been such as to dismay the stoutest heart and tax to the
uttermost the determination of the most resolute.

And yet, in spite of these successive afflictions the members of this
community have forged ahead, valiantly, unitedly and determinedly, and
have even extended the original range of their Plan by embarking on fresh
and historical enterprises beyond the confines of these territories,
through the despatch of pioneers to the neighbouring Dominion of Ceylon
and the adjacent Kingdom of Siam and the Republic of Indonesia. Whatever
the fate of the Plan which they are now seeking to bring to its
consummation, this striking evidence of the indomitable spirit of faith
that animates the rank and file of this community, and which has prompted
it to seek fresh laurels in virgin territories beyond the frontiers of its
homeland, will, without the slightest doubt, redound eternally to its
credit, and be abundantly rewarded by a vigilant and all-Bountiful Master.

To enhance the value of so rich a prize won, in so short a period, by a
community so burdened by cares and anxieties, in territories for the most
part overshadowed by discord and internal revolution, through the
triumphant conclusion of the major task entrusted to its hands, and the
successful conclusion of the second collective enterprise embarked upon by
its indefatigable and resolute members, on the morrow of a
world-encircling conflict, must now be the paramount and all-absorbing
purpose of all who are privileged to participate in this mighty endeavour.
Time is short. Every week is precious. The resources of the community,
financial, moral and spiritual are, I firmly believe, adequate to meet the
needs of this critical hour. So golden an opportunity, if missed, will not
recur for who knows how extensive a period. The launching of subsequent
enterprises destined to culminate in the triumph and ascendancy of a
struggling Faith in the subcontinent of India, as well as in the
establishment of its institutions in South-East Asia, will be inevitably
and indefinitely postponed.

Undaunted by the setbacks it has experienced; heartened by the settlement
and the initial victory won by its pioneers in the newly opened virgin
territories in the North, the South and the East; fully conscious of its
ability

to perform adequately its task and discharge befittingly its
responsibility; relying on the unfailing grace of an all-Powerful, ever
solicitous, continually watching Provid