sembly has such a very
heavy program to carry out at present, in the teaching field and in the
decoration of the Temple, that many other projects must wait until more
money is available. Printing Baha'i Literature is one of them. But he
hopes in the near future some new editions can be gotten out.

LETTER OF 11 JUNE 1948

11 June 1948

Baha'i Jugend Esslingen

Dear Baha'i Friends:

Your loving message to our beloved Guardian, dated Mulk 9th, 104, was
received, and very much appreciated, and he was delighted to learn you had
been able to hold such a large meeting for the Youth Symposium day.

He has been very busy lately, due to conditions here and the great amount
of work there is to do, but nevertheless he wishes to answer your letter
and assure you he will pray for your success, and that he is proud of your
spirit and your devotion to the Faith...

[From the Guardian:]

May the Beloved of our hearts guide every step you take in the path of
service, aid you to deepen your understanding of the essentials of His
Faith, and promote, at all times, the best interests of its institutions,

Your true brother,
Shoghi

LETTER OF 3 JULY 1948

3 July 1948

He does not think that we can yet go so far as to write commentaries and
lengthy treatises on the relation of the Baha'i teachings to Education,
Economics, etc, as the world knows these subjects at present. We have our
basic principles, but ... (unreadable) We cannot say in detail what the
"Baha'i" system will be. It has yet to grow and mature. However, articles
on these matters, where our general ideas are correlated to present
knowledge and usage, and compared, would be good because not too much
detail could be gone into.

LETTER OF 3 DECEMBER 1948

3 December 1948

It will make you all happy to hear that the columns for the Bab's Shrine,
and the capitals and many stones--the first shipment--have now reached
Haifa, and are being transported to the Shrine gardens. Soon the Guardian
hopes the actual building work can be begun.

LETTER OF 13 DECEMBER 1948(30)

13 December 1948

He has, as a result of your letter, just cabled you via Geneva asking you
to please get from Mrs ... the letter Hussein wrote her and forward it to
him, as he wishes to see it.

I cannot tell you how much and how bitterly our beloved Guardian has
suffered from the disloyalty and dishonourable conduct of the members of
the Master's Family,