nn. The friends will naturally always want
to go there, when and how they like, but it must not become a ceremony,
otherwise it will contitute a precedent for similar things in the future.

It is premature, and will weaken the national and local work, for
delegates to be elected by State elections rather than by assemblies.
There is no question involved about believers losing their voting rights:
all the time believers are gaining and losing their voting rights by
becoming members of communities with assemblies or moving out into places
where they are isolated believers. The friends should not dwell on these
minor details, but concentrate on teaching the Cause and exemplifying the
Baha'i life. Voting is a purely administrative detail, but teaching and
serving are vital spiritual obligations. Regarding the change of the
By-Laws: the Guardian considers the letter he wrote you about this subject
is final. He is considerably surprised by the fact that of all the
National Bodies in the Baha'i World, operating under these By-Laws, it is
only the Assembly of Australia and New Zealand, evidently acting under
pressure from their legal committee, that constantly raises the question
of changing them. This he considers is going too far, and is not
necessary. He holds very bright hopes for the future of your work, and
urges you, and through you all the believers, to concentrate on your
glorious teaching tasks and forge ahead to win new victories for the
beloved Faith.

With Baha'i love,
R. Rabbani.

P.S. Your letter of June 9 has been received, and the Guardian deeply
appreciates the contribution you sent. Please find receipt enclosed. The
map you forwarded will be published in the next volume of "Baha'i World"
as the progress it shows will be of great interest to all readers.

[From the Guardian:]

Dear and valued co-workers:

The remarkable progress achieved by the Baha'i communities in Australia,
New Zealand and Tasmania in promoting the Plan, designed to further the
interests of the Faith in the Antipodes, is most encouraging, and will,
when consummated, mark the opening of a new and glorious chapter in the
history of the Faith in that continent. The varied and welcome evidences
of the steady extension in the range of the manifold activities of these
communities, the multiplication of Baha'i institutions and their rapid
consolidation, are particularly gratifying and merit the highest praise.

The territories in which the