U. S. SUPPLEMENT

No. 72

B a h a ' i N e w s BAHA'I YEAR 120 FEBRUARY 1964

NSA Gives Instructions

for Youth Activities The National Spiritual Assembly has been greatly in-

spired and impressed by the unprecedented teaching activity carried on by and among youth during the past year. Of the new members enrolled in continental United States between May 1 and December 1, 1963, thirty-five per cent were youth, young people between fifteen and twenty-one years of age. Local spiritual as- semblies generally lare giving considerable attention to ways and means of attracting youth to the Cause and to involving them in all local teaching and proclama- tion activities.

The youth conferences held across the country, es- pecially over the Thanksgiving Day and year-end holi- days, have been well attended and inspiring and all have resulted in several declarations.

In order that this praiseworthy vitality and love for the Faith may be properly oriented toward the pro- duction of well-trained and disciplined teachers and future members of the administrative institutions, as well as to provide proper administrative and legal responsibility in emergencies which might arise, it is absolutely essential that all youth conferences be under the general supervision of a local spiritual assembly or some committee such as the National Teaching Com- mittee or summer school committees acting on behalf of the National Spiritual Assembly.

Therefore, if any group of Bahl'i youth wishes to hold a conference, they must submit their request to their own local spiritual assembly for its assistance and sponsorship. If the group comprises members from more than one Bahh'i community, it can ask the local spiritual assembly in any one of these communities to assume the sponsorship, land that assembly will proceed as it would in planning any other intercommunity proj- ect. On the other hand, if the request originates from a group or even an adult outside the jurisdiction of a local spiritual assembly, it is to be submitted to the National Teaching Committee for its consideration and coordination.

The National Spiritual Assembly requests the Bahl'i youth to observe these instructions in order - to safe- guard them against possible situations which could in- volve the administrative institutions of the Faith, as well as to avoid conflict in dates with other projects which are already scheduled for the same area and dates.

No continuing area or regional committee of youth members can be elected by the youth to act independ- ently of any administrative body or committee duly

elected by the National Spiritual Assembly. If youth conferences covering a fairly wide area are

planned sufficiently well in advance they can be an- nounced in B d ' f NEWS provided full details are re- ceived early enough. In any case, all youth conferences involving youth from more than one local Bahl'i com- munity should be reported promptly to the National Teaching Committee as well #as to B d ' i NEWS.

-NATIONAL SPIRITUAL ASSEMBLY

New Cross Index Available

from Reference Library Committee The National Reference Library Committee an-

nounces that a Cross Index is now available to be used with all Subject Indexes. Since the Subject Indexes classify references under about twenty basic subjects that are different from the subjects that we ordinarily deal with, believers have found them difficult to use. This Cross Index lists alphabetically many of the "or- dinary" subjects on which one might want information, and tells under what subject and subheading in the Subject Indexes and their table of contents such infor- mation can be found. If you have purchased any of the Subject Indexes and been unable to use them success- fully, we hope you will order a Cross Index and try it out. Your experience and suggestions will aid the com- mittee in its effort to produce reference material that will meet your needs more effectively. The price of the Cross Index is 50c.

Included ~IY it, under each Feast name, is a list of page numbers in all of Bahl'u'llPh's Writings and some of 'Abdu'l-Bahl's, where that Feast name is referred to.

Still available are the following Subject Indexes: Bahh'i World Faith (Bahl'u'llhh's Writings only) and Gleanings combined $2.00 Hidden Words $ .35 Seven Valleys $ .30 Kitab-i-Iqan $1.50 Will and Testament of 'Abdu'l-Baha $ .75 Offered also is a limited quantity of the complete

"package," including these five Subject Indexes and the Cross Index, at a cost of $4.90. No more of these Subject Indexes will be produced until the usefulness of this type of reference has been clearly established.

To anyone who has ordered all five of the Subject Indexes, we will send, on request, a copy of the Cross Index gratis.

Mailing costs are paid by the Committee on all or- ders. Order from Edward G. Lippitt, Treasurer, 1556A Quarrier Street, Charleston, W. Va. 25311.

2 FEBRUARY 1964

TWO

City

HUNDRED NINE BAHA'IS

PREFERRED GOAL GROUPS

Number of Bahi'is needed

Huntsville. Ala ............................... 6 Davis. Calif ................................. 4 Fairfield. Calif .............................. -4

.... Visalia. Calif ......................... .. 5 Citrus J.D.. Calif ............................. 2 Downey J.D.. Calif ........................... 6 Hawthorne. Calif ............................. 3 El Cajon J.D.. Calif ........................... 1 Oceanside J.D.. Calif ......................... 2 Yucaipa J.D.. Calif ........................... 2 Hillsborough County. Fla ...................... 0 Hollywood. Fla .............................. 2 Riviera Beach. Fla ............................ O West Palm Beach. Fla ......................... 44 D a n v i e 1 1 ................................ 2

........................... LaGrange Park. I11 3

City Number of

Bahi'is needed

Limestone Twp.. I11 ........................... O Blo~mington~ Ind ............................ O Cedar Falls. Iowa ............................ 3 Lawrence. Kans .............................. 2 Brookline. Mass .............................. 6 Dearborn. Mich .............................. 3 Helena. Mont ................................ 3

. ............................... Hinsdale. N H 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Smithtown Twp.. N Y 4

......................... North Olmsted. Ohio 3 West Chester. Pa ............................. 1 Provo. Utah ................................ 1

.......................... Augusta County. Va 4 Brookfield Twp.. Wis ......................... 3 Oshkosh. Wis ................................ 3

ASSEMBLIES IN JEOPARDY

Scottsdale. Ariz .............................. 2 Verde Valley. Ariz ........................... 1

................................. Rogers. Ark 4 Healdsburg J.D.. Calif ........................ 2 Menlo Park. Calif ............................ 1 Palo Alto-Mountain View J.D.. Calif . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

.......................... Sonoma J.D.. Calif 4. ......................... Hermosa Beach. Calif 4

Inglewood J.D.. Calif ......................... 1 Oxnard. Calif ................................ 1 South Gate. Calif ............................. 1 Whittier J.D.. Calif ........................... 1 LaMesa. Calif ................................ 1 Palm Springs. Calif ........................... 1 San Bernardino J.D.. Calif ..................... 2 Aurora. Colo ................................ 3

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Delray Beach. Fla 4. ............................. Fort Meyers. Fla 3

......................... Sarasota County. Fla 4 Glenview. I11 ................................ 1 Waukegan. I11 ............................... 2

................................. Decatur. I11 4 Melrose Twp.. Ill ............................. 2

.................................. Quincy. I11 3 Worcester. Mass ............................. 2

.............................. Ferndale. Mich 3 Ypsilanti Twp.. Mich ......................... 1 Olmsted County. Minn ........................ 1 Clayton. Mo ................................. 4

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Portsmouth. N H 3 Englewood. N . J ............................. 2 Hackensack. N . J . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Jersey City. N . J . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Gallup. N . Mex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

. .................... McKinley County. N Mex 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amherst Twp.. N Y 1

Geneva, N . Y ................................ 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Babylon Twp.. N Y 2

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . N Hempstead Twp., N Y 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Durham. N C 3

East Cleveland. Ohio ......................... 1 ............................. Kettering. Ohio 3

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Corvallis. Oreg 3 Marion County. Oreg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Florence County, S . C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rapid City. S Dak 3 Amarillo. Tex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 University Park. Tex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Edmonds. Wash .............................. 3 Longview. Wash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Makah Indian Res., Wash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pasco. Wash 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Walla Walla. Wash 4

Glendale, Wis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Monona Village. Wis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 West Allis. Wis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Brattleboro. Vt .............................. 1

If you are available to serve as a homefront pioneer. con- first contacting the National Teaching Committee . tact the NATIONAL TEACHING COMMITTEE. immedi- Again. we appeal to you not to move. if by so doing. you ately. SUITE 206-207. 8460 WATSON ROAD. ST . LOUIS. will leave an assembly iri jeopardy . MO.. 63119 . Please do not move to any goal city with0u.t January 1. 1964 NATIONAL TEACHING COMMITTEE

NSA Acts on Voting Rights Hand of the Cause will be present at this inter-racial gathering. Letters may be addressed to: Mrs. Gladys

Dr. and Mrs. Larry M. Beers, Hawaiian Is- Livermore, Secretary, 1022 South Arkansas St., Rog- lands, have been deprived of their Baha'i membership ers, Arkansas. and administrative rights. Their participation in any Baha'i functions is herewith forbidden.

The voting rights of George Brawley, Fort Wayne, In- diana, have been restored by action of the National Spiritual Assembly.

NATIONAL SPIRITUAL ASSEMBLY

BAHA'~ - BRIEFE Bliitter fur Weltreligion und Weltbewubtsein, a quar-

terly magazine is published under the auspices of the National Spiritual Assembly of Germany. It contains German translations of the Holy Scriptures, articles, features, reports, commemorations and reviews. Sub- scriptions $1.00 per year. Write to:

BAHA'I-BRIEFE, Vertrieb Mr. Ulrich Peter Rommel 73 Eblingen (Neckar) Hindenburgstr. 161 Western Germany

New Spanish Language Literature Available Several new works recently translated into Spanish have been received in stock by the Bahl'i Publishing Trust in Wilmette. All foreign language literature is billed at NET (no community discount). Please order through your local literature librarian only.

BOOKS Baha'i Prayers (Combined) (paperbound) ..... .$ 1.25 Bahi'i Prayers (General) (paperbound) ........ 1.00 The Dawn-Breakers (paperbound) ............... 5.00 The Dawn-Breakers (cloth) ..................... 10.00 The Divine Art of Living (paperbound) .......... 1.50 The Reality of Man (paperbound) .............. -50

PAMPHLETS

ANNUAL BUDGET FOR 1963- 1964 ANNUAL BUDGET .......................... $725,000.00 1111111111111111111lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll Total Requirements: May 1 to December 31 . . 483,333.36 11111111111111111111llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll

Total Contributions: May 1 to December 27 . . 299,929.63 1111111111111111111lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll

Deficit to December 31 ........................ 183,403.73 .... Contributions: December 1-December 27 48,536.19

Deficit for December ........................ 11,880.48

BAHA'I DIRECTORY CHANGES ASSEMBLY SECRETARIES

Arizona Scottsdale: Mrs. Loraine Johnson, Chairman, 6421 Calle

Camelia

Northern California Fair Oaks Jud. Dist.: Mrs. Patricia Martin, 8836 Mavis Ave.,

Orangeville -

Healdsbure Jud. Dist.: Mrs. Mar-iadene Konishi, 2742 N. Fitch ~ o u n t a n ~ d . , Healdsburg

Palo Alto-Mountain View Jud. Dist.: Mrs. Lois Lissner, pro- tem, 11482 Alford Ave., Los Altos

San Jose: Mrs. Natalie M. Owen, 1007 Willow St., Apt. 2, Z 95125

Southern California District #1 Santa Barbara: Mrs. Virginia R. Zimmerman (includes

middle initial in address) Hermosa Beach: Mrs. Margarite Kurianski, 1120 First St.

Atomic Mandate ................................ $ -10 Baha'i Answers .lo Southern California District #2 .................................. National City: Mr. E. Blair Fuller, P.O. Box 934 Bahi'i world Faith ................ (100/3.00). ... .05 Mission of BahA'ulllLh (~ownshend)' .. : .... : .... .I0 Hawaii What IS a Bahi'i? ................. (100/3.00). ... .05 Maui: Mrs. Seraphine McLaughlin, R.R. 1, Box 231A, La-

haina, Maui

Future Teaching Activities The third Baha'i Prayer Powwow, sponsored by the

Baha'is of Rogers, Arkansas will be held at Boat Basin Park, on Lake Eucha, five miles south of Jay, Okla- homa on April 4 and 5.

Adults planning to attend are asked to contribute a registration fee of one dollar each and children twenty- five cents each to cover cost of equipment and miscel- laneous expenses.

All who register will receive a letter giving detailed information about the Powwow. It is expected that a

Michigan Battle Creek: Mrs. Melba Nunnally, 254 Howland, Z 49017

Eastern New York Hempstead Twp.: Mrs. Barbara Lyons, 770 Sprague St.,

Baldwin, L.I.

Oregon Eugene: Mrs. Audrey Walborn, 2721 Jackson St.

South Dakota Rapid City: Mr. Alvin Myers, 711 Eas t Blvd.

Utah Salt Lake County: Mr.

Salt Lake City Cyril Thornell, East,

Western Washington Makah Indian Reservation: New officers to be reported Tacoma: Mrs. Gloria Jacobs, 3324 S. 7th St., 98405

Wisconsin Racine: Mrs. Bernita Amerson, 3711 Washington Ave.

Mrs. Susie Byrd Monrovia, Calif.

September 25, 1963

Marcellus R. Carter Ventura, Calif.

October 5, 1963

In Memoriam

Mrs. Flora M. Clark Ventura, Calif.

October 19, 1963

Mrs. Kathryn Frankland Oakland, Calif.

November 4 1963

Mrs. Doris Kravat 'Ikcson, Arizona

October 21, 1963

Joseph E. Montgomery Healdsburg, Calif.

November 6, 1963

Clarence Newport Providence, Rhode Island

November 7, 1963

Earl Sealts Lima, Ohio

November 5, 1963

Mrs. Amy Hopper Verney B. Thompson Nashua, New Hampshire Little Rock, Arkansas

October 2, 1963 October 4, 1963

Baha'i Marriages Phoenix, Arizona: Mrs. Margaret E. Hauge to John Londos on

September 18, 1963

Berkeley, Calif.: Miss Theresa Elizabeth Britten to William Brodsley on September 15, 1963

San Diego, Calif.: Mrs. Florence Mortensen to Dr. Fred B. Ragland on September 27, 1963

San Francisco, Calif.: Miss Gayle Borges to Gary Morrison on August 31, 1963

San Francisco, Calif.: Miss Pamela Frey to Arthur Deuberry on October 6, 1963

San Francisco, Calif.: Miss Olive Estoll to Leroy Lopez on November 3, 1963

Los Angeles, Calif.: Mrs. Carol Worth to James C. Allen on October 6, 1963

Honolulu, Hawaii: Miss Leann Olivia McElheney to Michael David Woodward on November 9, 1963

Springfield, Illinois: Mrs. Fusa Crotchett to Richard Vail Moore on June 10, 1963

Urbana, Illinois: Miss Sharon Anderson to Kenneth Dean Stephens, Jr. on August 28, 1963

Rudolph C. Ioas Xrs. Mary E. Warfield Short Hills, New Jersey Warwick, Rhode Island

October 26, 1963 October 17, 1963