gion
current in India. So, the Guardian feels it impossible to give you any
definite and detailed information on that subject. He would urge you,
however, to carry on your studies in that field, although its immensity is
well-nigh bewildering, with the view of bringing the Message to the
Hindus. The task of converting this section of the Indian population is a
most vital obligation, although the Guardian is fully aware of the many
difficulties that it presents. Nevertheless the friends should do their
best to make as many converts among the Hindus as they possibly can.

Also with regard to the problem of inter-marriage between the Zoroastrian
and Hindu Baha'is, this is a highly delicate and vital question, as
important as the problem of the black and white in America. The friends
should all realize that racial considerations do not, in the light of the
Baha'i Teachings, constitute any hindrance to any kind of intercourse
between the believers. The Hindu and Zoroastrian Baha'is should forget
their former and traditional prejudices whether religious, racial or
social, and commune together on a common basis of equality, love and
devotion to the Cause. While the goal is quite clear yet, wisdom and
caution are needed in order to carry this ideal into full practice.

April 17, 1936

Letter of May 7, 1941

In these days when the forces of inharmony and disunity are rampant
throughout the world, the Baha'is must cling to their Faith and to each
other, and, in spite of every difficulty and suffering, protect the unity
of the Cause. Often the first efforts at getting the administration of the
Faith to mark harmoniously, are painful because the individual must learn
to subject his will to the whole--but these are all minor details, and the
friends must all concentrate on constructive work for the Cause.

Of course no one is debarred from becoming a Baha'i; rich or poor, learned
or ignorant, all have a sacred and equal right to accept the Supreme
Manifestation for this age.

The question of residence and taking part in administrative affairs hangs
together: wherever a Baha'i has his legal residence, he belongs to the
community that is established in that same civil area as his residence,
and he cannot vote or be elected to any Baha'i body outside of that area
except, of course, National Assembly and Committees. This, of course, does
not prevent his teaching in nearby towns or anywhere else. But he cannot
live in one c