rld.

That you should be able, in relatively so short a period of time, and in
the face of so many obstacles, to reconstitute your assemblies and
National Assembly, be in a position to elect new assemblies, and to hold
your Summer School and various conferences, all point the way to a
brilliant future for the German followers of the Cause of God.

He urges you individually and collectively to teach the Faith constantly
to your spiritually starved countrymen, to support and assist your
National Assembly in carrying out its heavy responsibilities and to do all
in your power to hasten the day when a befitting National Headquarters,
situated in Frankfurt a.M., will have been purchased and established, one
that will be commensurate with the importance of the German Baha'i
Community, the strongest and largest on the Continent of Europe.

You may rest assured that his loving and ardent prayers are offered for
your progress and success in the Holy Shrines....

[From the Guardian:]

Dearly beloved friends and co-workers:

I was deeply touched by your message, and I greatly value the sentiments
you have expressed, the zeal and unity you demonstrate, the deeds you
accomplish, the plans you have conceived, and above all the spirit you so
powerfully manifest in your diligent labours for the spread and
consolidation of our beloved Faith in your promising country. The German
Baha'i community, emerging triumphantly from one of the severest ordeals
that have afflicted any of its sister-communities in East or West, now
stands on the threshold of a new era in its development. Great tasks
confront it. The establishment of a befitting administrative centre in the
heart of that country, the multiplication of groups and assemblies, the
dissemination of Baha'i literature and the proclamation of the Faith to
the masses are among the most urgent, the most vital and outstanding of
these tasks. The entire community, however difficult the present
circumstances, must arise and carry them out. Its future as prophecied by
'Abdu'l-Baha is glorious. Its spirit is magnificent. Its members are
distinguished among the followers of the Faith throughout the world by
their tenacity, their thoroughness, their great capacity and
resourcefulness. Our beloved Master, who watches over them, has greatly
praised them, loves them dearly, is ready to bless their labours and
reinforce their exertions. Its members must rise to the height of their
present and price