From Ba_gh_dad, moreover, where the sacred habitation of Baha'u'llah has
been violated by a relentless enemy and converted into a rallying center
for the corrupt, the perverse, and the fanatical, there comes the news,
highly reassuring to us all, of the satisfactory progress of the
negotiations which, we are informed on high authority, will soon lead to
the expropriation of the property by the State, culminating in the
fullness of time in its occupation by the triumphant followers of God's
holy Faith. The case of the houses, so ably presented, so persistently
pursued, above all reinforced by the vigilant and protecting power of our
departed Master, will eventually triumph, and by its repercussions in
Persia as in the world at large, will lend a powerful impetus to the
liberation of those forces which will carry the Cause to its ultimate
destiny. I will, when the occasion presents itself, inform the believers
through their respective National Spiritual Assemblies to address messages
of appreciation and gratitude to the authorities concerned in view of
their unrelaxing efforts for the triumph of right and justice.
For the present, we cannot but rejoice and feel profoundly thankful as we
witness in so many directions the welcome signs of the gradual
emancipation of the struggling Faith of Baha'u'llah, of the increasing
recognition on the part of both the high and lowly of its universal
principles--all so rich in their promise of ultimate victory.
Your true brother,
SHOGHI.
Haifa, Palestine,
October 29, 1926.
Letter of October 31, 1926.
To the members of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of the
United States and Canada.
Dearly-beloved fellow-workers:
I have on two recent occasions given expression to the profound sense of
inspiring confidence and joyous gratitude which recent happenings in the
Cause--evident manifestations of the steady evolution of a living
Faith--must needs evoke in the heart of every thoughtful and observing
believer. And as I contemplate the far-reaching possibilities involved in
a careful handling of those forces which Baha'u'llah's almighty arm has
now released, I cannot help reflecting upon the dominant share which the
American friends, at home as well as in distant lands, have contributed to
this rejuvenation of the Cause of God, and the decisive part it is theirs
to play in its eventual victory.
Your letters, dated June 17, July 11, July 20, August 3 and 16, and
October 2, 1926, all of which have been forwarded during my days of
retirement and rest, have proved an added source of thankfulness, of joy
and strength to me. They have clearly revealed by their spirit, as well as
by the nature and variety of their contents, the sustained devotion, the
unabated confidence, and the increasing vigor and efficiency with which
you are initiating, coordinating, and consolidating the manifold
activities of the Cause in North America.