rect correspondence with the elected
national representatives of a community that has achieved so much in the
past for our Faith, that has been so dearly loved by 'Abdu'l-Baha, and is
destined to spread, as He foretold, the light of God's sacred Revelation
not only in the heart of Europe but throughout that dark, war-devastated
spiritually famished continent. Now that the shackles imposed upon that
community have been removed, and its chief and central administrative
institution is again vigorously functioning, a concerted, sustained and
systematic effort must be made, not only by its members, but by the rank
and file of its supporters throughout that land, to expand, multiply and
consolidate the community's nascent institutions, widen, considerably and
rapidly, the range of its literature, establish, firmly and definitely, in
however rudimentary a form its national headquarters in Frankfurt situated
in the heart of that country, reinforce and develop the work assigned to
its national committees, revitalize its summer-schools and other
subsidiary institutions, maintain and develop its contact, through
correspondence, with national and local administrative bodies throughout
the Baha'i world, devise effective measures for the proclamation, boldly
and determinedly, of the message to the masses, fortify and enrich its
corporate life and lay an unassailable foundation for its future
development. The task is immense, the opportunities are priceless and
manifold, the hour is critical and challenging, the promises given by
'Abdu'l-Baha are clear, unmistakable, and soul-refreshing, His assistance
ready and unfailing. All that is required, in thanksgiving for the
protection vouchsafed to this community by Baha'u'llah is to arise with
courage, high resolve and clear vision, to carry out the immediate task in
its entirety, and thus prepare the way for the opening of a new and still
more glorious chapter in the history of the evolution of the Faith in that
land. I pray from all my heart for the speedy and complete realization of
the high hopes I cherish for that dearly-beloved, long-suffering, richly
blessed community.

Your true and grateful brother,
Shoghi

LETTER OF 18 FEBRUARY 1947 (SUMMER SCHOOL)

18 February 1947 (Summer School)

Dear Baha'i Friends:

Your letter sent to our beloved Guardian from the Esslingen Baha'i Summer
School session of August 1946, brought him great joy, and he has
instructed me to answer