In the matter of attendance of delegates at Conventions, the
desirability of the friends themselves being self-supporting should be pointed
out by the National Assembly. If a delegate cannot pay his own expenses in
attending the Convention, the Local Assembly or the believers in the electoral
unit from which the delegate comes should be encouraged by the National
Assembly to defray such expenses, so that only when funds are unavailable from
those sources, the National Assembly is approached to consider offering
financial assistance. The same principle holds true about other activities,
such as attendance at Institutes, Conferences and Summer Schools.
- The Universal House of Justice (From a
letter dated 9 February 1967 written by the Universal House of Justice to
various National Spiritual Assemblies; The Compilation of Compilations, vol.
II, Teaching the Masses)
