ow passing that the believers should not allow themselves to be
carried away by the passions agitating the masses, and act in a manner
that would make them deviate from the path of wisdom and moderation, and
lead them to violate, however reluctantly and indirectly, the spirit as
well as the letter of the Teachings.

The N.S.A., in this and similar issues that may arise in future, should
act with firmness and vigilance and with such wisdom and tact as would
make them an example worthy of the confidence and admiration of all the
believers....

[From the Guardian:]

May the beloved bless and guide you in collaboration with your fellow
members, to uphold the integrity, vindicate the truth, demonstrate the
power, and promote the spirit of the exalted teachings of Baha'u'llah.

Your true and grateful brother,
Shoghi

Letter of 26 June 1939

26 June 1939

Dear Baha'i Brother,

On behalf of our beloved Guardian I beg to acknowledge with grateful
thanks the receipt of your Assembly's communications of May 26th and June
1st, together with the accompanying copy of the minutes of your meeting
held on May 20th-21st, and the latest issue of the "Baha'i Journal"
containing your Annual Report and the account of the Convention
proceedings for this year.

He found the Annual Report published in the Journal so encouraging that he
decided to have certain sections of it translated into Persian, and sent
through the Haifa Assembly's newsletter, to different Baha'i centres
throughout the East.

In response to your request for one copy of each of the printed
translations of Dr. Esslemont's book which the N.S.A. wishes to include as
part of the Baha'i exhibit at the forthcoming "Sunday Times" Book
Exhibition to be held in London during next Autumn, the Guardian has
directed me to mail to your address thirty-one printed translations of
that book, which are the only ones available at present. There are a few
more translations in process of publication, among which, it will surely
interest the friends to know, is the Icelandic version which, it is hoped,
will be off the press sometime in the course of this Summer. The new
revised edition of the German translation, which is being published under
the auspices of the International Baha'i Bureau in Geneva, will be soon
ready, and you can obtain a copy of that new edition by applying to Mrs.
Lynch.

The Guardian does not want these books to be returned to Haifa after the
closing