he Board of Trade and thinks your view of the subject
perfectly sound. Will the answer of the Board of Trade prove a stimulus to
the friends in England and help to multiply their numbers and establish
the Faith?...

[From the Guardian:]

My dear and valued co-worker:

I am so glad to have the opportunity of reaffirming in person my deep
affection for, and unshaken confidence in, you as well as my growing
appreciation of your ability and constancy in service. I am delighted at
the prospect of the joint publication of Miss Pinchon's admirable book in
London and in New York, and I would leave all subsidiary matters in this
connexion to the National Assembly and Miss Pinchon herself. I wish to
order beforehand 50 copies of her book at whatever price the publishers
will fix the rate of its sale, and will gladly send through you the amount
whenever seems to you the most suitable time. Kindly assure the friends of
my continued prayers at the Holy Shrines for their welfare and the success
of their arduous yet noble task.

Affectionately,
Shoghi

Letter of 8 February 1928

8 February 1928

My dear Mr. Simpson,

I am instructed by our dear Guardian to thank you for your letter of Jan.
29th with the minutes of the regular meeting of the English N.S.A.
enclosed.

He has read both your letter and the minutes with interest and pleasure.
He trusts that your next list of electors will show marked progress and
your weekly meetings at Lindsay Hall will attract new and enlightened
people. It is strange that the English Baha'is have really contributed a
great deal to the Cause, and in the form of books and publications given
us works of real and permanent value--perhaps proportionately more than
America, and yet it is such a Herculean affair to bring in new
fellow-workers. Perhaps just that difficulty is a sign of their
merit--staunch and unflinching adherence once they believe in something.

In connection with the form in which new electors are to be admitted into
the Cause, our Guardian will personally append his suggestions if any. You
would do well to see what the American system is.

Shoghi Effendi hopes very much that Miss Pinchon's book will prove a
"good-seller" in England also. Perhaps in being less scholarly it might
prove more popular and widely read....

[From the Guardian:]

My very dear and valued co-worker:

Pressure of cares and anxieties, most of them sudden and unforeseen, has
caused the delay