Donald+Harvey

//**In the Master's Will, Part 1, paragraph 18 it is written... "O ye beloved of the Lord ! It is incumbent upon the guardian of the Cause of God to appoint in his own life-time him that shall become his successor, that differences may not arise after his passing. He that is appointed must manifest in himself detachment from all worldly things, must be the essence of purity, must show in himself the fear of God, knowledge, wisdom and learning. Thus, should the first born of the guardian of the Cause of God not manifest in himself the truth of the words:- "The child is the secret essence of its sire," that is, should he not inherit of the spiritual within him (the guardian of the Cause of God) and his glorious lineage not be matched with a goodly character, then must he, (the guardian of the Cause of God) choose another branch to succeed him."**//

//**Spiritual and Administrative World Center.. **////**. **// //** Greatly welcome assistance of the newly-formed International Council, particularly its  President, Mason Remey  , and its [|Vice-President, Amelia Collins], through contact with authorities designed to spread the fame, consolidate the foundations and widen the scope of influence emanating from the twin spiritual, administrative World Centers permanently fixed in the Holy Land constituting the midmost heart of the entire planet. **// **//- Shoghi Effendi Cablegram, March 2, 1951//**

//**In the Most Holy Name**// //**of**// //**El Baha,**// //**I the Second Guardian**// //**of the Baha'i Faith hereby**// //**appoint Donald Harvey**// //**at my death to be my**// //**Successor the Third**// //**Guardian of the Faith.**// //**Mason Remey**// //**May 23rd 1967**// //**Florence, Italy.**//  //**P.S.**// //**May the Spirit of El Abha**// //**ever protect this line of**// //**Spiritual descent from**// //**Abdu'l Baha**// //**the Center of the Covenant**// //**of El Baha.**// //**C.M.R.**//



Donald A. Harvey 5, rue Lavoisier 75008 Paris

To: Mrs. Mabelle C. Timmerman 707 Tuttle Street Augusta, Georgia 30904 U. S. A. 4 June 1974

Dear Friend in Baha’u’llah, Thank you so much for your kind word, and enclosures Letter in Mason’s handwriting appointing me to be his successor to the Guardianship of the Faith of God, and a letter dear Pepe sent you early last month, resuming the situation in a better way than I ever could. When Mason, fourteen years ago, made his historic Proclamation, he said and write that the Guardianship of the Cause was at the moment of vital importance and was to be the overwhelming consideration. It was assumed then that a majority of the Friends were well-ground in the Teachings and above all in the Covenant. For the past fourteen years there was a weeding-out process for the purpose of unmasking those who were out for themselves while pretending to be subservient to the Cause and following the Guardian. Nowadays there are so few left and it is hoped they will remain ever faithful to the Covenant and the Will and Testament of ‘Abdul-Baha. I strongly feel as a believer that we must each personally be well acquainted with what it teaches, not only about matters of structure (Guardianship, House of Justice, Hands, believers) but today more than ever about what is expected of each servant in such wise he will shine in this darkened world. Be assured that the Covenant is something eternal, that former Manifestations gave their lives for a certain measure of It to be revealed, and that finally Baha’u’llah has fully releaved its implications. Today the situation bears no resemblance to the times when Mason Remey assumed the Guardianship. He told me several times he wondered subsequently if his Proclamation should have been made. Today there are so few peoples supporting the true Cause is it stands all alone facing not only Baha’u’llah Who protects him, but all the believers and the whole world. He doesn’t know whether to expect assistance or hostility. We know from the Will and Testament calling for assistance from all the servants and the peoples to be rendered to the one to whom all must refer, how undying are the blows from the enemies, enemies from outside and enemies from within. Until great numbers of confirmed believers are available, I feel it is better for each one of us to rededicate himself and herself to God then to go about quietly teaching whatever souls are willing nowadays to approach God and His Covenant meant for all mankind. Beyond that it is useless to make any attempts in building up a visible body of believers as it was done in the past with all the shortcomings that came because the Administrative Order was regarded as substitute for the Spirit when it should have been a Perfect Instrument of that Spirit reflected in each and every servant, the Holy Spirit from the Manifestation and from the Center of His Covenant. Let us hope the times are not too far when great multitudes will start searching for the Revelation of Baha’u’llah. I am apprehensive however that this will only happen with the coming of a great event on the physical plane which Mason told us about in 1961: the shift of the earth’s crust. We must realize there are great powers in this world which will have to bow to God or disappear entirely in order to free millions of peoples from its grasp upon all life, all while individual consciousnesses everywhere will become aware of God’s Purpose in this day! I would like at present for each believer to search all by himself and herself the text of appointment made by Mason in 1967. At that time I was convinced, and remained convinced Mason was going to live a long long time on this Earth as Guardian, despite the odds increasingly against him especially since the spring of 1972. My feeling is that the best outward gesture a believer could make now is to help Pepe fulfill his project for a befitting place of rest for Mason until then every other outward Baha'i activity must wait. I dare say Mason will overshadow all subsequent Guardians of the Cause. Let each individual believer rededicate himself all while living in a world whose days are counted. Only nineteen years separate us from the Hundredth Anniversary of the Ascension of Baha’u’llah, Who granted one hundred years for mankind to know and accept This Mighty Revelation. Thereafter things will be moving fast heralding the advent of the Kingdom of God on Earth. I am happy to have read your letter and to write you these words of encouragement never to let go this Covenant. Faithfully, in the Cause of El Abha, [Donald’s signature appears here]

Paris, France, 09 April, 1975

To Brent Mathieu,

My dear friend in Baha'u'llah,

I acknowledge with thanks your kind letter sent a few weeks ago, and thank you for the news it contains. Please accept my best wishes for the comming 112th

Risvan.

Very few, even among Baha'i believers, realize the inner meaning of Risvan and of the contents of the message of His Holliness Baha'u''ah. Until people by and large are willing to accept Baha'u'llah as the messenger sent by God, we must each of us endeaver to know Him better, and know His laws and principles.

Before one can teach the Cause of Baha'u'llah around him, he must teach his own self. The Spirit shall dwell in each of us to such a degree that others will see the light and be attracted by it. Until this is generally understood and adhered to, it is useless to reanimate the Administrative Order, which must serve the spirit of Baha'ullah, and not be a substitute for it.

A dear friend likened the present world as a darkened theatre, so dark, nothing could be made out. A believer struck a match, and as a result he started to dispell the thick darkness. Other believers in that room each struck his match, and this made more and more light. Finally, all the people in that room could strike his match, and make light to dispell the darkness. Thus, darkness was in time totally dispelled. Let us hope each and everyone knowing Baha'u'llah will illuminate this world so that it ceaces to be dark.

I am thinking of you in my prayers. The Guardianship, owing to present conditions, remains a potential position and is prevented from outwardly functioning until the Spirit of Baha'ullah pervades this world, through men and women of good-will.

As ever, yours faithfully in El Baha,

[signed Donald]

Harvey, Donald

5, rue Lavoisier

75008 PARIS. FRANCE //**5 rue Lavoisier **// //**75008 Paris, France **//

[|//**Dr. Leland Jensen**//]

//**4117 Colonial Lane **// //**Missoula, Montana 59801 **// //**U. S. A. **//

//**14th April 1975 **// //**My Dear Leland : **//

//**First of all I want to acknowledge with thanks your enclosure of literature, namely: **// //**A copy of your statement of introduction **// //**<span style="font-family: Liberation Serif,serif; font-size: 14.6667px;">An Open Epistle to Governor Thomas L. Judge, **// //**<span style="font-family: Liberation Serif,serif; font-size: 14.6667px;">(Governor of the State of Montana) **// //**<span style="font-family: Liberation Serif,serif; font-size: 14.6667px;">The Beast. **//

//**<span style="font-family: Liberation Serif,serif; font-size: 14.6667px;">It will take a long time for me to study them thoroughly. What I can say right now is that each individual believer in the Cause of Baha'u'llah takes the actions he deems most appropriate in his region in function of the prevailing conditions there. It would hardly be possible for anyone having any authority to wield, to tell well-meaning Friends what they ought to do and ought not to do. **// //**<span style="font-family: Liberation Serif,serif; font-size: 14.6667px;">In a real sense, all of humanity is in a prison, a self-imposed prison.xxx His Holiness Baha'u'llah revealed to all the means to fre one's self, by abiding and putting into action in his or her own life the laws and principles as we believers should all know at all times and under all circumstances. This should be known by each and every member of humanity, and it shall be in due time. Meanwhile there is a general intoxication free and rampant due to the fact peoples neglect God and His Manifestation, Thus opening themselves to all sorts of human theories seeking control of masses by the few eith the hope of political and economic rewards. Even before Shoghi Effendi died, the Baha'i Communities then were increasingly beset by worldly influences. It is ironical for the Baha'is, individually speaking,should have influenced the rest of the peoples in the opposite way, i.e. to God and Baha'u'llah and everything the Blessed Perfection wished each of us to have, both spiritually and physically for us to use principally in our Service to Him and to His Cause: instead many registered believers allowed themselves to be the object of these pernicious influences stemming right from society as it was then manipulated by powers of materialism and opportunism. Thus is described the victory of darkness over Light at a time there was great hopes for believers to approach the required conditions making a possibility for each of them to enflame the rest of humanity to the Cause and Spirit of Baha'u'llah as they were meant to be upon Earth. **// //**<span style="font-family: Liberation Serif,serif; font-size: 14.6667px;">This darkness seems to have stilled the responsive capabilities endowed by God in each human being, by fostering to yet incredible limits the greed and self-ishness which remain continuous despite the efforts of churches and other dedicated groups who alas keep on ignoring the Glory of this age and the Light brought by Baha'u'llah, coming as we should all know to reconcile all the peoples whatever their beliefs and allegiance to a former Manifestation Who foresaw The Glory of God in His own time, like all Others. **// //**<span style="font-family: Liberation Serif,serif; font-size: 14.6667px;">We know from 'Abdu'l-Baha that each individual human being must constantly choose between two opposite directions : Looking up to the Divine Educator, the Manifestation of God, for sporitual and material progress; baring that, man is the prey to the idea that he is but an animal : in fact such an individual looks down upon lower kingdoms of creation as the animal, the vegetable and the mineral, but especially upon the animal, seeking it as an example to follow. Thus unwittingly such an individual is subject for domination over his fellow beings, the survival of the fittest and the stamping out of feeble beings who are very often contributors on the spiritual plane and enlightening others. 'Abdu'l-Baha demonstrated that man cannot reconcile both directions each opposing the other, and he must make for himself and for all to witness, a clear cut choice as to the conduct and goal he is to adopt. It could be believed that masses of peoples have adopted the direction away from the Manifestation and towards stark materialism as impelled by would-be leaders. I am confident a Light in each one of us and in each of these peoples is standing by, and is to come out at the right time. Certainly most peoples allowed themselves, so it seems, to be misled. We can be sure however that they will come out for Baha'u'llah, and shake off the shackles imposed upon them. **// //**<span style="font-family: Liberation Serif,serif; font-size: 14.6667px;">Search for truth and therefore Light is continuous and should be unremitting on the part of each and every individual. What will save the Cause upon the Earth will be the individual unhampered dedication of each and every individual man & woman to His Holiness Baha'u'llah, rather than boisterous claims and public statements meant to catapult individuals into proeminent positions. After all, there must be individuals of quality possessing divine attributes acquired from the Manifestation. The resulting Light will in due course spread out in all Communities, and make any Administrative Structure revitalized. We were witness to the folly of establishing in the early mid-fifties Spiritual Assemblies all spread too thinly with well-meaning persons who were insuffic-iently ground to the Laws, Principles and Spirit of Baha'u'llah. Therefore each individual should acquaint or reacquaint himself to Baha'u'llah, and to everything He stands for, before thinking of establishing Institutions. **// //**<span style="font-family: Liberation Serif,serif; font-size: 14.6667px;">Time will come when each and everyone of us will be judged. The Cause of Baha'u'llah is destined to all peoples without exception, for everyone will be called to judgement. This goes for the peoples who believe or have been led to believe [that] there is no longer the Guardianship. There will come a time when they will realize their grevous error. In the meantime each and everyone of us should consider each individual thus misled as in reality a believer searching for truth. Baha'u'llah has always and will be forevermore the real Guardian of His Cause. Of course by virtue of the Will and Testament, Baha'u'llah protects and guides the one man named as Guardian among men. On the other hand, each and every believer is called upon to guard himself His Faith. In these various aspects of the whole humanity, we have all the peoples and their variable compliance to Baha'u'llah. It is the responsibility of each to do his best to know and to comply to Him rather that to men purporting to speak in His Name. The only spiritual assignment to be made in these present times is for each and everyone to better himself or herself. Until then no one or hardly anyone will pay any attention to the Cause of Baha'u'llah. **// //**<span style="font-family: Liberation Serif,serif; font-size: 14.6667px;">You should understand that, as far as the Faith of Baha'u'llah is concerned, each one is free to undertake or not undertake any projects according to what is falt as needed in a particular area. What matters to the utmost, is personal betterment according to the standards set by Baha'u'llah and 'Abdu'l-Baha. This has been the dearest wish expressed by Charles Mason Remey, our Second Guardian of the Faith of God, and such a wish should be pursued undauntingly by each and everyone of us. It seems to be that should there be insistence for groups to build Communities before individual spiritual regeneration, there is grave risk of such communities tarnishing the Name of Baha'u'llah with the result that the great Day of days will be further delayed. **// //**<span style="font-family: Liberation Serif,serif; font-size: 14.6667px;">As ever, sincerely yours in El Baha, **// //**<span style="font-family: Liberation Serif,serif; font-size: 14.6667px;">[signed: Donald] **// //**<span style="font-family: Liberation Serif,serif; font-size: 14.6667px;">Donald **// Donald A. Harvey 5 rue Lavoisier France

May 22, 1975 To Mr. Brent Mathieu 440 East Kent missoula, montana, 59801 U.S.A.

My Dear Friend Brent Mathieu

Acknowledging with much thanks your April 28 letter with a copy of the book "The Divine Art of Living ". These precepts are deeply lacking in this present world more and more bent upon orienting itself upon strictly material pursuits. My hope is that there will be a general reconciliation between all the friends who follow the Name of Baha'u'llah, whether or not under the Guardianship. This unfortunately may kake years even generations to accomplish. Nevertheless a start should be made, at least in the minds and hearts of the Friends who followed Mason Remey and now follow his successor. Baha'u'llah appeared in order that a general reconciliation be had among Jews, Christians, Moslems, Buddhists and hundreds who until then followed exclusively the name of a former Manifestation. It would be well for Baha'is to refrain from criticizing Believers who are misled by the few who teach the end of Guardianship (with the end of Shoghi Effendi's ministry on Earth Nov . 4, 1957). After all each and everyone coming to know of His Holiness Baha'u'llah isolated to learn and apply in due corse all the Llaws, all His Principles. For a monent the friends who recognized Mason Remey cannot stand on their laurels for they must ever be watchful in their everyday life that they don't violate any of the laws or principles of Baha'u'llah. Alas some did, and may the Beloved deal with them in the most befitting way, that they either be forgiven due to His mercifulness when they realize their mistake, otherwise be judged at the appointed time.. Speqking of the friends who have not recognized the continuation of the Guardianship with Charles Mason Remey because they have been misled and because they were insufficiently grounded in the Will and Testament of 'Abdu'l-Baha, they will sooner or later realize their mistake and want to return to the Guardianship. It is why none of us under The Guardianship should cart such words [upon them] as "Covenant Breakers" upon them, even if they commit now the act of Covenant Breaking. Doors must be left open. The Revelation of Baha'u'llah is for all the peoples and at the start exclude no one. Of course youand I know the one who misled millions of others will have to stand judgement in due course. Shoghi Effendi spoke of a Baha'i Court which in the future will be duly established. We know too that somehow will evolve the Universal House of Justice. Such evolution will come in the midst of untold crisis. We must have present before our minds and hearts that misled believers are too learning more and more of the Faith of Baha'u'llah. Indeed the Covenant and Testament stand unseparable from the Aqdas and all the principles revealed by Baha'u'llah. The "Sans Guardian" believers are learning these laws and principles and will sooner or later realize they will need the inseparable Covenant, and Guardianship. conversely, the believers "under the Guardianship " ever since the Proclamation in 1960 made by Charles Mason Remey have despite reminders of the Second Guardian, become forgetful or remise of the Laws and Principles. The one and the other thus have much to learn in which they are lacking now, and when they will learn fully they should find themselves together. It is why I wish for the believers, like you in montana, and others elsewhere, to be very cautious about printing books which are currently unavailable except through the Baha'i Publishing Trust in Willmette. No one can prevent duplicating Baha'i Literature for his own use, but when i comes to disseminating far and wide such copyrighted texts, the well-meaning believers responsible may be handed into court. In today's society only numbers impress, and generaly purists follow a narrow minded concept and narrow view of the human-made laws to which we all must obey, as counsels in Baha'u'llah. We might even have to consider having the prosper tive believer to copy himself the very few books owned by the believer or by their Communities, so he can then refer to these texts. These Teachings are indeed a pearl of inestimable price for which many in the past gaive their lives. Of course nowadays there are duplicating machines but it must be borne out that such production must remain for private use. On the other hand each of us having the desire and the talent should write up short presentations of the Faith that can be disseminated. Again however qoting fromalready published Blooks will need clearence from the Trust under control of the other group. Finally the only solution is for each to carry out in his or her own life the laws and precepts of Baha'u'llah. Furthermore we should learn to recognize in daily events about us the sighs of the new age of Baha'u'llah as imprinted in man's material pursuits, for many of the Prephecies of Baha'u'llah have already come to pass. It must be insisted however for us to avoid doing anything that will precipitate a lawsuit from the other group. Issues must be def??? instead and we should all strive towards general reconciliation, of course under conditions Baha'u'llah always established, Himself and through Abdu'l-Baha. An early lawsuit initiated one way or xxx the other could only end in the __demise__ of the very small group who follow the continuation of the Guardianship. The public is always manoevered and would at this time be swayed by the propaganda and well-orchestrated arguments from a team of lawyers and purists that can be afforded by a numerous group. Anyway lawsuits will come sooner or later and there is no need for us at all to precipitate one. We should instead strive to be cohesive in our beliefe and knowledge of the Faith of Baha'u'llah. I don' t think it would be honest for us to send our contacts to the other group for the purpose of securing books and literature we ourselvelves cannot secure from them. Finally our only recourse is to really live the life called for each of us by Baha'u'llah, and for each of us to instill in one's own life. Then in the life of the community, the principles and laws of Baha'u'llah, in such wise that outsiders will see and declare to himself and others = "Verily he is, she is a True servant of Baha'u'llah!" Each book our group disposes of, mainly by courtesy of individual believers of lay standing, should be carefully preserved and the original copy [?returned?] to its owner. To reply to your question, we should not seek to contact persons of the other group, nevertheless we should individually be ready to welcome anyone of that group who comes to us and be ready to answer any question he may put forth regarding the Guardianship It is a known fact that short of suppressing the Will and Testament of 'Abdu'l-Baha, people of the other group are made to avoid questions about that Text, and generally to "soft-pedal" it. Have they not been misled into believing that the Guardianship is over? We should be strong enough to withstand their allegations, and for us to state clearly and unequivically our position in the matter. We should avoid arguing matters ("strife and dissension is in no wise permitted") and should any attempt be made by the - representative of the other side, then declare ourselves that the case has been heard and that each one knows the other's position, (and that God will pass judgement Himself in due course). We should refrain from trying to reach them,for they are dead set that they are on the right path while "the Mason Remey followers are in full delusion ". You yourself wrote "all such efforts [to try to reach them and inform them of their mistake] have ended in falure". Nevertheless we are not ill-wishers to anyone, not ever, towards the individuals and groups responsible in misleading millions of believers. We should be busy enough, full-time, in improving upon our knowledge of the Cause, that perhaps surely in due time millions of other people will come to the complete Faith of Baha'u'llah. This should create such a stir all over that misled people will reconsider their own position. Be sure of this. Whoever will become conscious of his own ministry will be shunted upon a waiting track that leads joyfully to the full cause under the Guardianship. The more grievous his mistake with all the consequences he will be conscious of the more delay he will show forth in rejoining the service of Baha'u'llah. Sooner or later he will seek the mercy of the Almighty, and will become purified. Until thn there should be absolutely no attacks made by people of the Guardianship group upon anyone of the other group, and such terms as "Covenant Breaker. " only belong to God and to those of absolute pristine purity, to which the persons of the Guardianship group are not to accede to in degree. Let us remember this: it takes a Covenant Breaker to use and disseminate that term right and left without any God-given authority. From what precedes, each one and everyone , should be busy with his own duties for general betterment , and we must all note that despite the gusts the other group has committed itself to, it finally strives too in its own way to that general betterment, and makes its own contributions to it, despite the the heavy blight weiging upon such of its members. This no one of us can do anything about, except perhaps in full course of time in contributing now to one's own betterment and that all around us that the number of believers under the Covenant will come to outweigh more and more the number of believers denying the Covenant, and likewise the achievements of the God-led group will outweigh those of the other. As to your other questions, it is right to assume and believe that the human soul is given its physical start at the time of conception. Peoples of the material world deny God and immorta lity of the soul by arguing that a soul having a biginning although no ending cannot be immortal. Soul proceeds from God and returns to God This being given a Physical vehicle at the time of conception for [p?r??ge] in this present contingent world. It is best each seek the Writings ,particularly "Some Answered Questions", all by himself out of a need he himself feels as investigation of truth is always personal, especially in the biginning. Later on, an occasion or a special set of circumstances will warrant a remark enlightening others, followed by other remarks further enlightening all those present. There is a time forst for personal research, then the comming together of the friends for the purpose of enlightening further each other and perhaps to undertake a common task as a material prolongation to a spiritual confirmation and certitude. The quote on p. 213 of "S.A.Q." about the embryo was much quoted Fifteen years ago when the learned of the continuation of the Guar dianship through the Proclamation made by Charles Mason Remey. The soul is attached to the human embryo at its conception, and will continue throughout the different evolutionary steps of said embryo in this contingent world, and thereafter. My prayers go to you and also to the friends in your area. Faithfully in El Baha, [signed Donald Harvey] //**<span style="font-family: Liberation Serif,serif; font-size: 14.6667px;">5 rue Lavoisier **// //**<span style="font-family: Liberation Serif,serif;">75008 Paris **// //**<span style="font-family: Liberation Serif,serif;">France **//

[|//**Dr. Leland Jensen**//]

//**<span style="font-family: Liberation Serif,serif;">4117 Colonial Lane **// //**<span style="font-family: Liberation Serif,serif;">Missoula, Montana 59801 **// //**<span style="font-family: Liberation Serif,serif;">U. S. A. **//

[|//**June 20, 1975**//]

//**<span style="font-family: Liberation Serif,serif;">My Dear Leland : **//

//**<span style="font-family: Liberation Serif,serif;">Since writing you last April 14, I received in the mail another package which arrived damaged although the contents seem intact, with a copy of the Will and Testament of 'Abdu'l-Baha in facsimile from the original Edition, another Will in typed form together with the Kitab-i-Ahd & The Tablet of the Branch, the typed Hidden Words, the facsimile copy of Baha'i Occasional Prayers, a typed copy of Baha'i Prayers, and 3 samples of various editions of your group Publication. This Stone With Seven Eyes. For this I thank you very much. **// //**<span style="font-family: Liberation Serif,serif;">The whole earth being in such a mess because of general disobedience of God and of Baha'u'llah that started with the Crowned Heads of latter part of 19th Century resolutely ignoring the repeated calls and invitations of the One truly above them all, I will not insist now that all the Friends of God observe a particular set way of teaching the Cause as they see it. I will only make a very general call upon all the believers that they teach the Cause of Baha'u'llah according to their conception of the Cause, all the while endeavoring to elevate still further their personal concept so it gradually becomes more and more conform to what His Holiness Baha'u'llah awaits from each of us. Probably the very best way to teach others is to teach one's own self to every principle, law and precept Baha'u'llah intended for each man, woman and child living now as before and will live forevermore upon this Earth. Besides this there may be particular requirements in given areas that will warrant particular techniques nevertheless it must be known at ll moments that each one of us must rise out of present and past situations in order to become gradually identified with the standards set by God through Baha'u'llah for each human being. There is no coercion whatever anywhere and at any time and in the final analysis, each individual at the time he will deem proper will adopt the new that Baha'u'llah for over a Century called our attention to and at the same time, naturally, will forget the particularities created by men for more or less hopeless quests within a strictly human civilization whose days are counted yet we must all find ourselves gravitating into in order to attract as many of our fellow beings to this Blessed Cause sent to all men and to all peoples by Baha'u'llah in The Name of One God. **// //**<span style="font-family: Liberation Serif,serif;">I cannot express myself too strongly for the need for men to reconciliate with God as manifested by Baha'u'llah. Likewise I cannot to strongly stress the need for all Believers who once entered in contact with the Message of Baha'u'llah to put away their schemes that unfortunately developed in their communities, and enter under the Covenant unseparable from the Teachings and an integral part of this Revelation. The more they tarry the more difficult they will find themselves to shed away the human-made propositions they fell prey to. This goes not only for the believers who once followed Shoghi Effendi and for whom the doors must be left open, but also question his explanations of things and started to build up on their own personal propositions they pass on to others as being of the Baha'i Faith and yet, like everything else must be judged as to their degree of conformity with the real Teachings and Laws of Baha'u'llah. **// //**<span style="font-family: Liberation Serif,serif;">God issued His Revelation to all peoples, absolutely no one being excluded. Who knows who is a "Covenant-Breaker" ? Let each one of us worry and at all time as to his particular status with regards the Message and Call of Baha'u'llah, And his own degree of conformity with the Entire Revelation for this day and coming millennium of millenniums, always remembering this particular phrase of Baha'u'llah: "Breath not the sins of others as long as thou art thyself a sinner". For that reason, I entreat the believers to be ever ready to greet the other believers who were misled into turning away from the Covenant and from Mason Remey. The believers who profess to have continued under this Covenant should themselves not be misled into lawsuits seeking to evict people we know and know not from material worshipping and teaching facilities. All is of God and each has a role to play on which he or she will be judged by Him and by those who remained steadfast in absolute conformity with His Sacred Commands. A genera reconciliation must be sought, but not through compromise of any sort with His Word and precepts. This is our very ultimate hope, and the hope for all peoples everywhere. Baha'u'llah really guards His Cause and we should all be aware of that. Let no one work against what He has clearly made known to [all] peoples. **// //**<span style="font-family: Liberation Serif,serif;">Remaining faithfully yours, **// [|//**[s Donald A. Harvey**//]]

Donald Harvey 5, rue Lavoisier 75008 Paris

Mr. Brent Mathieu 408 Leonine Wichita, Kansas 67213

3 Masa' 'il 133 BE 15 December 1976 AD

Greetings : Acknowledging receipt of your letter dated 9 Quadrat 133 ( 13 November 1976 ). Most of mankind has wholly strayed from the True Path of God so shown by Baha'u'llah and 'Abdu'l-Baha. Baha ' u'llah said and wrote in the face of this that He will be patient and wait for the people to realize themselves how much they get hurt by themselves when depriving themselves of the Divine Bounties. The Guardian today realizes too how those who proclaim to be believers in Baha'u''ah want but to no avail condition the succesion of Guardainship. Such a matter belongs solely to God and Baha'u'llah. He protects each Guardian on Earth as He protects and assists each and every True Servant, who abides by His True Covenant. General disobedience has taken most people far away from the Covenant to material illusions. This order of things will have its end and will run its course. In the meantime whoever has seized the true Cause, its Teachings, Prayers, and Covenant must wait while at the same time deepen himself to the Revelation of Baha'u'llah so to be in his turn a Revelation to his fellow human beings. In such a personal undertaking no leader is needed. The teachings have been clearly revealed. Later on the Guardian will have to be more and more referred to as a new Community of peoples will emerge from the present chaos. Individuals and groups will continue to make claims and avoid the real issues which today are wholy spiritual. They do not want a Guardian as shown us by Baha'u'llah, as exemplefied by Abdu'l-Baha, and as explained by Shoghi Effendi and Charles Mason Remey. Satisfaction is being granted them, they are on their own. Those who do want the Guardian will individually dedicate himself to the Laws of Baha'u'llah so to become a True Servant and a cause of attraction for all men and women of good will and of discernment With The Guardian then the Cause will be universally recognized. Yours faithfully, in El Abha. [signed Donald Harvey]

//**<span style="font-family: Liberation Serif,serif;">To All Believers, Servants and Handmaids of the Universal Faith and Revelation **// //**<span style="font-family: Liberation Serif,serif;">of Baha'u'llah, The Splendor of God : By this writ in my own handwriting **// //**<span style="font-family: Liberation Serif,serif;">I, Mr. Doanald Alphonse Harvey presently residing at 5, rue Lavoisier **// //**<span style="font-family: Liberation Serif,serif;">75008 Paris, France, and presently being the Third Guardian of the **// //**<span style="font-family: Liberation Serif,serif;">Universal Faith and Revelation of Baha'u'llah until my seat is called **// //**<span style="font-family: Liberation Serif,serif;">from this Earth, do appoint and designate [|Mr. Jacques SOGHOMONIAN], **// //**<span style="font-family: Liberation Serif,serif;">presently residing at _ _ _ _ ___ as **// //**<span style="font-family: Liberation Serif,serif;">his successor as [|Fourth Guardian] of the [|Universal] Faith and [|Revelation] of **// //**<span style="font-family: Liberation Serif,serif;">[|Baha'u'llah]. This writ is thus being made by virtue of the Explicit Text **// //**<span style="font-family: Liberation Serif,serif;">of [|the Will and Testament] of [|'Abdu'l-Baha], in compliance with all **// //**<span style="font-family: Liberation Serif,serif;">prescriptions found in it. **// //**<span style="font-family: Liberation Serif,serif;">Rougemont, near Montana, Cole d'ev, in France, this day of **// //**<span style="font-family: Liberation Serif,serif;">Saturday ,November 19, Year 1984 AD, **// //**<span style="font-family: Liberation Serif,serif;">[Signed Donald A. Harvey.] **// //**<span style="font-family: Liberation Serif,serif;">- Third Guardian. **// <span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: -40px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: -25px; width: 1px;"> //**Mason Remey**//