llowers of the Faith
in that land, and any assistance, lying in your power, must be extended to
them for the purpose of enabling some of their members to penetrate into
the remaining territories assigned to your assembly under the provisions
of the Ten-Year Plan.

The stalwart German Baha'i Community, ranking among the oldest and
certainly one of the most eminent, communities in Europe; firmly implanted
in the heart of that continent; constituting one of the leading
strongholds of the Faith within its confines; reassured, time and again,
through the glowing promises given it, in unmistakable language, by the
Centre of the Covenant, in the early years of that community's existence;
blessed so abundantly through His memorable visit to its homeland;
hardened and chastened in the school of adversity; emerging triumphant
over those adversaries that sought so ineffectively to arrest its march,
dim its hopes, and disrupt its foundations; fully equipped through more
than three decades of Baha'i administrative experience--such a community
finds itself, at this historic hour, fully and hopefully launched upon an
enterprise which, if successfully carried out, will enable it to bring to
a conclusion a chapter of the utmost significance in the evolution of the
Faith of Baha'u'llah in that land.

Aware of its manifold responsibilities, determined to fulfill the dearest
hopes cherished for it by 'Abdu'l-Baha, conscious of its inherent
strength, and encouraged by its multiple and heartwarming accomplishments,
this community, in conjunction with its younger sister, must redouble its
efforts to scale loftier heights, to plumb greater depths of dedication,
to evince a still nobler heroism, and to heighten, by its accomplishments,
and, above all, by a still more convincing demonstration of the spirit
animating its members, the feelings of admiration which I myself, as well
as the believers in other lands, hold them, in consequence of their mighty
endeavours and unforgettable exploits in the service, and for the Cause,
of Baha'u'llah.

May His Spirit ever shine upon, and warm, their hearts. May His precepts
ever guide their footsteps, and may His unfailing grace, vouchsafed from
the realms on high, be poured forth upon them in such abundance as to
enable them to achieve, in the years immediately ahead, total and complete
victory.

Your true brother,
Shoghi

LETTER OF 7 JULY 1956

7 July 1956

Dear Baha'i Friends:

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