The administrative machinery of the Cause having now sufficiently evolved,
its aim and object fairly well grasped and understood, and its method and
working made more familiar to every believer, I feel the time is ripe when
it should be fully and consciously utilized to further the purpose for
which it has been created. It should, I strongly feel, be made to serve a
twofold purpose. On one hand, it should aim at a steady and gradual
expansion of the Movement along lines that are at once broad, sound and
universal; and on the other it should insure the internal consolidation of
the work already achieved. It should both provide the impulse whereby the
dynamic forces latent in the Faith can unfold, crystallize, and shape the
lives and conduct of men, and serve as a medium for the interchange of
thought and the coordination of activities among the divers elements that
constitute the Baha'i community.
Whether it be by an open and bold assertion of the fundamental verities of
the Cause, or the adoption of a less direct and more cautious method of
teaching; whether by the dissemination of our literature or the example of
our conduct, our one aim and sole object should be to help in the eventual
recognition by all mankind of the indispensability, the uniqueness and the
supreme station of the Baha'i Revelation. Whatever method he adopts, and
however indirect the course he chooses to pursue, every true believer
should regard such a recognition as the supreme goal of his endeavor.
Whilst consciously laboring towards the attainment of this end, he should,
by supporting every branch of the administrative activities of his
national and local assembly, seek and obtain the fullest information on
the character and extent of the worldwide progress of the Cause, and
strive to contribute his share towards the strengthening of the spirit of
solidarity among the component parts of the Baha'i world.
Such in their broad outline are the guiding principles which those who
have been placed in charge of the administration of the affairs of the
Cause should at present endeavor to promote, explain and securely
establish. Nothing short of the spirit of unwavering faith, of continuous
vigilance and patient endeavor can hope to secure eventually the
realization of this our cherished desire.
May America's national representatives arise with clear vision, with
unswerving determination and renewed vigor to carry out in its entirety
the sacred task they have purposed to perform.
Assuring you of my continued and earnest prayers for the success of your
efforts,
I am your true brother,
SHOGHI.
Haifa, Palestine,
May 11th, 1926.
Letter of October 7th, 1926.
To the beloved of the Lord and the handmaids of the Merciful throughout
the West.
Dearly-beloved brothers and sisters in 'Abdu'l-Baha:
In the course of the few months that have elapsed since my last
communication to you regarding the appalling circumstances that have
culminated in the martyrdom of our Persian brethren in Jahrum, events of
the highest importance to the future welfare of our beloved Cause have
transpired, and with startling suddenness conferred abiding solace upon
those who still have to face the pains and terrors of unmitigated and
shameless tyranny.