utterance: “Be ye Trustees of the Merciful One among men”; and seek the help of God and His guidance in order to fulfill that exhortation.
Article I
The name of said Trust shall be theNational Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States and Canada.
Article II
Sharing the ideals and assisting the efforts of our fellow Bahá’ís to establish, uphold and promote the spiritual, educaional and humanitarian teachings of human brotherhood, radiant faith, exalted character and selfless love revealed in the ives and utterances of all the Prophets and Messengers of God, Founders of the world’s revealed religions — and given renewed creative energy and universal application to the conditions of this age in the life and utterances of Bahá’u’lláh — we declare the purposes and objects of his Trust to be to administer the affairs of the Cause of Bahá’u’lláh for the benefit of the Bahá’ís of the United States and Canada according to the principles of Bahá’í affiliation and administration created and established by Bahá’u’lláh, defined and explained by 'Abdu'l-Baha, and amplified and applied by Shoghi Effendi and his duly constituted successor and successors under the provision of the Will and Testament of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá.
These purposes are to be realized by means of devotional meetings; by public meetings and conferences of an educational, humanitarian and spiritual character; by the publication of books, magazines and newspapers; by the construction of temples of universal worship and of other institutions and edifices for humanitarian service; by supervising, unifying, promoting and generally administering the activities of the Bahá’ís of the United States and Canada in the fulfillment of their religious offices, duties and ideals; and by any other means appropriate to these ends, or any of them.
Other purposes and objects of this Trust are:
a.The right to enter into, make, perform and carry out contracts of every sort and kind for the furtherance of the objects of this Trust with any person, firm, association, corporation, private, public or municipal or body politic, or any state, territory or colony thereof, or any foreign government; and in this connection, and in all transactions under the terms of this Trust, to do any and all things which a co-partnership or natural person could do or exercise, and which now or hereafter may be authorized by law.
b.To hold and be named as beneficiary under any trust established by law or otherwise or under any will or other testamentary instrument in connection with any gift, devise, or bequest in which a trust or trusts is or are established in any part of the world as well as in the United States and Canada; to receive gifts, devises or bequests of money or other property.
c.All and whatsoever the several purposes and objects set forth in the written utterances of Bahá’u’lláh, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá and Shoghi Effendi, under which certain jurisdiction, powers and rights are granted to National Spiritual Assemblies.
d.Generally to do all things and acts which in the judgment of said Trustees, i.e., the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States and Canada, are necessary, proper and advantageous to promote the complete and successful administration of this Trust.
Article III
Section I. All persons, firms, corporations and associations extending credit to, contracting with or having any claim against the Trustees, i.e., the National Spiritual Assembly, and the members thereof, of any character whatsoever,
