The Declaration of Trust, the provisions of which you have so splendidly
conceived, and formulated with such assiduous care, marks yet another
milestone on the road of progress along which you are patiently and
determinedly advancing. Clear and concise in its wording, sound in
principle, and complete in its affirmations of the fundamentals of Baha'i
administration, it stands in its final form as a worthy and faithful
exposition of the constitutional basis of Baha'i communities in every
land, foreshadowing the final emergence of the world Baha'i Commonwealth
of the future. This document, when correlated and combined with the set of
by-laws which I trust are soon forthcoming, will serve as a pattern to
every National Baha'i Assembly, be it in the East or in the West, which
aspires to conform, pending the formation of the First Universal House of
Justice, with the spirit and letter of the world-order ushered in by
Baha'u'llah.
I eagerly await the receipt of the complete set of the contemplated
by-laws, the purpose of which should be to supplement the provisions,
clarify the purpose, and explain more fully the working of the principle
underlying the above-mentioned Declaration. I shall, after having given it
my close and personal consideration, transmit it to you, in order that you
may submit it to the local Spiritual Assemblies, who in turn will endeavor
to secure its final ratification by the body of the recognized believers
throughout the United States and Canada. I would urge you to insert the
Text of the Declaration, the complete set of the by-laws, and the
accompanying Indenture of Trust, all combined, in the next issue of the
Baha'i Year Book, that sympathizers and believers alike in every land may
obtain a clear and correct vision of the preliminary framework of that
complete system of world administration implicit in the Teachings of
Baha'u'llah.