24: BAHA'IS--NEW (ON PRESENTING THE MASTER'S WILL TO NEW APPLICANTS)

"Concerning the best method of presenting the Master's Will to the

newcomers, Shoghi Effendi is of the opinion that the N.S.A. should first

make some suitable extracts from the Testament and to send these to all

the local Assemblies for their use, so that there may be full unity in

circulating the provisions of the Will among the new believers. The

problem of choosing such excerpts is left entirely to the discretion of

the N.S.A. The main thing, as it appears to the Guardian, is that the full

station of the Bab, Baha'u'llah and 'Abdu'l-Baha be clearly explained and

that the origin, nature and working of the Administrative Order of the

Faith be clearly stated. The full implications of such a recognition are

evidently beyond the comprehension of any new believer. Such a knowledge

can be acquired gradually and only when the essentials of the Faith have

been clearly recognized and adequately understood."

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