Since the establishment of the National Spiritual Assembly
by the Guardian of the Cause, the activities of the believers throughout the
United States and Canada have centered around that body more and more. The
responsibility placed upon the members, already considerable, will increase
steadily, with the growth of the Cause itself.
For some time it has been apparent to those in touch with
this phase of the work that there is urgent need for a central office with a
secretary able to devote all of his time to the correspondence and other duties
incumbent upon the National Spiritual Assembly.
The difficulty of finding a person with the necessary
qualifications and at the same time so situated that he could enter upon this
service with the compensation which could be voted at the present time, has
been a serious obstacle to the establishment of this necessary office.
The National Spiritual Assembly is happy to announce that
arrangements have been made whereby, early in October, a central office will be
opened at Green Acre, South Eliot, Maine.
Our secretary, Mr. Horace Holley, at our request has
consented to resign from his present business position in order to devote his
entire time to the work of the central office.
For a very nominal rental, the National Spiritual Assembly
have leased a house in Green Acre and the expense of maintaining this office
will not be over $350.00 a month. Most of this amount has already been
subscribed by members of the National Spiritual Assembly.
The Committee who have had this matter in charge feel that
this is a most satisfactory arrangement with respect to the needs of the Cause
in this country. They believe that this step will contribute greatly to the
furtherance of the National Baha’i work and that its wisdom will be recognized
by the body of the believers.
National Spiritual Assembly,
By: Mountfort Mills,
Carl Scheffler,
Siegfried Schopflocher.
(Baha’i News, Issue
no. 7, September 1925)