BAHA'I' ' NEWS PUBLISHED BY THE NATIONAL SP IRITUAL ASSEMBLY

I ' OF THE BAHA'IS OF THE UNITED STATES

NO. 262 BAHA'I YEAR 109 DECEMBER, 1952

COMMENTARY: NATIONAL SPIRITUAL ASSEMBLY r .. ·····~ -· ... ·····--.·· ···~··-··- ·· ~"' 1 Beloved friends: · I,_ T':i. ~ ~ - ~A - RDI _ ~~ j How significant it is that the Guardian could announce on the very Anniversary of the Birth of ACQUISITION OF VITALLY-NEEDED PROPERTY SURROUNDING Baha'u'llah the acquisition of so im­ THE TOMB OF BAHA'U'LLAH portant a tract of land surrounding Announce (to) Baha'i communi­ (in this) single transaction almost and safeguarding the Tomb of ties, East (and) West, (on the) joy­ equals (the) entire Baha'i interna­ Baha'u'llah and the adjoining Man­ ous occasion (of the) hundred tional endowments purchased (in sion of Bahji! (and) thirty-fifth Anniversary (of) the) course (of) sixty years (in the) We can not estimate the impor­ Baha'u'llah's Birthday, (the) suc­ vicinity (of the) Bab's Sepulchre (on tance of this transaction, which adds cessful termination (of the) protract­ the) slope (of) Mount Carmel. to our World Center a property of ed negotiations, initiated two years (The) exchange (of) said property, forty acres, the area of which is al­ ago (and) culminating (in the) sig­ including land (and) houses (was) most as great as the properties pur­ nature (to the) contract providing made possible (by the) precipitate chased during the past sixty years (the) eventual, formal transfer by flight (of the) former Arab owners, as international Baha'i endowments (the) Development Authority (of the) traditional supporters (of the) old on the slope of Mount Carmel. State (of) Israel to (the) Palestine Covenant-breakers (and) descend­ By "Palestine Branch of the Branch (of the) American National ants (of the) notorious enemy (of) American National Spiritual Assem­ Spiritual Assembly (of the) exten­ 'Abdu'l-Baha who placed (a) resi­ bly" the Guardian means that cor­ sive, long-desired, vitally-needed dence (at the) disposal (of the) Com­ porate body which he established property surrounding (and) safe­ mittee (of) Investigation. years ago in the then Palestine un­ guarding for posterity (the) Most (The) signature (to the) agree­ der a Turkish law controlling titles Holy Tomb (of the) Founder (of the) ment signalized (the) commence­ to real property under the title "Na­ Faith, as well as (the) adjoining ment (of) large-scale landscaping, tional Spiritual Assembly of the Mansion. aiming (at the) beautification (of Baha'is of the United States and (The) acquired area, raising the) immediate precincts (of the) Canada: Palestine Branch" with Baha'i holdings (on the) holy plain holiest spot (in the) entire Baha'i himself as its authorized representa­ (of) 'Akka from four thousand to one world, itself (the) prelude (to the) tive and to it transferred titles to hundred and fifty-five thousand eventual erection, as happened (in square meters, (was) exchanged various lots which American Baha'is the) case (of the) Bab's Sepulchre, had purchased and wished to donate against property donated by chil­ (of a) befitting Mausoleum enshrin­ dren (of) Zikrullah, grandchildren to the Guardian for permanent ing (the) precious Dust (of the) Most Baha'i use. Through this corporate (of) Mirza Mul)ammad Quli, Baha­ Great Name. 'u 'llah's faithful half-brother (and) body the National Spiritual Assem­ companion (in) exile. Desire (to) acknowledge (the) in­ bly has an interest in the property defatigable efforts exerted (by) both (This) spontaneous offer contrasts which could be asserted, if neces­ Larry Hautz (and) Leroy Ioas (with the) shameful action (of the) sary, through the American govern­ family (in the) sale to non-Baha'is enabling (the) consummation (of the) initial stage (of the) enterprise ment to challenge any claims from (of the) property (in the) neighbor­ enemies of the Faith. hood (of the) Jordan valley pur­ destined (to) eclipse in its final chased (through the) instrumen­ phase (the) splendor (and) magni­ The message brings to us its tality (of) 'Abdu'l-Baha during ficence (of the) Bab's resting-place greatest inspiration as it signalizes Baha'u'llah's lifetime, pursuant (to) (on) Mount Carmel. the beginning of a landscaping plan His instructions (and) alluded (to -SHOGHI which will beautify the area around in) His writings. Haifa, Israel the Tomb of Baha'u'llah and prepare ,, (The) forty acre property acquired November 12, 1952. the way for the construction of a Mausoleum which when completed 2 DECEMBER, 1952 will surpass even the "splendor and Baha'i News were received early magnificence" of the Shrine of the in October by airmail, and illustrate Bab. The Guardian's acknowl­ the superb beauty of the work. edgement of the services rendered As we follow stage by stage the by Mr. Hautz and Mr. Ioas will be l·ising glory of the Sepulchre an._d the gratefully noted. enhancement of the terraces and Baha'i Holy Year is befittingly gardens, let us realize over and over celebrated by this great event re­ the miracle taking place under the ported by Shoghi Effendi. We are in Guardian's directing hand. the midst of an augmenting cycle of A focal point for the souls of all spiritual power. Let us put away lit­ peoples for ages to come has been tleness from ourselves, that the created on the slopes of the Holy greatness of the Faith may penetrate Mountain. The Bab in spirit rises our souls! again. One of the wonders of the -NATIONAL SPIRITUAL ASSEMBLY modern world is being achieved. For­ tunate are those, who, passing on in this day, have left behind them some PROGRESS ON SHRINE OF BAB share in the sacrifice through which (On) eve (of) opening (of) Holy the Shrine has been made possible. Year announce (to) Baha'i communi­ -NATIONAL SPIRITUAL ASSEMBLY ties (of) East (and) West joyful tid­ ings (of) conclusion (of) over ten thousand dollar contract (with) Utrecht firm (for the) fabrication PASSING OF PIONEER (of) twelve thousand gilded tiles (to) Grieved passing distinguished, cover (an) area (of) two hundred consecrated pioneer Dagmar Dole, (and) fifty square meters (of) dome outstanding record unforgettable, (of) Bab's Sepulchre. Eighteen reward bountiful. Praying progress stained glass windows (of) drum soul Kingdom. (and) twenty-four windows (of) octa­ gon delivered (to) Mount Carmel. -SHOGHI Stones required (for) construction (of) ribs (of) drum (and) brim (of) lantern (of) dome nearing comple­ tion, heralding (the) early com­ GOALS OF THE WORLD CRUSADE mencement (of the) erection (of the) That portion of the Guardian's last remaining unit (of) rapidly ris­ sublime message of October 8, 1952 ing edifice. Eastward extension (of) which lists the goals to be attained terrace adjoining Sepulchre virtually by 1963 has been carefully studied by terminated raising (the) total length the National Spiritual Assembly. By (of) horizontal area fronting (the) setting out each goal distinctly and Shrine (to) about six hundred feet, in series, the magnificent panorama adding greatly (to the) beauty (and) of our world enterprise can be more stateliness (of the) approaches (to clearly viewed. The following text the) magnificent structure, already contains revisions which the friends enhanced through recent extension are requested to make in their copy (of) terraces linking Haifa's oldest of the complete message. (and) most imposing avenue (with) Bab's resting place majestically ris­ "(The) projected historic, spiritual ing (in the) bosom (of) Carmel. venture, at once arduous, audacious, challenging, , unprecedented (in) -SHOGHI scope (and) character (in the) en­ Haifa, Israel tire field (of) Baha'i history, soon to October 14, 1952 be set (in) motion, involves: "Adoption (of) preliminary meas­

COMMENTARY : NATIONAL SPIRITUAL ASSEMBLY ures (to the) construction of Baha'u 'llah's Sepulchre (in the) Beloved Friends: Holy Land; Baha'is throughout the world will gratefully receive the Guardian's an- The design of one of the eighteen stained " Doubling (the) number (of) coun­ nouncement of the progress of Shrine glass windows of the Drum of the Shrine tries within (the) pale (of the) construction as reported in his cable of the Bab. These windows have recently Faith through planting its banner received October 14, 1952. The photo- been received in Haifa. (in the) remammg Sovereign graphs appearing in this issue of States (of the) planet as well as BAHA'I NEWS 3

-Progress in the construction of the Drum of the Shrine of Construction of the wall to extend the length of the terrace the Bii.b. fronting the Shrine of the Bab, nearing completion.

(the) remammg virgin territories " (The) erection (of the) first de­ cousin (of the) Bab (for) reburial mentioned (in) ·'Abdu'l-Baha's pendency (of the) [email protected]'l-Adh­ (in the) Baha'i cemetery (in the) Tablets (of the) Divine Plan, in­ kar (in) Wilmette: vicinity (of the) Most Great House; volving (the) opening (of) forty­ one countries (on the) Asiatic, "(The) development (of the) func­ "Acquisition (of the) Garden (of) RiQ.van (in) Baghdad, site (of the) thirty-three (on the) African, thirty tions (of the) ins ti tuti on (of the) (on the) European, twenty-seven Hands (of the) Cause ; Siyah-Ch:il (in) '.j.'ihran, (site of (on the) American continents; the) martyrdom (of the) Bab (in) " (The) establishment (of a) Baha'i Tabriz, (and of) His incarceration "Over twofold increase (in the) Court (in the) Holy Land, prelimi­ in Chihriq; number (of) languages into which nary (to the) emergence (of Baha'i literature (is) translated, the) Universal House (of) Justice ; " More than quadruple (the) num­ ber (of) National Spiritual Assem­ printed or (in) process (of) trans­ " Codification (of the) laws (and) blies-twenty-one (on the) Ameri­ lation-forty (in) Asia, thirty-one ordinances (of the) Kitab-i-Aqdas, can, thirteen (on the) European, (in) Africa, ten each (in) Europe Mother Book (of the) Baha'i Reve­ ten (on the) Asiatic, three (on (and) America, to be allocated (to lation; the) American, British, Indian the) African and one (on the) Aus­ (and) Australian Baha'i communi­ " Establishment (of) six national tralian continents; ties, including for (the) most part Baha'i Courts (in the) chief cities (of the) Islamic East-':j:'ihran, Cai­ "Multiply sevenfold national those into which Gospels (have IJa~iratu'l-Quds, their establish­ ro, Bagl}dad , New Delhi, Karachi, been) already translated; ment (in the) capital cities (of Kabul; " Doubling (the) number (of) . the) chief Sovereign States (and) [email protected]'l-Adhkars, through (the) " E x tension (of) international chief cities (of the) principal De­ initiation (of the) construction (of) Baha'i endowments (in the) Holy pendencies (of the) planet-twen­ one (on the) Asiatic (and the) Land, (on the) plain (of) 'Akka ty-one (in) America, fifteen (in) other (on the) European continent; (and the) slopes (of) Mount Car­ Europe, nine (in) Asia, three (in) mel; Africa, one (in) New Zealand; "(The) acquisition (of the) site (of the) future Mal?.briqu'l-Adhkar (on) "Construction (of) International "Framing national Baha'i consti­ Mount Carmel; Baha'i Archives (in the) neighbnr­ tutions (and) establishment (of) hood (of the) Bab's Sepulchre; national Baha'i endowments (in)! " (The) purchase (of the) land "Construction (of a) tomb (for same capitals and cities (of) same; (for) eleven future Temples, three the) wife (of the) Bab (in) Sb.iraz; States (and) Dependencies; (on the) American, three (on the) African, two (on the) Asiatic, two " Identification (of the) resting "More than quintuple (the) num­ (on the) ' European, one (on the) places (of the) father (of) . ber (of) incorporated National As­ Australian continents; Baha'u'llah (and the) mother (and) semblies-twenty-one (in) Ameri- 4 DECE M BE R, 1952

ca, thirteen (in) Europe, twelve OF INTEREST TO BE LI EVERS (in) Asia, three (in) Africa, one NATIONAL in) Australasia; 20 % Income Tax Deduction SPIRITUAL ASS EM BLY Allowed on Contributions "(The) establishment (of) six na­ tional Baha'i Publishing Trusts­ " An Act am ending various sec­ two (in) America, two (in) Asia, tions of the Internal Revenue Code one (in) Africa, one (in) Europe ; AMERICAN BAH A' IS INVITED TO has been passed by the Congress ATTEND INTERCONTINENTAL CON­ and was signed by President Harry "(The) participation (of th e ) wom­ FERENCE IN NEW DELHI S. Tr uman on J uly 8. It i3 of par­ en (of) Persia (in th e) member­ The following invitation has been ticular interest to person s making ship (of) national (and ) local as­ charitable arid other contributions, semblies; extended by the National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of India, which may be deducted from income "(The) establishment (of) seven P akistan and Burma, through the tax. Israel branches (of) National National Spiritual Assembly of the " One section of the Act (H . R. 7345) Spiritual Assemblies- two (from) United States. provides that the limit for income Europe, two (from) Asia, one tax deductions is increased from 15 eachl (from) America, Africa (and) " Dear Baha'i Friends: to 20 per cent of an individual's ad­ Awstralia; On th e eve of th e Holy Year, we justed gross income. This section (re­ "(The) establishment (of a) na­ wish to convey to you our most sin­ lating to deductions by individuals tional Baha'i printing press (in) cere and loving greetings. While for charitable contributions) 'is Tikran; rendering thanks unto our beloved hereby amended by striking out 15 Guardian, who has so affectionately per centum and inserting 20 per "Reinforcement (of the) ties bind­ conferred upon us the honoured priv­ centum.' Th e amendm ents apply ing (the) Baha'i World Commu­ ilege of being Conveners of the 4th to taxable years after Dec. 31, 1951." nity (to) United Nations; Intercontinental Conference and ''Inclusion, circumstances permit­ serving as hosts to the revered par­ t ing, (of) eleven Republics com­ ticipants in the Conference, we ex­ prised within Union (of) Soviet So­ tend to you and through you, to all ENROLLM ENT OF BAHA'I YO UTH AS ADULT VOTING BELIEVERS cialist Republics and two Europ­ our brothers and sisters, residing in ean Soviet-controlled States with­ the Dependencies and Sovereign At the request of one of the local in (the) or bit (of -the) Administra­ States under the jurisdiction of your Assemblies, the National Spiritu al tive Order (of the) Faith; noble Assembly, our most cordial in­ Assembly wishes to remind all "Convocation (of a) World Baha'i vitation for participation, in this all Baha'i Youth that on reaching the Congress (in the) vicinity (of the) important conference to be held in age of twenty-one years they are Garden of Ri<;lvan, Baghdad, third New Delhi during the month of Octo­ expected to notify their local As­ holiest city (of) Baha'i world, (on ber 1953 . sembly (or Regional Teaching Com­ the) occasion (of the) worldwide " The duration of this Conference mittee if they do not live in an or­ celebrations (of the) Most Great has been provisionally fixed for one ganized Baha'i Community) as soon Jubilee commemorating (the) week, ·during the first half of Octo­ as they reach voting age. Centenary (of the) Ascension (of) ber 1953. We have not yet been able When the local Assembly or Re­ Baha'u'llah (to the) Throne (of) to fix a definite duration or the actu­ gional Teaching Committee has this His Sovereignty." al dates, about which we shall in­ information, it places the believer form you in due course of time." on the adult membership list and reports this action to the National Spiritual Assembly. National Baha'i Addresses "ON THE FIRMEST BA.SIS" Though already enrolled as a National Baha'i Administrative Baha'i with youth status, the believer Headquarters : A Letter from the Guardian on becoming twenty-one years of age 536 Sheridan Road, Wilmette, In a letter dated June 2, 1952, ad­ does not automatically become vest­ Illinois. dressed to the Baha'is gathered at ed with voting rights. The simple the Teaching Conference held in Fort duty of informing the Assembly or National Treasurer: Wayne, Indiana, on May 11, the Regional Teaching Committee rests 112 Linden Avenue, Wilmette, Guardian, through his secretary, upon the Youth. Voting rights are Illinois. wrote this about our teaching work. then given to the Youth without any Make checks Payable. to: " It is indeed of the utmost im­ further declaration of faith or for­ National Baha'i Fund portance that the teaching work be mality. Overlooking this obligation on their Baha'i Publishing Committee: done on the firmest basis, if the part, many enrolled in the youth 110 Linden Avenue, Wilmette, devoted believers in the United States are to shoulder the heavy re­ list have become adult and gone Illinois. sponsibility which will be theirs at for some time without voting r ights Baha'i News Editorial Office: home and in far-flung fields during merely because the local Assembly or Regional Teaching Committee 110 Linden Avenue, Wilmette, the Ten Year Crusade beginning with Illinois. the Holy Year, 1953. " had rrot been notified. -NATIONAL SPIRITUAL ASSEMBLY -NATIONAL SPIRITUAL ASSEMBLY BAHA'I NEWS 5

The apertures for the lancet windows are apparent as the The floral-designed stones that form the sills of the Drum 33 ft. Drum rises. windows, in place.

A PILGRIM'S NOTES tation marks. In his explanation at the table the ON TEACHING AND That evening at the table he said Guardian stated tlrnt the sole pur­ ADMINISTRATION that up to this time we had been pose of the administrative pillar erecting only one of th e twin pillars, (i.e., the pillar culminating in the The statements made by Mrs. Bea­ the one which is to culminate in the Universal House of Justice) is to trice Ashton to the National Spirit­ Universal House of Justice-that he support and carry out the Divine ual Assembly after her return from had not yet been able to establish pilgrimage to Haifa were so inter­ Plan; that the function of the Guard­ the Universal House of Justice but ian and the Hands is the promulga­ esting and helpful that the members he had appointed the International requested her to write them out for tion of the Teachings and preserva­ Baha'i Council as an intermediary the information of the friends. tion of the integrity of the Cause. stage. Now, he explained, he had be· Then he said that the Will and Testa­ gun to erect the pillar of the Guard­ ment of 'Abdu'l-Baha is the charter The great privilege of making the ianship by the appointment of the for the administrative institutions, pilgrimage to Haifa and 'Akka car­ Hands of the Cause. Just as the oth­ and the Tablet of Carmel is the char­ ries with it the responsibility of er pillar had its institutions-the lo­ ter for the institution of the Guard­ bringing back to as many as possible cal and national assemblies, each ianship. (The Tablet of Carmel is the inspiration of visiting the Holy with its own subsidiary institutions found on pages 14-17 of Gleanings Shrines and praying at the Holy (the committees and the funds)-so from the Writings of Baha'u'llrih.) Thresholds, of meeting the beloved the Hands of the Cause would also When we contemplate the Guardi­ Guardian and hearing him speak, have their own institutions revolv­ an's explanations of these twin pil­ and of visiting the Holy Places of ing about them. lars-the Guardianship and the Uni­ the Faith. In the " Dispensation of Baha­ versal House of Justice-that sup­ The Guardian usually meets the 'u'llah", it will be recalled, the Guar­ port the Administrative Structure of pilgrims from the West at table dur­ dian explains briefly, in the section the World Order of Baha'u'llah, we ing and after dinner in the Western on the Administrative Order, "the can envision the perfect reciprocal Pilgrim House. One evening he spoke character and functions of the twin and complementary function of at some length about the "Twin Pil­ pillars that support this mighty Ad­ teaching and administration. Before la rs." Everything that the Guardian ministrative Structure-the institu­ the local and national assemblies says is uttered with the greatest tions of the Guardianship and of the were established, teaching was done clarity. One does not wish to miss Universal House of Justice." He on an individual basis and was in­ a single word, for every word, every writes: "It should be stated, at the coordinate. W~th the coming of the expression, conveys just the right very outset, in clear and unambig­ assemblies, the teaching work be­ meaning and is deeply engraved on uous language, that these twin insti­ came more unified and the new one's heart and mind. References tutions of the Administrative Order ;Baha'is were brought into th e family made here, however, to what the of Baha'u 'llah should be regarded as of the Baha'i Community. It was not, Guardian said on this occasion must divine in origin, essential in their however, until our beloved Guardian be considered in the category of functions · ·and complementary in began to unfold to us the steps un­ "pilgrim notes," and only his pub­ their aim and purpose." (W.0.B., pp. der which we were to carry out lished words are here given in quo- 147-148.) the Divine Plan of 'Abdu'l-Bahcl, and 6 DECEMBER, 1952

encouraged us to launch forth on the bestir itself, arise during sixteen purpose of each is fulfilled in the First Seven Year Plan, that our months ahead" and prepare four "in­ other-they are "complementary." teaching work took on the purpose­ tercontinental Baha'i teaching con­ So it is with teaching and adminis­ ful direction which brought effective ferences to be held successively (in) tration. Without the Spirit of results both within and without the course (of) historic year (on) con­ Baha'u'llah which flows through His confines of our own land. tinents (of) Africa, America, Eu­ Teachings, within His Covenant, The Guardian promulgated the rope, Asia. " each individual Baha'i accomplishes teaching work, that is, he issued the The Guardian summons the nothing. We do not teach, we do not instructions by which the believers, Baha'is to support and carry out find and reach the hearts of people. through their national and local as­ this further, intercontinental exten­ Baha'u'llah accomplishes all this, by I semblies and committees, supported sion of the Divine Plan through their His Radiance reflected on the mir­ and carried out the unfoldment of national assemblies. The pattern is rors of our hearts which shines the Divine Plan-a preview of the repeated, and ever enlarged, of through our words and actions. And complementary functioning of the promulgation on the one hand and of unless this River of the Spirit, this " twin pillars." support and carrying out, on the River of Light, which finds Its re­ With the succeeding years every other. flection in the believers, flows country where a national spiritual At this point, when the teaching through the channel of Baha'u'llah's assembly is established has had its work is about to launch forth into an own laws, of His Covenant, of the Plan, given or encouraged by the intercontinental unfoldment of the institutions provided by that Cove­ Guardian and carried out and sup­ Divine Plan, the beloved Guardian nant through the Will and Testament ported by the committees and as­ has appointed the first Hands of the of His appointed Interpreter, Its ef­ semblies through which the believers Cause of God, institutions of the pil­ fect is dissipated. We do not know work. The teaching projects in the lar of the Guardianship. As the the full effectiveness of teaching new countries opened to the Faith Guardian states in his cablegram of work unless and until both the river have for their first objective the es­ December 24, 1951, he has taken and the channel function together. tablishment of local, then of national, this step at this time, after local To emphasize teaching as something assemblies, thus erecting, painfully and national institutions on five con­ distinct from administration is to dis­ slowly it seems, but surely, the sup­ tinents of the globe have been es­ regard the very institutions set up by port for the crowning unit of the tablished, after the First Seven Year Baha'u'llah through His Covenant for administrative pillar, the Universal Plan had inaugurated the first epoch the purpose of supporting and carry­ House of Justice. in the execution of 'Abdu'l-Baha's ing out the teaching, work. To em­ The Second Seven Year Plan of Divine Plan ("unavoidably held (in) phasize the administration as im­ the Baha'is of the United States will abeyance over two decades pending portant in itself is to deny the pur- ~ come to its conclusion in April, creation divinely appointed adminis­ pose of its existence, which is to 1953. Within the period of that Plan trative agencies designed by its Au­ be the channel for the spirit. four new national spiritual assem­ thor for its effective prosecution"), Teaching of the administration has blies will have been established­ and now that the institutions at the necessarily been increasingly empha­ Canada, South America, Central World Center of the Faith are grad­ sized during the past thirty years America and Italy-Switzerland. The ually emerging. in order to build the strong support­ supplementary Plans of varying With the appointment of the Hands ing structure for the Universal House length of the British Isles, of Ger­ of the Cause, who are "under the di­ of Justice resting on the institutions many and Austria, of iran, of India, rection of the guardian of the Cause provided in the Will and Testa­ Pakistan and Burma, of 'Iraq, of of God" (Will and Testament), the ment of 'Abdu'l-Baha. With the com­ Egypt and Sudan, of Australia and promulgation of the Teachings is ex­ ing of the Guardianship, the Cause New Zealand, of Canada are all tended. Prior to this time the Guard­ had entered a new historical period. culminating in 1953 , within the Holy ian, alone, has given us our direc­ During the Heroic Age, just preced­ Year. tions in the various Plans, to be ing, the teaching work had been done The Third Plan, a " Global Cru­ carried out and supported through largely on an individual basis. It sade," begins immediately on the the institutions of the assemblies and was necessary that its real objective conclusion of the Second Seven Year committees. Every Baha'i is en­ be more widely understood, that Plan and will culminate in 1963. It joined by 'Abdu'l-Baha to teach, ev­ it be oriented away from an individ­ represents "the third concluding ery Baha'i, including the Hands, in­ ual basis toward the establishment phase of initial epoch (in) execution cluding the members of assemblies of the community of believers-lo­ of 'Abdu'l-Baha's Divine Plan." and every member of every Baha'i cal, national and world-wide-made Thus, it is well to remember, we are community. But in order that the up of Baha'is each of whom is living still working in the "initial epoch of teaching work of all may be effective and working in accordance with the the Formative Age," the transitional and that unity (without which no Teachings of Baha'u'llah and the period of the Faith. teaching can be effective) may be Center of His Covenant, now under To inaugurate this third phase, preserved, the carrying out of the the guidance of our beloved Guard­ the concluding phase of the initial work is channelized through the ad­ ian, in a coordinated effort unified epoch, the Guardian in his cable­ ministrative institutions (see W.O.B., through the administrative institu­ gram of November 30, 1951, sum­ p. 18). A river without a channel loses tions. mons the " entire Baha'i world it8 force and dissipates its purpose, Teaching of the administration as through' eleven National Assemblies in fact it evaporates. A channel with­ an integral part of the Faith of .already functioning East and West out the river is equally useless. The Baha'u'llah is as necessary in pre- BAHA'I NEWS 7 paring an inquirer for entering into due time, to culminate in the Uni­ Banani accompanied two other the community of believers as is versal House of Justice. Only thus friends to this feast, which involved the teaching of the ''fundamental can we fulfill the great tasks which a great sacrifice on his part, since verities" of the Faith. Otherwise the our beloved Guardian, from his over­ it meant he was for two days only new believer is unable either to un­ burdened heart, is calling us to do. with people who could not speak his derstand the continuing Covenant Only through our whole-hearted, en­ language. It is moreover due to his which provides and preserves the thusiastic response to the Guardian's generosity in lending his car for unity of the Cause or to become a calls can the coming of the Kingdom weeks on end that Ali Nakhjavani mature member of the Baha'i com­ be hastened. has been enabled to stay out in these munity. The Guardian has written: country districts teaching and con­ "Without the study and application firming. of the Administration the teaching One of the other new believers in UNUSUAL TEACHING ACTIVITIES of the Cause becomes not only mean­ Kobwin, Nathan Olei, is a remark­ IN UGANDA ingless but loses in effectiveness and able person. He is of high intellect scope." (Baha'i News, No. 105, p. 1.) Copies of the two letters published and went through the course at Mak­ Thus, while every Baha'i is en­ below were sent by the Guardian to erere University College in half the joined to teach, the teaching efforts the National Spiritual Assembly with usual time. After that however he of each Baha'i, however limited or direction that they be used in Baha'i took to drink and lost job after job, however extensive, whether in his News. As Shoghi Effendi wrote until he was reduced to just sub­ own community or in a new country, through ·his Assistant Secretary on sistence farming on his own plot. are a]J part of the great teaching November 2, "the success of the Since accepting the Faith he is com­ work of the Cause. Each component teaching efforts (in U gap.da) are as­ pletely changed and this is being re­ part is effective to the degree that tonishing. The Guardian feels it may garded as a miracle, and it is having it is related to the whole, for it then even be a replica of the wonderful a tremendous influence on all those receives the flow of strength from success of the time of the Dawn­ who know him. Moreover he is read­ the whole. The connection of the in­ Breakers." The letters are shared ing seriously and is showing a won­ dividual with the whole comes "as a stimulus to the friends, partic­ derful grasp of the teachings and is through active participation in the ularly the friends in the South, and teaching others. His wife too has Baha'i community, through the Nine­ especially the Negro Baha'is. He accepted the Faith. teen Day Feasts and through the likewise feels it should be a means of The Africa Committee has re­ uniting of all teaching efforts within stimulating the sending of pioneers ceived a letter from the Kobwin the local, regional and national units. from America to the most impor­ community, written by Mr. Olei, of Then teaching and administration tant area of our pioneering effort." which we are enclosing a copy, since function as one whole. Only thus can -NATIONAL SPIRITUAL ASSEMBLY we feel it is a most interesting doc­ the teaching which every believer ument. longs to do become fully effective, for its purpose is not a personal vic­ tory but has for its objective the Extracts from letter to the healing of the world, through " the Guardian from the British African Baha'i Letter union of all its peoples in one uni­ Africa Committee to British Committee versal Cause, one common Faith." October 9, 1952. (Gl., p. 255.) Kobwini Ngoro-Teso. P.O. Ngoro Now that the Guardian is entrust­ There are now 55 believers in 21st September 1952. ing us with the responsibility of a Uganda, living in 12 different local­ mature community, that of partici­ ities and representing 9 different To the Africa Committee: pating in the carrying out of a Global tribes, namely Ganda, Gishu, On behalf of the Baha'i Community Crusade, it is important that we en­ Gwero, Kabarasi, Kakamega, Luo, in Kobwini Sub-county, I am in duty vision the whole, that we understand Soga, Teso, Toro. Six of these be­ bound to forward to you our .heart­ and practice the complementary lievers are African women. 18 of the felt, fathomless gratitude for sending function of teaching and administra­ believers are in Kampala and 26 in Mr. Ali to Kobwin as an adamant tion. Neither is complete without the the Teso country. A lot of the Tesos envoy of the glorious message-the other, and both functioning together have written their declarations in message which has transformed are necessary to bring into outer their own languages and some have . many souls. Assuredly his short so­ reality the World Order of Baha­ had to have ·them written and have journ with us has not in the least 'u'llah, the Kingdom of God on earth. signed with thumbprints. been fruitless-it has achieved re­ We shall continuously, throughout To meet the language difficulty, markable, renowned results - not­ the initial and the succeeding epochs, the Uganda Teaching Committee, withstanding the fierce, challenging receive the direction of the teaching newly appointed, have appointed opposition of the assailants of the work through the "pillar" of the Enoch Olinga as their Teso secre­ Cause. As a matter of fact this oppo­ Guardianship. It is the no less con­ tary. sition increased the velocity of the tinuous responsibility, and privilege, One of the new believers in Kob­ impetus which has enhanced the ad­ of every Baha'i to carry out and win, father of Enoch Olinga, has dition of many souls to the increas­ s11pport the teaching work, however given his hut to the Cause to be used ing list of the Baha'is in this sub­ arduous it may be, through the in­ as a ]:iaz;ira and the 19-day Feast of county. I am confident, cocksure that stitutions of the pillar which is, in Ma~biyyat was celebrated in it. Mr. the fire which Mr. Ali lit, will never 8 DECEMBER, 1952 be extinguished by any implacable the loam is eroded away ! Action was recorded and taken to force on earth. Our dear beloved With all love from the r eplace a delegate who had moved Ali, as a pioneer of the Cause, has Baha'is Community from the State where the delegat been serving as a concrete example N. G. A. Olei had been elected. A Convention Re­ and at the same time cementing the For the Baha'is Community rn porter was appointed to outline the principles of the Baha'i Faith which Kobwin main features of the Convention for Baha'u'llah so explicitly propounded Baha' i News. to the nations the world over. (For the most recent news of this marvelous teaching work in Ugan­ Conferences were held with three pilgrims returned from Haifa. To give you an idea in order to da, see " International News - Preparations for opening the Con­ enlighten you on this point, I think Africa." ) it is worth while to quote one of the vention and reporting national activi­ epitomised, and axiomatic, remarks ties and budget plans were car ried out. made by people in different places, REPORT TO THE FRIENDS villages, which Mr. Ali (accompa­ A total of 1926 votes was recorded nied by m e) visited. " Truly that The meeting of the National Spirit­ at successive meetings of the Na­ European has been sent to us by ual Assembly held April 22 and 23 tional Spiritual Assembly last year. the Omnipotent and the Most Inter­ brought the Assembly up to the eve The first Minutes of the incoming mediary, because the message which of the 1952 convention. Assembly covered sessions held be­ he has brought to us embodies the Communications from the Guard­ tween April 25 and 30, 1952. whole truth and at the same time ian recorded were the cables dated The members elected at the Con­ he acts according to its principles". April 3 (announcing agreement with vention met and organized the As­ We have seen many white mission­ Israel for purchase of land near the sembly with election of officers. aries and Government officials who Bab's Shrine), April 5 (concerning A letter was presented written by are supposed to have come to im­ the doom awaiting the Covenant­ the Guardian through his secretary prove the discordant environment of breakers), April 6 (annuling the re­ giving directions to be carried out the African, But none of them has vised bulletin on Baha'i marriage). in the printing of future Baha'i Cal­ ever been able to allow we black A letter received from Leroy Ioas endars. people to approach him or her, eat reported the Guardian's views on the Action was taken to inform the with us, or enter in our poor houses! needs of the teaching work as pre­ Guardian that the American Baha'i " We wish there were many of his sented to pilgrims at Haifa. Three Community wishes to forego any re­ type - but when he happens to leave paragraphs were noted for presenta­ spite after 1953. us, we will be like babies who are tion to the Convention and publica­ Learning of the need in Haifa for born and then suddenly their moth­ tion in Baha'i News. free literature for persons visiting -' ers pass away before giving them A number of important decisions the Shrines, the Publishing Commit- necessary help required for their were made by mail previous to the tee was directed to ship several growth." meeting in connection with the plan thousand pamphlets to the World prepared by the American National Center. The above quotation is in the form Teaching Committee. The Guardian's cable to the Con­ of an appeal which gives you the en­ The financial report submitted for vention was recorded in the Min­ lightenment on the actual plight or the period May 1, 1951-April 21 1952 utes, and a statement was planned gravity of the issue. Hence waste not stated that of the general budget of for Baha'i News calling the attention a minute in making arrangements of $175 ,000 , the sum of $174 ,340.56 had of the believers to the bounty offered sending back to us our guide (Mr. been received. On the Resolve Fund us in making sacrificial contr ibu­ Ali) and spiritual leader. His pres­ of $275,000 , $205 ,028.83 had been re­ tions directly to the Guardian. ence in Teso means a great deal as ceived, a deficit of $69,971.17. Cables received from the Guard­ far as the propagation of the Faith The report also showed that of the ian during this meeting have been goes. His trumpet-call to the inhabi­ total estimated cost of Temple in­ published. tants of Kobwin is still echoing in terior contracts - $892,000.00 - the A revised annual budget totaling their hearts. Signs of mass conver­ sum of $844,880.56 had been paid. On $475 ,000 was adopted. sion are beginning to display. The the contract for landscaping, $6,- Most of the time at these sessions public speeches which we gave in 344.65 had also been paid. was devoted to committee appoint­ different places have materialized­ A proposed budget was submitted ments. the word " Baha'i" has become and for 1952-1953. Sixty-seven committees were ap­ is becoming the byword of diverse A preliminary report was present­ pointed, including Regional Teaching places. Soon it will have pervading ed by the executors of the Roy Wil­ and Area Youth Committees. The influence in the whole of Teso Dis­ helm estate . Jubilee, American National Teach­ t rict. Mr . Ali Nakhjavani come back, A conference was held with the ing, Temple Dedication and Inter­ come back quickly is the general National Teaching Committee for continental Teaching Committees, cry of the Baha'i community. final agreement on the teaching plan already appointed, were continued. for the coming y ear. A schedule of meetings was adopt­ Lastly not the least, may I also The Assembly approved plans sub­ ed through December. dr aw your attention to the fact that mitted by the Temple Exhibits Com­ Assembly consultation was organ­ Teso is a fertile land for the Baha'i mittee for installing a new set of ized by assigning to each member Faith, hence send the tractor (Mr. permanent exhibits in the Tem­ for study and recommendation the Ali) to plough the arable land before ple Foundation Hall area. correspondence received from a spe- BAHA'I NEWS 9

cified list of committees, from local Assemblies, individual believers or international bodies. A conference was held with the members of the United Nations and American National Teaching Com­ mittees. The Convention Arrangements Committee reported that 127 dele­ gations, 33 youth and 688 adult visit­ ing believers had attended the Con­ vention, a total of 848 Baha'is. Recommendations reported from the outgoing National Assembly were discussed and action taken. Sixty-four different votes were re­ corded. -NATIONAL SPIRITUAL ASSEMBLY

BAHA'I YOUTH IN THE WORLD New Baha'i Center, Peoria, Illinois. CRUSADE In two letters written by the Guardian through his secretary to Junior Youth Sessions of Louhelen Baha'i School, the emphasis is laid entirely upon the ten years of pio­ a place where you want to pioneer, the National Fund. These advances neering which are to begin in 1953 . and prepare yourself for this thrilling have to a very large extent been "During the next ten years, fol­ service! gradually repaid from sales, al­ lowing our Holy Year so soon to be­ " From Tibet to the South Seas, though the sales of Baha'i World gin, a tremendous amount of Baha'i Africa to far off points in Asia and never equal cost of production. The pioneer work must be done all over Europe-there are lands waiting to American Baha'is, in fact, finance the world. Although there will be be opened to the Faith. He will pray this important international survey many of the older, more experienced that some of you may be the ones through their contributions to the friends going out to serve, he feels to render this form of service." National Fund. that the stirring tasks that lie ahead In the selection of the literature in difficult countries and climates to publish, the first consideration is are, par excellence, the kind of work PUBLISHING ACTIVITY to maintain a supply of the basic young people can do. Baha'i texts. Even here, however, "He, therefore, urges you to se­ Some of the problems faced by the certain factors have arisen which riously conhider the type of profes­ Publishing Committee are perhaps delay reprinting of certain works. sion or trade that might ensure you not clearly understood by the For example, Promulgation of Uni­ a post in a pioneer field in Africa, .friends. versal Peace and Tablets of 'Abdu'l­ or the Pacific Islands, or Asia, in As we all know, the publishing ac­ Baha have both been out of print for which you could earn your living tivity has developed under the gen­ some time, the reason being that, while serving the Cause as well. It eral authority and supervision of the with the Guardian's approval, plans is a great challenge, and a great op­ National Spiritual Assembly for for editing these works are required portunity and he looks forward to many years. The Committee has since both originally appeared before your future exploits in the service never been assigned a stated annual the Guardian's standard of Baha'i of Baha'u'llah with hope and confi­ budget, but for the most part has spelling and transliteration had ap­ dence.'' operated from its own income de­ peared. In the case of the Tablets, " You are the Baha'i Youth who are rived from sales of books and pam­ moreover, material enough for one going to grow up during one of the phlets. or two extra volumes has become most moving times in this second The Committee has been primarily available. Baha'i century, the ten years of great responsible for production and dis­ The austerity period, too, has re­ pioneer activity which will fall be­ tribution, and the decision on what stricted funds for certain activities tween the present Holy Year and the books or pamphlets to bring out has in order to concentrate our resources Most Great Jubilee which will mark been made by the National Assem­ in other directions of vital general the hundredth anniversary of bly. When elaborate works like The importance. Thus teaching work out­ Baha'u 'llah's Declaration in Ba@­ Dawn-Breakers and the successive side the United States has called for dad. You can see before you the vast volumes of The Baha'i World are new and considerable budgets in re­ territories to be won over to the Faith produced, the costs, which exceed cent years, and Temple completion in the coming decade, and, if you the capacity of the Committee's re­ and the Shrine have also had priori­ set your mind to it, can choose sources, are met by advances from ty. World Order Magazine, for ex- / 10 DECEMBER, 1952

ample, had to be temporarily aban­ references to standard books, arti­ ies, because it is the onl¥ authori­ doned in order to carry the Temple cles and pamphlets is supplied. tative source of information on the work to completion within the allot­ -NATIONAL SPIRITUAL ASSEMBLY present growth and development of ted time. t he Faith. The ideal is , naturally, to make A LOCAL YEAR BOOK Beautifully bound in black fabri­ available books and pamphlets of di­ The National Spiritual Assembly koid with gold stamping. 893 pp. rect Baha'i interest-works by b e­ Price $12.50 net . lievers as well as the basic teach­ .co mmends a suggestion received Regarding the Baha'i World, the ings in and including Baha'i litera­ from the Boise Assembly, that local Guardian has stated : ture published in other countries. Assemblies plan to gather together This goal is not attainable without the m aterials which could constitute " This unique record of world-wide further development of capital re­ the "year book" of th eir activities. Baha'i a ctivity attempts to present sources. Many desirable and useful The materials to be compiled to the general public, as well as to items are temporarily out of stock would cover the local administrative the student and scholar, those his­ at times. Then too, selling prices year, April 21-April 20 , and consist toric facts and fundamental princi­ have been kept much lower than of election report, annual commit­ ples that constitute the distinguish­ those in effect by comm ercial pub­ tee reports, the Assembly's annual ing features of the Message of Baha­ lishers, in order to make the litera­ report, program s, newspaper publi­ 'u'llah to this age. I have ever since ture more widely available. city items, etc. its. inception taken a keen and sus­ Finally, plans are in discussion to Such material can be readily tained interest in its development, adopt distinctive styles of typogra­ bound in a ring or press binder, and have personally participated in the phy and binding, and their fulfilment in this form th e history from year collection of its material, the ar­ is necessarily a matter of develop­ to year would be more safely pre­ rangement of its contents, and the ment and not of rapid transfor­ served. close scrutiny of whatever data it mation. The stock on h and at present Jubilee Year is an ideal time for contains. is carried at a value of some $60 ,000. local Assemblies to adopt this sug­ " I confidently' and emphatically Thus it is clear that the Publishing gestion if they approve it. recomm end it to every thoughtful Committee conducts a very large en­ -NATIONAL SPIDITUAL ASSEMBLY and eager follower of th e Faith,

terprise without adequate investment -t·------~ whether in the East or in the West, capital. Its full possibilities will, nev­ whose desire is to place in the h ands ertheless, be unfolded in the years J:'lEW BAHA'I WORLD, VOL. XI of the critical and intelligent inquir­ of greater Baha'i expansion which Volume XI of Baha'i World, the er , of whatever class, creed or color, the Jubilee Year inaugurates. The official international record of Baha'i a work th at can truly witness to the Committee at present asks for your activity, will be off the press short­ high purpose, the moving history, understanding and patience. ly. This volume covers the four year the enduring achievements, the re­ -NATIONAL SPIRITUAL ASSEMBLY period of 1946-1950, the years which sistless march and infinite prospects witnessed the beginning of the work of th e Revelation of Baha'u 'llah. Eminently readable and attractive TEACHING AMERICAN INDIANS on the Shrine of the Bab, the com­ pletion of the Arcade of the Shrin-2, in its features, reliable and authori­ The National Teaching Committee the inauguration of the Second Seven tative in the material it contains, has issued a very interesting and Year Plan in the United States with up-to-date, comprehensive and ac­ helpful bulletin on teaching the In­ its tremendous achievements in the curate in the mass of information it dians. Individual believers especially ten goal countries of Europe, the es­ gives, concise and persuasive in its interested in this type of teaching tablishment of a National Spiritual treatment of the fundamental as­ activity may obtain a copy by writ­ Assembly in Canada, a nd the com­ pects of the Cause, thoroughly rep­ ing the Committee. pletion of the interior of the House r esentative in the illustrations and This statement cites 'Abdu'l­ of Worship, and initiation of various photographs it reveals :-it stands Baha's reference to Indians in the national Plan s in other countries of unexcelled and unapproached by any Tablets of the Divine Plan, and the Baha'i World. publication of its kind in the varied stresses the importance attributed This issue as with the previous vol­ literature of our b eloved Cause. It by the Guardian to teaching the In­ umes comprises a statement on the will, without the slightest doubt, if dians in " Challenging Require­ aims and purposes of the Faith and generously and vigorously supported, ments." It presents facts about the Administrative Order, selections arouse unprecedented interest among present Indian population, the tri­ from the Baha'i Sacred Writings, a all classes of civilized society. bal groupings and the cultural survey of the activities of the Faith " I earnestly request you , dearly­ areas. for the four years, a list of Baha'i beloved friends, to exert the utmost Further facts presented explain centers in the five continents, a bibli­ effort for the prompt and widespread the legal status of Indians and their ography of Baha'i literature, trib­ circulation of a book tha t so faith­ religious freedom . Suggestions for utes paid to the Faith by prominent fully and vividly portrays, in all its teaching the Indians constitute the men and wom en, and articles about essential features, its far-reaching main element in the bulletin, and aspects of the Faith and its relation ramifications and most arresting as­ these are invaluable and essential to present-day problems. pe_cts, the all-encompassing Faith of to any believer undertaking to make This well illustrated and fully doc­ Baha'u'llah." teaching contacts with this minority umented book is a very important (Baha'i Administration, pp. 156-157) group. For further study a list of gift for public and univer sity librar- - BAHA'I PUBLISHING COMMITTEE BAHA'I NEWS 11

I . Jubilee Year HOLY YEAR GREETINGS

On the commencement of Holy four inter-continental conferences Spiritual Assemblies throughout the Year the National Spiritual Assem­ which constitute the noblest embod­ globe, our radiant and lovi.ng Jubilee blies of the Baha'i World have ex­ iment of the spirit of Baha'i fellow­ Year Greetings, and, through you, changed joyous greetings with their ship and cooperation on a world Jubilee Greetings from the Austral­ fellow Baha'is in other lands. The scale. asian and New Zealand Friends to National Assembly of the United " May we earnestly beg you to their brother and sister Baha 'is in States wishes to share with the pray for us as well as for all the the area under your jurisdiction. American believers the tender and Persian friends so that the Almighty " With you and with them we ex­ loving messages it has received. may guide our steps and grant us claim: Three will be published here and the privilege of rendering a humble 'Blessed, therefore, be God, the others will appear in succeeding service to His Cause and thus secure most excellent of Makers.' " months. the satisfaction of our beloved Guardian.'' Egypt and Sudan Persia " As we stand at the threshold of "On occasion of the forthcoming Australia and New Zealand the fast approaching Year Nine we centenary of the Holy Year Nine, "The Baha'i World stands at the seem to be urged with all the force with hearts overflowing with love threshold of the Centenary of that that one can perceptibly bear lead­ \ and joy, we extend our warmest wondrous year-The Mystic and ing us on to a world the like of Baha'i greetings and best wishes to Holy Year Nine. which no mortal man can ever per­ you and to the members of the ceive. It is a great privilege to see 'In the year nine, ye shall attain Baha'i community in your land. actually the dynamic power of the unto all good. ' " Standing on the threshold of this Cause and how it has been model­ blessed Year we ardently hope that 'In the year nine, ye shall attain ling the world on the pattern as laid under the loving guidance of our be­ unto the presence of God.' by Baha'u'llah in the Baha'i Admin­ loved Guardian, the organized in­ 'Wait thou, until nine will have istrative Order. stitutions of our Faith, both local elapsed from the time of the Bayan. "We humbly and sincerely request and national, and the members of all Then exclaim: 'Blessed, therefore. you to pray for us that we may all Baha'i communities throughout the be God, the most excellent of be given the capacity to attune our world, may be able to fulfill their Makers!" God Passes By, p. 29 souls and hearts to the great on­ respective pioneering pledges ac­ "In the year nine, the summit of rushing dynamic energies which cording to plan and to evince the existence was attained. To us, the were released at the dark dungeon sublime spirit, called for by the be­ followers of Baha'u'llah, is given the of Siyah-Cbal i~ '.fihran and have loved Guardian, of solidarity and fel­ supreme privilege of celebrating the been gaining momentum for the past lowship, unprecedented in the annals one hundredth anniversary of, 'A hundred years and have given rise of the Faith. Revelation, hailed as the promise to the many extant Baha'i Institu­ "We also offer fervent prayers and crowning glory of past ages and tions in this day. that in order to solemnise the com­ centuries, as the consummation of "May we all be confirmed and memoration of this Holy Year and all the Dispensations within the strengthened by the invisible Con­ to demonstrate to the outside world Adamic Cycle, inaugurating an era course of the Abha Kingdom to arise the sublime character of the divine of at least a thousand years' dura­ whole-heartedly and loyally serve teachings, the mighty Spirit of tion, and a cycle destined to last no the Cause of Baha'u'llah under the Baha'u'llah may enable the friends less than five thousand centuries .. .' leadership of our beloved Guardian to hold befitting celebrations and God Passes By, p. 100 during the approaching ten years public meetings in their respective "We ardently desire to convey to which will culminate in the historic countries and to participate in the our fellow Baha'is on the National Holy Year in 1963. " 12 DECEMBER, 1952

tical demonstration of the Baha'i GREAT BRITAIN lack of race prejudice. Ali Nakh­ r INJERNATIO.. MAL Letter from the Guardian ~ NEWS. javani during his stay in this area has been living with the Africans and The British Baha'i Community re­ sleeping in their houses ; this, they ceived a letter from the Guardian claim, has not been done before, by dated June 12th which should prove non-Africans, even by missionaries, a lasting inspiration. The Guardian AFRICA and the Africans have been surprised foreshadows the future tasks with Great Teaching Strides in Uganda and delighted. which the Community will be hon­ oured, calls upon them to meditate . The history of the Faith in Uganda The new situation has called for a new attitude and new machinery to upon these and defines the detailed is continuing its exciting course. Less deal with it, and the British Africa tasks of the months ahead whose than fifteen months ago the first five Committee has appointed a Uganda successful achievement will open pioneers arrived there (August 2nd Teaching Committee, consisting of the way to this glorious future. 1951). By Ri<;lvan 1952 there was a four pioneers and two Africans to Speaking of the coming Ten Year Local Assembly ready to form in handle all teaching in Uganda Crusade the Guardian writes: "In Kampala; by the end of May there ~ut­ side Kampala, including the accept­ t~e conduct of this world-encompas­ were twelve believers there. Now in ance of declarations, and has ap­ sing task, so vast in scope, so thril­ October in the whole of Uganda there proved their appointing district ling in its possibilities, so formid­ are 100 believers. Kampala itself has teaching committees to handle local able in its potentialities, the British 24 members, besides fo ur released matters. Two of these district com­ Baha'i Community will be called to. form a new group in Jinj a, fifty mittees have been appointed, con­ upon to play a preponderating role miles. awa~, but the main develop­ sisting entirely of newly declared in conjunction with the America~ ment is takmg place in the Teso and African belivers. The constitution of Baha'i Community, acting as the Mbale districts in the east of U gan­ proper groups will have to wait a Chief custodians of 'Abdu'l-Baha's da. This is the home country of one while, since there are few villages rr_iaster Plan, and seconded by its of the African believers in Kam­ or concentrations of population, ex­ sISter communities in the British pala, Enoch Olinga, who went there cept the village of Kobwin and the Dominions in both Hemispheres in for his annual vacation with his wife. town of Mbale; people live scattered awakening the peoples, races ~nd Their teaching efforts, whilst there, over the countryside and are liable nations comprising the British Com­ roused such enthusiasm and met to move suddenly, so th at convenient monwealth and Empire to the re­ with such amazing results that up focal points are not yet clear. demptive Message of Baha'u'llah to now 72 Africans have been accept­ and in establishing, on an unassail~ ed in th at area, and jncluded a mong The total figures at the moment able foundation, the structural basis are: Kampala, 24 members, J inja them are Enoch Olinga's father his of His World Order" cousin, now a powerful and co~pe­ 4, Mbale 8, Teso 67. tent teacher of the Faith, and his (For more news on teaching in brother's wife, the first Teso woman Uganda see National Assembly sec­ to accept. tion) Visit of Hand of Cause If Enoch Olinga lit the fire . Ali Before Summer School, the Brit­ Nakhjavani, one of the original five ish Baha'i communities had the pioneers, has fanned it into bright Pioneering in African Outposts memorable privilege of meeting Mr. flames during a stay of several Zikrullah Khadem, a Hand of the weeks, during which he taught, held The work in Nairobi has been re­ Cause sent by the Guardian to visit inforced by the arrival of Aziz Yaz­ deepening classes and evaluated the all Baha'i communities in Europe. di, who hopes to be allowed to set declarations which had poured in al­ During a three weeks tour he spoke up a business there. Anoth er Per­ ready. These declarations h ave been sian , Mr. M. Afsharian also has a to a different community each day, made both in English and in African visitor's visa and is on his way there as well as · consulting with the Na­ languages (mostly Luganda and Te­ to try to settle. Claire Gung hopes tional Assembly and the Africa Com­ so), and some of the new believers to move there from her lonely job in mittee. He told us of Haifa and the being unable to write, have had thei; -Lushoto, Tanganyika, in December. Guardian, bringing both closer to us declarations written for them <1nd and strengthening the whole British In Livingstone, N . Rhodesia, Eric have confirmed their acceptance Manton finds his first need is to Baha'i Community in the Covenant. with their thumbprint. They have master the language so that he can His tour was in itself a sign of the come from Roman Catholic Protes­ speak to and understand the Afri­ confirmations of Baha'u'llah, for it tant and pagarl' background~, and o.t cans, so he is having seven lessons required travelling to address a least nine tribes are represented a week in Chinyanza. fresh community each day; was pre­ among them. Their love and enthusi­ Benghazi, Libya, reports now a ceded by a similar tour in Europe, asm for the Faith is tremendous and community of seven, made up of six and was to be followed by a tour in some of them are already showing pioneers and one new believer. Scandinavia and the Netherlands a remarkably deep understanding. prior to attending the European One thing which has greatly im­ Teaching Conference in Luxem­ pressed them all has been the prac- bourg. BAHA'I NEWS 13

British Summer School ,First Baha'i Wedding in Japan Consciousness of the larger Baha'i Family The British Baha'i Summer School The first Baha'i marriage of Japan was held this year at one of the occurred recently, when Robert Ima­ The distance in South America is hostels of the University of Wales at gire, American-Japanese Baha'i who so vast; and for that reason it is Bangor, an old town in beautiful has been pioneering in Japan for not easy for Baha'is to visit one an­ countryside amongst the Welsh hills. several years, was married to Miss other, but the National Spiritual As­ The theme was " The Master Figure Ichige, a member of the Tokyo As­ sembly of South America has de­ of Human History." Various speak­ sembly on November 9th. vised a plan whereby delegates pass­ ers gave talks in the mornings. The ing to and from a convention, and afternoons were free except for National Spiritual Assembly mem­ study courses lasting one hour, and bers enroute to their meetings, are in the evenings there were programs • urged to stop over and visit Baha'i of varying type, including two ar­ communities along the way, to share ranged by the National Assembly, Baha'i experiences with them. Each two by the Africa Committee and visit helps us to establish that feel­ two by the National Youth Commit­ SOUTH AMERICA ing of the larger Baha'i family. tee. At one of the National Assembly New Believers evenings, a part of the GuardiC1-n's Latin American Baha'i letter of June 30th to the American Since the Buenos Aires Convention to Teach in Italy National Assembly, which seemed we have received news of 33 new be­ lievers in South America. Distances Miss Mary Binda of Chile, who to be addressed to the whole Baha'i was the secretary of the Inter-Amer­ World, was heard for the first time. are great and mail service slow, so ica Committee in Wilmette in 1950, The highlight of the program for we feel sure there are other reports on their way to show the progress visited with.Baha'i friends in Buenos many was a study course conducted Aires, Argentina, Montevideo, Uru­ by George Townshend, the British being made to fulfill our goal of guay, Santos and Sao Paulo, Brazil, Hand of the Cause whose books are " Each One Win One" this year. enroute to Rome, Italy. There she so well known. This was the first expects to find secretarial work, as Baha'i Summer School to be held in well as offer her services in the Wales, and Bangor is in the part Study and Teaching Baha'i activities in Italy. where Welsh is the vernacular lan­ guage, so that copies of the pam­ The National Teaching Committee phlet in Welsh printed two or three of South America prepared special History of the Faith in South America years ago could be used. The many material for use on the Centenary The National Committee of the children at the Summer School were of the Martyrdom of '.j.'ahirih, spirit­ Baha'i history of South America is pleased by the proximity of sandy ual preparation for the beginning of untiring in its efforts to complete seaside resorts of which several the Jubilee Year, the Birth of the the history of the beginnings of the were only a short bus-ride away, Bab, the Day of the Covenant, the Baha'i Faith in each of the 10 coun­ and adults found the many old cas­ Ascension of 'Abdu'l-Baha, and the tries of South America. They are tles and houses of the neighborhood Birth of Bahci. 'u'llah. All of the Com­ preparing a file of historic material of great interest. Indeed, the whole munities are planning special pro­ for an exhibit at the Jubilee cele­ area which centers round Snowdon, grams for the latter occasion as it bration and the 1953 convention in the highest of the Welsh mountains, is the first great public celebration Lima, Peru. is reckoned one of the most beauti­ during Jubilee Year. ful in the British Isles. Special institutes are being held Child Education Activity all over the continent this month to study "Drama of Salvation," con­ The National Committee of Child densed for us by Dorothy Baker, and Education in South America is pay­ we are confident that this will deep­ ing for a page to be included in en the devotion of the believers and each issue of the Baha' i News Bul­ give a new surge to the teaching letin of South America. The material work. emphasizes the need of parent and JAPAN child education in the homes, based Assemblies Expected upon the psychology found in the Baha'i writings, as wen as other in Kofu and Yokohama New Translations sources. In commemoration of the Shozo Kadota, Japanese Baha'i Foundations of World Unity has Jubilee Year there will be a con­ who visited the United States this just come off the press in a good tinued story about the Life of last summer, is now back in Japan. Spanish translation and orders are Baha'u'llah. This is an historical nar­ He writes that he is busy again in beginning to conie in for this invalu­ rative as told by the daughter of Baha'i activities. He reports that it able collection of 'Abdu'l-Baha's Baha'u 'llah, Bahiyyih Khanum. Pho­ looks as though there will be a Local talks. Senor Salvador Tormo is tographs of Baha'i families will lend Spiritual Assembly in Kofu by next translating the iqan and everyone is a realistic touch of our family life spring, and that they also have good anxiously awaiting the publication in South America. propects at Yokohama for an As­ which we hope will be finished dur­ sembly. ing this Baha'i year. 14 DECEMBER, 1952

includes the Baha'i Temple: "One of they may be excused on request of the finest architectural achieve­ the parents who should specifically ments in the world." state that the reason is that the par­ The other publication is a weekly ticular day is a Holy Day of their guide entitled Where (when, where, faith." · PEORIA OPENS HAZIRATU 'L-QUDS what in Chicago) a well printed il­ lustrated magazine of 20 pages which The Baha'i Community of Peoria, provides a theatre, shopping and din­ Ill., together with the Baha'i group ing out guide to Chicago visitors. BAHA'I BRIE FS of Limestone township and a num­ Its issue of October 25 devotes a From Chicago, Illinois comes the ber of isolated Ba:ha'is in suburban full page article to "Centennial of a news that The Maroon, student areas, have been enjoying the facili­ Faith" which contains a very com­ newspaper of the University of Chi­ ties of a newly opened Baha'i Cen­ plete description of the Temple and cago referred to the Baha'i Fellow­ ter. the story of its construction, with a ship there as the " most active re­ It is conveniently located in a cen­ photograph. " Dedication of the tem­ ligious group on the campus." tral area and was converted from ple next May will highlight the an attractive home into a community Baha'is' year of celebration of the The RTC of Michigan reports the h eadquarters. It has been leased by Centennial of their faith." placing of copies of Bahci'u'llcih and the Spiritual Assembly of Peoria and Pathfinder, one of the country's the New Era in 6 libraries of 14 furnished for classes, lectures, most respected periodicals, with a in the state in cities where the popu­ prayer and worship, social activities, circulation of 1,200,000, has carried lation is 10,000 or more that had no Baha'i literature. They hope to a children's school, and a library. a story of the Baha'i Faith and its furnish the other 8 in the near future. The opening was celebrated with Centenary observance, in a repre­ an open house which was attended sentative article titled " Baha'i, 100 Pennsylvania reports 7 Firesides by over 100 non-Baha'is. The univer­ Years of a One-World Religion," is­ arranged in isolated sections of the sality of the Faith was well demon­ sue of November 19. Two pictures region. Also, Philadelphia has had strated by the varied group which of the Baha'i Temple are included. several calls from people who read included, among others: three stu­ Pathfinder circulates chiefly the recent article in Ebony Maga­ dents from western Africa, a Chi­ among smaller communities of the zine. nese student, a young Persian from country, and is primarily a subscrip­ Eliot, Maine has held a series of '.j:'ihran as well as a few civic and tion magazine, although it is sold on public meetings on Sunday after­ religious leaders. A local green­ news stands in some localities. Its noons at Fellowship House. house sent flowers, and a Rabbi his aim is an impartial recording of We have word of a very heartening best wishes. what is going on in our government, and in the world, and its appeal is "All-Out All-Area Rally" held at Le­ The first fruits of the new center moyne College in Memphis, Ten­ have been increased attendance at largely to people who lead whole­ some family lives, and who in many nessee by the ATC, SS (Western Di­ Feasts, added unity among the be­ vision) . Under the banner of " Opera­ lievers, greatly increased contribu­ cases live in small town and rural communities. tion Enthusiasm" the meeting was tions to the local fund, and a new planned to reach as many as pos­ medium for teaching the Faith. sible of the believers in the south­ western area to inspire, stimulate BAHA'I HOLY DAYS RECOGNIZED and prepare them for an intensive teaching campaign towards the goal BAHA'I IN THE NEWS Washington, D.C. has acted on the of " Each One, Win One." Guardian's wish that Baha'i chil­ The RTC of Illinois points up the One of the believers has kindly dren be permitted leave of absence tremendous task on the home ·front sent in a typed copy of a passage from school on our Holy Days. with this terse announcement in its about the Faith included in a book The Superintendent of Schools Bulletin: "Wanted! Before the next entitled The Wonder Book of H istory, acknowledged the Assembly's letter issue of the Bulletin, 10, preferably Science, Nature, Literature, Art, Re­ and wrote: "If the parents of these more, names of new believers in ligion and Philosophy by Henry children submit requests in writing our region." Thomas, published at New York, asking that their children be excused 1937. Though the author stated that for religious purposes on the school Cleveland, Ohio mailed out four 'Abdu'l-Baha was the Founder, and days given in your letter their re­ hundred invitations to contacts and failed to grasp the nature · of a new quests will be granted." friends for a public meeting. Over world Faith, nevertheless he wrote in Another report from local Assem­ 200 people responded by attending a good spirit and his words would blies which .have applied for recogni­ the meeting. Two local radio . leave a favorable impression of the tion of the Holy Days by the public stations, WDOK and WSRS, also Faith in the reader's mind. schools has come from the Seattle broadcast fifteen minute interviews Two current publications mention­ Assembly. with Mrs. Mildred Mottahedeh, the ing the Cause have appeared in Chi­ On September 16, 1952, the Super­ speaker. cago. One See Chicago is a guide intendent of Schools wrote the As­ In connection with the Centenary published by CTA Charter Service. sembly a letter containing the fol­ Milwaukee, Wis. and the surround­ Its list of " Buildings, Public and Pri­ lowing: "My suggestion is that you ing communities have instituted an vate" recommended to the tourist notify the parents of children that intensive campaign of newspaper ad- BAHA'I NEWS 15

Baha'is attending the Area Rally called by the Area Teaching Committee for the Southern States, Western Division, ht Memphis, Tennessee, at Lemoyne College, August 30-31, 1952.

vertising to attract new seekers. Al­ of a women's program, who read ones from the Realm of Glory: so, Mrs. Florence Fat'he-Aazam the whole article on the air. 'It behooveth the loved ones of (formerly Florence Piepenburg of It is interesting to note that more God to be enamored of one an­ Milwaukee and Los Angeles) was and more young people are being other and to sacrifice themselves the reason for further publicity for attracted to the Faith. Recently for their fellow-workers in the the Faith as she received write-ups Youth have been enrolled in Boston, Cause. They should yearn towards in both Milwaukee newspapers con­ Hinsdale, N. H., and Chicago. Santa one another even as the sore cerning her departure for Africa to Barbara, Californi'l is leaking for athirst yearneth for the Water of pioneer with her husband. The ar­ young couples or individuals to settle Life, and the lover burneth to meet ticles stressed the fact that Baha'is there to attract some of the many his heart's desire.' first serve the people whom they go young people in that area. " Such is the sublime, the glorious to live among and then live the life position He wishes us, and all the that will inspire them to ask for peoples and kindreds on earth, to guidance. attain in this world; how much more Everything we do can be used to Unity of Purpose to achieve unity and common un­ promote the Baha'i World Faith. derstanding among ourselves, and This was again demonstrated when Let us always remember the at­ then to arise to herald with one voice the Michigan City Post-Dispatch re­ tracting power of love and unity the coming of the Kingdom and the ported the marriage of a former aIIJ.ong the Baha'is. May each of us salvation of mankind. resident under the headline, "Miss resolve to promote unity with every " With unity of purpose firmly es­ Arnold Choses Baha'i World Faith thought, word and action. In the tablished in our minds, with every Wedding Ceremony.'' words of the Guardian, " Let us, with trace of personal animosity banish­ A Providence, R . I. believer was a pure heart, with humility and ear­ ed from our hearts, and with the able to have the Faith mentfoned nestness, turn afresh to His coun­ spirit of whole-hearted and sustain­ over radio station WHIN by pre­ sels and exhortations, and seek from ed fellowship kindled in our souls, paring a script on the topic, "Curi­ that Source of Celestial Potency all can we hope to deliver effectively ous and Interesting Gardens of the the guidance, the spirit, the power the Message of Baha'u'llah, and exe­ World" in which the Garden of Ric;l­ which we shall need for the fulfill­ cute faithfully the various provisions van in Ba@dad and the Shrine Gar­ ment of our mission in this life. of our Beloved's Will and Testa­ dens on Mt. Carmel were described, "Behold, the station to which ment." and submitting it to the conductor 'Abdu'l-Baha is now calling His loved (Baha'i Administration, pp. 35-36) 16 DECEMBER, · 1952

NATIONAL EACH ONE WIN ONE COMMITTEES WHERE WE STAND It is time to take inventory for the concluding months of the Second Seven Year Plan: Time to plan wisely the use of every ounce of energy, of every minute of time in order to win complete victory. BAHA'I CENTENARY NEWS Let us consider again the national goals for consolidation of the home front, an essential base for the coming Ten Year Crusade. The Splendid cooperation and gratify­ Guardian calls on us to "assiduously execute" this plan and " under ing results from the Baha'i press no circumstances" to allow it " to deteriorate or fall into abeyance." representatives in the various as­ THE NATIONAL GOALS semblies and groups, as well as from 1. Complete rededication to America's Spiritual Mission. isolated believers, is reported by the 2. Our theme and individual goal " E ach One Win One." Baha'i Centenary News Service, 3. Extension of the Faith beyond Fairbanks, Alaska and nearer to which announces that news of the the Arctic Circle. Holy Year is gaining momentum 4. Consolidation and exten sion of teaching activities among the throughout the country. American Indians. Reports and clippings, many of 5. Widening the representative nature of the Amer ican Baha'i Com­ them carrying generous headlines, munity. indicated a new attitude on the part Victory depends on each of us. Do you have all of the suggestions of the press, and a new interest in and material published this year to help win the specific goals in your Baha'is and their activities. region and area? Believers are asked to send one PUBLISHED AIDS AND SUGGESTIONS copy of each item published-news, America's God-Given Mission pictures or features-as well as a See publishing announcement, Baha'i News, May 1952, p. 14 and list of all radio and TV broadcasts ·'Tips for Teaching" on page 10 of the July issue. produced, to the Baha'i Centenary Teaching Problems, by RU.J::iiyyih Khanum. · News Service. This is the committee See publishing announcement, Baha'i News, July 1952, p. 12 and r esponsible for press and radio news "Tips for Teaching" on p . 14 of the August issue. of the Centenary year events,. To Teach the Cause of God-What I Can Do As An Individual Be­ Two magazines of national circu­ liever. Special insert, Baha'i News, August 1952. la tion are preparing articles about Building the Baha'i Community the Baha'i Centenary, and others are Special insert, Baha'i News, September, 1952. anticipated. All Baha'is who would Opening a New City to the Baha'i Faith. like to write an article relating to See " Tips for Teaching," Baha'i News, November, 1952. the Faith and the events of the Cen­ Teaching the American Indians tenary Year, or about personalities Available from American National Teaching Committee. See an­ connected with the Faith and the ac­ nouncement elsewhere in issue. tivities of the Holy Year, are en­ Handbook of the Two Year Program of Preparation couraged to do so. They will be re­ Available from the Publishing Committee. sponsible for placing their own ar­ A Pilgrim's Notes on Teaching and Administration ticles. Please send manuscripts to Baha'i News, December, 1952, pp. 5-7. the Bah a'i Centenary News Service "Tips for Teaching," published each month in Baha'i News. for clearance as to latest facts and -AMERICAN NATIONAI, TEACIDNG COMMITTEE information. Manuscripts will be re­ turned promptly. This committee has available for free lance writers a se­ lected list of 129 magazines which accept articles from outside sources. This list will be sent to those writers Greatest of Divine Bestowals Words of Helen Keller who submit manuscripts for clear­ " Today the greatest of all divine " The philosophy of Baha'u'llah de­ ance. bestowals is teaching the Cause of serves the best thought we can give Baha'i Centenary news releases God for it is fraught with confirma­ it.... What nobler theme than the are being sent not only to the Baha'i tions. Every teacher is confirmed and 'good of the world and the happiness press representatives for their re­ is favored at the Divine Thresh­ of the nations' can occupy our lives? distribution, but also to the wire old. In the estimation of the Ideal The message of universal peace will services, feature syndicates, colum­ King, the army which is in front surely prevail. It is useless to com­ nists, foreign correspondents and of the battlefield is encircled with leading periodicals of the country. bine or conspire against an idea the glances of His mercifulness, and Believers are asked to be on the in the sight of the Divine Farmer, which has in it potency to create a alert for th ese articles, and to send the sower of the seed is accepted new earth and a new heaven and to copies of all references to the Faith and favored." quicken human beings with a holy to the Baha'i Centenary News Serv­ (From Tablet to passion of service." ice, Mrs. Nina Matthisen, Secretary, Agnes B. Alexander, 1941) (Appreciations of Baha'i Faith) 77 E . Cedar St., Chicago, 11, Illinois. BAHA'I NEWS 17

W ORLD RELIGION DAY Fourth annual World Religion Day will be observed Sunday, January 18, as one of the three major local cele­ brations of the Baha'i Centenary year. World Religion Day was originated and introduced by the Baha'is of the United States, and is for the purpose of acquainting the public with the principle of religious unity. Baha'i communities are urged to use their ingenuity to provide wide publicity for this event. News re­ leases will be supplied by the Baha'i Centenary News Service. Radio scripts on "Centenary of Universal Religion" and "Birth of World Re­ ligion," both suitable for World Re­ ligion Day, are available for 25 cents each. An advertising mat suitable and reusable for all local meetings Baha'i display in a store window in Providence, Rhode Island. This display was is available at 30 cents each. Local exhibited for two weeks in March, 1952. copy may be added. Order radio scripts and mats from Baha'i Centenary News Service. The new Jubilee booklet "The Mis­ sion of Baha'u'llah," is suggested for use in connection with World Reli­ gion Day meetings. Cost: 5 for $1.00. Other suitable pamphlets include " The Faith of Baha'u'llah, A World Religion" by Shoghi Effendi, 10 cents each," and "Christians, Jews and Mul).ammadans," 2 cents each. All pamphlets available from Baha'i Publishing Committee.

AUDIO-VISUAL COMMITTEE New Teaching Materials 35 mm, Color Slides: 43 Haifa slides from Weedin views, $10 .75 including postage 105 Haifa slides from W eedin and Hautz views, $26.65 including postage Exhibit at the Western Idaho State Fair in August, 1952, prepared by Baha.'is of (The above slides are mounted in Boise, Idaho and Ada County, Idaho. Free literature was distributed and many usual cardboard mounts.) contacts made. This was the first State Fair Baha'i exhibit. 75 Louhelen color slides with the Louhelen story. Script accompany­ ing slides-cardboard mounted, $25.00 There will be additional announce­ ments regarding other materials for teaching later. UNITED NATIONS COMMITTEE The cost of the United Nations Kit Address all communications to is $6.00 and the Kit is offered the the secretary: United Nations Kit friends at this cost price. Mr. Archie G. Tichenor The United Nations Committee The material is extremely helpful Audio-Visual Committee wishes to correct an · error in the for meetings and contacts related to 72 Delaware Avenue cost of the kit which has been an­ United Nations and international Dumont, New Jersey nounced as $4.00. subjects. 18 DECEMBER, 1952

EUROPEAN TEACHING COMMITTEE mar-where in the springtime the The Passing of a Pioneer white narcissus pour out their frag­ rance and the snow-capped moun­ On November 12, while the Baha'i 1 tains eternally stand sentinel. world was celebrating the anniver­ sary of the birth of Baha'u'llah, Dag­ Snow was softly falling, covering mar .Dole passed to the Abha King­ everything in a mantle of white, as dom. members of Dagmar's family, and For some months Dagmar had her Baha'i friends from all over been in ill health. She arrived for Switzerland gathered for the funeral the Luxembourg Conference but be­ service. During her short stay in Val­ came too ill to participate. She was mont, Dagmar had won the hearts immediately sent to the Valmont of the entire staff. The doctors, Clinic, situated in one of the loveliest nurses, the maids, all came to pay spots of Switzerland, above Mon­ their last tribute because they too treux. Here, for two months, Dag­ loved her. mar rested and received treatment. At the opening words of the fu­ On the 8th of November she became neral service-"From the sweet very ill, passed into a state of un­ scented streams of Thine Eternity consciousness and five days later give me to drink 0 my God . . . slipped through the "Open Door" to Within the garden of Thine immor­ pioneer in the worlds of God. tality, before Thy countenance, let In Callfornia, through her friend me abide for ever ... ", a shaft of Mrs. Anna Kunz of Urbana, Illinois, Marion Holley-Hofman, Dagmar first light pierced the snow-clouds and sailed October 3rd for Europe to pioneer heard of the Baha'i Faith and im­ shone upon that open grave. How in Zurich, Switzerland. Mrs. Kunz mediately accepted it. Hers was an could one be sad? How could one pioneered in Bern, Switzerland for two years, earlier in the Seven Year Plan. active Baha'i life. Soon after becom­ be sad at the passing of one who had ing a declared believer she went to been obedient to the command of her Glendale, California, to help main­ Lord-"Teach ye the Cause of God" tain Assembly status, under the first -says Baha'u'llah. From the mo·­ " Death proffereth unto every Seven Year Plan. She then became ment of her recognition of the Cause confident believer the cup that is active in the Baha'i work in Central of God, Dagmar rose up and carried life indeed. It bestoweth joy, and i.s and South America and served as the Banner of Baha'u'llah to far off the bearer of gladness. It conferreth Chairman of the Inter-America Alaska, back across the American the gift of everlasting life." Dagmar Committee. continent, over the Atlantic to the is that confident believer to whom Later she journeyed to Alaska, and shores of Europe, where she fell in Baha'u 'llah gave this glorious prom­ did valuable work in consolidating action. ise. the Baha'i community on that fron­ "She died in 'Battle Dress', said -HONOR KEMPTON tier. From Anchorage she went to the Guardian. " It is wonderful to the Bristol Bay area in the Bering die in active service." Activities in Europe Sea, and worked among the Eskimos Looking up at those majestic At the time that these notes are and Alaskan ·Indians working in the mountains one was reminded of the being written, the Chairman of the fishing industry. Her service to these qualities of Dagmar-Nobility and European Teaching Committee is in minority people cannot be measured. Strength. Thinking of the starry Haifa. She hopes to confer with the She won their friendship because she white narcissus that will blossom Guardian regarding the program gave them her love and compassion. over those mountain slopes, one saw and general plans for the third great She served them both materially and her innate purity; that delicate shy­ Teaching Conference of the Jubilee spiritually. She was their friend. ness and awareness that were hers. Year to be held in Stockholm Swe­ Then came the Second Seven Year "Her spiritual station is very den, July, 1953. Plan and the call for Pioneers in the high." These words of the Guar­ Several regional Teaching Confer­ European Field, and Dagmar re­ dian gave us a sense of pure joy. ences are being held in goal coun­ sponded. She was assigned to Copen­ " Her grave will be a great bless­ tries of Europe following the Luxem­ hagen, Denmark. Here again, she ing to Switzerland-to all Europe. bourg Conference and Summer served the Faith she loved so well She is the first to give her life for the School reported in last month's with steadfastness and courage. Her Cause in the European project. Her Baha'i News. Where possible, these record in Denmark is rich: She, resting place is important.'' Already conferences have been placed in cit­ along with other pioneers and Jo­ evidence of these words of the Guard­ ies where intensive teaching work is hanne Roegge was instrumental in ian has been manifested. One can­ being started by Regional Commit­ bringing forty-seven believers into not express in words the sense of tees. On Sept. 12-14 the Iberian Con­ the Faith in Denmark. Her last pion­ feeling. One knew the leaven of the ference was held in Lisbon Portugal; eering assignment was to Italy, Faith was working, cementing those on Nov. 1 and 2, the Benelux Con­ where she served both in Naples souls standing at that open grave ference in Antwerp, Holland; on Oct. and in Milan. into one unit-each pledging renewed 30 and 31 and Nov. 1 and 2, the In the village of Glion, high on the effort in carrying forward the Ban­ Scandinavian Conference in Oslo, slopes of the Swiss Alps, lies Dag- ner that Dagmar laid into our hands. Norway; on Nov. 4 and 5, the All- BAHA'I NEWS 19

Swiss Conference in Basel. Exten­ sion teaching projects are actually under way in a number of cities in each of these regions, and it is quite possible that by the middle of the coming momentous decade in Baha'i history two or three new National Spiritual Assemblies will have been formed in such groups of countries as those listed above. We shall all have heard ere the December News that the first of these to be formed in April, 1953, will be called the Italo­ Swiss National Spiritual Assembly. To facilitate teaching work, the lo­ cation of several of the European pioneers has been changed recently: Amelia Bowman is now in Bergen, Norway; Mildred Clark has moved from Luxembourg to Oslo, Norway ; Don and Doris Corbin from Stock­ holm to Gothenburg, Sweden; Doris Lohse from Zurich, Switzerland to Baha'i Exhibit at Cheshire Fair in Keene, New Hampshire, August 21 to 24, prepared Luxembourg; Rita Van Zombeek by Regional Teaching Committee of Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont. The from Amsterdam, Holland to Milan, Massachusetts Regional Teaching Committee used this exhibit for the Topsfield Fair Italy; and Elsa Steinmetz is moving in September. A public meeting was held at Keene Teachers College on August 27 as a follow-up. to Basel, Switzerland. Returning pio­ neers, Etty Graeffe and Anna Kunz, have reached their new posts in ed, its present status and its es­ further information. Stockholm, Sweden and Zurich sential purpose. The excerpts in­ The Extension Teaching Commit­ Switzerland respectively. ' cluded various spiritual teachings for tee of the Los Angeles Spiritual As­ Ned Blackmer, after years of the individual, and selections con­ sembly is using the team approach service in Brussels, Belgium has re­ cerning "Faith for All Nations." The in their goal cities. This technique turned home. committee suggested that the ex­ uses to advantage the special abili­ cerpts might be used as a continued ties of the members of the teams. feature or singly as fill-ins between Some work as "openers," others as AMERICAN NATIONAL TEACHING news items. The letter stated that "deepeners" and " confirmers." This COMMITTEE the committee· planned to send te­ is similar to the method used within leases about state, national or in­ certain communities where some of "Teaching American Indians" Bulletin ternational Baha'i activity, which the believers work principally in de­ The bulletin on "Teaching Ameri­ they hoped the editor would find of veloping contacts to the point where can Indians" issued by the- Ameri­ interest. Literature about the Faith they wish to study. Others conduct can National Teaching Committee was offered upon request. classes to give the inquirer a well­ referred to by the National As­ The Alaska RTC reported a rounded view of the history, princi­ sembly may be obtained by writing: method of contacting which has also pal teachings and purpose of the American National Teaching Com­ been used in Massachusetts. This Faith. In some places still others ac­ mittee, Miss Charlotte Linfoot, Sec­ was a letter sent to a selected list tually prepare the inquirers for en­ retary, 156 Nova Drive, Piedmont of individuals in the community, call­ rollment. 10, California. ing their attention to a copy of Bahci'u'llah and the New Era, newly placed in the local library. The let­ ; • ... j Tips for Teaching ter opened with "There's a new book NEW PUBLICATIONS 1 in our local· library that has some From bulletins and reports of Re­ amazing things to say! It might of­ gional Teaching Committees come fer you a satisfactory answer to such the following examples of ways to timely questions as . . . " The ques­ Baha'i Calendar, 1953. A most at­ make contacts. tions included: " What specific tractive, special Jubilee Year Cal­ The Regional Teaching Committee hurdles must be scaled before uni­ endar has been designed for 1953. It for Arizona contacted newspaper versal peace can become a reality? features a scratch-board drawing of editors in that region by sending (p. 211) . If a Prophet like Jesus, the Temple landscaping done by excerpts from the Writings with an or MuJ:iammad or Moses appeared Carl Scheffler. It will be 83/4" x 14", explanatory letter. The letter pro­ today how would you know him? in four colors, red, green, black and vided an opportunity to acquaint the (p. 10) " Several other questions white. editor with salient facts about the were listed. The address of the RTC Correction on Open Door . . $ .10 each Faith; when and where it was found- was given in case the contact wished 50 for ...... 4.50 20 DECEMBER, 1952

DIRECTORY ADDITIONS AND CHANGES MARRIAGES CALENDAR ·1 Local Spiritual Assemblies: OF EVENTS South Gate, Calif. Boise, Idaho, Miss Olga I. Shirley to Mrs . Asher Goodrick, Act. Sec'y. Mr. Donald E . Asal (non-Baha'i) 9829 Elizabeth Ave. March 17 , 1952 . World Religion Day Sunday, January 18, 1953 Greenwich, Conn. Indianapolis, Indiana, Miss Marie V. Mrs. Mary F . Swan, Sec'y. Holly (non-Baha'i) to Mr. Albert Feasts : 635 Steamboat Rd. E. Richardson, May 2, 1952 December 12-Masa'il, Questions Phoenix, Ariz. Chula Vista, Calif. Miss Zelma J . December 31-~araf, Honor January 19-Sultan, Sovereignty Mrs. Ruth Humphrey, Sec'y. Horne to Mr. Thomas F. Krug, 330 West Almeria (non-Baha'i) , Sept. 11, 1952 National Spiritual Assembly Meet- Kansas City, Mo. Detroit, Mich. Mrs. Gertrude Camp­ ings: Mrs. Olivia Kelsey, Sec'y. bell to Mr. John Ellis Winston, December 12, 13, and 14. 4147 Prospect Avenue (non-Baha'i) , October 4, 1952 January 9, 10, a.nd 11. Ridgewood, N. J. Inglewood, Calif., Mrs. Harriette

Mrs. Elizabeth Schmidt, Sec'y. Petersen to Mr. Robert P. Hubert, r- ..... ~---'<'"...,,.,.~··-· 80 Oak Street (non-Baha'i) , September 14, 1951 r I N M E M'O R I A M Hegional Teaching Committees: Greenwich, Conn. Miss Sandra Mary RTC of Ohio Swan to Grant C. Hadden, June, Mrs. Florence Reeb, Sec'y. 1952 Mr. Harry Gale, Maywood, Ill. Sep- 2803 Sherwood Rd. , Apt. A St. Paul, Minn., Mrs. Eowyn Jen­ tember 29, 1952 · Columbus, 9, Ohio sen to Mr. William Cardinal. (date Mrs. Maude B. Johnstone, Pasadena, RTC of Western Mass., Conn. not reported) Calif. September 25 , 1952 Mrs. Donald H. Cruikshank, Act. East Cleveland, Ohio, Miss May E . Mrs. Emily Warner, Saugatuck, Sec'y. Lawson to Mr. Gordon J. Haskin Mich. (Several years ago) 138 Main St. October 18, 1952 Mr. Don Thomas MacNally, Milwau­ Westfield, Mass. Chicago, Ill. Miss Georgine Arnold kee, Wisc. (Several years ago) RTC of New Jersey to Mr. Robert E . Moul, October Mr. Harry R. Munson, Walnut Creek, Mrs. William Towart, Chairman 26, 1952 Calif. April, 1952 RTC of Eastern Mass. R.I. Spokane, Wash. Mrs. Pearl Hanchett Miss Maude Mickle, Eliot, Maine, Miss Jeannette Silberman, Sec'y. to Mr. Harvey A. Roberts (non­ July 22 , 1952 26 Bernon St. Baha'i) June 18, 1952 Mr. Sidney Silvester, Los Angeles, Providence, R. I. Spokane, Wash. Mrs. Goldie Adler Calif. October, 1952 R TC of Oregon to Mr. Percy F. Bennett (non­ Miss Viola Wennergren, Buzzards Mrs. Linda Choquette, Sec'y. Baha'i) August 15, 1952 Bay, Mass. October, 1952 P . 0. Box 792 West Englewood, N.J ., Miss Mary Mrs. Frances Guy, Agusta, Maine St. Helens, Ore. Louise Kelsey to Mr. Richard T. September, 1952 National Committees: Suhm, October 19, 1952 Mrs. Gertrude Olmstead, Colorado Northeastern States New York, N.Y., Miss Rose de la Springs, Colo. October 22, 1952 Mrs. Eunice Shurcliff, Sec'y. Rosias (non-Baha'i) to Mr. Chico Dr. George M. Leaf, Los Angeles, 22 East St. Santano February 16, 1952 Calif. October 22, 1952 Ipswich, Mass. New York, N.Y., Miss Faridih Mrs. Letitia Main, Prescott, Ariz. BAHA'I NEWS NOTICES Rafa'at to Mr. Reza Mobine September 29, 1952 Please send all notices of change October 18, 1952 Mr. Joseph Galvin, Ridgewood, N.J. of address, marriages, deaths, Indianapolis, Indiana, Luz Berrios October 1952 changes in Committee personnel, (non-Baha'i) to Pedro A. De La Mrs. Georgia Carr, Chicago, Ill. and all inquiries about receiving Cruz, November 17, 1950, at Gua­ (date not known) Baha'i News to: yamliu, Puerto Rico Mrs. Marguerite Forbes, Santa National Baha'i Administrative Detroit, Mich., Mrs. Patricia Edson Rosa, Calif. (date not known) Headquarters, 536 Sheridan Rd. Techtor to Mr. Joseph James Miss Dagmar Dole, Valmont, Switz­ Wilmette, Illinois Zabelski, October 31, 1952 erland, November 12, 1952.

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