sections of the world's population,
and it is difficult to see how any other arrangement could exceed in
simplicity and convenience that proposed by the Bab.

The months in the Baha'i Calendar are as follows:

*Arabic Name* *Translation* *First Days*
1st Baha Splendor March 21
2nd Jalal Glory April 9
3rd Jamal Beauty April 28
4th 'Azamat Grandeur May 17
5th Nur Light June 5
6th Rahmat Mercy June 24
7th Kalimat Words July 31
8th Kamal Perfection Aug. 1
9th Asma' Names Aug. 20
10th 'Izzat Might Sept. 8
11th Ma_sh_iyyat Will Sept. 27
12th 'Ilm Knowledge Oct.16
13th Qudrat Power Nov. 4
14th Qawl Speech Nov. 23
15th Masa'il Questions Dec. 12
16th _Sh_araf Honor Dec. 31
17th Sultan Sovereignty Jan. 19
18th Mulk Dominion Feb. 7
Intercalary Feb. 26 to
Days March 1,
inclusive.
19th 'Ala Loftiness March 2

Spiritual Assemblies

Before 'Abdu'l-Baha completed His earthly mission, He had laid a basis for
the development of the administrative order established in Baha'u'llah's
Writings. To show the high importance to be attributed to the institution
of the Spiritual Assembly, 'Abdu'l-Baha in a tablet declared that a
certain translation must be approved by the Spiritual Assembly of Cairo
before publication, even though He Himself had reviewed and corrected the
text.

By Spiritual Assembly is meant the administrative body of nine persons,
elected annually by each local Baha'i community, in which is vested the
authority of decision on all matters of mutual action on the part of the
community. This designation is temporary, since in future the Spiritual
Assemblies will be termed Houses of Justice.

Unlike the organization of churches, these Baha'i bodies are social rather
than ecclesiastical institutions. That is, they apply the law of
consultation to all questions and difficulties arising between Baha'is,
who are called upon no to carry them to the civil court, and seek to
promote unity as well as justice throughout the community. T