n prizes and
redeem its pledges through a further display of its qualities of
unconquerable faith, unbreakable solidarity, dauntless valor and heroic
self-sacrifice, and vindicate its right to primacy in the world community
of the followers of Baha'u'llah. High water mark is still unattained
notwithstanding the mounting tide of enthusiastic response displayed by an
aroused community. Dangerous passage now forded in this eleventh-hour
campaign. I am fervently praying that further intensification of effort,
sustained, coordinated, consecrated and unanimously exerted, will sweep
its members on crest of the wave to total victory. I feel assured that
cumulative efforts of participants in emergency campaign launched by
entire community will increasingly attract the promised inflowing grace of
the holy Author of its destinies, will demonstrate afresh its worthiness
of the paternal care of its divine Founder, will win added commendation
from its sister communities of the Eastern Hemisphere, deepen the
admiration and inspire the emulation of its daughter communities in Latin
America and the European continent, and strengthen the attachment and
reinforce the brotherly affection of its Guardian.

[February 13, 1948]

EMERGENCY TEACHING CAMPAIGN

Greatly encouraged by the splendid progress of the tremendous drive
initiated in response to my appeal. The zero hour is inexorably
approaching. Nineteen additional settlers can and must be provided.
Praying with increasing fervor for total success, complete victory.

[April 6, 1948]

MARVELOUS ACCELERATION
[FIRST MESSAGE TO 1948 CONVENTION]

I am moved to share with assembled delegates of the fortieth American
Baha'i Convention the following facts and figures testifying to the
present status of the World Faith of Baha'u'llah and disclosing the
marvelous acceleration in the double process of the extension of its range
and the consolidation of the institutions of its Administrative Order in
the Eastern and Western Hemispheres in the course of the first four years
of the second Baha'i century.

The number of countries opened to the Faith total ninety-one. Baha'i
literature is translated and printed in fifty-one languages.
Representatives of thirty-one races are enrolled in the Baha'i World
Community. Eighty-eight assemblies, national and local, are incorporated.
The number of localities where Baha'is have established residence has been
raised to over thirty in Au