Haifa, Israel,
January 13, 1956.
National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of Canada.
The beloved Guardian has instructed me to write you the following: He was
sorry to hear that the piece of plaster from the walls of the Prison of
Mah-ku had not been placed in the grave of Mr. Maxwell(48); and he would
like the National Assembly, with the greatest of care, to see that somehow
or other in the foundation of the monument this piece of plaster is
carefully inserted and preserved; if necessary, the head-stone can be
removed, and it can be put under it, and the head-stone rebuilt in such a
way as not to damage the head-stone.
He has decided that, in view of the fact that Anticosti is so extremely
difficult to get into, the Canadian Assembly can choose some other goal as
substitute for Anticosti. In other words, a territory or an island in the
vicinity of Canada, which has never been opened to the Faith, may be
opened in the place of Anticosti, and thus the goals of the Ten Year Plan
will not be decreased. On the other hand, Anticosti should be maintained
as an objective; and every effort be made to get a Baha'i in there.
At present, Mr. Allan Raynor(49) of your Assembly is visiting here, and,
although unfortunately he has been laid up with a cold, it has been a
great pleasure to have a Canadian Assembly member here.
With warmest Baha'i greetings,
R. RABBANI.