The photograph of the Shrine on Mt. Carmel was sent to Dr. Brasch, and we
hope that he received it safely.
As regards the “Herald of the South” magazine, in view of the important
work lying ahead of your Assembly, and the fact that this magazine is a
drain on the limited resources of the Community, he thinks it would be
quite all right to suspend publication until a future date when the
financial situation permits such expenditures to be made with relative
ease. He leaves, however, the final decision to your Assembly.
The Committee responsible for the publication of this magazine has
certainly laboured valiantly throughout the years, and the publication
will be missed by its readers. However, it is some years since the
American Bahá’í Magazine was abandoned for similar reasons, and the
Guardian feels that you can do so in Australia, and the funds be used to
better advantage, at this time. However, now that you have found a printer
in Sydney and appointed a new committee, he thinks you should continue it
and give the new Plan a try.
The progress your Assembly has been making on the plans for the Temple, in
conjunction with the evidently very able and cooperative architect whom
you have found in Sydney, greatly pleases and encourages the beloved
Guardian. He is particularly happy to know that Mr. Brogan is pliable in
his ideas, and enthusiastic about getting the Temple constructed, even
though the original design is not his own. Unfortunately, owing to the age
of Mr. Remey and his duties at the International Center, it is impossible
for him to carry out, himself, the execution in detail of his plans or to
supervise the construction; and consequently both the Kampala Temple and
the Sydney Temple have been entrusted to reliable firms.
The influence that this Mother Temple of the whole Pacific area will exert
when constructed, is incalculable and mysterious. The beloved Master told
the American friends that their Temple would be the greatest silent
teacher, and there is no doubt that this one building has exerted a
profound influence on the spread of the Faith, not only in the United
States and the Western Hemisphere, but throughout the world. We can
therefore expect that the construction of another “Mother Temple” in the
heart of Australasia, and one in the center of Africa, as well as one in
the heart of Europe, will exert a tremendous influence, both locally and
internationally.
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