other precious objects that are associated with the lives of the Founders
of the Faith, and particularly the Tablets They have revealed. Every
believer should realize that he has a definite responsibility to shoulder
in this matter, and to help, to whatever extent he can, in rendering
successful and valuable work which National and local Baha'i Archives
committees are so devotedly accomplishing for the Faith in America."

13: ARCHIVES

"The general principle should be that any object used by Him in person
should be preserved for posterity, whether in the local or National
Archives. It is the duty and responsibility of the Baha'i Assemblies to
ascertain carefully whether such objects are genuine or not, and to
exercise the utmost caution in the matter."

14: ASSEMBLIES--UNITY OF (BAHA'U'LLAH'S PROMISE)

"Baha'u'llah has given the promise that in every Assembly where unity and
harmony prevail, there His glorious spirit will not only be present, but
will animate, sustain and guide all the friends in all their
deliberations.

"It is to unity that the Guardian has been continually calling the
friends: For where a united will exists, nothing can effectively oppose
and hamper the forces of constructive development."

15: ASSEMBLY MEETINGS

"The Spiritual Assembly must decide how often it should meet in order to
properly handle the affairs of the Cause under its jurisdiction. Twice a
week or twice a month is not the point, the point is that it should be
alert and carry on the work adequately."

16: ASSEMBLY VACANCY

"...It is establishing a dangerous precedent to allow Assemblies to put a
time limit on non-attendance of their members at meetings of the S.A.,
beyond which that person is automatically dropped from the Assembly and a
vacancy declared ... there should be no time limit fixed by Assemblies
beyond which a person is dropped. Every case of prolonged absence from the
sessions of the Assembly should be considered separately by that Assembly,
and if the person is seen to not want to attend meetings or to be held
away from them indefinitely because of illness or travel, then a vacancy
could legitimately be declared and a new member be elected."

17: ASSOCIATE COMMITTEE MEMBERS (APPOINTING OF)

"The Guardian wishes your Assembly to abandon the practice of appointing
associate members to some of the committees... Such a practice, he feels,
tends to create confusion