he utmost importance to teach the Cause as
widely as possible, especially to the youth, now that through suffering
and disillusionment the hearts of the people are more receptive.

You may be sure that his ardent and loving prayers are offered for each
and every one of you, and for the success of your devoted labours for the
Cause of God....

[From the Guardian:]

Dearly-beloved friends:

The revival and rapid consolidation of the German Baha'i community after
the prolonged and terrible ordeals to which it has been subjected is a
striking evidence of the irresistible power of the Faith of Baha'u'llah,
as well as a magnificent testimony to the vitality of the faith of the
German believers. I feel proud and profoundly thankful for the loyalty,
the perseverance, the resolution, the unity, the zeal and the devotion
which characterize their collective efforts and corporate life in the
service of this glorious Cause. The prompt establishment of the national
Haziratu'l-Quds in the city of Frankfurt; the rapid translation,
publication and dissemination of Baha'i literature; the multiplication of
Baha'i centers, whether groups or assemblies; the consolidation of the
institution of the Summer School; the initiation of effective measures
aimed at a close collaboration with the American European Teaching
committee; the proclamation of the teachings of the Faith to the
spiritually famished, the disillusioned and longsuffering masses--these
stand out as the primary and urgent tasks that demand the immediate, the
earnest and undivided attention of your assembly. I will pray for your
success from the depths of my heart and feel confident that the
dearly-beloved heroic German believers will arise, as one man and despite
the obstacles confronting them, to achieve these immediate tasks that
constitute only a prelude to the tremendous enterprises which it is their
destiny to accomplish in the years to come.

Your true brother,
Shoghi

LETTER OF 4 JUNE 1947 (CONVENTION)

4 June 1947 (Convention)

Dear Baha'i Friends:

It was with great joy that our beloved Guardian received your loving
message dated April 26th, and signed by so many of the dear believers. He
has instructed me to answer you on his behalf.

The re-florescence of the Holy and beloved Faith in Germany, after so many
bitter years of suppression and suffering, has brought great happiness to
not only his heart but to the hearts of the Baha'is all over the wo