Project Gutenberg 2006-09-17 Copyrighted. Read the copyright notice inside this book for details. 105 Shoghi, Effendi 1897 1957 Effendi, Shoghi Messages to America Selected Letters and Cablegrams Addressed to the Bahá'í's of North America 1932–1946 "Messages to America" by Effendi Shoghi is a collection of selected letters and cablegrams directed to the Bahá'ís of North America, written during the mid-20th century. The text serves as a guiding document for the Bahá'í community, emphasizing their roles in promoting the teachings of Bahá'u'lláh, strengthening unity among believers, and engaging in the urgent mission of expansion and service to humanity. The book reflects upon the spiritual evolution and responsibilities of the Bahá'í faith during a transformative period in its history. At the start of the work, the author conveys a sense of urgency and importance regarding the tasks assigned to the American Bahá'í community, who are described as torchbearers of a new world civilization. Shoghi Effendi emphasizes the need for loyalty, dedication, and proactive efforts in teaching and consolidating the faith, with specific references to the realities of a turbulent world. He underscores the significance of each believer's contribution toward achieving collective goals and reminds the community of their divine mandate, which includes focusing their energies on teaching, unity, and the completion of their sacred institutions. This opening sets a tone of heartfelt exhortation and inspiration, inviting readers to understand and embrace their spiritual heritage while actively working towards the mission of the faith. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Shoghi, Effendi, 1897-1957 -- Correspondence Bahai Faith -- North America BP Text Browsing: Philosophy & Ethics Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal 416433 416442 2024-09-08T11:29:59.014780 2023-09-09T03:51:39.459876 text/html text/html 426892 2020-06-26T05:15:23 text/html; charset=utf-8 127123 2020-06-26T05:15:23 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 190941 2024-09-08T11:30:06.448711 application/epub+zip 198579 2024-09-08T11:30:00.842760 application/epub+zip 1064483 2020-06-26T05:15:23 application/pdf 289000 2020-06-26T05:15:23 application/pdf application/zip 198580 2024-09-08T11:29:59.775771 application/epub+zip 374193 2024-09-08T11:30:10.661749 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 348321 2024-09-08T11:30:05.708760 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 164674 2022-09-09T08:40:08.133381 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 336021 2024-09-08T11:29:58.140752 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 339415 2020-06-26T05:15:23 text/plain; charset=utf-8 118620 2020-06-26T05:15:23 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 336303 2020-06-26T05:15:23 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 118018 2020-06-26T05:15:23 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 336297 2020-06-26T05:15:23 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 117907 2020-06-26T05:15:23 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 356523 2020-06-26T05:15:23 application/prs.tei 119152 2020-06-26T05:15:23 application/prs.tei application/zip 25217 2024-09-08T11:30:10.807716 application/rdf+xml 14669 2024-09-08T11:30:00.152767 image/jpeg 3780 2024-09-08T11:29:59.960765 image/jpeg 178409 2024-09-08T11:29:59.043782 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia