ment in the capital of that country of one or two American believers
who, having the means, the freedom and the capacity, can adequately meet
the pressing requirements of a responsible position. Judging from their
report, the situation in Tihran though much confused and perplexing, is
fraught with rich possibilities for the future of the Cause, both as
affecting the national fortunes of Persia, as well as its influence upon
the international development of the Cause.

American Teachers in Tihran

The situation as I see it calls for the devoted efforts of one or two
capable workers who, untrammelled and with independent means, can quietly,
tenaciously and tactfully, pursue over a considerable length of time the
meritorious work of fostering the cause of Baha'i education, for both boys
and girls, in the swiftly changing capital of a promising country. It
should be their primary duty to extend the scope and enhance the prestige
of these twin Baha'i educational institutions, and to initiate by sound
and well-considered methods such measures as will consolidate the work
already achieved. It would be highly gratifying if they could also
endeavor, by keeping in close and constant touch with the Persian and
American National Spiritual Assemblies, to fortify those vital bonds that
spiritually unite the cradle of the Baha'i Faith with the great American
Republic--the foremost standard-bearer of the Cause in the Western field.
Such efforts will extremely facilitate cooperation between these two
countries, whose common destiny is to provide, each in its own typical
manner, the essential elements in the foundation of the world order
ushered in by Baha'u'llah.

The gradual expansion of foreign as well as officially subsidized
educational schools in Tihran, the prolonged absence of competent teachers
and organizers that can revive the declining influence of a hitherto
renowned Baha'i educational institution, and the critical and vigilant
attitude which the growing influence of the Cause has induced in its
malignant and envious enemies, are today subjects of gravest concern to
the elected representatives of our suffering brethren and sisters in
Persia. I would therefore request those who feel the urge and have the
means to undertake this task to communicate with the National Spiritual
Assembly who, after mature deliberation, will select one or two who, in
their judgment, can best render this service, and decide upon the exact