tain the fullest information on
the character and extent of the worldwide progress of the Cause, and
strive to contribute his share towards the strengthening of the spirit of
solidarity among the component parts of the Baha'i world.

Such in their broad outline are the guiding principles which those who
have been placed in charge of the administration of the affairs of the
Cause should at present endeavor to promote, explain and securely
establish. Nothing short of the spirit of unwavering faith, of continuous
vigilance and patient endeavor can hope to secure eventually the
realization of this our cherished desire.

May America's national representatives arise with clear vision, with
unswerving determination and renewed vigor to carry out in its entirety
the sacred task they have purposed to perform.

Assuring you of my continued and earnest prayers for the success of your
efforts,

I am your true brother,
SHOGHI.

Haifa, Palestine,
May 11th, 1926.

Letter of October 7th, 1926.

To the beloved of the Lord and the handmaids of the Merciful throughout
the West.

Dearly-beloved brothers and sisters in 'Abdu'l-Baha:

In the course of the few months that have elapsed since my last
communication to you regarding the appalling circumstances that have
culminated in the martyrdom of our Persian brethren in Jahrum, events of
the highest importance to the future welfare of our beloved Cause have
transpired, and with startling suddenness conferred abiding solace upon
those who still have to face the pains and terrors of unmitigated and
shameless tyranny.

Response of Queen Marie

You have, most of you, I presume, read with thrilling joy in one of the
recent issues of the Star of the West that illuminating account given by
our beloved sister, Miss Martha Root, wherein she tells with her
characteristic directness and modesty the story of her moving interview
with Her Majesty Queen Marie of Roumania and of the cordial and ready
response which her gentle yet persuasive presentation of the principles of
the Baha'i Faith has evoked in the heart of that honored queen. One of the
visible and potent effects which this historic interview proved capable of
achieving was the remarkable appeal in the form of an open letter which
Her Majesty freely and spontaneously caused to be published to the world
at large testifying in a language of exquisite beauty to the power and
sublimity of the Message of Baha'u'llah.