cuous a victory, and on the preservation of an
unblemished record of achievements in the service of the Faith of
Baha'u'llah.

The formation of the Canadian National Assembly, the conclusion of the
preliminary steps for the completion of the interior ornamentation of the
Ma_sh_riqu'l-A_dh_kar, the rapid multiplication and consolidation of the
institutions of the Faith throughout Latin America, the steady expansion
of the activities aiming at the proclamation of the Faith to the masses,
the recognition secured, on behalf of the national institutions of a world
community, from the United Nations Organization, above all the phenomenal
success achieved through the constitution of no less than eight spiritual
assemblies in seven of the goal countries selected as targets for the
transatlantic operation of the Plan, now crowned by the holding of the
first teaching conference on the continent of Europe--all these have served
to immortalize the second year of the Second Seven Year Plan and round out
the mighty feat accomplished throughout the states and provinces of the
North American continent--the base from which the operation of a divinely
impelled and constantly expanding Plan are being conducted.

Emboldened by the enduring and momentous successes won, on so many fronts,
in such distant fields, among such a diversity of peoples, and in the face
of such formidable obstacles, by a community now launched, in both
hemispheres, on its world-encircling mission, I direct my appeal to the
entire membership of this God-chosen community, to its associates and
daughter communities in the Dominion of Canada, in Central and South
America, and in the continent of Europe, to proclaim, in the course of
this current year, to their sister communities in East and West and by
deeds no less resplendent than those of the past, their inflexible resolve
to prosecute unremittingly the Plan entrusted to their care, and emblazon
on their shields the emblems of new victories in its service.

The placing, with care and promptitude, of the successive contracts,
designed to ensure the uninterrupted progress of the interior
ornamentation of the Temple, at a time when the international situation is
fraught with so many complications and perils; the acceleration of the
twofold process designed to preserve the status of the present assemblies
throughout the states of the Union and multiply their number; the constant
broadening of the bases on which the proj