, however,
is purely spiritual in character, and is conditioned upon the
disinterested and selfless love of the individuals for each other. Effort
in the Field of Teaching Urgently Required

[From the Guardian:]

The evidences of the rise, the consolidation, and expansion of the
Administrative Order of our beloved Faith in India and Burma are highly
significant and most encouraging. The incorporation of several local
Assemblies is of historic importance. Reproduction of all the Certificates
of Incorporation will adorn the pages of the forthcoming Biennial. Now
that the basis of Baha'i institutions has been firmly laid, an
unprecedented effort in the field of teaching is urgently required. Such
an effort is of vital and paramount importance. May the Almighty sustain,
inspire and guide you in this meritorious endeavour.

March 10, 1936

...He would also appeal to all the friends to lend full and continued
support to the Cause of teaching throughout India. He would suggest that
those believers who have the means and the necessary physical
requirements, to settle in those localities where the light of the Cause
has not yet penetrated, with the view of establishing a new group. This,
he feels, is a very effective way of spreading the Cause in a vast and
exceptionally varied country like India.

Voting is Sacred Obligation

Regarding voting; it is not only the right but the sacred obligation of
every member of any Baha'i administrative body, whether permanent, or
temporary like the Convention, to fully and freely exercise this function.
Abstention from voting is, as a rule, not advisable, as it implies a
shirking of responsibility which every loyal and conscientious believer
should consider it a privilege to shoulder.

It is But a Beginning

[From the Guardian:]

The work thus far achieved, in both the teaching and administrative
spheres of Baha'i service, is highly reassuring and truly meritorious in
the sight of God. It is but a beginning however. Much remains to be
achieved. A systematic effort, aiming at the settlement of individual
believers in those states and provinces of India where the banner of the
Faith has not yet been hoisted, must be deliberately exerted and
vigorously sustained. Southern India particularly, the island of Ceylon
and other outlying centres on the fringe of the Indian Empire as well as
within its very heart should be won over, through your strenuous, constant
and devote