on, and insight into
Baha'i teachings and outlook.

He wishes me to add that whereas he welcomes the work on the Tablets the
friends have received from the Master he does not wish anything done on
notes taken or personal accounts of visits.

The reason for this is the fear that a set of conflicting accounts of the
same topic may crop up in various parts of the world from friends who have
drawn largely from their memory, or have based their understanding of the
Master's opinion or words, upon the imperfect, not to say faulty,
renderings of the interpreters of those days.

Such accounts are not only impossible to verify but may lead to much
perplexity and constitute a set of traditions that may not prove
healthy....

Letter of 29 April 1930

29 April 1930

CONVEY CONVENTION DELEGATES AND FRIENDS ASSEMBLED FEAST OF RIDVAN LOVING
APPRECIATION REMEMBRANCE HOLY SHRINES.

SHOGHI

Letter of 20 September 1930

20 September 1930

The work of collecting and publishing the Tablets is one of the most
important tasks that this generation has undertaken, for upon it depends
our true understanding of the Cause and its principles. The more we put it
off, the more we are apt to lose some of the original writings. Yet
important as this task may be, it is fraught with difficulties. The early
translations are far from being accurate, no matter who the translator may
be. Shoghi Effendi firmly believes that only Tablets with the Master's
signature and in the original tongue should be recognised. Any
translations or copies of them fail from having real authority. This shows
the importance of collecting the original Tablets that bear the Master's
signature. November 1930 (on the death of Miss Ethel J. Rosenberg, 17
November 1930)

DEEPLY GRIEVED PASSING ROSENBERG ENGLAND'S OUTSTANDING BAHA'I PIONEER
WORKER. MEMORY HER GLORIOUS SERVICE WILL NEVER DIE 'ABDU'L-BAHA'S FAMILY
JOIN ME IN EXPRESSING HEARTFELT CONDOLENCES HER BROTHER RELATIVES URGE
FRIENDS HOLD BEFITTING MEMORIAL SERVICE.

SHOGHI Editor's Note:

From the end of 1930 until early 1934 there are no records of cables or
letters from the Guardian. Indeed there are very few references to the
Guardian in the scanty Minutes of the National Assembly of that period.
These brief Minutes indicate that only five or six short meetings were
held each year.

At the meeting of the National Assembly on 12 June, 1932 it was reported
that a reply had been received from