y and circulated among the believers. But only extracts of
it should, with the approval of your N.S.A., be brought to the attention
of the friends until such time as the publication of the whole book would
be deemed advisable....

[From the Guardian:]

May our beloved and vigilant Master even keep you under His wings, and
inspire you to promote far and wide and in a most effective manner the
manifold interests of His Faith and its ever-developing institutions.

Your true and grateful brother,
Shoghi

LETTER OF 7 MAY 1935

7 May 1935

Dear Baha'i co-workers,

The Guardian has just received your warm and encouraging message of the
28th of April last, and has been deeply moved by the kind greetings and
good wishes you have extended to him on the occasion of the holding of
your thirteenth annual Baha'i Convention in Stuttgart. He wishes me to
reciprocate the sentiments you have been moved to express to him, and to
assure each and all of you of his abiding appreciation and gratitude for
the remarkable unity, efficiency and zeal with which you are fostering and
safeguarding the manifold and vital interests of our beloved Faith
throughout Germany and Austria. He feels confident that your mighty and
sustained exertions will, even as a magnet, draw upon you the blessings
and guidance of the Almighty, and thus pave the way for the wider
penetration and firmer establishment of the Cause in your country.

The Guardian has been greatly impressed by the unusually wide attendance
at this year's national Convention. His hope is that this active and close
collaboration among the believers in Germany and Austria will continue to
manifest itself in all your local as well as national Baha'i activities
throughout the coming year. He is entreating Baha'u'llah, that His
confirmations may keep, strengthen and inspire you in the fulfilment of
your most urgent and sacred mission.

With the renewed expression of his heartfelt appreciations and thanks, and
with his cordial and most loving greetings to you all...

[From the Guardian:]

Dearest co-workers:

Your impressive and most welcome message has revealed afresh the potency
of the irresistible power of our Faith as manifested in the renewed
activities, the solidarity, the consciousness and determination of the
assembled representatives of the German believers. This year's convention
marks a turning point in the history of the Cause in your land. It
eloquently testifies