nto
Gazette, has given me genuine and deep satisfaction and I trust that this
promising Magazine, properly directed and nurtured, will achieve great
things for the Cause in future. I strongly urge you to support it, guide
it and direct it along the most profitable channels, and make of it in
time a true mirror reflecting the world-wide activities of the Baha'i
Cause. May it achieve its great and laudable purpose!

In my hours of prayer and meditation at the three holy Shrines, I
particularly and most tenderly remember my unforgettable German friends,
in whose ability, ardour, thoroughness, sagacity and constancy our Beloved
had the greatest belief and confidence, of whose land He spoke so highly,
and on whom He lavished His lovingkindness and blessings. We follow your
present activities with no less admiration and affection, and feel certain
that you are destined to play your part in securing the ultimate and
universal recognition of the Baha'i Faith.

Awaiting eagerly your individual and collective letters, and assuring you
of my undiminished affection,

I am your true brother and fellow-worker

LETTER OF 3 DECEMBER 1925

3 December 1925

The beloved of God and the handmaids of the Merciful in Dresden. c/o Mr.
Herrigel.

My Dearly-beloved friends:

I have learned with feelings of gratitude and satisfaction, the welcome
news conveyed in Mr. Herrigel's letter regarding the establishment of a
Baha'i centre in Dresden. I hasten to offer you in the name of all Baha'is
the expression of our warmest welcome, and our best wishes for the
expansion, and the consolidation of your newly-established centre.

The efforts of our indefatigable and self-sacrificing brother, Mr.
Herrigel, have at last yielded the promised fruit, and we feel confident,
that by the unfailing assistance of the power of Baha'u'llah, and the
fostering care of our dear brother, your numbers will increase, your
knowledge of this Most Great Cause deepen, and your opportunities for the
service of mankind in accordance with the Sublime principles of
Baha'u'llah multiply.

I assure you, one and all, of my keen interest in your work, your plans
and hopes for the future and of my fervent prayers for your happiness,
success and welfare whenever I visit the Holy Shrines.

I trust and pray that some day we shall meet face to face in Haifa, and
visit together the various historic sites, that have been hallowed by
footsteps of Baha'u'llah and 'Abd