The American Bahá’í/Volume 4/Issue 5/Text
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Third International Convention
House of Justice Elected[edit]
The third election of The Universal House of Justice was held at the Bahá’í World Center, in Haifa, Israel, at 9:30 a.m., April 29, the Ninth Day of Riḍván. The members of the House of Justice, elected by delegates from 113 National Spiritual Assemblies, are:
- ‘Alí Nakhjavání
- Hushmand Fatheázam
- Amoz Gibson
- Ian Semple
- David Hofman
- Charles Wolcott
- H. Borrah Kavelin
- David Ruhe
- Hugh Chance
The membership of the House of Justice remained unchanged.
According to a preliminary telephone report, the weather in Haifa on election day was pleasant and mild. Representatives from many islands and continents were said to be much in evidence, “testifying to the resounding victories of the Nine Year Plan,” according to one observer.
The Third International Convention was convened by Hand of the Cause Amatu’l-Bahá Rúḥíyyih Khánum.
A full report of the Convention, with photographs, will appear in the June edition of The American Bahá’í.
In a letter to all National Spiritual Assemblies on March 17, The Universal House of Justice said the Convention “...provides an occasion when Hands of the Cause of God, Counsellors, and individual members of National Spiritual Assemblies from all parts of the world and from lands with exceedingly diverse conditions, can, through consultation and the interchange of ideas arising out of differing experiences, spark in one another new understandings that will give birth to suggestions of great value to the Universal House of Justice in its deliberations.”
In the same letter, The Universal House of Justice described a procedure it would employ to
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youth registration high
Conference will draw thousands[edit]
More than 1,500 persons have already registered to attend the Third National Bahá’í Youth Conference in Oklahoma City, June 20-24. As many as 5,000 youth are expected to participate in the five-day program.
Among the principal speakers will be Hand of the Cause of God William Sears, Auxiliary Board member Dr. Peter Khan, and members of the National Spiritual Assembly. Continental Counsellor Miss Edna True will also attend the conference.
This Third National Bahá’í Youth Conference will serve to reemphasize the youth objectives outlined by The Universal House of Justice in 1966, according to a member of the National Spiritual Assembly.
In a message to Bahá’í youth in 1966, The Universal House of Justice identified three fields of service for young Bahá’ís “in which,” according to its letter, “they will simultaneously be remaking the character of human society and preparing themselves for the work they can undertake later in their lives.”
The three fields of service outlined for youth were: 1. Study the teachings, spiritualize their lives, and form their characters in accordance with the standards of Bahá’u’lláh. 2. Teach the Bahá’í Faith. 3. Prepare for their later years by acquiring knowledge of the arts and sciences and learning a trade or profession whereby they can earn a living and support their families.
Hand of the Cause William Sears
Counsellor Miss Edna True
Dr. Edward Carpenter
The Third National Bahá’í Youth Conference should help to rally the youth around these objectives, Mr. Glenford Mitchell said.
Coming at the end of the Nine Year Plan, the conference will provide a “good opportunity for youth to redefine their purpose and strengthen their resolve in preparation for the future,” he said.
“Youth are a vital force in the community, and they must realize what role they are to play if the community is to thrive,” he added.
This conference will also help “to foster a deeper sense of community among the Bahá’í youth,” he said.
Members of the National Spiritual Assembly will participate in the conference program. Dr. Firuz Kazemzadeh, Chairman of the
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Youth Conference continued...
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National Spiritual Assembly, will make a presentation on “The World Order of Bahá’u’lláh” at 9 a.m., Friday, June 22; and Dr. Daniel Jordan, the Assembly’s Vice-Chairman, will speak on “The Individual and the Family” at 9 a.m. Saturday.
In addition, the National Spiritual Assembly will meet in Oklahoma City during this period to highlight the importance of this gathering.
An important message from the National Spiritual Assembly to the Bahá’í youth of the United States will be presented at 8:30 p.m., Wednesday, June 20, at the first session of the youth conference.
The popular rock group, Seals and Crofts, will stage a free, public concert and fireside, Saturday, June 23, from 8 to 10 p.m. The people of Oklahoma City will be invited to attend. Other musical groups appearing include England Dan and John Ford Coley, Lawrence and Roselle, Dawning, and Clear-sign, a Texas jazz ensemble.
Registration for the conference will be from 12 noon to 10 p.m., Wednesday, June 20, in Oklahoma City. Bahá’ís, however, are encouraged to pre-register so that planning for the conference can be facilitated. The deadline for pre-registration is May 30. The necessary pre-registration forms are printed on page 15.
Four of the principal speakers at the conference will be youth. At 9 a.m., Thursday, June 21, Miss Amy Seidell will speak on “The Individual and God”; at 2:10 p.m. the same day, Mr. Robert Henderson will speak on “Work as Worship”; at 2 p.m., Friday, Miss Ilham Deloomy will give a presentation on “The Administrative Order”; and at 2:40 p.m., Friday, Mr. Gary Worth will speak on “The Bahá’í Fund”.
All conference sessions will be chaired by Bahá’í youth. The session chairmen, according to the National Teaching Committee, were selected both for the sake of diversity and because it was felt that each exemplified some important quality called for by The Universal House of Justice in its 1966 letter to Bahá’í youth.
Among the session chairmen will be a Navajo Indian, a mother, an administrator, a Mexican American, and a social scientist.
The master of ceremonies for the public concert will be Dr. Edward Carpenter, Headmaster of Harlem Preparatory School in New York City.
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Trade Fair An important feature of the Youth Conference will be a Trade Fair to give participants practical information about teaching and job opportunities in different parts of the world. The Fair will be open during meal breaks Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, for a total of approximately four hours each day. It is being organized by the National Teaching Committee. Professionals in numerous jobs will be present to provide information and advice about the work they are familiar with. The International Goals Committee will provide information at the Fair on the kinds of trades and professions that are most in demand in developing nations where Bahá’ís are settling as pioneers. In addition, District Teaching Committees will present educational, economic and social information about 36 areas of the United States where homefront pioneers are urgently needed. The six Regional Teaching Committees will provide information about conditions in their respective regions. |
House of Justice Elected
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“facilitate the maximum expression and exchange of ideas” among the delegates.
“After the election and the opening session of the Convention,” its letter said, “the delegates will divide up into groups of approximately twenty each, to which they will have been assigned on registration, and the afternoon and evening of Monday 30th April, each group will consult separately, keeping notes on suggestions that are forthcoming.”
Overnight, the notes would be collated, summarized and published in mimeograph form. The summary of all the previous day’s suggestions will be distributed to the delegates the following morning.
“The morning and afternoon sessions of May 1st will then be held in Beit Harofe and will be plenary sessions,” the House of Justice said.
Before coming to the Convention the approximately 450 participants were asked to consider the needs of the Faith on an international scale, and to give thought to the major tasks before the Bahá’í world.
“We are not, therefore, dividing the agenda into a series of subjects, but ask you to consider, in its many aspects, the general theme indicated by the question: ‘What are the major challenges to the Bahá’í world during the next decade, and how are they to be met?’ ” the House of Justice wrote.
Spiritual Assemblies Elected[edit]
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Qualities To Live By Cualidades Para Vivir “Whoso ariseth, in this Day, to aid Our Cause, and summoneth to his assistance the hosts of a praiseworthy character and upright conduct, the influence flowing from such an action will, most certainly, be diffused throughout the whole world.” (Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá’u’lláh, p. 287) “The most vital duty, in this day, is to purify your characters, to correct your manners, and improve your conduct. The beloved of the Merciful must show forth such character and conduct among His creatures that the fragrance of their holiness may be shed upon the whole world, and may quicken the dead, inasmuch as the purpose of the Manifestation of God and the dawning of the limitless lights of the Invisible is to educate the souls of men, and refine the character of every living man.” (‘Abdu’l-Bahá—Quoted in The Advent of Divine Justice, pp. 21-22)
(Pasajes de los Escritos de Bahá’u’lláh, p. 204)
(‘Abdu’l-Bahá—Citado en El Advenimiento de la Justicia Divina, pp. 41-42) |
Wilmette, May 2—More than 800 Local Spiritual Assemblies have reported forming in the last Riḍván election of the Nine Year Plan, surpassing the U.S. goal of 600 Local Spiritual Assemblies set by The Universal House of Justice at the start of the Plan by more than 200.
A final count will not be available until the National Spiritual Assembly meets to review the results sometime after the National Convention, May 17-20.
One surprising development in this election was that more than 800 election report forms were received at the National Center within four days of the April 21 election. In the past, it has taken as long as three months to have the election forms returned by the Assemblies.
In addition, in the same period of time, the National Center received more than 300 reports of the election of Assembly officers.
Two factors are believed responsible for the amazingly prompt returns. One, the strenuous labors of the Regional Teaching Committees, District Teaching Committees, and their representatives in preparing for the elections; and two, the fact that a self-addressed, stamped envelope was included with the election forms, making it easier for Assembly secretaries to quickly mail back the material.
It is reported that the Regional and District Teaching Committees were in telephone contact with most of the potential Assemblies in their jurisdiction before Riḍván, urging them to promptly report the result of their election.
Hand of the Cause Collis Featherstone
Hand of Cause Will Visit U.S.[edit]
WILMETTE—Hand of the Cause of God H. Collis Featherstone of Australia will be in the Chicago area, June 17-20, to visit the House of Worship and the National Center.
He will take time out from an extensive tour of Canada to make his brief visit to the United States. Mr. Featherstone will arrive in Canada June 11. He will resume his Canadian tour in Winnipeg June 20. A reception for Mr. Featherstone will be held in Foundation Hall of the House of Worship at some point during his visit here.
Convention is held in Wilmette[edit]
The National Bahá’í Convention will be held in Wilmette May 17-20, in Foundation Hall of the House of Worship.
Details and photographs of the Convention will appear in the June edition of The American Bahá’í.
Highlights of this year’s convention will be a banquet for 500 people sponsored by the National Spiritual Assembly to celebrate the successful completion of the Nine Year Plan; and a memorial service for the pioneers who have died during the Nine Year Plan. The banquet will be held at the Orrington Hotel, Evanston, on Saturday, May 19; and the memorial service will be held at the House of Worship the same day at 9 a.m.
Bahá’í Child Education and Family Life[edit]
The first World Holy Day, and...[edit]
When the Blessed Báb declared His Mission on May 23, 1844, He created the first occasion in all known history which could be observed by the peoples of the entire world with equal right, for one purpose, and in the same spirit—the first World Holy Day.
Through this Revelation of the Divine Word the separation of the peoples was annulled, their division transcended, their hostility overcome. The Báb summoned the races and peoples to respond to their glorious destiny by uniting in obedience to the divine decree. No race need be hated and no people need fall into hate because of the deeds of their ancestors or because of sufferings recorded in the ancient books, provided they drink the healing waters of the new Well-Spring of Eternity.
The spiritual principles of this New Age of world unity apply also to our daily lives, in our homes, in our work, with our friends and acquaintances, with our families. Here, too, we must learn to set aside those barriers which have sprung from our “old world” experiences and which cause us to respond negatively to one another, and begin to live each day of our lives as if it were the only opportunity we will ever have to demonstrate our belief in this Revelation.
Allowing criticism, antagonism, ridicule, or distrust to be present in our lives will only teach our children hostility and deceit, and to condemn others. But if we learn to absorb the spirit of this first World Holy Day and begin to practice in our daily lives truth, knowledge, affection, praise, encouragement, patience, and adherence to the blessed Laws of this New Age, our children will learn justice, wisdom, confidence, consideration, appreciation, a love of beauty, tranquillity, and unity.
“...every soul is known by (his) conduct, manners, words and deeds. Therefore, we must strive with life and heart that, day by day, our deeds may be better, our conduct more beautiful and our forbearance greater.”
(Tablets of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, Volume II, pp. 306-7)
... A new era in the life of man[edit]
YOUTH[edit]
The teachings of the Báb ushered in a new era in the collective life of man. For many of those who accepted His Faith, a life of persecution and scorn lay before them, ending at last in a martyr’s death. These heroic believers were the dawn-breakers, the heralds of God’s new age. From our perspective in history, we can look back with admiration and love on the early martyrs, some of us wishing that we could sacrifice as they did.
Shoghi Effendi says that the believers today are the “spiritual descendents of the dawn-breakers,” and that they must usher in “through living sacrifice” the New World Order. What is required are continuous and sustained good deeds and admirable spiritual behavior.
As youth, we must consider what this challenge actually means with respect to our families:
- Does our behavior at home reflect the love and consideration which characterized ‘Abdu’l-Bahá?
- Do we volunteer to assist, in and around the house, when we observe how tired our parents are?
- Do we spend some time with younger brothers and sisters, playing with or reading to them?
- Do we practice the principles of courtesy and patience? For example, do we really listen to advice and suggestions from our parents, or do we just wait for them to finish talking?
- Do we ask our parents if it is convenient to have our friends over, or do we just allow them to drop in?
- Could we make the effort to organize a family outing, or do we just complain that the family doesn’t do anything that is fun?
- Can we plan a special family presentation to be made at a Nineteen Day Feast?
To carry out any of the above suggestions would require a pure motive, thoughtful planning, consultation, sustained and disciplined action, courtesy, kindness, sincerity, etc.
Such attitudes and deeds characterized the early Bábí martyrs. The same attitudes are asked of us today.
Music to reflect varied themes of youth conference[edit]
More than twenty musical groups and individual artists will perform at the Third National Bahá’í Youth Conference in June.
The music will range from ancient Persian santour compositions, to the modern rock of Seals and Crofts, who will present a free, public concert and fireside, Saturday, June 23, from 8 to 10 p.m., in Oklahoma City.
The music program has been designed to reflect the themes that will be presented and discussed at the youth conference, explained Mrs. Erma Hayden, a member of the National Teaching Committee, who has worked on the preparations for music.
An effort will be made to demonstrate, through the music, the balance that must exist between individual initiative and group cooperation, she said.
“In the Bahá’í Faith, as in music, the individual, in the final analysis, is the key to development, growth and progress,” she said. “But something exciting happens when the individual performs within a group: a more complete and unified product emerges from the blending of talents and purposes.”
This synergetic process should become apparent at the conference in the progression of performances from individuals, to groups and ensembles, she noted.
The musical program will also attempt to exemplify the Bahá’í ideal of unity with diversity. Cultural diversity in music will be expressed in the performances of Spanish, Indian, and other groups; as will diversity of styles and musical forms, in the presentations of traditional, jazz, classical, rock, and other arrangements. This diversity should demonstrate the universal emotive power of music.
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England Dan & John Ford Coley
Laurence & Roselle
Seals & Crofts
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Mrs. Anna Freeman and her baby, Africa. Mrs. Freeman and her husband are hoping to pioneer to Africa.
Mrs. Edda Rasekhy, pioneer to Finland
Pioneer Institute held in Wilmette[edit]
The last pioneering institute of the Nine Year Plan was held at the National Bahá’í Center in Wilmette, March 22-25. It was attended by forty adults and youth, and four children.
This group, which was assigned to countries in Africa, Asia, Europe, and Latin America, filled the remaining United States pioneering goals of the Nine Year Plan.
The four-day Institute was the tenth conducted in Wilmette since December 1970. These Institutes have trained and dispersed more than 230 pioneers.
In the past nine years, 1064 pioneers have traveled to foreign countries from the United States to settle. At the present time, there are 640 pioneers of the Nine Year Plan serving at their posts.
The training for the prospective pioneers includes classes on the history of pioneering, basic medicine, the dynamics of culture shock, and the Tablets of the Divine Plan. Continental Counsellors, Auxiliary Board members, and National Spiritual Assembly members assist with instruction at the sessions.
In addition to the Institutes, a number of Pioneer Emphasis Weeks have been conducted at Bahá’í summer schools in recent years.
Two more Pioneer Emphasis Weeks are scheduled at Davison Bahá’í School during August and September, and others are planned for Green Acre Bahá’í School.
These sessions, which are less formal than the Training Institutes, explore the role of the pioneers in the World Order of Bahá’u’lláh, and provide information and advice about settling in different areas of the world.
Just ten days before the start of the March Institute, a cablegram from The Universal House of Justice instructed the United States to send four additional pioneers to Finland before Riḍván. In less than a week, four volunteers—two of whom spoke Finnish—were recruited by the International Goals Committee and invited to the institute to prepare for their journey.
One family is traveling to the island of St. Helena, located off the west coast of Africa, to occupy long unfilled pioneering posts. When they arrive, the first Spiritual Assembly of St. Helena will be formed. This Assembly will be under the jurisdiction of the National Assembly of South and West Africa.
St. Helena, one of the most remote islands of the Atlantic Ocean, is where Napoleon I was exiled after his defeat at Waterloo in 1815.
The majority of the United States pioneering assignments were given by The Universal House of Justice in 1969. More than 300 posts were assigned to the American Bahá’ís to fill. An additional 89 assignments were added by The Universal House of Justice in 1970.
Mansion of Mazra’ih Purchased for Faith[edit]
On March 15 The Universal House of Justice cabled news of its purchase of the Mansion of Mazra’ih to the Bahá’í world.
Mazra’ih was the first residence of Bahá’u’lláh following His release from the fortress of ‘Akká after nine years’ imprisonment within the walled city.
The Mansion has been occupied by the Bahá’ís since 1950, when, after a lapse of more than fifty years, it was leased from its owners by Shoghi Effendi.
The property purchased, according to The Universal House of Justice, includes some 24,000 square meters of land suitable for the expansion of the gardens and other cultivation.
Bahá’u’lláh moved to the Mansion at the insistence of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá and other friends in prison with Him. ‘Abdu’l-Bahá rented the building when once He heard Bahá’u’lláh lament that it had been years since He had seen the green countryside. This view from a side gate of Mazra’ih of the fields and countryside beyond gives an indication of why the Master chose this residence for Bahá’u’lláh.
The Mansion of Mazra’ih.
A view from the side of the house.
NEWS NOTES[edit]
Anniversary banquet honors Mayor Lindsay[edit]
NEW YORK CITY—A banquet marking the 75th anniversary of the formation of the New York Bahá’í community will be held at 8 p.m., Friday, May 18, at the Statler Hilton Hotel.
An award will be presented to New York Mayor John Lindsay during the banquet, for being the first elected official in the city to recognize and proclaim a Bahá’í public event day. The Mayor proclaimed September 17, 1972, World Peace Day in New York City.
Also to receive awards for their cooperation with the observance of the fiftieth anniversary celebration of the Ascension of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá in 1972 are the Reverend Roney L. Tinnin, pastor of Mount Moriah Baptist Church, site of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s only public address in Harlem; and the Reverends Douglas E. Norwood and Donald A. Goodness, pastors of the Church of the Ascension, where the Master delivered His first speech in America.
Dr. Edward Carpenter, Headmaster of Harlem Preparatory School, will be cited for assisting the New York Bahá’ís through the use of his school’s facilities.
Indians in cities must also be taught[edit]
FORT WINGATE, NEW MEXICO—The Western Indian Teaching Committee recently reminded Bahá’ís that there are pockets of Indians in many cities of the United States who should not be overlooked while attempts are made to reach Indians on reservations.
In a recent letter to Spiritual Assemblies in several cities, moreover, the National Teaching Committee recalled a 1951 letter written for the Guardian on the subject of teaching Indians in cities.
“Can contact not be made with Indians who have become more or less absorbed into the life of the white element of the country and live in or visit the big cities?” the Guardian asked in that letter. “These people, finding the Bahá’ís sincerely lacking in either prejudice—or that even worse attitude, condescension—might not only take interest in our teachings, but also help us reach their people in the proper way.”
Some cities actually report Indian populations that exceed the Indian populations on reservations, according to the Western Indian Teaching Committee. By reaching Indians in cities, schools, and colleges, Bahá’ís can help the work being done on reservations.
North Vermont plans Summer proclamation[edit]
BURLINGTON, VERMONT—The Bahá’ís of northern Vermont, under the direction of the Local Spiritual Assembly of Burlington, will conduct a nine-week summer project of proclamation in the small towns and villages of the region.
Much of the territory has never been opened to the Bahá’í Faith, the project coordinators report, and they will welcome assistance from Bahá’ís in other areas to accomplish their task.
The project will begin June 24 and continue until August 26.
Bahá’ís interested in participating can contact the Spiritual Assembly of Burlington, Miss Pauline Brechin, Secretary, 32 Pomeroy, Burlington, Vermont 05401.
Washington community forms youth club[edit]
WAPATO, WASHINGTON—The Wapato Bahá’í community has formed a youth organization called the New Wind Club, made up of area youngsters from 10 to 15 years of age.
The club has an adult adviser who helps the youth develop activities and learn more about the Bahá’í Faith.
The New Wind Club holds frequent classes on the Bahá’í Faith, to which it invites non-Bahá’í youth. It is also interested in doing things together, like arts and crafts.
The club recently prepared a skit called “Backbiting and Gossip,” which it hopes to make into a slide-tape show. It will perform this skit at the Eastern Washington Bahá’í Summer School at Lake Wenatchee this summer.
Club members will conduct a deepening program at Feasts, and will read and study the Writings as a group.
Twice already the club has visited the Wapato Nursing Home to sing for the residents and to make cookies and paper flowers for them. The club is making Bahá’í bumper stickers for its community as well.
They would like to learn about the religious beliefs other people hold, by visiting different places of worship in their area.
“We hope more groups like ours get started all over the world to help teach the Bahá’í Faith,” the club members wrote The American Bahá’í.
New Orleans plans teaching conference[edit]
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA—The Spiritual Assembly of New Orleans will sponsor a three-day teaching conference, June 8, 9 and 10.
The conference theme is “International Expansion: Bahá’í Perspectives on Community Life and Teaching.”
All sessions will be held at the Fountainbleau Motor Hotel, 4000 Tulane Avenue, New Orleans, Louisiana.
Activities for children will be provided.
A faculty of experienced Bahá’í teachers will serve the conference. Among these are Continental Counsellor Mrs. Florence V. Mayberry, Dr. H. Elsie Austin, and Dr. Arthur Dahl, Jr.
The conference music director will be Mr. Van Gilmer of Washington, D.C.
High point of the conference will be a banquet on Saturday evening, June 9, to which prominent community leaders will be invited. Cost of the banquet is $6.50 per person. Banquet tickets should be secured prior to the conference through the New Orleans Assembly, c/o Mr. Walter A. Blackwell, 2522 Prentiss Avenue, New Orleans, Louisiana 70122.
The conference will close with a proclamation meeting on Sunday, June 10, at 3 p.m. in the main ballroom of the hotel.
Room reservations (singles begin at $16.50 and doubles at $20.50) should be made with the hotel directly, indicating arrival and departure times, as well as Bahá’í affiliation.
Deschutes Assembly seeks Indian Bahá’í[edit]
DESCHUTES, OREGON—The Spiritual Assembly of Deschutes County, Oregon, is seeking a Bahá’í of American Indian ancestry to reside on the Warm Springs Indian Reservation in central Oregon. For job information write:
- Mr. Daniel K. Conner
- c/o R. Lively
- Blakley Road
- Bend, Oregon 97701
Niagara Falls hosts international picnic[edit]
NIAGARA FALLS, NEW YORK—The Spiritual Assembly of Niagara Falls will be host to an international Bahá’í picnic at Queenston Heights, Ontario, Canada, June 3, beginning at 10 a.m.
The Niagara Falls Assembly expects more than 1500 people to attend this year’s picnic.
Flyers will be sent out to many Bahá’í communities providing details and directions.
Northeast Iowa needs pioneers[edit]
DAVENPORT, IOWA—Northeastern Iowa is in need of homefront pioneers to settle in towns of less than 10,000 population.
According to the District Teaching Committee for eastern Iowa, the area has the following advantages to recommend it to pioneers:
- Clean air
- An excellent, low-tuition community college system for vocational and technical training
- Scenic countryside
This is the area in which Antonin Dvoräk wrote “The New World Symphony.” It is famous for its Mississippi River bluffs, valleys and streams.
The District Teaching Committee says the area needs “small town folks who could become part of the community.” There are very few Bahá’ís in northeastern Iowa, and there are Spiritual Assemblies in only two of the larger cities.
Registration Deadline[edit]
The deadline for pre-registration for the Youth Conference is May 31. There are still accommodations available through the Conference-Dorm Package. If you have already pre-registered for this package please remember to send payment by May 31. This will make conference planning easier. Forms on page 15.
Northampton, Massachusetts—The Bahá’í children here recently enjoyed an exciting and rewarding Intercalary Days—Naw-Rúz period as the year 129 B.E. drew to a close. Not only were the Ayyám-i-Há a time for sharing material gifts, they also provided a chance to share the Greatest Gift with friends.
Seven school-age children were able to have a traveling Intercalary Day party visit their classes. Each party included singing, magic tricks, refreshments, and a brief explanation of the Bahá’í Faith.
In the photograph Northampton Bahá’ís gather around an authentic maple sap bucket as part of a Naw-Rúz children’s outing.
Mi Wuk Tribe Hears Bahá’í Talk[edit]
TUOLUMNE RANCHERIA, CALIFORNIA—For several years efforts were made by California Bahá’ís to reach the Mi Wuk Indians of Central California.
Those efforts were rewarded March 4, when Mr. Luna Wessel, Chairman of the Mi Wuk Tribal Council, invited Mr. David Villaseñor and a group of Bahá’ís to address the Mi Wuk people on their land known as the Tuolumne rancheria, in the mountains near Yosemite National Park.
Following a community luncheon, a special Bahá’í program was presented to almost 100 Mi Wuk people. An 80-year-old Mi Wuk speaker welcomed the Bahá’ís in English, then chanted a prayer in his own language.
Mr. Edward Jones, a Bahá’í, began the presentation with a flute recital. Mr. David Villaseñor, a Bahá’í Indian artist, followed with a talk on the ancient art of Indian sandpainting. He demonstrated the techniques used by medicine men to make the sand symbols and told how American Indian prophecies were fulfilled by the Bahá’í Faith.
Information sought on Charleston Bahá’ís[edit]
GOOSE CREEK, SOUTH CAROLINA—The Local Spiritual Assembly of Goose Creek would like help in collecting Bahá’í material relating to the history of Charleston, South Carolina.
“Because the people of Charleston are so obviously interested in history, the Bahá’ís of this area are exploring the possibility of collecting as much Bahá’í history in relation to Charleston as can be uncovered in the hope that a good newspaper story can be developed,” Mrs. Edith Osborn, the Assembly secretary, wrote.
The Assembly is especially interested in facts about the period Mrs. Henrietta Emogene Martin Hoagg spent in Charleston. Mrs. Hoagg, who was described by Shoghi Effendi as an exemplary pioneer whose long record of national and international service was unforgettable, passed away in 1945, and is buried in Charleston.
“We hoped that our search might culminate in a memorial service for Mrs. Hoagg, and hearing from people who knew her would make it possible for us to invite them to our service,” Mrs. Osborn said.
The Assembly is also interested in learning about Hand of the Cause Louis Gregory’s early life in Charleston.
Information should be referred to the Spiritual Assembly of Goose Creek, P.O. Box 478, Goose Creek, South Carolina 29445.
Among the schools located in Dover are Wesley Junior College and Delaware State Teachers College. Delaware State has a large black student population.
Bahá’ís interested in settling in this area of Delaware should contact the Spiritual Assembly of Newark, Mrs. Dianne Nichols, Secretary, 29 Patrick Henry Court, Newark, Delaware 19711.
On the left rear door of the automobile Mr. Wilhelm placed a quotation from the Bible, Nahum 2:4: “The chariots shall rage in the streets, they shall jostle one against another in the broad ways; they shall seem like torches, they shall run like the lightnings.”
The recently restored touring car is kept at the Wilhelm properties in Teaneck, New Jersey.
Dover, Delaware needs settlers[edit]
NEWARK, DELAWARE—Dover, the state capital of Delaware, needs Bahá’í pioneers to settle there. This small, Southern-style city presently has only one Bahá’í resident.
Dover is only an hour by car from metropolitan New Castle County where job and schooling opportunities are said to be available. There are three Local Spiritual Assemblies in New Castle County.
The home office of the DuPont Company, for example, is in Delaware. The firm has many chemical research and production facilities throughout the state.
General Foods and Green Giant also have large canneries in Dover itself. The Dover Air Force Base, a major East Coast military complex, often employs civilian medical, clerical, business, and technical personnel.
Tuskegee, Alabama seeks pioneers[edit]
MACON COUNTY, ALABAMA—Homefront pioneers are needed in the Tuskegee, Alabama, area. Tuskegee Institute is located there, and Auburn University is only twenty miles away.
Tuskegee is located on Interstate 85, only forty miles from Montgomery, Alabama, the state capital, and Columbus, Georgia. There are seven potential Bahá’í Assemblies in the area.
For further information, please contact the:
- Southern Alabama District Teaching Committee
- Mrs. Donna L. Gordon, Secretary
- RR 1, Box 223-C
- Tuskegee, Alabama 36083
- Telephone No. 205/727-3297
Shown at a drawing board in the technical office of the Food and Agriculture Organization’s Midlands Farm Development Project at Taiz, Yemen, are three UN volunteers and a young Yemeni who is training with them.
THE UNITED NATIONS VOLUNTEERS[edit]
A thriving two-year-old United Nations volunteer program modeled after the early Peace Corps offers a possible new avenue for service to Bahá’í youth.
Almost 100 young people from many parts of the world have already been assigned to ten developing countries by the United Nations Volunteers (UNV) program, to contribute services to numerous UN technical assistance projects in the poorer nations.
Although volunteers are recruited from industrialized countries, the emphasis of the program is on obtaining volunteers from the developing nations themselves. About one-third of the volunteers currently assigned by the program are from developing nations.
The average length of service is two years, during which time the volunteers are paid an annual stipend of roughly $1,800. Volunteers are presently involved in projects ranging from plumbing instruction and economic research to road construction and restaurant management.
The volunteers are associated primarily with development projects of the United Nations system, which include projects assisted by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF).
This program, encouraging participation by both men and women, was established on January 1, 1971, with the conviction that the active participation of the younger generation in all aspects of social and economic development plans was important if the world standard of living was to be improved.
The United Nations Volunteers program is non-political in character. Its primary purpose is to contribute to the development of the recipient nations. Volunteers are not assigned to a country unless they are explicitly invited by the host government, and, once assigned, they are expected to give their service without regard to financial benefit.
Volunteers should want “to give a period of their lives to the service of others, at the same time gaining experience in a new venture, a new culture, and identification with an activity in which they believe,” a UN document on this program says. “Their aspirations toward making the world a better place in which to live should find expression in working in a developing country, close to its people, and side by side with colleagues of several nationalities.”
UN interest in a volunteer program was first manifested in a resolution of the Economic and Social Council recognizing that volunteer technical personnel could play an important role in the economic and social development of the emerging nations.
In 1968, at the initiative of the Government of Írán, the General Assembly requested a study by the Economic and Social Council on the feasibility of creating an international corps of volunteers.
The spirit and purpose of the new UN program was first expressed by the Sháh of Írán in a Harvard University commencement address on June 13, 1968. Proposing the creation of a volunteer program, the Sháh said: “There are today hundreds of millions of people throughout the world who are in the clutches of hunger, ignorance and assorted social iniquities.”
“I am certain that at the same time, there are millions of people not too far away who, in their hearts, cherish the desire to render selfless human service to their fellows; and would find spiritual solace and moral satisfaction in living for a high ideal and holy purpose.”
To qualify for the UNV program, a person must be at least 21 years of age, meet the health standards and personal qualifications established by the UNV, and possess the educational and technical background needed in the post for which he will volunteer.
Individuals interested in this program may obtain information and applications by writing: United Nations Volunteers, Palais des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland.
SUMMER SCHOOLS[edit]
A special emphasis of Bahá’í summer schools in 1973 will be to develop children’s classes.
At the request of the National Spiritual Assembly, these classes will attempt to create a greater sense of unity and belonging among Bahá’í youth.
Because of the difficulty of achieving this goal in a short period of time, the National Assembly has asked that summer schools be located in areas remote from the disturbing activities and influences of urban life.
An effort will be made to provide a stable student population, with minimum distractions from short-term visitors.
There are now eighteen Bahá’í school councils and committees in the United States, an increase from 1971, when there were only ten. The activities of Bahá’í schools and their respective committees are under the supervision of the National Bahá’í Schools Committee, a committee of the National Assembly.
Three of the Bahá’í schools—Green Acre, Davison, and Geyserville—have been open since the 1920s. They operate on Bahá’í-owned property. The remaining schools make use of rental facilities.
Although the principal school sessions are held during the summer, councils and committees are busy most of the year planning and preparing for their school sessions. Each group consists of from seven to nine members and has its own elected officers.
A recent survey of Bahá’í schools indicates that the average attendance during a week-long summer session is approximately 115 persons. About one-fourth of the total are between 3 and 12 years old; one-fourth are between 13 and 21; the remaining half are over 21. Approximately twenty teachers are needed for a student body of this size. Almost half of the teachers are needed to instruct children’s classes.
Child with art at South Florida Bahá’í School, Boca Raton.
The Spring edition of World Order magazine will feature an editorial review of the Nine Year Plan by Dr. Firuz Kazemzadeh, Chairman of the National Spiritual Assembly, entitled “Nine Years to World Order.” In this article, Dr. Kazemzadeh recalls the great victories of the period, particularly those of the United States, where the Bahá’í community grew almost six-fold in nine years. During the course of the Plan, the number of Local Spiritual Assemblies elected in the United States surpassed 800, and the number of localities where Bahá’ís reside grew in excess of 4,761. Today, there are more Bahá’ís in South Carolina alone than existed in the entire country in 1937. In this special editorial, Dr. Kazemzadeh treats the Nine Year Plan in detail, placing it in its proper historical context. The Spring edition of World Order can be an effective aid in teaching the Bahá’í Faith. You may order single copies for $1.25, (or lots of ten at $.90 per copy) from Bahá’í Subscriber Service, 415 Linden Ave., Wilmette, Illinois, 60091. Better still, subscribe for a year by filling out the subscription form below and mailing it to the Subscriber Service today. Other articles appearing in the Spring edition include, “Obedience and the Universal Law,” by Judge James F. Nelson, “Nutrition and Educational Planning,” by S.P. Raman, of the ANISA staff (Univ. of Mass.); and “Youth Service and the United Nations,” by James A. Joyce.
GREEN ACRE CHILDREN’S PROGRAM[edit]
An exciting, new program for children and junior youth is being developed by the Green Acre Bahá’í School Council. The Council is seeking imaginative personnel with special talents for the following positions:
- Early Childhood Education Specialist
- Arts and Crafts Specialists
- Counsellors (full-time and salaried)
- Music Specialists
- Naturalists
- Lesson Unit Teachers
The Children’s Program will be offered from August 6 to September 3 only.
A two-week minimum commitment is preferable. Send letter and resumé to the Green Acre Bahá’í School Council, Miss Sandra Rhode, Secretary, West Pelham Road, Shutesbury, Massachusetts 01072.
B.C. BAHÁ’Í SUMMER SCHOOL
JULY 8-14, 1973
Silver Star Provincial Park Near Vernon, B.C., Canada
The site is a ski area during the winter, but small chalets and the Day Lodge are rented for the school in the summer.
Registration forms are available from:
- B.C. Bahá’í Summer School
- Box 1344
- Vernon, British Columbia
- Canada
GEORGIA/ALABAMA SUMMER SCHOOL
- Location: Camp Sumatanga, Gallant, Alabama
- Session: August 31-September 3
| Cost: | Entire Session |
11 years and over | $23.00 |
7 years to 10 years | 7.00 |
2 years to 6 years | 3.50 |
Under 2 years | Free |
Pre-registration due by August 15: $5.00 per family or $3.00 per person. Facilities do not include pillows, linens, blankets, towels and other personal items.
Registrar: Mr. John Haynes, 1338
- Surrey Lane, Building 4-C, Marietta,
- Georgia 30060
Bahá’í Summer Schools 1973[edit]
- ARIZONA/NEW MEXICO
- Location: Arizona Church Conference Center, Prescott, Arizona
- Session: July 8-15
| Cost: | Entire Session |
18 years and over | $49.00 |
12 years to 17 years | 42.00 |
3 years to 11 years | 31.00 |
Children under 3 years | 2.00/day |
- A deposit of $10.00 per person is requested with reservations.
- For those attending one day or part of one day (but not overnight), there will be a facility fee of $1.00 plus meals.
Breakfast | $1.00 |
Lunch | $1.25 |
Supper | 1.50 |
- Registrar: Mrs. Jill Hallock, P.O. Box 124, Gilbert, Arizona 85234.
- Circumstances permitting, Continental Counsellor Mrs. Florence V. Mayberry will be present throughout the session.
- CALIFORNIA (SOUTHERN)
- Location: Idyllwild Pines, Idyllwild, California
- Session: June 30-July 7
- Registrar: Mrs. Kathryn Gallegos, P.O. Box 631, Hesperia, California 92345
- Auxiliary Board Member Miss D. Thelma Jackson will be present throughout the session.
- CAROLINAS
- Location: Cheraw State Park, Cheraw, South Carolina (65 miles southeast of Charlotte, North Carolina)
- Session: July 28-August 5
- Registrar: Mr. Philip Dawson, 124 Pineland Circle, Raleigh, North Carolina 27606
- COLORADO (EAST)
- Location: Buckhorn Methodist Camp (16 miles west of Fort Collins, Colorado)
- Session: June 10-16
- Registrar: East Colorado Bahá’í School Committee, Mrs. Marilyn Fisher, Secretary, 437 Pine, Boulder, Colorado 80302
- Auxiliary Board Member Mrs. Eunice Braun will be present throughout the session.
- COLORADO (WEST)
- Location: Telluride, Colorado
- Session: July 28-August 4
- Registrar: West Colorado Bahá’í School Committee, Mrs. Gloria Winter, Secretary, 139 W. 18th Street, Durango, Colorado 81301
- Auxiliary Board Member Mrs. Velma Sherrill will be present throughout the session.
- DAVISON
- Location: Davison Bahá’í School, 3208 S. State Road, Davison, Michigan
- Session: August 12-September 3 (Homecoming Weekend)
- Registrar: Davison Bahá’í School Council, Mrs. Elizabeth Brogan, Secretary, 870 W. Drayton, Ferndale, Michigan 48220
- FLORIDA
- Location: Marymount College, Boca Raton, Florida
- Session: August 18-25
- Registrar: Florida Bahá’í School Committee, Mr. George Demas, Secretary, 6439 West Flagler Street, Miami, Florida 33144
- Auxiliary Board Member Mrs. Javidukht Khádem will be present throughout the session.
- GEORGIA/ALABAMA
- Location: Camp Sumatanga, Gallant, Alabama
- Session: August 31-September 3
- Registrar: Mr. John Haynes, 1338 Surrey Lane, Building 4-C, Marietta, Georgia 30060
- GEYSERVILLE
- Locations: Corralitos and Monte Toyon Camp, Aptos (both located near Santa Cruz), California
- Session: August 5-11 (Corralitos); August 12-18 (Aptos)
- Registrar: Geyserville Bahá’í School Committee, Mrs. Eva Bishop, Secretary, 81 Woodland Court, Milpitas, California 95035
- Circumstances permitting, Auxiliary Board Member Paul Pettit will be present for part of the session(s).
- GREEN ACRE
- Location: Green Acre Bahá’í School, Eliot, Maine
- Session: July 22-September 3
- Registrar: c/o Green Acre Bahá’í School, Eliot, Maine 03903
- Hand of the Cause of God Dhikru’lláh Khádem and Auxiliary Board Member Mrs. Javidukht Khádem will be present for one week, August 5-11.
- MINNESOTA
- Location: North East Minnesota Environmental Learning Center, near Isabella, Minnesota
- Session: July 21-28
- Registrar: Minnesota Bahá’í School Committee, Mr. Allen Halm, Secretary, P.O. Box 438, Winsted, Minnesota 55395
- Auxiliary Board Member Mrs. Velma Sherrill will be present throughout the session.
- MONTANA
- Location: Lions Club Youth Camp, near Red Lodge, Montana
- Session: August 12-18
| Cost: | Entire Session |
15 years and over | $28.00 |
8 years to 14 years | 20.00 |
2 years to 7 years | 10.00 |
- A deposit of $6.00 is requested with reservations.
- Work scholarships available, if needed. Please inquire.
- Registrar: Mrs. Glennis Erickson, 2309 Sunnyview, Billings, Montana 59102
- Auxiliary Board Member Mrs. Margaret Gallagher will be present throughout the session.
- NEBRASKA
- Location: Doane College, Crete, Nebraska
- Session: July 1-7
- Registrar: Nebraska Bahá’í School Committee, Mrs. Ruth Hansen, Secretary, 5638 Lenox Avenue, Lincoln, Nebraska 68510
- Auxiliary Board Member Mrs. Javidukht Khádem will be present throughout the session.
- NEW YORK
- Location: Poughkeepsie, New York
- Session: July 28-August 12
- Registrar: New York Bahá’í School Committee, Mrs. Pearl Fleischhacker, Secretary, 2173 Jacqueline Avenue, North Bellmore, New York 11710
- Auxiliary Board Member Mrs. Eunice Braun will be present throughout the session.
- OKLAHOMA/TEXAS
- Location: Methodist Camp, Lake Bridgeport, Texas
- Session: August 6-11
- Registrar: Oklahoma/Texas Bahá’í School Committee, Dr. Virginia Harden, Secretary, 320 East Hurd, Edmond, Oklahoma 73034
- Auxiliary Board Member Miss D. Thelma Jackson will be present throughout the session.
- OREGON
- Location: Silver Creek Falls, near Salem, Oregon
- Session: June 17-22
- Registrar: Oregon Bahá’í School Committee, Mrs. Doris Miller, Secretary, 153 Kensington Avenue, Astoria, Oregon 97103
- Auxiliary Board Members Mrs. Opal Conner and Mrs. Katherine McLaughlin will be present throughout the session.
- WASHINGTON (EAST)
- Location: YMCA Camp, Lake Wenatchee, Washington
- Session: July 5-8
| Cost: | Entire Session |
15 years and over | $15.00 |
9 years to 14 years | 9.00 |
5 years to 8 years | 4.00 |
1 year to 4 years | 2.00 |
- Registrar: East Washington Bahá’í School Committee, Mr. Keith Brown, P.O. Box 1245, East Wenatchee, Washington 98801
- Auxiliary Board Member Mrs. Opal Conner will be present throughout the session.
- WASHINGTON (WEST)
- Location: Seabeck, Washington
- Session: June 23-29
- Registrar: West Washington Bahá’í School Committee, Mrs. Virginia Martig, Secretary, 409 Oak Street, Shelton, Washington 98584
- Auxiliary Board Member Mrs. Katherine McLaughlin will be present throughout the session.
Bahá’í Books and Materials[edit]
Bahá’í Literature[edit]
The Bahá’í Faith – A Decade of Expansion
The special April edition of The American Bahá’í, designed for use in the month-long proclamation campaign, highlights the victories of the Nine Year Plan. The tabloid details the expansion of the Faith and its emergence during this decade to a position of greater worldwide prominence and influence. It effectively portrays the international character of the Faith and shows how Bahá’ís have carried the principles of the oneness of mankind around the world. Approximately half of the twenty-page, two-color tabloid is devoted to photographs of our diverse Bahá’í family.
Among the events covered in the tabloid are the World Congress of 1963, the election of the first Universal House of Justice, the dedication of the Houses of Worship in Germany and Panama, the intercontinental conferences of 1967, the National Human Rights Conference in Chicago in 1968, the Palermo Conference in 1968, the oceanic conferences of 1970-71, the dedication of the Louis G. Gregory Institute, and the national youth conferences. In addition to coverage of these major events, the tabloid contains many articles and photographs on the goals and aims of the Nine Year Plan, the celebration designed to mark its successful conclusion, the activities of the Bahá’ís at the United Nations, and the rapid and explosive growth of the Faith around the world, including events in the southern United States. A section on the history and basic principles of the Bahá’í Faith is also included.
This special issue of The American Bahá’í is an essential item for any proclamation activity where a concise and dignified presentation of the principles, history, and growth of the Faith is needed.
- 100/$10.00 NET
God Loves Laughter
This delightful account of the life and spiritual quest of Hand of the Cause William Sears is now available from the Publishing Trust. The story begins with Mr. Sears’ early childhood, when ‘Abdu’l-Bahá appeared to him in dreams and told him to “fish like Peter.” It follows his successful career as a writer, his work in radio and television, and his discovery and acceptance of the Faith, ending with his decision to spread his new Faith around the world. Written in a warm, anecdotal style, this book will appeal to both Bahá’ís and seekers. An excellent gift for older children.
- Paper/$1.50
- Cloth/$2.50
A New World Order
This special deepening portfolio for youth is again back in stock.
- 1/$1.00
- 10/$9.00
Bahá’í Lesson Plans, Grade 4
This booklet, as all others in this lesson plan series, covers history, teachings for the individual, and social teachings. ‘Abdu’l-Bahá describes the life and station of the Master through stories and dramatic readings. “The Rewards of Obedience to God” covers liberty and free will, types of rewards and punishments, and Bahá’í laws. In “Principles of Consultation” children are taught how to consult and are given sample problems on which to consult. This section also discusses the Administrative Order as the framework for consultation.
- Paper/$1.40
Special Bulk Prices[edit]
The Environment and Human Values
This pamphlet, which contains an outline of Bahá’í principles concerning the human environment, is now available at special bulk prices.
- 25/$1.00
- 100/$3.00
- 500/$12.50
- 1000/$20.00
The Bahá’í House of Worship
The Bahá’í House of Worship, which discusses the meaning of the Temple and the history and teachings of the Faith, is now available at special bulk prices. Please note that the regular 10 percent community discount applies only to the first three prices.
- 20/$1.00
- 100/$4.50
- 500/$21.50
- 2000/$75.00 NET
Bahá’í Answers
The revised edition of this popular pamphlet is now available at special bulk prices. Please note that the regular 10 percent community discount applies only to the first three prices.
- 10/$1.00
- 100/$7.50
- 500/$30.00
- 2000/$100.00 NET
SPECIAL MATERIALS[edit]
6-30-51 A Commentary on the Kitáb-i-Aqdas
A commentary on the Kitáb-i-Aqdas, prepared by Hand of the Cause Mr. A. Q. Faizi is now available on a cassette. The commentary is followed by fifteen minutes of excerpts from the Kitáb-i-Aqdas which already appear in English in various Bahá’í books.
- $2.50
20-R-9003
6-30-33 Radio News
Please note the new price for Radio News, a reel tape containing thirty one-minute messages to be used by radio stations.
- $4.50 NET
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THIRD NATIONAL BAHÁ’Í YOUTH CONFERENCE INFORMATION SUMMARY
DATES: June 20-24, 1973 WHO IS INVITED: All Bahá’ís (youth and adults)
DRESS: Informal for most of the conference. One “dress-up” needed for Saturday night. Shoes or sandals necessary at all times. WEATHER: Warm with possible rain showers. REGISTRATION: Registration begins at noon, Wednesday, June 20, 1973, at the arena of the Oklahoma State Fairgrounds and will be open through Saturday, June 23, 1973. Current Bahá’í Identification will be required. |
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A Contest for Artists A contest for Bahá’ís is now under way to select the best simple drawings illustrating different sets of quotations from the Bahá’í Writings which will appear in the March and May through September issues of The American Bahá’í. The first set of quotations is listed below. At the completion of the contest, those artists whose drawings are selected for use will receive a Bahá’í book. Purpose of Drawings: The drawings are needed to illustrate quotations from the Bahá’í Writings which will be used in a series of picture lesson cards. Audience: The lesson cards will be used throughout the world in teaching people of all ages, including those with minimum reading ability. Style of Drawings: Each drawing should explain visually a single quotation and, with its accompanying quotation, form the basis for a single lesson presentation. (The quotations themselves are not meant to have any particular relationship to each other.) In addition, the drawings should not be tied to any specific culture, since the picture lesson cards will be used throughout the world. Above all, each drawing should be simple, one-color line artwork. Format for Submitting Drawings: All drawings should be submitted on 8½ x 11-inch (or larger) paper. Each should be accompanied by the quotation which it illustrates. Deadline: Artwork must be received by October 31, 1973 to be considered. Entries may be sent in anytime between April 1 and October 31. 6. “Awake, for, lo’, the morning Light has broken. Arise, for His Cause is made manifest. The portal of His grace is open wide; enter therein, O peoples of the world! For He Who is your promised One is come!”—Mullá Ḥusayn, as quoted in God Passes By, p. 6 7. “Whoso keepeth the commandments of God shall attain everlasting felicity.” —Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá’u’lláh, p. 289 8. “Say: True liberty consisteth in man’s submission unto My commandments, little as ye know it.” —Bahá’u’lláh, as quoted in Bahá’í World Faith, p. 137 9. “The Nineteen Day Feast has been described by the Guardian as the foundation of the World Order of Bahá’u’lláh.” —Bahá’í Community, p. 17 10. “O Son of the Supreme! I have made death a messenger of joy to thee.” —The Hidden Words of Bahá’u’lláh, p. 11 Send Entries to: Bahá’í Publishing Trust, 415 Linden Avenue, Wilmette, Illinois 60091 |
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Early registration for youth conference in Oklahoma City high, story page 1. A special emphasis at summer schools this year will be programs for children, story page 12. A new United Nations volunteer program offers opportunities for service to mankind, story page 11. The last Pioneering Institute of the Nine Year Plan was recently held in Wilmette, story page 6. |
THIRD NATIONAL BAHÁ’Í YOUTH CONFERENCE
JUNE 20-24 1973
OKLAHOMA CITY
The concentric circles in this emblem of the
Third National Bahá’í Youth Conference symbolize the three fields of service open to
Bahá’í youth, as pointed out by The Universal
House of Justice in 1966; fields of service
in which they will “simultaneously be remaking
the character of human society and preparing
themselves for the work they will undertake
later in their lives.”
