ORGETTABLE PRAYING PROGRESS SOUL ABHA KINGDOM.

SHOGHI

Letter of 3 May 1950

3 May 1950

DELIGHTED SUCCESS SESSIONS PRAYING MIGHTY VICTORIES.

SHOGHI

Letter of 9 June 1950

9 June 1950

Dear Baha'i Brother,

At the instruction of our beloved Guardian I am forwarding you the
enclosed material for possible use in connection with the centenary of the
Bab's martyrdom.

In America they are going to get out a pamphlet with this and other
material, more complete, which the Guardian has asked them to forward you
copies of as soon as printed.

He regrets the delay in answering your Assembly's letters. My father has
been desperately ill for over 8 weeks and the worry involved and doctors,
nurses etc. has been so distressing to us all that it has been temporarily
impossible to attend to his mail. However, now he is improving, the
Guardian hopes to shortly be able to get his letters answered....

Letter of 15 June 1950

15 June 1950

Dear Baha'i Brother,

Your many communications dated August 20, 26; September 30; October 6, 7,
10, 26; November 7, 9, 14, 23, 25; December 8, 18, 22, 23 (two of this
date), 24, all of 1949, and January 4, 20, 30; February 2, 22; March 1, 6,
18, 29 (two of this date); April 7, 18, 19 (two of this date), 24, 27; and
May 2, 4, 8, 16 (three of this date) of 1950, have been received as well
as their enclosures and other material, and our beloved Guardian has
instructed me to answer you on his behalf.

He regrets very much the long delay in not only answering your Assembly's
letters but those of other N.S.A.s' as well. The past winter, owing to the
fact that large excavations had to be carried out behind the Shrine in
order to permit construction to continue, was a particularly busy
gruelling one for him. On top of this, at the beginning of April, Mr.
Maxwell became dangerously ill and the constant worry and preoccupation of
us all with doctors, nurses, etc., forced the Guardian to put aside his
letters entirely for the time being. Thanks to the mercy of God Mr.
Maxwell is now recovering slowly; but the past months were very difficult
ones for everyone.

To now take up the various matters referred to in your letters.

The Guardian does not feel that a quorum of delegates is necessary in any
sense for the convention. Under unusual circumstances National bodies can
be elected by mailed votes of all the delegates; the primary function of
the delegates is to el