|  | The Light of Divine Guidance [First of Two Volumes] | Pages 242-244 | 
                
|  | Letter of 19 October 1955
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	| 1 | Dear Bahá'í Friends: |  | 
	| 2 | I cabled you at the instruction of our beloved Guardian 
today as follows: |  | 
	| 3 | "Your cable October 15 presume decision temple design 
has no bearing on court decision October 26 is this correct?  
Do you have advance information as to what decision 
will be?  Guardian has made no decision but seems to 
prefer Azamat by Hopfer Stuttgart.  Please cable proposed 
height and width.  Have you any idea of cost of 
construction". |  | 
	| 4 | As the cable indicates, it is my understanding that the 
decision with regard to Temple design has nothing to do 
 
with the decision in the court case, but that you wished the 
Guardian's decision in order to assist in appropriate 
publicity.  We hope and pray that the decision will be 
favorable. |  | 
	| 5 | In reviewing these specifications which you have set up 
for the Temple, the Guardian wishes to call your attention 
to the fact that you have included some items in the 
specifications which are not necessary, and in fact are 
definitely not a part of a Bahá'í Temple, as follows: |  | 
	| 6 | Your No. 14--Assembly Hall.  The Temple is for 
worship only, and no Assembly Hall is permissible.  (In 
America the basement of the Temple has been temporarily 
used as a Foundation Hall.)  This has been due to the long 
time taken to construct the building etc. |  | 
	| 7 | No. 17--Conference Rooms.  Inasmuch as the Temple is 
for worship only, conference rooms are not required. |  | 
	| 8 | No. 18--Library and Archives.  These facilities are not 
required nor desirable in a House of Worship. |  | 
	| 9 | No. 19 and 20--Kitchen Facilities.  These are not 
required, as food is not to be served in the Temple.  The 
Temple is for prayer and worship only. |  | 
	| 10 | No. 27--Air Raid Shelters.  These are not required. |  | 
	| 11 | No. 30--Caretaker's House.  This is not required at the
present time, as the caretaker can sleep in one of the spare 
rooms of the Temple. |  | 
	| 12 | The Guardian feels it important to direct your attention to 
the fact that the Temple must be built just as economically 
as possible, and to provide only the facilities which are 
prescribed for a House of Worship.  The Cause is under such 
heavy expense at the present time that we cannot undertake 
the construction of buildings which require too great an 
outlay of funds. |  | 
	| 13 | The Guardian would appreciate your having some 
preliminary estimates made just as quickly as possible of 
what it would cost to build the Temple designated as 
"Azamat".  He likewise would like you to send him now just 
as many details as possible concerning the construction of 
this building, materials to be used etc. |  | 
	| 14 | I presume by the time this letter reaches you, you will 
have cabled the proposed height and width. |  | 
	| 15 | The Guardian would greatly value your giving him the 
detailed information regarding "Azamat" just as promptly 
as possible.... |  | 
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