Shoghi Effendi will
remember in his prayers all those who are working in this noble field of
service.

Shoghi Effendi desires that you should extend his loving greetings to all
the friends in Auckland. He hopes that through their endeavours and the
Master's invisible guiding hand they will succeed to raise the standard of
the Cause in that land to such heights that it will arouse the interest of
all the seeking souls and in due time win their support.

The members of the Master's family are well and send you their loving
greetings.

Yours in His Service,
Ruhi Afnan

[From the Guardian:]

_My dear co-worker:_

_I shall pray from all my heart for the steady development and the growing
influence of the "Herald of the South". May its voice grow in strength and
power, and may its pages increasingly reflect the dynamic spirit of the
Faith and mirror forth the ever-expanding activities of the friends in
Australasia as well as in distant lands. Persevere in your efforts, let
not obstacles damp your zeal and determination and rest assured that the
Power of God which is reinforcing your efforts will in the end triumph and
enable you to fulfil your cherished desire._

_Shoghi_

(16) January 11th, 1927

Dear Baha'i Sister,

Our beloved Guardian has asked me to write to you for him. He is very
pleased with your letter of Dec. 8th which reached him on Jan. 10th and he
is very glad to hear of your activities in New Zealand. He will pray
earnestly that your sincere efforts to make Baha'u'llah's Revelation
widely known will bring forth much fruit and have a great result. In the
newer countries minds are more open, and the people more ready and willing
to receive this Great Message.

With regard to the Queen of Rumania's 3 articles--he will see that you
receive them correctly. He considers the last one in which she
acknowledges Muhammad as a true Prophet of God to have great importance
for the East and especially in Persia. This evening, I personally have had
a most interesting conversation with Dr. Habib of Kermanshah[+E6] who is
now on a visit to Shoghi Effendi with his wife and little girl. He was
telling us of the continued fanaticism of the Moslems of Persia--and how
during two periods of the year especially, the fanatical Mullahs preach
against the Baha'is from their pulpits--saying to the ignorant "No matter
what evil things you have done during your life, or what sins you have
committed, if you kill a Bah