The Unfolding Destiny of the British Bahá'í Community : the Messages from the Guardian of the Bahá'í Faith to the Bahá'ís of the British IslesShoghi, Effendi
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The Unfolding Destiny of the British Bahá'í Community : the Messages from the Guardian of the Bahá'í Faith to the Bahá'ís of the British Isles
Shoghi, Effendi
Bahai Faith -- Great Britain -- History -- Sources; Shoghi, Effendi, 1897-1957 -- Correspondence
At the direction of our beloved Guardian I acknowledge with thanks the
receipt of your communications dated November 28th, December 5th, January
5th and 14th written on behalf of the British N.S.A., all of which he has
read, together with their enclosures, with earnest and fullest attention.
Regarding the matter of the N.S.A.’s incorporation, he has noted with real
satisfaction that in spite of the difficulties raised by the officials in
the Board of Trade in connection with your application, the contacts you
have formed with these officials have been of such a friendly nature as to
give your Assembly an opportunity to further press your case, and also to
impress the authorities concerned with the true nature and significance of
the Faith.
The Guardian would urge your Assembly to strain every nerve to bring this
task to speedy completion, and wishes me to reassure you and your
fellow-members that he will continually and most fervently pray that your
renewed efforts in this connection may be crowned with full success.
He also wishes me to express his feelings of deep satisfaction at the
efforts of your Assembly in connection with the publication of “New World
Order”, which paper, he hopes, will prove of increasing value as a medium
for the spread of the Cause throughout England.
In closing I feel I must also convey his loving thanks to your Assembly
for the very cordial welcome and warm hospitality which you have, in
response to his telegram, kindly extended to our well beloved and highly
esteemed brother Mr. ‘Alá’í. The love and consideration he has been shown
by the friends, and by the members of your Assembly in particular, will,
he feels certain, help to a marked degree in counter-acting the painful
effects of the insidious disease from which he is so severely, yet so
uncomplainingly suffering. The spirit of courage and fortitude which he is
displaying surely cannot but create a profound impression upon all those
friends, doctors and patients who come in contact with him. May his
presence in your midst, however temporary, serve as an opportunity of
further spreading the knowledge of the Faith, and also be the means of
encouragement and inspiration to the believers....
[From the Guardian:]
Dear and valued co-workers,
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