when it is done not with the purpose of shirking
responsibility but with the intention of giving a chance to others to
prove themselves worthy of occupying responsible posts in the
administrative field.

April 10, 1934

Revival of the Spirit of Fellowship

The resolutions passed by your N.S.A. at its recent meeting at Delhi have
given him sufficient evidence of the new spirit that has come to animate
its members. It is his hope that through the continued development of that
same spirit your Assembly will be enabled to do more effective work for
the Cause.

[From the Guardian:]

The splendid resolutions passed by the National Assembly at Delhi are
admirable and indicate the revival of the spirit of fellowship and
determination to consolidate the administrative basis of the Faith in
India and Burma. I am eagerly anticipating to hear the news that these
resolutions have been duly carried out, particularly regarding the
incorporation of the Bombay Assembly and the translation and publication
of the New Era into Urdu and Sindhi.

May 29, 1934

Changes in Membership of Baha'i Assemblies

He fully agrees with the Bombay Assembly that they are in need of an
English-speaking Secretary, in view of the increasingly large volume of
correspondence they receive in English. But he feels that this emergency
does not afford sufficient justification to any believer or Assembly to
make the slightest departure from the recognized and duly established
principles governing the election of the members of any Assembly, whether
local or national. If the Bombay Assembly feels it necessary to have a
Secretary for the English correspondence they can appoint an Assistant
Secretary from outside the Assembly. It is only the body of Baha'i
electors who can bring about any change in the membership of the Assembly,
and this during the Ridvan feast which for all administrative purposes is
the beginning of the Baha'i Year.

June 5, 1934

Intensify Teaching Throughout India

He notes with deep satisfaction the important steps taken by your N.S.A.
for intensifying the spread of the Cause throughout India and Burma, and
particularly values the encouragement and help which they have extended to
dear Mr. Pritam Singh in his teaching tour in Northern India. He is
praying from the depth of his heart for the success of this trip, as well
as for the speedy and complete materialisation of the plans which you, in
close collabor