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attention upon its immediate requirements. The dispatch of nine additional
pioneers to facilitate the immediate formation of stable groups in the
goal towns of the ten selected countries is imperative. The selection of
suitable literature, its prompt translation into the languages required,
its publication and wide dissemination, is essential. The visit of an
ever-swelling number of itinerant teachers designed to foster the
development of the groups is urgently required. A more liberal allocation
of funds for the furtherance of the most vital objective is indispensable.

I entreat the entire community to arise, while time remains, contribute
generously, volunteer its services and accelerate its momentum, to assure
the total success of the first, most momentous collective enterprise
launched by the American Baha'i community beyond the barriers of the
Western Hemisphere.

Cablegram December 3, 1946

FIFTH YEAR OF PLAN MESSAGE TO 1941 CONVENTION

The Fifth Year of the Seven Year Plan is opening under circumstances of
utmost gravity in Eastern and Western Hemispheres. The fever of the times
is steadily mounting, throwing into sharper relief the contrast between
the rising greatness of the Faith of Baha'u'llah and the falling fortunes
of a moribund civilization. The American Baha'i Community, rapidly
pursuing the career traced by unerring finger of 'Abdu'l-Baha, can neither
halt nor waver. I cannot forbear address my particular plea to focus,
owing to virtual termination of Temple ornamentation, attention on
teaching requirements of the Plan. I appeal to incoming National Assembly,
its auxiliary Teaching Committees and subsidiary agencies to deliberate
and devise means to insure prompt reinstatement of the Assemblies recently
disbanded and formation of Assembly in each newly-opened State and
Province of North America and continuity of the consolidation of the
pioneer work initiated in every Latin Republic. Undismayed by aggravation
of the fury of the world tempest threatening their shores, scornful of the
agitation stirred up by their adversaries, the breakers of the Covenant,
the resolute upholders of the Divine Plan will, indeed cannot but, persist
in their ordained task to propagate the flame, enlarge the administrative
limits, and strike deeper roots of the world-encircling world-redeeming
Faith of Baha'u'llah.

Shoghi Rabbani

Cablegram received April 23, 1941.

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