Concerning the LSA's right to suspend one of its members from Assembly
membership; the Assembly can, by a majority vote, take such an action,
even though the suspension may be for a long period.
As regards your question whether the President of the N.S.A. is entitled
to give any ruling during the period of his tenure; the Guardian wishes me
to state that no such ruling can be valid unless approved by the other
members of the National Assembly. The President has no special legislative
capacity, except as a member of the Assembly.
As to the question of removing a believer from the voting list; although
every duly constituted local Assembly has the right to take such an action
against any individual believer in the community, nevertheless the
Guardian feels the advisability for the Local Assemblies to seek the
advice and approval of the N.S.A. in this most delicate and vital matter,
as it is one fraught with grave and far-reaching responsibilities.
Before closing I wish to express to you, and through you to your
fellow-members in the N.S.A., how happy the Guardian feels to learn of the
strong preparations your Assembly has made for the holding of the next
Annual Convention of the friends in Karachi. He is the more rejoiced that
the main item of the discussions will be the problem of teaching. He is
fervently praying that the program upon which the delegates and the N.S.A.
will decide will mark the inauguration of an unprecedented teaching
campaign throughout India and Burma.
[From the Guardian:]
I am delighted to learn of the work which is being steadily and
efficiently accomplished in so many spheres of Baha'i activity throughout
India and Burma. My heart is filled with gratitude as I witness the
progress you have achieved, the enterprises you have initiated, the method
and measures you have adopted, the plans you have conceived and above all
the spirit of exemplary loyalty and magnificent devotion that impels you
forward in the great mission you are destined to fulfil.