esied more than two thousand years
ago, by Daniel in His Book.

So glorious a vision, now unfolded before the eyes of the British
followers of the Faith of Baha'u'llah, cannot but galvanise them into
action, at once swift, resolute and unrelaxing, and fire their souls with
a spirit so consuming as to melt every obstacle that may intervene between
them and the achievement of their present goal.

May they, one and all, prove themselves, in the crucial months immediately
ahead, worthy of the blessings vouchsafed to them in the past, and of the
high destiny which it lies in their power to achieve in the future.

Shoghi

Letter of 28 October 1951

28 October 1951(58)

ASSURE STEPHENS LOVING FERVENT PRAYERS ACCOMPANYING HER.

SHOGHI

Letter of 11 November 1951

11 November 1951

Dear Baha'i Brother,

As I just recently sent you a long letter on behalf of the beloved
Guardian to which he appended at some length, he wishes you to consider
this reply to your letters of October 17th (three in number) as a
postscript to the other.

As regards the questions you raised:

The ideal thing would be to have at least one Baha'i from every territory
in Africa attend the African Conference. This is the goal to be worked
for, and attained if possible, as it will greatly stimulate the work and
especially the inexperienced and isolated believers.

The solar calendar should, by all means, be adhered to in Africa.

He feels that your Assembly is responsible for the time being for the work
in territories not under the charge of other N.S.A.s (Tunis, Sudan and
Ethiopia are under Egyptian care).

You are not directly responsible for any work done in territories which
have been allotted to other N.S.A.s. But you should correspond with them,
and give them any help and advice you can, both the N.S.A.s and their
African Committees. In the case of Eric Manton, though he will be under
Persia's jurisdiction you can keep him informed of your work, so as to
cheer him up.

Only the five participating National Assemblies are responsible directly
for financing the African work. No invitations should be extended to other
bodies or individuals to contribute. Naturally if any one wants to, they
no doubt will, but it would be, he feels, very inappropriate to broadcast
any appeal. The Africa work is not an international undertaking but an
interassembly one, confined to five national Bodies.

He is very pleased over the way t