Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of Canada.

Your letters ... with enclosures, have been received; and our beloved
Guardian has instructed me to answer you on his behalf...

Although he is finding it so difficult to keep up with his correspondence,
owing to the increase of work here at the International Centre, he follows
with interest the progress being made by the believers in Canada; and is
delighted to see how your Assembly is growing in maturity and capacity to
handle the problems which invariably arise in connection with
administering the affairs of the Faith in such a vast area as the Dominion
of Canada.

He was very happy to know that the work in connection with the Indians and
the Eskimos is receiving special attention; and he would like your
Assembly to please express to Miss Nan Brandle(11) his deep appreciation
of the unique service she is rendering the Cause, and of the exemplary
spirit which is animating her. He hopes other believers will follow in her
footsteps, and arise to do work in this very important field of Baha'i
activity.

He was also pleased to see that your Assembly had increased the annual
budget, as this expresses the determination of the Canadian believers to
expand their activities and carry on their work on a larger scale than
ever before.

CONTACT WITH ARCTIC ESKIMOS

He was also very pleased to see that Mr. Bond(12) had gone north and had
been able to contact the Arctic Eskimos. He hopes that the way will open
for this devoted believer to establish a more permanent contact in that
area in some field of government work.

He considers the policy of your Assembly of helping delegates from distant
points to attend the Convention, an excellent one, as the attendance of
these delegates enables them to carry back a very real awareness of the
work in hand and the needs of the hour, to their local communities.

STIRRING EXAMPLE OF BRITISH PIONEERS

The Guardian feels that, although the Canadian Baha'is are making
excellent progress in consolidating their National Assembly and its
subsidiary committees, in holding Conferences and Summer Schools, in
sending forth travelling teachers, and in contacting the important
minority groups, the Eskimos and Indians, that they are not making
sufficient progress in the all-important field of pioneer activity. If
they are to succeed in accomplishing their plan, a far greater number of
Canadian Baha'is will have to arise and go into the pione