ber 19, 1957

Haifa, Israel,
October 19, 1957.

IMPORTANCE OF TEACHING THE INDIANS

National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of Canada.

Your loving letter of October 5 was duly received and its contents have
been presented to the beloved Guardian.

He was very happy indeed to learn of the very active manner in which the
Canadian Baha'is have taken hold of this most important subject of
teaching the Indians.

He attaches the greatest importance to this matter as the Master has
spoken of the latent strength of character of these people and feels that
when the Spirit of the Faith has a chance to work in their midst, it will
produce remarkable results.

You(57) yourself are to be congratulated on the very wonderful work you
have been doing with the Indians on the Tyendinaga Reserve. The Guardian
greatly appreciates this service, and wishes you to know that he values it
very highly. He hopes nothing will interfere with your carrying it forward
to the fine conclusion which you hope will be the establishment of an
Assembly on this reserve. It would be a distinct victory for the Faith if
that is accomplished.

The Guardian will pray for you and the success of your work.

Faithfully yours,
LEROY IOAS.

Letter of July 18, 1957

Haifa, Israel,
July 18, 1957.

National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of Canada.

Your Assembly's communications with their enclosures have all arrived
safely, and the beloved Guardian has instructed me to answer you on his
behalf...

MOST URGENT TASKS

It is a pity that the Canadian believers are having so much difficulty
settling the question of both their Temple land and their National
Headquarters. He was very surprised and distressed to learn that the
Temple site you had chosen has entirely fallen through, and that you have
to begin all over again looking for a Temple site. He feels that your
Assembly should appreciate the fact that the important thing at this time
is to acquire a Temple site. It does not have to be a very large piece of
land, and, if the worst comes to the worst, at a future date, when the
time comes to build a Temple in Canada, it can be exchanged or sold and a
better site procured; but the question for this present National Body to
settle once and for all is the purchase of a Temple plot as a beginning in
order to remove from the Ten Year Plan one of its most important goals,
and one the accomplishment of which has been dragging too long.