nducts himself as he has can remain a voting
member of the Baha'i Community for--in spite of his wide knowledge of the
Faith and his belief in it--his acts are contrary to its teachings and
bring not only confusion into the Community and create inharmony, but
disgrace the Cause in the eyes of non-Baha'is.

The Guardian fully realizes that the process of splitting up large
communities into smaller ones, each existing within its own civil units,
has been difficult for the Australian friends. What they do not seem to
fully appreciate is that this has been done in Canada and the United
States as well, and is only in order to organize the assemblies on a
logical basis, and one with a firmer legal foundation. The fact that this
may create more assemblies in the end, and that it sometimes breaks up
existing ones, is only incidental; the important point is to consolidate
the communities on a sound basis, i.e. every assembly within the limits of
the Municipality its members reside in.

As Mrs Axford requested Mrs Thomas to write about her Baha'i life there is
every reason to respect her wishes. This in no way precludes the New
Zealand Community from writing about her services and life and keeping
this record in the National archives. The Guardian feels the Auckland
Assembly should be consulted, as her, (Mrs Axford's), home community, by
Mrs Thomas. He hopes this In Memoriam article, about so dear and tireless
a servant of the Faith, will produce a spirit of love and co-operation
amongst all concerned.

The gift by Miss Perks of an additional piece of land to the Yerrinbool
School is deeply appreciated. It enriches the endowments already held by
your Assembly. Please thank Miss Perks, on behalf of the Guardian, for
this generous contribution, to the institutions of the Faith in Australia,
and tell her he does not feel any name should be given the property other
that of Yerrinbool School, of which it will form a part, and that she will
always be remembered as the donor of it.

The acquisition of the site for the New Zealand Summer School was a great
step forward in the progress of the Faith there, and he was very pleased
about it. He was also delighted to hear of the formation of the Devonport
Assembly, and he hopes next year there will be still more.

I would also like to answer here a question raised in Mrs Bolton's letter
of March 8: the Guardian feels that no annual fixed pilgrimage should be
made to the grave of Father Du