Project Gutenberg 2006-09-17 Copyrighted. Read the copyright notice inside this book for details. 420 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.) Reading ease score: 22.5 (College graduate level). Very difficult to read. en Shoghi, Effendi, 1897-1957 -- Correspondence Bahai Faith -- North America BP Text Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: History - Religious Category: Religion/Spirituality 416440 2025-08-08T08:34:20.901863 text/html 426892 2020-06-26T05:15:23 text/html 212660 2025-08-08T08:34:29.597785 application/epub+zip 220097 2025-08-08T08:34:24.127840 application/epub+zip 1064483 2020-06-26T05:15:23 application/pdf 202383 2025-08-08T08:34:22.703864 application/epub+zip 404935 2025-08-08T08:34:33.506822 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 379123 2025-08-08T08:34:28.550940 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 164674 2022-09-09T08:40:08.133381 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 334810 2025-08-08T08:34:20.298864 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 339415 2020-06-26T05:15:23 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 336303 2020-06-26T05:15:23 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 336297 2020-06-26T05:15:23 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 26255 2025-08-08T08:34:33.645781 application/rdf+xml 356523 2020-06-26T05:15:23 application/prs.tei 14631 2025-08-08T08:34:23.333828 image/jpeg 3767 2025-08-08T08:34:23.074909 image/jpeg 118620 2020-06-26T05:15:23 application/octet-stream application/zip 118018 2020-06-26T05:15:23 application/octet-stream application/zip 127123 2020-06-26T05:15:23 application/octet-stream application/zip 289000 2020-06-26T05:15:23 application/octet-stream application/zip 119152 2020-06-26T05:15:23 application/octet-stream application/zip 117907 2020-06-26T05:15:23 application/octet-stream application/zip 197664 2025-08-08T08:34:20.926858 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia