s:

Your message of March 25th has been received by our beloved Guardian; and
he was most happy to know that so many of the Baha'is were present on this
occasion.

He urges you all to concentrate your time and energies on spreading the
Cause, and not to become distracted by the extremely confused condition of
the world and the acuteness of the problems facing humanity.

There is only one answer to these problems, and that is the Message of
Baha'u'llah; and we, His followers, are the ones who alone can carry this
Message to our fellow-men before it is too late.

You may be sure he will remember you all in his prayers in the Holy
Shrines, and supplicate for the rapid expansion of the Cause in Germany
and the consolidation of its administrative institutions....

[From the Guardian:]

May the Almighty bless, guide and sustain you always, remove every
obstacle from your path, and enable you to promote, at all times, the
vital interests of its nascent institutions,

Your true brother,
Shoghi

LETTER OF 22 APRIL 1951

22 April 1951

Baha'i Youth Committee of Germany and Austria

He hopes that the German youth, in spite of the fact that they now have
Persian co-workers in their midst, will consider that the work in Germany
is their responsibility, primarily, and not the responsibility of foreign
students, whether they be Persians, Americans, or from any other nation.

Each country must create its own active corps of servants; and it is only
right and proper that the German youth should do the lion's share of their
work, and not permit other people to do it for them. He feels that the
German Baha'i young people have made great progress during the last few
years, and prays that they may continue to do so; and he urges you all to
concentrate your efforts on this important branch of Baha'i activity;
namely, consolidating and strengthening the activities of the young men
and women enrolled in the Cause of God in that country.

LETTER OF 31 MAY 1951

31 May 1951

He sees no objection to ... going to Persia for a visit. It would be a
happy experience for him to meet with the believers there. However, he
feels you should bear in mind that administrative experience and practice
is not the strong point in the East; on the contrary, the Baha'i
Administration has, as far as being grasped by the average Baha'i goes,
made far greater progress in the West, particularly America.

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