Joyfully announce to the Bahá’í world the rapid progress of the final stages of the construction of the Báb’s mausoleum on Mt. Carmel, as well as the splendid initiative of the Bahá’ís of Panama aiming at the acquisition of the site of the first Ma_sh_riqu’l-A_dh_kár of Central America. Erection of the lantern and the placing of the ribs of the dome completed. Five thousand gilded tiles dispatched from Utrecht have been safely received, half of which have been already placed in position, disclosing a glimpse of the shining splendor of the completed dome. Appeal to national assemblies, East and West, to participate through contributions, in the meritorious endeavors exerted toward the eventual establishment of a Bahá’í House of Worship in the City of Panama, specifically mentioned by ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, situated in the heart of the Western Hemisphere. Myself contributed five hundred pounds for the furtherance of this notable objective of the Ten Year Global Crusade. Share message with national assemblies. [June 25, 1953] European Intercontinental Conference [Stockholm, Sweden, July 21–26, 1953] With a glad and grateful heart I welcome the convocation, in the capital city of Sweden, of the third of a series of Intercontinental Teaching Conferences associated with the world-wide festivities commemorating the centenary of the Mission of Bahá’u’lláh and destined to exert a profound and lasting influence on the immediate fortunes of His Faith in all continents of the globe. I look back, with feelings of wonder, thankfulness and joy, upon the chain of memorable circumstances which, a little over a century ago, accompanied the introduction of the Faith into, and marked the inception of its nascent institutions within, a continent which, in the course of the last two thousand years, has exercised on the destiny of the human race a pervasive influence unequaled by that of any other continent of the globe.