at have been raised must never be allowed by those who
actively participate in the life of so virile a community to be
disappointed. The structure now being reared so laboriously on so solid a
foundation must, under no circumstances, be jeopardized through neglect,
dissension or deviation from established principles whether spiritual or
administrative in character. The process that has been set in motion,
after so long a period of forced inactivity, which is lending so great an
impetus to the multiplication of the institutions of the Faith and their
consolidation, must, in no wise be arrested or even retarded through any
misunderstanding, insubordination or contention between the voting members
of the community and its elected representatives whether local or
national.

A strict and undeviating adherence to the spiritual laws and
administrative principles constituting the bedrock of the Faith; a
constant and complete awareness of the nature, the sacredness and vital
importance of the Covenants established successively by Baha'u'llah and
'Abdu'l-Baha; an immediate cessation of every controversy agitating the
life of that community in the present and critical stage in its
development; close cooperation, complete harmony and continued
understanding between the various agencies, whether assemblies or
communities participating in its evolution; concentration on the immediate
measures required to ensure the total success of the newly launched Five
Year Plan, on the part of all its members and their elected
representatives; constant vigilance on the part of each and every one of
the adherents of the Faith to avoid any act, word or association that
would violate its integrity, break its laws, subvert its administrative
order, or retard its progress and consolidation--these stand out as the
urgent, the sacred and inescapable obligations and responsibilities facing
its promoters at this fateful hour in their history.

The immediate past, with all its confused issues and unpleasant memories
must be entirely forgotten, if the task that lies ahead is to be
efficiently prosecuted. Personal animosities, suspicions, accusations,
wounded pride, controversial issues must all be laid aside. Members of
assemblies, national and local, must be the first to set a worthy example
to their fellow-believers. All thought and discussion must henceforth
centre around the measures required to stimulate the growth of the Faith,
to deepen and enrich t