It is with these heart-stirring changes in mind that the National Spiritual Assembly of the United States has decided to end publication of Bahá’í News with this issue and devote its resources more fully to the publication of its own national newspaper, The American Bahá’í. As we move confidently into the fourth epoch of the Formative Age of the Faith, already marked by unparalleled progress and opportunities, we note with considerable pride what has been accomplished since Bahá’í News first appeared in December 1924, and with unalloyed pleasure the large number of high-quality publications that have followed in its footsteps and are now well-prepared to carry forward the important work of informing and inspiring the friends in every land and leading the Cause to newer and higher plateaus of victory. Where once the entire Bahá’í world depended on Bahá’í News for timely and accurate reports of events taking place in the far-flung outposts of the Cause, there now exist innumerable sources from which such reports can be obtained.īahá’í News has now fulfilled its world-wide mission to proclaim and disperse the glad tidings of the growth and triumph of the Cause of God. Today, however, with so many splendid local, national and regional Bahá’í newsletters being produced, and with news from all over the globe disseminated on a regular basis from the World Centre through its International News Service, the need for a publication such as Bahá’í News has been greatly reduced. Service to the friends around the world, Bahá’í News has strived to uphold and to mirror the lofty standards set for it by the Guardian. Throughout its more than 65 years of uninterrupted It should be made as representative as possible, should be replete with news, up-to-date in its information, and should arouse the keenest interest among believers and admirers alike in every corner of the globe.” It should become a great factor in promoting understanding, providing information on Bahá’í activity, both local and foreign, in stimulating interest, in combating evil influences, and in upholding and safeguarding the institutions of the Cause. To achieve that goal, the Guardian said, “it must combine the essential qualities of accuracy, readability, thoroughness, dignity and wisdom. In 1925, when the beloved Guardian, Shoghi Effendi, expressed the hope that Bahá’í News would become “the foremost Bahá’í Journal of the world,” it was one of only a handful of Bahá’í newsletters published anywhere. Copyright © 1990, National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. Second class postage paid at Wilmette, IL 60091. Foreign air mail: one year, $20 two years, $40. Outside the U.S.: one year, $14 two years, 24$. Subscription rates within the U.S.: one year, $12 two years, $20. Changes of address should be reported to the Management Information Systems, Bahá’í National Center. Send materials to the Periodicals Office, Bahá’í National Center, Wilmette, IL 60091, U.S.A. The contributor should keep a carbon copy. Manuscripts submitted should be typewritten and double-spaced throughout any footnotes should appear at the end. Around the world: News from Bahá’í communities all over the globeīahá’í News is published monthly by the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States as a news organ reporting current activities of the Bahá’í world community.