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NATIONWIDE, INTERCONTINENTAL PLANS
A SINGLE, ORGANICALLY-UNITED WORLD COMMONWEALTH
A NEW PHASE OF HUMAN EVOLUTION
HEARTS UPLIFTED IN THANKSGIVING
THE WORK OF REHABILITATION
THE GERMAN BAHA'I COMMUNITY
EXEMPLARY PIONEER
LYDIA ZAMENHOF
HISTORIC DECISIONS
MOMENTOUS RESPONSIBILITIES
INAUGURATION OF SECOND SEVEN YEAR PLAN
SPIRITUAL CONQUEST OF THE OLD WORLD
THIRTY NEW ASSEMBLIES
A GOD-GIVEN MANDATE
THE UTMOST VIGOR, VIGILANCE AND CONSECRATION
DISTINGUISHED SERVANT
THIS NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL CRUSADE
THE FORCES MYSTERIOUSLY RELEASED
THE PIVOT ON WHICH HINGES SUCCESS
FIFTH YEAR OF PLAN MESSAGE TO 1941 CONVENTION

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MESSAGES TO AMERICA
by SHOGHI EFFENDI
GUARDIAN OF THE BAHA'I FAITH

Selected Letters and Cablegrams Addressed to the Baha'i's of North America
1932-1946

"As the end of the First Century of the Baha'i Era approaches, as the
shadows descending upon and enveloping mankind steadily and remorselessly
deepen, this community, which can almost be regarded as the solitary
champion of the Faith in the Western World, is increasingly evincing and
demonstrating its capacity, its worth, and ability as the torchbearer of
the New, the World Civilization which is destined to supplant in the
fulness of time the present one."--Shoghi Effendi, December 3, 1940.

BAHA'I PUBLISHING COMMITTEE
WILMETTE, ILLINOIS, U.S.A.
1947

NABIL'S NARRATIVE

Feel impelled appeal entire body American believers to henceforth regard
Nabil's soul-stirring Narrative as essential adjunct to reconstructed
Teaching program, as unchallengeable textbook in their Summer Schools, as
source of inspiration in all literary and artistic pursuits, as an
invaluable companion in times of leisure, as indispensable preliminary to
future pilgrimage to Baha'u'llah's native land, and as unfailing
instrument to allay distress and resist attacks of critical, disillusioned
humanity.

Cablegram June 21, 1932.

IMMORTAL SPIRIT

Greatest Holy Leaf's immortal spirit winged its flight Great Beyond.
Countless lovers her saintly life in East and West seized with pangs of
anguish. Plunged in utterable sorrow humanity shall ere long recognize its
irreparable loss. Our beloved Faith, well nigh crushed by devastating blow
of 'Abdu'l-Baha's unexpected Ascension, now laments passing of last
remnant of Baha'u'llah, its most exalted member. Holy Family cruelly
divested of its most precious great Adorning. I for my