> Has the House actually confirmed that the Remey design will be built? > Given that the Master and Guardian approved Remey and his design before > he broke the covenant, it would seem that the House would have grounds > to alter the decision. Does it seem credible or consistent that either > the Master or the Guardian would not revoke a responsibility and bounty > bestowed upon a believer if he broke the covenant, especially if that > believer rebelled against the House, an institution further developed > and defined by the Master and the Guardian themselves?
I don't remember where I learned this. My recollection is that when the Baha'is were choosing the design for the Wilmette Temple, Remey's and Bourgeois' designs tied. Remey then graciously withdrew his design. The Master stated that because of this act, Remey would design the Mashriqu'l-Adhkar for Mount Carmel. Remey then designed it, with input from the Guardian. Shoghi Effendi's secretary wrote on his behalf: "The type of dome on such structures as Mason Remey's Temple for Haifa, the Shrine of the B�b and St. Peter's in Rome he considers beautiful in proportion and suitable." http://www.bahai.com/writings4/ShoghiEffendi/aunz/126-130.htm Remey did not like the Guardian "interfering" with his designs, but in my view the Guardian really enhanced Remey's designs, using his technical abilities as a tool. I heard somewhere that two of the doors of the Shrine of the Bab -- I think five were named by the Master, 4 by the Guardian -- that two of the believers after whom doors of the Shrine of the Bab were named by the Master, broke the Covenant after the Master's passing. Shoghi Effendi did not change the names. So the Head of the Faith is guided to know when such a change would be meet and proper, and when it will do no harm. It is a sign of the profound respect the House of Justice gives to the decisions of the Master and the Guardian, that Remey's design will be built on Carmel. My recollection is that a model of this design is in the central hall of the Mansion of Bahji. I can't point to any authorized statements on any of this, other than the quote above. Brent ---------- You are subscribed to Baha'i Studies as: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Baha'i Studies is available through the following: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://list.jccc.net/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=bahai-st news://list.jccc.net/bahai-st http://www.escribe.com/religion/bahaist (public) http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] (public)
