Your very kind message ... expressing your profound sorrow and sympathy at
the passing away of our beloved sister Miss Martha Root has just reached
our dear Guardian, and he feels indeed most deeply touched by the very
thoughtful words which you had been moved to convey to him. The loss which
the entire Baha'i world has come to sustain through her untimely departure
from this world is indeed enormous, and can be compensated only partially
by the self-sacrificing efforts which our dear Baha'i teachers in East and
West are now exerting in their respective fields of teaching.
The Guardian's hope, however, is that, spurred by the noble example of
Martha's life and character, the friends in every land will make a supreme
and united effort to carry onward the great teaching task which she had so
untiringly been endeavouring to accomplish during all these years, and
thus bring eternal joy and impart infinite hope and solace to her heart in
the other world.
[From the Guardian:]
I deeply appreciate, and am greatly touched by, the noble sentiments you
have expressed. The passing of dearest Martha, that distinguished hero of
the Cause of Baha'u'llah, is indeed a great loss to those who labour for
His Cause, both in the East and West. May her glorious example continue to
inspire the friends in India and Burma to tread in her footsteps, and to
extend the work she so nobly initiated.