tutions are, they are not the Faith
itself. The strength of the Cause grows no matter how much disrupted its
activities may temporarily be. This we see over and over again, in lands
where the Faith has been temporarily banned; at times when the believers
are persecuted and even killed; where they are serving all alone or
scattered and isolated. So it has been a stimulating experience for the
American believers to be without their schools for a few years, rather
than a depressing one."

29: BAHA'U'LLAH (IN ACCEPTING)

"In accepting Baha'u'llah you have accepted Christ in His appearance as
the Father, as He Himself so clearly foretold. The Catholic Church does
not believe this; on the contrary, it still awaits the return of Christ.
If you decide, in order to be buried next to your dear husband, to return
to the Church, you either would have to, in good faith, deny Baha'u'llah
or you would be just using the church as a means to satisfy a desire of
your own, which would certainly not be an upright and conscientious thing
to do.

"When you think that your husband's soul is now free of the limitations of
this world, and that he no doubt is beginning to see religious truth in
its true light and to appreciate the station of Baha'u'llah, you should
ask yourself whether he would wish you to leave the truth for this day and
re-enter the church just for the sake of your dust being near his dust.
Your spirit, when you pass away, will be near his spirit; of what
importance, then, is the body? He will pray for your guidance in this
matter."

30: BELIEVERS, NEW (ACCEPT CAUSE WITHOUT QUALIFICATIONS)

"The believers, and particularly those who have not had sufficient
experience in teaching, should be very careful in the way they present the
teachings of the Cause. Sincerity, devotion and Faith are not the sole
conditions of successful teaching. Tactfulness, extreme caution and wisdom
are equally important. We should not be in a hurry when we announce the
message to the public and we should be careful to present the teachings in
their entirety and not to alter them for the sake of others. Allegiance to
the Faith cannot be partial and half-hearted. Either we should accept the
Cause without any qualification whatsoever or cease calling ourselves
Baha'is. The new believers should be made to realize that it is not
sufficient for them to accept some aspects of the teachings and reject
those which cannot suit their ment