gh their respective spiritual local Assemblies the
joyful tidings of the progress of the Cause, in the form of regular
detailed reports, to the various assemblies of their spiritual brethren
and sisters in the West. England, I am confident, will regularly and
consistently receive, directly, and indirectly through the "Star of the
West" and the "Baha'i News" of India, a large share of such tidings from
Persia, Caucasus, Turkestan, India, Turkey and Mesopotamia, North Africa
and Egypt. It would be most gratifying and encouraging to all earnest
workers for the Cause of Baha'u'llah if every now and then a report on the
spiritual activities of the friends in Great Britain, as well as articles
on spiritual matters, would be submitted for publication to the
above-mentioned periodicals. It would, I feel very strongly, react very
favourably on the Cause in England, and would serve to draw closer the
ties that bind all spiritual centres together at the present time.

I would be pleased and grateful if the members of the Spiritual Assembly
would at any time inform me of their needs, wants and desires, their plans
and activities, that I may through my prayers and brotherly assistance
contribute, however meagrely, to the success of their glorious mission in
this world.

To my extreme regret, I feel unable in view of my manifold and pressing
duties, and owing to the extraordinary extension of the Movement in recent
times, to correspond with the friends individually and express to them in
writing what I always feel in the depth of my heart of brotherly affection
and abiding gratitude for their love and sympathy for me. I shall,
however, await with eager expectation their individual letters and assure
them of my readiness and wish to be of any service to them in their work
for the Cause.

Remembering every one of you in these hallowed surroundings and fervently
praying at the three sacred Thresholds that the blessings of the Lord may
rest upon your individual and collective efforts,

I am as ever your devoted brother,
Shoghi

Letter of 17 February 1923

17 February 1923

The beloved of the Lord and the handmaids of the Merciful throughout
London, Manchester and Bournemouth.
Care of the members of the National Spiritual Assembly.(3)

Dearest brethren and sisters in 'Abdu'l-Baha,

The letters that I have recently received from the friends in London and
Manchester have been to me a source of great hope and encouragement