ter of 9 May 1936

9 May 1936

Dear Mr. Hofman,

The Guardian has duly received your letter of April 29th written at the
direction of the N.S.A. of the British Isles, and he wishes me to thank
you for it.

He has learned with deep satisfaction of the result of your national
elections, and has instructed me to convey to each and every member of
your newly elected assembly his hearty congratulations and sincere good
wishes. He hopes that the officers of the N.S.A. will be fully guided in
the discharge of their manifold and heavy responsibilities, and that
through their collective and sustained efforts the Cause will receive a
fresh and unprecedented impetus throughout England. He is praying from the
very depth of his heart on behalf of you all, entreating Baha'u'llah to
ever bless, sustain and guide you in your labours.

The Guardian would deeply appreciate receiving the minutes of the N.S.A.
meetings, and hopes that you will send these to him as regularly as you
can.

With his renewed and most loving greetings, also to the members of the
N.S.A....

[From the Guardian:]

Wishing you the fullest success in your high and deeply appreciated
endeavours,

Your true brother,
Shoghi

Letter of 3 September 1936

3 September 1936

Beloved Baha'i Brother,

Your welcome letter of August 7th together with the enclosed programme of
the English Baha'i Summer School and Mrs. Bishop's notes on the Baha'i
session of the World Fellowship of Faiths Congress have all duly arrived
and been read with sustained interest and deepest appreciation by our
beloved Guardian.

He has been particularly pleased to read Mrs. Bishop's report which is
truly illuminating and highly encouraging. The Cause has no doubt been
well represented at the Congress, and the attendants must have surely been
deeply impressed by the manner in which the Message was introduced and
presented by both the Baha'i and non-Baha'i speakers.

The Guardian feels particularly grateful for the share which your N.S.A.,
as well as your distinguished and able co-workers Mrs. Bishop and Madame
Orlova have contributed towards the success of the Baha'i meeting. May the
noble efforts which you all have so unitedly and so successfully exerted
in this connection serve to attract, even as a magnet, the blessings of
God and His favours upon the entire community of the believers throughout
the British Isles.

With every good wish and hearty greetings to you, and