friends to take full advantage of Martha's
presence and invite her to speak and teach as frequently as her energies
permit, yet he would advise that they should also take great care lest her
health be seriously impaired through overwork, specially as she is already
so frail, having extensively travelled and tirelessly laboured for a whole
year throughout India. He would further entreat the believers to join him
in ardently supplicating Baha'u'llah to continue bestowing upon our
well-beloved and distinguished sister all the strength and energy that she
requires for the continuation and successful termination of her teaching
tour throughout Australia and New-Zealand.

With reference to Mr. and Mrs. Bolton's request for permission to visit
Haifa during next October or November, the Guardian wishes you to assure
them that they would be most welcome to undertake this pilgrimage through
which, he hopes, they will get refreshed spiritually and filled with
renewed vigour and added determination to labour for the further promotion
of the Faith upon their return home.

With the season's best greetings to you and all the friends,

Yours ever in His Service,
H. Rabbani.

[From the Guardian:]

Dear and valued co-worker:

How deeply I appreciate what you and your dear collaborators are achieving
for the success of Martha's work amidst you. My heart brims over with
gratitude for the manner in which you approach your task, discharge your
duties and extend the range of your local and national activities. With
your deeds you are demonstrating in that far-off continent what the power
of the Greatest Name can achieve when it operates through channels that
are pure, and receptive to its outpouring grace. My prayers are being
continually offered for you all. Rest assured and be happy.

Your true and grateful brother,
Shoghi.

LETTER OF JULY 12TH, 1939

July 12th, 1939.

Dear Miss Brooks,

On behalf of our beloved Guardian I acknowledge with thanks the receipt of
your deeply-appreciated message written on behalf of our Australian
N.S.A., and of various materials, including Assembly reports and
photographs of the Yerrinbool Summer-School, mailed under separate cover,
all of which reached him safely, and for which kindly convey his heart's
deepest gratitude to your Assembly.

He has read with great pleasure the account of Miss Root's last few weeks
in Australia, and feels exceedingly gratified and thankful at this ren