hat after the war many will be able to
make the pilgrimage. They will be most welcome.

Assuring you and all the members of the N.S.A. of his loving prayers and
his ardent hopes for the success of this great celebration which you will
now be planning....

P.S. The Guardian recently cabled asking you to forward a complete list of
all Spiritual Assemblies in the British Isles and the name of every
locality where one or more believers reside.

[From the Guardian:]

Dear and valued co-workers,

I pray that the celebration of the Centenary of our beloved Faith by the
English believers may be a remarkable success. The committee that will
have to be appointed for this purpose must strain every nerve, explore
every avenue, and lose no time in order to ensure the unqualified success
of this undertaking. I will supplicate the Beloved to guide every step you
take, to aid you to surmount all obstacles, and to inspire you to
undertake the measures that are most conducive to the proper discharge of
your noble task. The widest possible publicity should be given to the
Faith by every means at your disposal.

Your true and grateful brother,
Shoghi

Letter of 4 August 1943

4 August 1943

Dear Baha'i Sister,

Your letters, written on behalf of the National Spiritual Assembly and
dated May 14th and June 6th have been received, together with the minutes
of the April and May N.S.A. meetings, and the Guardian has instructed me
to answer them on his behalf.

He was very encouraged to see the number of places where there are now one
or two registered Baha'is residing, as these are beacons of the
Faith--however lonely and however, as yet, feeble the light they are able
to radiate.

The Guardian feels that it would be an excellent plan if some way could be
found to raise Bournemouth and Torquay to Assembly status; either through
some self-sacrificing souls moving to these places and thus giving them
the required number, or through the efforts of the local and visiting
teachers. With the Centenary of the Faith so rapidly approaching it seems
a great pity that England should be deprived of these two Assemblies, when
each one of them only requires one person to bring it to Assembly status.

Regarding the questions you asked in connection with the following minutes
of the N.S.A. meetings: 753. The Guardian advises you to consult Canon
Townshend, and if he considers it advisable to compile a pamphlet for
distribution to the