The Foundation of the arcade of the Shrine has now been laid and all the
heavy threshold stones placed in position. More than half of the stone
work ordered in Italy for this first unit of the beautiful shell, which
will enclose and protect for all-time the sacred building built by the
beloved Master Himself, has now been received on the Shrine property, and
plans are being made for the next stage of construction to go ahead.
This glorious work, so cheering to all our hearts, is, however, greatly
increasing the burden our beloved Guardian bears, and he hopes the friends
will understand this when they find letters to him can no longer be
answered promptly. At such a time, when this country has passed through so
much danger and difficulty, it is little short of miraculous the way this
work on the Shrine has been facilitated and protected and gone ahead
steadily! It is greatly enhancing the prestige of the Faith here, and the
authorities have been cooperative and helpful.