rs that Final Phase day must be April 21st, and not in July.

He feels that, although precedence must be given to the new goal
assemblies, this does not mean the older assemblies like Bournemouth can
afford to be neglected. They must be maintained, but the first call on
pioneers must be from the critical goal assemblies who--at least
theoretically--need help more urgently! He has just cabled you about this.

He sees no objection to your printing excerpts from his "Dispensation" and
"God Passes By" in your compilation on the Covenant. Although he strongly
feels that the Master's writings, the revealed Word of Baha'u'llah and the
Bab, and his own writings should, out of respect for the difference in
their relative stations, be published whenever possible in separate
volumes, this must not be fanatically adhered to where an educative
compilation on a certain subject is conceived.

A vacancy can be recognised, under the circumstances you outlined in your
letter of December 22, 1948, and a new assembly member be elected. But of
course this in no way implies the retiring member of the Assembly is not a
full voting believer, and a member of the community in good standing.

He deeply sympathises with the struggles of the British Baha'is at present
to perform their task, now reaching the crucial stage, in spite of
financial difficulties and shortage of pioneers. It would seem as if all
our tasks, all over the world, including here at the World Centre, are
becoming increasingly more of a challenge to us. As the time approaches
for the ending of the various Plans, Six Year ones, Seven Year, Five Year,
etc., the obstacles seem to become greater, and the friends are made to
realise that very real, hard, often back-breaking effort and sacrifice is
involved! The The American Baha'is here-to-fore so relatively easily
victorious(!), are now feeling a very real squeeze on their resources and
determination. The same is true of India, Persia, and the other countries
with goals to accomplish within a fixed and rapidly diminishing period! He
himself, having undertaken at such a disturbed time to raise at least the
first story or arcade of the new part of the Bab's Shrine, finds himself
beset with worries, problems and complications which have not only doubled
his work, but exhaust and harass him all the time. So at least, let the
British friends know that when they struggle and feel hard beset, they are
not struggling and worrying alone! Fa