and his
gratitude for the sentiments they had expressed to him through you. He
very deeply values the assurances of love, loyalty and devotion you have
given him, and is ardently praying that Baha'u'llah may abundantly reward
you for all these evidences of your undying attachment to His Cause.

The Guardian wishes me also to extend his grateful thanks and his hearty
congratulations to your Assembly and to the community of believers in
Esslingen for the unprecedented success that has crowned your efforts in
connection with the organization of this year's session of the German
Baha'i Summer School. He is praying from the bottom of his heart for your
continued guidance throughout the succeeding years...

[From the Guardian:]

Dear co-workers:

I am deeply moved by the remarkable evidences of zeal and of activity
manifested by the believers of Esslingen. My heart is filled with
unspeakable gratitude. Persevere in your efforts and rest assured.

Your true brother,
Shoghi

LETTER OF 25 OCTOBER 1936

25 October 1936

Your kind letter of the fifth instant enclosing photostatic reproductions
of 'Abdu'l-Baha's Tablets revealed to you and to your dear mother have all
duly reached our beloved Guardian and have been read with profoundest
interest and appreciation by him.

He wishes me to thank you for so kindly sending him copies of these
Tablets of the Master which he will keep as a gift from you in the
International Baha'i Archives on Mt. Carmel. Needless to say how deeply he
appreciates this gift, and how much he considers it of value to this first
Archives of the Cause in the Holy Land.

In closing may I express his admiration and gratitude for the services you
are so devotedly rendering our beloved Cause in Esslingen. The Esslingen
community owes you indeed a great debt, and can never be too grateful for
the manifold accomplishments you have, steadily and splendidly,
contributed towards its development, ever since the early days of the
Cause in Germany.

The Guardian wishes you also to convey his thanks and appreciation to dear
Mrs. Schweizer. He is grieved to learn of her indisposition, but hopes and
fervently prays that by the time this letter reaches you she will have
been completely cured and restored to full health.

With renewed greetings to you both, and also to the community of believers
in Esslingen,

[From the Guardian:]

Dear and prized co-worker:

I am deeply touched by your splendid