f our Egyptian
brethren from the yoke of orthodox Islam; the stimulating encouragement
his visit caused to the Baha'i community of Tunis on the northern shores
of Africa; and last but not least the ability and diligence with which he
applied himself to the solution of the delicate and vexing problems of the
Holy Land in the critical years following 'Abdu'l-Baha's ascension--all
stand out as memorable landmarks in a life that was as varied in its
international aspects as it was rich in its spiritual experience.

His gifts of unfailing sympathy and penetrating insight, his wide
knowledge and mature experience, all of which he utilized for the glory
and propagation of the Message of Baha'u'llah, will be gratefully
remembered by future generations who, as the days go by, will better
estimate the abiding value of the responsibilities he shouldered for the
introduction and consolidation of the Baha'i Faith in the Western world.

Suffering as he did in his last days from the effects of a slow and
painful illness, he bore heroically his share of the afflictions of the
world, and is now in the realms of blissful deliverance partaking his full
share of the goodly reward which he certainly deserved. To me, and
particularly amid the storm and stress that have agitated my life after
'Abdu'l-Baha's passing, he was a sustaining and comforting companion, a
most valued counsellor, an intimate and trusted friend.

With much emotion and the deepest sense of gratitude I supplicate at the
holy Threshold--and request you to join with me in my prayers--for the
spiritual advancement in the realms above of a soul who by the sheer merit
of the signal services he rendered already deserves to rank highly among
the departed faithful.

May he forever rest in peace.

SHOGHI.

Haifa, Palestine,
December 21, 1928.

Letter of January 1, 1929.

The beloved of the Lord and the handmaids of the Merciful throughout the
West.

Dearly-beloved co-workers:

Whilst the Baha'is of Persia, constituting the overwhelming majority of
the adherents of the Baha'i Faith in eastern lands, are tasting the
first-fruits of their long-dreamed emancipation, a not inconsiderable
section of Baha'u'llah's following in the East, inhabiting the provinces
of Caucasus and Turkistan, are being subjected to trials and tribulations
not very dissimilar, though inferior in intensity, to the afflictions
borne so long and so heroically by their Persian brethren.

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