Teaching Conference)

12 January 1947 (To Teaching Conference)

PROFOUNDLY MOVED MESSAGE. GREATLY APPRECIATE NOBLE SENTIMENTS PRAYING
DEPTHS GRATEFUL HEART CONTINUED SUCCESS MAGNIFICENT COLLECTIVE EFFORTS
DEEPEST LOVE.

SHOGHI

Letter of 20 January 1947

20 January 1947

CONSULTATION BETWEEN DELEGATES COMMUNITY ADVISABLE PRESENTATION COMMUNITY
VIEWS TO CONVENTION ADVISABLE MANNER CONSULTATION LEFT DISCRETION N.S.A.
DOUBLING NUMBER DELEGATES CONDITIONED ACHIEVEMENT NINE GOAL TOWNS.

SHOGHI

Letter of 29 January 1947

29 January 1947

ASSURE JOAN GIDDINGS DEEPEST LOVING APPRECIATION.

SHOGHI

Letter of 8 February 1947

8 February 1947

DELIGHTED PROGRESS NOTTINGHAM BIRMINGHAM RESPONSE MCKINLEYS URGE SUPREME
EFFORT AS CRUCIAL YEAR DRAWS CLOSE ENSURE ATTAINMENT OBJECTIVE LOVING
ARDENT PRAYERS.

SHOGHI

Letter of 26 February 1947

26 February 1947

Dear Baha'i Friends,

Your communications dated Sept. 12, Oct. 4th and 17th, Nov. 19th, 18th and
21st and Dec. 29th 1946 have all been received together with their
enclosures and our beloved Guardian has instructed me to answer you on his
behalf....

He was very happy to see the marked success of your Summer School this
past year and also to receive very encouraging reports of the Manchester
Teaching Conference; a great change has come over the work in England
during the past year and one which must certainly rejoice the hearts of
the older Baha'is in particular as they compare the present state of the
Cause with the decades that passed when it had two or three spiritual
Assemblies and seemed to be practically standing still! It seems, indeed,
as if an important corner had been turned and that the Faith in the
British Isles is at last showing its true stature and casting a portentous
shadow of future events before it!

He is particularly happy to see the way the Baha'i young people are
arising and serving in the pioneer field with such courage, determination
and success.

Regarding the question you asked him about the sentence from the "Aqdas"
for the marriage certificate: he feels that the following is a suitable
translation of this passage: "Enter into wedlock, O people, that ye may
bring forth one who will make mention of me."

The very good news of Nottingham and Birmingham achieving Assembly status
was most welcome and he hopes the friends will redouble their efforts in
connection with the remaining goal town