and blessing conferred on the German Baha'is, and should stimulate many
others to follow in his footsteps.

The Guardian is very sorry that there has been so much delay as regards
the Temple in Frankfurt, both because of the difficulty of obtaining
permission to build on the site chosen, and the difficulty in coming to a
decision about the design.

He feels that, as this is the Mother Temple of Europe, and an institution
which will be supported by contributions from Baha'is all over the world,
that it has a very great importance; and must under all circumstances be
dignified, and not represent an extremist point of view in architecture.
No one knows how the styles of the present day may be judged two or three
generations from now; but the Baha'is cannot afford to build a second
Temple if the one that they built at the present time should seem too
extreme and unsuitable at a future date.

In view of this, he has pondered very carefully over the designs which
were submitted to him, and also consulted Mr. Remey. He hopes to come to a
decision, and will inform your Assembly accordingly.

He appreciated very much the cooperative spirit shown by many of the
German architects and their offer to come here and consult with him. This
would have been impractical, and a waste of the money of the Faith; but,
if your Assembly has occasion, he would like it to please thank these
gentlemen for their friendly and cooperative spirit as regards our Temple.

He feels that the National Haziratu'l-Quds in Frankfurt should act as the
Secretariat of the National Assembly as well. This is the main reason why
the Baha'is have National Headquarters--so that the office of the National
Spiritual Assembly can operate from the National Assembly's permanent
address. It may not be convenient at times, but it is essential that this
should be done. He has informed other national bodies of the same thing,
that is, those who had not already placed their Secretariat in their
Haziratu'l-Quds.

He feels that your Assembly should particularly concentrate at this time
on accelerating the work on the home front. Perhaps the most difficult
objective for any of the National Assemblies to accomplish is the one of
increasing the number of Assemblies and Centers under their jurisdiction
before the end of the Ten Year Plan. The friends must realize that this,
by its very nature, is a task which it is dangerous to postpone to the
latter years of the Plan. The con