request you to convey
to all the friends in the name of the oppressed Baha'is of Persia, and
particularly the homeless sufferers of Nayriz, the expression of their
deepest gratitude and highest appreciation. May America's noble donations
draw even as a magnet the blessings of the Almighty Giver upon the task it
has set itself to achieve!

I am delighted to learn of the evidences of growing interest, of the
sympathetic understanding, and brotherly cooperation on the part of two
capable and steadfast servants of the One True God, Dr. H. Randall and Dr.
Guthrie, whose participation in our work I hope and pray will widen the
scope of our activities, enrich our opportunities, and lend a fresh
impetus to our endeavors. I wish them happiness and success from all my
heart.

News Letter

The News Letter which you have lately initiated fulfills a very vital
function and has been started admirably well. I would urge you to enlarge
its scope, as much as your resources permit, that in time it may devote a
special section to every phase of your activities, administrative,
devotional, humanitarian, financial, educational and otherwise. That it
may attain its object it must combine the essential qualities of accuracy,
reliability, thoroughness, dignity and wisdom. It should become a great
factor in promoting understanding, providing information on Baha'i
activity, both local and foreign, in stimulating interest, in combating
evil influences, and in upholding and safeguarding the institutions of the
Cause. It should be made as representative as possible, should be replete
with news, up-to-date in its information, and should arouse the keenest
interest among believers and admirers alike in every corner of the globe.
I cherish great hopes for its immediate future, and I trust you will
devote your special attention to its development, and by devising
well-conceived and worldwide measures transform this News Letter into what
I hope will become the foremost Baha'i Journal of the world.

Title of Assemblies

As to the title to be adopted for letterheads, I would suggest, pending
the formation of the Universal House of Justice, the phrase "The National
Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of the United States and Canada,"
retaining the word "spiritual" and restricting the meaning of the term
"assembly" to be applied only to the body of nine elected by the friends
whether for local or national purposes.

Representation