He has been greatly encouraged by the work the Indian believers are doing
in the pioneer teaching field. It makes him proud to behold the way this
great eastern nation is arising, through its enlightened Baha'is, to serve
the Cause of God, and is fast pushing to the forefront of Baha'i service,
and becoming an example and an inspiration to the other Baha'i communities
in the Orient and Far East.
The noble response the Indian friends are making to his appeals has
encouraged him to send them further donations for their teaching work, and
he trusts that, under the indefatigable leadership of the National
Spiritual Assembly, they will redouble their efforts, and push on to the
full and glorious completion of the Six-Year Plan they laid down for
themselves with such courage and devotion.
The establishment of the Hyderabad Assembly and that of Bangalore are
great steps forward, and the Guardian is waiting hopefully to receive the
good news of more new spiritual Assemblies in this coming Baha'i year.
He was also very pleased to hear that the Summer School is becoming an
institution of national importance, and that the friends are increasingly
attending it and realizing its great value in the life of the entire
Community of believers. In a country such as India it might grow to be the
first permanent institution of Baha'i learning if the believers support it
sufficiently and carry out their teaching campaign with whole-hearted
devotion and zeal; for, with the influx of many new Baha'is into the Cause
in that country, it should not be difficult to evolve it into a Baha'i
university as time goes by.
The Guardian wishes to convey, through you, his loving appreciation of
their noble services to all the dear Indian believers who have gone out as
pioneers and teachers in these momentous days. He will remember them, and
all the Indian friends, in his prayers in the Holy Shrines, and supplicate
for them a victorious conclusion for their Six-Year Plan by 1944.
[From the Guardian:]
I have been greatly heartened in my arduous task by the remarkable
evidences of activity, devotion and perseverance which the believers in
India have lately manifested, and by the manner in which they have arisen
to promote the cause of our Beloved, and extend the range of its
institutions. I admire, their spirit, and feel truly proud of their
achievements. The field is indeed vast, and the problems manifold, but the
spirit they have demonstrated will, if kept alive, enable them to surmount
every obstacle. My prayers will continue to be offered on their behalf and
particularly for those who are planting the banner of the Faith in virgin
territories. How glorious their task, how meritorious their
accomplishments.