The American Bahá’í/Volume 22/Issue 8/Text

The American Bahá’í
Volume 22, Issue 8

Contract signed for phase two of Mount Carmel Projects

FOLLOWING RECEIPT BUILDING PERMITS FOR SECOND PHASE OF TERRACES OF THE BAB'S SHRINE AND FOR EXCAVATION FOR THE FIRST TWO BUILDINGS, AND AFTER COMPLETION TENDER FORMALITIES, WE REJOICE ANNOUNCE CONTRACT SIGNED 17TH JUNE 1991, OFFICIALLY COM MENCING PHASE TWO OF MOUNT CARMEL PROJECTS.

THIS PHASE WHICH IS EXPECTED TO TAKE APPROXIMATELY 16 MONTHS,

DOLLARS.

TERRACES IMMEDIATELY BELOW HOLY SHRINE AND EXTENSION OF MAIN TERRACE. TOTAL COST THIS PHASE ESTIMATED FIVE MILLION

APPEAL CONTINUING FLOW FUNDS ENSURE UNINTERRUPTED PROGRESS.

SUPPLICATING SACRED THRESHOLD DIVINE CONFIRMATION HISTORIC

UNDERTAKING

WILL INCLUDE EXCAVATION AND ANCHOR WORK FOR CENTER STUDY TEXTS AND ARCHIVES EXTENSION AS WELL AS EARTHWORK OF FIVE

UNIVERSAL HOUSE OF JUSTICE JUNE 20, 1991

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World Congress arrangements

To all National Spiritual Assemblies Dear Baha'i Friends,

Following the distribution by the World Congress Logistics Office of registration materials, the Universal House of Justice received some inquities regarding the costs of the travel and hotel arrangements connected with the event. In reviewing afresh all the details of these arrangements, the House of Justice was prompted to share the following points which we have been instructed to convey to you.

Marking the centenary of the inauguration of the Covenant, the World Congress is, of course, of immense significance to the worldwide Baha’i community, but it should also be understood to have great implications for the world at large, particularly in view of the current state of human affairs and the new status increasingly being enjoyed by the Faith in the public mind as a “principal world religion.”

New York is one of the most complex cities in the world, combining both the good and evil of modern civilization. But because of the history of the relationship of the city to the Center of the Covenant and the high status which He conferred upon it in designating it “City of the Covenant,” its choice as the place for an international event to mark the 100th anniversary of the Covenant was natural.

The importance of the occasion calls for a gathering of unusual size, if for no other reason than to demonstrate the response of humanity, after 100 years, to the inception of so unique a divine provision as the Covenant of Baha‘u'llah.

The National Spiritual Assembly of the United States with the assistance of its Logistics Office, acting under the direction of the Universal House of Justice, has engaged in prolonged and difficult negotiations to hire an adequate Congress site for some 30,000 attendants, to acquire space for auxiliary activities, to effect binding contracts for sufficient hotel rooms and for travel arrangements, to provide the means of transport within the city to and from the Congress sessions, and to provide for the security of the friends.

In making all these arrangements, the National Spiritual Assembly is exerting itself to keep the costs to the minimum and to ensure the maximum possible protection of the friends coming to New York. As you know, a travel agency, Corporate Travel Consultants (CTC), with capacities suited to the requirements of the World Congress was appointed to help with the travel and hotel arrangements as described in the registration materials you have received.

As it is important that certain details of the agreement with CTC be generally understood by the friends, the National Spiritual Assembly has been asked to convey these to you. The House of Justice feels that the contractual arrangement between the National Spiritual Assembly and CTC has been carefully conceived, given the complexity and scale of the challenges associated with mounting an event of such magnitude in a place like New York; and even though the friends are free to choose what they will do, it urges them to consider seriously the advantages of the arrangements made by the National Spiritual Assembly.

THE UNIVERSAL HOUSE OF JUSTICE Department of the Secretariat July 30, 1991

District Convention

Peace Award

Teaching in Oregon

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to Cause

Complete listing of sites, other details of annual

unit events

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“The real treasury of man is his knowledge.’—Bahd'u'llh

August 1991

"of this composite photograph, have been installed in the i olonnade of the Shrine of the Bab, and the ceiling of th ‘olonnade has beeti newly plastered around the

Trees removed, Shrine's arcade completed

The original six rooms of the Shrine of the Bab on the slopes of Mount Carmel in Haifa were constructed under the supervision of *Abdu’lBaha, Who planned the first small garden on the eastern, western and northern sides of the Shrine.

Some of the trees planted during His ministry may still be there, and many planted at the i structions of the beloved Guardian, Shoghi Effendi, are still flourishing.

To protect some of the rare and valuable plants growing on the site of the new Terraces, about 250 trees have been relocated, being successfully transplanted to the Temple property in Haifa. They will be re-planted on the Terraces when the earth-works have been completed.

Meanwhile, arrangements have been made by the Hand of the Cause of God Amatu’l-Baha Ruhiyyih Khanum to complete the decoration of the Shrine’s arcade.

During the 1940s, when the superstructure of the Shrine was designed by Amatu’l-Baha’s ar

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chitect-father, the Hand of the Cause of God William Sutherland Maxwell, the colonnade around the Shrine was to be lighted by a series of fixtures set in the ceiling.

Although the superstructure for the Shrine of the Bab was completed in 1953, the pressure of various events in the Holy Land delayed the installation of the ceiling lights in the arcade, as Amatu’l-Baha Ruhiyyih Khanum wished to place the order for these with the same firm she had visited in Madrid, Spain, with the Guardian, and which had made the four lanterns in the corners of the arcade approved by Shoghi Effendi himself.

Ona recent trip to Spain to attend the European Regional Women’s Conference, Amatu’l-Baha RuhiyyihKhanum wasable to find thissame firm and place the order for the lovely brass ceiling lights which, according to the original design, are now in position and complete the decoration of the Shrine’s arcade.

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With the May issue of The American Baha'i, the National Teaching Committee began publishing a series of articles to encourage and facilitate homefront pioneering and traveling teaching to various Baha'i communities. Assemblies, Bahd't Groups, or District Teaching Committees that are interested in receiving traveling teachers or homefront pioneers may send to the National Teaching Committee for its consideration such information as provided below:

Doctors urgently needed in Eagle Butte, South Dakota; opportunity for homefront pioneering

General practitioners and OB/GYNs are desperately needed in Eagle Butte, on the Cheyenne River Indian Reservation. The National Teaching Committee is encouraging Baha’i doctors and their families whoare considering homefront pioneering to investigate the possibility of relocating to this priority homefront pioneering goal area.

Eagle Butte (pop. 3,000) is the second fastest-growing city in South Dakota. It is in the north-central area of the state, three and one-half hours from either Rapid City, SD, or Bismarck, ND, and two hours from Pierre, the capital of South Dakota.

Summers are hot and winters cold, but the town is surrounded year round with the lovely prairie country seen in Dances with Wolves. Government housing is available for doctors, and the K-12 school system, which is 80 percent Indian, is fairly good. In addition, a community college in Eagle Butte offers limited college courses.

For entertainment, Eagle Butte boasts a movie theatre, two video stores and good fishing. A vehicle is necessary, but one can get by without a four-wheel drive.

The Baha'icommunity has 15 adultmembers and several youth and children. Many of these believers need to be helped in deepening and empowered to arise as fully participating community members whoare engaged in promoting the Baha’i Cause.

Doctors who are interested in serving in Eagle Butte should contact Terry Pourier, the Indian Health Care Services Unit director, at 605-964-2811. To contact the Baha'i community, please phone Sandra Frazier, 605-964-7340.

Chinese newsletter

Guang Ming, a newsletter about Chinese teaching, is produced quarterly by the National Chinese Teaching Committee. Anyone who would like to receive a (free) copy may contact the secretary of the Committee at the Baha’i National Center, 708-869-9039, ext. 231.

At Canada's Maxwell Baha'i School Nearly 350 at Continental Indigenous Council

Nearly 350 people from Alaska, Canada and the U.S. gathered July 3-7 at the Maxwell International Baha’i School in Shawnigan Lake, British Columbia, Canada for the sixth Continental Indigenous Council.

The atmosphere of service presented by Maxwell staff/students and nearly 50 volunteers combined with the physical beauty of Shawnigan Lake to provide a spiritual and inspirational setting for the Council.

Children, youth, adults and elders participated fully in the council. Many nonBaha’i volunteers and participants became enkindled and declared their belief in Baha’u'Ilah.

Honored guests present were retired International Counselor Aziz Yazdi and his

Chinese Committee seeks ‘host families’ for students

The U.S. National Chinese Teaching Committee wants to find Baha’i “host families” for Chinese students from the People’s Republic of China. There are currently 42,000 such students in the United States.

Families with children and extended families are especially sought for this service. You need not live in a university community to be of service, just near one.

Being a host family means offering occasional hospitality and life-long friendship to new students from China who live on campus, to help them adjust to living in the U.S.

“Help to make them feel at home; find out where they are staying, ask if you may render them any service; try to make their lives a little happier.” (Abdu’l-Baha, Paris Talks, p. 15)

FOR MOREINFORMATION contact the U.S. National Chinese Teaching Committee, Baha’i National Center, Wilmette, IL, 60091. Phone 708869-9039, ext. 231.

Special Materials Committee should review materials for Baha'i sale or distribution

Notice to all Baha’i artists, musicians, craftsmen and others who are producing items for distribution and sale which represent the Baha’i Faith:

The Special Materials Reviewing Committee urges all Baha’is who are producing or planning to produce items for sale and/ or distribution and which represent the Faith to submit plans to the committee before investing time or money in printing or production.

The committee advises the friends that Shoghi Effendi instructed them not to reproduce likenesses of *Abdu’l-Baha for distribution or sale, saying, “...they should confine themselves to His photographs, as these are, of course, a much more perfect likeness of Him.”

Questions may be addressed to the committee by writing to the Baha’i National Center, Wilmette, IL 60091.

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wife; Counselor Don Rogers, a member of the International Teaching Center; and Counselors for the Americas Jacqueline Delahunt and Ruth Pringle.

All aspects of the Council were planned and directed by a tripartite committee of the National Spiritual Assemblies of Alaska, Canada and the United States.

The program included an inspiring address by Counselor Rogers, exciting talks by Counselors Delahunt and Pringle, loving stories of *Abdu’l-Baha told by Mr. Yazdi, a presentation about the World Congress, a Pow-wow, and a well-supported entertainment night.

The theme of transformation and the family was supported by programs for children and youth and a series of workshops with topics such as:

using the sacred Writings to impact the

teaching of children and youth;

a talking circle to share teaching institute methods which are being used in Alaska, Canada and the U.S.;

exploration of the importa:

volving families in teaching activities;

¢ development of self-esteem and Baha’i

of in

character;

how spiritual attributes can be used to

strengthen the spiritual foundation of the family.

On Sunday, July 7, several believers were recognized by the Council as “spiritual warriors” for their commitment to take part in traveling teaching as they returned to regular Baha’ activities and communities following the Council.

Franklin and Mary Jane Kahn from Flagstaff, Arizona, joined Baha’ is onthe Lummi Reservation near Bellingham, Washington, fora unity Feast. Mitchell Silas and his family left to travel and teach in British Coluinbia and the northwestern U.S. until July 23.

Three indigenous youth from Canada joined the youth teaching team from Oregon to travel and teach in Washington and Oregon. The Vancouver Workshop volunteered to travel and teach in British Columbia for the next few weeks.

Many unmentioned spiritual warriors left the Council witha renewed commitmentto carry the healing Message of Baha’u’llah to the inhabitants of North America.

In early April, consultant, lecturer and writer Lloyd Steven Seiden presented a course at the Bosch Baha'i School on effective event production, devoting most of the weekend to sharing his nearly 20 years experience in producing conferences, workshops, seminars and other events in an effort to provide Baha'i communities

with a methodology that can enhance even the simplest of meetings. Participants (pictured here) returned to their communities with practical techniques and new insights into the often-ignored area of planning and production that can help transform any Bahd'i gathering into an

Baha'is from two Wisconsin cities bring Chinese students to House of Worship

On Saturday, June 22,some Baha’is from Madison and Milwaukee, Wisconsin, accompanied 56 Chinese students (15 from Madison and 41 from Milwaukee) to see the House of Worship. The idea for the outing arose independently in the two cities, and was linked together by an assistant to the Auxiliary Board.

One Chinese friend shared flyers with some of her friends, and soon the original plan of using four cars had to be revised to renting a bus to accomodate the demand. “The trip took 12 hours,” one individual remarked, “and it was 12 hours of teaching, with constant questions the whole time.”

Asarranged inadvance, Mandarin-speaking Baha’is were on hand to assist at the House of Worship. After a performance of South American folk music, the guests heard an introduction to the Faith in En glish and Mandarin, saw the audio-visual programs about the Temple and“The Promise of World Peace”, and in two groups were given bilingual tours of the House of Worship. Chinese box lunches were provided fora picnic through the generosity of the local Spiritual Assembly of Milwaukee and other friends. The group ended their trip by visiting Chicago's Chinatown before returning to Wisconsin.

One of the outing organizers said there were many questions about the Faith on the way home. “One man commented that he couldsee Chinatown anytime, but the thing he really appreciated was seeing the House of Worship and hearing the Baha’i teachings.

The House of Worship Activities Office welcomes similar tours from other communities, and will help in the planning.

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An important message about World Congress travel, housing

To All National Spiritual Assemblies Dear Bahai Friends,

Baha’i World Congress, 1992

As you know, the registration materials for the Baha’i World Congress were recently mailed to all National Spiritual Assemblies. These materials were prepared by the World Congress Logistics Office which is charged with making the travel and housing arrangements for the more than 30,000 attendees expected at the Congress.

Some friends have raised concerns regarding the prices quoted for air travel and hotel accommodations and have expressed the belief that these arrangements can be secured at lower rates. In considering the matter, the Universal House of Justice has asked us to send you certain details concerning the nature of the arrangements which have been made with the travel agency, Corporate Travel Consultants (CTC).

As youcan see from the registration materials you have received, the believers are free to make their own travel and housing arrangements, should they so desire. However, they are warned that the airline industry is ina volatile condition, and that they could be subject to unforeseen increases in travel costs if they choose to follow this course. In addition, they should know that the hotels in New York are known to overbook their rooms in anticipation of cancellations, and hence, those making their own hotel accommodation arrangements run the risk of arriving in New York to find that there are no rooms available for them, despite their having confirmed reservations. To avoid such untoward occurrences, the Logistics Office worked with CTC to provide the travel/hotel packages based on signed contracts and guarantees.

Formidable challenges must be met in the planning and execution of the World Congress, among them: the sheer size and complexity of the event, the very high cost of living in New York, the vastness of the city, its complicated and congested traffic, the difficult business climate, the threat to personal safety.

Inarranging for this event, great effort is being made so to integrate all elements of the logistics and the program as to envelop the Congress attendees in a total Baha’i experience from the time of their arrival in New York to the moment of their departure and to shelter them under the wings of the Baha'i institutions for the duration, to the extent possible.

It is against this background of planning that CTC was engaged. The following details throw some light on the nature of the contract signed with CTC:

¢ Since negotiations with the airlines and hotels were entered into two years ahead of time, both the airlines and the hotels had to project estimates of 1992 costs on condition that the Baha'is would be guaranteed the lowest discount prices at the actual time. Therefore, if the lowest prices exceed the projected ones, the friends will not have to pay more than has been quoted to them; however, if the prices are lower at that time than the projected costs, adjustments will be made and refunds effected as necessary.

Because of the large number of friends expected, it was not safe to rely on ordinary reservation of hotel rooms. New York hotels are notorious for not honoring reservations because of the high demand for hotel space in a city known for numerous large events. Therefore, contracts had to be drawn up and signed between the National Spiritual Assembly and various hotels for some 20,000 rooms to guarantee that the friends will indeed have living accommodations in New York. We have done this with confidence that the friends will adhere to the arrangements made.

A variety of hotels have been chosen at different levels and costs. The friends should

know thatif they are able to fill up the rooms in these hotels, a number of very large spaces, ball rooms and conference facilities will be made available to the World Congress free or at minimal cost, for the auxiliary activities and gatherings of the friends outside of the

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the Congress will have to be held twice to BAHA{ accommodate the large number of attend- WORLD ees expected, and for other reasons, it will CONGRESS

not be possible for the friends to remain at the Congress site after these sessions. Therefore, it is critical that space in the hotels be available to the Congress attendees. If the hotel rooms are not taken according to the arrangements made ,the cost to the Baha’i Fund of renting such extra space could amount to as much as a million dollars.

© The contract signed with CTC does not allow for the agency to earn more than the usual commission. However, there is a great difference here which benefits the plans of the Logistics Office. CTC has agreed in its contract with the National Assembly that it will render certain services without any additional charge, namely: 1) provide on-site services during the Congress at every airport and Congress hotel to ensure quality services from arrival to departure; and 2) assume responsibility for registration costs incurred by the Logistics Office for each package sold for up to 20,000 persons.

As you will appreciate, we made an exclusive contract with CTC to effect the greatest advantage both for the travel and hotel arrangements and for the requirements of the Congress program. It would require too long a letter to elaborate on the details of this contractual arrangement, but we hope it will suffice to express our confidence that it is the best that could have been done in view of the immense scale of the event being planned. If large numbers of the friends choose not to operate within the expectations of this contract, the consequences could be very serious.

We rely upon the friends’ support in this matter, since if this support is not forthcoming, many difficulties would be created for the organization of the World Congress. We especially appeal to the friends who are in the travel and hotel accommodations business to exercise restraint, out of respect for the arrangements described above, and not projects in relation to the World Congress that will produce the effect that the Baha’is are competing against themselves. However, if any friend becomes aware of the possibility of better arrangements at better prices, he or she should feel entirely free to call this to the attention of the Bahai World Congress Logistics Office, giving it an opportunity to review the situation and to take appropriate action to protect the interests of the friends ineffecting the best possible economy. Indeed, such action would assist that office to keep CTC alert to the provision of our contract to guarantee the lowest costs to the Congress

WORLD CONGRESS

attendees. With loving Baha'i greetings,

NATIONAL SPIRITUAL ASSEMBLY OF THE BAHA'IS OF THE UNITED STATES July31, 1991

Baha'is in Oregon dedicate summer to teaching Cause on full-time basis

Forty to 50 people, most of whom are youth, have dedicated themselves to teaching the Faith on a full-time basis this summer in Oregon. Some of these believers have already been teaching the Faith fulltime for a year or more and intend to continue doing so until the end of the Six Year Plan.

The traveling teaching team is sponsored by the District Teaching Committee of Western Oregon.

This summer's teaching efforts were begun with an intensive, 12-day deepening institute that started June 16 in Aurora, Oregon, conducted by Auxiliary Board member Marshall Murphy.

The initial phase of the institute consisted of nine days of intense deepening, using primarily The Hidden Words and The Seven Valleys and the Four Valleys. The last three days consisted of orientations about the specific populations on which teaching efforts were to be focused this summer.

The three populations to which the fulltime teachers are reaching out with the Message of Baha‘u'llah are American Indian, black American, and Hispanic.

During the three-day orientation that was a part of the deepening institute, cultural aspects and information about effective methods of reaching that population were shared. After the orientation, the 40-50 participants were divided into three teaching institutes for reaching the three popula tions.

As part of their teaching methods, the strategies of the teaching institutes include making presentations of the race unity statement, the statement on Baha‘u'llah, and the peace statement.

The teaching institute for black Americans was to be carried out in Eugene and Portland. After beginning in Eugene, an interesting discovery was made: the Hispanic population demonstrated a great interest in the Faith.

The Hispanic teaching institute, which had been operating in the Woodburn, Oregon, area, then visited Eugene before focusing its efforts on the residents of Madras.

The American Indian teaching institute planned to work first at the Umatilla Reservation. The Indian Council there had given the team permission to work with the children and youth on the Reservation, and the institute has begun to develop children’s classes.

Before arriving on the Reservation in July, the members of this teaching institute were able to offer themselves for service at the Continental Indigenous Council at Shawnigan Lake, British Columbia (July 3-7).

They were also able to visit Seattle and consult with a group of youth who wish to start a full-time teaching team in Washington state.

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PIONEERING

Where will you be next Ridvan?

The answer to this question is vital to a victorious culmination of the Six Year Plan. With eight months left and many goals yet to win for Baha’u’llah, each of us should search his soul and then take action.

Young and old alike can and must participate. Knowing that not all can settle in other countries for years, the Universal House of Justice has offered us the option of full-time service for the Faith onashorter term basis, “short-term pioneering.”

For youth, a year in service to the Cause can have even fuller meaning as you fulfill these short-term goals for the Universal House of Justice. Those of you who are preparing for college and/or careers can take time to pioneer for a few months abroad, giving you the opportunity for professional and personal growth as well as making valuable contacts for future pioneering efforts.

Those friends awaiting U.S. citizenship can achieve their hearts’ desire to pioneer by spending several months overseas without jeopardizing eligibility for citizenship. For those receiving pensions, you, too, can offer toserve internationally. And if all this seems financially overwhelming, call us— financial assistance may be available.

The words of our beloved Guardian, Shoghi Effendi, in addressing the North American believers during the first Seven Year Plan, remain as timely today as then:

“I would particularly direct my appeal [for pioneers] to those American believers, sore-pressed as they are by the manifold, the urgent, and ever-increasing issues that confront them at the present hour, who may find it possible,...to establish permanently their residence in such countries as may offer them a reasonable prospect of earning the means of livelihood...

“Should they find it impossible to take adyantage of so rare and sacred privilege, let them, mindful of the words of Baha’u’llah, determine, each according to their means at his or her disposal, to appoint a deputy who, on that believer's behalf, will arise and carry out so noble an enterprise.

“Tt would, no doubt, be of exceptional importance and value, particularly in these times when the various restrictions imposed in those countries make it difficult for a considerable number of Baha'i pioneers to establish their residence and earn their livelihood in those states, if certain ones among the believers, whose income, however slender, provides them with the means of an independent existence, would so arrange their affairs as to be able to reside indefinitely in those countries.

“The sacrifices involved, the courage, faith, and perseverance it demands, are no. doubt very great. Their value, however, cannever be properly assessed at the present time, and the limitless reward which they who demonstrate them will receive can never be adequately depicted. “They that have forsaken their country,’ is Baha’u'llah’s own testimony, ‘for the purpose of teaching Our Cause—these shall the Faithful Spirit strengthen through its power.

TWO-YEAR PLAN U.S. GOALS

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LONG-TERM PIONEERS

Bulgaria ... Czechoslovakia DDR/East Germany Hungary Poland Romania USSR Ukraine Kazakhstan Other Republics Yugoslavia China

Pictured are participants in the 1991

Louhelen Baha'i School in Michigan.

Among them are prospective, visiting and

Pioneering Institute held July 5-10 at the former pioneers.

..By My life! no act, however great, can compare with it, except such deeds as have been ordained by God, the All-Powerful, the Most Mighty. Such a service is indeed the prince of all goodly deeds, and the ornamentand the ornamentof every goodly act.”

“Such a reward, it should be noted, is not to be regarded as purely an abstract blessing confined to the future life, but also as a

tangible benefit which such courage, faith and perseverance can alone confer in this material world. ...” (The Advent of Divine Justice, pp 55-57)

Now is the time to arise. For additional information, please contact the Office of Pioneering and ask how you can serve in these exciting times. Baha'i National Center, Wilmette 60091, telephone 708-8699039.

On May 16-19, 20 people attended a Pioneering Institute sponsored by the Spiritual Assembly of Austin, Texas. The participants plan to pioneer both internationally and on the homefront.

It's not too soon to start preparing for UN Day, UNICEF Day events

It'snot too soon to prepare for two events often celebrated by Baha'i communities: United Nations Day, October 24, and UNICEF Day (United Nations Children’s Fund), October 31.

Materials are available for both of these programs. The UN Day kit includes a poster, suggested activities, a sample proclamation, press release and information about the use of radio and television.

To order, write to Publications Department, UNA-USA, New York, NY 10017 (phone 212-697-3282). The cost is $5 per kit.

The UNICEF materials include a “Trick or Treat” collection box, several lovely posters, project suggestions and information about the work of the U.S. Committee for UNICEF.

Toorder, write to United States Committee. for UNICEF,

Westerville, OH 43081 (phone 1-800-252KIDS).

‘The more one can give, the better it is.’ National Baha’i Fund Wilmette, IL 60091

ad ACHERS Area / Country Goal Filled Ukraine 100 157 Kazakhsta Cyaie USSR (Other Republics). 150 221 Bulgaria ... 5 8 Czechoslovakia 30 16 DDR/East Germany 10 1 Hungary 35°41 Poland 15 8 Romani 10 8 Yugoslavia 40 6 Mongolia jiaerd China sabe 73. Totals 440 508

Goals Months (months) Completed

TTL SRR EO TERT EN 24 0 Guinea-Bissau 12 0 Liberia 12 0 Nigeria 12 0 Tanzania 36 6 Uganda 24 0 Zambia apa soa Totals 144 40 AMERICAS NOLL ELL TL NE II, Argentina 0 Bahamas 12 5 Barbados 12 0 Brazil 24 oO British V.1. 12 0 Colombia 24 oO Dominica 12 0 Ecuador 2 12 Guyana 24 31 Honduras 24 13 Jamaica 24 3 Leeward Islands 12 8 Martinique 12 oO Mexico 36 37 Nicaragua 24 1 Panama 36 13 Paraguay 24 0 Puerto Rico 12 3 Uruguay 24 0 Venezuela LAD: 20) Totals 396 136 ASIA SSTERY NOE NE PRTC India 24 9 Japan 24 0 Pakistan 12 0 Taiwan 36. 19, Totals 96 8 AUSTRALASIA

Mariana Islands

Marshall Islands 12 0 W. Caroline Islands _12_ 5 Totals 5 EUROPE

Portugal 24 0

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May-June Fund contributions experience slight decline

But pace compared to last year continues to be encouraging

Contributions for the first two months of the Baha’i fiscal year indicate that the friends are exerting themselves to maintain last year’s admirable pace of giving.

Offerings to the four major Funds of the Faith for May and June totaled $1,890,055, compared with $2,202,801 for the year before. This result is 14 percent lower than last year’s, which is still a significant achievementin light of the strenuous efforts

somany individuals and communities made at the end of the year to reach the Local Assembly goals for the National Baha’i Fund.

Correspondence from some communities indicates that the believers are “catching their breath” after their recent rush to victory.

As we enter the summer months, this continuing trend is highly important, especially this year when restoration work

on the House of Worship is scheduled to enter a new, more complex and costly phase.

Seasonal needs at the World Center are higher, as well. With the exciting announcement of expanded work on the Terraces and the first two buildings on the Are, our hearts and prayers will be turned increasingly to Haifa fornews of the steady progress on these majestic Projects.

Spiritual Assembly of Huntsville, Alabama, holds press conference to present race unity statement

On June 5, the Spiritual Assembly of Huntsville, Alabama, held a press conference at the local public library to announce to the community the National Spiritual Assembly's call for the elimination of racism in America.

Inhis opening remarks to the press, Gary Wolfe, chairman of the local Assembly, said, “There is no reason that the city of Huntsville with its unique background and resources could not become the model, not

Young pen-pals

From California comes this wonderful little note:

“My sister and I collected $60 for the Arc. Lam 11 and my sister is 13 years old. We recycled cans and I sold handballs to the Baha’i community. I got the handballs from my next door neighbor who was going. to throw them away, he said they were no good. But] figured 60 percent of the bounce was still good. My family went on pilgrimage last summer; it was very moving tosee the Baha’i Shrines and Holy Places.”

only for Huntsville or even the U.S., but for the world as a whole for the resolution of racial divisions and the upholding of anew standard of human honor and dignity.”

The Huntsville Bahai community took the opportunity also to announce the success of its Race Healing Institute which was established following the Conference of the Association for Baha’i Studies in Atlanta in 1990. The Institute is coordinated by Dr. Marjorie Waddell and Mrs. Paule Ebrahimi.

The press conference introduced to about 200,000 people in the Huntsville-north Alabama area the National Spiritual Assembly's statement “The Vision of Race

Unity—America’s Most Challenging Is- Santa Monica, cA 90402 oe 213- able from the Office of the Secretariat ue.” Because of the press coverage, a || 394-5449). _ for $6 each (postage included). nearby community has sought the help of | | __Dr.DaryushHaghighi, copiet Bie ihe compilation the Huntsville Baha'is in addressing racism Rocky River, OH 44116 (Tel. pete stl the Writin their community. 216-333-1506). Ran eh *Abdu’l-Baha,

canes regarding Huquiqu'llah -Shoghi Effendi andthe Universal House

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National Baha’{ Fund orto the Office of the Secretariat, Baha’{ Baha'f Been Service at 85 cents Wilmette, IL 60091 Hugdquiléh Trust, ~

Baha'i Justice Society co-sponsors

National Sonam on Peace-Making

InJune, the Baha'i Justice Society seized an historic opportunity when it co-sponsored and took part in the National Conference on Peace-Making and Conflict Resolution in Charlotte, North Carolina.

The Justice Society joined such groups as the Carter Center at Emory University, the Academy of Family Mediators, and the Polaroid Corporation in co-sponsoring this biennial conference.

The stated mission of the conference was to “promote the use and acceptance of nonviolent approaches to the resolution of conflict and to improve conflict resolution theory and practice.”

The focus of NCPCR activities is on conflict resolution and peace-making activities conducted in the U.S. while also serving asa link tosimilar activities around the world.

A full-day workshop was offered under the auspices of the Baha'i Justice Society. The session, entitled “Baha’i Consultation: A Cooperative Model of Decision-Making for Diverse Communities,” was presented by Jack Guillebeaux and Betty D. Morris. The focus was on identifying diversity and providing a system of community interaction that encourages and relies upon diver Baha'is in San Jose hold another in ongoing series of multi-cultural events

On June 29, the Baha'i community of San Jose, California, held another in its ongoing series of cultural enlightenment events.

‘The culture saluted this time was that of Southeast Asia including Vietnam, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, China and Japan.

The program began with a potluck supper of Oriental food, after which the San Jose Vietnamese Student Association entertained the audience of about 50 with dance and a fashion show and there were Thai and Polynesian dances as well.

The event closed with prayers in Japanese, Vietnamese, Spanish, Persian and English.

Jack Guillebeaux of Montgomery, Alabama, was one oftwo Baha'is who presented aday-long workshop entitled ‘Baha'i Consultation: A Cooperative Model of Decision-Making for Diverse Communities’ during the National Conference on PeaceMaking and Conflict Resolution (NCPCR) in June in Charlotte, North Carolina. The conference was co-sponsored by the Baha'i Justice Society.

sity among its members.

The Justice Society maintained visibility throughout the conference with an information table at the Community Fair, whose purpose was to provide for the exhibition of art work, books and other materials for general distribution.

An estimated 200 copies of “The Promise of World Peace” were given to conference attendees along with other informational literature about the Faith. In all, more than 1,000 people from the U.S. and Canadaas wellas from South Africa, Northern Ireland, the Soviet Union and other Eastern European countries attended the conference.

Payments for Huququ'llah should be made toThe Baha{Huquiqu'llh Trust” and sent to one of the Trustees:

Dr. Elsie Austin, P.O. Box 927, Silver | Spring MD 20910 (Tel. 301-589-8481).

Dr. Amin Banani,

HUQUQU’LLAH

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Classified notices in The American Bahai are published free of charge as a service to the Baha'i community. Because of this, notices are limited to items relating to the Faith; no personal or commercial ads can be accepted for publication. The opportunities referred to have not been approved by the National Spiritual Assembly; the friends should exercise their own judgment

and care in responding to them. .

ies for teaching, savand forming new

good activities for youth. Baha’i-owned, start-up controls contractorneedsexperienced help now.If you have training and experience in estimating, engineering or technical installation supervision of HVAC control systems (especially DDC), please contact Nick Galaday at SETPOINT Automation and Control Technologies,

, Vancouver, WA 98660 (phone 206-694-7174). We are the factory-authorized rep for Kreuter Manufacturing Company, and, obviously, are an equal opportunity employer.

HIGH SCHOOLS in Newcomb and Tohatchi, New Mexico, which are operated by the Naalni Shi Development Corp., have immediate openings for certified teachers with specialties in math and English. The curriculum is selfpaced and individualized to the needs of the student body which consists primarily of Navajo students. Applications and/or questions may be directed to Reed Amadon, Career Development Center, Lufkin, TX 75901; phone 409-637-1741 or FAX 409-637-1754.

PIONEERING (HOMEFRONT)

MOVING? Put your shoulder to the wheel in one of many localities in Northern California which need Baha'is to retain, regain or attain Assembly status. Area has small to large colleges, ethnic diversity, mountain solitude or western “foothill” towns, agriculture, or closeto-capital city excitement. For information, please write to the District Teaching Committee of Northern California No. 1, c/o Grace Shahrokh, secretary, Fair Oaks, CA 95628, or phone 916-966-7490.

HOMEFRONT pioneers needed forthe rural North Carolina communities of Roxboro (pop. 12,000) and Person County (pop. 18,000) about 30 miles north of Durham with easy access to major universities and employment opportunities. Inexpensive land and housing available; ‘one isolated Baha'i presently lives in the area. For information, please contact Terri Hamrick,

Roxboro, NC 27573, or phone 919-597-4687 (home) or 919-599-8366 (work).

EXCELLENT homefront pioneering opportunity for one or two persons to help build and ngthen a multi-ethnic agricultural commu nity by becoming a VISTA (Volunteers in Ser«vice to America) literacy worker in a library ‘Adult Literacy Program in Belle Glade, Florida. ear commitment beginning in January is required. Must be a U.S. resident and have own transportation. Job training, basic subsistence allowance, health insurance and mileage allowance are provided. No experience needed. Belle Glade, on the southeastern corner of Lake Okeechobee, is 45 miles west of Palm Beach, 75 miles northwest of Miami. For more

information about this opportunity, write to Pat Meier, Belle Glade Branch Library,

_ Belle Glade, FL 33430, or phone 407-9963453.

NORTH FLORIDA, an area with abundant water, Spanish moss-draped oak trees, lush farm lands and woods, needs homefront pioneers. Land is cheap; homes start at $47,000. Employment is marginal, but cultural activities are splendid and nearby rivers are lovely. Self-employed or retired people are invited to write for details to Hans Valk, Lake Cit 32055 (phone 904-755-3675).

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AFRICA. Burundi:

Macro-Economist. Kenya: Education Director for undergraduate program in wildlife conservation. Tanzania: Baha*i Secondary School Principal. AMERICAS. Belize: Custodians for the Amelia Collins Institute. Honduras: Elementary School Teachers (2). Turks & Caicos: Education Director for undergraduate marine resource managementand conservation study program. AUSTRALASL Tinian: Teachers, Doctors, Nurses. The Bah: Medical Project encourages Baha'i physicians imum of two weeks’ voluntary medical service in Guyana. The National Spiritual Assembly.of the Bal of Ireland is seeking someone experienced in public relations to help the Irish Baha’i community in its public relations work and to train one or more individuals to continue the work. The Baha'i Office of the Environment for Taiwan is seeking volunteers and/or employees to help extend its range of environmental service projects. Urgent need for Assistant Manager for a Honda motorcycle/ bicycle and small engine repair and maintenance ness. For more information about any of please contact the Office of Pioneering, Bahai National Center, Wilmette, IL 60091, or telephone 708-869-9039.

PARLEZ-vous francais? If you do speak French, you are urgently needed for traveling teaching in French Polynesia. For more information, contact the Office of Pioneering, Baha’i National Center, Wilmette, IL 60091 (phone 708-869-9039.)

WHAT MUSICAL instrument do you play? A comb? harmonica? recorder? Or could it be a trumpet, saxophone, guitar or flute? You and whatever portable musical instrument you play would be most welcome in any of the ongoing teaching projectsscattered throughout the planet. So, if you have not yet taken your vacation, consider teaching and playing in one of the following countries: Benin (West Africa), Bophuthatswana, Brazil, Burundi, Canada, Cook Islands, East Leeward Islands, Fiji, Jamaica, Hong Kong, South Africa, ‘Trinidad, West Leeward Islands. These are just some of the many sites of ongoing teaching projects where youand your instrument are needed and welcome. Contact the Office of Pioneering, Baha’i National Center, Wilmette, IL 60091 (phone 708-8699039 for more information).

THE NATIONAL Spiritual Assembly of Alaska appeals to our community for Fil traveling teachers to help teach in targeted sizeable Filipino communities. For more information please contact the Office of Pioneering, Baha’i National Center, Wilmette, IL 60091 (phone 708-869-9039).

WINTER ii southern Mexico. Here is an in ine learning Spanish with 2 in that language. The Javier McKeever h Language Institute has a special arrangement for the winter school y information, please contact the Office of Pioneering, Baha’i National Center, Wilmette, IL 60091 (phone 708-869-9039.)

hi ing, at the request of the Universal House of Justice, original letters written on behalf of the Guardian to the following individuals: Adelia Hoyt, Emma Hughes, Lilah Hughes, Harold Hunt (died Butte, MT, 1961), Jean Hunt, N: Hunt, Bertha Hunter, Parthenia Hunter,

beth Hurlbut (died San Francisco, 1936), Clara Hurlock,and Helen Inderlied (died Binghamton, NY, 1959). Anyone knowing family members or relatives who might have access to these letters from the Guardian is asked to contact the Na~ tional Baha'i Archives, Baha'i National Center, Wilmette, IL 60091, or to phone 708-869-9039.

THE NATIONAL Bahai Archives is missing the minutes of the National Teaching Committee for the years 1948-62. If anyone who served on the National Teaching Committee during those years still has copies of the minutes, the Archives would appreciate receiving them. Donations should be sent to the National Baha'i Archives, Baha'i National Center, Wilmette, IL 60091.

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MEDIA SERVICES at the Bahá'i National Centerseeks professional-quality slides and photographs of Baha'i events for possible use. Especially needed are formal and informal shots of Assemblies, teaching events, children’s

working, and enjoying recreational acti together. Please send slides or photos with a letter specifying whether they should be returned to: Baha’i Media Services, Baha’i National Center, Wilmette, IL 60091.

ESSAYS needed about American youth who. have professed their faith in Baha'u'llah to be compiled ina chronicle entitled 99 Lights Across America. Essays should explain how the indi idual came to recognize Baha’u'll4h and how this transformed his/her life. The book will be an. inspiration for teaching the Faith, and will attest to the fact that everyone is potentially a Baha'i regardless of race, religion, social or economic background. Publication of the identity of the author of each essay is optional. Please send essays as.soon as possible to Jennifer Redson, ~__ Washington, DC 20012

(phone 202-726-5909).

AN EXCITING feature of the Baha’i World Congress in New York City in November 1992 will be aspecially-created World Congress Choir, isting of singers from all parts of the world. who plan to attend the World Congress are invited to audition for the choir. Singers from. any part of the world can try out by mail provided they are able to record their voices on cassette tape. Information about how to do this is available from the World Congress Program Committee. In addition to the main choir, singers are needed for special choirs in various parts of the world including Africa, South Am« , the Pacific Islands, the Caribbean, Iran, India, Europe and the Far East. The World Congress is not able to pay for transportation or housing of singers. Baha'is who feel they may be capable of taking part in this project are warmly encouraged to send for an application form and audition procedures. Write to: Baha’i World Congress Choir Audition, P.O. Box 789, Wilmette, IL 60091 US.A.

WORLD ORDER magazine isactively secking book reviews. Such reviews should be 7502,000 words (3-8 typewritten pages) long, doublespaced, and clearly written. Reviews may be written on recently published Baha'i books, nonBaha’i works that relate to a Baha’ teaching in some way, or any work that could be of potential interest to World Order’s readers. Undergraduate and graduate students are especially encouraged to submit manuscripts. A list of books that particularly need to be reviewed is available on request, as are guidelines on preparing essays for World Order. Write to World Order magazine, 415 Linden Avenue, Wilmette, IL 60091.

ONEWORLD Publications is seeking innovative teaching and proclamation ideas. If youas an individual, or your community, have found some interesting way of proclaiming the Faith involving community affairs, parade events, displays, conferences, seminars, newspaper or magazine articles, games, signs,andsoon, please share your ideas with us. Oneworld plans to compile your contributions into a booklet and publish it so that everyone can benefit from the wide range of creativit community. Send to: Proclamation Ideas, Oneworld Publications, Oxford OX2 TAR, United Kingdom.

WANTED: Baha’is who are interested in forming a Bahá‘i computer professional association to foster an exchange of ideas and information, share experiences, provide support, and form links between those needing the information technologies and the Faith. For more information, please contact Neil Krandall,

Cincinnati, OH 45224, via the Bahai National Center Bulletin Board System, or phone 513-681-1677.

THE SPIRITUAL Assembly of Carroll County, Maryland, requests any plays or dramas suitable for children, either Baha’i-related or on. moral topics. Send to: Joan Murphy,

Westminster, MD 21157.

VISUAL ARTISTS: Yes! There will be a juried art exhibit at the Green Lake Conference. For information and guidelines, please contact Jocelyn Boor,

Shorewood, WI 53211 (phone 414-962-4625).

THE THIRD annual Green Lake Conference Friday Forum will be held September 13. This year, there will be two concurrent forums: “Business and Ethics: A Baha’i Perspective,” with Larry Miller, and “Achieving Race Unity: A Focus of Personal Transformation.” For a registration form, write to Carolyn Malouf, -___

Cedarburg, W153012.

MISCELLANEOUS

PARTICIPATE in Oasis, a magazine of the Bahai Studies Association of Chile. Are you an artist? Send your poems, prose, ctaranae photos, etc,, to Casilla Although it is our desire to publish aang we receive, we cannot promise to do so.

Training session marks start of summer teaching campaign for youth

On June 14-16, a teacher-training session for youth was held in Richmond, Virginia, as a cooperative effort between the National Teaching Committee and the Auxiliary Boards.

Auxiliary Board member Tahereh Ahdieh brought together young people from Virginia, Maryland and Pennsylvania to take part in the workshop and to begin intensive summer teaching projects.

All of the youth attending committed a minimum of two weeks for full-time teaching either in their home communities or traveling teaching.

Several Baha’i communities in Virginia, Pennsylvania and Maryland have launched projects specifically using 10- to 16-yearolds.

Through collaboration with Tahereh Ahdieh, several local Spiritual Assemblies sponsored teaching projects using these young people. In Frederick, Maryland, June 16-22, the local Assembly involved the youth in direct teaching, firesides, public meetings and a proclamation event.

In Danville, Pennsylvania, July 6-21,the local Assembly had the youth conducting firesides and taking part in direct teaching. The Spiritual Assembly of Radnor, Pennsylvania,.was also planning a teaching project for the youth in July and August.

The Spiritual Assembly of Chesterfield, Virginia, launched a teaching project June 24. As there have been successful teaching efforts among the Cambodian peoples recently, the project is devoted to reaching Cambodian youth and children.

If you are traveling outside the United States for any reason, please contact the Office of Pioneering (708869-9039) for information.

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At conferences in Los Angeles, New York City

Baha'is in media consult on second World Congress

More than 175 Baha’is from 20 countries, most of whom are employed in journalism, broadcasting, advertising, filmmaking or public relations, attended two recent conferences to develop ideas for reaching the media with the story of the second Baha’i World Congress.

A Media Task Force, appointed by the World Congress Program Committee, organized the two conferences, the first of which was held May 18-19 in Los Angeles, the second June 22-23 in New York City.

Both were announced to the Baha'i world community through National Spiritual Assemblies and Boards of Counselors and through notices in The American Bahd't.

Conference participants generated more than 300 suggestions and ideas for consideration by the Task Force and Program Committee including ideas for collateral materials, radio and television programming, newsworthy events ancillary to the Congress, ways to make known the Person and Mission of Baha‘u'llah to the press, advertising campaigns and slogans, and communicating the purpose and excitement of the Congress to the friends.

The job now faced by the Media Task Force is to distill the best and most workable ideas from among them, and to develop plans to reach the media before, during and after the World Congress.

One unexpected result of the conferences was to heighten awareness of the importance of the Congress. As Gordon Kerr of the Baha’i Publishing Trust of the United Kingdom explained, “We must send the word out (about the World Congress) again and again, using various media.”

Peiter Bakker from the Netherlands expressed the hope of both conference groups that contacts made would be maintained, while Cyndy Bowater of New Zealand added, “Much in the media is negative, documenting the downfall of society. It's nice for once to be part of something positive, to refocus. This (conference) helps us see a path in our professions as well as in the Baha’i community. Now we know there is a family of Baha'i media professionals out there who will be thinking of us and praying for us.”

The Media Task Force tried to reach all professionals worldwide through its early

Conference participants generated more than 300 suggestions and ideas for consideration by the Task Force

and Program Committee.

call for names, but many were still missed. If you know of any journalist, broadcaster, film-maker, advertiser or public relations professional who missed these conferences, the Task Force would appreciate your forwarding names, addresses and phone numbers to Trish Swanson, World Congress Media Task Force, Baha'i International Community, 866 United Nations Plaza, New York, NY 10017.

The Task Force will give to National Spiritual Assemblies and Continental Boards of Counselors the names of those attending from their countries asa resource in working locally on World Congress publicity and media relations.

Countries represented at the conferences, besides the United States, were Bermuda, Brazil, Canada, Finland, France, Germany, Guyana Haiti, Hong Kong, Japan, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Romania, Spain,

Sweden, Taiwan, the United Kingdom, Venezuela and Zaire.

The members of the World Congress Media Task Force are Guitty Ejtemai, an editor for the Iranian Service of the Voice of America, convenor; Robert Harris, director of public relations for a Philadelphia-area hospital; Shirley Lee, representative to the United Nations for the U.S. National Spiritual Assembly; Brad Pokorny, public information officer of the BIC’s Office of Public Information in New York and editor of One Country; Ron Precht, director of the National Assembly's Office of Public Information; Trish Swanson, the new information officer of the BIC in New York; and Sandra Todd, former information officer at the Baha'i World Center in Haifa who presently lives in Texas.

One Country receives two prestigious awards; now available by subscription

In March 1989, the first issue of the Baha’i International Community’s innovative quarterly newsletter, One Country, came off the press.

In the last two months, One Country has received two prestigiousawards: the “Award of Merit” in the newsletters category from the U.S. Religious Public Relations Council, and the “Grand Award” for newsletters in the “Apex ‘91 Awards for

Publication Excellence.”

The newsletter focuses on the activities of Baha’i communities as they address social issues worldwide, whether in the area of social and economic development, preserving the environment, or promoting peace.

The initial mailing went to more than 2,000 individuals and groups. The list has since grown to 10,000 copies in English

Fa June 1991

ONE COUNTRY

Vol. 3, Inue 2__ Newsletter of the aera Coon “The earth is but one conntry, and mankind its citicens™ Babiu'lish

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Review: author John Huddleston examines The Search for a Just Society, past, present, and future.

0 ‘organizations (NGOs) from diverse sectors are organizing to address the issues raised by a major United Nations conference: the 1982 United

Nations Conference on

ironment and Development (UNCED), Participants say the level of activity reflects the widespread and urgent interest in protecting the earth's environment, In addition to those interna tional NGOs that have traditionally concerned themselves with environ _ment andl development issues al the United Nations, a wide range of local,

national, an! international organizations —~ ranging from academic (0 ‘religious groups —are striving to become involved in the UNCED process. “All of the boundaries are being crossed,” said Rev, Daniel Martin,

Earth (ICCRE). “There is unprecedented involvement of both traditional

NGOs and nonypical NGOs — from the basiness sector, trade unions,

‘wotmen, andthe indigenous world, All ofthese groups are getting involved and finding a voice.”

This level of activity has spurred some important new directions for

policy: makers and government delegations involved in the preparalory

7 process for UNCED, according to some observers. The viewpoints of

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‘The process is also challeng: | 2M ing and reshaping existing rete | Cor nnio tionships between the various | Youngs | NGOs themselves, between NGOs and governments, and between NGOs and the United Nations system. New networks, alliances, and partnerships are being formed as all parties become aware of the interlocking issues of environment and development,

One bright prospect, others add, is the emengence of a new level of cooperation between and among NGOs, governments, and the U.N. sys tem. This could lead to a more integrated approach in addressing not only environmental problems, but other social and economic issues facing humanity. Some say that such an approach is already evident.

“From UNCED, we are going to have a new rationale for many policies {Continved on page 10)

sent to prominent people and organizations in the news media, the United Nations system, and international organizations and individuals including government officials, academics, and influential decision-makers.

One Country is published in English, French and Chinese and sent to 174 countries. A Russian edition will soon be available, and a Spanish-language edition is in the works.

The executive editor of One Country is Douglas Martin, director-general of the Baha'i International Community Office of Public Information. Brad Pokorny, the editor and chief correspondent, was formerly a staff writer for New England's largest

daily newspaper, The Boston Globe.

Veronica Shofstall is the production assistant. Correspondents from other countries often contribute articles and features.

Letters of appreciation for the content, format and focus of One Country have come from people and groups in many countries.

The good news for Baha'is is that One Country is now available for subscription. Write to Subscriber Service, Baha'i National Center, 536 Sheridan Road, Wilmette, IL 60091 U.S.A. Cost: U.S., Canada and Mexico, $12 per year, $22 for two years; other overseas addresses, $16 per year, $30 for two years.

National Center's Bulletin Board System serves community

In August 1989 the National Spiritual Assembly introduced its newly developed electronic National Center Bulletin Board System.

Since that time, the system has served as a formal electronic communication link between the offices and agencies of the National Assembly and the members of the U.S. Baha'i community.

The BNCBBS is based on a computer whose sole purpose is to receive calls from other personal computers throughout the country, displaying menus from which users may either collect or leave information and messages.

The system is designed to disseminate news throughout, and gather information from the U.S. Baha'i community. Its intent is also to help facilitate the achievement of the goals of the Six Year Plan.

Deepening and educating individuals further in the Faith is carried out through a wealth of information available on the system. Matters that are not already addressed by online text-files may be handled by users leaving messages to the offices or agencies.

Another aim of the BNCBBS is to enable those institutions and agencies of the Faith that are online (local Assemblies, District Teaching Committees, Groups) to obtain information (guidance, Feast mailings, The American Baha’i, etc.) and make it available to those in their areas.

As local institutions grow and mature, they can help decentralize some of the work done at the Baha’i National Center.

Educating the public about the Faith is made possible through a small public area onthe system, whose size may be increased in the future.

Since its inception, the BNCBBS has received (as of March 25) 12,942 calls from Bahd’is in the U.S. Its users group has grown from 100 to 980, an 880 percent increase in its one and one-half years of operation.

Among those obtaining and exchanging information on the system are 365 members of local Spiritual Assemblies, 79 members of registered Groups, 40 members of District Teaching Committees, 150 Public Information Representatives, nine National Treasurer's Representatives, three members of the National Spiritual Assembly, one member of the Continental Board of Counselors, seven Auxiliary Board members and 32 assistants to the Auxiliary Boards.

‘Toaccess the BNCBBS, users must have a personal computer, a communications software package, and a 300, 1200 or 2400 baud modem. The BBS phone number is 708-869-0389, and callers should set their software parameter settings at N/8/1 (No Parity, 8 databits, 1 stop bit). The BNCBBS will accept calls 24 hours a day.

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National Assembly supports Rights of Child

Children to petition President Bush to sign UN Convention

Over the next eight months, children across the U.S. will be collecting thousands of signatures from classmates and friends urging President Bush to sign the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, an international treaty that guarantees children’s basic rights and protections.

For several years the National Spiritual Assembly has been working with other non-governmental organizations including Amnesty International, the American Bar Association, B'nai B'rith International, and the United Nations Association to help bring about the ratification in the U.S. of various UN human rights treaties.

The American Council for Voluntary International Action (InterAction) has been spearheading efforts for ratification of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.

The National Spiritual Assembly encour ages Baha’i communities, schools and conferences to consider giving active support to the “Children’s Petition” campaign developed by InterAction.

The Children’s Petition is designed to educate children about their rights as guaranteed by international law and to enable them to address the President about the UN Convention.

In “The Promise of World Peace,” the Universal House of Justice says that measures such as the children’s Convention, “if courageously enforced and expanded, will advance the day when the specter of war will have lost its power to dominate international relations.”

Last summer the National Spiritual Assembly addressed a letter to Secretary of State James Baker, stating: “Over a 10year period the United States government played a key role in drafting the Conven

Service/Employment opportunities at the Baha’i National Center

“O Ye apostles of Bahd'u'lláh!” *Abdu'l-Baha addressed the believers of the North American continent, “...consider how exalted and lofty is the station you are destined to attain. ...The full measure of your success is as yet unrevealed, its significance still unapprehended. ” And again: “Your mission is unspeakably glorious.” (Quoted by Shoghi Effendi in God Passes By, p. 254)

The National Spiritual Assembly is calling for loving, talented people to arise to serve the National Assembly at this time. Some of the positions available are: 4

Operations Services Manager, Media Services

Manages and coordinates the work of the department, media services, production and stock footage library/image bank; helps the department develop increased capacities for video production, multi-lingual post-production, distribution and library/stock footage services. Minimum of two years experience in operations management required; familiarity with the processes of media production a plus but not required.Must have a clear understanding of the structure and processes of Baha'i administration, nationally and internationally, and a demonstrated capacity to organize and execute complex tasks in a constantly changing environment.

Activities and Program Coordinator, Baha'i House of Worship

Coordinates all programs, activities and special events sponsored by the House of Worship Activities Office while contributing to a loving and hospitable environment. Must demonstrate a clear understanding of the Baha'i Teachings, have proven ability to coordinate meetings and special events especially with a volunteer work force, possess strong interpersonal skills, be able to work well with limited supervision and in a team environment. Must have a good command of the English language, proven ability to work with confidential information, and be able to produce correspondence in a business format with a minimum of 40 wpm.

Refugee Program Assistant, U.S. Baha'i Refugee Office

Helps administer the Baha'i refugee program in the U.S., demonstrates an attitude of service and the promotion of unity. Must have knowledge of, and respect for, Baha'i institutions, have excellent verbal and written communication skills in English, demonstrated ability to deal effectively with refugees and understand refugee trauma, have WordPerfect processing skills with a minumum of 40 wpm, demonstrated capacity to organize and execute complex tasks in a constantly changing environment. Knowledge of Persian, Vietnamese, Hmong and/or Cambodian languages desirable but not required.

Other opportunities include:

Office manager, House of Worship

Librarian/archivist, Media Services

Secretary, Office of External Affairs (Washington, D.C.)

Public information specialist, administrative aide, Office of Public Information

Administrative aide, Office of the Secretary

¢ Fulfillment assistant, Baha'i Publishing Trust

Registration processing specialists, World Congress Logistics Office

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tion and proposing several articles that were included in the treaty. By agreeing to uphold an international standard for the care of children, the U.S. would set a global example the world would not fail to notice.

“The United States could once again demonstrate its moral leadership by announcing the support of a Convention designed to protect the rights and freedoms of our most precious trust—the children of the world.”

The National Assembly then expressed “the hope that the President will speedily transmit to the Senate for its advice and

consent this vitally important treaty.”

By April 1991, 77 countries had ratified the Convention, making it law in their countries, and 59 countries had signed the document, indicating that they were seriously considering its ratification. So far, the U.S. has neither signed nor ratified the Convention.

For more information on the Children’s Petition and related curricula, please contact the National Spiritual Assembly's office in Washington, D. _

N.W., Washington, DC 20009, or phone 202-265-8830.

i Pictured (left to right) are Richard Fox, recipient of the 1990 Bahda't Peace Award in Mint Hill, North Carolina; Father Joseph Mulligan of St. Luke Catholic Church,

whichco-sponsored this year's event; Sister Veronica Grover, recipient of the 1991 Peace Award; and Mrs. Vida Wachob, who presented the award to Sister Grover.

Second annual Baha'i Peace Award ceremony honors peace activist nun in Mint Hill, N. Carolina

The second annual Baha'i Peace Award ceremony was held Sunday, March 13, at St. Luke Catholic Church in Mint Hill, North Carolina.

The Peace Award, a part of the Mint Hill Baha'i Peace Project, recognizes a person (or group) who has made an outstanding contribution to promote peace on a local, national or international level.

This year's recipient is Sister Veronica Grover, SHCJ, who has been involved since the 1960s in education for peace and justice. In the inner-city schools of the Philadelphia Archdiocese, she worked with other teachers and parents to promote better human relations between black and white students and provided educational opportunities to foster understanding of and appreciation for different cultures.

In 1975, Sister Veronica initiated the National Center of Justice and Peace Education at the National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA). She also co-authored aK-12 educational design, “Seeking a Just Society,” which has been translated into Spanish.

Since 1982 Sister Veronica has continued her ministry of justice and peace education, working through parishes and diocesan groups in various Southeastern dioceses as well as through the inter-faith community.

The Mint Hill Baha'i Peace Project was begun in January 1986 by William C. Wachob Jr. with the presentation of “The Promise of World Peace” tothe city’smayor

and city council.

Mr. Wachob continued to work diligently for peace until his death in December 1988 at age 37. The Peace Project is being carried out in his memory, with the Peace Award presented each year on March 31, the anniversary of his birth.

In 1990 the award was presented by Mr. Wachob’s son, 10-year-old Naisan Peter Wachob, and this year by his widow, Vida Wachob.

This year's guest speaker was Nancy Dobbins, a Baha'i from Fort Worth, Texas, whose topic was “Peace and the New World Order.” Also on the program was music and dance from India, Panama, Vietnam, Hawaii and the Philippines. Father Joseph Mulligan, pastor of St. Luke, sang and played guitar, with his rendition of “Let There Be Peace on Earth” one of the evening's highlights.

St. Luke Church co-sponsored this year’s ceremony.

Massachusetts Baha'i gives personal library to W. Samoa

Mildred Hyde, an 85-year-old Baha’i who lives in Haverhill, Massachusetts, recently donated her entire Baha‘ library of about 100 books to the Baha’ library in Western Samoa.

Ms. Hyde, a Baha'i since 1949, has been anactive teacher for many years especially at the Green Acre Baha'i School. She also had her own local Baha'i radio program from 1949-53.

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WORLD NEWS

Baha’is of Moissala, Chad, enrolled 51 people during a 28-day teaching campaign last February. The campaign, dedicated to the late Hand of the Cause of God Collis Featherstone, hadas its goal reaching people of many social backgrounds through systematic teaching. ...

Counselor Abbas Katirai, Knight of Baha'u'llah for Sakhalin, reports that there are now six local Spiritual Assemblies on the island, with five new Assemblies having been formed at Ridvan. Some are in the relatively inaccessible north area of the island. ...

A teaching campaign in Durazno, Uruguay, has led to the enrollment of 21 new believers. The campaign involved a deepening, a meeting with the believers, children’s education classses, and a slide program. ...

Liberian Baha'i refugees now living in Cote d'Ivoire helda conference March 3031 in Tiobli. Baha’is from many localities took part, with attendance totaling 108 women, 121 men and 130 children. The Universal House of Justice sent its greetings to the conference, and assured the friends that it would say prayers on their behalf. ...

The director-general of the Baha’i House of Worship in India reports that some 500,000 people visited the “Lotus of Bahapur” in March including a record oneday number of 143,635 on March 24. More than 322,000 people, mostly villagers from the area around Delhi, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh, came between March 16-24, drawn by the Ram Navami Fair at the Kalkaji Temple, which is near the House of Worship. ...

The Continental Board of Counselors in Africa reports “a modest beginning of entry by troops” in Ogooue-Lolo Province, Gabon. There are now 155 believers, three local Spiritual Assemblies and another locality opened to the Faith in that province, with more than 90 of the believers enrolled since last September. ...

Four Counselors and 32 Auxiliary Board members in Southeast Asia took part Feb Auxiliary Board member V. Thamil Chelvi speaks about individual transformation during an interfaith seminar on ‘The Role

tuary 23-March 2 in the area’s first Regional Conference for Auxiliary Board members, held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Two of the Auxiliary Board members came from Laos, two from the Philippines, and one from Taiwan. Animportant aspect of the conference was the daily sessions on reading and meditating on the Holy Writings, which set the tone and formed the basis of study of the key topics.

In Shan State, Myanmar, a member of the National Spiritual Assembly and an assistant to an Auxiliary Board member taught for 40 days to fulfill the goals of a tribal teaching project. During their trip, nine localities were opened to the Faith and more than 150 people were enrolled including the first Baha'is of the Lahoo and Eikaw tribes. ...

Baha'is have a 10-minute program each week on Rwanda Radio consisting of a prayer, a main topic, and news. Preparation of each program takes many weeks, as it is written in French, then translated into the native national language of Rwanda. ...

Ninety-one people were enrolled in the Faith in Ghana on April 19-20 following an institute to deepen 70 believers who were enrolled in March. The declarations were recorded in the upper eastern region of Ghana, bordering Burkina Faso, and marked the first time in that country that such a large number were enrolled in such a short period of time. ...

Baha’is of South Africa were asked to send two delegates to the recent National Interfaith Conference in Johannesburg, an invitation which the National Spiritual Assembly happily accepted. The Baha’i ringstone symbol was displayed alongside symbols of other religions, and the Baha’‘is were asked to say a prayer to close the conference. .

The Bahai community of Joao Pessoa, in the State of Paraiba, Brazil, has succeeded in having study of the Baha’i Faith included in the curriculum of the Ecumenical Institute of Theological Sciences. The Institute, which was founded in March 1990, offers undergraduate studies in theology for high school religion teachers. ...

Twenty of the 66 people who took part recently in the 56th course of the Permanent Teaching Institute of the State Baha'i Council of Orissa, India, were enrolled in the Faith halfway through the course. ...

Public response was described as overwhelming when the Maxwell Baha'i School in British Columbia, Canada, was featured recently on national television. Both the school and the Canadian National Baha’i Office report receiving an impressive num

of Religion i inthe Harmonious Blending of the Soul Force’ held recently in Coimbatore, India.

ber of calls in response to the program. ...

The National Spiritual Assembly of geria bought space in a major national newspaper to print a photograph of United Nations Secretary-General Javier Pérez de Cuéllar receiving a copy of “The Promise of World Peace” from the Hand of the Cause of God Amatu’l-Baha Ruhiyyih Khanum, inviting the public to request free copies of the peace statement. Since then, about 400 requests have been received from businessmen, lawyers, doctors, members of the armed forces, students and others from 21 states of Nigeria. ...

The Spiritual Assembly of Schaerbeek (Brussels), Belgium, organized a program at the National Baha'i Center in April to mark Race Unity Day. More than 100 people attended the event, representing 15 countries, including 20 Chinese visitors. ... In March, Baha'is took part in an interna Counselor Ruth Pringle (far left) represented the Universal House of Justice during the election at Ridvdn 1991 of the first National Spiritual Assembly of the

tional conference, “World Religions Responding to Global Threats,” at the National University in Heredia, Costa Rica. The event was organized by the university's Ecumenical School of Religion and the University for Peace in Ciudad Colon. Dr. Hoda Mahmoudi, a Baha'i who is associate dean of Califor Lutheran University. presented a paper entitled “The Baha'i Response Toward Global Threats.”... The Spiritual Assembly of Auckland, New Zealand, chose a Naw-Ruz dinner as the occasion to share the Faith with people of capacity. About 140 Baha’is including many of Auckland's city councilors, district court judges, high school principals, university professors, doctors, lawyers, media people, United Nations personnel, consul-generals from overseas, and others joined some 100 Bahd’is for the dinner at one of the city’s leading hotels. ...

West Leeward Islands. Counselor William Roberts (far right) represented the Board of Counselors in the Americas on the historic occasion.

Garifuna Indian traveling teacher James Elijio (right) shares the Faith with Carib elder Alancid Valmond during a recent

visit to Carib Territory in the monwealth of Dominica by Mr. Elijio and his wife, Therese.

Wilmette, IL 60091.

MOVING? Got a new telephone number? Please don’t forget to let your local community secretary and the National Spiritual Assembly know about your new address and/or phone number right away so there will be no interruption in receiving your Bahá’i mail.

For your convenience, an address change form appears on the last page of each issue of The American Baha’i. Simply fill it out, place it in an envelope, and mail to: Management Information Systems, Baha’i National Center,

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EXCELLENCE IN ALL THINGS j

Baha'is earn many top honors

Howard Larson, a Baha'i from Elk Grove Village, Illinois, is listed in the 199192 edition of Who's Who in the World, a biographical compilation of distinguished individuals worldwide. Mr. Larson, who is vice-president of a graphic arts business and owner of Howard Larson and Associates, is also listed in Who's Who in Advertising and Who's Who in America.

Ali Manning Thomas, a 16-year-old Baha'i who is a junior at East Lansing (Michigan) High School, has won a full scholarship to study this summer in Japan from the Youth for Understanding and International Exchange program, one of two high school students in the state to receive the honor. His trip to Japan is sponsored by the U.S. Senate and the government of Japan. In his winning essay and personal interview, Ali mentioned the Baha'i Faith as the motivating force behind his desire to travel to Japan to study.

Joseph Broussard, a 71-year-old Baha'i from Algiers, Louisiana, was profiled in arecent front-page article in the Gretna Picayune for his more than 1,000 hours last year spent asa volunteer worker at Total Community Action Center in Algiers. Mr. Broussard began volunteering his time at the Center four years ago after retiring from his position as a record-keeper in the New Orleans Criminal Court clerk's office.

Rabbani “Hope” Turpin, a young Baha'i from Fairview, North Carolina, has been chosen from among thousands of high school students in that state to attend “Summer Ventures in Math and Science” and will study for five weeks at East Carolina University. Last year she received the Alexander Graham Bell Arts and Science Award, presented annually toa deserving deaf teen-ager, and was included in Who's Who in American High Schools. Atage 15 she has been given permission to attend college half-time next year as a resident at the North Carolina School for the Deaf in Morganton.

Sylvia Ramsey, a Baha'i from Stanwood, Washington, who works in the payroll

Employee of the Year for 1990. “She heads a prestigious list of employees,” the citation reads, “who are models of service excellence in their work and contacts.” Ms. Ramsey served for many years on the Spiritual Assembly of Everett.

George Shahnazarian, a Baha'i who teaches English as a second language at Public School 111 in Queens, New York, has received three prestigious awards for his innovative work in that field: (1) New York state’s coveted ISS-LEP award; (2) America’s national IMPACT-IE award; and (3) the Metropolitan‘ Opera House's world-renowned Stagecraft Training Workshops award. Mr. Shahnazarian, a teacher for 20 years, has developed a highly effective teaching program, ESBALLOPRA (ESL through Ballet and Opera), combining specialized ESL techniques with ballet/opera stories/videos and role-playing.

Lucien Randazzese, a 22-year-old Baha'i from Penfield, New York, has been graduated with highest honors from Rochester Institute of Technology. A dean's list student during each of his academic quarters at RIT, he isa member of Tau Beta Pi, the national Honor Society for engineers, and was this year named an RIT Scholar, an honor accorded to less than one percent of the student body.

Mr. C.C. Cheng, a long-time Chinese Baha'i and proprietor of the Peking Book House in Evanston, Illinois, was featured in May inanarticle inthe Chicago Reader which mentions that he was one of the first three Baha’is in Taiwan.

Lance Vickery, a 15-year-old Baha'i from Lawrence, Kansas, recently became an Eagle Scout, Boy Scouting’s highest rank. He has earned 21 merit badges including the God and Country religious award.

Nancé J. Dooley, a Baha'i from Glendale, California, recently received her certificate as a specialist in alcohol and drug abuse from Glendale Community College where she compiled a 4.0 grade-point average and earned placement on the National Dean’s List for academic excellence. She also received a special commendation from the Glendale Community Hospital's alcohol and drug abuse program for her more than 600 hours of volunteer service.

Martha Villagomez, a 16-year-old Baha'i from Benbrook, Texas, recently won the annual writing competition sponsored by the National Association of Hispanic Journalists. The contest theme was “What Cultural Gifts Have Hispanics Contributed to the U.S. and Why Are They Important to Me?” Her prize for placing first at the national level was a five-day all-expenses-paid trip to Washington, D.C. It was the third writing contest in which Miss Villagomez, an honor student at Western Hills High School in Benbrook, has won first prize.

Haideh Yazdani, a Baha'i from Huntingtown, Maryland, is one of 195 high school seniors across the country named recently as “National Scholars ” by Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. Accepted asa member of the class of 1995, Haideh will be a student in Cornell's College of Arts and Sciences.

Erin Mitchell, a Baha'i who is in sixth grade at William Henry Middle School in Dover, Delaware, received an award at the close of this school year “in recognition of (her) outstanding efforts in every endeavor and part of student life” at the school. Besides maintaining a high scholastic average, Erin takes part in drama, chorus, ballet and Girl Scouts.

Dr. Raymond Jeffords, a Baha'i from Chattanooga, Tennessee, is one of 12 faculty members at: the University of Tennessee-Chattanooga who have been awarded professorships from the University of Chattanooga Foundation. The professorships are designed to reward and retain younger faculty members not only for their superior academic talents but for their potential as leaders inside and outside the classroom. Dr. Jeffords teaches accounting at UT-C.

department at General Hospital Medical Center in Everett, has been named GHMC ~

Children prepare to perform during the first ‘Kids for Peace Now’ conference June 6 at Ohio State University in Columbus

Central Ohio Baha'i

held in conjunction with the fifth annual peace conference sponsored by the Baha't Peace Committee of Central Ohio.

Peace Committee

holds 5th Conference at Ohio State U.

On June 6, the Baha’i Peace Committee of Central Ohio held its fifth annual Peace Conference at Ohio State University in Columbus.

More than 150 adults from some 20 peace-related organizations attended the conference whose theme was “Building Blocks for World Peace: Universal Education and World Citizenship.”

Atthe same time, more than 150 children and youth, more than half of whom were not Baha'is, attended the first “Kids for Peace Now” conference.

Sessions at that conference included “Me,” “Me and Others,” and “Me and the World.” The youngsters also enjoyed performances by the Cleveland Baha'i Youth Workshop and a Columbus self-esteem team.

Keynote speakers at the conference for adults were Soheil Bushrui, director of the Baha’i Peace Chair at the University of Maryland; a Baha’i, Robert Harris; and a director of a local community center.

Members of the Columbus school board and community education development, UNICEF, and the director of an educational program for homeless women joined Dr. Bushrui and Mr. Harris in a panel discussion.

The following groups took part in giving workshops or setting up display tables: Miami Valley Council of Native Americans; Interfaith Center for Peace; Pride Youth Services; “A World of Difference” campaign; Columbus Council on World Affairs; an OSU emeritus professor of psychology; Copapayo Sister City Project; Ohio Coalition for Philippine Concerns; World Federalists, YWCA Peace School; Anti-Defamation League; and Columbus

George Ronald to publish career guide for youth

George Ronald Publishers is preparing to publish a book aimed primarily at young people to help them choose a career. Anyone with expertise in a particular calling or occupation is asked to send an essay to George Ronald Publishers, oo Oxs 2DN, Oxford, England, providing information about how to enter the field, the opportunities that will further the progress of a Baha'i on the path of service to the Cause, and the implications for that career with the establishment of the Lesser Peace.

Literacy Council.

Dr. Bushrui arrived in Columbus a few days before the conference and carried out nine speaking engagements ranging from addressing students at three high schools and one college to a radio talk show and lecture on Khalil Gibran and W.B. Yeats at a local library. He also conducted a fundraiser for the Peace Chair at which $5,000 was donated.

Welcome S.E. Asians

The U.S. Baha'i Refugee Office would like to remind the friends of the National Spiritual Assembly's standing policy that local Baha'i communities welcome Southeast Asian Baha'i newcomers to the U.S. whether or not they have credentials from overseas.

Please feel free to include these friends in your Baha’i community activities. Baha'i membership transfer/enrollment forms for Southeast Asian newcomers are available on request from: U.S. Baha’i Refugee Office, Baha'i National Center, Wilmette, IL 60091 (phone 708-869-9039, ext. 216).

In May, Alvin Petty, a former Baptist minister, is reported to have been the first Baha'i ever to deliver a high school baccalaureate address in Texas. Mr. Petty, anewly enrolled Bahd't, referred several t imes to The Hidden Words of Baha'u'llah during his address to the graduating class at Roby High School. Until recently, Mr. Petty was pastor of one of the largest Southern Baptist churches in Fisher County, Texas. He now serves as juvenile law enforcement officer for a three-county area. His wife, Kathy, also a new Bahat, is chief librarian at the Roby Public Library.

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“The shining spark of truth cometh forth only after the clash of differing opinions. "— ‘Abdu'l-Bahd

The American Baha'i welcomes letters to the editor on any topic of general interest. The purpose of the “letters” column is to allow a free and open exchange of ideas and opinions, never to denigrate another's views or to attack anyone on a personal level. Opinions expressed in these columns are those of the writers, and not necessarily those of the National Spiritual Assembly or the editors.

Letters should be as brief as possible (a 250-word maximum is suggested) and are subject to editing for length and style. Please address all letters to The Editor, The American Baha'i, Bahd'i National Center, Wilmette, IL 60091.

Divorce in Baha'i community

To the Editor:

Iwas encouraged by Robert Stockman’s letter (May) on the question of divorce in the U.S. Baha’i community because it was an acknowledgement that members of the community are indeed becoming concerned about the rate of divorce among Baha'is.

On the other hand, I was disappointed because there was an apparent implication that, as there are no statistics on Baha'i divorce, we need not be concerned about the matter and it is “business as usual.” This does not seem logical or realistic.

Whether or not the rate of Baha'i divorce is comparable to that in the U.S. as a whole is surely less important than the abundant subjective evidence that our community seems to have a very relaxed attitude toward observing Bahd‘u'llah’s laws and teachings on this matter.

This damages not only the individuals concerned, but the community in general and children in particular (in our experience it was our children from the age of 67 onward who were constantly remarking that the majority of their Baha'i friends

Shown in the 1990-91 school picture are many of those who regularly attend the Day-Star Baha'i School-East, sponsored

came from broken homes).

Such a situation is an impediment to teaching because many outsiders look to Baha’is for higher standards including a stable and loving family structure. They are frequently disappointed and wonder if we really are as distinctive as we claim to be.

I know this is a sensitive topic for those of our generation which has suffered so much in this time of transition. Nevertheless, we surely have an obligation to have the courage to face the issue, not only for the sake of our children who must be helped to avoid our mistakes, but for the sake of the advancement of this great Cause

Two lines of action are suggested. First, the collection of statistics to try and pinpoint the key problem areas. An obvious need is for data on the year of patience: how many end in reconciliation and how many in divorce? Do the vast majority end in failure, and if so, why?

Perhaps we should also know the percentage of divorces arising from Baha'i marriages as opposed to those made before one or both parties was a Baha'i. To say we do not have the resources to collect such data would suggest that we do not think of marriage conservation as a high priority.

The second action suggested is that the National Spiritual Assembly make a special effort to encourage local Assemblies to hold classes for those who plan to marry. Why should we do less than other religious communities to safeguard this “Fortress for Well-Being”?

John Huddleston McLean, Virginia

Saving the environment

To the Editor: ; Living in the Pacific Northwest I have seen great rain forests, deserts and farmland as well as mountains and creeks. Deer were seen in backyards less than five miles from where I lived in a city. Mismanagementand abuse have changed this. Now, through coordinated efforts, some of our streams are beginning to grow salmon again, and clam beds are being seeded in areas where pollution had poisoned mollusks. Starfish are growing above contaminated soil. These achievements are the result of efforts by people with various motives and values. They work because people like you and I took enough interest and had the skills necessary to consult and negotiate. Ihave attended two environmental con

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Central, Washington state. The Day-Star School, whose sessions are held each

a ck Can Ea by the Spiritual Assembly of King County Sunday during the school year, recently completed its 10th consecutive year of

ferences this year, and Baha’is, because of the work of St. Barbe Baker, are known for planting trees. Let us become known also as those who can pave the way for agreement and harmony among loggers, hunters, fishermen, developers, shippers, scientists and others. Again, let us wage peace! My address is P.O. Box 18006, Seattle, WA 98118 (phone 206-296, 3980, work, or 206-723-8358, home). Please write or call. Virginia Moimoi

Seattle, Washington

Keeping in touch with friends

To the Editor:

We Baha'is seem to scatter so and after years lose touch with one another.

Is it possible to have a column in The American Bahd't wherein we may have names listed of friends from whom we would like to hear as to their present whereabouts?

It might be set up by printing only name (including maiden for women) and present address with a request for any old acquaintance one wishes to hear about.

How sad to see a person's name listed only in the obituaries after years of wondering about them. Those of us now rooted far away from home by age or circumstances would so appreciate such contacts.

Martha (Mason) McKeown Auburn, California .

Although the National Spiritual Assemblyis notat liberty to give out the addresses of individual Bahd'is or Bahd't institutions except for the official business of the Baha'i community, it provides the service of forwarding mail. Baha'is who wish to contact other Baha'is whose addresses they do not know may simply send a letter to that person in care of the Baha'i National Center, Wilmette, IL 60091. The letter will be forwarded to the appropriate person if a present address is known. For international mail, the envelope in which the letter is enclosed should have the proper postage. The outer envelope should be sent to the Bahd't National Center with a note indicating the name of the person to whom the letter should be sent.

Study sessions for youth

To the Editor:

As we sit here, at the end of a weekend of intensive study.on the many facets of the Baha’i Faith, we feel moved to share our experience with the American Baha'i community.

operation.

Over the last few months, several Baha'i Clubs, on various college campuses in California, have sponsored study weekends which resemble the intensive study institutes at the Bosch Baha'i School in Santa Cruz.

Although the duration of the study weekends is much shorter, the feeling and the intensity of the experience are magnificent.

We would like to say a few words about the format to encourage the formation of more such weekends across the country.

The format has been guided by the principles outlined in the compilation on Baha'i education. A collective library, composed of the books brought by all the participants, a set of study questions that are felt to be pertinent to the goals of the group (usually predetermined), and a serious study attitude comprise the weekend's study aspect.

This is coupled with early morning prayers and walk/hikes, as well as play timesto balance the spiritual, mental, physical and social needs of the students.

To help prepare ourselves for the future, evenings are spent presenting the results of our research to the group as a whole, thus providing an opportunity to learn to speak before groups, and an incentive and focus for the day.

We feel that these are not only spiritually and intellectually invigorating, but provide impetus and fodder for further teaching and individual deepening.

Youth Gathered at Bahd'i Youth Research Retreat III U. California-Santa Barbara

Bosch Youth Academy

To the Editor:

I am writing to encourage my fellow youth to attend the Bosch Youth Academy.

I went last summer, not knowing what to expect, and enjoyed it so much that I returned for the next Academy.

I learned about subjects of vital importance such as the Covenant, the mission of the American Baha’i community, the great Plan of God, and the importance of going directly to the Writings for information.

Besides intensive study of the Writings, we had rigorous physical training which included early morning hikes and forestry work. I really appreciated these activities because they taught me teamwork, endurance and self-discipline.

I really encourage the youth to attend. It will be a valuable experience for them.

Shahla F. Maghzi San Francisco, California

Welcoming artists

To the Editor:

Kathy Grammer’s article, “Arts can be powerful ally in our teaching efforts” (March), gives a warm welcome to all artists to apply their talents to creatively enhance the teaching and expression of the Faith.

‘As musicians, painters, dancers and others look for an interested and involved audience, it is wonderful to see Baha’ is and the National Teaching Committee be so encouraging and supportive of all forms of art.

I would like to know more about other Baha’{ artists and the projects they are involved in. We may need to start a list of Baha’{ artists.

Perhaps a resource list would help artists learn from one another and help them develop new ideas, as well as inform the community about how to contact artists to perform at firesides, deepenings and Holy Day events.

Dale Blindheim Suquamish, Washington

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GUIA DEL E

TUDIO PARA LA EPISTOLA AL HIJO DEL LOBO

En 1992, la comunidad mundial baha’i conmemoraré el centenario de la ascension de Baha'u'llah. En su mensaje de Ridvan 1990, la Casa Universal de Justicia anima a los creyentes a que concentren su atencién sobre la importancia de este evento que se acerca. En dicho mensaje se les dice a los amigos que “Deben prepararse espiritualmente por medio de la oracion y el estudio de las Ensefanzas para obtener una apreciacién més profunda de laestacién y del propésito de Baha’u'Ilahy del significado basico de Su poderoso Convenio. Tal preparacion se encuentra en el corazén mismo de su esfuerzo por efectuar una transformacién en su vida individual y colectiva.”

Con el fin de ayudar a los amigos a prepararse para el aniversario de la ascension de Baha'u'llah, la Asamblea Espiritual Nacional ha escogido la Epistola Al Hijo Del Lobo como texto de estudioenel que se debe concentrar la comunidad baha ional durante el presente aio baha’i. En este nimero del American Bahd’t se encuentra la primera sesién de las seis que constituyen la guia elaborada para el estudio de este importante libro. Esta guia ayudara tanto a los individuos como a las comunidades para el estudio sistematico de la Epistola Al Hijo Del Lobo y para que tomen en profunda consideracion la situacién de Baha’u'llah, Su propésito y su dictamen para la transformaci6n individual y de la sociedad. Las sesiones 2-6 apareceran en los siguientes nimeros del American Baha'i.

PERSPECTIVA GENERAL DE LA GUIA DE ESTUDIO SOBRE LA EPISTOLA AL HIJO DEL LOBO

Introduccién: El estudio de todo escrito de Baha'u'llah necesita la utilizacién de diversas estrategias. En este estudio se leerd la Epistola Al Hijo Del Lobo ensutotalidad; se identificaran los temas principales, se investigarin las referencias que Baha’u’llah hace con respecto al Corn, a gentes, a lugares y a eventos de Su vida, y se explorard la importancia de lo que Baha'u'llah dice en ésta, la ultima gran tabla de Su revelacion. Los objetivos de esta guia de estudio son:

-Aumentar sus conocimientos sobre el contexto histdrico de la revelacién de Baha'u'llah. -Ofrecerle una mejor percepcidn de la identidad de Baha'u'llah, de Su propésito, y de las pruebas que dan validez a Sus reivindicaciones.

-Promover un conocimiento mas profundo de Sus ensefianzas.

-Mejorar su capacidad para ensefiar la Causa. -Estimular una resolucién con base enel conocimiento obtenido mediante este estudio.

La guia de estudio se compone de seis sesiones, cada una de las cuales cubre algo menos de treinta paginas de la Epistola Al Hijo Del Lobo. Cada sesién tiene dos partes: “Trabajo Individual” y “Trabajoen Grupo.” El propésito de las secciones de “Trabajo Individual” es el de ayudarle a Ud. a identificar los temas e ideas principales, a comprender el significado de ciertas referencias y a prepararse para explorar cuestiones mas amplias que seran tratadas en el “Trabajo en Grupo”. El propésito de la secciones de “Trabajo en Grupo” es el de crear unidad de comprensi6n al interior de un grupo y de discutir cuestiones mas amplias que el mensaje de Baha'u'llah implica para los individuos y para la sociedad. Si Usted no tiene un grupo de estudio, deberé completar las secciones de “Estudio en Grupo” por si solo. Ambas secciones, la de “Trabajo Individual” y la de “Trabajo en Grupo” se desarrollan segiin un proceso de estudio que se compone de cuatro partes, las cuales incluyen (1) preparacion, (2) lectura, (3) reflexion y, (4) actuacién fundada sobre una nueva compresion.

Elestudio en profundidad de los escritos de Baha’w'Ilah requiere tiempo y esfuerzo. Sin embargo Baha’u'Iléh promete que los beneficios obtenidos de tal esfuerzo son directamente proporcionales al entusiasmo y al esfuerzo del estudiante. Como las secciones de “Trabajo en Grupo” se basan en el conocimiento y la comprensién que se obtengan después de haber completado las secciones de “Trabajo Individual”, la totalidad de este estudio sera mas efectiva si se realiza el “Trabajo Individual” antes de emprender el “Trabajoen Grupo.”

Perspectiva general de la Epistola Al Hijo Del Lobo: La Epistola Al Hijo Del Lobo fue la tiltima obra principal que emanara de la pluma de Baha'u'llah. Escrita alrededor de un afio antes de Su muerte, acaecida en 1892, sefiala la terminacion de cuarenta afios de revelacion. En la Eptstola, Baha’w lh cita “algunos de los pasajes mas caracteristicos y mas celebrados” de su propia revelacién y proclama al mundo claramente y sin hesitacion quién es Ely el porqué de Su Venida. Por esta razon, la Eptstola Al Hijo Del Lobo ofrece un modelo extraordinario con respecto a la manera de utilizar los escritos de Baha’u'Ilah para enseiiar la Fe Baha’i—un modelo ofrecido por Baha'u'llah Mismo.

En el Islam, como en otras religiones, el clero mantiene cierta influencia sobre los mahometanos. En la época de Baha'u'llah, el poder del clero era muy amplio. En Irak e Iran, los miembros del clero fueron responsables de gran parte de la persecusién sufrida por los seguidores de Baha'u'llah. Baha'u'llah escribié la Epistola Al Hijo Del Lobo en respuesta a la tirania de un clérigo en especial el Shaykh Muhammad -Najafi de Isfahan, cuyo padre, el Shaykh MuhammadBair, era también un clérigo poderoso y enemigo confirmado de la causa de Baha'u'llah. Muchos baha’is sobresalientes fueron perseguidos y martirizados por érdenes suyas. A causa de su maldad, Baha'u'llah lo llamé “el Lobo” A su muerte, su hijo, al que Baha’u'llh se refiere como “el Hijo del Lobo”, tom6 posesién de su alto cargo y continué el mismo tipo de persecucién.

En la Epistola Al Hijo Del Lobo, Baha'u'llah trata de convencer al Shaykh de que reconozca el mal hecho, de que solicite el perdén y la misericordia de Dios y de que cambie su comportamiento y reconozca la verdad de la causa de Baha'u'llah. Y le promete que recibira en cambio una participacién generosa del océano del perdon y de la bondad de Dios.

Enel curso de su epistola o carta, Baha'u'llah proclama que la fuente de Su revelacién es Dios. Describe las circunstancias que rodean Su revelacién y repite las verdades de base ya expuestas en otros pasajes de Sus propias ensefanzas. Baha'u'llah reitera su identidad y da argumentos al apoyo de la veracidad de Su Causa.

Desafortunadamente las pruebas incontestables de Baha'u'llah encontraron oidos sordos. Aunque la Epistola Al Hijo Del Lobo se dirige ostensiblemente al Shaykh Taqi-iNajafi, tiene asi mismo otra audiencia. Baha’u Ilah habla a toda lahumanidad, recordéndonos que la gran compasién y la gracia deDiosesperana aquellos que atiendanal llamado del “Supremo Mediador,” el “Senior del Dia del Juicio” y a aquellos que se levanten para servir a Su Causa poderosa. Para un resumen detallado de la Epistola Al Hijo Del Lobo, consulte The Revelation of Baha'u'llah: Mazra’ih and Bahji 1877-92 (vol. 4:368-412) de Adib Taherzadeh. Para una descripcion de los hechos odiosos del Lobo y del Hijo del Lobo, ver Dios Pasa: Encarcelamiento de Baha'u'llah en ‘Akka, de Shoghi Effendi.

TRABAJO INDIVIDUAL PREPARACION PARA EL ESTUDIO:

Materiales: Epistola Al Hijo Del Lobo, un diccionario, una copia de esta guia de estudio, tarjetas de 5x7 pulgadas o un cuaderno de espiral.

Opcional pero util: Dios Pasa de Shoghi Effendi, The Revelation of Bahd’u'lláh: Mazra’ih and Bahjt: 1877-92 (vol. 4) de Adib Taherzadeh.

Preparacion Espiritual: Lea el siguiente pasaje de la Epistola y tome unos pocos momentos para meditar sobre él: “Primero purifica tu alma con las aguas del renunciamiento y adorna tu cabeza con la corona del temor de Dios y tu sien con el ornamento de la confianza en El.” (2)

Perspectiva General de las Paginas 1:1--27:7: Los temas de la totalidad de la carta de Baha’u'llah resuenan con gran claridad en las pagina introductorias de la Epistola Al Hijo Del Lobo. Exptesados de manera directa y entrelazados con oraciones reveladas especialmente parael Shaykh, se encuentran las siguientes declaraciones de Baha’u' lah:

1. Dios es la fuente de Su revelacion.

2. La palabra de Dios es la prueba de la Causa de Baha'u'llah.

3. Launidad y unicidad han sido reveladas a la humanidad a través de Baha'u'llah.

4. Eles la Pluma mis Exaltada tanto como el Mediador Supremo, el lugar de la aparicién de los nombres y la aurora de los atributos de Dios.

5. Los humanos fuimos creados para recordar a Dios, para glorificarlo, para reconocer a su Manifest- aci6n, para ser firmes y para ayudar a ‘Su Causa.

6. Nuestra respuesta a la nueva revelacion de Dios tiene consecuencias.

Enlasoraciones reveladas para el Shaykh (ver la Epistola: 2-7, 8-9, 10, 16) Baha’u'llah expone abiertamente los pecados de este clérigo y describe las consecuencias espirituales de sus acciones. A pesar de la gravedad de las transgresiones del Shaykh, el perdén de Dios esta siempre al alcance de la mano (5), sin embargo se necesita un acto de voluntad. El Shaykh debe reconocer el mal hecho y solicitar el perdén de Dios. Posteriormente, debe acoger la Causa de Baha'u'llah y levantarse para promoverla (6-8).

Baha'u'llah le pide a Dios que ayude al Shaykh a ser justo y equitable en su juicio. Si la justicia y la equidad no se practican, no puede haber ni orden ni tranquilidad en el mundo (25-26). Asi mismo Baha'u'llah le aconseja al Shaykh que

sofoque “La enemistad y el odio” que existen en el mundo mediante el “poder de la sabiduria y la fuerza de tu prolacién” (11). Para ayudarlo, Baha’u’lláh vuelve a exponer ciertas ensefanzas acerca de la justicia y de la equidad y acerca del propésito de las Manifestaciones de Dios y de la feligion (1116).

Baha'u'llah sugiere que si el Shaykh escuchara Su voz, arrojaria sus posesiones y lo seguiria (17). También describe las circunstancias que rodearon el nacimiento desu Revelacién en la mazmorra del Siyah-Chal de Teheran y cuenta como las armas se convirtieron en instrumentos de paz y como la desobediencia y las vanas creencias entre Sus seguidores se transformaron en piedad y comprensién mediante el poder de Su Palabra y de la gracia de Dios (19-20).

A todo lo largo de la primera seccién de la Epistola, pero més especificamenteen las tiltimas paginas (26-27), Baha'u'llah va mds alla del caso concreto del Shaykh y se dirige a los baha’is. Los anima aesforzarse “para que quiza las tribulaciones suftidas por este Agraviado y por vosotros en el sendero de Dios no resulten haber sido en vano” (26). En tanto que “pastores de la humanidad”, ellos tienen el deber de “liberar” asus “rebaftos de los lobos de las pasiones y deseos perversos y adornarlos con el ornamento del temor de Dios.” Baha'u'llah también les recuerda el valor que tienen un carcter virtuoso y la rectitud de conducta, y ensefia que la practica de la justicia y de la compasién se expresan en la manera como tratamos a nuestro prdjimo (26).

LECTURA

Leer Para Extraer el Significado: 1. Leay medite preguntandose asi mismo: “;Qué es lo que esta diciendo Baha’u'lláh?” Reléa si es necesario. 2. Lea para encontrar modelos. Trate de acordarse de otros pasajes en los que Baha’ lah trate de los temas quese encuentranen las paginas 1-27. ;Quémasdice El acerca de ellos? 3. Las explicaciones dadas a continuacién serviran para ayudarle a comprender el texto:

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1:6 “La norma de la Palabra Mas Exaltada” Al dirigirse a los lideres religiosos (La Proclamacién de Bahd'u'lláh), Baha’ w Mah afirma que “el libro en si es la balanza infalible establecida en medio de los hombres. En esta balanza perfectisima debe pesarse todo lo que. posean las gentes y las razas de la tierra...” Baha'u'llah ha expresado también en el Kitdb-i-Igdn (3-4) que “a menos que y wnicamente cuando” la humanidad “deje de considerar las palabras y acciones de los hombres como norma para la verdadera comprension y el conocimiento de Dios y Sus Profetas,” “el hombre nunca tendra esperanza de alcanzar el conocimiento del Todo Glorioso, nunca podra beber de la corriente del divino conocimiento y sabiduria, nunca podra entrar en la morada de la inmortalidad, ni tomar del caliz de a divina cercania y favor...” “Yo no era mas que un hombre como otros, dormia en mi lecho...” ‘Abdu’l-Baha explica el significado deestas palabras en Respuestas a Algunas Preguntas (77): “Tal es la condicién de la Manifestacién; no es perceptible, es una realidad intelectual, exenta y libre del tiempo, sea del pasado, presente o futuro; ésta es una explicacion, un simil, una metafora, y no debe ser entendida literalmente; n es una condicién que puede ser comprendida por el hombre. Dormir y despertarse es pasar de un estado a otro. El sueiio es la condicién de reposo, y la vigilia es la condicién de movimiento; el suefio es el estado de silencio; la vigilia es el estado de manifestacion....“Antes de manifestarse, estan sigilosas y silenciosas como quien duermen; después de manifestarse, hablan y estan iluminados, como quien esta despierto.”

Bles el Sutil” perceptivo, penetrante, que discierne.

“La querra que ha envuelto a Las dos naciones” La guerra a la cual se hace referencia aqui es La querra santa que el clero declara durante el reino de FAth“Ali Shah (1797-1834), en la cual participaron Rusia y Persia siendo derrotada ésta ultima. “Hablamos con el lenguaje de legislador; en otro con el del buscador de la verdad y del mistico” Baha’u’llh reveld el Kitáb-i-Aqdas, el Libro de las Leyes, en tanto que legislador mientras que en Los Siete Valles y Los Cuatro Valles se ditige a Los Sufis © misticos persas en el antiguo estilo persa. “Hill y Haram” Consultar el glosario de la Epistola

. (165) “La Kaaba” Consultar el glosario de la Epistola (167) “El sello del Vino escogido ha sido roto” La referencia al vino escogido y sellado proviene dei Coran. La palabra “sello” hace alusién al hecho de que

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el significado de los escritos sagrados de previas dispensaciones no fue revelado sino hasta el advento de Baha’u'llah. La ruptura del “sello del Vino Escogido” significa que una nueva revelacién de la palabra de Dios, con el aporte de nuevas ensenanzas y de nuevas leyes, ha sido hecha publica para toda Ja humanidad. “un mero pescador” Referencia a Pedro, pescador que abandon6 su oficio para seguir a Cristo y hacerse uno de sus discipulos. “Abu-Dhaar, el pastor” Consultar el glosario de la Epistola (161). “vindicar” defender, liberar de culpa o de acusacién con pruebas al apoyo. “un atentado contra la vida de su Majestad” Para la explicacion de este evento, consultar Dios Pasa de Shoghi Effendi. “la mazmorra de Tihran” El Siyah-Chal taml conocido como el Pozo Negroes un viejo depdsito de agua debajo de la ciudad de Tihran, el cual fue utilizado como prision en tiempos de Baha'u'llah. Para la descripcién de Su experiencia en el Siyah-Chal, consultar Dios Pasa y (vol 1:7-11). “Victorioso por Ti Mismo y por Tu pluma” Dios enviaa las Manifestaciones Divinasa fin de transmitir instrucci6n espiritual a la humanidad, tanto a través de Sus Palabras y de Sus hechos como del poder de los nombres y de los atributos de Dios que irradian de Sus personas. En Pasajes de Los Escritos de Baha'u'llah, El dice: “El primer y mas importante testimonio que establece su verdad es El mismo. Proximo a este testimonio esta su Revelacién. Para quien quiera no reconozca ni uno no otro El ha establecido las palabras que ha revelado,como prueba de su realidad y verdad.” 23:24-25 “Ishraq”, “Ishraqat”, “Tajalli” y “Tajalliyat” Estas tablas se encuentran en las Tablas de Bahd'u'lláh reveladas después del Kitab-i-Aqdas.

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17:5-6 17:29 18:6

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Lectura de Profundizacién:

1. Hagauninventariodealgunosdelostemas principales enla Epistola, utilizando tarjetas de 5x7 pulgadas, una por tema. A continuaciénse mencionan algunos de los muchos. temas que se pueden encontrar en las paginas 1-27. Haga una lista, en cada tarjeta, de ejemplos especificos de un temas y de cualquier otra informacién que desee incluir (ver los ejemplos dados para sugerencias):

Directivas de Baha'u'llah al Shaykh (2,7,9, 10, 15, 16,25)

Resultado Prometido Acercamiento a Dios

Pagina Directiva

2 Escuchar a Dios Ensefianzas Generales y Directivas de Baha’u ’Ilah (2, 4, 5, 8-9, 11, 12-13 14-16, 17, 21-24)

Resultado Prometido Ellos promoveran el conocimiento de Dios y un mayor grado de unidad y de amistad entre los humanos.

Pagina Directiva il Dios ha enviado a Mensajeros Divinos

12-13 A los Baha'is: fortale- El desacuerdo y las cer los esfuerzos luchas de religion para promover la seran eliminados. causa Baha’u'Ilah

Directivas de Baha'u'llah a los Lideres y Reyes (25)

Razon

Es el instrumento principal para el establecimiento de la paz y de la tranquilidad en el mundo.

Pagina Directiva 25 Apoyar la religion.

Identidad de Baha’u’llah (1, 8, 10, 13, 16, 20, 22, 23, 25, 26)

Pagina Descripcion 25 Baha'u'llah es la “Pluma del Intérprete Divino”

La Mision de Baha'u'llah (1, 8, 10, 11, 12, 16, 19, 20-21)

Pagina Mision

12-13 _ El propésito supremo de Baha‘u'llah y Su mas grande deseo fué el de revelar la gloria y la sublimidad que existen en la unidad.

Dios Como Fuente de la Revelacién de Baha'u'llah (1, 8, 10, 11, 12, 16, 19, 20)

Pagina Dios Como Fuente de Su Revelacién

8 Baha'u'llah no habla por un mero impulso sino que Dios “le ha dado una voz” (es decir que Lo ha hecho hablar)

La Naturaleza y el Efecto de la Palabra de Dios (1, 12-13, 17, 19, 20-21, 22)

Pagina Naturaleza y Efecto de la Palabra Divina 17 La palabra de Dios transforma a la gente (Baha'u'llah se refiere a la transformacién sufrida por Adan, Pedro y Abu-Dhar gracias a la Palabra de Dios).

El Sufrimiento de Baha'u'llah y Su Respuesta (15, 18-19, 20, 21)

Pagina Sufrimiento Su Respuesta 15 El Shaykh a puesto a Todo lo que le pueda mucha gente en Su _ pasar en el sendero de contra yaazuzado _ Dios es el bien amado la persecucién de de Su alma y el deseo muchos Baha"is de Sucorazon. No tiene ningtin temor.

Respuestas Humanas a la Revelacion de Baha'u'llah y Consecuencias (2-3, 4, 5, 7, 16)

Accién Respuesta ConsePagina de Dios Humana cuencias 4 Recordé El Shaykh se La integridad y protegid alejo de y el honor del al Shaykh. Baha'u'llah. Shaykh estan destruidos.

2. Para mejorar su habilidad de “recitar versos divinos cuando quiera que la ocasién lo requiera” (Tablas de Bahá'u'lláh) y para aumentar la efectividad de su ensefianza, copie varios pasajes para memorizarlos y meditar sobre ellos.

REFLEXION Y REVISION

Reflexién: Pase unos pocos momentos al final de cada sesién de lectura reflexionando sobre lo que acaba de leer. Haga un resumen mental de lo leido y trate de relacionarlo con lo que ya sabe. Qué entendimiento espiritual ha conseguido? Evaluacién de Su Retencién de los Hechos: 1. Con qué propésito fue traido a la existencia el Shaykh, y por extension también todo ser humano? (2,3,5) {Con qué propésito fueron creados los sentidos? (2,6) 2. 4Cuales fueron los resultados de la decision que el Shaykh tom6 de alejarse de Dios? (4) 3. {Qué efecto tienen en el mundo los dos guardas gemelos de la justicia y de la igualdad? (11) 4. {Qué quiere decir Baha'u'llah con la frase “espesas nubes de la opresién”? (13) 5. —{Quéconsejoda Baha'u'llah para presentar la verdad? (13) 6. {Qué quiere decir Baha'u'llah con la palabra “telogos”? Como describe a dichos individuos? (14) 7. Como se debe juzgar el valor de las artes y las ciencias? (17, 26-27) 8. 4Cual es el valor del conocimiento? (24) 9. ,Cuales son las dos maneras en las que Baha’u’Ilah sera hecho victorioso? (19) 10. {Qué debe remplazar a las espadas en este dia? (22,

23) 11. {Qué acciones conducirén a la victoria de la Causa de Dios (23)

12. ZA quién se le da la responsabilidad de apoyar la religion? (25)

13. Nombre la causa principal de la proteccién de la humanidad. (24)

14. Nombre el instrumento principal para el estableci iento del orden en el mundo. (25)

15. {Como puede uno practicar la justicia y la clemencia? (26)

RESOLUCION: Leael siguiente pasaje de la Epistola (10-11) y subraye o marque las directivas que contiene. ;,Cémo puede usted actuar de acuerdo con ellas?: “Ahora es el momento de purificarte con las aguas del desprendimiento que han fluidode Ia Pluma Suprema y de reflexionar, enteramente por amor a Dios, sobre las cosas que de tiempo en tiempo han sido enviadas o manifestadas y luego esforzarte todo lo que puedas, para sofocar mediante el poder de la sabiduria y de la fuerza de tu prolacion, el fuego de la enemistad y el odio que arde en los corazones de los pueblos del mundo.

Memorizacién: Escoja y luego memorice uno de los pasajes que ha copiado. 4Cémo puede actuar de acuerdo con él? Busque o cree una oportunidad para usarlo en la ensehanza.

TRABAJO EN GRUPO

Preparacién Para El Estudio:

Materiales: Epistola Al Hijo Del Lobo; Tablas de Baha'u'llah; Selecciones de Los Escritos del Bab; Las Palabras Ocultas; Los Siete Valles y los Cuatro Valles; ElSecreto de la Civilizacién Divina de ‘Abdu’l-Baha; una copia de ésta guia de estudio; notas de la seccién de “Trabajo Individual”.

Preparacién Espiritual: Lea en voz alta la oracién que se encuentra ena Epistola (16:9-25): “Tui me ves, oh mi Sefior,...” Si esta trabajando con un grupo, pase algunos momentos compartiendo ideas y si est trabajando solo, ponga por escrito sus ideas.

LECTURA Y REFLEXION

Revise y Comparta:

Comparta con su grupo las respuestas a la preguntas de la

seccién de “Trabajo Individual”. Siesta trabajando por si solo, revise sus respuestas.

Discuta cualquier idea de interés especial. Si trabaja por si

solo, ponga por escrito las ideas que le interesaron en especial.

Comparta sus esfuerzos de memorizaci6n y las resoluciones

tomadas como consecuencia de un pasaje de la Epistola. Si trabaja solo, puede serle de utilidad mantener un diario de tales esfuerzos y de sus resultados. Discusién: El propésito de esta seccién es el de llegar a un consenso sobre las respuestas dadasa las preguntas que aparecen” a continuacion. Para algunas preguntas, se daran miltiples ntimeros de pagina a fin de ayudar a la respuesta. Asignele una paginas a cada miembro de su grupo (0 a varios miembros, si se trata de un grupo numeroso) para que la lea y haga un reporte. En seguida consulten en tanto que grupo sobre la pregunta y formulen una respuesta para cada una. Sisu grupo tiene limites de tiempo, consulten sobre las preguntas que cubriran en grupo y las que cada individuo debera completar por si solo. Si esta trabajando solo, escriba una corta redaccién como repuesta a cada pregunta.

1. {Qué es el Convenio Mayor? Qué

responsabilidad tiene cada individuo hacia el

Convenio? ,Cuales son los beneficios que resultan

de la realizacién de dicha responsabilidad? ,En qué

serelacionanlasnueve primeras paginas de la Epistola

AlHijo Del Lobo conel Convenio Mayor? Asegtirese

detomarenconsideraciénel propésito de la existencia

humana y los resultados de realizar dicho propésito.

Cite paginas al responder.

2. 4Cémo conduce la prictica de la justicia y dela

equidad al establecimiento del orden y de la

tranquilidad? Piense en un problema internacional y

tome en consideracién las posibles soluciones con

base ensucomprension de los principios de la justicia

y de la equidad. Consulte la Epistola: 9, 25-26.

3. En el parrafo introductorio de la Epistola,

Baha'u'llah afirma que la Palabra de Dios es una

norma para el mundo y una demostracién de la

veracidad de Su Revelacién. ,Cémo realiza estos dos

papeles la Palabra de Dios? Lea Selecciones de los

Escritos del Bab 43, 104, 105, 109, 120.

4. Baha’u'llh explica al Shaykh durante varias

paginas lo que le ha ensefiado a sus seguidores. Haga

una lista de algunos de esas ensefanzas (consulte las,

tarjetas en las que ha hecho una lista de los temas

principales). ,Cuial es el foco principal de las

ensefianzas citadas? ;Por qué cree Ud. que Baha’u’Ilah

se concentra en especial en estas ensehanzas en la

Epistola Al Hijo Del Lobo?

5. 4Cémo definiria Ud. un “cardcter agradable y

hechos encomiables”? {En qué constituyen ellos una

prueba del poder de la Palabra de Dios? {Qué efectos

tienen para el progreso de la Causa de Dios? {Para el

mundo en general? Consulte Tablas de Bahd'u'lláh,

36, 57, 257; las Palabras Ocultas en Persa, nimero

69; y Secreto de la Civilizacion Divina, 46, 60, 98-99.

6. {Qué es el “temor de Dios”? ,Por qué la gente

deberia temer a Dios? Tome en consideracion la

siguiente frase de los Siete Valles y Los Cuatro Valles

“todo teme a aquel que teme a Dios.” ‘También vea

la Eptstola,24y Tablas de Bahd'u'lláh, 93, 121,155.

RESOLUCION: ;,Cémo podrian Uds. individualmente y en grupo actuar en consecuencia con la siguiente directiva de la Epistola?: “te incumbe en todo momento dirigir la atencién del pueblo hacia aquello que haga de ellos los exponentes de caracteristicas espirituales y acciones loables, para que sean conscientes de los que es la causa de la elevacién humana y con un esfuerzo supremo puedan dirigirse hacia la mas sublime posicion y hacia el Pindculo de la Gloria” (24).

DEBER: Prepararse para la sesién nimero dos leyendo | la Epistola 27:8-55:14.

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More than 100 attend Louhelen's first ‘Workshop for Baha'i Youth Workshops’

More than 100 people gathered June 1416 at the Louhelen Baha’i School in Michigan for Project ’91, the first “Workshop for Baha'i Youth Workshops” to learn how to be more effective in using the performing arts to teach the Faith.

The eight Baha'i Youth Workshops represented at Project ‘91 were the Atlanta Workshop; Bahda‘is in Effect (Cleveland, Ohio); Illinois Peacemakers (Glen Ellyn); Kentuckiana Workshop (Louisville); Los Angeles Workshop; LRC Performing Arts Troupe (Louhelen School); Michiana Workshop (Mishawaka, Indiana), and the Windy City Workshop (Chicago).

Workshops were made up of Baha’i and non-Baha’i young people age 11 and older with their adult coordinators.

Youth and adults were inspired by such excellent speakers as Jack McCants, a mem Puyallup Baha'is present scholarship to student for humanitarian service

For the second year, the Baha’i community of Puyallup, Washington, has presented a scholarship to a local high school senior who has demonstrated qualities of humanitarian service to her peers and the community at large.

This year's recipient of the $500 award, Anjanelle (Andy) Rivera, has been active in combating racism and promoting unity through her editorship of the school newspaper and her involvement in STAR (Students and Teachers Against Racism).

Last November, Miss Rivera played a major role in organizing a “multi-cultural day” for students and faculty at the school.

Mary Davis and ‘New Horizons’ perform during the ‘Baha'i Family Reunion’ held

ber of the National Spiritual Assembly, and Auxiliary Board members Javidukht Khadem and June Thomas.

Since the primary purpose of Baha'i Youth Workshops is to teach the Faith, many speakers touched on that theme. For example, Reynaldo Cruz, secretary of the National Teaching Committee, emphasized the role of Youth Workshops as Teaching Institutes.

A highlight of the weekend was an informal talk by Joy Cross, a member of the National Race Unity Committee, and her brother, Oscar DeGruy, who founded the first Baha'i Youth Workshop, in Los Angeles, some 20 years ago.

Besides discussing the history of that troupe and stressing the importance of teaching, they focused on the need for deepening as an integral part of the Workshop experience, showing how it is essential for effective teaching.

Existing Workshops had an opportunity to share parts of their performances with the group. And there were people attending who wanted to learn more about starting a Workshop in their area.

Everyone got a taste of the Workshop experience whenall of the Project’91 groups were given the challenge of creating new performance pieces during the weekend. These “New Workshops” used dance and drama to convey a variety of Baha'i themes.

Dr. Rick Johnson was welcomed to his first conference as director of the Louhelen School by the enthusiasm and excitement of youth on fire with the love of God, and by the group of adult Workshop coordinators who are devoted to serving these precious young people in this vital teaching work.

May 3-4 at the Mahaffey Theatre in St. Petersburg, Florida.

Florida Baha'is celebrate ‘Family Reunion 1991’ with gala program at St. Petersburg's top theatre

Florida's “Family Reunion 1991” was held May 4-5 at St. Petersburg’s lovely 2,000-seat Mahaffey Theatre.

A small group of Baha'is in Florida devoted nine months to planning this grassroots event, which was inspired by the late Curtis Kelsey's “family gathering” of 1970.

The vision was to create an event using music, the performing arts, and the spoken word to draw the Baha'is of Florida closer together so that they might experience the “unifying presence of the Holy Spirit” and become reinvigorated and rededicated to proclaiming the Cause of God.

In addition to the Family Reunion, a public proclamation event aimed at people of capacity and prominence was planned and.carried out.

Other aspects of the program involved raising funds for the Arc through a silent auction, and creating a sustained and effective statewide teaching and expansion campaign with funds generated by the sale of “patron” tickets and the spirit and enthusiasm generated at the Reunion.

Artists and speakers from more than a dozen states combined their creative vision in this spirited and moving production of remarkable diversity.

The over-all theme of the program, “...let us join together to hasten forward the Divine Cause of unity, until all humanity knows itself to be one family, joined together in love” (‘Abdu'l-Baha), was vividly experienced by everyone attending the Family Reunion.

Pictured (above) are many of the young

people and adult coordinators who took part June 14-16 in Project '91, the first ‘Workshop for Baha'i Workshops,’ at the

House of Justice offers praise

Louhelen Baha'i School in Michigan. Below: The Louhelen Bahd't School's LRC Performing Troup entertains. (Photos by Cori Renguette)

Dr. Edward Azar, who proposed Baha'i Peace Chair, dies at age 53

Dr. Edward Azar, former director of the University of Maryland's Center for International Development and Conflict Management, died June 18 at his home in Washington, D.C. He was 53 years old.

Under Dr. Azar’s leadership, the Center endowed the Baha’i Chair for World Peace. The Universal House of Justice cabled:

“We deeply deplore the untimely passing of Professor Edward E. Azar, a highly valued friend of the Baha’i community whose successful efforts to initiate the founding of the Baha’i Chair for World Peace at the University of Maryland are gratefully remembered. We pray for the happiness and progress of his soul in heavenly realms.

“Kindly convey our profound sympathy to members of his bereaved family and to his colleagues at the Center for International Development and Conflict Management.”

Dr. Azar, a specialist in the Middle East, served as a consultant to the President of Lebanon and was a frequent adviser to the U.S. State Department and other government agencies.

Dr. Azar, who earned his Ph.D. from Stanford University in 1969, joined the faculty of the Department of Government and Politics at the University of Maryland as a full professor in 1981, coming to Maryland from the University of North Carolina.

Shortly thereafter, Dr. Azar was named director of the university's Center for Inter national Development and Conflict Management, a position he held until ill health forced him to resign in 1990.

Since its inception, the CIDCM has been devoted to the resolution of ethnic, racial, economic and social conflict among and within nations. Through research, conferences and mediation, and with a data bank inconflict unique in the country, the Center has become well-known not only in the Washington area but throughout the world.

Dr. Azar first proposed the establishment of a Baha'i Chair for World Peace in December 1988 as a direct response to the Universal House of Justice’s statement, “The Promise of World Peace,” in which the Supreme Body offered the Baha’i community as “a model for study.”

Dr. Azar wrote to the Universal House of Justice, which responded favorably to his proposal for a Baha'i Chair.

Under his leadership, the Center has endowed the Baha'i Chair for World Peace and is presently to have endowed fully the Anwar Sadat Chair in Population, Development and Peace. His remarkable leadership also made possible an endowment for the Khalil Gibran Chair on Values and Peace.

A number of Baha'is including a representative of the National Spiritual Assembly, the wife of the director for the Baha'i Chair, and a member of the International Advisory Committee for the Baha'i Chair attended Dr. Azar’s funeral on June 22.

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In eve a long, bumpy ride i ina small, crowded eBeaie

Two young Baha'is, Noah Bartolucci of Winston-Salem, North Carolian, and Jamal Reimer of Boone, North Carolina, are spending a Youth Year of Service documenting the services to the Faith of other Bahd'is, young and old alike, ina number ofareas around the world. Here is the second ofa series of reports written especially

for The American Baha'i.

° By NOAH BARTOLUCCI

Small planes make me nervous. They don’t have much power; they get bounced around in storms; they rarely carry copilots. Everyone has heard the stories. Anything can go wrong. Anything.

Today, as I climb aboard a 20-foot-long, plane, I face a personal first. One look around the cabin confirms my worst suspicions. The body is riveted together; the plane must be at least 15 years old. And no co-pilot.

As we taxi down the runway, I realize that my seat belt is caught in the door. I'm two feet away from the right propeller slicing through the air—maybe I'll not prop open the door. Maybe I'll make the flight without my seat belt.

The plane speeds down the runway, then hurls itself into the air. We climb slowly...too slowly, I'm thinking. The pilot is having trouble getting the nose up. We're soaring towardatree line! Thold my breath.

We clear the trees by no more than 20 feet.

We're departing from La Ceiba, Honduras, and our destination—an hour away— is Palacios, home of Project Bayan on the Mosquito Coast.

The project is based around a small hospital run by two Bahda’i families. Several youth have been involved in teaching there, and one will be filmed in an upcoming documentary about the Baha'i year of service.

Undreamed-of bounties await Baha

Jamal Reimer, who first thought of the idea for the film, is wedged against a pile of luggage in the back of the plane. He and I are the camera crew. The documentary is our year-of-service project.

The plane skims along a small chain of mountains, and I peerthrough the plexiglass windows. Rolling hills sprawl across the countryside, and a plush green canopy of forest covers the coast.

So far, the flight has been surprisingly smooth for a twin-engine plane. The trip seems so pleasurable, in fact, that I hardly notice we've sandwiched 13 people into our nine-person craft.

To my left, in a seat meant for one person, a Honduran woman sits with her two children. Her son looks to be about two years old, and her daughter is probably 10 months. They share a bag of cookies, and the girl sucks from a bottle of apple juice.

For the first 15 minutes of the flight I go unscathed—only to have cookie goo mashed on my knee. The 10-month-old is the culprit, and she has pasted herself with the same goo. Crumbs are everywhere.

The plane moves over the blue-green water of the Caribbean as the propellers dice air pockets that stand in their way. The engines drone steadily.

A voice fuzzes over the radio, and the pilot adjusts a few gauges. His instrument panel, to my astonishment, is no more elaborate than what one sees in the latest luxury-model cars. He has a few extra dials and switches; nothing more. I look at the altimeter—300 feet.

My thoughts turn to the boy next to me, who is kicking my leg. The quarters are just cramped enough to make the boy annoying, but the scenery is lovely and it commands my attention.

The coast is my favorite part of the Honduran landscape. White sand splays across stretches of beach, and mountains shoot up not more than 200 feet from the water.

The plane moves slightly inland, and I gaze down at the thick undergrowth. Mahogany, cedar and rosewood trees tower above small bushes. There area few roads— one looks paved—and several thatched roofs mark houses.

The plane veers further inland. I see ponds and swamps. We're still at 300 feet; it must be our cruising altitude.

Below, a river snakes through the trees. The canopy of forest is mostly deep green, but the yellowed leaves of a few palm trees

ij youth

who arise to serve Cause by teaching overseas

Dear fellow Baha'i youth,

Ten months ago I arrived in the Republic of Guyana with a nutshell of information and an ocean of hopes and prayers. My hopes were surpassed by the reality of the Faith in Guyana, and my prayers are answered by being accepted for a six-month extension in this country of unfathomable potentials.

Thad finished one year of college, but still uncertain of what field to go into to serve the Faith best, I wanted to learn how toteach the Faith and to find a more mature outlook on future directions.

Ihave had the privilege of working closely under the wing of the National Teaching Committee and other institutions to deepen and learn from the amazing pioneers, and to work with people from Africa, Barbados, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, England, Israel, Malaysia, Persia, Peru, Suriname, the U.S., Venezuela, and many other ‘islands and countries. The bounties, growth and

transformation have been far more than I expected, and infinitely more than I deserve.

These bounties are waiting for the youth to rise up and seize them. They are not-far off romantic ideas that can only materialize after one has two Phd’s and a million dollars. I want to cry out to the masses of youth I know are dying to serve and teach before committing themselves to college. I want to cry out to them to tell them to come and see, before choosing their fields of study, a little bit of what pioneering is about. After all, if the reason we're getting this training is to serve the Faith, what better idea than to go to a place you might like to pioneer to and then decide what to study? Geta practical idea of what isneeded by the Faith and a tangible feeling of pioneering, sacrifice for the Cause, and probably the best deepening you can imagine.

A Baha'i Youth Service Corps volunteer

Jamal Reimer (left) and his Youth Year of Service companion, Noah Bartolucci, manage to smile after touching down ina cow pasture following a plane ride from

break the darker shades. Mud huts can be seen through the branch tops.

As we near the end of our journey, the pilot pulls out his flight log. “Diario de Vuelos,” it reads. I can respect his need to keep records, but to write his entry he’s steering the plane with his knees. That might not cut the mustard with the FAA. I look at the altimeter—300 feet.

Dials swing and gauges tick. The engines vibrate the entire plane. I feel claustrophobic and sick to my stomach.

I'd like to open a window, but the only way to do that is to force the entire frame from its casing. That might not make the pilot too happy. Besides, with no window, the engine noise would intensify. The difference would be like listening to a jackhammer and then putting your ear to the pavement.

The man in front of me has fallen asleep. His head rests on his seat top, and his bald spot reflects sunlight onto the ceiling. His oily scalp is a landmass of warts and evidences of exposure to the sun. My stomach churns violently. Still at 300 feet.

It's becoming difficult to breathe now. The wings have a few uninviting gashes, and paint chips fall from the engine casing.

Thirty men, women and children gathered June 16 for a race relations forum sponsored by the Spiritual Assembly of Yakima, Washington, to celebrate ‘Juneteenth.’ Guest speaker Steven Mitchell (seated center). a local teacher, presented a brief history of the civil rights movement in this country. He was joined by Bahd'i speakers

La Ceiba to the Mosquito Coast in Honduras that can best be described as memorable.

Turbulence. We're descending, and coming in for the landing. But where is the air strip? Dear God! There's no runway!

A clearing emerges from behind a patch of trees. It's a cow pasture. And it’s our runway.

We barrel toward the field, and the plane see-saws frantically. I'm jounced against the boy to my left. He's jolted back against me. The plane touches down and the wheels slam through cow dung. We rumble to a stop.

This is it—Palacios. I glance one last time at the altimeter: 300 feet.

“Been broken since I started flying her,” the pilot says lightheartedly.

Ilurch unsteadily from the plane. Looking up, I see a family of Baha'is, our hosts, coming to greet Jamal and me. We made it. We're safe. But I don’t think I'll kiss the ground.

The family welcomes us, and their son carts off our luggage in a wheelbarrow. I watch as the last few passengers file off the plane.

The pilot hops out of his seat, and realization washes over me. I was wrong. Two people were flying that plane; *Abdu’lBaha was our co-pilot.

Wes Baker of Seattle (left) and Ken Morphet-Brown of Yakima (seated righ both of whom spoke about the Bahd't teachings on race unity and the healing of racism. Mr. Baker, anaccomplished singer, also entertained with songs, as did the local gospel group, ‘Destiny.’ (Photo by Mary Morphet-Brown) �[Page 26]Page 26 / The American Baha'i / August 1991

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Complete listing of District Convention sites

Unit 1. Alabama, Northern Alagasco Midtown Center, 20 South 20th Street (enter on 19th Street South), Birmingham, AL; October 6, 1991; 10:30am (Registration: 9:30am). Mail ballots to: LSA of Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35205-2549. Phone for info: 205/251-3770. Unit 2. Alabama, S/Florida, NW Performing Arts Center, 1000 Selma Avenue, Selma, AL; October 6, 1991; 10:00am (Registration: 9:00am). Mail ballots to: LSA of Montgomery, P.O. Box 1131, Montgomery, AL 36102. Phone for info: 205/281-9765. Unit 3. Arkansas Mail ballots to: LSA of Little Rock, Little Rock Baha’i Center, Little Rock, AR 72205. Phone for info: 501/6667867. Unit 4. Arizona, Northern-A Yavapai Community College, 1100 E. Sheldon Street, Prescott, AZ; October 6, 1991; 9:00am (Registration: 8:00am). Mail ballots to: LSA of Prescott, P.O. Box 2203, Prescott, AZ 86301. Phone for info: 602/ 445-0843. Unit 5. Arizona, Northern-B Chandler Community Center, 125 E. Commonwealth, Chandler, AZ; October 6, 1991; 1:00pm (Registration: 12:30pm). Mail ballots to: LSA of Chandler, Chandler, AZ 85224. Phone for info: 602/899-4046. Unit 6. Arizona, Northern-C Phoenix Baha'i Center, 944 E. Mountain View, Phoenix, AZ; October 6, 1991; 10:30am (Registration: 9:30am). Mail ballots to: LSA of Phoenix, P.O. Box 9961, Phoenix, AZ 85068. Phone for info: 602/ 943-3837. Unit 7. Arizona, Southern Northwest Center, 2160 North 6th Avenue, Tucson, AZ; October 6, 1991; 10:00am (Registration: 9:00am). Mail ballots to: LSA of Tucson, P.O. Box 41961, Tucson, AZ 85717. Phone for info: 602/795-2785. Unit 8. California, Central #1-A Community Activities Bldg., 1400 Roosevelt Ave., Redwood City, CA; October 13, 1991; 10:00am (Registration: 9:30am). Mail ballots to: LSA of San Mateo County South JD, P.O. Box 2534, Menlo Park, CA 94026. Phone for info: 415/8548259. Unit 9. California, Central #1-B Holiday Inn, Walnut Creek, 2730 N. Main Street, Walnut Creek, CA; October 6, 1991; 10:00am (Registration: 9:15am). Mail ballots to: LSA of Walnut Creek, c/o Denise Banister, Walnut Creek, CA 94596. Phone for info: 415/945-8560. Unit 10. California, Central #1-C Chabot College, 25555 Hesperian Blvd., Hayward, CA; October 6, 1991; 10:00am (Registration: 9:00am). Mail ballots to: LSA of Hayward, P.O. Box 3474, Hayward, CA, 94540, Phone for info: 415/537-0575. Unit 11. California, Central #1-D Bosch Baha’i School, 500 Comstock Lane, Santa Cruz, CA; October 6, 1991; 9:30am (Registration: 9:00am). Mail ballots to: LSA of Santa Cruz County North, ___ Santa Cruz, CA 95060. Phone for info: 408/427-0621. Unit 12. California, Central #1-E Strawberry Park School, 730 Camina Escuela, San Jose, CA; October 6, 1991; 9:00am (Registration: 8:00am). Mail ballots to: LSA of Mtn. View, P.O. Box 1223, Mtn. View, CA 94040. Phone for info: 415/961-5286. Unit 13. California, Central #1-F

San Benancio School, 43 San Benancio Rd., Salinas, CA; October 6, 1991; 9:30am (Registration: 9:00am). Mail ballots to: LSA of Monterey, P.O. Box 1131, Monterey, CA 93940. Phone for info: 408/ 647-9862. Unit 14. California, Central #1-G Phone for-info: Baha’i National Center, Office of the Scty. 708/869-9039 ext. 209. Unit 15. California, Central #2 _ Modesto Community Center, 800 East Morris Avenue, Modesto, CA; October 6, 1991; 10:00am (Registration: 9:00am). Mail ballots to: LSA of Modesto, P.O. Box 1893, Modesto, CA 95354. Phone for info: 209/521-0772. Unit 16. fornia, North #1-A Senior Citizens Hall, 249 Elk, Redding, CA; October 6, 1991; 10:00am (Registration: 9:00am). Mail ballots to: LSA of Redding, P.O. Box 494434, Redding, CA 96049-4434. Phone for info: 916/223-0776. Unit 17. California, North #1-B Sacramento City College, 3835 Freeport Blvd., Sacramento, CA; October 12, 1991; 10:00am (Registration: 8:00am). Mail ballots to: LSA of Sacramento, P.O. Box 161252, Sacramento, CA 95816. Phone for info: 916/929-0632. Unit 18. California, North #2 Lakeport Senior Center, 527 Konocti Ave., Lakeport, CA; October 6, 1991; 11:00am (Registration: 9:00am). Mail ballots to: LSA of Northlake J.D., Kelseyville, CA 95451. Phone for info: 707/263-1005. Unit 19. California, Southern #1-A City of Palmdale Sr. Citizen’s Center, 1002 East Ave. Q-12, Palmdale, CA; October 6, 1991; 1:30pm (Registration: 12:30pm). Mail ballots to: LSA of Palmdale, Palmdale, CA 93550. Phone for info: 805/273-4678. Unit 20. California, Southern #1-B Burton Chace Community Bldg. (West end of Mindanao Way), Marina del Rey, CA; October 6, 1991; 1:00pm (Registration: 11:30pm). Mail ballots to: LSA of Culver J. (Ds Los Angeles, CA 90008. Phone for info: 213/822-2009. Unit 21. California, Southern #1-C Los Angeles Baha’i Center, 5755 Rodeo Road, Los Angeles, CA; October 6, 1991; 1:00pm (Registration: 12:30pm). Mail ballots to: LSA of Los Angeles, Attn: Barbara Bray West, San Pedro, CA 90732. Phone for info: 213/ 519-1811. Unit 22. California, Southern #1-D Mail ballots to: LSA of Alta Dena, c/o Mrs. Phyllis Barrett, Sec., Alta Dena, CA 91001- 3329. Phone for info: 818/798-3755. Unit 23. California, Southern #1-E. YMCA of Torrance, 2900 W. Sepulveda Blvd., Torrance, CA; October 6, 1991; 1:30pm (Registration: 1:00pm). Mail ballots to: LSA of Torrance, P.O. Box 6788, Torrance, CA 90504. Phone for info: 213/327-8446. Unit 24. California, Southern #1-F Rio Hondo Jr. College, 3600 S. Workman Mill Rd., Whittier, CA; October 6, 1991; 1:00pm (Registration: 12:00noon). Mail ballots to: LSA of Whittier JD, Whittier, CA 90606. Phone for info: 213/695-7162. Unit 25. California, Southern #2-A. Wyndom Hotel, 888 E. Tahquitz Canyon Way, Palm Springs, CA; October 13, 1991; 10:00am (Registration: 9:00am). Mail ballots to: LSA of Palm Springs, P.O. Box 4515, Palm Springs, CA 92263. Phone for

info: 619/327-8837.

Unit 26. California, Southern #2-B Fullerton Sr. Multiservice Ctr., 340 W. Commonwealth, Fullerton, CA; October 6, 1991; 10:00am (Registration: 9:00am). Mail ballots to: LSA of Santa Ana, P.O. Box 28354, Santa Ana, CA 92799. Phone for info: 714/839-7672.

Unit 27. California, Southern #2-C Mail ballots to: LSA of San Clemente, P.O. Box 5181,San Clemente, CA 92672. Phone for info: 714/248-7947.

Unit 28. California, Southern #3

UCEN, University of Calif., Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA; October 6, 1991; 9:30am (Registrati 0am). Mail ballots to: LSA of Santa Barbara, P.O. Box 1327, Santa Barbara, CA 93102. Phone for info: 805/969-6985.

Unit 29. California, Southern #4-A Japanese Cultural Center, 150 Cedar Road, Vista, CA; October 6, 1991; 9:30am (Registration: 8:30am). Mail ballots to: LSA of Vista, P.O. Box 1406, Vista, CA 92083. Phone for info: 619/724-1200. Unit 30. California, Southern #4-B Lakeside Community Center, 9841 Vine Street, Lakeside, CA; October 6, 1991; 12:00noon (Registration: 11:00am). Mail ballots to: LSA of Chula Vista, P.O. Box 287, Chula Vista, CA 91912. Phone for info: 619/420-9539. Unit 31. California, Southern #4-C.

San Diego Baha’i Center, 6545 Alcala Knolls Drive, San Diego, CA; October 6, 1991; 1:00pm (Registration: 12:00noon). Mail ballots to: LSA of San Diego, San Diego Baha’i Center, 6545 Alcala Knolls Drive, San Diego, CA 92111. Phone for info: 619/592-9022.

Unit 32. Colorado, Northeast

The University Center (at 11th Ave. and 20th St.), University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, CO; October 6, 1991; 9:00am (Registration: 8:00am). Mail ballots to: LSA of Fort Collins, P.O. Box 1118, Ft. Collins, CO 80522. Phone for info: 303/ 223-0246.

Unit 33. Colorado, Southeast (Tentative) University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, Austin Bluffs Parkway, Colorado Springs, CO; 9:30am (Registration: 8:00am). Mail ballots to: LSA of Colorado Springs, c/o Mr. Tony Goggans, Colorado Springs, CO 80918. Phone for info: 719/ 593-8833.

Unit 34. Colorado, Western Montezuma County Annex Bldg., 107 N. Chestnut (& Montezuma), Cortez, CO; October 6, 1991; 9:30am (Registration: 8:30am). Mail ballots to: LSA of Montezuma County, P.O. Box 308, Cortez, CO 81321. Phone for info: 303/533-7771. Unit 35. Connecticut

Mohegan Community College, Mahan Drive, Norwich, CT; October 6, 1991; 9:30am (Registration: 8:30am). Mail ballots to: LSA of Ledyard, P.O. Box 31, Ledyard, CT 06339. Phone for info: 203/536-4166. Unit 36. Delmarva

Ruddertowne Convention Center, Route 1, Dewey Beach, DE; October 6, 1991; 9:30am (Registration: 8:30am). Mail ballots to: LSA of New Castle Co. West, c/o Jean Burgess, Sec.,

Wilmington, DE 19808. Phone for, info: 302/239-9200.

Unit 37. Florida, Central

Gold Key Inn, 7100 S. Orange Blossom Trail, Orlando, FL; October 6, 1991; 9:00am (Registration: 8:00am). Mail ballots to: LSA of Orange Co. West, P.O. Box 68056, Orlando, FL 32868. Phone for info: 407/

299-8275. Unit 38. Florida, Northern Jacksonville Baha’i Center, 2140 St. John’s Bluff Rd. South, Jacksonville, FL; October 6, 1991; 10:00am (Registration: 8:30am). Mail ballots to: LSA of Jacksonville, South, Jacksonville, FL 32216. Phone for info: 904/645-6188. Unit 39. Florida, Southeast-A Spanish River High School, 5100 Jog Road, Boca Raton, FL; October 6, 1991; 9:00am. (Registration: 8:30am). Mail ballots to: LSA of Palm Beach Cnty. N., c/o Dorie Cornwell, Palm Beach, FL 33411. Phone for info: 407/845-1919 or 407/793-6445. Unit 40. Florida, Southeast-B Pompano Beach Recreation Center, 1801 N.E. 6th St., Pompano Beach, FL; October 6, 1991; 9:00am (Registration: 8:15am). Mail ballots to: LSA of Fort Lauderdale. Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33308. Phone for info: 305/772-0911. Unit 41. Florida, Southeast-C Manford Interfaith Retreat Center, 17300 S.W. 177th Ave., Miami, FL; Saturday, October 5, 1991; 10:00am (Registration: 9:00am). Mail ballots to: LSA of Dade Co. South, P.O. Box 570328, Miami, FL332570328. Phone for info: 305/232-4473. Unit 42. Florida, Southwest Sun Pavilion at the Bayfront Center, 400 First St. S., St. Petersburg, FL; October 6, 1991; 10:00am (Registration: 9:00am). Mail ballotsto: LSA of St. Petersburg, P.O. Box 15343, St. Petersburg, FL33733-5343. Phone for info: 813/821-8461. Unit 43. Georgia, Northeast Tucker Hall, University of Georgia, Green Street, Athens, GA; October 6, 1991. Mail bello to: LSA of Columbia Cnty East, c/ Harlem, GA 30814. Phsiid for info: 404/556-6716. Unit 44. Georgia, Northwest-A Kid’s Unlimited, 5584 Highway 92, Woodstock, GA; October 6, 1991; 10:00am (Registration: 9:00am). Mail ballots to: LSA of Cherokee County, -Phone for info: 404/928-4496. » Unit 45. Georgia, Northwest-B Thompson Community Center, 555 Nickajack Rd., Mableton, GA; October 6, 1991; 10:00am (Registration: 10:00am). Mail ballots to: LSA of Fulton County Central, c/o Mrs. Donna Afshani, , Atlanta, GA 30328. Phone forinfo: (Dr. Nadimi) 404/455-8888. Unit 46. Georgia, Northwest-C White Hall at Emory University, 480 Kilgo Circle, Atlanta, GA; October 6, 1991; 9:00am (Registration: 8:00am). Mail ballots to: LSA of DeKalb Cnty. South, c/o Larry Strickland, Lithonia, GA 30038. Phone for info: 404/987-1375. Unit 47. Georgia, Southern-A Mail ballots to: LSA of Macon, c/o Mrs. Anne Moshtael, Sec., Macon, GA 31206. Phone for info: 912/ 784-1882. Unit 48. Georgia, Southern-B Mail ballots to: LSA of Glynn Cnty., c/o Mrs. Patricia Whitmore, St. Simons Island, GA 31522. Phone for info: 912/634-0658. Unit 49. Georgia, Southern-C Albany, GA; October 6, 1991; 11:00am (Registration: 11:00am). Mail ballots to: LSA of Albany, Albany, GA 31705. Phone for info: 912/883-6929. Unit 50. lowa Pioneer-Columbus Community Center, 2100 Southeast Sth St., Des Moines, IA;

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October 6, 1991; 10:00am (Registration: 8:30am). Mail ballots to: LSA of Des Moines, P.O. Box 8244, Des Moines, IA 50301. Phone for info: 515/263-2778. Unit 51. Idaho, N./Washington, E. Student Union Bldg., University of Idaho, Moscow, ID; October 13, 1991; 10:00am (Registration: 9:00am). Mail ballots to: LSA of Moscow, P.O. Box 3812, Moscow, ID 83843-0481. Phone for info: 208/8826823. Unit 52. Idaho, Southern Burley Inn, Burley, ID; October 6, 1991; 9:30am (Registration: 9:00am). Mail ballots to: LSA of Pocatello, c/o Dawn Bowman, Pocatello, ID 83204. Phone for info: 208/233- -9849. Unit 53. Illinois, Northern #1 Howard Johnson's, 306 S. Lincolnway, off the East/West tollway (I-88) & Route 31, North Aurora, IL; October 6, 1991; 10:00am (Registration: 9:00am). Mail ballots to: LSA of Aurora, c/o Jeannie Kuipers, Aurora, IL 60505-4656. Phone for info: 708/859-8869. Unit 54. Illinois, Northern #2-A. Freedom Hall, 410 Lakewood Blvd., Park Forest, IL; October 6, 1991; 9:30am (Registration: 9:00am). Mail ballots to: LSA of Park Forest, c/o Mrs. Bonnie Petit, Sec., P.O. Box 158, Park Forest, IL 60466. Phone for info: 708/354-7018. Unit 55. Illinois, Northern #2-B Baha’i House of Worship, Wilmette, IL; Saturday, October 5, 1991; 10:00am (Registration: 9:00am). Mail ballots to: LSA of Northbrook, c/o Eleanor Eldred, Sec., Northbrook, IL 60062. Phone for info: 708/564-1996. Unit 56. Mlinois, Northern #2-C Chicago Baha’i Center, 3321 S. Calumet, Chicago, IL; October 6, 1991; 1:30pm (Registration: 1:00pm). Mail ballots to: LSA of Chicago, 3321 S. Calumet Ave., Chicago, Il 60616. Phone for info: 312/ 743-8729. Unit 57. Illinois, Southern-A Miller Park Pavillion, 1020 S. Morris, Bloomington, IL; October 6, 1991; 10:00am (Registration: 9:15am). Mail ballots to: LSA of Bloomington, P.O. Box 442, Bloomington, IL 61702. Phone for info: 309/662-8964. Unit 58. Illinois, Southern-B Days Inn-Collinsville, 1803 Ramada Blvd., Collinsville, IL; October 6, 1991; 10:00am (Registration: 9:00am). Mail ballots to: LSA of Alton, P.O. Box 711, Alton, IL 62002. Phone for info: 618/466-2466. Unit 59. Indiana LaSalle Elementary of Mishawaka, 1511 Milburn Blvd., Mishawaka, IN; October 6, 1991; 10:00am (Registration: 9:00am). Mail ballots to: LSA of Mishawaka, P.O. Box 42, Mishawaka, IN 46544. Phone for info: 219/255-9186. Unit 60. Kansas Winfield Community Center, Baden Square, Winfield, KS; October 6, 1991; 10:00am (Registration: 9:00am). Mail ballots to: LSA of Winfield, P.O. Box 250, Winfield, KS 67156. Phone for info: 316/ 221-3089. Unit 61. Kentucky October 6, 1991; 9:30am (Registration: 9:00am). Mail ballots to: LSA of Jefferson Co., Louisville, KY "40299. Phone for info: 502/266-5808. Unit 62. Louisiana Holiday Inn, 2716 N. MacArthur Drive, Alexandria, LA; October 6, 1991; 10:00am (Registration: 9:00am). Mail ballots to: LSA of New Orleans, c/o Davis Stanley

Jones, DTC Sec., Slidell, LA 70460. Phone for info: 504/ 649-1507. Unit 63. Massachusetts-A (Tentative) JFK Jr. High School, Bridge Street, Northampton, MA; October 6, 1991. Mail ballots to: LSA of Belchertown, c/o Miss Behdokht Rouhi, Holyoke, MA 01040. Phone for info: 413/ 539-9586. Unit 64. Massachusetts-B Marlboro High School, Bolton Street, Marlboro, MA; October 6, 1991; 9:30am (Registration: 8:30am). Mail ballots to: LSA of Marlboro, P.O. Box 5781, Marlboro, MA 01752. Phone for info: 508/ 481-4658. Unit 65. Massachusetts-C Cape Cod Community College, Route 132, West Barnstable, MA; October 6, 1991; 9:30am (Registration: 8:30am). Mail ballots to: LSA of Barnstable, P.O. Box 1275, Hyannis, MA 02601. Phone for info: 508/ 420-5025. Unit 66. Maryland, W./D. C. Gallaudet University, NW Campus, 1640 Kalima Road, Washington, DC; October 6, 1991; 10:00am (Registration: 9:00am). Mail ballots to: LSA of Washington DC, , Washington, DC 20011. Phone for info: 202/882-7052. Unit 67. Maryland, Central Bryn Mawr School, 109 W. Melrose Ave., Baltimore, MD; October 6, 1991; 11:30am (Registration: 10:00am). Mail ballots to: LSA of Baltimore, Baha’i Center, Baltimore, MD

21207. Phone for info: 301/488-4051. Unit 68. Maine Lewiston-Auburn College, 51-55 Westminster St., Lewiston, ME; Saturday, October 5, 1991; 8:30am (Registration: 8:00am). Mail ballots to: DTC of Maine, c/ o Mr. Steve Gargiulo, Brunswick, ME 04011. Phone for info: 207/729-6609. Unit 69. Michigan, Mainland-A Michigan State University at the Union, East Lansing, MI; October 6, 1991; 10:00am (Registration: 9:30am). Mail ballots to: LSA of East Lansing, P.O. Box 703, East Lansing, MI 48826. Phone for info: 517/337-2858. Unit 70. Michigan, Mainland-B NADA Center, Northwood Institute, 3225 Cook Rd., Midland, MI; October 6, 1991; 10:00am (Registration: 9:00am). Mail ballots to: LSA of Midland, c/o

. , Midland, MI 48640. Phone for info: 517/839-9456. Unit 71. Michigan, Mainland-C Faith Community Church, Moravian-46001 Warren (Canton Center & Warren), Canton, MI; Saturday, October 5, 1991; 10:00am (Registration: 9:00am). Mail ballots to: LSA of Canton Twp., P.O. Box 87454, Canton, MI 48187. Phone for info: 313/ 451-1092. Unit 72. Minnesota, Northern Holiday Inn, West Division St. at 37th Ave., St. Cloud, MN; October 13, 1991; 9:00am (Registration: 8:30am). Mail ballots to: LSA of St. Cloud, P.O. Box 1081, St. Cloud, MN 56302. Phone for info: 612/ 253-6432. Unit 73. Minnesota, Southern Univ. of Minnesota-St. Paul, St. Paul Student Center, Buford and Cleveland Aves., St. Paul, MN; October 6, 1991; 9:30am (Registration: 8:45am). Mail ballots to: LSA of St. Paul, c/o

_ St. Paul, MN 55108. Phone for info: 612/646-0312. Unit 74. Missouri-A Tiger Kensington, 23 S. 8th Street, Columbia, MO; October 12 & 13, 1991; 10:00am (Registration: 9:30am). Mail

ballots to: LSA of Columbia, P.O. Box 1421, Columbia, MO 65205. Phone for info: 314/445-5091. Unit 75. Missouri-B Olivette Community Center, 9723 Grandview Drive, Olivette, MO; October 6, 1991; 10:15am (Registration: 9:30am). Mail ballots to: LSA of St. Louis, P.O. Box 15771, St. Louis, MO 63163. Phone for info: 314/773-1929. Unit 76. Mississippi Best Western, 4155 Washington, Vicksburg, MS 39180; October 6, 1991; 10:00am (Registration: 9:00am). Mail ballots to: LSA of Vicksburg, c/o Nezzie L Harris, Vicksburg, MS 39180. Phone for info: 601/638-5537. Unit 77. Montana Copper King Inn (Convention Center), Butte, MT; October 6, 1991; 9:30am (Registration: 8:00am). Mail ballots to: LSA of Butte-Silver Bow, P.O. Box 3922, Butte, MT 59702. Phone for info: 406/7828194. Unit 78. Navajo-Hopi Cafe Sage, Sage Hospital Compound, Ganado, AZ; October 6, 1991; 10:00am (Registration: 9:00am). Mail ballots to: LSA of Ganado, c/o Brad Rishel, Sec., P.O. Box 27, Ganado, AZ 86505. Phone for info: 602/674-5685. Unit 79. North Carolina, Central-A Eno River Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 4907 Garnett Road, Durham, NC; Saturday, October 5, 1991; 10:30am (Registration: 9:30am). Mail ballots to: LSA of Durham City, P.O. Box 51116, Durham, NC 27717-1116. Phone for info: 919/489-2918. Unit 80. North Carolina, Central-B Best Western Carolinian Motel, 2916 Market Street, Wilmington, NC; October 6, 1991; 12:30pm (Registration: 11:00am at Sadgwar Baha’i Center in Wilmington). Mail ballots to: LSA of Wilmington, c/o Joan Canterbury, Wilmington, NC 28409. Phone for info: 919/392-2302. Unit 81. North Carolina, Eastern-A Cary Community Center, 324.N. Academy St., Cary, NC; October 6, 1991; 2:00pm (Registration: 1:30pm). Mail ballots to: LSA of Wake County, P.O. Box 25817, Raleigh, NC 27611. Phone for info: 919/ 859-0261. Unit 82. North Carolina, Eastern-B Mail ballots to: DTC of Eastern N.C., c/o Ms. Mary Spires, Rocky Mount, NC 27803. Phone for info: 019/ 446-5889. Unit 83. North Carolina, Western-A Western N.C. Baha’i Center, 5 Ravenscroft, Asheville, NC; October 6, 1991; 8:30am (Registration: 9:00am). Mail ballots to: LSA of Morganton, P.O. Box 670, Morganton, NC 28655. Phone for info: 704/433-7518. Unit 84. North Carolina, Western-B First Ward Elementary School, 401 E. 9th St. (corner of 9th and Davidson St.), Charlotte, NC; October 6, 1991; 9:00am (Registration: 9:00am). Mail ballots to: LSA of Charlotte, c/o Mr. Kent Autry, Charlotte, NC 28270. Phone for info: 704/366-3487. Unit 85. North Dakota Mail ballots to: LSA of Fargo, c/o South, Fargo, ND 58103. Phone for info: 701/241-4721.

Unit 86. Nebraska

Ramada Inn, 2301 NW 12th Street (near I80, Airport exit), Nebraska, NE; October 6, 1991; 9:00am (Registration: 8:00am). Mail ballotsto: LSA of Lincoln, P.O. Box 80601, Lincoln, NE 68501. Phone for info: 402/ 489-1570.

Unit 87. New Hampshire

N.E. College, New Science Bldg. Auditorium, Henniker, NH; October 6, 1991; 9:00am (Registration: 8:00am). Mail ballots to: LSA of Manchester, P.O. Box 5883, Manchester, NH 03108-5883. Phone for info: 603/669-6609. Unit 88. New Jersey-A Teaneck High School, Elizabeth Avenue & Queen Anne Road, Teaneck, NJ; October 6, 1991; 10:00am (Registration: 9:30am). Mail ballots to: LSA of Teaneck, Teaneck, NJ 07666. Phone

for info: 201/837-3638. Unit 89. New Jersey-B Grice Middle School, 901 WhitehorseHamilton Square Rd., Trenton, NJ; October 6, 1991; 10:30am (Registration: 10:00am). Mail ballots to: LSA of Hamilton Twp., P.O. Box 2529, Hamilton Sq., NJ 08690. Phone for info: 609/585-6120. Unit 90. New Mexico, Northern Mail ballots to: LSA of Albuquerque, P.O. Box 35358, Station D, Albuquerque, NM 87176. Phone for info: 505/842-1863. Unit 91. New Mexico, S./Texas, West-A Corbett Center-NMSU, University Avenue, Las Cruces, NM; October 6, 1991; 10:00am (Registration: 9:00am). Mail ballots to: LSA of Las Cruces, P.O. Box 1491, Las Cruces, NM 88004. Phone for info: 505/ 522-7189. Unit 92. New Mexico, S./Texas, West-B (Tentative) Carlsbad Golf Pro Shop, Lake Carlsbad, Carlsbad, NM; October 6, 1991; 10:00am (Registration: 9:30am). Mail ballots to: LSA of Carlsbad, c/o Mr. Curtis Wynne, Carlsbad, NM 88220. Phone for info: 505/887-2529. Unit 93. New Mexico, S./Texas, West-C Corbett Center-NMSU, University Avenue, Las Cruces, NM; October6, 1991; 10:00am (Registration: 9: 00am). Mail ballots to: LSA of El Paso, P.O. Box 640602, El Paso, TX 79904-0602. Phone for info: 505/5227189. Unit 94, Nevada, Northern Clear Creek Youth Center, Clear Creek Rd. West, Carson City, NV; October 13, 1991; 10:00am (Registration: 9:00am). Mail ballots to: LSA of Carson City, P.O. Box 3295, Carson City, NV 89702. Phone for info: 702/885-7072. Unit 95. Nevada, Southern October 6, 1991. Mail ballots to: LSA of Las Vegas, c/o Emest Hensley,

Las Vegas, NV 89106. Phone ts info: 702/385-7650. Unit 96. New York, Eastern-A Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), Darrin Communications Center, 1 10Eighth Street, Troy, NY; October 6, 1991; 9:30am (Registration: 9:00am). Mail ballots to: LSA of Schenectady, P.O. Box 394, Schenectady, NY 12301-0394. Phone for info: 518/381-6381. Unit 97. New York, Eastern-B New York City Baha’i Center, 53 East 1 1th Street, New York, NY; October 6, 1991; 9:30am (Registration: 8:00am). Mail ballots to: LSA of White Plains, c/o LSA of New York City, Attn: Secretary, 53 E. 11th St., New York, NY 10003. Phone for info: 718/ 857-6601. Unit 98. New York, Eastern-C Islip Baha’i Center, Bohemia, NY; October 6, 1991; 9:00am (Registration: 8:30am). Mail ballots to: LSA of Brookhaven Twp., c/o Marie McNair, East Patchogue, NY 11772. Phone for info: 516/289-2006.

Unit 99. New York, Western-A Sheraton Inn-Batavia, 8250 Park Rd., Batavia, NY; October 6, 1991. Mail ballots to: LSA of Webster, Attn: Karen Marquardt, P.O. Box 224, Webster, NY 14580. Phone for info: 716/872-5662. �[Page 30]Page 30 / The American Baha’i / August 1991

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Unit 100. New York, Western-B Mail ballots to: LSA of Ithaca, P.O. Box 572, Ithaca, NY 14851. Phone for info: 607/273-2739. Unit 101. Ohio, Northern-A Findlay High School, 1200 Broad Avenue, Findlay, OH; October 13, 1991; 10:00am (Registration: 9:00am). Mail ballots to: LSA of Toledo, c/o Jeannia Samimi, . Findlay, OH 45840. Phone for info: 419/244-9142. Unit 102. Ohio, Northern-B Baker Hall, Case Western Reserve Univ., Cleveland, OH; October 6, 1991; 9:30am (Registration: 8:30am). Mail ballots to: LSA of Mentor, c/o Julie Knaus, Mentor, OH 44060. Phone for info: 216/255-0542. Unit 103. Ohio, Southern Davis Middle School, 2400 Sutter Parkway, Dublin, OH; Saturday, October 5, 1991; 11:00am (Registration; 9:00am). Mail ballots to: LSA of Columbus, c/o Dianne Small, Sec., ~ Columbus, OH 43214. Phone for info: 614/363-2114. Unit 104. Oklahoma, Eastern Mail ballots to: LSA of Broken Arrow, P.O. Box 1119, Broken Arrow, OK 74013. Phone for info: 918/357-3845. Unit 105. Oklahoma, Western Oklahoma City/Metro Baha’i Ctr., 1201 S. Blackwelder, Oklahoma City, OK; October 6, 1991; 10:00am (Registration: 9:00am). Mail ballots to: LSA of Oklahoma City, 1201 S. Blackwelder, Oklahoma City, OK 73108. Phone for info: 405/235-2802. Unit 106. Oregon, Eastern ’ Jefferson County Fairgrounds, Madras, OR; October 6, 1991; 9:30am (Registration: 9:00am). Mail ballots to: LSA of Jefferson Go}; . Madras, OR 97741. Phone for info: 503/475-6627. Unit 107. Oregon, Western-A Oregon City Senior Center, 615 Fifth St., Oregon City, OR; October 19, 1991; 10:00am (Registration: 9:00am). Mail ballots to: LSA of Clackamas Co. Northwest, P.O. Box 68235, Oak Grove, OR 97268. Phone for info: 503/654-0802. Unit 108. Oregon, Western-B Council Chambers, Lewis & Clark College, 0615 SW Palatine Hill Rd., Portland, OR 97219; October 5, 1991; 10:00am (Registration: 9:30am). Mail ballots to: LSA of Portland, P.O. Box 4245, Portland, OR 97208. Phone for info: 513/244-9955. Unit 109. Oregon, Western-C Memorial Union Ballroom, Oregon State Univ., Corvallis, OR; October 13, 1991; 9:00am (Registration: 8:00am). Mail ballots to: LSA of Corvallis, P.O. Box 309, Corvallis, OR 97339. Phone for info: 503/ 754-8211. Unit 110. Oregon, Western-D 4-H Building, 215 Ringuette, Grants Pass, OR; October 13, 1991; 9:45am (Registration: 9:00am). Mail ballots to: LSA of Greater Grants Pass, P.O. Box 2022, Grants Pass, OR 97526. Phone for info: 503/479-1006. Unit 111. Pennsylvania, Eastern West Chester University, Swope Hall (Music Bldg.), West Chester, PA; October 6, 1991; 9:00am (Registration: 8:30am). Mail ballots to: LSA of PhiladIphia, c/o Mr. Donald Camp, Philadelphia, PA 19139. Phone for info: 215/544-5522. Unit 112. Pennsylvania, Western Best Western University Inn, Wayne Avenue, Indiana, PA; October 6, 1991; 9:00am (Registration: 9:00am). Mail ballots to: Western PADTC, c/o Mary Anne Rood,

Indiana, PA 15701. Phone for info: 412/465-7706. Unit 113. Rhode Island Prout Memorial High School, Tower Hill Road, Wakefield, RI; October 6, 1991; 9:30am (Registration: 9:00am). Mail ballots to: LSA of Providence, c/o Ms. Sandra Egan, Sec., Providence, RI02909-48 14. Phone for info: 401/461-4702. Units 114-139. South Carolina For information on Conventions in South Carolina, call the South Carolina Coordinating Committee at 800/735-4445 or 803/558-5930. Unit 140. South Dakota-A Interior School, Interior, SD 57750; October 13, 1991; 9:30am (Registration: 9:00am). Mail ballots to: LSA of Rapid City, P.O. Box 565, Rapid City, SD 57709. Phone for info: 605/343-2929. Unit 141. South Dakota-B Coliseum, Sioux Falls, SD; October 6, 1991; 9:30am (Registration: 9:00am). Mail ballots to: LSA of Sioux Falls, P.O. Box 782, Sioux Falls, SD 57101. Phone for info: 605/332-5074. Unit 142. Tennessee, Eastern Mail ballots to: LSA of Knox Cnty. West, c/o Knoxville, TN 37922. Phone for info: 615/690-3469. Unit 143. Tennessee, Western Rhodes College, 2000 N. Parkway, Memphis, TN; Sat., September 28, 1991; 9:00am (Registration: 8:00am). Mail ballots to: LSA of Memphis, P.O. Box 111101, Memphis, TN 38111. Phone for info: 901/ 278-2080. Unit 144. Texas, Central-A Round Rock Community Center, Main Street, Round Rock, TX; October 13, 1991; 9:30am (Registration: 8:30am). Mail ballots to: LSA of Round Rock, P.O. Box 433, Round Rock, TX 78664. Phone for info: 512/255-4945. Unit 145. Texas, Central-B Jerry’s Restaurant, 539 W. Main (Highway 90), Uvalde, TX; October 6, 1991; 10:00am (Registration: 9:00am). Mail ballots to: LSA of Uvalde, c/o Mr. Don Greer, . Uvalde, TX 78801. Phone for info: 512/278-6536. Unit 146. Texas, Eastern #1-A McKinney Community Center (Exit 39 on Central Expressway); October 6, 1991; 9:30am (Registration: 9:00am). Mail ballots to: LSA of Plano, P.O. Box 260031, Plano, TX 75026. Phone for info: 214/423-2250. Unit 147. Texas, Eastern #1-B Marshall Civic Center, 2501 East End Blvd. South, Marshall, TX; October 6, 1991; 11:00am (Registration: 10:00am). Mail ballots to: LSA of Harrison Cnty., c/o Carol Eakin, Hallsville, TX 75650. Phone for info: 903/935- 1626. Unit 148. Texas, Eastern #1-C Hurst Recreation Center, 700 Mary Drive, Hurst, TX 76053; October 6, 1991; 1:30pm. (Registration: 1:30pm). Mail ballots to: LSA of Arlington, P.O. Box 585, Arlington, TX 76010. Phone for info: 817/261-1879. Unit 149. Texas, Eastern #1-D Marriott Hotels, Resorts, Suites, 7750 LBJ Freeway at Coit Road, Dallas, TX; October 6, 1991; 9:00am (Registration: 8:00am). Mall ballots to: LSA of Garland, Garland, TX 75044. Phone Re info: 214/276-1256. Unit 150. Texas, Eastern #2-A. Houston Baha’i Center, 2121 Oakdale, Houston, TX; October 13, 1991; 9:00am (Registration: 8:00am). Mail ballots to: LSA of Missouri City, Missouri City, TX 77459. Phone for info: 713/499-8822. Unit 151. Texas, Eastern #2-B Houston Baha’i Center, 2121 Oakdale,

Houston, TX; October 6, 1991; 9:00am (Registration: 8:00am). Mail ballots to: LSA of Harris Cnty. Southwest, P.O. Box 42229, Houston, TX 77242. Phone for info: 713/561-8919. Unit 152. Texas, Northern/Central Roby Community Center, Jet. TX 70 & US 180, Roby, TX; Saturday, October 5, 1991; 10:30am (Registration: 10:00am). Mail ballots to: LSA of Graham, P.O. Box 175, Graham, TX 76046. Phone for info: 915/ 235-2566. Unit 153. Texas, Southern Jewish Community Center, 750 Everhart, Corpus Christi, TX; October 6, 1991; 9:00am (Registration: 8:00am). Mail ballots to: LSA of Corpus Christi, P.O. Box 81301, Corpus Christi, TX 78468. Phone for info: 512/993-4391. Unit 154. Utah Westminster College-Malouf Hall, 1840 South 1300 East, Salt Lake City, UT; October 6, 1991; 1:00pm (Registration: 12:00noon). Mail ballots to: LSA of Salt Lake County, P.O. Box 57775, Salt Lake City, UT 84157. Phone for info: 801/4863670. Unit 155. Virginia, Northern-A. Reston Community Center, 2310 Colts Neck Road, Reston, VA; October 6, 1991; 9:00am (Registration: 9:00am). Mail ballots to: LSA of Reston, c/o Shahriar Nour, Reston, VA 22094. Phone for info: 703/318-0912. Unit 156. Virginia, Northern-B Washington Gas & Light Co., 8601 Industrial Rd., Springfield, VA; October 6, 1991. Mail ballots to: LSA of Fairfax Cnty. East, c/o Mr. Soheil Zebarjadi, _ '-South, Falls Church, VA 22041. Phone for info: 703/379-3717. Unit 157. Virginia, Southeast Girl Scout Program Center, 448 Fenton Mill Rd., Williamsburg, VA; October 6, 1991; 10:00am (Registration: 9:00am). Mail ballots to: LSA of Richmond, P.O. Box 13802, Richmond, VA 23225. Phone for info: 804/233-7033. Unit 158. Virginia, Southwest Sheraton Inn Staunton, Route 275 & I-81, P.O. Box 3209, Staunton, VA; October 6, 1991; 10:00am (Registration: 9:00am). Mail ballots to: LSA of Staunton, P.O. Box 2682, Staunton, VA 24401. Phone for info: 703/885-6247. Unit 159. Vermont Mail ballots to: LSA of Rochester Twp., ¢/ o Mrs. Rebecca Steventon, Sec., P.O. Box 24, Rochester, VT 05767. Phone for info: 802/767-4475. Unit 160. Washington, Northwest-A Viking Union Bldg., Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA; October 6, 1991; 9:30am (Registration: 8:30am). Mail ballots to: LSA of Mt. Baker, c/o Monta Wagar, Sec., Lynden, WA 98264. Phone for info: 206/734-3631. Unit 161. Washington, Northwest-B Jefferson Community Center, 3801 Beacon S., Seattle, WA; October 6, 1991; 10:30am (Registration: 11:00am). Mail ballots to: LSA of Shoreline, P.O. Box 60132, Seattle, WA 98160. Phone for info: 206/542-0190. Unit 162. Washington, Northwest-C Highland Middle School, 15027 N.E. BelRed Rd., Bellevue, WA; October 12, 1991; 12:30pm (Registration: 12:00noon). Mail ballots to: LSA of Issaquah, P.O. Box 743, Issaquah, WA 98027-0743. Phone for info: 206/392-6216. Unit 163. Washington, Southwest Brighton Creek Conference Grounds, 4516 State Rte. 702, McKenna, WA; October 6, 1991; 10:00am (Registration: 9:00am). Mail ballots to: LSA of Lakewood, P.O. Box 98496, Tacoma, WA 98499. Phone for info: 206/581-8745.

Unit 164. Wisconsin, N./Mich., Penin. Howard Johnson’s De Pere, _ De Pere, WI 54115; October 6, 1991; 9:00am (Registration: 8:00am). Mail ballots to: LSA of Green Bay, c/o Gwendolyn Hazen, Sec., Green Bay, WI 54304. Phone for info: 414/499-8422. Unit 165. Wisconsin, Southern-A Mail ballots to: LSA of Beloit, P.O. Box 1278, Beloit, WI 53512-1278. Phone for info: 608/362-1643. Unit 166. Wisconsin, Southern-B Sheraton Mayfair Inn, 2303 N. Mayfair Rd., Milwaukee/Wauwatosa, WI; October 6, 1991; 9:00am (Registration: 8:00am). Mail ballots to: LSA of Waukesha, Waukesha, WI53186. Phone for info: 414/521-9485. Unit 167. West Virginia Mail ballots to: LSA of Huntington, c/o Huntington, WV. 25703. Phone for info: 304/523-8821. Unit 168. Wyoming The Plains Hotel, 1600 Central Avenue, Cheyenne, WY; October 6, 1991; 9:30am. (Registration: 9:00am). Mail ballots to: LSA of Cheyenne, P.O. Box 2063, Cheyenne, WY 82003. Phone for info: 307/637-4064.

National Assembly reminds friends that there are no ‘Baha'i’ education models

The National Spiritual Assembly wishes to remind the friends that none of the current models of education and community development including Montessori, Waldorf, ANISA, the Four Worlds Development Project, Optimalearning, or the Balanced Life Values Program constitute in any way a Baha’i “model” of education or community development.

The Universal House of Justice has been careful to ask the friends not to make statements that give the impression that there is a “Baha'i model” of education or community development.

Education and other human development activities are commendable areas of service for Baha'is, but the fact that Baha’i professionals are working on a particular project in no way means that it is to be labeled a “Baha’i enterprise.”

Unwise actions in this regard can undermine the efforts that Baha’i professionals may be making in their fields, and can do serious harm to the Cause.

‘Souvenir’ of ‘Abdu'l-Baha held 79th year in New Jersey

The 79th annual Souvenir of *Abdu’lBaha was held June 29 at the Wilhelm properties in Teaneck, New Jersey.

The formal program included a reading of the talk given there in 1912 by ‘Abdu’ lBaha; a keynote address by Auxiliary Board member James Sturdivant; a talk by Maddie Jones of the Fellowship of Reconciliation; and music by the Baha’i Unity Choir.

The program followed a picnic with international potluck sharing tabale.

Baha'is of Fulton County establish scholarship fund

The Baha'is of Fulton County North (Atlanta, Georgia) have established a Baha'i Youth Scholarship Fund, with the $10,000 scholarship to be awarded annually for at least the next three years.

The first recipient is Dhabih S. Boyd, a Baha’i youth from Griffin, Georgia, whose winning criteria included anessay on “What Is Justice?” �[Page 31]The American Baha'i / August 1991/ Page 31

Sophie Loeding, who was first employee at Baha'i National Center, dies at 100

Sophie Loeding, who in November 1940 became the first paid employee of the National Spiritual Assembly in Wilmette, Illinois, when she reported to work as administrative assistant to its secretary, Horace Holley, died June 21 in Naperville, Illinois, less than one month before her 101st birthday.

Miss Loeding, who became a Baha'i in 1900 and had the bounty, asa young woman of 22, of meeting *Abdu’l-Baha during the Master's visit to North America in 1912, worked at the National Center until her retirement at age 78 and beyond that for two years as a part-time employee in the House of Worship’s bookstore.

She had been asked to come to the National Center to assist Mr. Holley by the Hand of the Cause of God Louis Gregory, who at that time was serving as the National Assembly's assistant secretary.

When an office was established for the Secretariat at 110 Linden Avenue, next door to the House of Worship, it included asingle telephone shared by Miss Loeding and Thomas and Clara Wood, the two employees of the Baha’i Publishing Committee.

In later years, Miss Loeding recalled that one of her tasks in those early days was to type 14 copies of the minutes of the National Assembly after the minutes were approved by Mr. Gregory.

“We had no duplicating machinery,” she said. “I used a typewriter and carbon pa rn”

One of the first dictating machines used

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in the Secretariat, she recalled, featured a wax cylinder. Later, it was replaced by a wire recorder (a forerunner of the modern tape recorder).

Miss Loeding recalled that there were about 50 employees at the National Center when she retired in 1968.

“I retired,” she said with typical candor, “because I felt that I could no longer give the National Assembly a day's work for a day’s pay.”

Shortly after her retirement, Miss Loeding went on pilgrimage to the World Center of the Faith in Haifa, Israel.

Edith McLaren, former pioneer to Guatemala, Nicaragua during Ten Year Crusade, dies

Edith McLaren, a former pioneer to Guatemala and Nicaragua, died in May in Venezuela.

Mrs. McLaren, then a widow living in Hamburg, New York, indicated her desire to pioneer to the West Indies or Central America during the Ten Year Crusade. She arrived in Guatemala in 1958 where she served as an Auxiliary Board member.

After 18 years of devoted service in Guatemala, she moved to Nicaragua in 1976, continuing to serve on the Auxiliary Board.

Due to the onset of a serious illness, Mrs. McLaren returned to the U.S.in 1985 and settled again in New York with members of her family. Unable to return to her own post in Nicaragua because of political conditions, she joined herson, Counselor Peter McLaren, who had been serving in Venezuela for many years.

Upon the news of her death, the Univer sal House of Justice sent the following cable to National Spiritual Assembly of Venezuela: GREATLY SADDENED LEARN PASSING DEARLY-LOVED DEVOTED PIONEER PROMOTER CAUSEGODEDITH MCLAREN.

Press edition of statement on race available from Office of Public Information

The June issue of The American Bahd't referred incorrectly to a press kit for “The Vision of Race Unity.” A press edition of the statement is available from the Office of Public Information, Baha'i National Center, Wilmette, IL 60091 (phone 708-869-9039).

RECALL WITH PRIDE HER MANY YEARS OUTSTANDING COURAGEOUS SERVICES FAITH ESPECIALLY CENTRAL AMERICA. ASSURE FERVENT PRAYERS HOLY SHRINES FOR PROGRESS HER LUMINOUS SOUL WORLDS GOD.

KINDLY CONVEY HEARTFELT CONDOLENCES HER DISTINGUISHED SON DEAR FAMILY AND FRIENDS THIS HOUR BEREAVEMENT.

Muriel Stilson, long-time pioneer to Brazil, Uruguay dies at her pioneer post

Muriel Stilson, a long-time pioneer to Brazil and Uruguay, died in April at her pioneer post in Uruguay.

Mrs. Stilson lived inthe San Diego Baha’i community for 10 years before setting out in 1956, during the Ten Year Crusade, for Brazil with her Brazilian husband.

She served in Brazil for two years, then in 1958 pioneered to Uruguay.

She remained steadfastly at her post until her death, although the dampness and bitter winters were difficult for her during most of her later years.

At the news of her passing, at age 74, the

Universal House of Justice sent the following cable to Uruguay: LAMENT PASSING DEVOTED PIONEER MURIEL STILSON WHOSE MEMORY WILL BE CHERISHED BY THOSE WHOKNEW HER AND WHOSE TIRELESS SERVICES ENRICH ANNALS FAITH URUGUAY AND BRAZIL. OFFERING PRAYERS HOLY SHRINES PROGRESS HER SOUL IN ABHA KINGDOM.

DEEPLY SYMPATHIZE IN LOSS TO AMERICAN BAHA't COMMUNITY OF LOYAL, STEADFAST, TRUSTWORTHY SOPHIE LOEDING. HER DECADESLONG ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES FAITH HA VE LEFT IMPRESSIVELEGACY PARTICULARLY PRIZED BECAUSE OF PRICELESS PRIVILEGE HER MEETING WITH BELOVED MASTER DURING HIS VISIT CHICAGO. PRAYING HOLY SHRINES PROGRESS HER RADIANT SOUL ABHA KINGDOM. UNIVERSAL HOUSE OF JUSTICE JUNE 23, 1991

. SADLY INFORM YOU OF THE PASSING THIS MORNING JUST SHY OF HER 101ST BIRTHDAY OF UNTIRING, DEVOTED MAIDSERVANT OF THE FAITH OF BAHA'U'LLAH SOPHIE LOEDING. SHE HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF BEING THE FIRST TO SERVE THE SECRETARIES OF THE NATIONAL SPIRITUAL ASSEMBLY. SHE BEGAN THAT SERVICE ON NOVEMBER 1, 1940, WITH HORACE HOLLEY. IN LATER YEARS SHE ASSISTED CHARLES WOLCOTT, HUGH CHANCE, AND DAVID RUHE. AS HER HEALTH PERMITTED, SHE ASSISTED THE SECRETARIAT OF GLENFORD MITCHELL ALSO. SHE WAS A MEMBER OF THELOCAL SPIRITUAL ASSEMBLY OFTHE BAHA ‘1S OF CHICAGO AND SERVED AS ITS SECRETARY FOR MANY YEARS. SUCH SERVICE HAS EARNED HER A PERMANENT PLACE IN THE ANNALS OF THE AMERICAN BAHA’i COMMUNITY. ! SOPHIE LOEDING BECAME A BAHA'LIN 1900 AT THE AGE OF 10, FOLLOWING A SERIES OF LESSONS WITH LUA GETSINGER. SHE HAD THE INESTIMABLE BOUNTY, AS A YOUNG WOMAN OF 22, TO MEET ‘ABDU'L-BAHA WHEN HE VISITED CHICAGO AND LAID THE FOUNDATION STONE FOR THE TEMPLE. SHE IS SURVIVED BY DEVOTED NEPHEW JOHN LOEDING AND GRAND oo LINDA WATTS, ANN AND BARBARA LOEDING. THE LATTER IS A BAHA‘. WE BESEECH YOUR PRAYERS FOR THE PROGRESS OF HER SOUL. NATIONAL SPIRITUAL ASSEMBLY OF THE BAHA'IS OF THE UNITED STATES JUNE 21, 1991

Baha'is should support UN Peace Day

In 1959 the National Spiritual Assembly _ of Peace and stated that it should be “deof the U.S. initiated the commemoration of voted to commemorating and strengthen

World Peace Day. World Peace Day was observed on the third Sunday in September.

On November 30, 1981, the United Nations General Assembly designated the third Tuesday in Septemberas International Day

ing the ideas of peace both within and among all nations and peoples.”

In 1985 the National Spiritual Assembly replaced World Peace Day with Baha’i support of the U.N. International Day of Peace.

IN MEMORIAM

Louis Alamia Ruth May Datta Clarence Hilton Ollie Morse Coral Springs, FL Charlotte, NC Greeleyville, SC N. Myrtle Beach, SC 1989 June 11, 1991 Date Unknown Date Unknown Elizabeth Bell Major Davis Dorothy Jackson Arthur D. Moses Holly Hill, SC Sellers, SC Greeleyville, SC ‘Wapato, WA Date Unknown Date Unknown Date Unknown Date Unknown Jame Bellamy Purdy Davis Simon Jacob Jr. Sarah Murrell Myrtle Beach, SC Summerton, SC Nichols, SC Greeleyville, SC Date Unknown Date Unknown Date Unknown Date Unknown Hattie Bishop Betty Durham Marion Kennedy Frank Raymond Society Hill, SC N. Myrtle Beach, SC Lynchburg, SC Palo Alto, CA Date Unknown Date Unknown Date Unknown Date Unknown Levern Bishop Bennie Edge Margaret S. King Henry Robinson Society Hill, SC Little River, SC Albany, GA Greeleyville, SC Date Unknown Date Unknown March 1990, Date Unknown Flora Brooks Clifton Evans Etta K, Little Thomas Sanders Staunton, VA Myrtle Beach, SC Monticello, IA Society Hill, SC Date Unknown Date Unknown 1990 Date Unknown Ethel Brown Willie T. Felder Eddie Long George Singleton Timmonsville, SC Summerton, SC Cherokee, NC Greeleyville, SC Date Unknown Date Unknown 1987 Date Unknown Jessie Mae Brown Heshmatollah Firooz, Walter Matthews Betty C. Smith Marion, SC San Diego, CA Greeleyville, SC Society Hill, SC Date Unknown June 5, 1990 Date Unknown Date Unknown Moses Brown Janie Floyd Syinla McCary Muriel Stilson New Zion, SC N. Myrtle Beach, SC _Greeleyville, SC Uruguay

Date Unknown Date Unknown Date Unknown April 1991 Robert Brown Inez Graves Willie McBride Byrd Vander Timmonsville, SC Marion, SC Greeleyville, SC Timmonsville, SC Date Unknown Date Unknown Date Unknown Date Unknown Gloria Ann Burnett Lila Haigo Edith McLaren Lula Vaught Cuthbert, GA Ridgeville, SC Venezuela N. Myrtle Beach, SC Date Unknown Date Unknown May 1991 Date Unknown Chong Khue Cha Ernest Hall Carolyn Anne Mills Arthur Williams Portland, OR Holly Hill, SC Mexico: Mullins, SC Date Unknown Date Unknown April 22, 1991 Date Unknown Yee Cha Jack Haynes Maggie Morant John Wilson Porterville, CA St. Helena, SC Holly Hill, SC Greeleyville, SC June 2, 1991 April 13, 1991 Date Unknown Date Unknown

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24-29: “A Fundamentally Different Order,” “Epistle to the Son of the Wolf,” “A Messenger of Joy,” “Shoghi Effendi’s Guidance for Teaching and Transformatiot Baha'i School, Santa Cruz, California. For information, phone 408-423-3387.

30-September 1: Pioneer Institute, Louis Gregory Baha'i Institute, Hemingway, South Carolina. For information, phone 803-558-5093.

30-September 2: National Conference on Growth, Hyatt Lincolnwood Hotel, Lincolnwood, Illinois. Sponsored by the National Teaching Committee Please note: there is no meal plan this year, and conference participants are responsible for finding their own roommates. For those who plan to fly to Chicago for the conference, special rates on Delta and American Airlines are available from Corporate Travel Consultants, Group-Services Division, 800323-0088. For more information about the conference, please phone the National Teaching Committee office, 708-869-9039.

SEPTEMBER

8: Victory Conference, Louis G. Gregory Baha‘ Institute, Hemingway, South Carolina. For information, phone 803-558.

12-15: “Rest, Relax, Reunite” at the annual commemoration of ‘Abdu’l-Baha’s visit to Glenwood Springs, Colorado. Hear stories of early American Bahd'‘s, their meetings with the Master and the Guardian, pioneering and other adventures told by Carl Ewing, Marie Griffith, Louise Matthias and Nancy Phillips; enjoy performances by the Van Manens, Susan Lewis and Ladjamaya; take part in workshops facilitated by Fafar and Jack Guillebeaux. Preregistration for adults, $15, for children, $10. For more information, phone 303-945-6303 or 303-625-3932.

13-15: 32nd annual Green Lake Baha’i Conference, American Baptist Assembly, Green Lake, Wisconsin. Theme: “With hu ty before our Soverign Lord...” A weekend aimed toward personal transformation as well as fellowship and fun. Two Friday Forums, plus new Saturday Forums too! Dorms, campsites, cabins, private rooms; cafeteria-style meals. For reservations, phone 800-558-8898.

20-22: Peace Fest '91, Louis G. Gregory Baha'i Institute, Hemingway, South Carolina. For information, phone 803-558-5093.

21: Fifth annual Children’s Peace Conference, Pasadena, Califor Conference Center. Theme: “The Vision of Race Unity...I Can Make a Difference.” For children three years old and up. For information, phone 818-797-6216.

OCTOBER

19: Founder's Day, Louis G. Gregory Baha'i Institute, Hemingway, South Carolina. For information, phone 803-558-5093. 25-27: Baha'i Leadership Association, Louis G. Gregory Baha'i Institute, Hemingway, South Carolina. For information, phone 803-558-5093. NOVEMBER 14-17: National Black Story-Telling Festival, Louis G. Gregory Baha'i Institute, Hemingway, South Carolina. For information, phone 803-558-5093. DECEMBER 27-29: South Carolina Baha'i Winter School, Louis G. Gregory Baha'tInstitute, Hemingway. For information, phone 803-558-5093. 27-30: Seventh annual Grand Canyon Baha'i Conference, Hyatt Regency Hotel, Phoenix,

Arizona. Speakers to include Dr. Wilma Ellis, Dr. Soheil Bushrui, Robert Harris. For information, phone Terry Agahi, 602-863-1919, or Shervin Nicknam, 602-998-3075.

Children of several ethnic backgrounds entertain an audience of about 200 including about 100 non-Bahd'ts during a Race Unity Day observance June 9

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sponsored by the Spiritual Assembly of San Marcos, California. For their efforts, the children were treated to a ‘thank you’ pizza party.

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