r your happiness, welfare and spiritual advancement._

_Your true brother, _
_ Shoghi_

(14) October 23rd, 1926

Dear Spiritual Sister:

Shoghi Effendi wishes me to acknowledge the receipt of your letter dated
11-9-26. He was most gratified to learn that the Cause is becoming more
and more known and appreciated by the people in New Zealand. This is as
important as the actual increase of the number of the friends, for it
means that the principles are gradually permeating the thoughts of the
people and making them more ready and receptive to the full identification
of their beliefs with the precepts of the Cause.

Shoghi Effendi wishes me to assure you of his prayers for you as well as
for the other friends in New Zealand. He hopes that they will increase
both in number as well as in spiritual understanding and insight. The
reports that we occasionally receive from there are most encouraging and
hopeful. It seems that the people there due to their breadth of mind and
lack of traditional draw-backs show better prospect than many other
places.

With deepest loving greetings,

Yours in His Name,
Ruhi Afnan

[From the Guardian:]

_My dear co-worker:_

_Your letter rejoiced my heart. I request you to persevere and renew your
splendid efforts for the consolidation of the work already achieved. I
have great hopes in the 'Herald of the South' and trust that the Editor
will be guided and strengthened in his noble undertaking. I shall be
obliged if you send me copies of any newspapers that may publish anything
on the Cause as I am preparing a collection of them in the Holy Land.
Please assure the friends in New-Zealand of my continued prayers at the
holy Shrines for the success of their pioneer work._

_Your true brother, _
_ Shoghi_

(15) November 3rd, 1926

Dear Spiritual Sister:

Shoghi Effendi wishes me to acknowledge the receipt of your letter dated
September 13th 1926. He was most gratified to read the nice and
encouraging news it contained.[+E5] He hopes that the "Herald of the
South" will daily increase in importance and now that it is coming out in
printed form, obtain a great number of readers. You should try from the
very start to maintain a high standard for its articles. They should be
broad in view, clear in style and scholarly in their development of the
different subjects. In short the 'public' should be taught to consider it
as a paper fully worthwhile to read and meditate upon.