- 1927-10-00 —
The first issue of the monthy called World Unity Magazine. Its editors were John Herman Randall, John Herman Randall Jr. and Horace Holley. The concluding volume of the magazine stated its unique character proceeded from the outlook of its founders, who "realized the inter-dependence of religion, science and sociology in the movements simultaneously destroying the past and forming a new era in human history." During its last years of publication, it was openly a Bahá'í journal. [The Cause of Universal Peace]
- All subsequent issues are available at Baha'i Works.
- In 1935 it was decided to merge World Unity with another publication, Star of the West (renamed The Bahá'í Magazine in its later volumes) to become a new entity, World Order. This magazine was published from 1935 to 1949, revived in 1966, and ran until 2007. Like World Unity, its erudite articles covered a wide range of topics aimed at the educated public, but it was unmistakably a Bahá'í organ under the auspices of the US National Spiritual Assembly and never acquired as broad a readership as World Unity. [BN No 90 Mar 1935 p8]
- 1928-01-00 — A charter was granted by the State of New
York to World Unity Foundation, a
body of trustees administering the
Conferences, the Institute of World
Unity, and also assisting in the promotion of World Unity Magazine.
The purpose of the Foundation, as
set forth in the Charter, is "to maintain facilities for promoting those ethical, humanitarian and spiritual ideals
and principles which create harmony
and understanding among religions,
races, nations and classes; and for cooperating with established educational,
scientific and religious bodies working
ior these ends." The Charter was
granted to the following as trustees:
John Herman Randall (a Christian Minister), Mary Rumsey
Movius, Melbert B, Cary, Florence
Reed Morton, Alfred W. Martin, Horace Holley and Mountfort Mills. [BN No 20 Nov 1927 p8; BN No 22 Mar 1928 p8]
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