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