From: darius%naqvi.uucp@isac.ca (Darius S. Naqvi)
Subject: Quote about Baha'i elections: summary of responses
Organization: Sun Microsystems of Canada, Inc.
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 1992 12:37:14 GMT


Hello all,

A while back I asked for help finding a particular quote about Baha'i
elections.  I received responses from the following people:

Holger Hagan <holger@mack.uit.no>
Rick Troxel <rick@helix.nih.gov>
stephena@bwc.org (Stephen Ako)
xxbrent@convx1.lerc.nasa.gov (Brent Anderson)
"Carl Fravel 71610.2560@compuserve.com" <71610.2560@compuserve.com>
"Robert JM Edis, Curtin University" <SEDISRJ01@cc.curtin.edu.au>

Thank you all very much!  All of you gave me the complete quote,
together with at least one source in which I can find it.  In addition,
Carl Fravel sent a long list of sources in which the quote can be
found.  I've included the quote here, together with a list of all of
the sources that the generous and helpful individuals listed above have
sent to me.  This is copied verbatim from the messages sent to me.

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"Hence it is incumbent upon the chosen delegates to consider without
the least trace of passion and prejudice, and irrespective of any
material consideration, the names of only those who can best combine
the necessary qualities of unquestioned loyalty, of selfless devotion,
of a well-trained mind, of recognized ability and mature experience".

Shoghi Effendi, 3 June 1925, from a message to the Delegates and Visitors
of the National Convention of the Baha'is of the United States and Canada,
 
Here are some places it can be found:
 
p. 33 of the Guidelines for Local Spiritual Assemblies, 1975/1976, NSA of US.
 
Section 2.6 of _Developing Distinctive Baha'i Communities: Guidelines for
Spiritual Assemblies_ (1989, Baha'i Publishing Trust, Willmette)
 
p. 88, _Baha'i Administration_
 
p. 64, _Principles of Baha'i Administration: A compilation_, (c) 1950,
Baha'i Publishing Trust of UK.
 
Section 2, quotation #9:
_The Sanctity and Nature of Baha'i Elections_, a compilation from the
Research Department of the Universal House of Justice, published by
the Baha'i Publishing Trust of UK (compilation #27, entitled "Baha'i
Elections")
 
_The Local Spiritual Assembly, An Institution of the Baha'i Administrative
Order_, 1970, compilation by the Universal House of Justice, printed by the
Baha'i Publishing Trust of USA, p. 9

Comprehensive Deepening Program manual, The Baha'i Electoral Process,
p. 25.

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In addition, Bob Edis indicates that the quote can be found in the
Australian LSA handbook.  I assume that this would be similar to the
"Guidelines for Local Spiritual Assemblies" listed above, with the
exception that it would be compiled and published by the National
Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of Australia instead of the United
States.  It follows that the quote would most likely be in the LSA
guidelines for any country that publishes LSA guidelines.

--
Darius S. Naqvi                    email: darius%naqvi.uucp@isac.ca

"The earth is but one country, and mankind its citizens."
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