ll have to pass upon in the future.

With loving Baha'i greetings to you all, and the assurance of the beloved
Guardian's prayers for the success of your labours.

R. Rabbani.

LETTER OF JUNE 13TH, 1956

Haifa, Israel,
June 13th, 1956.

Mr. James Heggie, Secretary,
National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of Australia and New Zealand.

Dear Baha'i Brother:

Your letters of November 17, and December 12 and 31, 1955, and January 6,
February 22, April 24, and May 27, (two), with enclosures have been
received by the beloved Guardian, and he has instructed me to answer you
on his behalf.

He was happy to receive the pamphlets which you have had translated and
forwarded to him, and which is certainly a welcome addition to the
teaching work in the Pacific area.

He was also pleased to see that you have found a friendly architect, who
will cooperate in submitting plans for the future Temple in Sydney. He is
eagerly looking forward to receiving them. Since writing this, they have
been received. He was also glad to hear that another site had been
procured.

Repercussions of the Chicago Temple are felt everywhere, and the same is
becoming increasingly true of the Shrine. One single edifice, raised to
the glory of Baha'u'llah, shines like a beacon and attracts the hearts of
the people; no doubt many seeds are sown just through the act of people
visiting these edifices--seeds which in the future will germinate. It is
because of this that he is very eager to have the Australian one commenced
as soon as circumstances permit.

As regards the question the Auckland Assembly has asked about vivisection,
there is nothing on this subject in the Baha'i teachings. At a future date
such matters will no doubt be taken up by the International House of
Justice.

He is very anxious to have as many local assemblies incorporated as
possible; and was hence very pleased to hear that your Assembly is
energetically prosecuting this part of the Ten Year Plan in both Australia
and New Zealand.

The visits of the Australian friends to different centers in Australia and
New Zealand, as well as Mr. Featherstone's trip to some of the Pacific
Islands, have been much appreciated, and he feels sure that marked results
will be forthcoming. Although you who labour in that distant continent may
often feel that your work is progressing but slowly, the Guardian, from
the prospective that he has here at the World Center, is well pleased w