ould be like a loving parent, watching over and
helping its children, and not like a stern judge, waiting for an
opportunity to display his judicial powers. The reason he points this out
to you is that constantly, for the past twenty years and more, he has been
pointing this out to the old and tried National Assemblies, and he does
not want the younger bodies to make the same mistakes. Individual cases
should be dealt with as they arise, according to the Teachings, of which
the believers have quite sufficient available to handle all of their
problems at this time, and no more additional rules and regulations need
be introduced.

The friends should be helped to overcome their problems, deepen in the
Faith, and increase their unity and their love for each other. In this way
you will find that your work goes ahead speedily, and that the National
Body is like the beating of a healthy heart in the midst of the Community,
pumping spiritual love, energy and encouragement out to all the members.

As regards the question you asked about a Summer School, there is no
reason why a property should either be rented or bought for this purpose.
You can arrange to hold a Summer School in any suitable place where the
friends can find accommodation, and a hall can be rented for its sessions.
This is what they have done in England for many years to great advantage.
It is a simple and economical way of holding the School. The primary
purpose of the School is to deepen the knowledge of the friends in the
Teachings, to enable them to consort, as Baha'is, with each other, and to
confirm any contacts who may have attended. The School may be held during
the winter season or any other time of the year.

As regards local endowments, these can be a piece of land, or a building
offered or purchased in any place in Alaska. However, as the friends have
six years in which to accomplish their Plan, and the most important work
of all is the teaching work, he would not advise that they begin by
spending their money on these projects, unless somebody has a piece of
land or a building which they wish to give. The site for the Temple is
much more important. It should be near the capital of Alaska within easy
distance, or preferably in it, so that the friends can gather there, when
the Temple is built for their services. If the twenty-acre National
Endowment is suitably close to the city, it can be used as the Temple
site, and another piece of land, smaller