' NEWS PUBL ISHED BY THE NATIONAL SPIRITUAL ASSEMBLY OF THE BAHA'IS OF THE UNITED STATES

FOR CIRCULATION AMONG BAHA'IS ONLY

No. 385 BAHA'I YEAR 120 APRIL 1963

• 1863 Most G reat F estival . . . K ing of F es ­ tiv als . . . F estiv al of God . . . R ejoice, with exceeding gladness, 0 people of B ahri! as ye call to remembrance the Day of supreme felicity, the Day where­ on the T ongue of the Ancient of Days hath spoken ... Arise, and proclaim unto the entire creation the tidings that He Who is the All-Merciful hath directed H is steps towards the R icJ,vr:in and en­ tered it. 1 -BAHA'U' LLAH

1963 Should be worthily commemorated through the worldwide celebrations of the " Most Great Festiv al," the "King of F estiv als" - the F estival associated w i th the accessi on of Him Who is the Lord of the Kingdom to the throne of everlast ing glory . . . 2 The Most Great Jubilee, which will ali ke commemorate the Centenary of the formal assumption by the Author of the Baha'i Rev elation of H i s Prophetic Office, and mark . . . the worldwide establishment of the Fai th ... thu s pav ing the way for the adv ent of the Golden Age destined to witness .. . the ultimate triumph of the Cause of B ahci'u'llcih. 3 -SHOGHI EFFENDI

(1) GPB, pp.153,154; (2) MA, pp.100,101 ; (3) MBW, p .1 8.

(At left: Wilmette T emple floodlighted at night.) 2 APRIL 1963

First European House of Worship Moves Toward Completion

Except for a brief period in January, work on the Frankfurt Temple has continued in spite of the unusually severe winter which has been felt all over Europe. In order to protect the labor force and the construction work it was necessary to in­ stall a canvas shelter around the ambulatory, which hides the many glassed entrances already finished. Pictures, clockwise from upper left: The snowy foreground shows the need for protecting the am­ bulatory section. Interior view of the glassed lantern. Work goes forward on the roof of the ambulatory. One of the completed entrances partially hidden by shelter. BAHA'I NEWS 3

The Cause of Life to the World By ERIC BOWES

Let your ambition be the achievement on earth of a Heavenly civilization! I ask for you the supreme blessing, that you may be so filled with the vitality of the Heavenly Spirit that you may be the cause of life to the world. -'A1mu'L-BAHA

N PREPARING this material I have presupposed each other with love for the whole human race, invoke I one thing only - that is: When each of us became God with perfect joy and fragrance . .. The owner of a Baha'i, each knew exactly what he or she was doing. the house must personally serve the beloved ones." I'm assuming each one of us was perfectly satisfied If we meet in the true spirit of reverence, humility that Baha'u'llah was the Spirit of God manifested and, and adoration for God, then, He says, "that supper is that being so, each one of us is prepared to accept His the 'Lord's Supper. ' '' dictates without question and to render unto Him our In another place 'Abdu'l-Baha said: "Whenever such love and allegiance. I'm assuming that because He an entertainment is arranged through spiritual senti­ made the appointment, 'Abdu'l-Baha becomes to us ments, shining faces and merciful hearts, it is a the perfect example of how we should think and act 'Lord's Supper.' For the brilliancy of the Kingdom throughout our lives, and, because of what we believe of Abha will shine and the spirituality of 'Abdu'l-Baha 'Abdu'l-Baha to be, we accept unquestioningly His become manifest. This is that 'divine table' (or food) appointment of Shoghi Effendi as the Guardian of of which mention is made in the prophecies: 'On the Cause of God. that day they shall gather at the divine table,' and If this assumption is correct, we will believe in, and 'people shall come from the East and West and ar- fulfill to the utmost of our human ability, all the teach­ rive in His Kingdom.' " . ings and all the directions which come to us from In his book: Religion for Mankind, Horace Holley those three sources. And to handle this subject logical­ has written: " The B aha'i month is signalized through­ ly, it has to be divided into two sections, separate yet out the year by the special observance of its first interdependent- the individual, and the community. day. At that time the believers in their local commu­ I shall treat community from the two obvious points nities gather together for their Nineteen-Day Feast. of view: the Baha'i community and the civil com­ They receive in humility the supreme Feast, the holy munity in which we live as citizens and as Baha'is. and creative Word, the Message revealed by the Mani­ festation for His cycle and age. They consult and dis­ Nineteen-Day Feast - the "Lord 's Supper" cuss on matters pertaining to the Baha'i community Let us now direct our thoughts to the individual in and service to their Faith. They break bread to­ the Baha'i community. The first and most important gether, Baha'is of different races and peoples, all thing in a Baha'i's life is the Nineteen-D ay Feast. This those who have found the way of union and agreement was instituted by the Bab, it was ratified by Baha'u'­ in the Cause of Baha'u'llah. The fulfillment of all llah, it was commended by 'Abdu'l-B aha and en­ holy communion is here, as the fulfillment of the couraged as a privilege not to be taken lightly, by Word in the coming of the Glory of God." the Guardian. We should regard it as a privilege and Sacredness of Occasion a sacred duty, which should take precedence over every other engagement we have - visitors, busi­ With those noble sentiments concerning the Feast ness appointments, social engagements and any other in our minds, it is hard to understand how some men meeting whatsoever - excepting those very rare oc­ can attend such a sacred meeting in an open-neck casions ~at1&rs are be:y_ond our control. sport shirt and slacks. How some people, both men The Baspec1fied thenrst day ofthe Baha'i month and women, can attend in sandals and bare feet! to be observed as the Nineteen-D ay Feast. Speaking One wouldn't enter the dining room of a decent hotel of the F east, 'Abdu'l-Baha said: " This Feast was without a collar and tie and coat on; neither would established by His Holiness, the Bab, to occur once one sit at a friend's table for a meal without a coat in nineteen days. Likewise, the Blessed Perfection on, unless being first invited to remove it. Yet I've hath commanded, encouraged and reiterated it. There­ seen some believers attend a Feast in the most in­ fore, it hath the utmost importance. Undoubtedly you formal attire. This should not be taken as a reflection must give the greatest attention to its establishment on any mode of indigenous dress, neither does it and raise it to the highest point of importance, so relate to the person who wears the best he or she that it may become continual and con stant." can a fford. At the Feast, He said, we should conduct ourselves We are told th at in America, in the days of 'Abdu'l­ with the greatest dignity and "encourage and inspire Baha, one d id not attend a Feast without first bathing 4 APRIL 1963 and then putting on one's best clothes. Those early obligatory prayers, is a spiritual and vital obligation believers appreciated the solemnity of the occasion. enjoined by Bah a 'u'llah upon every believer fifteen And the spirit in which we attend a Feast is most years of age and over. Baha'u'llah writes: " We have important. It is not an occasion when, on arrival, commanded you to pray and fast from the beginning we catch up on the latest bit of gossip, nor should of maturity; this is ordained by God, your Lord and we recite our recent illnesses, nor discuss the virtues the Lord of your forefathers." of our youngsters. But we should approach the Feast It is essentially a period of prayer, meditation and in an attitude of prayer. In one's own home, or in spiritual recuperation and should not be neglected the home of a friend, the observance of the Nineteen­ on the ground that one gets too hungry! We should Day Feast is as reverent as holy communion conduct­ learn to make the necessary adjustments in our mode ed in the greatest of cathedrals. of living so that we have time for spiritual intake to offset the normal food intake. Community Life - Key to Spiritual Evo lution Coming to a Baha'i's everyday life, how are we di­ rected to live it? Let me ask another question: How Possibly the next most important thing in one's do we earn our everyday living? By making our­ Baha'i life, in the Baha'i community, is one's relation­ selves familiar with the job, whether it be in the home, ship to the local and national assemblies. To appreci­ industry or commerce. So it is in living the Baha'i ate the Baha'i way of life, or the Baha'i Administrative life ; we cannot expect to know how, unless we know Order, one must regard it as the forerunner of a new why 1 That is one reason why it is essential that we way of life and a new world order, ordained and should each set aside every day time for reading established by divine decree, and entrusted to man­ the Baha'i Writings and for prayer and meditation. kind for implementation. Only in this way can we learn why, and be aided to Sometimes, I fear, we think of our Cause in too know how to live the life required in this exciting and human terms ; we think of it as being Jack and Jill challenging new Age of Ba ha 'u'llah. or Joe and Julie, people we either admire or dislike. May I make the plea: Don't borrow books, build Whereas, the men and women who form the human your own Baha'i library! In this way you will have elements in the Cause of Baha'u'llah are particles of the books as your own priceless aids to daily devotion. matter which God is slowly remolding to His own And you 'll need them if you are to fully understand pattern. A new race of humanity is in the evolutionary and fulfill the life you believe God called you to live process; it may take thousands of years before it for the sake of humanity - as well as for the sake of reaches its highest consummation. In the meantime, your own precious soul! we should ever remind ourselves that we, too, are There are so many facets to a Baha'i's life in the only evolving, as are our Baha'i brothers and sisters, community that I can only touch on the more vital and, therefore, criticism or judgment ill becomes us. ones. There is marriage, requiring consent of all four And, also, we are too parochial in our outlook. We parents, if they are alive; burial, not cremation seem to have forgotten the challenge and the assur­ (and within one hour's journey from the place of ance that lie in these words of 'Abdu'l-Baha: " The death); alcohol is forbidden in any form, unless or­ moment this divine message is carried forward by dered by a doctor to be taken as a medicine. the American believers from the shores of America If we begin to feel that such limitations on our in­ and is propagated through the continents of Europe, dividual freedom are somewhat irksome, it might of Asia, of Africa and of Australia, and as far as the help us if we were to recall these words of Baha'u'llah: Islands of the Pacific, this community will find itself " Weigh not the Book of God with such standards and securely established upon the throne of an everlasting sciences as are current amongst you, for the Book dominion. Then will all the peoples of the world witness itself is the unerring Balance established amongst that this community is spiritually illumined and divine­ men." It is not a case of what you or I think, it is a ly guided. Then will the whole earth resound with the matter of being obedient to the commands of Baha'u '­ praises of its majesty and greatness.~' llah: it is imperative that we live the life fully in the f We are met here today, because two people sailed community, so as to make a striking and intelligent from the shores of America and came to Australia witness to those things which we believe are revealed in answer to 'Abdu'l-Baha's call. Clara and Henry by God for the good of humanity. Hyde-Dunn have passed on to the realms of glory, The Bounty of Vo lunta ry Giving leaving you and me to carry on their work, leav­ ing us to fulfill the trust to establish the New World We are called to serve! It is not sufficient to give Order. That is why we should be so careful and only of our time and talents; such giving must be prayerful in electing our assemblies, and after hav­ accompanied by a portion of our wealth, no matter ing elected them, in being lovingly loyal in our obedi­ how meager that portion may be. Some of us may ence to them. The assembly, even one's simple local feel that our time has a value of so much per hour, assembly, is the embryo of a mighty and important and that if we donate so many of our valuable hours House of Justice at the center of one's personal and to the Cause, that is the equivalent of donating so communal life. As such, we should consult with it on much money. And so it is. But what of those who all matters that do, or may, have a bearing on the have given life itself? community. The Guardian has said that our free and generous Next we consider the Fast. This is obligatory for contributions are the lifeblood of the Cause. In this all, with a very few obvious exceptions such as nurs­ material world the effective spreading of the Faith ing mothers, sick people, old people and those who requires three essentials: spiritual devotion, human are traveling, and so on. The Fast, together with the time and energy and, thirdly, money. Advertising BAHA'I NEWS

Royal Albert Hall

Site of the Baha'i World Congress, this is London's mos t fa mous m eeting place. Ap­ propriately, these words form part of the insc ription on the eight-hundre d-foot mosaic which decorates the outer dome: "Thine, 0 Lord, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the victory and the m ajesty, for all tha t is in the heaven and in the earth is Thine . The w ise and their works are in the Hand of God. Glory be to God on high and on earth peace. . . . "

needs skill in preparation and money to pay for it; God is one's only salvation; that He is th e on ly hope teaching needs careful preparation, taking up our for humanity in every one of its problem s . It sh ows time, and it needs money for transport, if a journey itself in the most unexpected places. What a negative is involved ; the T emples, not only of Australia but of bleat is ou r assertion that people don 't want to talk Frankfurt, need money; books and correspondence about religion! need money; the H ands need money for their work Recently I saw these words on the wall of a business at the World Center, and local and national assemblies man's office: " Lord, Thou knowest better than I know need money. These requirements are inescapable, and m yself that I am growing older, and will some day Baha'u'llah and 'Abdu'l-Baha had such implicit trust be old. Keep me from getting talkative, and particu­ in our love and integrity towards the Faith that They lar ly from the fatal habit of thinking I m ust say directed that our contributions for the propagation of something on every subject and on every occasion. the Faith should be entirely voluntary. That places Release me from craving to straighten out every­ a heavy responsibility on each one of us, the re­ body's affairs. Keep my mind free from the recital spon sibility of squaring our donations with the needs of endless details - give me wings to get to th e point. of this work and with the blessings God has showered I ask for grace enough to listen to th e tales of others' upon us. pains . Help me to endure them with patience. But seal my lips on m y own aches and pains - they We Possess Only a Trust are increasing and my love of rehearsing them is Do we sufficiently appreciate the nature of the days becoming sweeter as the years go by. Teach me the in which we are living? Days fraught with impending glorious lesson that occasionally it is possible that I war on the one hand, and with much human activity may be mistaken. Keep me reasonably sweet; I do in the cause of peace on the other. Days in which not want to be a saint - some of them are so hard national boundaries are being obliterated; days when, to live with - but a sour woman is one of the crowning as never before, mankind is striving for its very works of the devil. Make me thoughtful, but not existence; days when honest effort is being made by moody; helpful but not bossy. With my vast store thousands of people to establish a just and lasting of wisdom, it seems a pity not to use it all - but unity of all peoples in one glorious Commonwealth Thou knowest, Lord, that I want a few friends at the of Nations. These things humanity desires, nay, craves end.'' for, cries out for, and we are keeping back the ful­ Yes - we not only want a few friends at the end for fillment of humanity's need if we remain silent, if ourselves but, much more important, we need to win we remain inactive, if we remain ungenerous. We are fnends today for Bah a 'u 'llah; friends who will rise up the repositories of the bounty of God; we are called and bless us because we conveyed to them the bread upon to be the conveyors of God's solution to man's of life ; friends who will help carry to its ultimate problem ; we are called to be living letters forming fruition the Message of which Baha'u'llah Himself the word s which convey the story of God's love, and said:. ''. He hath but to deliver this clear message." of God's guidance, and of God's plan for this age. It is m our hands to do this ... what holds us back? Then what holds us back? Why are our results not What trips our feet and h inders ou r tongues? Might more spectacular? What trips our feet and hinders not the answer lie in the nature of our response to the our tongues? Could it be that we lack complete de­ challenge: votion to the Cause of Baha'u'llah? Could it be that What think ye of B ahci'u'Uah? we are so sure, and so self-satisfied, that we overlook the fact that what we possess is only a trust? It be­ (NOTE : The foregoing is condensed from a talk given at a longs to others, as well as to ourselves. God spare us Regional Teaching Conference in Australia. Mr. Bowes is an from the sin of self-righteousness! There is a spirit Auxiliary Board member, and the author of Great Themes of afoot in this world that is causing people to feel that Life.) First Baha'i regional conference of Southern Chile, held Sra. Danila Cabezas of the new Spiritual Assembly of in Osorno, January 25-27. Miss Ott lie Rhein, Knight of Iquique, Chile, with Eduardo Ignacio, one of the pio­ Bahci'u'llcih, is at extreme left. neers from Bolivia.

Chile Demonstrates Effective Teaching Effort

News of the Chilean teaching work is most en­ The message was also taken to the port of Iquique, couraging. The items which follow were taken from where an assembly was recently formed. Iquique, pop­ a report written by Lina deSmithson on behalf of ulation about 50,000, was once a flourishing nitrate the National Assembly of Chile. city, but had been rather lifeless for many years. Thanks to some new industries it is again coming to Two youth conferences, held at the I:Ia~iratu'l-Quds life. There seems to be great promise for this town in Santiago - one in November and one in December again and, it is hoped, for the Faith to spread there. - drew young Baha'is and guests from Curic6 and Quilpue as well as from Santiago. Organized by the * * * National Youth Committee, these gatherings were a Alfonso Abara of Loncoche has gone to E aster Island, splendid opportunity for the exchange of teaching one of the goals, for teaching work. On his way back ideas and for the youth themselves to prepare and he expects to spend a month in Juan Fernandez Is­ give material on some of the subjects covered. Ac­ land, where much needs to be done; once there was commodations for a number of the guests were provid­ an assembly, but now only some isolated believers. ed at the I:Ia ~ira tu'l - Quds. * * * In both Curic6 and Linares there are now Baha'i World Religion Day was celebrated in Valparaiso, youth, studying at schools of agriculture, who are Chile's most important port, with a well attended active in the Faith. The progress in both groups is conference at the Baha'i Center. A great spirit of due to the efforts of the Baha'i youth of Santiago with understanding and respect was evident, and those the help of the Northern National Teaching Committee. present asked that another such event be scheduled in April. Of considerable interest is the fact that both * * * a Catholic priest and a Methodist representative took part in the program. Several groups have been formed in villages of the nitrate region in the northern interior section of the * * * country through the help of pioneers from Bolivia. In the extreme south the work is progressing in

Youth gathered for a regional conference at the If a:fi­ The village of Sibaya near Iquique, Northern Chile, ratu'L-Quds in Santiago, Chile, in November. where pioneers from Bolivia helped form a group. BAHA'I NEWS 7

Punta Arenas. This, the southernmost city in the world, conversion areas. was dearly loved by the Guardian who always stressed This was the sixth such conference called in Korea its importance to the Faith in writing to the Baha'is during a two-month period. Others were in Kohado Is­ of Chile. It has had a small community, sorely tried land, Kyongju, Kuchang, Suwon and Namhae Island. on occasion, but has never grown much. At the re­ Some of the highlights follow. quest of the local assembly for a visiting teacher, The announcement by a Baha'i of less than two Carlos Martinez Vicente, member of the National months, Yang Jae-ho, of the enrollment of the entire Assembly and a fine speaker, went there for con­ village of Binji in a very remote area which cannot centrated teaching work. Sr. Martinez, a teacher and be reached by vehicle. Mr. Yang explained that Binji the director of his own school in Santiago, was well is surrounded by similar villages, all awaiting con­ received by the press and radio which granted inter­ quest. views. Advertising and personal invitations also at­ The visit of three village elders who, though in tracted guests. Public meetings were held at the their sixties and seventies, traveled five hours from library and the night school, both of which were made the remote area of Kaja. One of them is the father of available without charge. The local believers are a Baha'i college boy who had pioneered to Kaja, his much encouraged and deeply grateful for the activity home village, during the winter vacation. The old men which this teaching engendered, and anticipate good said that they were born, lived all their lives and will results. die in that one place, and that they now expect their * * * whole village will enter the Faith. Inspiring talks by visiting teachers from various The Baha'i Summer School opened on January 25 in parts of Korea. The account of two women of Catholic the town of Quillota near Santiago and Valparaiso, background about how they were led to the Faith via with two sessions of ten days each. This annual school dreams. The announcement by Lee Yoon-sup, who has is organized and sponsored by the ational Assembly. so devotedly helped establish the Faith in Taegu and * * * Kyongju, that he was leaving to pioneer in the virgin Chile is such a long country that travel between and remote northeastern province. Pledges by new en­ regions is often costly. For this reason a regional rollees to devote themselves to the teaching work. The conference was held in Osorno in the central southern visit to the conference by the most famous Esperanto area. Planned for all Baha'is who could not attend scholar in Korea and the Esperanto Club of Taegu. the school sessions, it also started on January 25 Climax of the conference was the enrollment of and gathered together believers and their friends from sixteen new believers followed by the formation of an Loncoche, Temuco and Valdivia as well as from assembly which includes five educators and a librari­ Osorno. an, and which is completely oriented toward teaching and extending the Faith into the remote areas. One mother, who brought her two babies and who had studied the Faith but had never attended a Baha'i Enrollments in Korea meeting before, summed up the conference by saying that in all her years of Christian life she had never Constantly Increase seen such a spirit and that however diverse the peo­ ple were it was like a large, happy, united family. She, too. enrolled. Over fifty people attended a teaching conference held February 16-17 in Taegu, Korea's third largest * * * city, with excellent publicity in all three newspapers. In less than two months there were forty enroll­ Originally planned as a culmination of two firesides ments recorded in Southwest Korea, and two hundred that had been continuing for several months, the con­ eighty in Southeast Korea. In both regions many ference expanded through the attendance of twenty­ contacts are expected to accept the Faith; in one five new believers from Kuchang, one of the mass area. Kuchang, 200 new believers are anticipated.

LEFT: Conference held in Taegu, Southeast Korea, February 16-17 , and climaxed by sixteen enrollments and the formation of the fifth new assembly in a two-month period. RIGHT: Three of the first village elders who arose to teach the Faith and whose sacrifice and devotion fanned the fi.qme of mass conversion taking place in Korea. . - .

Mass Teaching in the Subcontinent of India

Counter-clockwise, from upper right: Mahadu Soma Gavit, probably one of the oldest men in the world, believed to be about 135, accepted the Faith last November at his home village of Ghagbari, Nasik. A conference held at Shelgaon during December. Children of the Baha'i school in Pul­ kapura, a village in Central India, with their teacher (at left, wearing glasses) . Dr. Anayat Yegangi, pioneer from India to the Kingdom of Bhutan in the Himalayas, and Mrs. Yegangi, a na­ tive Bhutanese. The couple were re­ cently united in a Baha'i ceremony. A conference held at Mysore, Southern India, in November 1962.

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FOR THE BAHA'IS OF INDIA

By H. Fatheazam

It was Shoghi Effendi, our beloved Guardian, who accepted the Cause a few months ago. He is from a in his last message to the Baha'i world promised that community, now called Harijans, who were despised the last phase of the Crusade would witness "an up­ by the orthodox section of high-class Indian commu­ surge of enthusiasm and consecration before which nities for centuries. They were considered as "un­ every single as well as collective exploit, associated touchables." By the grace of Baha'u'llah, Ram Prasad with any of the three previous phases, will pale." was charged with spontaneous zeal and enthusiasm. India in the past two years has certainly constituted He, of his own accord, without consulting anybody a manifestation of the fulfillment of this promise. It and without being requested by anybody, decided to was in February 1961 when the Baha'is of this country give the Message in the neighboring village, populated took active part in the process of teaching the Cause entirely by Brahmins. Imagine: Ram Prasad, a Hari­ to the masses. And now with hearts uplifted with jan, decided to guide the Brahmins ! This was indeed gratitude to Baha'u'llah we witness the unprecedented intolerable to those who considered him an untouch­ growth of the Faith in this country within a period of able. They started beating him, cursing him, and only two years. Confirmations from the Abha Kingdom tore up the Baha'i literature he presented to them. are so overwhelming that we have no words to de­ But Ram Prasad publicly proclaimed that he had scribe them. And no words in this connection are more taken a vow not to leave the village without at least eloquent than the figures: one person declaring his faith in Baha'u'llah. On the Feb. 1961 Feb. 1963 second day the ordeal of Ram Prasad was repeated Number of believers 850 65,355 all over again. Without being frightened or disheart­ ened he stood where he was, smiling and loving. Then Number of assemblies 58 675 came and passed the third, fourth and fifth days. Ram Number of groups 35 1,341 Prasad did not move from the village and withstood Number of isolated centers 50 433 all tests for the sake of Baha'u'llah. At last on the TOTAL number of centers 143 2,449 sixth day the people decided to hear what he had so There are other figures as well which are heart-warm­ courageously waited to convey to them. The result is ing. Take for instance the quantity of literature pro­ that half of the population of this village of Brahmins is duced and distributed during these two years. Over now Baha'i. 210,000 copies of books and booklets in seventeen lan­ Heroes in the Army of Life guages have been published and mostly distributed free of charge. This figure does not include 332,000 pic­ Behram is an old Baha'i. He was a Baha'i when he ture cards depicting sacred Teachings of the Cause, migrated from Iran to India about forty years ago. He which are distributed at various occasions to Baha'i is a sick old man, suffering from diabetes. His eyes, friends. These figures again do not include thousands affected by cataract, have recently been operated of copies of materials and daily readings, leaflets, etc., upon. One day Behram, in response to an appeal from which have been cyclostyled and sent to Baha'i centers the National Assembly to the community, decided not from the national office. to miss the fleeting months of the Guardian's plan, It is interesting to note that in addition to a major and consulted with his wife, saying: " I will go to teach teaching institute which was established at Indore, two the Cause in villages even if I die in the field." He, pur­ smaller institutes have started work in Mysore and chasing a fascinating car, over thirty-two years old, Gwalior. employed a driver, went out of the town to teach the One of the great features of mass-teaching work in Cause to the masses, and built a shack in a village to India is the fact that people from all sections of the serve as a garage for the old car and his headquarters. country of many races, tribes and religions have en­ In about four months he, with the assistance of earlier tered the Tabernacle of Baha'u'llah, and through the believers in those villages, attracted over 600 people power of H is words have become so united and in­ to the Cause. His diabetes is no more troubling him tegrated that they attract the praise of civil authorities, and his old age and old car are not depriving him of who have prayed many years for such an integration. being among the Army of Life in this Spiritual Cru­ sade of the beloved Guardian. H e went into the field to Beg innin g of a Glorious Destiny die but he has given life to hundreds . Still he is con­ What is happening in India, both in nature and tinuing his efforts. magnitude, is certainly the beginning of a glorious In the jungles of western India there is a tribe destiny which this country has under the banner of scattered in small villages. Baha'i teachers found an Baha'u'llah. The "upsurge of enthusiasm" is quite extremely old man, believed to be about 135 years old. manifest among many scores of Baha'is, most of whom After hearing the Message he not only expressed his are very young in the Faith. faith in Bahii. 'u'llah, and persuaded his people to be­ Ram Prasad, for example, is fifty years old and lieve in the Manifestation of God for this age, but also APRIL 1963 10

A group of the believers of Dharan. The town, located Believers and friends at Ghagbari, one of the villages on India's northeast border in the Himalayas, is in the oj the aborigines oj Central India . At center is 135- Kingdom of Nepal. year-old Mahadu Soma Gavit. thanked God who kept him alive to believe in the home and her children to move, literally, day and latest Manifestation before leaving this world. night, from village to village and from state to state to There is an old Buddhist monk in a village in Orissa, plant the standard of the Greatest Name in the remote eastern India, who had some disciples. He saw Bud­ jungles among the forgotten people of the world. For dha in his dream telling him that on the next day a her the scorching sun of the Indian summer or tor­ messenger from Him would come to the monk's vil­ rential rains in the monsoon are not problems. lage and deliver H is Message to him. Mujibur Rah­ Heraldin g the Da y of Guidance man, a Baha'i teacher of Calcutta, closed his tailoring There is a young man who is going to many parts shop to go on a teaching tour. He had to pass of the country with his car, leaving behind his young through the village of this monk, without intending to wife and children and aunt to look after his business, break his journey there. While he was passing through, just to serve the Cause of God for the love of the be­ that monk, as if waiting, called Mujibur and his party, loved Guardian. There are many like him who have asking him, " Do you have some message to deliver?" left their jobs - whether in business or the medical pro­ Mujibur was surprised at this abrupt question and fession - to move among the people, heralding the delivered him the Message of God. The monk told his advent of the Day of Guidance among the people. disciples that he was the man about whom he had a There are a few young men who have given up their dream and that his message was surely the truth. The college studies for one year to teach the Faith, saying disciples of the monk are now Baha'is but the monk that the studies could wait but the Crusade of the be­ himself has not yet declared his faith in Baha'u'llah. loved Guardian would not last forever. There are a number of champions in this Army These are a few examples of the " upsurge of en­ who are taking us from height to height and from vic­ thusiasm" which have made our previous exploits tory to victory. Many of them are themselves very pale. Praise be to Baha'u 'llah for His bounties! This is fresh in the Cause. There is a lady who has left her only the beginning.

Believers from the Sehria tribe. These people are Behram Vatankhah, an old believer from Sholapur, with among the Adivasis (aborigines) of Central India. About his aged car. He travels among the villages every day 4000 members of this tribe are now Bahci'is. to spread the Message. BAHA'I NEWS 11

The Swiss youth winter school at Evolene, December 26-January 2, gathered together about sev enty believers and friends, representing Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Persia, U.S.A . as well as Switzerland, for devotions, classes and recreation. Classes cov ered such v aried subjects as the early events of the Faith, "The Secret of Div ine Civilization" by ' Abdu'l-Bahci, world civ ilization from the Guardian' s World Order letters and administration. A deeply enriching experience was shared by all.

Special Request from Hands Recalled The Hands of the Cause in Haifa feel that it is unsuitable to take photographs of people when they are in the court immediately surrounding the monument at the grave of the beloved Guardi­ an. This applies both to people who are in the photographer's party and to people who are not. All believers who visit the grave are consequently Some of the students pause on their way to class at the asked to refrain from this practice. Frogmore Winter School.

LEFT: Group at the Winter School held over the New Year week end at Frogmore, South Carolina. RIGHT: Discussion on the courses continued ev en during meals. 12 APRIL 1963

d1 LEFT: Two Hands of the Cause in Honolulu - Miss Agnes Alexander on her way from Japan, and WiUiam Sears on his way from Haifa to Sydney, Australia. In the background is Mrs. Grayce Carter of Santa Monica, Cali- fornia. RIGHT: Group of Honolulu believers with Mr. Sears.

Hawaiian Teaching Work to the outer islands to support the teaching efforts of the local assemblies. One team, for instance, con­ Continues to Advance sists of two youth, one a Filipino and one a Caucasian, who play instruments and present the Faith to workers Hand of the Cause William Sears stopped briefly in in the canefield camps. Most of the workers are Fili­ Honolulu enroute to Australia, where he was sched­ pino and receive the Message in Ilocano, Tagalog and uied to do extensive teaching work. During his first pidgin English. Another team, consisting of two Samo­ evening in Honolulu, Mr. Sears spoke to the believers. an boys who also play instruments, would concurrently The second night he addressed a well attended fireside, be assisting the believers on another island in the greatly stimulating some sixty believers and forty rural areas where contacts are difficult to make. guests by his deep love and ardor. There are five outer islands, and it was planned to * * * establish at least five teams which would rotate among The Honolulu Extension Teaching Committee has these islands so that coverage would be fresh and activated a plan in which teams of two believers fly maximal.

Navajo believers Hazbah and Edison Tsosie in their Rare Honor Accorded Faith hogan on the reservation at Chinle, Arizona. by Navajos in Arizona Singular honor was accorded the Faith when a num­ ber of non-Indian Baha'is were invited to attend a sacred healing ceremony on the Navajo Reservation at Chinle, Arizona, February 1. Since it is rare for non-Indians to be present at such rituals, it is striking that invitations were given simply on the strength of the recipients being members of the Baha'i Faith. One non-Indian believer even had the special privi­ lege of a token part in the making of the sand-painting, a task normally restricted to medicine men of the Tribe. The five-day ceremony, designed to bring the unwell person into harmony with the universe, utilizes sacred figures in the sand, requiring many hours of preparation, as well as chants, fetishes and ritual food. Non-Baha'i Indians seemed impressed that Baha'is, alone among outsiders, respect rather than deprecate the ancient Navajo beliefs and ceremonies. 13 BAHA'I NEWS

of a Dayak village informed him that a boat was going up the river. This was, indeed, an act of Prov­ idence because on that particular trip alone Mr. Suki­ man was able to enroll 216 natives with subsequent formation of three assemblies in the villages of Tum­ bang Djudjang, Tamnou and Tamaloe. These new be­ lievers are members of two of the Dayak tribes - Penjabung and Uddanung. Due to the season Mr. Sukiman could not continue to a village where 500 people were waiting to receive the Message of Baha'u'llah. Since the head of the village already knew of the Faith and had promised that all his people would accept it, a teacher will un­ doubtedly go there at the earliest possible moment. In spite of some restrictions, the Faith is flourishing and new victories are being won in Indonesia. Includ­ ing Mentawei, there were some 9,000 believers and 110 assemblies the latter part of January. The following figures for other sections of the South­ East Asia Region are of great interest, although they may already be far surpassed. In British Borneo, The Kebang family of Tumbang Djudjang, Borneo, 7,000 believers with 70 assemblies ; in the Philippines, where a new Spiritual Assembly was recently formed. 6,000 believers and 100 assemblies; in Vietnam, nearly Mr. Kebang is the head of the viHage. 10,000 believers with 147 assemblies (the goal here was originally 100 assemblies).

Believers Mu ltiply in South-East Asia Region A three months teaching trip into the interior of Borneo (Indonesian Kalimantan), a part of the South­ East Asia Region, was recently completed by Auxil­ iary Board member Surip Sukiman. The natives are mostly of the Dayak race, with characteristics similar to the people of Mentawei - pure-heartedness, good­ ness and honesty. They are not Muslim or Christian, but animists. It should be noted that transportation in this area is confined to small rowboats which often have to overcome rapid currents through the jungle. The time between villages depends on season, rain and flood. It may take as much as three to five days to get from National Spiritual Assembly of Central and East Africa, one to another, and at times no travel is possible. 1962-1963. Left to right, seated: Max Kenyerezi, Isobel At first Mr. Sukiman had little success in reaching Sabri, Oloro Epyeru, Edmund Cardell. Standing: Hassan the masses of Dayak people although he visited many Sabri, Charles Nalika, Kolonerio Oule, Philip Hains- villages. Finally the way was opened when the head worth, Sosporteri Isimai.

Winter conference for French-speaking believers of Bahri,' is of Almada welcome the first Gypsy (left, rear) Switzerland conducted in Laiisanne. to enter the Faith in Portugal. CITY OF" ALEXANDRIA . LOU IS IANA

W Gco•oc Sowoo"' .J • PROCLAMATION

WHEREAS. World Religion Day, a national event to spread the knowledge of the oneness of religion, will be observed Part of the large audience, including fifty guests, at nationally Sunday, January 201 1963 ~ and public meeting in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Dr. Sarah WHEREAS, the local celebration of the day will be directed by the Ba' hai World Faith group at a meeting featuring a panel of Pereira was the speaker. outstanding speakers Sunday, January lO , 1963:

NOW, THEREFORE, I, W, George Bowdon, Jr . , Mayor of the City of Alexandria, Louisiana, do hereby proclaim Sunday, January lo. 1963. as

WORLD RELIGION DAY

a.nd urge our citizens to remember and acknowledge the day in their prayers, thoughts and deeds. ~ Mayo r

Moderator Mrs. Verne Johnson and panelists Ramine Proclamation for World Religion Day issued by Mayor Khadem, Tom Kavelin, Sue Slavik and Robert Eilers W . George Bowdon, Jr. of Alexandria, Louisiana. at observance in Decatur, Illinois.

Thirteenth World Religion Day Proclaims Baha'i Message

Observed this year on January 20 , World Religion Day was a means of proclamation in communities all over the United States as well as in many locations in other parts of the world. Inaugurated in 1950 by the ational Assembly, this annual event has come to have greater and greater publicity value, with religion and city editors giving more and more news­ paper space and radio and TV stations allowing great­ er free time. In addition, of course, paid ads and announcements, posters, invitations, window and li­ brary displays have done much to publicize the Faith and to attract contacts to the various meetings. Participants in program at Phoenix, Arizona. From left: In most instances the National Assembly request Frank Wesley, Miss Alice Tyler, Dr. Dwight Allen, to confine the occasion to expressing the significance speaker. and Mrs. Mabel Helmick. of the Baha'i Faith was followed. The Baha'i belief in the oneness of mankind was visibly demonstrated in many meetings by members of more than one race World Religion Day exhibit at County Library, Maui, taking part in the program. The gatherings were Hawaii, January 15 to February 9. The display was varied, of course, from large public proclamations viewed by a large number of people, and many favor- with one or more speakers, to open firesides in homes. able comments were reported by the librarian. Teas, receptions, dinners or other informal sessions were included in some of the observances - at the meeting place, at a nearby restaurant or in a home. In a number of areas several communities pooled their efforts in a joint meeting; in other sections the believers supported the program in their own com­ munity and then drove as much as a hundred miles to lend assistance to another town. Mayor Bowdon of Alexandria, Louisiana, issued a special proclamation for World R eligion Day, which undoubtedly added prestige and publicity value to the local observance. Saigon, Vietnam, arranged a World Religion Day conference at the If a?iratu'l-Quds, which was very well publicized. Shown are the participants and a small portion of the audience. At the microphone is Mai-Tho-Truyen, vice-pres­ ident of the World Fellowship of Buddhists, who visited the Wilmette Temple last August.

World Religion Day was observed in Durham, North Carolina, at the Friends Meeting House with Matthew Bul­ lock as speaker. A fellowship hour followed with informal discussion and refreshments.

In Gallup, New Mexico, the event marked the opening of the remodeled Baha'i Center. Mr. and Mrs. Chester Kahn addressed an audience of about fifty, mostly Navajos . Mr. Kahn, Indian artist, used charts in explaining that an­ swers to Indian problems can be found in the Faith, as well as in explaining the Manifestation in relation to mankind. Amoz Gibson and Gordon Laite also participated in the program. 16 APRIL 1963

Ba ha'i Conference on Papago Land in A rizona

Upper left: Believers and friends gather for an afternoon program. Plaqu e in foreground, originated by Franklin Kahn, combines B aha'u 'llah's prayer, " Blessed is the sp ot ..." with a symbolic painting of the Council Fire. Left: Some of the Indian participants with Hand of the Cause Zikru'llah Khadem. Lower left: Nipo Strongheart, Ya kima Indian Baha'i, speaks during an evening program. Upper right: Mr. Kha dem addresses the gathering of 350 from near and far, with translation into Navajo by Annie Kahn. Lower right: Segm e nt of the circle formed at the close of the Great Council Fire. 17 BAHA'I NEWS Great Council Fire

Proclamation to American Indians

Amid sentinel saguaro cactus on the sun-drenched hood, counselling him, " The birds sing different songs, Arizona desert with the distant Tucson mountains as but they fly in the same sky; the trees have different background, Indians and Baha'is from all corners of bark and bear different fruit, but all grow from Mother the continent met in joyful fellowship over the week­ E arth." end of February 22-24, in response to a call to the John Nelson, chairman of the Pine Springs Assem­ Great Council Fire. bly on the Navajo reservation, Annie, Chester and In words of loving greeting Hand of the Cause Franklin Kahn were frequently called upon to trans­ Zikru'llah Khadem cited the importance of the Great late, as Navajo friends spoke eloquently of how their Council Fire by sharing a message from 'Amatu'l­ new-found Faith fulfills ancient and precious spiritual Baha Rul).iyyih K hanum in which she recalled the traditions of their people. Sam Yazzie, an eighty-five­ beloved Guardian's statement that at the beginning year-old medicine man and newly-declared Baha'i of the Ten-Year Crusade the Message of Baha'u'llah from Pine Springs, chanted a sacred Prayer of Beauty, had been given to only a dozen American Indian invoking blessings of the Great Spirit upon the gather­ tribes of whom only a few were represented in the ing. ranks of the Faith. Now, by inspiring contrast, some Marian Steffes, an Oneida, and first .Indian Baha'i thirty-four tribes have members in the Faith. Friends in the United States, addressed the gathering. Her from twenty-six Indian tribes were present at the son, Wayne, now a California resident, served as gathering, some of whom were experiencing their first master of ceremonies on Sunday, while Navajo be­ real contact with the Faith. Tribes represented were: lievers Franklin and Chester Kahn presided over the Apache, Athabascan, Blackfoot, Cherokee, Chippewa, Council Fire on Saturday. Cree, Crow, Eskimo, Maidu, Makah, Mohawk, Navajo, A delegation of Canadian believers journeyed across Oneida, Otomi, Paiute, Papago, Pit River, Pomo, the width of the country to attend the Council Fire. Sac-Fox, Seneca, Sioux, Soto, Tlingit, Washoe, Win­ Among them was Mohawk Chief Joe Martin of On­ nebago, Yakima. tario, who became a Baha'i only shortly before mak­ A message of love from Hand of the Cause William ing the trip. Handsome in his tribal dress and head­ Sears was presented to participants in a special tape piece, he chanted a Mohawk prayer. Friends were recording made when he spoke some time ago to an delighted to learn that the Chief's Indian name when all-Indian gathering in Canada. Mr. Sear's greeting to translated means "Spreading News." the Indian people there was re-created for the Great A group of Crow Indians, though knowing nothing Council Fire in Arizona. of the Faith, were attracted by the invitation to the On behalf of the American Indian Service Com­ Council Fire and drove from Montana to participate. mittee, Francis Le Quier, a Chippewa believer, wel­ Resplendent in ceremonial dress of white buckskin, comed the group gathered from twenty states, Can­ beaded ornamentation and feathered headdress, these ada, and Alaska. Palo Verde campground, where the friends shared a place of honor with other Indian conference was held, lies on Papago Indian land. leaders and Mr. Khadem after their arrival Saturday Joe Gilmore of the Papago tribe welcomed the Ba­ afternoon. ha'is, their friends and Indian brothers and remained That evening the entire encampment (totalling 350) to actively participate in the three-day program. was treated to a dinner prepared by the Baha'is On behalf of the National Spiritual Assembly Amoz from Canada and Alaska. A feeling of hospitality Gibson delivered best wishes for happiness and success and brotherhood marked the three never-to-be-for­ in proclaiming the Word of God through this gathering. gotten days. A telegraphed greeting from the Baha'is of Juneau, After dark a huge campfire shed warmth in the Alaska, shared a prophetic passage from the Tablets cool starlit night. Its glow illumined the faces of of 'Abdu'l-Baha, "May spiritual unity become mani­ friends gathered to share prayers, talk and music. fest Light, and the earthly world become a camping As the fire burned low, Navajo drums and singers place for Heavenly Hosts." took up an irresistible rhythm, and in response a wide Recently enrolled Indian Baha'is were invited to circle of dancers formed in the flickering fire light. speak from their hearts to the gathering, as were At midday on Sunday a larger circle signalized members of the Caucasian, Negro and Indian races the close of the Council Fire as each person, holding who made their Baha'i declarations during the con­ his neighbor's hand and with heart singing in praises ference. Nipo T. Strongheart, venerable Yakima In­ of God, heard the last words of Baha'u'llah's blessed dian of seventy-six years, termed his acceptance of prayer of unity fade into the desert air. Baha'u'llah "an acknowledgment rather than a dec­ Unforgettable was the experience and unforgettable laration." He recalled that his father had taken him the words from The Seven Valleys with which Mr. K ha­ as a young man into the towering forests of the north­ dem opened and concluded the Council Fire, "O Lord, west and, sitting beneath the majestic trees, had re­ increase my astonishment at Thee!" lated to him the universal Indian tradition of brother- -AMERICAN I NDIAN SERVICE COMMI TTEE ABOVE: View of Karbila, International Baha'i Summer School, from side of nearby hill just below the site of the future Temple of Hon­ duras. RIGHT: View from high hill near Temple site, looking down on Tegucigalpa 1,000 feet below. The town itself is at an elevation of 3 ,200 feet above sea level.

Honduras Believers Report Substantial Progress During this final year of the beloved Guardian's Ten-Year Crusade, astounding things have been hap­ pening all over the globe. Central America's little Honduras has its share of exitos (successes) to report. five additional Assemblies - Travesia, San Juan, Ne­ At the Second Annual Baha'i Convention of Hon­ bog6, Zam buco and Rosita. We also have five addi­ duras last Ri<;l.van, the happy news was announced of tional centers newly opened to the F aith, with good the establishment of two new Assemblies, El Porvenir possibilities of assemblies before Ri<;l. van 120. They and Triunfo de la Cruz, bringing our total to eight, include: Salado, El Sitio, Pimienta, Dos Caminos and with two additional centers opened, Siguatepeque and the homesite of our summer school and Temple prop­ Jaitique. erty, Aguacire. This year, with still one month before Ri<;l.van and There has been an increase in enrollments during two months before our Third Annual ational Con­ the past year, bringing the total number of believers vention, we can already anticipate a large increase. in Honduras up to more than 250. Since Ri<;l. van 119 we have opened and established - DAVID MATHISEN

A highly successful teaching effort was arranged in Copenhagen, Denmark, by the local Yotlth Committee in the form of a "Persian Evening." Pioneers from Iran decorated the I::Ia?iratu'l-Quds with beautiful carpets and works of art as a setting for Persian music and talks on Persian culture, history and religion. The youth have now formed a Baha'i Club which holds weekly gatherings to attract non-Baha'i youth. BAHA'I NEWS 19

sion of bowling and refreshments, was a late evening Youth Efforts Bring Rewards prayer session with the shining faces reflecting light from the crackling fire. The power of the spirit re­ leased in that room transported all to another world, NEW ENGLAND and inspired the youthful voices to be raised in song From seven states almost a hundred young people of praise resounding throughout the atmosphere. converged on the Nashua-Hudson section of New Each one left the conference filled with joy and Hampshire for a three-day conference the last of with a new dedication to return home to teach this December. Hudson Grange Hall was the locale for wonderful Faith. the sessions and for meals except breakfast; housing was furnished by nearby believers and even by some contacts. The agenda was carried out smoothly and right on schedule. Coordination and cooperation were the prac­ tical aspects of the gathering with strong overtones of consideration and courtesy. The latter brought wel­ come comments from neighbors. Devotions, consul­ tation, workshops and true Baha'i fellowship made up the program. The workshops were most interesting as each one participated. Later, during the final con­ sultation, the desire was expressed for more work­ shop activity at future conferences. A public meeting on Saturday opened with a film and while the hall was darkened, a major portion of the colored community of Nashua joined the audi­ ence. Following the film, which was on the evolution of prejudice and excellent, there were readings and a splendid talk entitled, "What it means to be a Baha'i youth." The experience of the social part of the evening will never be forgotten. The Negroes were ready to Some of the participants, including Indian and Negro, leave after the program, but everyone encouraged at Rocky Mountain youth conference held in Colorado them to stay. Apparently they felt it was all right to Springs, Colorado, the last of December. attend the meeting, but socializing was another thing. By the close of the evening they were well aware that they were most welcome. Some expressed a desire to know more about the Faith ; two attended a con­ r r \' ference session on Sunday and were deeply moved. Of the thirty non-Baha'is at the conference, two made their declarations - one from Maine, one from QAWA'1 Rhode Island. It is fully expected that two more will declare a s a result of the week end. \JORLD In summary the words of a reporter are quoted: ~AI T l-l " I could write all day a bout the spirit of this occasion ... the unity at every second, the love and maturity .. lflAI wncn ffll LO\:ld tlAlll Oil dA1~1rd AS me sovrnr1QN riP~lDY . . . they were dignified, yet happy as could be. It AN(/ MIQhtu;st INSlrlUM!;Nt roo \ti[ was beautiful to witness. There are no words to ITAllNQ or All trll; WORid IS \\\\; UNION or f\11 ~s prnp\~s IN ON\; describe it." UNIV(q;')AI Cr>-US[, ON~ COl'\i'\ON

ROCKY MOUNTAIN STATES In the vast sparsely settled Rocky Mountain area, Baha'i youth and their friends gathered in Colorado Section of Baha'i display in the library of the University Springs, Colorado, under the shadow of snow-capped of Oregon during January. Hundreds of people visit the Pikes Peak, December 29 and 30. From the plateaus, building each day . plains and mountains of Colorado, Montana, New Mex­ ic:o and Wyoming, some traveling 600 to over 1000 miles, they came for study, prayer, fun and fellow­ UNIVERSITY OF OREGON ship. These youth not only demonstrated the love The Baha'i Fellowship on the campus of the Uni­ of Baha'u'llah, but enriched and inspired each other. versity of Oregon has had great success this past Some had never met another Baha'i youth, and to year. One noon each week open informal discussion share the week end with the twenty-five in attendance follows a reading from the talks of 'Abdu'l-Baha in was an experience in itself. Foundations of World Unity, which has proved to be Study and discussions explored the meaning of life, an excellent means of teaching. Joint meetings with applying Baha'i principles, prayer and teaching in other religious groups on campus have also been of these fast fleeting months of the Ten-Year Crusade. great value. A highlight of the conference, after a strenuous ses- Notices of Fellowship meetings and the community 20 APRI L 1963 meetings as well appear daily, Monday through Fri­ International News Briefs day, in the campus newspaper which has a very large circulation. In addition effective use of posters has given good results. The recent formation of three local assemblies brings One of the Baha'is works in the University library the total to twenty-nine in Australia; one more than and was able to put together a complete religious the minimum number required for the Crusade. The display in the seven large cases in the main circula­ new assemblies are in Lismore and Rockdale, New tion room. Six separate cases (5 x 6 ft.) were allotted South Wales, and Prahran, Victoria. to different religions, including the Baha'i Faith. These The first aboriginal believer to enter the Faith in New included pictures, books, the name and a quotation South Wales has been enrolled in Blacktown. from the Writings on the theme, " Oneness of Re­ 0 ligion." Another huge display area which covered One of the world's largest curtain-hanging jobs has most of one side of the room contained three posters, just been completed at the House of Worship in Wil­ giving the theme, and the names and a book of mette. Approximately two and one-quarter miles of seven major religions, again including the Baha'i fireproof drapery was installed to replace the pan­ Faith. This library is one of the largest in the North­ els, encircling the inner walls, which had been dam­ west being visited by several hundred people each aged by the sun over the past ten years. A speikesman day. The display, shown from January 1 to February for the company which supplied the material said the 4, was a great success and an excellent teaching project was one of the largest ever to be installed in medium. a single unit enclosure.

Baha'i Publishing Trust Calendar of Events FEASTS Prestige Brochure Available for Jubilee April 9 - Jalal (Glory) Dawn of World Peace. This is the Jubilee p amphlet April 28 - Jamal (Beauty) mentioned in the March SUPPLEMENT. It tells the story HOLY DAYS of Bah a'u'llah's declaration in Baghdad one hundred Feast of Ric;lvan - April 21-May 2 years ago and of the great festival to comm emorate (Declaration of Baha'u'llah) that event this year. It speaks of His banishment, of His imprisonment in the Holy Land, and of H is letters WORLD CONGRESS to the rulers and religious leaders of the world. London Baha'u'llah's Mission is explained and the relevance April 28-May 2 of His Message to that peace foretold in all of the holy books. The first mention of the Faith in America and how the Teachings were amplified and demonstrated by 'Abdu'l-Baha's coming to the West are related. The Baha'i House of Worship joyous celebration to take place in London and the diversified gathering of Baha'is from all over the world Visiting Hours are part of the story. Weekdays Local communities, as well as individuals, should 1 :00 p.m. to 4 :00 p.m. (Auditorium only) make as wide use of this as possible during the months Sunda ys and Holi days of April and May especially. It can be mailed or given 10:30 a.m. to 5:00 p .m . (Entire building) out at meetings and to personal acquaintances. This twelve-page pamphlet, typographically designed Service of W orshi p by Conrad Heleniak, is printed in two colors on soft gray Strathmore text, sixe 9 x 6, deckle cover. A limited Sun da ys supply of white envelopes is available. 3:30 to 4:10 p.m. 10 copies (minimum order) ...... $2.00 10 copies (with envelopes-while they last) .... $2.25 Public Meeting 50 copies ...... $8.50 Sunday , April 21 50 copies (with envelopes) ...... $9.50 4:15 p.m.

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