ticularly in the Dominion of New
Zealand, where a pillar of the future Universal House of Justice will soon
be erected, must a fresh impetus be lent to this vital process which can
alone reinforce the foundations on which this projected institution must
ultimately rest.

The Community of the followers of Baha'u'llah in the Antipodes is
approaching a milestone of great significance in the course of its
development through the emergence of this major institution, destined to
play a notable part in the evolution of the administrative Order of the
Faith in the Pacific Area.

Fully aware of their high and inescapable responsibilities at this crucial
stage in the expansion and consolidation of their institutions, challenged
and stimulated by the tragic and heartrending tidings reaching them from
Baha'u'llah's native land, where a wave of persecution of uncommon
severity has swept over His followers in both the Capital and the
provinces; conscious and appreciative of the blessing of freedom so
cruelly denied their oppressed brethren in the cradle of their Faith; and
determined to offset by their exertions the losses sustained by the Faith
in that land, the members of this privileged, this valiant and forward
marching community must display, in the months immediately ahead, such a
spirit of devotion and of self-sacrifice as will outshine the brilliance
and glory of their past and present achievements.

Theirs is an opportunity which they can not ignore or neglect. Theirs is a
duty which if worthily performed will no doubt draw them closer to the
throne of Baha'u'llah, and considerably enrich their share of inestimable
blessings stored for them in the Abha Kingdom. May they by their response
to the call of the present hour prove themselves worthy of the high
mission with which they have been entrusted.

Shoghi.

LETTER OF OCT. 30TH, 1955

Oct. 30th, 1955

Dear Baha'i Friends:

At the instruction of our beloved Guardian, I am writing you this letter,
the contents of which he wishes your assembly to regard as strictly
confidential for the time being, until such time as he wishes to make it
public.

He is seriously considering the possibility of having a Baha'i Temple
built in the Antipodes during the present 10 Year Plan, on the Temple site
already purchased in Sydney. This would ensure a House of Worship in every
Continent of the globe by 1963. Also, in view of the strong recrudescence
of persecution and hat