This has again, during the last few years, been demonstrated even more
remarkably by the British Bahá’ís, who have not only had to contend with
very limited means and a small community to draw from, but have also had
infinite restrictions and privations to put up with—and, in spite of this,
they are steadily gaining on the requirements of the Plan they have set
for themselves, and, indeed, are startling and inspiring their
fellow-Bahá’ís everywhere by their spirit and achievements!
He hopes that now, from “down under”, news will begin to flow out to the
Bahá’í World of the remarkable accomplishments of the Australians and New
Zealanders!
Regarding the question you asked him about the Bahá’í sacred writings:
these should be regarded as the writings of the Báb, Bahá’u’lláh and
‘Abdu’l-Bahá and only these should be read during the purely devotional
part of the Feast.
He wishes to assure you, and all the other members of the N.S.A., of his
most loving and ardent prayers for the success of your various
undertakings and above all, for the success of your teaching Plan.
With warmest greetings,
R. Rabbani.
[From the Guardian:]
Dear and valued co-workers:
The Plan launched by the small yet highly promising community of devoted
believers in Australia and New Zealand constitutes a landmark of unusual
significance in the history of the evolution of the Faith in that far-off
continent. It opens a new chapter, rich in promise, momentous in the
events which it must record, and destined to be regarded as a prelude to
still more glorious chapters in the annals of the Faith in the Antipodes.
The limited resources at the disposal of the prosecutors of the Plan, the
vastness of the territory in which it must operate, the fewness of the
numbers of those participating in its execution, offer a mighty challenge
which no loyal follower of the Faith of Bahá’u’lláh can either ignore or
minimize. Indeed the greater the challenge, the more bountiful the
blessings which will be vouchsafed from on high, and the richer the reward
to be won by its triumphant executors.
The successful termination of this Plan, the first fruit of the newly
established and properly functioning Administrative Order in those distant
lands, will pave the way for the launching of still greater enterprises,
destined to carry the message of Bahá’u’lláh to the Islands of the Pacific
in the vicinity of that continent. For the mission entrusted to the care
of the adherents of the Faith in Australia and New Zealand is by no means
confined to the mainland of Australia and the islands of New Zealand, but
should embrace, as it unfolds, in the years to come, the islands of the
Antipodes, where the banner of the Faith still remains to be unfurled and
its Message is as yet undelivered.
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