Address plea particularly to convenors above mentioned conferences to
arise within short time at their disposal, prayerfully consider, carefully
plan, energetically prosecute, respective sacred delegated tasks, take
immediate preliminary steps issue invitations, fix procedure, provide
smooth working, accord wide publicity, insure resounding success,
epoch-making conferences immortalizing Centenary of memorable Year,
anticipated by St. John the Divine, foreshadowed by _Sh_ay_kh_ Aḥmad,
eulogized by the Báb, extolled by both Bahá’u’lláh and ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, and
constituting prelude to Most Great Jubilee, which will alike commemorate
Centenary formal assumption by Author of Bahá’í Revelation of His
Prophetic Office, and mark, God willing, worldwide establishment Faith
forecast by Center of Covenant in His Tablets prophecied by Daniel in his
book, thus paving way for advent of Golden Age destined witness world
recognition, universal proclamation, ultimate triumph of the Cause of
Bahá’u’lláh.
—Shoghi
[Cablegram, November 30, 1951]
THE GUARDIAN ANNOUNCES APPOINTMENT OF HANDS OF THE CAUSE
Recall feelings of profound thankfulness and joy at chain of recent
historic events heralding long anticipated rise and establishment of the
World Administrative Center of the Faith of Bahá’u’lláh in Holy Land
regarded as third most momentous epoch-making development since inception
of the Formative Age on morrow of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s Ascension.
Quarter century constituting opening epoch this age signalized
successively by erection consolidation over period no less than sixteen
years of local, national institutions of Bahá’í Administrative Order in
five continents of globe in conformity with provisions of the Will of the
Center of Covenant, and initiation of first Seven Year Plan by American
Bahá’í Community marking inauguration first epoch in execution of
‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s Divine Plan unavoidably held in abeyance over two decades
pending creation of divinely-appointed administrative agencies designed by
its Author for its effective prosecution.
Opening years of the second epoch of the Formative Age now witnessing at
long last commencement of third vast majestic fate-laden process following
two above-mentioned developments destined through gradual emergence of the
manifold institutions in World Center of the Faith as crown of the
administrative structure of Bahá’u’lláh’s embryonic World Order. Gigantic
process now set in motion opening decade second Bahá’í Century
synchronizing with, deriving notable impetus through, birth of sovereign
State, Holy Land, greatly accelerated through series of swiftly succeeding
events originated in World Center of Faith.
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