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CONTENTS PAGE
Introduction
xxi
PART ONE
     Aims and Purposes of the Bahá’í Faith
3
     Survey of Current Bahá’í Activities in the East and West
15
     Excerpts from Bahá’í Sacred Writings
169
     Commemoration of the Twenty-Fifth Anniversary of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s Visit to America
213
PART TWO
     The World Order of Bahá’u’lláh
225
          1. Present-day Administration of the Bahá’í Faith
225
               Introductory Statement
225
               Excerpts from the Will and Testament of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá
253
               Excerpts from the Letters of Shoghi Effendi
262
               Certificate of Incorporation of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States and Canada
309
               Declaration of Trust and By-Laws of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States and Canada
310
               Declaration of Trust and By-Laws of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Írán
325
               Declaration of Trust and By-Laws of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Germany and Austria
332
               Certificate of Incorporation of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of India and Burma
340
               Declaration of Trust and By-Laws of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of ‘Iráq
341
               Declaration of Trust of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Egypt
348
               Facsimile of Document related to the Incorporation of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Egypt
350
               Certificate of Incorporation of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Australia and New Zealand
354
               By-Laws of the Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of New York, N. Y., U. S. A.
356
               Certificate of Incorporation of the Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of New York, N. Y., U. S. A.
360
               Certificate of Incorporation of the Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Kenosha, Wisconsin, U. S. A.
365
               Certificate of Incorporation of the Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Racine, Wisconsin, U. S. A.
373
               Certificate of Incorporation of the Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Detroit, Michigan, U. S. A.
380
               Certificate of Incorporation of the Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Los Angeles, California, U. S. A.
383
               Certificate of Incorporation of the Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U. S. A.
398
               Certificate of Incorporation of the Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Cleveland, Ohio, U. S. A.
404
               Certificate of Incorporation of the Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Minneapolis, Minn., U. S. A.
405
               Certificate of Incorporation of the Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Bombay, India
410
               Certificate of Incorporation of the Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Poona, India
411
               Certificate of Incorporation of the Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Adelaide, Australia
412
               Trade Mark Certificate obtained from the United States Government covering the "World Order Magazine”
413
               Bahá’í Marriage Certificate adopted and enforced by the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Írán
415
               Bahá’í Marriage Certificate adopted and enforced by the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Egypt
416
               Bahá’í Marriage Certificate adopted and enforced by the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of ‘Iráq
417
               Certificate of Marriage issued by the Palestine Government and delivered to the Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Haifa for official registration
418
               Bahá’í Divorce Certificate adopted and enforced by the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Írán
419
               Bahá’í Divorce Certificate adopted and enforced by the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Egypt
420
               Translation of the Record of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s voice
421
               Map of Bahá’í holdings showing extension of properties surrounding and dedicated to the shrine of the Báb on Mt. Carmel
422
          2. The Institution of the Mashriqu’l-Adhkár
423
               Foreword
423
               The Spiritual Significance of the Mashriqu’l-Adhkár
424
               Progress of Temple Ornamentation
429
               Interesting Experiences with Temple Visitors
432
               References to Bahá’í House of Worship in U. S. Steel News
444
               When Bahá’ís Build a Temple
445
          3. Bahá’í Calendar and Festivals
447
               Foreword
447
               Bahá’í Feasts, Anniversaries and Days of Fasting
447
               Bahá’í Holy Days on which Work should be Suspended
448
               Additional Material Gleaned from Nabíl’s Narrative (Volume II) regarding the Bahá’í Calendar
448
               Historical Data Gleaned from Nabíl’s Narrative (Volume II) regarding Bahá’u’lláh
451
          4. Youth Activities Throughout the Bahá’í World
456
               The World Activities of Bahá’í Youth, 1936 to 1938
456
               Excerpts from “Bahá’í Youth,” 1937 to 1938
477
     References to the Bahá’í Faith
498
          1. Dowager Queen Marie of Rumania
498
          2. Prof. E. G. Browne, M.A., M.B., Cambridge University
501
          3. Dr. J. Estlin Carpenter, D.Litt., Manchester College, Oxford
503
          4. Rev. T. K. Cheyne, D.Litt., D.D., Oxford University, Fellow of the British Academy
504
          5. Prof. Arminius Vambéry, Hungarian Academy of Pesth
504
          6. Harry Charles Lukach
505
          7. Sir Valentine Chirol
505
          8. Prof. Jowett, Oxford University
506
          9. Alfred W. Martin, Society for Ethical Culture, New York
506
          10. Prof. James Darmesteter, Ecole des Hautes Etudes, Paris
507
          11. Charles Baudouin
507
          12. Dr. Henry H. Jessup, D.D.
509
          13. Right Hon. The Earl Curzon of Kedleston
510
          14. Sir Francis Younghusband, K.C.S.I., K.C.I.E.
511
          15. “The Christian Commonwealth,” Anonymous
512
          16. Rev. J. Tyssul Davis, B.A.
512
          17. Herbert Putnam, Congressional Library, Washington, D. C.
513
          18. Leo Tolstoy
514
          19. Dr. Edmund Privat, University of Geneva
515
          20. Dr. Auguste Forel, University of Zurich
516
          21. General Renato Piola Caselli
516
          22. Rev. Frederick W. Oakes
516
          23. Renwick J. G. Millar, Editor of “John O’Groat Journal,” Wick, Scotland
517
          24. Charles H. Prisk
518
          25. Prof. Ialari Prasad Shastri, D.Litt.
518
          26. Shri Purohit Swami
518
          27. Prof. Plerbert A. Miller, Bryn Mawr College
518
          28. Viscount Samuel, G.C.B., M.P.
519
          29. Rev. K. T. Chung
520
          30. Prof. Dimitry Kazarov, University of Sofia
520
          31. Rev. Griflith J. Sparham
521
          32. Ernest Renan
521
          33. The Hon. Lilian Helen Montague, J.P., D.H.L.
522
          34. Prof. Norman Bentwich, Hebrew University, Jerusalem
523
          35. Émile Schreiber, Publicist
523
          36. Dr. Rokuichiro Masujima, Doyen of Jurisprudence of Japan
525
          37. Miss Helen Keller
526
          38. Sir Flinders Petrie, Archaeologist
526
          39. President Masaryk of Czechoslovakia
526
          40. Archduchess Anton of Austria
526
          41. Dr. Herbert Adams Gibbons
526
          42. H.R.H. Princess Olga of Jugoslavia
526
          43. Eugen Relgis
527
          44. Arthur Henderson
527
          45. Prof. Dr. V. Lesny
527
          46. Princess Marie Antoinette de Broglie Aussenac
528
          47. President David Starr Jordan, Leland Stanford University
528
          48. Prof. Bogdan Popovitch, University of Belgrade, Jugoslavia
528
          49. Ex-Governor William Sulzer of New York
528
          50. Luther Burbank
528
          51. Prof. Yone Noguchi
528
          52. Prof. Raymond Frank Piper
528
          53. Angela Morgan
529
          54. Arthur Moore
529
          55. Prof. Dr. Jan Rypka, Charles University, Praha, Czechoslovakia
529
          56. A. L. M. Nicolas
529
          57. President Eduard Benes of Czechoslovakia
530
     In Memoriam
531
          1. Alfred E. Lunt
531
          2. Dr. Zia Bagdádí
535
          3. Mrs. Laurie C. Wilhelm
539
          4. Mrs. Mary Hanford Ford
541
          5. Elmore E. Duckett
543
          6. Colonel Dr. I. Pírúzbakht
545
          7. Mírzá Muḥammad Káẓim-Púr
547
          8. Dr. Y. S. Tsao
548
          9. Dr. Muḥammad Basshír
549
          10. Miss Malakat Núshúgatí
550
          11. Extracts from "Bahá’í News”
551
PART THREE
     Bahá’í Directory, 1937-1938
555
          1. Bahá’í National Spiritual Assemblies
555
          2. Bahá’í Local Spiritual Assemblies and Groups Alphabetically listed according to Nations
556
               Abyssinia
556
               Albania
556
               Australia
556
               Austria
556
               Belgium
556
               Brazil
556
               Bulgaria
556
               Burma
556
               Canada
556
               Caucasus
556
               China
556
               Czechoslovakia
556
               Denmark
557
               Egypt
557
               France
557
               Germany
557
               Great Britain and Ireland
557
               Hawaiian Islands
558
               Holland
558
               Hungary
558
               Iceland
558
               India
558
               Írán
559
               ‘Iráq
559
               Islands (Society Islands)
559
               Italy
559
               Japan
559
               Jugoslavia
559
               New Zealand
559
               Norway
559
               Palestine and Transjordania
559
               Poland
559
               Rumania
559
               Russia
559
               South Africa
559
               Súdán
559
               Sweden
559
               Switzerland
559
               Syria
559
               Tunisia
560
               Tunisia
560
               Turkistan
560
               United States of America
560
               West Indies (British)
560
          3. Officers and Committees of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States and Canada
561
          4. Local Bahá’í Spiritual Assemblies, Groups and Isolated Believers in the United States and Canada
565
          5. Bahá’í Administrative Divisions in Írán
571
          6. Addresses of Centers of Bahá’í Administrative Divisions in Írán
575
          7. Alphabetical List of Bahá’u’lláh’s Best-Known Writings
576
          8. List of the Báb’s Best-Known Works
577
     Bahá’í Bibliography
578
          1. Bahá’í Publications of America
578
               Books About the Bahá’í Faith
578
               Writings of the Báb
581
               Writings of Bahá’u’lláh
581
               Writings of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá
581
               Writings of Shoghi Effendi
583
               Prayers
585
               Bahá’í Literature in Pamphlet Form
585
               Compilations
588
               Outlines and Guides for Bahá’í Study Classes
589
          2. Bahá’í Publications of England
590
          3. Bahá’í Publications in French
591
          4. Bahá’í Publications in Italian
591
          5. Bahá’í Publications in Dutch
591
          6. Bahá’í Publications in Danish
593
          7. Bahá’í Publications in Swedish
593
          8. Bahá’í Publications in Portuguese
593
          9. Bahá’í Publications in Albanian
593
          10. Bahá’í Publications in Esperanto
593
          11. Bahá’í Publications in Russian
594
          12. Bahá’í Publications in German
594
          13. Bahá’í Publications in Bulgarian
597
          14. Bahá’í Publications in Rumanian
597
          15. Bahá’í Publications in Czech
597
          16. Bahá’í Publications in Serbian
598
          17. Bahá’í Publications in Hungarian
598
          18. Bahá’í Publications in Greek
598
          19. Bahá’í Publications in Maori
598
          20. Bahá’í Publications in Spanish
598
          21. Bahá’í Publications in Norwegian
598
          22. Bahá’í Publications in Croatian
599
          23. Bahá’í Publications in Icelandic
599
          24. Bahá’í Publications in Oriental Languages
599
               Íránian
599
               Urdu
600
               Arabic
601
               Turkish
601
               Burmese
601
               Chinese
601
               Hebrew
601
               Tatar
601
               Gujrati
602
               Japanese
602
               Armenian
602
               Tamil
602
               Kurdish
602
               Sindhi
602
               Bengali
602
               Hindi
602
               Abyssinian
602
          25. Bahá’í Literature in Braille (for the Blind)
602
          26. Bahá’í Periodicals
603
          27. References to the Bahá’í Faith in Books and Pamphlets by non-Bahá’í Authors
604
          28. References to the Bahá’í Faith in Magazines by non-Bahá’í Writers
611
          29. References to the Bahá’í Faith by Bahá’ís in non-Bahá’í Publications
613
     Transliteration of Oriental Words frequently used in Bahá’í Literature with Guide to Transliteration and Pronunciation of Íránian Alphabet and Notes on the Pronunciation of Íránian Words
614
     Definitions of Oriental Terms used in Bahá’í Literature
618
PART FOUR
     Articles and Reviews
623
          1. The Seven Valleys by Bahá’u’lláh; A Meditation, by G. Townshend
623
          2. The World of Heart and Spirit, by Horace Holley
626
          3. A Session at the World Congress of Faiths, by Helen Bishop
624
          4. Importance de l’Idée Spirituelle dans la Vie Actuelle, by Lucienne Migette
646
          5. Racial Amity in America, by Louis G. Gregory
652
          6. Aus dem Leben des Báb, by Erna Schmidt
667
          7. Dawn over Mount Hira, by Mardiyyih Nabil Carpenter
676
          8. The Bahá’í Faith and Eastern Scholars, by Martha L. Root
682
          9. The Unity of Nations, by Stanwood Cobb
693
          10. Changing Race Relations, by Maxwell Miller
698
          11. Bahá’í, from “La Sagesse de l’Orient,” by Dr. Edmund Privat
701
          12. Sources of Community Life, by Marion Holley
703
          13. A Brief Account of Thomas Breakwell, by May Maxwell
707
          14. Unity of Races, by Genevieve L. Coy
712
          15. Mankind the Prodigal, by Alfred E. Lunt
716
          16. The Fulfillment of Religion, by Bertha Hyde Kirkpatrick
721
          17. A World Community, by George O. Latimer
725
          18. The Call to Germany, by Alma Knobloch
732
          19. The Manifestation, by Albert P. Entzminger
746
          20. Hear, O Israel, by Dorothy K. Baker
754
          21. The Rosary, by Nellie S. French
757
          22. Marriage in the Bahá’í Faith, by Rosemary Sala
761
          23. Learning to Live Together, by Martha L. Root
767
          24. Bahá’í Radio Program, delivered over Station “WHN,” New York
769
          25. The Bust of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, by Mrs. Stannard
786
          26. African Experience, by Loulie A. Mathews
788
          27. The Non-Political Nature of the Bahá’í Cause, by Emily M. Axford
793
          28. Teaching the Cause of Bahá’u’lláh in Distant Lands, by Nellie S. French
797
          29. Two Letters of Mrs. Phoebe Apperson Hearst from "Persia by a Persian”
801
          30. A Tribute from Iceland, by Hólmfrídur Arnadóttir
803
     Song Offerings
804
     Echoes from the Spheres
813
     Map of the United States and Canada Showing Bahá’í Centers
Inside back cover

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