Messages to the Bahá'í World

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Subject Outline (based on Table of Contents)

Plan

Major messages

• Launching the World-Embracing Spiritual Crusade
• So Significant a Victory
• Evidences of the Resistless March of the World Crusade

Plan updates

• Review of World Progress of the Faith
• Spiritual and Administrative World Center
• Epoch-Making Events
• Triple Announcement
• Irresistible March of the Faith
• Sealing the Triumphant Festivities of Holy Year
• Twenty-One Virgin Areas
• A Divinely-Guided Faith
• Glad Tidings
• A Succession of Victories
• Achievements of Second Year of Ten Year Plan
• Achievements — Supplementary Report
• Achievements of Heroic Pioneers in Africa
• Fivefold Historic Celebration in America
• Magnificent Response by Communities of East and West
• Triple Announcement on Conclusion of Holy Year

Plan encouragement/appeals

• Transcending in Sacredness
• The Summons of the Lord of Hosts
• Fulfilment of National Teaching Plans
• The Paramount Issue
• World Crusade Forges Ahead
• Appeal for Pioneer Settlement
• Implications and Requirements
• Hands at New Delhi Conference to Aid in Attaining Goals

Funds

• Reorientation

Commemorations

• Jubilee Centenary

Intercontinental conferences

• Representatives for Intercontinental Conferences
• African Intercontinental Conference [Kampala, Uganda, February 12-18, 1953]
• All-America Intercontinental Conference — First Message
• All-America Intercontinental Conference — Second Message
• European Intercontinental Conference [Stockholm, Sweden, July 21-26, 1953]
• Asian Intercontinental Conference [NEW DELHI, INDIA, OCTOBER 7-15, 1953]

Bahá'ís in Persia

• Prayers for Faith in Persia
• World-Wide Reverberations

Holy Family/Covenant-breakers

• Old and New Covenant-Breakers
• God's Avenging Wrath
• Treacherous Ruhi Afnan
• Fast-Dwindling Band of Covenant-Breakers
• Archbreaker of Bahá'u'lláh's Covenant
• Epoch-Making Victory Won Over Covenant-Breakers

Hands of the Cause

• Institution of Hands of the Cause
• Call to Hands of Cause and National Assemblies

Hands of the Cause (appointment, passing)

• The Guardian Announces Appointment of Hands of the Cause
• Second Appointment of Hands of the Cause
• Hand of Cause Appointment
• Hand of Cause Appointment
• Hand of Cause Appointment
• Announcement of Series of Five Intercontinental Conferences and Appointment of Eight Additional Hands of the Cause
• William Sutherland Maxwell Passes — Rúhíyyih Khánum Appointed Hand
• Valiyu'llah Varqá Passes; Son Appointed
• Passing of George Townshend
• George Townshend Passes; Agnes Alexander Appointed

International Bahá'í Council

• Formation of First International Bahá'í Council
• Appointment to International Bahá'í Council

Knights of Bahá'u'lláh

• Roll of Honor
• Roll of Honor — Additional Inscriptions
• Further Additions to Roll of Honor

Properties/Pilgrimage

Holy Land/Sacred Properties

• An Enterprise Transcending Any National Institution
• Opening Door to Pilgrimage
• Pilgrim Kings to Pay Humble Tribute
• Invite Valiant Co-Sharers in Holy Enterprise to Join Me in Prayers
• Acquisition of Area on Mount Carmel
• The Historic Process
• Rapid Progress of a World Center — Decline in Fortunes of Covenant-Breakers
• Acquisition of Vitally-Needed Property
• Twofold Victory in Holy Land
• Administrative Seats of Divinely-Appointed Institutions
• International Archives Building and Design for Temple in Persia
• Restitution of Bahá'í Properties in Persia
• Purification of Haram-i-Aqdas
• A Supplementary Collection
• Construction of Shrine Moves Forward
• Pilgrimage to World Center Again Permitted
• Progress on Shrine of the Báb
• Rapid Progress of Twin Sacred Undertakings
• Joyful Announcement of Progress
• Remains of Mírzá Buzurg Transferred

Continental/National Properties

• Administrative Headquarters in Africa
• Appeal for Funds to Purchase Temple Site in Italy