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CONTENTS PAGE
Introduction
xxv
PART ONE
     Aims and Purposes of the Bahá’í Faith
3
     Survey of Current Bahá’í Activities in the East and West
13
     Excerpts from Bahá’í Sacred Writings
136
PART TWO
     The World Order of Bahá’u’lláh
181
          Present-day Administration of the Bahá’í Faith
181
               Introductory Statement
181
               Excerpts from the Will and Testament of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá
204
               Excerpts from the Letters of Shoghi Effendi
211
               Certificate of Incorporation of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States and Canada
253
               Declaration of Trust and By-Laws of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States and Canada
254-267
               Declaration of Trust and By-Laws of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Írán
269-274
               Declaration and By-Laws of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Germany and Austria
275
               Declaration of Trust and By-Laws of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of India and Burma
284
               Certificate of Incorporation of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of India and Burma
286
               Declaration of Trust and By-Laws of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of ‘Iráq
294-300
               Text of Authorization Issued for Registration by the Mixed Court in Egypt of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Egypt
302
               Declaration of Trust of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Egypt
303-304
               By-Laws of the Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of New York
305
               Certificate of Incorporation of the Spiritual Assembly of Bahá’ís of New York
307-311
               Certificate of Incorporation of the Spiritual Assembly of Bahá’ís of Teaneck, New Jersey, U. S. A.
314-316
               Certificate of Incorporation of the Spiritual Assembly of Bahá’ís of Chicago, Illinois, U. S. A.
317-319
               Certificate of Incorporation of the Spiritual Assembly of Bahá’ís of Washington, D. C., U. S. A.
320-322
               Petition of the Bahá’ís of Montreal, Canada
323
               Certificate of Incorporation of the Bahá’ís of Montreal, Canada
324-326
               By-Laws of the Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Montreal, Canada
328
               By-Laws of the Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Esslingen, Germany
333
               Certificate of Incorporation of the Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Esslingen, Germany
334
               Certificate of Incorporation of the Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Karachi, India
336
               Certificate of Incorporation of the Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Calcutta, India
337
               Certificate of Incorporation of the Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Delhi, India
338
               Certificate of Incorporation of the Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Rangoon, Burma
339
               Certificate of Registration of the Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Daidanaw, Burma
340
               Certificate of Incorporation of the Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Mandalay, Burma
341
               Certificate of Incorporation of the Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Auckland, New Zealand
342
               Documents Related to the Incorporation of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States and Canada, as a Recognized Religious Society in Palestine
343
               Certificate of the Palestine Government Incorporating the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States and Canada, Palestine Branch, as a Recognized Religious Society in Palestine
344
               Text of Application to the Palestine Government for Incorporation of the Palestine Branch of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of India and Burma
345
               Certificate of the Palestine Government Incorporating the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of India and Burma, Palestine Branch
346
               Trade Mark Certificate obtained from the United States Government covering the word “Bahá’í”
347-348
               Trade Mark Certificate obtained from the United States Government covering the symbol of the Greatest Name
349-350
               Trade Mark Certificate obtained from the Canadian Government covering the name “Bahá’í”
351-353
               Trade Mark Certificate obtained from the Canadian Government covering the symbol of the Greatest Name
354-357
               Bahá’í Marriage Certificate adopted and enforced by the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Írán
359
               Bahá’í Marriage Certificate adopted and enforced by the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Egypt
360
               Bahá’í Marriage Certificate adopted and enforced by the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of ‘Iráq
361
               Bahá’í Divorce Certificate adopted and enforced by the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Írán
362
               Outline of Bahá’í Laws regarding matters of Personal Status submitted for recognition to the Egyptian Government by the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Egypt
363-379
               Text of the Farmán issued by Sulṭán ‘Abdu’l-‘Azíz banishing Bahá’u’lláh to ‘Akká, Palestine
380
               Text of the Resolution presented to President Franklin D. Roosevelt by the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States and Canada
381-387
               Map showing Travels of the Báb and Bahá’u’lláh
388
               Map showing Section of Route followed by Bahá’u’lláh on His Journey from Baghdad to Constantinople
389
               Map showing Path of Travel of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá in the United States of America and Canada, 1912
390
               Facsimile of Tablet addressed by ‘Abdu’l-Bahá to the Chicago “House of Justice”
391
          The Institution of the Mashriqu’l-Adhkár
392
               Foreword
392
               The Spiritual Significance of the Mashriqu’l-Adhkár
393
               The Bahá’í Temple—Why built near Chicago?
397
               The Five Billion Carat Gem Bahá’í Temple at Wilmette, Ill.
403
               Temple Echoes from the World’s Fair
406
               The Bahá’í Temple—An Appreciation
410
               A Temple of Universal Religion
411
               Concrete Fulfills a Promise
413
          Bahá’í Calendar and Festivals
418
               Foreword
418
               Bahá’í Feasts, Anniversaries and Days of Fasting
418
               Bahá’í Holy Days on which Work should be Suspended
419
               Additional Material Gleaned from Nabíl’s Narrative (Volume II) regarding the Bahá’í Calendar
419
               Historical Data Gleaned from Nabil’s Narrative (Volume II) regarding Bahá’u’lláh
422
          Youth Activities Throughout the Bahá’í World
426
               Bahá’í Youth—An Estimate and Survey of International Events
426
               Bahá’í Youth in Írán
434
          Plays and Pageants
436
               Story of the Pageant “The Gate of Dawn”
436
               The Drama of the Kingdom
442
               Pageantry as a Factor in Education
445
     References to the Bahá’í Faith
449
          1. Dowager Queen Marie of Rumania
449
          2. Prof. E. G. Browne, M.A., M.B., Cambridge University
453
          3. Dr. J. Estlin Carpenter, D.Litt., Manchester College, Oxford
455
          4. Rev. T. K. Cheyne, D.Litt., D.D., Oxford University, Fellow of British Academy
455
          5. Prof. Arminius Vambéry, Hungarian Academy of Pesth
456
          6. Harry Charles Lukach
457
          7. Sir Valentine Chirol
457
          8. Prof. Jowett, Oxford University
458
          9. Alfred W. Martin, Society for Ethical Culture, New York
458
          10. Prof. James Darmesteter, École des Hautes Études, Paris
459
          11. Charles Baudouin
459
          12. Dr. Henry H. Jessup, D.D.
462
          13. Right Hon. The Earl Curzon of Kedleston
463
          14. Sir Francis Younghusband, K.C.S.I.; K.C.I.E.
464
          15. The Christian Commonwealth, Anonymous
465
          16. Rev. Tyssul Davis, B.A.
465
          17. Herbert Putnam, Congressional Library, Washington, D.C.
466
          18. Leo Tolstoy
466
          19. Dr. Edmund Privat, University of Geneva
467
          20. Dr. Auguste Forel, University of Zurich
467
          21. General Renato Piola Caselli
468
          22. Rev. Frederick W. Oakes
468
          23. Renwick J. G. Millar, Editor of John O'Groat Journal, Wick, Scotland
468
          24. Charles H. Prisk
469
          25. Prof. Hari Prasad Shastri, D.Litt.
469
          26. Shri Purohit Swami
470
          27. Prof. Herbert A. Miller, Bryn Mawr College
470
          28. Right Hon. Sir Herbert Samuel, G.C.B., M.P.
470
          29. Rev. K. T. Chung
470
          30. Prof. Dimitry Kazarov, University of Sofia
471
          31. Rev. Grifith J. Sparham
471
          32. Ernest Renan
472
          33. The Hon. Lilian Helen Montague, J.P., D.H.L.
473
          34. Prof. Norman Bentwich, Hebrew University, Jerusalem
473
          35. Émile Schreiber, Publicist
473
          36. Dr. Rokuichiro Masujima, Doyen of Jurisprudence of Japan
477
          37. Miss Helen Keller
477
          38. Sir Flinders Petrie, Archaeologist
478
          39. President Masaryk of Czechoslovakia
478
          40. Archduchess Anton of Austria
478
          41. Dr. Herbert Adams Gibbons
478
          42. H.R.H. Princess Olga of Jugoslavia
478
          43. Eugen Relgis
478
          44. Arthur Henderson
479
          45. Prof. Dr. V. Lesny
479
          46. Princess Marie Antoinette dc Broglie Aussenac
480
          47. President David Starr Jordan, Leland Stanford University
480
          48. Prof. Bogdan Popovitch, University of Belgrade, Jugoslavia
480
          49. Ex-Governor William Sulzer
480
          50. Luther Burbank
480
          51. Prof. Yone Noguchi
480
          52. Prof. Raymond Frank Piper
480
          53. Angela Morgan
481
          54. Arthur Moore
481
          55. Prof. Dr. Jan Rypka, Charles University, Praha, Czechoslovakia
481
          56. A. L. M. Nicolas
481
          57. President Eduard Beneš
482
     In Memoriam
483
          1. Susan I. Moody
483
          2. Hooper Harris
486
          3. Harry H. Romer
488
          4. Howard Luxmoore Carpenter
491
          5. Edward C. Getsinger
493
          6. Sarah Blundell
496
          7. Khalíl Qamar
498
          8. Hájí Muhammad Yazdí
500
          9. Extracts from “Bahá’í News”
501
PART THREE
     Bahá’í Directory, 1935-1936
505
          1. Bahá’í National Spiritual Assemblies
505
          2. Bahá’í Local Spiritual Assemblies and Groups
507
          3. Officers and Committees of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States and Canada
511
          4. Local Bahá’í Spiritual Assemblies, Groups and Isolated Believers in the United States and Canada
515
          5. Bahá’í Administrative Divisions in Írán
521
          6. Addresses of Centers of Bahá’í Administrative Divisions in Írán
524
          7. Alphabetical List of Bahá’u’lláh’s Best-Known Writings
525
          8. List of the Báb’s Best-Known Works
526
     Bibliography
527
          1. Bahá’í Publications of America
527
               Books About the Bahá’í Faith
527
               Writings of the Báb
530
               Writings of Bahá’u’lláh
530
               Writings of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá
530
               Writings of Shoghi Effendi
532
               Prayers
533
               Bahá’í Literature in Pamphlet Form
534
               Compilations
537
               Outlines and Guides for Bahá’í Study Classes
538
          2. Bahá’í Publications of England
538
          3. Bahá’í Literature in French
539
          4. Bahá’í Literature in Italian
540
          5. Bahá’í Literature in Dutch
540
          6. Bahá’í Literature in Danish
540
          7. Bahá’í Literature in Swedish
540
          8. Bahá’í Literature in Portuguese
540
          9. Bahá’í Literature Albanian
540
          10. Bahá’í Literature Esperanto
541
          11. Bahá’í Literature Russian
541
          12. Bahá’í Literature German
542
          13. Bahá’í Literature Bulgarian
545
          14. Bahá’í Literature Rumanian
545
          15. Bahá’í Literature Czech
545
          16. Bahá’í Literature in Serbian
545
          17. Bahá’í Literature in Hunarian
545
          18. Bahá’í Literature in Greek
545
          19. Bahá’í Literature in Maori
545
          20. Bahá’í Literature in Spanish
547
          21. Bahá’í Literature in Norwegian
547
          22. Bahá’í Literature in Croatian
547
          23. Bahá’í Literature in Oriental Languages
547
               Íránian
547
               Urdu
548
               Arabic
548
               Turkish
549
               Burmese
549
               Chinese
549
               Hebrew
549
               Tartar
549
               Gujrati
549
               Japanese
549
               Armenian
549
               Tamil
549
               Kurdish
550
               Sindhi
550
               Bengali
550
               Hindi
550
               Abyssinian
550
          24. Bahá’í Literature in Braille (for the Blind)
550
          25. Bahá’í Periodicals
550
          26. References to the Bahá’í Faith in Books and Pamphlets by non-Bahá’í Authors
552
          27. References to the Bahá’í Faith in Magazines by non-Bahá’í Writers
558
          28. References to the Bahá’í Faith by Bahá’ís in non-Bahá’í Publications
560
     Transliteration of Oriental Words frequently used in Bahá’í Literature with Guide to Transliteration and Pronunciation of the Íránian Alphabet, and Notes on the Pronunciation of Íránian Words
561
     Definitions of Oriental Terms used in Bahá’í Literature
565
PART FOUR
     Articles and Reviews
571
          1. Religion and World Order, by Horace Holley
571
          2. Queen Marie of Rumania, by Martha L. Root
580
          3. The Epic of Humanity, by Christophil
584
          4. President Eduard Benes, by Martha L. Root
589
          5. Spiritual Perspectives, by Prof. Raymond Frank Piper
592
          6. Splendor at the Core, by Angela Morgan
601
          7. Bahá’í-Glaube und Christentum, by Dr. Engen Schmidt
604
          8. Bahá’ísmo kaj la Socia Problemo, by Prof. Paul Christaller
610
          9. Bahá’u’lláh’s Ground Plan of World Fellowship, by Archdeacon George Townshend
614
          10. Die Bahá’ís und meine Erfahrungen, by Prof. Dr. J. Rypka
621
          11. Impressions of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, by Louise R. Waite
625
          12. Zwei Heilige Grabstätten, by Dr. Adelbert Mühlschlegel
629
          13. In Praise of Words, by Helen Bishop
632
          14. The Continuity of Religion, by Stanwood Cobb
638
          15. The Most Great Peace, by Marion Holley
645
          16. King Haakon of Norway, by Martha L. Root
651
          17. Some Memories of the Sojourn of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá in Paris, by Lady Blomfield
654
          18. Racial Likenesses and Differences: the Scientific Evidence and the Bahá’í Teachings, by Louis G. Gregory
659
          19. Denmark’s Oriental Scholar, by Martha L. Root
665
          20. La Baháa Filozofio, by Lidja Zamenhof
668
          21. The Bahá’í Movement, by Renwick J. G. Millar
675
          22. ‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s Historic Meeting with Jane Addams, by Ruth J. Moffett
684
          23. The Soul of Iceland, by Martha L. Root
684
          24. Ein Junger Glaube wird Bekannt, by Dr. Hermann Grossmann
689
          25. South America: Journey Taken in the Interest of the Bahá’í Cause, by Loulie A. Mathews
692
          26. Glimpses of Sweden, by Olivia Kelsey
701
          27. Russia’s Cultural Contribution to the Bahá’í Faith, by Martha L. Root
707
          28. A Bahá’í Incident from the Netherlands, by Louise Drake Wright
713
          29. Mr. Harald Thilander and his Publications for the Blind in Sweden, by Nellie S. French
716
          30. The Modern Miracles of Palestine, by Beatrice Irwin
719
          31. A New Future for Radio, by Shirley Warde
725
     Song Offerings
728
     Echoes from the Spheres
737
     Map of Írán Showing Bahá’í Centers
Inside back cover
     Map of the United States of America Showing Bahá’í Centers
Inside back cover

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