pronouncement I enclose--we truly recognise evidences of the irresistible
power, the increasing vitality, the strange working of a Faith destined to
regenerate the world. Her Majesty's striking tribute paid to the
illuminative power of the Teachings of Baha'u'llah and 'Abdu'l-Baha is
bound to effect an entire transformation in the attitude of many to a
Faith the tenets of which have often been misunderstood and sorely
neglected. It will serve as a fresh stimulus to the enlightened and
cultured to investigate with an open mind the verities of its message, the
source of its life-giving principles.

From Ba_gh_dad, moreover, where the sacred habitation of Baha'u'llah has
been violated by a relentless enemy and converted into a rallying centre
for the corrupt, the perverse, and the fanatical, there comes the news,
highly reassuring to us all, of the satisfactory progress of the
negotiations which, we are informed on high authority, will soon lead to
the expropriation of the property by the State, culminating in the
fullness of time in its occupation by the triumphant followers of God's
holy Faith. The case of the houses, so ably presented, so persistently
pursued, above all reinforced by the vigilant and protecting power of our
departed Master, will eventually triumph, and by its repercussions in
Persia as in the world at large, will lend a powerful impetus to the
liberation of those forces which will carry the Cause to its ultimate
destiny. I will, when the occasion presents itself, inform the believers
through their respective National Spiritual Assemblies to address messages
of appreciation and gratitude to the Authorities concerned in view of
their unrelaxing efforts for the triumph of Right and Justice.

For the present, we cannot but rejoice and feel profoundly thankful as we
witness in so many directions the welcome signs of the gradual
emancipation of the struggling Faith of Baha'u'llah, of the increasing
recognition on the part of both the high and lowly of its universal
principles--all so rich in their promise of ultimate victory.

Your true brother,
Shoghi

Letter of 29 November 1926

29 November 1926

Dear Mr. Simpson,

Shoghi Effendi wishes me to acknowledge the receipt of your letter dated
November 14th, 1926, together with the minutes of the 18th meeting of the
National Assembly, held on October 23rd 1926. He has received the 200
copies of the 4th edition of the folder and desires to thank yo