Citadel of Faith by Shoghi Effendi Edition 1, (September 2006) BAHA’I TERMS OF USE You have permission to freely make and use copies of the text and any other information ("Content") available on this Site including printing, emailing, posting, distributing, copying, downloading, uploading, transmitting, displaying the Content in whole or in part subject to the following: 1. Our copyright notice and the source reference must be attached to the Content; 2. The Content may not be modified or altered in any way except to change the font or appearance; 3. The Content must be used solely for a non-commercial purpose. Although this blanket permission to reproduce the Content is given freely such that no special permission is required, the Bahá’í International Community retains full copyright protection for all Content included at this Site under all applicable national and international laws. For permission to publish, transmit, display or otherwise use the Content for any commercial purpose, please contact us (http://reference.bahai.org/en/contact.html). CONTENTS Baha’i Terms of Use Believers’ Generous Response to Temple Fund Call to Fuller Participation Consolidation in Europe Participation in Second Seven Year Plan [MESSAGE TO 1947 CONVENTION] NSA Must Control Credentials of Foreigners The Challenging Requirements of the Present Hour CROWNING FEATURE OF ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER: THE UNIVERSAL HOUSE OF JUSTICE FOURFOLD OBJECTIVE TO PRESENT REQUIREMENTS GOALS IN THE UNITED STATES AND ALASKA CANADA TO FORM SEPARATE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY TASKS IN LATIN AMERICA TWO REGIONAL NATIONAL ASSEMBLIES A VITAL OBJECTIVE IMPORTANCE OF THE AMERICAN INDIANS BAHÁ’U’LLÁH’S SUMMONS TO THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE SPIRITUAL CRUSADE TO BE LAUNCHED IN EUROPE EVOLVING STRONGHOLDS IN TEN INITIAL COUNTRIES INITIATING NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS AND ADAPTING TEACHING METHODS EUROPE FEELS STIRRINGS OF SPIRITUAL REVOLUTION DIVINE PLAN CHALLENGES NORTH AMERICAN BELIEVERS DETACHMENT FROM THE PHYSICAL WORLD CONTRIBUTION OF THE WEST TO WORLD ORDER THE WORKINGS OF TWO SIMULTANEOUS PROCESSES A PARALLEL BETWEEN THE AMERICAN BAHÁ’Í COMMUNITY AND THE AMERICAN REPUBLIC THE UNITED STATES IS SIGNALLY BLEST TRIBULATIONS ARE INEVITABLE AMERICA TO EVOLVE UNTIL LAST TASK IS DISCHARGED European Pioneers and Temple Contract Evidences of Notable Expansion Effective Prosecution of Sacred Tasks HEART-WARMING PROGRESS IN EUROPEAN ENTERPRISE TRIPLE CAMPAIGN OF CRITICAL IMPORTANCE Recognition of Preeminent Services Critical Stage of Task on Home Front No Sacrifice Too Great Prevailing Crisis Emergency Teaching Campaign Marvelous Acceleration [FIRST MESSAGE TO 1948 CONVENTION] Brilliant Achievements [SECOND MESSAGE TO 1948 CONVENTION] Support the National Fund Temple Interior Ornamentation and Arcade of the Báb’s Sepulcher My Appeal to This God-Chosen Community Urge Special Attention to Goals Praying for Added Fervor