[From the Guardian:]
The truly splendid and indeed historic achievements of the Indian
believers during the concluding months of the first Baha'i century deserve
the highest praise. The repeated and striking evidences of their high
accomplishments invigorate, encourage, and excite the admiration of, their
sister communities in East and West. They are holding aloft the standard
of Divine guidance in a manner that cannot but evoke the unstinted praise
and the unqualified gratitude of their brethren throughout the Baha'i
world. The Beloved is well pleased with their magnificent record of
service. I feel truly proud of their stewardship of the Faith of
Baha'u'llah, of the spirit which animates them, and of the steadfastness
with which they pursue their manifold and ever-expanding activities in the
service of this glorious Faith.