with them for
the time being through their parents, were very wise.

The friends who have gone forth to new lands cannot be too careful. Unless
they can stay long enough to convert at least a small group of people, who
will be firmly grounded in the Faith, and continue to work if they are
forced to leave, a great deal of time and money will have been wasted, and
the progress of the Plan suffer a serious setback.

He will certainly pray for the pioneers there, for their protection and
their guidance. They should by all means persevere and act discreetly.

He was very satisfied to hear of the progress made at the Teaching
Conference held in Frankfurt under the aegis of the European Hands. He
feels sure that this helped to stimulate and coordinate the work.
Association and consultation, as 'Abdu'l-Baha so repeatedly emphasized,
have a great effect on the friends, and enable them to see the work of the
Cause as a whole, rather than as a small local enterprise in which their
personalities and other people's personalities often conflict; and
challenge them to arise and go forth into new fields, in order to spread
the Faith far and wide.

The Guardian attaches the greatest importance to the Temple enterprise. He
feels that if, for any reason, you do not win the case and get permission
to build the Temple on the land you have already chosen, a new piece of
land must be speedily bought. He is hoping that the case will be
satisfactorily settled, and that there will be no necessity for you to
look further.

The preparation of designs for the Temple he feels, however, should not
wait upon the conclusion of the court case. It is going to take some time
to receive designs, to forward them to him for his advice, and to
incorporate any possible changes that may be deemed necessary, if one of
the designs is found satisfactory. He therefore advises you to open the
competition as soon as you can, and not lose any more time.

He wishes at this juncture to stress to your Assembly the need for
economy. The Temple must naturally be a dignified and worthy edifice. He
does not consider that any of these modernistic experiments in
architecture are at all suitable for a building of this nature, lacking as
they so often do, beauty and dignity.

He also considers that the building should be a relatively small one, both
because of the size of the Community in Germany, and the financial
resources of the Faith at present. The most important thi