idence has
conferred the inestimable benefits of religious toleration and freedom,
can accord to this latest manifestation of unbridled barbarism in Persia
will be most opportune and valuable. It will, I am certain, confer abiding
solace to those disconsolate sufferers who with sublime heroism continue
to uphold the traditions of their beloved Faith. Our one weapon lies in
our prayerful efforts, intelligently and persistently pursued, to arouse
by every means at our disposal the conscience of unheeding humanity, and
to direct the attention of men of vision and authority to these incredibly
odious acts which in their ferocity and frequency cannot but constitute in
the eyes of every fair-minded observer the gravest challenge to all that
is sacred and precious in our present day civilisation.

Your true brother,
Shoghi

Letter of 29 April 1927

29 April 1927

MAY DELIBERATIONS FIRST BRITISH BAHA'I CONVENTION BE DIVINELY GUIDED AND
BLESSED.

SHOGHI

Letter of 13 May 1927

13 May 1927

My dear Mr. Simpson,

I thank you on behalf of our dear Guardian for your welcome letter of the
2nd.

It was with unbounded joy and great hopes for the future that we learnt of
the success of your first National Convention. May it prove to be the
beginning of a new era of achievement and expansion in the field of
service. Time was when individually we had to drink deep from the
all-satisfying teachings of the Baha'i Faith, and although this is far
from being accomplished yet it is time for us to share with many others
what we firmly believe....

Miss Rosenberg left only a few days ago and I suppose she will arrive back
home earlier than this letter.

As she will have plenty of news to give you I hardly need add any....

[From the Guardian:]

My dear and valued co-worker:

Although I rejoice at your appointment as member of the National and local
Assemblies, I fully sympathise with you in your arduous work and
responsibilities, for all of which you are so distinctly equipped and
qualified. I feel that next year, the number of members should be strictly
confined to nine, and a second ballot is quite proper and justified.(18) I
trust that the choice of Rev. Biggs signifies his unreserved acceptance of
the Faith in its entirety--a condition that we must increasingly stress in
the years that come. Please assure the elected members of my love, my best
wishes and of my ardent prayers for them all individually and