ctober 1932 written on behalf of Shoghi Effendi
to a Local Spiritual Assembly and a State Teaching Committee) [111]

"112: He was deeply gratified to hear that the friends are attaching such
a..."

He was deeply gratified to hear that the friends are attaching such a
great importance to the teaching and training of Baha'i children. The
education of the youth is, undoubtedly, of paramount importance as it
serves to deepen their understanding of the Cause and to canalize their
energies along the most profitable lines. Inasmuch, however, as the
national expenses of the Cause in America are daily increasing, the
members of your Committee should be very careful not to extend beyond
their financial resources the sphere of their activities. The plans your
Committee has made should not develop to such an extent as to hamper the
progress of the Temple work.

(From a letter dated 20 April, 1933 written on behalf of Shoghi Effendi to
the members of the Committee on the Teaching and Training of Children,
published in "Baha'i News" 77 (September 1933), p.2) [112]

"113: Shoghi Effendi wishes you particularly to give all your attention to
the..."

Shoghi Effendi wishes you particularly to give all your attention to the
education of your boys so that they may become sincere, loyal and active
Baha'is. It is to the youth that we should look for help, and it is,
therefore, the sacred obligation of the parents to provide their children
with a thorough Baha'i training.

(From a letter dated 31 May 1933 written on behalf of Shoghi Effendi to an
individual believer) [113]

"114: The Baha'i Faith ... advocates compulsory education..."

The Baha'i Faith ... advocates compulsory education...

(From a letter dated June 1933 written by Shoghi Effendi to the High
Commissioner for Palestine) [114]

"115: He was deeply gratified to learn that your material conditions are
improving..."

He was deeply gratified to learn that your material conditions are
improving and he sincerely hopes that they will give you an opportunity to
give to ... and ... the best educational training, so that they may
become, in a not distant future, devoted servants and champions of the
Cause.

Your responsibility as a mother, and especially as a Baha'i mother, whose
sacred obligation is to look after the training of the children along
Baha'i lines, is indeed immense. It is hoped that through God's help and
guidance you will be