fice, be lent to the
multiplication of Baha'i centers in Latin America, to the expansion of
Baha'i literature, to the translation of the Baha'i sacred writings, to
the proclamation of the verities of the Faith to the masses, to the
strengthening of the bonds binding the newly-fledged communities to each
other, and to the deepening of the spiritual life of their members.

The task so marvelously initiated in the Latin Republics must be further
consolidated ere the prosecutors of the World Plan bequeathed by
'Abdu'l-Baha can embark on further stages, of still greater significance,
in their world teaching mission. The cessation of hostilities will open
before them fields of service of tremendous fertility and undreamed-of
magnitude. The advantages and opportunities these fields will offer them
cannot be exploited unless and until the work to which they have already
set their hand in the Western Hemisphere is sufficiently advanced and
consolidated. Time is pressing. The new tasks are already beginning to
loom on the horizon. The work that still remains to be accomplished ere
the next stage is ushered in is still considerable and exacting. I feel
confident that the American Baha'i community will, as it has in the past,
rise to the occasion and discharge its high duties as befits the unique
position it occupies.

August 18, 1944

FAITHFUL PIONEER

Share grief at passing of devoted, faithful pioneer (John Stearns). His
services have been unforgettable and highly meritorious. Advise the
construction of a memorial. Assure friends in Lima (Peru) my deepest,
loving sympathy.

Cablegram November 19, 1944

PASSAGES IN "GOD PASSES BY"

Comforted, strengthened by assurance of sympathy and loyalty of American
believers in the deplorable, delicate situation created by dishonorable
alliances made by members of my family, first with Covenant-breakers and
now with external enemies of the Faith.

The marvelous, rapid, sound evolution of the institutions of the Faith in
five continents, particularly in the Western Hemisphere, constitutes best
monition, most effective counteraction to the detrimental influence of
those whose acts proclaim their severance from the Holy Tree and their
forfeiture of their sacred birthright.

The occasion demands that you direct special attention to passages in "God
Passes By" indicating the gravity of the past crises precipitated since
the inception of the Faith by kinsmen both of