The Unfolding Destiny of the British Bahai Community Part 39

DELIGHTED PRAYING FERVENTLY SUCCESS.

SHOGHI RABBaNi

Letter of 3 May 1944

3 May 1944(34)

ADVISE SHARE FOLLOWING FACTS WITH BELIEVERS AT CONVENTION CELEBRATING HUNDREDTH ANNIVERSARY FAITH BAHa'U'LLaH. BAHa'iS ESTABLISHED RESIDENCE SEVENTY EIGHT COUNTRIES FIFTY SIX OF WHICH ARE SOVEREIGN STATES. BAHa'i LITERATURE TRANSLATED PUBLISHED FORTY ONE LANGUAGES. TRANSLATIONS UNDERTAKEN TWELVE ADDITIONAL LANGUAGES. THIRTY ONE RACES REPRESENTED BAHa'i WORLD COMMUNITY. FIVE NATIONAL a.s.sEMBLIES AND SIXTY ONE LOCAL a.s.sEMBLIES BELONGING TEN COUNTRIES INCORPORATED LEGALLY EMPOWERED HOLD PROPERTY. BAHa'i INTERNATIONAL ENDOWMENTS HOLY LAND ESTIMATED HALF MILLION POUNDS. NATIONAL BAHa'i ENDOWMENTS UNITED STATES ESTIMATED ONE MILLION SEVEN HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS. AREA LAND JORDAN VALLEY DEDICATED BAHa'i SHRINES OVER FIVE HUNDRED FIFTY ACRES. SITE PURCHASED FUTURE BAHa'i TEMPLE PERSIA COMPRISES THREE AND HALF MILLION SQUARE METERS. COST STRUCTURE FIRST BAHa'i TEMPLE WEST ONE MILLION THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS. IN EVERY STATE PROVINCE NORTH AMERICA BAHa'i a.s.sEMBLIES FUNCTIONING. IN THIRTEEN HUNDRED LOCALITIES UNITED STATES CANADA BAHa'iS RESIDING. BAHa'i CENTRES ESTABLISHED EVERY REPUBLIC LATIN AMERICA FIFTEEN OF WHICH POSSESS SPIRITUAL a.s.sEMBLIES. FAITH WESTERN HEMISPHERE NOW STRETCHES FROM ANCHORAGE ALASKA TO MAGALLANES WORLD'S SOUTHERN-MOST CITY. SIXTY TWO CENTRES ESTABLISHED INDIA TWENTY SEVEN WITH SPIRITUAL a.s.sEMBLIES. AMONG HISTORIC SITES PURCHASED PERSIA ?IHRaN HOME BAHa'U'LLaH BaB'S SHOP Bu_SH_IHR BURIAL PLACE QUDDuS PART VILLAGE _CH_IHRiQ THREE GARDENS BADA_SH_T PLACE CONFINEMENT TaHIRIH. BAHa'i NATIONAL ADMINISTRATIVE HEADQUARTERS FOUNDED ?IHRaN DELHI CAIRO BA_GH_DaD WILMETTE SYDNEY. BAHa'i ENDOWMENTS HOLY LAND AND UNITED STATES EXEMPTED TAXES BY CIVIL AUTHORITIES. CIVIL RECOGNITION EXTENDED BAHa'i a.s.sEMBLIES IN FIVE STATES UNITED STATES SOLEMNISE BAHa'i MARRIAGES. SUGGEST UTILISE ABOVE INFORMATION PUBLICITY PURPOSES WHEREVER ADVISABLE.

SHOGHI RABBaNi

Letter of 22 May 1944

22 May 1944

REJOICE MAGNIFICENT SUCCESS CENTENARY CELEBRATIONS VALIANT LOYAL BELOVED COMMUNITY ENGLISH BELIEVERS. CONVEY SIR RONALD STORRS LOVING APPRECIATION HIS n.o.bLE ACT. a.s.sURE ALL ATTENDANTS CONVENTION PARTIc.i.p.aNTS CELEBRATION LOVING REMEMBRANCE FERVENT PRAYERS SHRINES BaB 'ABDU'L-BAHa. CONFIDENT UNQUENCHABLE SPIRIT ANIMATING WELL-TRIED STOUT-HEARTED FIRMLY KNIT FOLLOWERS BAHa'U'LLaH BRITISH ISLES WILL ENABLE THEM SURMOUNT ALL OBSTACLES SCALE n.o.bLER HEIGHTS ACHIEVE GREATER VICTORIES OPENING YEARS SECOND BAHa'i CENTURY.

SHOGHI RABBaNi

Letter of 23 May 1944

23 May 1944

ANNOUNCE FRIENDS JOYFUL TIDINGS HUNDREDTH ANNIVERSARY DECLARATION MISSION MARTYRED HERALD FAITH SIGNALISED BY HISTORIC DECISION COMPLETE STRUCTURE HIS SEPULCHRE ERECTED BY 'ABDU'L-BAHa ON SITE CHOSEN BY BAHa'U'LLaH.

RECENTLY DESIGNED MODEL DOME UNVEILED PRESENCE a.s.sEMBLED BELIEVERS.

PRAYING EARLY REMOVAL OBSTACLES CONSUMMATION STUPENDOUS PLAN CONCEIVED BY FOUNDER FAITH AND HOPES CHERISHED BY CENTRE HIS COVENANT.

SHOGHI RABBaNi

"THEIR FIRST COLLECTIVE ENTERPRISE"-THE SIX YEAR PLAN 19441950

Letter of 25 May 1944

25 May 1944(35)

WELCOME SPONTANEOUS DECISION ADVISE FORMATION NINETEEN SPIRITUAL a.s.sEMBLIES SPREAD OVER ENGLAND WALES SCOTLAND NORTHERN IRELAND AND EIRE PRAYING SIGNAL VICTORY.

SHOGHI RABBaNi

Letter of 26 May 1944

26 May 1944

OVERJOYED SUCCESS CELEBRATIONS. PRAYING EVER INCREASING FLOW DIVINE OUTPOURINGS.

SHOGHI RABBaNi

Letter of 8 July 1944

8 July 1944

PREPARE CONDENSED REPORT NOT EXCEEDING THIRTY PAGES REGARDING ACTIVITIES ACHIEVEMENTS BAHa'i FAITH DURING PAST FOUR YEARS. MAIL ONE COPY AMERICA ANOTHER HAIFA PROMPT ACTION NECESSARY.

SHOGHI RABBaNi

Letter of 11 August 1944

11 August 1944

APPRECIATE GREETINGS PRAYING BLESSINGS SUMMER SCHOOL AND TEACHING PLAN LOVE.

SHOGHI RABBaNi

Letter of 12 August 1944