On the success of this initial stage in the unfoldment of its Mission in
foreign fields--a stage which will witness the departure of the Canadian
pioneers from their homeland, in the northern regions of the Western
Hemisphere, to the South Sea Islands--must depend the degree to which they
will be active in days to come in other continents of the globe and their
neighbouring islands. As the chosen allies of the chief executors of the
Master's Divine Plan, they shoulder a responsibility which is at once
staggering, sacred and inescapable. The greater their exertions, the more
abundant will be the outpouring of celestial grace vouchsafed to them by
the Author of the Plan Himself, Who in His immortal Tablets has more than
once assured of His unfailing aid all who arise to serve His Father's
Cause.
Now is the hour to demonstrate to the entire Baha'i World those qualities
which the heroes of God, unfurling in the Western Hemisphere the banners
of a world Crusade destined to be carried over the entire surface of the
globe, must possess in order to accomplish their exalted Mission. The
Canadian Baha'i Community must stand in the vanguard of this conquering
army of Baha'u'llah. They must prove themselves increasingly worthy of
their high calling as this momentous Crusade steadily unfolds. They must
put their entire trust in Him Who guides its destinies from His Station on
high. They must dedicate themselves heart and soul to the fulfilment of
all its objectives without delay, without any exception.
That they may acquit themselves of their task, as befits their high
station in this great spiritual adventure, that they may enrich their
heritage, and noise abroad the fame of the Cause of Baha'u'llah through a
whole-hearted and valiant participation in this world-girdling Spiritual
Crusade, is the object of my constant prayer and one of my most cherished
hopes.