hrough His confirmations and guidance your work will be blessed, enriched
and sustained.

(in the Guardian's handwriting)

May the Beloved, whose Cause you have promoted with such unswerving
loyalty and devotion, continue to bless your manifold activities, and aid
you to consolidate the foundations of His Cause in that promising country.

Your true brother, Shoghi

(April 17, 1935)

[Letter of July 6, 1935]

He (the Guardian) sincerely hopes that this trip to Japan will be quite
successful, and that the results achieved will be most encouraging and
stimulating to you, and will serve to bring to speedy and successful
realization 'Abdu'l-Baha's deeply cherished hopes concerning the future of
the Cause in these far-Eastern countries. The ground, of course, is not
yet quite prepared. There is still a tremendous amount of publicity that
has to be done before anything solid and enduring can be attained. But the
peoples, if not in the large industrial centers, at least in the villages
and country, are, as the Master has often remarked, spiritually-minded and
eager to absorb a message as sound and as inspiring as that which the
Cause offers.

(signed by H. Rabbani)

(in the Guardian's handwriting)

May the Beloved of our hearts whose Cause you have served and are still
serving with such zeal, devotion and constancy, reward you a thousandfold
for your ceaseless services, your high endeavors and historic
accomplishments for the furtherance of His glorious Faith.

Your true brother, Shoghi

(July 6, 1935)

[Letter of September 23, 1935]

Regarding Mr. and Mrs. Torii, he (the Guardian) is immensely grieved to
learn of the passing away of their son Akira(26), and wishes you,
therefore, to convey to them his heartfelt condolences and sympathy for
this cruel and unexpected loss they have sustained. Will you also assure
them of his prayers for the soul of their departed son, that it may
develop and receive its full share of Divine blessings in the next world.

The Guardian has been very pleased to learn of Mr. Torii's desire to put
the Japanese translation of the "New Era" into Braille for use of his
blind friends. He would urge you to encourage him to complete the work as
soon as possible, as it may prove of considerable help to the spread of
the Teachings throughout Japan.

(signed by H. Rabbani)

(in the Guardian's handwriting)

Dear and valued co-worker:

Your past and present services are engrav