“He feels that Committees must assume more responsibility
and exercise freedom of choice and judgment in electing their
officers, and function as a corporate body with a corporate
spirit. More especially so as now that the Cause is growing
in numbers, and its responsibilities are being multiplied,
National committees are acquiring added importance and must
seek, ever increasingly, to follow the pattern of Bahá’u’lláh and
assume responsibility for the election of their officers. These committees
must develop, become mature, and forge ahead courageously
relying more on united effort and less on personal leadership,
as is now the case with Local and National Assemblies.”