o which Baha'is residing in
every sovereign state and dependency in Asia, North, Central, South
America, Australia, New Zealand, Tasmania will be invited attend, in order
deliberate measures calculated open Faith remaining Asiatic states and
dependencies, particularly South East Asia and islands of South Pacific
and Indian Oceans.

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_ Ahmad,
eulogized by the Bab, extolled by both Baha'u'llah and 'Abdu'l-Baha, and
constituting prelude to Most Great Jubilee, which will alike commemorate
Centenary formal assumption by Author of Baha'i 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
Baha'u'llah.

--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 Baha'u'llah in Holy Land
regarded as third most momentous epoch-making development since inception
of the Formative Age on morrow of 'Abdu'l-Baha'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 Baha'i 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
Baha'i Community marking inauguration first epoch in execution of
'Abdu'l-Baha'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