hat He may graciously aid them in a work
which was so near and dear to the Master's heart and enable them to assist
in the rise of future devoted and efficient servants to the Cause of God.

(From a letter dated 23 December 1922 written by Shoghi Effendi to the
National Spiritual Assembly of the United States and Canada, published in
"Baha'i Administration: Selected Messages 1922-1932" [rev. ed.],
(Wilmette: Baha'i Publishing Trust, 1980), p. 29) [98]

"99: They must promote by every means in their power the material as well
as..."

They must promote by every means in their power the material as well as
the spiritual enlightenment of youth, the means for the education of
children, institute, whenever possible, Baha'i educational institutions,
organize and supervise their work and provide the best means for their
progress and development.

(From a letter dated 12 March 1923 written by Shoghi Effendi to the
Baha'is of America, Australasia, France, Germany, British Isles, Italy,
Japan and Switzerland, published in "Baha'i Administration: Selected
Messages 1922-1932", p. 38) [99]

"100: As to the spiritual activities of the "Children of the Kingdom"
in..."

As to the spiritual activities of the "Children of the Kingdom" in
America, my hope and prayer is that they may grow to become efficient
servants of the Cause of Baha'u'llah. Their devotion and self-sacrifice,
their readiness to help the cause of the Baha'i Temple, their activity in
connection with the "Baha'i Magazine" are all unmistakable signs of the
glorious future of the Cause in that land. May the care and
loving-kindness of the Heavenly Father guide them, protect them and aid
them in their future mission in life.

(From a letter dated 26 November 1923 written by Shoghi Effendi to the
National Spiritual Assembly of the United States and Canada) [100]

"101: A basic and vital requirement of these days is the matter of
educating the..."

A basic and vital requirement of these days is the matter of educating the
boys and girls. One of the duties devolving upon the members of Spiritual
Assemblies is that, with the support of the friends, they should exert all
their powers to establish schools for the instruction of boys and girls in
the things of the spirit, the fundamentals of teaching the Faith, reading
the Sacred Writings, learning the history of the Faith, the secular
branches of knowledge, the various arts and skills, and the diff