along with another student whom I had helped with his wounds, a Baha’ I had taught a few months ago. Physically they were in bad shape, but their spirits were keen and well.
I talked about the necessity of the Message of Baha’u'll4h, the condition of the world, that Baha'is should not interfere in politics, and about their role in helping to build the new World Order. They were very much convinced and happy.
Then Oscar—the one | had seen the
Pictured are some of the Bahd’ts from Scottsdale, Arizona, who took part in
day before—said there is no dowbt thar
wonderful reality
Oh, we talked a kot! There are « many stories. Please pray for us so the we remain here to teach the Fai that we can sacrifice our lives
Him—the Beloved One Oh, how much we have to Him for! Love, love, love and ) Behin NMewpe Sure 19
this year’s Prada de! Sol (Parade of the Sun) in Scottsdale.
Bahé'ls In Scottsdale, Arizona, take active role in community events to teach, proclaim the Cause
The Bahé'fs of Scottsdale, Arizona, have taken part this spring in a number of proclamation events in that area. For example:
Some 30 Bahd’is marched for the second year in the annual Prada del Sol (Parade of the Sun) in Scottsdale. Besides carrying a blue-and-white banner
jor principles of the Faith.
In March, the Scottsdale community participated with the Arizona Institute for Peace, Education and Research in a Peace Fair that coincided with the Global Walk for Peace.
The Baha'is were one of 35 groups that had display booths at the Pair, which was held at Heritage Square in downtown Phoenix, The Baha’! table was at the entrance, so all who entered had to pass by
Children were given “Wage Peace balloons, adults copies of “The Prom ise of World Peace” and various Beha’{ pamphlets.
The Scottsdale Teaching Commit arranged an afternoon event called
vices in return for contributions to the
Fund. In four hours, about $400 ws
collected.
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a ; Colorfully costumed dancers (left photo) perform during the ‘Human Flower Garden Cultural Evening’ held
@s a part of the Bahd’t International
Chinese Symposium in Kingston, Jamaica. Right photo: Some of the more
than 80 people from 16 countries who attended the event are pictured in front
Of the Bahd"{ National Center in King: ton.
16 countries take part in Jamaica’s Chinese Symposium
About 80 people from 16 countries attended a Bahd’{ International Chinese Symposium held June 14-17 in Kingston, Jamaica.
Among them were 10 representatives from the U.S., five of whom were able to remain in Jamaica from 10 days to three weeks to help with local teaching efiorts
Among those taking an active part in the deliberations were Counselor for the Americas David Smith; Paul Koh,
From the National Spiritual Assembly
secretary of the International Chinese Teaching Committee; members of National Spiritual Assemblies from a number of Caribbean islands; Auxiliary Board member Meim Smith, representing the National Spiritual Assembly of Canada; Puran Stevens, representing the U.S. National Spiritual Assembly; and Auxiliary Board member Marijke Van Lith of Suriname. On June 13, the National Spiritual Assembly of Jamaica hosted a reception at which Gloria Palomino, pres Notice of two upcoming conferences of special Interest to Baha’
From time to time the National Spirtual Assembly receives notices of conferences and other events that may be of interest to the Bahd’{ community. Those who are interested in any of the following conferences should contact the sponsoring organization.
SID Conference
In collaboration with the Society for International Development, USA, and the SID chapter in Washington, the 1991 International Development Conference, “‘From Cold War to Cooperation: Dynamics of a New World Order,”’ will be held next January 23-25 in Washington, D.C.
The Society for International Devel National | Hispanic Conference |
September 14 - 16, 1990 Los Angeles Baha’i Center
Theme Indigenous Roots . . . Glorious Mission
Please register as soon as possible. Fee (meals and registration): $20.00 per adult, $15.00 per youth (13-19), $7.50 per child, or $50.00 for a family (4 of more. To register / for more nformation:
National Hispanic Conference Co Los Angeles Bahé'{ Center 5155 Roden Road
Los Angeles, CA 90016
Phone: (213) 933-4291
opment, a non-profit educational organization, has served since 1952 as a platform for American organizations and individuals concerned with worldwide development.
Plenary sessions at the conference are to include ‘Redefining National Security for the U.S.: Preservation of the Planet and Its People,’’ ‘The U.S. and the Third World: Rethinking Priorities,"’ ‘‘People-Powered Foreign Policy,” and ‘‘Reflections on the New World Order.””
Registration fees received through September 1 are: individuals, $130; students, $35; retired persons, $50. Further information can be obtained from International Development Conference, 1401 New York Avenue N.W., Suite 1100, Washington, DC 20005.
NCPCR Conference
The National Conference on Peacemaking and Conflict Resolution (NCPCR) improves the theory and practice of conflict resolution and peacemaking by providing vehicles for dialogue, training and study; stimulates and coordinates interaction among national and international organizations; and builds public awareness, acceptance and access to peacemaking and conflict resolution through broadly-based public education.
The conference, ‘Community in Conflict," is being planned and will take place June 4-8, 1991, in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Interested individuals may (1) organize an Institute Workshop or Short Course, (2) present a conference paper or poster, (3) take part in a seminar, or
ident of an association that is organizing a conference on women’s issues, invited eight Bahd’is to a luncheon the following day to discuss issues of mutual concern.
The reception was covered by the local press, while Mr. Koh, Farzam Kamalabadi and Jene Brusen-Bellows, at the direction of the National Assembly of Jamaica, made further contact with the media.
During the Symposium, Mrs. Stev
(4) offer talent at the conference community fair. Should your proposal or paper refer to the Bahd'( Faith, please send it to the National Assembly’s ofSice in Washington, D.C., before submitting it to the conference. The address is 1606 New Hampshire Avenue N.W., Washington, DC 20009 (phone 202-865-8830).
Conference topics include **Theories of Conflict and Community,"’ ‘“‘Making Government Work to Support the
ens was invited by Counselor Smith to report briefly on the recent Chinese Symposium in San Francisco and t read messages received by the US. Ne tional Spiritual Assembly about tha
event from the Universal House of Jus tice. On June 1S, more than 280 people
attended a mulD-cultural aru anc tertainment program at the Jamaice Pegasus Hotel whose tithe war “Hi
Community,”’ “Community and Con flict in the Workplace, Neaghodo hood Justice Centers,"" “The Comme. nity of Peacemaking and Conflict Res
olution,” “Faith, Fellowship and Community,” and “Culture and Race.”
Further information may be reques ed from Susan Shearouse, NCPCR George Mason University, 4400 versity Drive, Fairfax, VA (phone 703-764-611
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Discussion of PBS-TYV series encouraged
The National Spiritual Assembly, in collaboration with the North Amer ican Conference on Religion and Ecology (NACRE), encourages local Beha'{ communities and individuals to establish discussion groups on the up coming Public Broadcasting System
(PBS) 10-week series, “Race to Save
the Planet,"’ which will be televised beginning October 4
The National Assembly has already contacted directly several local Spir itual Assemblies to encourage their communities to invite friends, family and other religious and civic organizations to take part in these discussion groups. One goal of the discussions is to create interfaith environmental ac
tion groups. NACRE has designed a Viewer’s
Guide and Facilitator's Guide to the
series to deepen interfaith understanding of the ethical and spiritual impl
cations of the environmental crisis. The cost of a Viewer’s Guide is $3 single issue including postage and handling. With the purchase of «
for s ect
tator’s Guide for $15, you will receive 25 free Viewer"s Guides. Baha'is car purchase the guides through NACRE, 5 Thomas Circle N. W., Washingto DC 20005. For more information, please phone 1-800-LEARNER
Bahéa'l-developed literacy council wins top Sheboygan award
The Sheboygan, Wisconsin, Literacy Council, which offers one-to-one free instruction for adults who want to learn to read, write and spell, has won the 1990 Humanitarian of the Year Award given by the Sheboygan Human
Rights Association
The Literacy Council, which started with five students and mow has SO, was begun in 1988 as a social and ecomoe development project by Bab’ & Sheboygan ares.
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Shipment Artives from Editorial Bahé'‘t de Esparia— The following Spanish titles arrived recently from Spain:
THE BAB Selecciones de los Escritos del Bab/ Selections from the Writings of the Bab
$7.50 : ‘ABDU'L-BAHA
Fundamentos de Unidad Mundial/ Foundations of World Unity $5.50
THE UNIVERSAL HOUSE OF JUSTICE Promesa de Paz Mundial Resumen/ Promise of World Peace Summary
$.25
COMPILATIONS Crisis y Victoria/Crisis & Victory $4.95
El Matrimonio Bahda’t y Vida Familiar / Bahd't Marriage & Family Life $4.95 Mundo del Esptritu/The Spiritual World $4.50 Recopilacién Sobre la Paz/Peace Compilation $6.50
WORKS ABOUT THE FAITH Cartas a un Buen Catélico/ Letters to a Good Catholic
$6.50 ntido de la Vida/The Meaning of Deepening
$4.50 CHILDREN’S LITERATURE Guebe y el Camién Juguete | Guebe and the Toy Truck $3.95 Zuniuzi: Una Historia de Amor Zi A Love Story
ere is no
hers, the following titles are not presently 10 whether or when they will be back in stock
Bah@’t Faith: An Introduction VHS and Beta
Unlimited Visions God Loves Laughter
George Ronald, Publisher
PER: Prayers of Shoghi Effendi
Bahd’l Verlag
PER: Tablets of Ahmad
Bahd’t Veriag
PER: Will and Testament of ‘Abdu’l-Bahaé Bahd’l Verlag
Portals to Freedom
George Homald, Publisher
Secret of the Stolen Mandolin One W ortd Publications
Understanding Bahda’u'llah’s Wo1 leaching - Proclamation - Perso
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NEW /REPRINTED PUBLICATIONS TO AID IN STUDYING THE FAITH | Baha@’t Prayers, Epistle to the Son of the Wolf | A Selection ee | LS Edition a os all
| Unlike Bahd’f Prayers published in the United States, the prayers in this book are arranged by section
| scconding to their source—the Bab, Bahd'u'llsh, and *Abdu'l-Bahsa— and their general subject. However, since there are no subject headings, readers may browse through the book as moved by their meditative spirit. A table of contents at the front of the book and an index before the occasional prayers will assist the reader in locating prayers suggested for particular subjects. Bound in a soft, vinyl material. 4 x5-718 inches, contents, 58 pages, index Bahd’( Publishing Trust of the United Kingdom
Commentary on Epistle to the Son of the Wolf
Firuz Kazemzadeh
CS $8.50
A commentary by Firuz Kazemzadeh in which he explains the historical significance of Epistle to the Son of the Wolf—one of the last of the one hundred books revealed by Bah4’u'llsh—and comments upon its contents. Designed for use by those who are reading the book, Commentary on Epistle to the Son of the Wolf will facilitate individual study of the book that the National Spiritual Assembly has chosen as a goal for focused study this year.
30 minutes
Bohd'l Publishing Trust
of the United States
— — Copies of From Haitian Roots Defective
Due to defects in the sound track from which the duplicating master was made, From Haitian Roots has been recalled. The soundtrack has been corrected, a new master has been prepared, and new video copies are being duplicated. Copies shipped prior to July 22, 1990, are defective and can be retumed to the Bah4"f Distribution Service for replacement
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National Spiritual Assembly as the book for focused study this year. The last major Tablet of Bahd'u'llah, in which He frequently quotes from His own Writings as He “‘adduces proofs establishing the validity of His Cause’’ and proclaims His station as the Supreme Manifestation of God. Bah4"u"ll4h also highlights some of the most important aims of His Cause, including blotting out every trace of enmity and hatred from the hearts of men and uniting mankind through the power of His Revelaticn. HeanTrending stories of some of the martyrs show the transforming power of the Bahs"{ Faith. Introduction by Marzieh Gail.
4-1/4 x7 inches, 181 pages, glossary, index Bahd’l Publishing Trust of the United States
Unto Him Shall We Return
Compiled by Hushidar Motlagh
SC $9.95
A comprehensive compilation of extracts from the Baha! writings o reality and immontality of the human soul. It is the first compilan bring together the writings of Bahu" llth, the Bab, and * Abdu }-Bahs the purpose of human life and the continuation of that parpose x mysterious realms beyond physical death. Are humans mortal or umm tal? Is death a door to doom and extinction ora portal toanew. life? What is the purpose of earthly tife? Can the reality and ity of the sou! be confirmed by reason? Now in its fourth prim Him Shall We Return portrays a clear vision of the meaning of here and hereafter—and offers guidance about the desi preparaso: worlds to come. It is an excellent reference for stadiies an immor gentle consolation for the bereaved, and a sourcebook for services. I can also be used for daily reactings.
5-1/4 x 8-1/4 inches, 130 pages, preface Baha'i Publishing Trust of the United Siases
New World Suite
by Michael Finger
SC $6.95
Nominated for the National Book Award, New World Suite is a book-length poem of diverse pieces held together by common themes of anew world order, peace, and the celebraton of religious and ethnic diversity. With the rhythm and style of jazz, New World Suite combines diverse styles and moods into a vision of a unified world. Fitzgerald, author of three books of poetry and editor of Creative Circle: Art, Literature and Mu Bahd'( Perspective, was recent for a Pulitzer prize Softcover, 5 1/4 x8 1/4 inches Northwood Press a
The Journal of Baha'i Studies
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Includes five articles, two book reviews, and two include “Whither the Intemational Auxiliary Language Ghim Lian Chew; ‘‘Language and Worldview,”” by Alvine “‘Humankind’s Path to Peace in a Global Society,”” by Erwin Las “Tahirih: A Religious Paradigm of Womanhood,” by Susan S Maneck, and *‘Learning from History,”* by Moojan Momen. The « variety of these articles will enlarge one's perspectives on me issues that are fundamental to achieving world peace. This iss» est to Bahd’{s and seekers; excellent for teaching and deepening 6x9 inches, 86 pages, index to volume } Association for Baha" Stadies
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Bible Proofs
A Fireside Aid for Teaching Christi Compiled by Nabil I. Hanna SC $14.95
This collection of quotations from the Holy Bible and Bahd'{ writings was inspired by a statement of *Abdu’l-Bahd: “It is very good to memorize the logical points and the proofs of the Holy books. Those and evidences which establish the fact that Bahd’n’Tlth is the fulfillment of the Promise of the Holy book. ‘These proofs aught to be collected and memorized."* Designed as an aid to fireside teaching or deepening classes, the focus is on significant topics often raised during discussions of Christian topics.
5-1/2 x 8-1/2 inches; 161 pages, illustrations, selected bibliography Kaltends Press
Hinduism and The Bahd’t Faith
by Moojan Momen SC $7.95
Most presentations of the Baha’ Paith are written to appeal to a Western, Christian, or Islamic point of view. Hinduism and The Baha’ Faith is different. While directed to those of the Hindu tradition, it also provides a new perspective and insights into the Bahd’{ Faith. Dr. Momen examines the Bahé'{ approach to Darshana, Dharma, and Moksha, and significant Hindu prophecies. He also discusses Bahd"{ social teachings, laws, and history, and the Bahd"f community.
5-1/2 x 8-1/2 inches; 95 pages, references, bibliography, index
Jeenp Reasid, Publisher
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by John Hatcher
HC $21.95 / SC $11.95
George Ronald, Publisher
In reviewing this book, Roger White, himself a poet, wrote that **. are) poems of a high order, ‘well crafted, accessible, powerfully convincing, and resonant with spirit and faith. John Hatcher's range of interests, breadth of vision and depth of compassion are stunning. These are pocms screened through ‘and illumine the ordinary, enlarge our perspective and affirm the loftiest human values."* 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 inches; 224 pp., list of poems previously published, notes
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Logic and Logos
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between formerly mutually suspicious disciplines. Also, it was
adopted as the textbook fora course
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studies program at Landegg Academy, Germany. 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 inches;
160 pages, works cited, notes
George Ronald, Publisher
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A Collection of Selected Words from
the Bahd’t Writings in Persian, Arabic and English
Compiled by Hamed Eshraghian SC $12.95
A Collection of Selected Words matches Persian/Arabic words and phrases in selected Bahd’{ writings firm section lists Persian/Arabic words in alphabetical order and section lists the English translation
and the original Persian/Arabic. Phrases have been included, which facilitates study of the words in context.
A Collection of Selected Words draws from a limited number of texts, it will facilitate studying the writings in Persian, Arabic,
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The Role of Women
in an Advancing Civilization Bahé' { Publications Australia
and Association for Bahd' { Studies, Australia
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A monograph based on papers presented at the March 26, 1989. o ence of the Association. Includes “*Women and Power,” “The Position Women in Traditional Viemam,"’ ‘Women in the Legal Profession. "Women, Development, and Peace," ** Patriarch-Dead or Alive? Where do we go from here?"" and “Women in an Advancing Civilization According to the editors, ‘“The presenters successfully explored issucs and concerns on the position and role of women and im doing so se: agenda for future exploration. This book is a result of their efforss, honesty and their concern for the long path we have yet that women attain the very highest station in the world 5-718 x 8-1/4 inches; 104 pages, line drawings, photogn Bahd'| Publications Austraha
A Bahd@’t Parenting Program From the Marriage and Family Development Committee SC $3.95
Based on the Bahd'{ writings, dus Geveloping a spiritual aimosphere wo tenurish ct Arranged thematically, it addresses such iopace as Wo spiritual ideals,”” “Communication and fam ily consultation,”’ **B: Bans “Equality of the sex ponies an Oe sharing understandings of the guidance availa the Bad { wr for examining practical issues of Bahd"{ parenting. and gs Opportunity to share experiences and wo suppor and encom: Designed for a weekend institute or a senes of ten Gexpemungs and moderately -sized groups
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Published with the assistance of the Bahé’s | International Community's Office of Public | Information in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the birth of St. Barbe Baker. A Bahd'{ who was widely known as a forester, author, and conservationist, St. Barbe Baker was an early crusader for exvironmental issues whose importance is only now being recognized. His Bahé"{ beliefs werereflecied im his acSonsanc are evident in these quotations from his writings. Hence tis book illumines environmental concems with a Bahé'{ perspecuve for chose interested in or working on environmental concerns.
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Program, staff draw praise from Special Visitors after family-oriented program In June at House of Worship
“The whole program and all the staff at the Baha’{ National Center has helped me be stronger in the Faith. | have been a Bahd’{ for four years, an isolated Baha’{ for the last three years. I came home feeling confident in my beliefs and have had many opportunities to teach with materials and pictures I brought back.’
This was one of the comments made by a participant in the Special Visit Program held in June at the Baha'i House of Worship. Fifteen adults and children took part in this family-oriented visit, one of two such programs held each year.
Baha'is of various ages from six states (as well as a couple who had recently arrived from India) gathered for special programs, talks, and tours of the Baha’! National Center, the National Bah4’{ Archives, the Baha’{ Publishing Trust, the Baha’{ Home, and the House of Worship. The first evening began with devotions in the Temple's upstairs Auditorium with members of the Committee for the House of Worship participating, continued with a program at which staff members had a chance to share their musical talents with the visitors, and ended with a reception that gave everyone a chance to become better acquainted.
Visitors had the bounty of taking part in regular activities at the House of Worship such as guiding and reading for devotions in the Auditorium. They received special presentations from Media Services, the House of Worship Book Shop and Activities Office staff, and National Center staff. On the final day of the visit, farewells were shared at a picnic on the grounds of the national Haziratu’l-Quds. Everyone had wonderful highlights to share.
Although the purpose of the Special Visit program is to share the experiences of the House of Worship and Baha’{ National Center with our visitors and to widen their knowledge and perceptions of the Faith, staff members freely acknowledge that to no small degree, they are the ones who come away enriched and revived through contact with these gracious and loving visitors to the Mother Temple of the West.
The next Special Visit program is to be held August 30-September 2. Although it will not include a special children’s program, older children who are able to take part in all phases of the regular program are welcome to attend. For details, phone 708-256-4400.
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Pictured with staff members at the Bahd'i House of Worship are the 15
adults and children who took part in
June in the House of Worship’s Special Visit Program. Another program is scheduled August 30-September 2
Teen-age Baha’/ In S.C. turns ‘crisis’ into ‘victory’
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When the planned Baha'i speaker was detained, a 14-year-old Baha'i, Angela Ewing, turned “‘crisis’’ into “‘victory,’’ sharing the stage with top leaders of South Carolina's black community and representing the Faith to 1,500 people at the first ‘10,000 Leaders’ Conference’’ in Columbia.
The Baha'is of greater Columbia, with the guidance of the National Spiritual Assembly, had been involved for months with the conference, which was called to set goals for the black community for the new 1 llennium, based
Baha’is reach out to Chinese In communities, on campuses
A growing number of Bahd’{ communities and individuals across the country have adopted goals to meet
China and the Third World.
These two types of teachers will be reinforced by a program of homefront
and befriend Chinese students and scholars who are living in the U.S., especially since the Chinese Symposium last March in San Francisco. Presently, the National Teaching Committee is coordinating the travel of teachers of the Chinese to communities and campuses across the country. The plan uses not only the services of traveling teachers who specialize in reaching the Chinese, but includes visits by Baha’{s prominent in their professions who can speak on the application of Bah’! principles to the economic, social and spiritual needs of
pioneering that uses American fulltime volunteers and short-term pioneers from Chinese-speaking countries in Asia.
Two traveling teachers, Jene Bellows and Farzam Kamalabadi, have visited more than 20 communities since the Symposium. Other teachers, including some from Asia, will begin traveling this fall.
Mrs. Bellows has traveled to several communities in recent months including stops in Texas, Iowa, Michigan and Florida.
Wisconsin conference addresses challenges, priorities, lifestyles of Baha’ women In contemporary society
Inspired by the 1989 Ridvan message from the Universal House of Justice which said “. . souls must be transformed, new models of life thus attained...,” Bahd’fs in Oshkosh and Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, organized a conference for women May 18-20 in
“In this life,” she said, ‘we have the
freedom to strive to better ourselves in order to be worthy to meet God. After we leave this world we do not (have the choice); we are dependent on God’s mercy.”
Afternoon workshop sessions were centered on “‘Becoming the Real You’’ and ‘‘Choosing Priorities."’ The first emphasized the need for acquiring compassion and understanding for and of ourselves, while the second spoke to finding a balance in our lives in a stressful world.
A similar conference is being planned for 1991.
Mr. Kamalabadi, who speaks both Mandarin and Cantonese, has recently returned from pioneering in Macau and is a former member of the Baha’{ Committee for China. He has spoken in many communities in the Northeastern states, Washington state and Texas.
The new friendships begun with Chinese students are followed up by a social event to which the new Chinese friends are invited. The spirit of love generated by these activities brings the groups together, giving many of the Chinese students their first real opportunity to make American friends.
The teaching work among the Chinese is being further reinforced by the mailing of the new Chinese-language edition of One Country to prominent Chinese friends of the Faith.
One Country is published by the Baha’{ International Community's Office of Public Information, translated into Chinese in Hong Kong, and mailed directly from there using an address list of such friends compiled and maintained by the U.S. National Teaching Committee.
Communities and individual Baha'is with friends who might benefit from such a mailing, as well as those who are interested in using traveling teachers to help reach the Chinese on campus during the coming school year, are asked to contact Steve Townsend at the National Teaching Committee's Chinese Teaching Desk, 708-869-9039.
t-minute talk at state’s Leaders’ Conference
on “‘God, Church and Family.”
At 11:15 on the morning of the conference, which was to start at noon, the Baha’i speaker called to say be hac been delayed in « town an hour and « half away.
The Baha'i liaison to the conference began making phone calls al) over the Cty, but was unable to locate « singic adult black Bahé’ to mand in. Co umbia-area believers, exhausted from representing the Faith at the National Black Family Summit Conference for the four previows days. had scaters< to attend to personal concerns.
At 11:35, after dismissing the idea of speaking herself, the liaison called An gela, whose first response was “You're kidding, aren"t you?”
But within half an hour, immacelately dressed and saying silent prayers. Angela walked confidently onto the stage of the South Carolina Coliseum and took her place among the distinguished speakers.
Seconds after she was seated, the Bahé’{ part of the program was intro duced. Angela stepped to the podium and, with great poise and stage pres ence, spoke the short greeting she anc the liaison had prepared, following with quotations from Bahé'u"llah on the family.
Her talk was received with enthusiastic applause.
Although Angela was followed by five hours of polished professional speakers, many of whom had cy vated their skills in the pulpit, i was her appearance that was featured on the evening television news.
Responses from non-Bahd'is that have filtered back indirectly have been quite positive, and include that ber naturalness made her the most effec tive speaker, and that she had more say than anyone else.
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The American Baha’
A 1990
S.C. communities are reaping benefits of teaching seeds sown by WLGI Radio
A person runs out of @ store near Hemingway, South Carolina, and flags down a departing motorist, wanting to know what “Baha'i” is.
Another person asks a Baha’ friend,
Who is Baha’u’llah?””
A Baha’! teacher approaches several rough-looking young men. The Baha’{ mentions WLGI Radio Baha'i, and they immediately become friendly. meone calls the Bahd’{ telephone number and says, ‘‘We want some Baliterature.”*
Later, two people walk into a Baha'!’s office and declare their belief in Baha'u'llah.
Does this sound like your idea of teaching heaven? Welcome to the realiy Of teaching the Faith within the area of Radio Baha’l,
People now drive up to the station and the Louis G. Gregory Baha’{ InstiQ where WLGI is located—asking:
What's the Baha’ Faith all about?”
A growing number of enrollments can be attributed in part to the spirit of the station and the message it imparts.
That includes a woman who recently called to ask, “How do you become a Baha’{?"" It turns out that all she needod was an enrollment card!
Baha’! communities in northeastern South Carolina are beginning to reap the benefits of years of Bahd’{ progemming on WLGI. The sacrifices of so many during the station’s difficult birth and infancy are paying off.
The station’s staff is also finding geater diversity in its listening audi
ence as more and more people from all
strata of society are tuning to ‘‘ninety.
point-nine PM, WLOI."’
Now Radio Bahd’{ faces the challenge of continuing to produce fresh programming: programming that deepens the believers, old and new, provides support for area teaching efforts, and offers the general community useful and uplifting information.
WLGI is now looking to the national Baha’{ community for help in program development. Volunteers with broad ® loved ones of God! Each one of
the friends must teach at least one soul ar. This is everlasting glory. s eternal grace. _‘pbdy'l-Bah4
cast and/or production experience who
are interested in, and capable of, independent program production are
needed.
Radio Baha'i would like to collaborate with Bahd’is on programs to be produced at facilities anywhere in the country.
Two examples of programs now being broadcast on WLGI and produced elsewhere are: ‘‘Watching Over Your World,”’ a three-minute weekly series on weather and the environment; and “The Promise of World Peace,’’ a series of excerpts from the peace statement.
If you have the interest and expertise, please write to Radio Baha’(, Route 2, Box 69, Hemingway, SC 29554, or phone 803-558-2977.
Pictured are some of the more than 480 Bahd"ts and their guests from 11 states who attended the 17th annual Confer
Bahé’is In Dallas/Fort Worth area keep busy
proclaiming Falth at number of community events
Bahaé’{s in Dallas/Forth Worth, Texas, have spent a busy few months proclaiming the Message of Bahd’u’ll4h throughout that area.
Trinidad/Tobago thanks Bahé’le for sponsoring full-time traveling teacher
For the past year a study group comprised of about eight Persian Baha’{ couples in Maryland and northern Virginia has sponsored a full-time traveling teacher to Trinidad and Tobago.
The group recently received a letter from that country’s National Spiritual Assembly, thanking them for their help and adding that “new enrollments since your participation started (are) about 4,000... ."’
The study group meets about every two weeks to study in Persian the Kitdb-i-[qdn and The Advent of Divine Justice.
WIPA Is now an NGO
Women for International Peace and Arbitration (WIPA) has been accepted as a United Nations non-governmental organization (NGO) associated with the UN Department of Public Information.
WIPA was founded by a Bahd’{, Juana Conrad, who presently serves as president of its Board of Directors.
LOCAL SPIRITUAL ASSEMBLIES REGISTERED GROUPS DISTRICT TEACHING COMMITTEES
INDIVIDUAL BAHA'IS AND ISOLATED BELIEVERS
If you or any of your members have access to a personal computer with a 300, 1200 or 2400 baud modem and a communications software package, the National Spiritual Assembly encourages you to join the network of users on the Bahé’{ National Center Bulletin Board System (BNCBBS).
This electronic communications system offers immediate and efficient
| communication with the offices and agencies of the National Spiritual As| sembly. We wish to communicate with as many members of the U.S. Baha’i | community as possible in order to disseminate and gather important news
end information.
The BNCBBS may be reached 24 hours a day at 708-869-0389. Software parameter settings should be N/8/1 (no parity, 8 databits, 1 stop bit).
Por more information or assistance, please contact Merrill Miller, Management Information Systems, 708-669-9039, ext. 295.
Carrying banners and signs and singing Baha’{ songs, some 50 Baha’{s marched in two Martin Luther King Day parades, and several were interviewed along the route by local news media.
A Black History Month observance at the South Dallas Cultural Center included jazz, poetry readings, and talks about the Hand of the Cause of God Louis Gregory and poet Robert Hayden.
At Cinco de Mayo, celebrated at « local park, a talk in Spanish, Spanish music, and direct teaching helped make the event a wonderful experience.
The mayor of Dallas proclaimed June 10 Race Unity Day, and performers of all races and religions came together at a local park to proclaim the unity of mankind.
Again this year, the Bahd’{s of Duncanville sponsored a booth at the annual Texas state fair, and also held a fund-raiser for the Arc,
Meanwhile, the Bahd’{s of Richardson sponsored the annual International Music Festival at which a variety of music from around the world was enjoyed by hundreds of spectatcrs.
Speaking of music, the Dallas Area Baha’{ Choir has been quite busy, performing at Bahd’{-sponsored events and at a number of churches in the area.
The choir also served as a representative to ‘Project Crossroads,’’ a citywide program in which members of religious groups are paired with groups of different races and/or religions to discuss problems in the city and how to solve them.
Meanwhile, ‘‘Beyond Bows and Arrows," a Bahd'{-sponsored weekly radio program, helps keep the American Indian population informed of Baha'i events. Interest in the program has led to several declarations.
The Dallas Area Bahd'{ School is a success, with 40-50 students ages five to adult taking part in weekly sessions from September to May.
Several Baha'is have been interviewed on local radio or television on topics ranging from Louis Gregory and interracial marriage to general information about the Faith.
Harrisburg’s 17th Conference of Nur draws more than 480
On May 25-27, more than 480 Beha’is and their guests from || states attended the 17th annual Conference of Nur sponsored by the Spiritual Assembly of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
The theme of this year’s event was “The Unity of the Races."
Among the topics covered were “Achieving Unity in the Baha’) Community”’ (Jim Sturdivant), “How to Bring About the Unity of the Races
(Nat Rutetein) Each talk was followed by wort The conference was closed on a high note with a moving presentation by the youth on “The Seven Candles of Unity”’ and news of one confirmed declaration. Brilliant Star magazine: great reading for children
As the only ongoing means of communication for Baha’{ children in the U.S., Brilliant Star magazine strives always to reflect current programs and themes. The editorial board is proud of the magazine and the way in which it fills this need.
Brilliant Star, which is now under the direction of the National Teaching Committee, appears on library shelves, coffee tables and in classrooms around the world, and mail is often received from new Bahd'is who first came in contact with the Words of Bahd*u"ldh through the pages of Brilfienrs Ster.
Subscriptions are only $12 a year. To subscribe, write to Subscriber Service, Baha'i National Center, Wilmette, IL 0091.
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Children learn memorization at House of Worship session
On June 23 the Children’s Program Committee of the Bahd'{ House of Worship sponsored its first workshop, “Teaching Memorization to Children.""
The half-day event focused on the importance of memorizing the Bahd’{ writings, techniques of memorization, and the capacity of children for learning and teaching the Creative Word.
Auxiliary Board member Morris Taylor was the keynote speaker, with workshops conducted by Gayle Woolson, Grace Alice Mashaw and Sharon Semple.
Consultation addressed the importance of scheduling a regular time each day to practice memorization, of reinforcing what children have already learned via memorization, and of ¢stablishing realistic memorization goals.
The purpose of the Children’s Proeam Committee is to increase the participation of children and youth in activities at the House of Worship, and to help them to become deepened
shop on ‘Teaching Memorization to
teachers of the Faith. The committee welcomes your com Children’ heid June 23 and Dy the Children’s Program Committee
ments and suggestions. Please write to the committee c/o the Activities Of Of the Bahd’! House of Worship.
fice, Bahé’{ House of Worship, 112 Linden Avenue, Wilmette, IL 6009
Bahé’{ Justice Society holds 5th annual meeting In Evanston
The Baha'i Justice Society held its fifth annual meeting and conference June 22-25 at the Baha'i National Center in Evanston, Illinois.
The theme of the combination business meeting/election/conference was “Advancing Toward a More Just World: Our Challenge for the 1990s."
The friends were honored by the presence of Hugh Chance, a member of the Universal House of Justice, who addressed the conference on the role of Baha’{ lawyers in the administration of
The Wilhelm Children’s Choir led by Janelle Heise and Lea Gentile performs during the 78th annual Souvenir of
justice and on the need for them to be in the forefront of reform of our systems of civil and criminal justice.
On Saturday evening, Mr, Chance spoke to some 250 people at a public meeting in Foundation Hall at the Baha’{ House of Worship in Wilmette.
The keynote address at the conference was given by Dorothy W. Nelson, Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and vice-chairman of
the National Spiritual Assembly. Her address, entitled ‘‘Justice, Peace
‘Abdu’l-Bahd held June 30 in Teaneck, New Jersey.
More than 600 attend 78th commemoration of ‘Abdu’l-Bahé’s Unity Feast in New Jersey
On June 29, 1912, ‘Abdu’l-Baha gave a Unity Feast for more than 300 guests at the Roy Wilhelm property in West Englewood, New Jersey, person On June 30, more than 600 Baha'is and their guests gathered in Teaneck to commemorate the 78th anniversary of that historic event with music, prayer, food, fellowship and remembrances incduding the reading of the address
given by ‘Abdu’l-Bahd at the Feast in 1912.
Following a message of greeting from the National Spiritual Assembly, Vanessa Brooks of Washington, D.C., presented the keynote address on race
unity.
Music and entertainment was provided by the Matawan Dance Troupe and the Wilhelm Children’s Choir led by Janelle Heise and Lea Gentile.
and Professional Responsibility,"’ set the tone for the entire conference.
She spoke at length about her recent visit to China with her husband, Judge James F. Nelson, during which they were able to meet with high-ranking government officials and to present them with copies of the Universal House of Justice’s statement, ‘‘The Promise of World Peace.’
“Enrolling Persons of Capacity, Present Imperatives’’ was the topic of another address to the 60 registered attendees by Counselor for the Americas Alan Smith.
In addition, workshops and panel discussions were conducted by the World Future Society, World Federalist Association, Physicians for Social Responsibility, the New Era Foundation, Calumet Area Industrial Commission, the Chicago Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, and the National Spiritual Assembly’s Office of Pioneering.
Among the issues dealt with at Sunday morning’s business session were the establishment of local chapters of the Justice Society in Atlanta, Los Angeles and Washington, D.C.; the need to organize an international conference on justice in Eastern Europe; the need to reactivate the Dispute Resolution task force; the drafting of mode! charters for other Baha’! professional organizations; and the need to increase enrollment in the Society.
Elected to the Justice Society's seven-member governing board were Dwight Allen, Ted Amsden, Stephen Connor, Steven Gonzales, Linda Khadem, Yvor Stoakley and John Dale.
The Bahd'{ Justice Society, a nonprofit. professional organization, has 135 regular members and 25 affiliate members internationally.
Membership is open to everyone interested in promoting justice, world order and the oneness of humankind in manner consistent with the principles of the Baha’{ Faith. For more information about membership, phone Ted Amsden, 313-568-6554.
Many Southeast Asians among 70 who attend camp-out In California
Seventy people, most of whom were Southeast Asian youth and more than half of whom were not Bahé’ls, gath ered June 23-24 for an overnight amp out at Rancho Seco Park near Galt California.
The event, sponsored by the Spiritual Assembly of South Sacramento was initiated by « teaching imstirute based in the Sacramento area whose focus is on reaching Southeast Asians with the Message of Bahd’u’lidh.
One of the highlights was a unity feast held Saturday evening during which prayers in many languages were shared and several Hmong youth made & traditional dish for the evening's meal.
Another highlight was a puppet show created and performed by some of the youth on the topic of getting along with various racial groups.
Most of the young Baha'is participated fully in the weekend’s activities. A member of the teaching institute said later that this was a significant development, as many of the youth are shy and have tended not to take part in community activities.
Opportunities to discuss the Faith arose throughout the weekend. While no one declared his belief in Baha’u'llah during the camp-out, many young people learned about the Faith
A reporter from the Gait Herald visited the campsite and spent three hours interviewing the campers. An article about the event appeared later that week on the front page of the newspeper.
The teaching institute is continuing
its work with expansion and consolidation among the Southeast Asians. Regular visits to Baha'is and seekers are
taking place, and, since the camp-out,
the institute has held a garage sale from
which enough money was raised to
provide scholarships for three Hmong
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youth to attend the Bosch Baha 'Y Summer School in August
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“‘La Promesa de Paz Mundial” es un testimonio fidedigno de la esencia humana otorgada “‘por el Divino (Creador Quien ha conferido al hombre la singular distincién y capacidad de conocerle y amarle; una capacidad que debe necesariamente ser considerada el
Theme: “Indigenous
Conferencia Nacional Hispana National Hispanic Conference
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impulso generador y el objetivo primordial que sostiene a la Creacién entera."”
Representa asimismo, una convocacién a todos los pueblos del mundo, gobernantes, reyes y deres espirituales @ tomar consejo juntos a través de la Consulta y con la mds pura y noble intencién, reconciliar sus diferencias y establecer lazos de armonia y concordia para los mejores intereses de la raza humana.
Despierta de igual modo, la conciencia de Ciudadania Mundial y muestra con relevante belleza, el potencial ilimitado y oculto en el corazén del hombre, su innata disposicién y anhelo hacia un mundo de paz, cooperacién y
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Jazz trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie presents concerts
for thousands of fans In Eastern Europe, Russia
perform at a series of media events, “One World Week,"’ in which the Baha’{ community of Germany was taking part.
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Galnesville Baha’is sponsor peace education conference
On April 18, anticipating a statement by the governor proclaiming May as Peace Education Month in Florida, the Baha'is of Gainesville sponsored “Peace Education Now," a conference at the University of Florida “‘for parents, teachers and anyone interested in world peace."”
Flyers at the university and in public schools and churches drew 30 participants, many of whom were being introduced to the Baha’{ teachings on peace.
Starting with a global perspective, the audience was introduced to the earth from space in a musical video from the Grace Contrino Abrams Peace Education Foundation.
UN Representatives of UNA-USA Council hold annual meeting
On June 14, the Conference of UN Representatives of the United Nations Association (UNA-USA) Council of Organizations held its annual meeting and election in New York.
The U.S. National Spiritual Assembly is one of more than 109 organizations belonging to the Conference.
Shirley Lee, chairman of the execuve committee of the Conference and UN representative for the National Spiritual Assembly, presided.
Representatives of more than 50 organizations attended the meeting, which was held to elect members to expired terms on the executive committee and to report on the year’s activities.
Daniel Wegener, representative to the United Nations for the Bahd’t International Community, meets First Lady
A speaker from the United Nations Association presented some of the multi-cultural and literacy work being done by that organization, and a Ph.D candidate from the university shared some of the ways in which multi-cultural issues are being addressed in the school’s ESOL programs.
One peace group offered ideas for teaching peace in schools and communities, while a 10-year-old girl shared how she and her friends had started ‘Kids for Peace,’ which has grown to include 40 school-age children.
Baha’{s showed how they had developed their own peace projects in classrooms.
Specific curriculum materials were offered for homes, schools and community groups; conflict resolution programs presently being used in Florida schools were described; and the ‘‘Peace Place’’ model, providing resources and activities through the public library, was presented.
Copies of the peace statement were given to participants, each of whom was asked to identify some things he/she is already doing to promote Peace in the home, school and community, to make a list of five things they would like to do, and to choose one of them to work on right away.
All of these resources and programs will be demonstrated later this year at a statewide Peace Education Conference sponsored by the Florida Coalition for Peace and Justice.
Barbara Bush at the ‘Education for All’ reception at the White House.
BIC represented at White House briefing, reception held as follow-up to Conference on Education for All
As a follow-up to the World Conference on Education for All, held last March in Thailand, the White House organized a reception and briefing on June 20.
Daniel Wegener, representative to the United Nations for the Baha’{ International Community, was one of the 150 guests invited to the briefing.
As the Baha’! representative to the conference in Thailand, Mr. Wegener was called upon to play a highly visible and influential role as chairman of several sessions and as the chosen representative of the non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in attendance
Following the reception, the guests were escorted to the Old Executive Office Building where the briefing took
place.
During the discussion period, Mr. Wegener announced the NGO initiative to form an International Education for All Network and the initial planning meeting to be held July 16-17 in Paris.
USAID is promoting a national partnership to promote the goals endorsed at the World Conference on Education for All, and circulated a response form for those interested
Pictured is one of the exhibits at a conSerence entitled ‘Peace Education Now’ sponsored by the Bahd’ts of
———— Gainesville and heid April University of Florida.
Baha’i-sponsored conference at Haverford College focuses on global solutions to world’s problems
On April 7, more than 130 people from as far away as Georgia, Illinois and Massachusetts attended a confer ence on global solutions to world problems at Haverford College near Philadeiphia, Pennsylvania.
The conference, co-sponsored by the Mid-Atlantic Regional Committee of the Association for Baha’{ Studies and the Baha’{ Club of Haverford and Bryn Mawr Colleges, explored aspects of the arts, sciences and social issues concerning the horizons that loom before humanity.
The theme, ‘‘Toward an Ever-Advancing Civilization: Realizing Global Solutions—A Conference of Science, Humanities and the Arts,"’ reflected the gathering’s over-all goal of sketching out a positive picture of what humankind can achieve and the means necessary for its realization.
Speakers from a variety of disciplines discussed a wide range of topics including:
© Visions of a New Corporate Culture (Larry Miller, president, Miller Consulting Group, Atlanta).
© The Visual Arts and the Global Meeting of Cultures (Dr. Julie Badice,
Western Maryland University)
- Future Environmental Concer
(Dr. Ruth Allen, Environmental Pro tection Agency)
- The Role of Art in Change and
Diversity (Emmet Gowin, Princeton University)
- The World as a Single System (Je
Tyson, author of World Peace and World Government),
- Bahé’! Perspectives on Health
Healing and Nutrition (Dr. Beth Bow en, Morehouse College, Atlanta Non-Violent Resistance: ing, Histo: Samuel! Fleischaker lege)
A panel! discussi: Marriage and Fam ture’’ was led sionals Liz Caran, Deb Romano, and an Past Legal Equaii' mony” by atto David Gould.
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INS has new employment document for immigrants
The U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) is now is: new employment authorization document to legally-admitted immigr and refugees in the U.S. who are seeking employment. Since many emp ers were confused by the various types of employment authorizal uments and therefore sometimes refused to consider individual cants, this new document is intended to assure U.S. employers that applying for jobs, who may look or sound foreign but carry the new ment, are eligible for employment. The new document resembies « stateissued driver's license or photo identification card.
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Unit 147. Eastern Texes #1 - B Mail ballot: LSA of Tyler, /o Edaa Houstoa,
Tyler, TX 75701, Phose for info: (214) $61-3904
Unit 148 Eastern Texas #1 - C
Hurst Recreation Cester, 700 Mary Dr., Hurst, October 7, 1 (Registration: 12:00 noon), Mail ballot: LSA of Hurst, P.O. Box 948, Hurst, TX 76053, Phose for info: (817) 589-7635
Unit 149. Eastern Texas #1 - D Ramada Ina, 402 E. Safari Pkwy. (130), Grand Prairie, October 7, 9:00am (Registratioa: 8:00am), Mail ballot: LSA of Grand Prairie, P.O. Box 531324, Grand Prairie, TX 75053, Phose for info: 214) 641-6566
Unit 150. Eastern Texas #2 - B Howstoe Bahé'{ Ceater, 2121 Oakdale, Houston, October 7, 10:00am (Registration: 9:00am), Mail ballot: LSA of Galveston, c/o Mra. Shiva Tirandaz,
Galveston, TX 77554, Paone for info: (409) 744-5665
Unit 151. Eastern Texas 62 - B ‘Sharpstown Recreation Center, 6600 Harbor Town Drive, Houston, October 14, 10:30am (Registration: 9-30am), Mail ballot: LSA of SW Hasris Couaty, P.O. Box 42229, Houston, TX 77242, Phose for info: (713) 561-8919
Unit 152. North - Ceatral Texas Unitarian Universalist Fellowship Hall, 4901 Cornell, Amarililo, October 6, 1:30pm (Registration: 12:30pm), Mail ballot: LSA of Amarillo, c/o Patricia E. Kiem, P.O. Box $0214, Amarillo, TX 79159, Phone for info: (806) 359-6505
Unit 153. Southern Texas La Placita, 301 S. Main St. (Downtown, S. Main & Chicago Ave.), McAllen, October 7, 10:00am (Registration: 9:00am), Mail ballot: LSA of McAllen, P.O. Box 3321, McAllen, TX 78502, Phone for info: (512) 631-2028
Unit 154. Utab
Eccles Center, Utah State University, Logan, October 7, 10:00am (Registration: 9:00am), ‘Mail ballot: LSA of Logan, P.O. Box 471, Logas, UT 84321, Phone for info:
(801) 752-0706
Unit 155. Northern Virginia - A
Lord Fairfax Community College, Middictows, October 7, 8:30am, Mail ballot: LSA of
Bahé’is on North Shore mark Race Unity Day with ‘Walk for Unity’ in Evanston, Wilmette
lamations designating June 9 as ‘‘Race Unity Day’’ in those municipalities.
Of special note were letters of support from U.S. Senators Alan J. Dixon and Paul Simon and U.S. Rep. Sidney Yates.
More than 20 Baha’{ communities were represented in the walk, which was organized by the Bahd’{ North Shore Race Unity Task Force.
Family Network, Neighbors at Work, North Shore NAACP, Save the Children, and a number of churches and
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Loudoun County, P.O. Box 291, Sterting, VA 22170, Phone for info: (703) 450-1580
Unit 156. Northern Virginia - B Washington Gas Light Co., 6801 Industrial Rte., Springfield, October 7, 1:00pm (Registration: 12:00pm), Mail ballot: LSA of Springfield, P.O. Box 5010, Springfield, VA 22150, Phone for info: (703) 451-4881
Unit 157. Southeastern Virginls Girl Scouts Program Center, 448 Fenton Mill Rd., Williamsburg, October 7, 9:00am (Registration: 9:00am), Mail ballot: LSA of Richmood, P.O. Box 13802, Richmond, VA 23225, Phose for info: (804) 398-9285
Unit 158. Southwestern Virginia Salem YWCA, 1126 Kime Lu., Salem, October 7, 10:00am (Registration: 9:00am), Mail ballct: LSA of Roanoke, P.O. Box 6071, Roanoke, VA 24017, Phone for info: (703) 344-6582
Unit 134, Northern South Carolina - B October 7, 10:00am, Mail ballot: LSA of Rock Hill, c/o Heles Thomas,”
Rock Hill, SC 29730, Phore for info:
(803) 328-8395
Unit 135. So. South Caroling #1 - A Mail ballot: LSA of Berkeley County South,
Moncks Corner, SC 29461, Phone for info: (803) 761-6034
Unit 136. So. South Carolina #1 - B Mail ballot: LSA of Charleston, c/o Debra Wigfal Charleston, SC 29403, Phone for info: (803) 722-2075
Unit 137. So, South Carolina #2 - A October 7, Mail ballot: LSA of Hilton Head, eo Burns, Hilton Head, SC 29926, Phone for info: (803) 681-4220
Unit 138. So. South Caroline #2 - B October 7, Mail ballot: LSA of Hilton Head, c/o Burns, Hittos Head, SC 29926, Phone for info: (803) 681-4220
Unit 139. Western South Caroline Juanita Butler Center, 2 Burns St, Greenville, October 6, 10:00am (Registration: 9:00am), Mail ballot: LSA of Greeaville, P.O. Box 8026, Greenville, SC 29604, Phone for info: (803) 242-6506
Unit 140. South Dakota - A Minneluzahan Senior Citizens Center, 315 N 4th St, Rapid City, October 7, 9:30am (Registration: 8:30am), Mail ballot: LSA of Rapid City, P.O. Box 565, Rapid City, SD 57709, Phone for info: (605) 343-2929
Unit 141. South Dakota - B Phone for info: (605) 964-7340
Unit 142. Eastern Tennessee
Quality Inn West, 7621 Kingston Pike, Knoxville, October 7, 9:30am (Registration 9:00am), Mail ballot: LSA of West Knox County, P.O. Box 22381, Knoxville, TN 37922, Phone for info: (615) 690-3469
Unit 143. Western Tennessee
October 12-14, Mail ballot: LSA of
Hendersonville, c/o Nikki Guadry, Hendersonville, TN 37075, Phone for info:
(615) 822-7662
Unit 144. Central Texas - A
Round Rock Center, 205 E. Main ‘St, Round Rock, October 14, 9:30am (Registration: 8:30am), Mail ballot: LSA of Round Rock, P.O. Bax 433, Round Rock, TX 78680, Phone for info: (512) 255-3630
Unit 145. Central Texas - B
Del Rio Civic Ceater, 1915 Ave. "F", Del Rio, October 7, 10:00am (Registration: 9:30am), Mail ballot: LSA of Del Rio,
Del Rio, TX 78840, Phone for info:
(S12) 774-2703
Unit 146. Eastern Texas #1 - A McKinney Community Ceater, Hwy 75N, Exit 39, 2001 Ceatral Expy., McKinney, October 7, 10:00am (Re; : 9:00am), Mail ballot: LSA of cto Athaven, McKinney, TX 75070, Phose for info: (214) 548-9383
Unit 126, Eastern South Carollan #2-A Chapin Memorial Library, 14th Ave. North & Kings Highway, October 7, 2:00pm, Mail ballcc: LSA of Conway, P.O. Box 348, SC 29526, Phose for info: (803) 248-5903
Unit 127, Eastern South Carolina #2-B Chapin Memorial Library, 14th Ave. North & Kings Highway, October 7, Mail batiocLSA of Coaway, P.O. Box M48, y, SC 29526, Phone for info: (803) 248-5903
Usit 128. Easters South Carcfims #2-C
Unit 131. Eastern South Carolina #2-F Louis Gregory Instinue, Rie 2, Box 71, Hemingway, October 7, 10:00am, Mail bailloc LSA of Williams Hill, co Eres Hiltos, Rue 5 Box 416, Hemingway, SC 29554, Phone for if (803) $38-SS09
Unit 132. Easters South Carolina Louis Gregory Institute, Rue 2, Box 71, Hemingway, October 7, 10:00am, Mail ballot LSA of Williams Hill, co Emest Hiltos, Rie 3 Box 416, Hemingway, SC 29554, Phone for inf (803) 558-5509
Unit 133. Northern South Carolina - A October 7, 10:00am, Mail ballot: LSA of Rock HIll, c/o Helen Thomas,
Rock Hill, SC 29730, Phose: (803) 328-8395
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Unit 159. Vermont
Killington Village Lodging Center, Roaring Brook East, Kinsington, October 7, Mail baillc LSA of Bennington, Phone for info
(802) 447-3856
Unit 160. Northwesters W. County Courthouse Admin. Bidg, 2nd and Kincaid, Mount Vernos, October 7, 10-ume (Registration: 9:00am), Mail balla: LSA of Bellingham, c/o Lina Zeine, P.O. Box ¥ Bellingham, WA 92227, Phose for into 734-7408
Unt 161. ~ Nortrweserw—wasntayton Quality Tan; 3000 South 176 Se, Sew Tae, October 7, 9:00am (Registration: #-Q0am), Mai ballot: LSA of Federal Way, P.O. Box 3935 Federal Way, WA 98063, Phone for info: (206 874-4811
Unit 162. Northwestern Washingtos Cascade Jr. High School, 1015 24ch NE. ‘Auburn, October 14, 12:30pm (Registration 11:30am), Mail ballot: LSA of South Eas King County, P.O. Box S534, Kent, WA 98031 Phone for info: (206) 630-7649
Unit 163. Southwestern Washington BahS'fOwned Retreat Facility, 4516 State Rue 702, Roy, October 7, 10:00am (Registration 9:00am), Mail ballot: LSA of Tacoma, P.O. Box 11242, Tacoma, WA 98411, Phose for info (206) “472-8439
Usit 164. Northera Wisconsin/Penninsular Ramada Inn, 412 W. Washington Ave, Marquette, October 7, 9:30am EST (Registration: 9:00am EST), Mail balict: LSA of Grees Bay, cio Gwee Hazen,
Green Bay, W1 $4304, Phone for info (906) 228-2529
Unit 165. Southern Wisconsin - A Ramada Ian, 3431 Milton Ave., Janesville, October 7, 10:30am (Registration: 9:00am), Mail ballot: LSA of Janesville, c/o Beverty Ruby, Sec., Janervilie, WI S3S45, Phone for info: (608) 756-1049
Unit 166, Southern Wisconsin - B Unitarian Church North, 13800 Port Washington Ra, 13W, Mequoa, October 7, 1:4Spm (Registration: 1:15pm), Mail balicx: LSA of Codarburg,
Codarburg, WI $3012, Phone for info: (414) 377-S877
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GHODRATOLLAH KHOZEIN
Qhodratoliah Khozein dies at age 75; was pioneer to Quito, Eouador, since 1981
Quito, Ecuador, for nearly a decade, died May 2. He was 75 years old.
Born in Kashan, Iran, to a distinguished Baha’{ family, he served on the faculty of Vahdat Bashar Bahd’{
of Baha’! schoois.
He and his wife left the U.S. in 1981 to pioneer in Quito, and were widely known as the “‘mother and father’’ of that community.
it was impossible to turn them away.
During a 36-hour train journey from Odessa to Leningrad, the group celebrated the Festival of Ridvan. Leningrad was filled with teaching opportunities, and the friends were able to revisit some of their contacts from the El Viento Canta tour earlier in the year.
While in Leningrad, Mr. Grammer and others taped a 30-minute television program with the same woman who had hosted a Baha’{ program taped in March. She had studied the Baha’{ liteature and knew of Mr. Grammer’s music as well. The half hour was divided equally between music and interview.
There was also a school concert and an evening concert. In addition to the school concert, the friends visited three other schools and spoke about the Faith at each of them.
The tour was a success on several levels: the Red Grammer music tour, a teaching trip, and a training ground for future teaching in the USSR. As a result of having Baha’{s stay in their homes, about six people declared their belief in Bahd’u'lléh.
Walter Jones, who pioneered to Gallup, New Mexico, dies In Arizona at the age of 101
Walter Jones, a long-time homefront pioneer to Gallup, New Mexico, died April 5 in Prescott, Arizona, 14 days before his 102nd birthday.
Mr. Jones and his wife, Emma, purchased and ran the Baha’{ Center in Gallup in the early 1950s before moving to Cottonwood, Arizona, in the "60s because of Mrs. Jones’ heart problem. She died in 1984.
In 1986, on one of Mr. Jones’ last visits to the Native American Baha’! Institute in Houck, Arizona, he and his son, Scotty, had used a divining rod to locate the source of the Institute's abundant water supply.
Roy Massey, 13-year pioneer to West Indies, dead at 57
Roy Massey, a pioneer for the past 13 years to the West Indies, died May 30 in San Maarten, Netherlands Antilles.
Mr. Massey, 57, became a Baha't in 1958. He had previously pioneered to Switzerland (1960-64), Gabon and Martinique, and had served since 1979 as an Auxiliary Board member for propagation in the Antilles.
An Air Force veteran, he earned a master’s degree from Trinity University in Texas and for the past eight years was assistant manager of the Pelican Resort in St. Maarten.
“The present challenge calls for teaching on a scale and of a quality, a variety, and
intensity outstripping all current ef forts.’ —The Universal House of Justice, Rigvén 1988
Doris Lohse, long-time pioneer to Europe, dead at 90
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On May 6, the Bahd’ts of Largo, Flo- program followed the formal dedicorida, co-sponsored with the city the tion of the park and the planting of ¢ second annual ‘Musical Tribute to ‘peace pole’ by the mayor of Largo Peace’ at Ulmer Park in Largo. The About 100 people attended the event.
Tamara Pinn, 38, former pioneer to American Samoa, Fiji
Tamara Pinn of Suquamish, Wash- was 38 years old ington, a pioneer to American Samoa Mrs. Pinn, a registered nurse, reand the Fiji Islands from 1975-78, died ceived her degree in nursing from the June 7 at her home in Suquamish. She College of the Redwoods.
IM MEMORIAM
Janie S. Addison E.lamae Gregg Robert Moultrie
Heath Springs, SC Darlington, SC N. Myrtle Beach, SC
Samuel M. Berman Ciarence Guidici Joe Myers
Olivetto, MO Huntington Beach, CA Lake City, SC
Earl Bethea Suzan Gupstill Marion Neisoo
Latta, SC Victorville, CA Brookfieki, WI
James Little Bird Anthony Harmer Mack Newsome
Lame Deer, MT St. Thomas, VI Manor, TX
Bhease Boyd Brinson Parris Mal Van Nguyen
Cades, SC Grantville, GA Stockton, CA
David Lee Britton Howard Hemingway Mary Nichols
Dallas, TX Centenary, SC Centenary, SC
Annie Brown Esau Holmes Prank O'Neil
Willie Brown Hessie Holmes Lillian Pee
Georgetown, SC Georgetown, SC Marion, SC
Harrison Bruner Jr. Hilda Hoover John Petugres
Knoxville, TN Mantua, OH Pineville, SC
Ernest Buchwald Donald E. Jacob Chester Pressley
Mishawaka, IN La Selva Beach, CA Nesmith, SC
Prank Capers Emma Jardine Mattie Rasberry
Bowman, SC Bellmore, NY Shreveport, LA
LeRoy Cheesebdoro Charles Jenkins Gardenia D. Sidio
Elloree, SC Chico, CA Edgar Springs, MO
Leila Childers Fanny Jude Alice Strozier
Selma, AL Huntsville, AL Grantville, GA
Clarence Davis Ghodratollah Khozein Matt Tallball
Union Springs, AL Waco, TX Lame Deer, MT
Efretta Davis George Kingsley Katie Threefinger
Gresham, SC Cortez, CO Lame Deer, MT
Eunice Davis Sylvester Leggett Burton Trafton
Gresham, SC Centenary, SC Eliot, ME
Theresa Davis Herman Luke Jose Villegas
Griffin, GA Del Rio, TX
David Mack Jessie Wallace
Bowman, SC Johnsonville, SC
Roy Massey Mary Wallace
St. Maarten, W. Indies St. Louis, MO
Charmion Matthews Dockey Wave!
Sherwood, TN Johnsonville, SC
Joseph Fludd William Maxwell Lydia Wider
Charleston, SC Edisto Island, SC Las Vegas, NV
Tommy Glover Chauncey Moore Sr Paul Williams
Bowman, SC Evanston, IL Bdisto Inband, SC
Lillian Gooch Geaugianna Moore Bdward Wilson
‘St. Petersburg, FL Gresham, SC Latta, SC
Mina Gore Grant Moore Rudy Wittrock
Myrtle Beach, SC Selma, AL Vincennes, IN
Richard Grate
Dunbar, SC
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CALENDAR OF EVENTS
AUGUST
30-September 2: Special Visit program (regular, without special children's program), Bahdé’i House of Worship, Wilmette, Illinois. For details and information, phone 708-256-4400.
31-September 2: Pioneer Training Institute, Louis Gregory Baha’! Institute, Hemingway, South Carolina.
31-September 3: National Teaching Committee Conference on Growth, Northbrook, Illinois. For information, phone 708-869-9039.
31-September 3: Homecoming Weekend, Louhelen Baha’ School tional weekend of music, fellowship, food and fun featuring Do’ah, by Dwight Allen and others.
SEPTEMBER
2: ‘‘Project South Carolina”’ Victory Conference, Louis G. Gregory Baha’{ Institute, Hemingway.
6-9: Second annual Story-Telling Festival, Glenwood Springs, Colorado, commemorating ‘Abdu’l-Bahd’s visit in 1912. Main story-tellers: Counselor Robert Harris; Aziz Yazdi, who grew up in the household of ‘Abdu’l-Baha. The event marks the 90th anniversary of the Faith in Colorado, and all former Colorado Baha’is, traveling teachers and pioncers are invited to « “thomecoming.”’ For registration information, contact Linda Brown, P.O Box 592, Glenwood Springs, CO 81602, or phone 303-945-2558 or 303-945-9144,
14-16; 31st annual Green Lake (Wisconsin) Baha'i Conference. Confirmed speakers: Counselors Robert Harris and William Roberts; Dr. Robert Henderson, secretary of the National Spiritual Assembly; Mildred Mottahedeh. For program information only: Sharron Holder,
Cedarburg, W1 53012 (phone 414-375-2335). For housing registretion: American Baptist Assembly, Green Lake, WI S4941 (phone 414-294-3323 or 800-558-8898). For non-adult program information and sign-up: Laurie Kautz, 608-592-5612. For Friday Forum pre-registration Carolyn Malouf, N88 W5188 Covington Square, Cedarburg, WI 53012.
14-16: National Hispanic Conference, Baha'i Center, Los Angeles, California. Theme: ‘‘Raices Indijenas ... Mision de Gloria” (Indigenous Roots . . . Glorious Mission). For information, contact the Los Angeles Baha’{ Center, 5755 Rodeo Road, Los Angeles, CA 90016, or phome Angeica Huerta, 213-933-8291 (Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. PDT).
21-23: “Peace Fest '90,"" Louie Q. Baha'i South Carolina. Entertainers, speakers, special 803-558-5093.
38: 78th annual Thornton Chase Memorial Service, Inglewood Park (California) Cemetery. For information, contact the Thornton Chase Memorial Baha’i Intercommunity Committee, 1811 Mt. Shasta Drive, San Pedro, CA 90732, or phone 213-519-1811
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OCTOBER
October/November: Pioneer Training Institute, Green Acre Baha’! School, Eliot, Maine (exact dates to be announced).
17-20: Asian Youth Conference, Lahore, Pakistan. Theme: “The Role of Asian Youth in the Establishment of the Lesser Peace.”’ Participation by the Hand of the Cause of God Collis Featherstone and Mrs. Featherstone, members of the Board of Counselors in Asia. Special fund-raising session for the Arc. For information, contact the National Youth Committee, P.O Box 531, Lahore, Pakistan.
21: Founding Day celebration, Louis G. Gregory Baha’{ Institute, Hemingway, South Carolina. Phone 803-558-5093.
NOVEMBER
9-11: 15th annual Conference of the Association for Baha’{ Studies, Omni Hotel, Atlanta, Georgia. Theme: ‘Models of Racial Unity."” Room rates: $69 flat rate single, double (also triple or quad if double-doubles available; otherwise, $20 charge for rollaway cots). Reservation number: Renee es Delta. (Phone 1-800-221-1212, ask for Special
leetings Network, specify conference meeting No. N10077). Registration information: Association for Baha’{ Studies,
Ontario, Canada KIN 7K4 (phone 613-233-1903).
DECEMBER
21-24: Sixth annual Grand Canyon Baha’{ Conference, Wyndham Paredise Valley Hotel, Scottsdale, Arizona. Theme: “‘The Significance of Baha’u'llh’s Revelation." Room rates: $45 flat rate single or double; reduced a n suites. For information, contact Priscilla Sharp, registrar, 602-99S 17.
21-27: Bahd'{ International Summer School, Malawi.
28-30: South Carolina Bahd'{ Winter School, Louis G. Gregory Baha’ Institute, Hemingway. Phone 803-558-S093.
JANUARY 11-13: Pioneering Institute, Bosch Baha’{ School, Santa Cruz, California.
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