May 26. On this date in 1955, Shoghi Effendi addressed a cablegram "to The Bahá'í World" wherein he calls on believers of the "North American continent, recognized stronghold of the administrative order of the Faith, and those residing in the British Commonwealth and Empire, situated in the heart, the East and West of the African continent, scattered throughout the Antipodes and Pacific area, to arise promptly and accelerate the tempo of their activities."

May 26. On this date in 1955, Shoghi Effendi addressed a cablegram "to The Bahá'í World" wherein he calls on believers of the "North American continent, recognized stronghold of the administrative order of the Faith, and those residing in the British Commonwealth and Empire, situated in the heart, the East and West of the African continent, scattered throughout the Antipodes and Pacific area, to arise promptly and accelerate the tempo of their activities."