" I do not think the Hands were appointed for that purpose. The House of Justice WOULD be appointed for the purpose of consultation. The Hands were servants of the Will of the Central Figures of the Faith."
Dear Scott, The House of Justice is elected for the purpose of legislation. *All* our our administrative institutions are expected to consult. Were this not true of the Hands as well, Abdu'l-Baha would not have mentioned the Hands electing nine of them from among their own numbers to validate the choice of the next Guardian. warmest, Susan __________________________________________________ You are subscribed to Baha'i Studies as: mailto:archive@mail-archive.com To unsubscribe, send a blank email to mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe, use subscribe bahai-st in the message body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Baha'i Studies is available through the following: Mail - mailto:bahai-st@list.jccc.edu Web - http://list.jccc.edu/read/?forum=bahai-st News - news://list.jccc.edu/bahai-st Public - http://www.escribe.com/religion/bahaist Old Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/bahai-st@list.jccc.net New Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/bahai-st@list.jccc.edu
