irmly rooted in the fertile soil of the administrative order and
bountifully nourished by the vital sap of the animation of its
institutions, spreading its sheltering shadow to the farthest corners of
the Western Hemisphere. Centenary of the Birth of the Faith is
approaching. Victories unsuspected are within reach of community. The
sooner they are achieved, the sharper the contrast offered with
distracting miseries afflicting a generation which the Faith alone can and
must eventually redeem.

Cablegram January 18, 1940

BELOVED HANDMAID

'Abdu'l-Baha's beloved handmaid, the distinguished disciple, May Maxwell,
is gathered into the glory of the Abha Kingdom. Her earthly life, so rich,
eventful, incomparably blessed, is worthily ended. To sacred tie her
signal services had forged, the priceless honor of a martyr's crown is now
added, a double crown deservedly won. The Seven Year Plan, particularly
the South American campaign, derive fresh impetus from the example of her
glorious sacrifice. Southern outpost of Faith greatly enriched through
association with her historic resting place, destined to remain a poignant
reminder of the resistless march of the triumphant army of Baha'u'llah.
Advise believers of both Americas to hold befitting memorial gathering.

Cablegram March 3, 1940

THEIR GOD-GIVEN TASK

The fourth year of the Seven Year Plan enters upon its course in
circumstances that are at once critical, challenging, and unprecedented in
their significance. The year that has passed has in so far as the rise and
establishment of the Faith of Baha'u'llah in the Western Hemisphere is
concerned, been one of the most eventful since the Plan began to operate
and exercise its potent and beneficent influence. Both within and without
the Community of the Most Great Name, the events which the last twelve
months has unfolded have in some mysterious way, whether directly or
indirectly, communicated their force to the Plan's progressive unfoldment,
contributed to the orientation of its policy and assisted in the
consolidation of the diversified undertakings, both primary and subsidiary
that fall within its orbit. Even the losses which the ranks of its
stout-hearted upholders have sustained will, when viewed in their proper
perspective, be regarded as gains of incalculable value, affecting both
its immediate fortunes as well as its ultimate destiny.

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