N.S.A.'s discretion whether you should approach him as his representative
or as the representative of the British National Assembly.
Concerning Mrs. Basil Hall's paper which she had prepared for last year's
Summer School; the N.S.A.'s approval sanctioning its publication would be
sufficient. You need not, therefore, send the manuscript to Haifa. But as
to the passages she had quoted from Myron Phelps' book, the Guardian does
not advise that these quotations be included in the pamphlet, as Phelps'
book is full of inaccuracies that are misleading, and for this reason
should be ignored by the believers.
The Guardian is inexpressibly delighted at the news of the completion of
the N.S.A.'s incorporation certificate, and would appreciate your sending
him three photostat reproductions of the original, one of which he will
arrange to be placed in the Mansion at Bahji, and the second he will
include in the next issue of "Baha'i World", and the third he will keep in
his own files.
The Guardian wishes me in closing to urge your Assembly to make a special
effort during this year to concentrate on furthering the teaching work in
Birmingham, Leeds, Newcastle, Brighton, Sheffield and Bournemouth, in view
of the teaching opportunities that these centres, as indicated in your
letter, seem to offer at present. He welcomes the recommendation made to
this effect at the last Annual Convention and would urge the newly elected
N.S.A. to give this task its continued and fullest attention. However
stupendous the plan now confronting your Assembly may be, you should
resolutely and relentlessly endeavour to carry it through, ever confident
in the promised assistance and unfailing guidance of Baha'u'llah.
To you and your distinguished fellow-members I beg to convey the
assurances of his profound and loving appreciation of your loyal and
affectionate greetings....
[From the Guardian:]
Dear and valued co-workers,
The extension, along sound lines and with such memorable swiftness and
harmony, of the activities in which the believers of the United Kingdom
are so earnestly and devotedly engaged, merits the highest praise and is a
source of constant encouragement and satisfaction to me in my arduous
work. They are taking a momentous step forward and are launching
enterprises that will no doubt shed fresh lustre on their beloved Faith
and leave a distinct mark on Baha'i history. I will continue to pray on
their behalf, and feel certain that
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