ing, the elected representatives of the friends in America
have, with unflinching faith, undaunted courage, and conspicuous ability,
persevered in their task and fulfilled their arduous duties.

The splendid contribution you have made to the efforts of your
fellow-workers in England in connection with the Conference on the Living
Religions within the British Empire, we all heartily appreciate and regard
as a fresh evidence of the growing power and solidarity of the Cause of
God. Both in the admirable paper which you arranged to be drafted and
prepared, and in the person of your devout, trusted and talented
President, who performed his duty with absolute fidelity and high
distinction, you have rendered the Cause of Baha'u'llah a fresh and
distinguished service. May the results achieved lend a fresh impetus to
the onward march of the Cause in the West.

The recent measures you have adopted in view of the necessity of promoting
fuller confidence and a greater measure of understanding and cooperation
between the body of the believers and the local and National Assemblies,
will, I am confident, be of the greatest value, and indicate clearly that
you are fully aware of the true position, the privileges and
responsibilities of every Baha'i Assembly.

Mashriqu'l-Adhkar

We all long to hasten by wise and effective measures the completion of the
Ma_sh_riqu'l-A_dh_kar, and we fervently supplicate the All-Bountiful to
bless richly our teaching work that our numbers may be reinforced in time
by men who with sufficient means at their disposal may voluntarily and
abundantly support this vast and noble endeavor. I trust that you will
encounter no further obstacles in receiving the necessary support to meet
the immediate needs of this Universal House of Worship as decided at your
recent general gathering in Chicago.

Baha'i Magazine

The Star of the West, the latest issues of which I have read with genuine
satisfaction, has admittedly made a notable advance towards the ideal
which the Master has set before it. Articles on broad humanitarian lines,
well-conceived, adequately treated, and powerfully presented, should have
their proper place in every issue together with such accounts of the
history and the teachings of the Cause as will portray to the Baha'i and
non-Baha'i alike the unique beauty as well as the compelling power of the
Baha'i spirit. Matters political and partisan in character should be
carefully avoid