sustain and bless your
magnificent efforts.

Your true brother, Shoghi

(October 8, 1931)

[Letter of January 25, 1932]

Shoghi Effendi wishes me to acknowledge the receipt of your letter dated
December 29, 1931 bearing the sad news of the death of Mr. Susumu
Aibara(25) . It is surely a great loss to have a young man of his ability
and standing leave the group. Our sole comfort should be in this that he
is at present in a higher spiritual realm enjoying a blissful being far
beyond our powers to appreciate. Shoghi Effendi hopes that the members of
his family will view his passing in that light and appease their sorrows.
Please convey to them all Shoghi Effendi's sympathies.

(January 25, 1932)

[Letter of February 11, 1933]

Shoghi Effendi wishes me to ... inform you of the safe arrival of the one
hundred copies of Dr. Esslemont's book that you sent him. The book surely
looks beautiful and is fully befitting the message it conveys.

The Guardian hopes that now that this task is completed the friends in
Japan will make a stupendous effort to spread it throughout the country
and get it to the attention of those seeking souls who are yearning to
find some source of spiritual light and help to which they can turn for
guidance and salvation.

With such a comprehensive book at hand ready for distribution, the Faith
of Baha'u'llah should spread in no time. The friends should become
conscious of this, and, uniting their efforts, arise in an unprecedented
form to spread the Teachings.

(signed by Ruhi Afnan)

(in the Guardian's handwriting)

Dear and much-prized co-worker:

With feelings of intense delight and gratitude, I have sent, this very
afternoon the books you have sent me to the library of the Mansion of
Baha'u'llah at Bahji. They will be placed by myself side by side with the
fourteen different printed versions of "The New Era", and will be a
constant reminder of your perseverance, your magnificent efforts, your
exemplary devotion to the Cause of God. It is a historic service that you
have rendered to the Abha Threshold. I urge you to send one copy to each
of the most important Baha'i centers in East and West. Its effect, I feel,
will be remarkable.

Your true brother, Shoghi

(February 11, 1933)

[Letter of June 8, 1933]

He (the Guardian) has directed me to thank you on his behalf and to assure
you of his abiding appreciation of your unforgettable services to the
Cause in Japa