. Whatever hardships and sacrifices its
future prosecution may involve must be borne with courage, pride and
thankfulness. To insure its speedy advancement every issue must be
subordinated to its vital requirements, and every individual effort
co-ordinated with the agencies designed for its execution.

Its present and pressing needs in the virgin territories of Eire, Northern
Ireland, Wales and Scotland must be met with concentrated attention,
continuous, systematic effort and the utmost self-sacrifice. The goals to
be achieved in the capitals and chief cities of these newly opened
territories must be relentlessly pursued, no matter how hard and stony the
path that must be trodden. The prizes already won in other towns in those
islands must at all costs be preserved and subsequently further enriched
by fresh spiritual conquests in neighbouring counties and farther afield.
Indeed the steps preliminary to the formation of a Baha'i administrative
centre in every county throughout the British Isles, must sooner or later
be taken, as an essential prelude to the effective proclamation of the
Faith to the masses. That the English Baha'is, aided and reinforced
gradually by fresh recruits from among their Irish, Welsh and Scottish
countrymen, may hasten the advent of such a glorious day in British Baha'i
history is the dearest wish of my heart and the object of my constant
supplication at the Threshold of Baha'u'llah.

Shoghi

Letter of 10 December 1947

10 December 1947

DEEPLY TOUCHED ASSEMBLY'S SOLICITUDE ALL SAFE HEARTFELT APPRECIATION.

SHOGHI

Letter of 7 January 1948

7 January 1948

FERVENTLY PRAYING SIGNAL SUCCESS TEACHING CONFERENCE URGE CONCENTRATED
UNRELAXING EFFORT ENSURE GLORIOUS TERMINATION INITIAL PHASE HISTORIC PLAN
DELIGHTED SETTLEMENT CARDIFF DEEPEST LOVE.

SHOGHI

Letter of 20 January 1948

20 January 1948

CHEERED HEARTENED MAGNIFICENT SUCCESS TEACHING CONFERENCE. GREATLY WELCOME
VALUABLE ASSISTANCE EXTENDED DISTINGUISHED TEACHER DOROTHY BAKER. INITIAL
PHASE PLAN DRAWING TRIUMPHANT CLOSE. SIGNAL SERVICES RENDERED SOUND
BLESSED FIRMLY KNIT WIDE AWAKE BRITISH BAHA'I COMMUNITY EVOKING ADMIRATION
SISTER COMMUNITIES EAST WEST SETTING STIRRING EXAMPLE RISING GENERATION
CONFERRING INESTIMABLE BLESSINGS POSTERITY MERITING APPLAUSE CONCOURSE ON
HIGH AUGMENTING MY DEBT GRATITUDE. PRAYING ARDENTLY SUCCESS NEWLY LAUNCHED
CO-ORDINATED TEACHING PLAN SUPPLICATING RICHEST BLESSINGS N