political parties who persecuted them.

The loss of all the records of the National and Local Assemblies is indeed
very great, and he hopes that your family, Dr. Muehlschlegel, Dr. Schmidt,
Herr Joern, Anna Koestlin, Frau Schweizer, Frau Schwarz--, in fact, all the
old believers, will try and reconstruct from memory, and write down, as
much of the history of the Cause in Germany as they can remember, so that
some accurate records for the future will remain. He would also like you
to write a comprehensive account of what the Baha'is have endured in
Germany since 1937 for the "Baha'i World", vol. X, and send it to him as
soon as possible. The news of the German believers' activities has been
sadly missed in the last two volumes, and he is anxious to have them take
their place again as soon as possible.

He has just written to N.S.A. of America urging them to help, and do all
they can to protect the German Baha'is; he has also urged them to make
every effort to get German Baha'i books published, and sent to Germany as
soon as possible.

You all have a tremendous task before you. He knows how great is the
suffering for just ordinary German citizens at present as an aftermath of
the war--but in spite of these physical hardships the German believers are
called upon to establish again the institutions of their Faith, teach its
life-giving message to the masses, and help their country to obtain the
spiritual destiny 'Abdu'l-Baha foresaw for it. You may be sure the
Guardian and the Baha'is everywhere will do all in their power to help the
German believers accomplish their tasks.

Please assure all the friends--especially those who have lost dear ones in
the war--of his most loving and ardent prayers on their behalf, and of his
feelings of pride and gratitude for their devotion and loyalty to the
Faith.

To you all he sends his loving greetings, his deep appreciation of your
spirit, and the assurance of his constant prayers....

[From the Guardian:]

Dearly-beloved friends:

My heart is filled with joy, pride and gratitude as I witness, thru the
receipt of your most welcome letter, the evidences of the protection of
the Almighty and of the vitality of the faith of the long-suffering German
believers, who have laboured so devotedly and valiantly during so long and
crucial a period and who as a community have survived the greatest ordeal
in the history of their Faith in that land. My prayers during these years
of danger,