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languages--so that Baha'i methods of instruction will become so widely
known that children from every level of society will seek to acquire
divine teachings as well as secular knowledge in Baha'i schools, and
thereby means for the promotion of the Cause of God will be provided.

(From a letter dated 19 December 1923 written by Shoghi Effendi to the
Local Spiritual Assembly of Tihran, Iran--translated from the Persian)
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"102: The "Magazine of the Children of the Kingdom", the latest issue of
which I..."

The "Magazine of the Children of the Kingdom", the latest issue of which I
have just received from that indefatigable pioneer of your cause, ... has
kindled in me such fresh hopes that I feel moved to send you this message
of love and confidence in the great part you are destined to play for the
future of the Cause.

I feel it is urgent and important that this first and only organ of the
Baha'i youth throughout the world should, in whatever it publishes, instil
in its readers, and particularly in every Baha'i child, the sense of his
unique opportunities and future responsibilities in the great task that
awaits him in future.

Its duty is to initiate, promote and mirror forth the various activities
of the rising generation throughout the Baha'i world, to establish and
strengthen a bond of true fellowship amongst all the children of
'Abdu'l-Baha whether in the East or in the West, and to unfold to their
eyes the vision of a golden future before them. It should impress upon
their hearts the vital necessity of establishing, now, whilst in their
tender age, a firm foundation for their mission in life.

The cause of the Children of the Kingdom, whom the Master so loved, and on
whom He showered many a blessing and infinite loving-kindness, is, I
assure you, still dear and close to our hearts. In you, the descendants of
the heroic pioneers of a world Movement, rests the hope of achieving the
task which they have so nobly begun--their task for the service and
salvation of all mankind.

As to my humble share of service and support, I can but pray on your
behalf, and supplicate during my hours of prayer at the three Holy
Shrines, the guidance, the blessings, and the assistance of Baha'u'llah,
beseeching Him most fervently to enable you, in the happy days to come, to
establish His Kingdom and fulfil His Word.

May your Magazine inspire you to achieve this end.

(From a Letter dated 30 December 1923 wri