The Guardian ... feels truly delighted at the news of the splendid
meetings that were held in Bombay in honour of the anniversary of the
birthday of His Holiness Baha'u'llah. This fresh evidence of the loyalty
and devotion with which the Bombay friends are upholding the institutions
of the Faith is highly gratifying and encouraging to him, indeed.
But he cannot but deplore the fact that some of the believers are
reluctant to observe, as strictly as they should, the Feasts and
anniversaries prescribed by the Cause. This attitude, which may be
justified in certain exceptional circumstances, is fraught with
incalculable dangers and harm to the community, and will, if allowed to
persist, seriously endanger its influence and prestige in the public eye.
Unity of action, in matters of so vital an importance as the observance of
Baha'i holidays, is essential. It is the responsibility of the N.S.A. to
remind and urge the friends to faithfully carry out all such laws and
precepts of the Cause, the enforcement of which does not constitute an
open violation of the laws of their country.
[From the Guardian:]
The striking evidences of renewed Baha'i activity throughout India and
Burma, the recent manifestations of loyalty, solidarity and self-sacrifice
on the part of individuals, groups and Assemblies in both the teaching and
administrative spheres of Baha'i service, rejoice my heart and revive and
enliven my hopes for the future of that land. The friends in India and
Burma have made a splendid start. They have laid a firm foundation within
the framework of the administrative order of our Faith. They have
weathered manifold and distressing difficulties and successfully
surmounted formidable obstacles. A new era is opening before them. I have
no doubt that they will rise to the height of the occasion, and will prove
themselves worthy of their high destiny.