mblies and
groups, and help them to expand.

He hopes that your Assembly, unitedly and with complete dedication to the
great work that lies ahead of you, will concentrate all your forces on the
teaching work. You may be sure he will pray for your success in the Holy
Shrines, and that all the British Baha'is may realise to the full their
historic responsibilities and arise to discharge them....

P.S. Your letter of May 29th has since been received and the extra photos
of N.S.A. members will be forwarded to America.

[From the Guardian:]

Dear and valued co-workers,

The activities of the English Baha'i community in pursuance of the Plan,
which in its scope and potentialities is wholly unprecedented in the
history of the Faith in the British Isles, are now approaching a critical
stage, and will, if not relentlessly expanded and consolidated, fall far
short of their ultimate objective. They have now entered the third year of
their Plan, and the work that still remains unaccomplished is
considerable, but not beyond what their united and sustained endeavours
can accomplish. The utmost support, if the Plan is to yield its promise,
should be continually and increasingly extended to every pioneer, both
moral and financial, who will arise to contribute his or her share to its
success. All the institutions of the Faith so laboriously erected since
the inception of the Formative Age, most of the financial resources of the
community that have been accumulated, the deliberations of the elected
representatives of the entire body of the believers, both local and
national, should henceforth be dedicated to the vital requirements and
noble aims of an enterprise which, if successful, will pave the way, and
provide the necessary agencies, for the proclamation of the Faith to the
masses throughout the British Isles.

The Faith is too circumscribed at present, its resources too limited, its
range too restricted, and the number of its active supporters too few, to
allow a systematic and nation-wide campaign designed to awaken the masses,
to be effectively inaugurated. The present Plan is but a stepping stone
that must lead eventually the English believers to execute so tremendous
and meritorious an undertaking. The duties and responsibilities now facing
them must, however, be fully discharged. No time or effort should be
wasted. All, young and old, must be aroused to a new consciousness of
their collective responsibilities. A greater m