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Baha’i Holidays must be Observed |
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The Guardian … feels truly delighted at the news of the
splendid meetings that were held in Bombay in honour of the
anniversary of the birthday of His Holiness Baha’u’llah. This
fresh evidence of the loyalty and devotion with which the Bombay
friends are upholding the institutions of the Faith is highly
gratifying and encouraging to him, indeed.
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But he cannot but deplore the fact that some of the believers
are reluctant to observe, as strictly as they should, the Feasts
and anniversaries prescribed by the Cause. This attitude, which
may be justified in certain exceptional circumstances, is fraught
with incalculable dangers and harm to the community, and will,
if allowed to persist, seriously endanger its influence and prestige
in the public eye. Unity of action, in matters of so vital an
importance as the observance of Baha’i holidays, is essential.
It is the responsibility of the N.S.A. to remind and urge the
friends to faithfully carry out all such laws and precepts of the
Cause, the enforcement of which does not constitute an open
violation of the laws of their country.
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The striking evidences of renewed Baha’i activity throughout
India and Burma, the recent manifestations of loyalty,
solidarity and self-sacrifice on the part of individuals, groups
and Assemblies in both the teaching and administrative
spheres of Baha’i service, rejoice my heart and revive and
enliven my hopes for the future of that land. The friends
in India and Burma have made a splendid start. They have
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laid a firm foundation within the framework of the
administrative order of our Faith. They have weathered
manifold and distressing difficulties and successfully
surmounted formidable obstacles. A new era is opening
before them. I have no doubt that they will rise to the
height of the occasion, and will prove themselves worthy of
their high destiny.
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