h and the
others he has distributed to various Assemblies and Baha'i libraries. He
is eagerly awaiting copies of the various other translations your Assembly
has undertaken, and in this connection he urges you again to persevere in
your efforts to overcome every obstacle and get these further additions to
your Baha'i literature in India speedily out and in the hands of the
newly-attracted souls.

Achieved Mighty Victories

The Guardian wishes to once again stress the immediate tasks which face
your Assembly: the important--and almost miraculous--work achieved during
the closing years of our first Baha'i Century in forming so many
Assemblies, most of them in virgin territory, should be carefully
consolidated through travelling teachers, additional pioneers (if
necessary), extension of financial help, etc., so that none of them will
be weakened and forced to revert to group status. Also the newly formed
groups should be given every assistance to enable them to become
Assemblies and take part in the administrative order of the Cause in
India. He urges you to concentrate on these three things: the publication
and distribution of the newly translated books; the firm consolidation of
the new Assemblies; and the development of existing groups, that they may
speedily achieve Assembly status.

Important as new teaching undertakings are they should not be given
precedence at the present time until these other objectives are well on
the way to being realized.

In closing let me assure you that the beloved Guardian cherishes the
brightest hopes for the future development of the Cause there, and expects
great things of the Indian believers in view of the truly remarkable tasks
they have been accomplishing these last few years with such a spirit of
zeal and devotion. His loving prayers are offered on your behalf and for
your fellow-members of the N.S.A., that you may be blessed and guided
always.

[From the Guardian:]

The achievements of the Indian Baha'i Community during the closing years
of the first Baha'i Century have shed a great lustre on the record of
their imperishable services ever since the inception of the Faith in their
vast and promising country. Both in the teaching and administrative
spheres of Baha'i activity they have assiduously laboured, nobly
persevered, generously given of their resources, consistently
collaborated, achieved mighty victories and raised to a new level the
standard of Baha'i stewar