day will come when they can come to us
and we to them. Meanwhile, we are praying at the Holy Threshold of our
beloved Master for your success and happiness. We hope you will pray for
us too. The effect of the prayers of the pure hearts is tremendously
great.

Our dear Shoghi Effendi wants you not to look at your own capacity, but at
the power of the Holy Ghost of God. He sends you all his loving greeting
and tender affection.

With warm wishes and Baha'i love, I remain,

Your humble brother in His love,
Azizullah S. Bahadur

(2) May 8th, 1925

Allah-u-abha

Dear Baha'i Sister,

Shoghi Effendi was very pleased to receive this morning your letter of
28th April, but we were very sorry to hear you have been ill and hope your
health will soon be completely restored.[+E3] It was nice that you saw
Shoghi's sister and Soheil's brother in London.

I forget whether I gave you the address of Mr and Mrs King, c/o Messrs
Hayman and King, 202 Old Christchurch Rd. Bournemouth. They are very
kind-hearted Baha'is and will be delighted to see any of you if you call.
Both of them work in the business and you are most likely to see them if
you call there. They live above the shop.

I gave you Sister Challis's address at West Moors (Ferndown Lodge). You
can get there by 'bus from Bournemouth Sq. or Lansdowne, which will drop
you right at Sister Challis's door (She keeps a nursing home) or you can
go by train from West Bournemouth to West Moors station which is within 5
minutes' walk of Ferndown Lodge. I hope you will be able to see her.

As I write, the Greatest Holy Leaf is on a visit to the Shrine of the
Master. It is over a year, I think, since she has been able to visit the
shrine and until now she has not seen the new Gardens, in the laying out
of which Shoghi Effendi has taken such a deep interest. The Gardens are
looking lovely now and it is easy to imagine how delighted she will be.
One day during the feast of Ridvan she and the Holy Mother were able to
visit Bahji and the Garden of Ridvan.

I have quite recovered from my pleurisy now and am steadily regaining my
strength.

Shoghi Effendi is still tired. I hope he will soon be able to take a rest.

All the friends here join in loving greetings and best wishes to yourself,
your son and daughter, Miss Stevenson and Effie Baker.[+E4] With warmest
greetings.

Your brother in the service of the Beloved,
J. E. Esslemont

[From the Guardian:]

_My dear preci