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Arohanui: Letters from Shoghi Effendi to New Zealand
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Pages 14-15
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(9) April 3rd, 1926
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Dear Spiritual Sister:--
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Shoghi Effendi wishes me to acknowledge the receipt
of your letter dated January 24, 1926.
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He hopes that after this long vacation you have had you
are ready to begin spreading the Cause in New Zealand with
even greater energy than before. The people there seem to be
broad in their outlook, receptive to any idea which helps the
human family from decreasing its burden.
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Shoghi Effendi was most chagrined to hear of the sudden
death of your son
[1]
and wishes me to extend to you his
deepest love and sympathy.
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There is no special news here except that we have removed
to the new pilgrim house. Miss Baker is well and very
busy entertaining the friends and arranging the new home.
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Shoghi Effendi as well as the other members of the
family are well and send you their love and greetings. They
earnestly pray for your success and hope to hear, before long,
the news of your many victories in the field of services to the
Cause.
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Please convey my loving greetings to your son and
daughter.
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Yours most sincerely,
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Ruhi Afnan
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[From the Guardian:]
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My dear fellow-worker:
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I wish to express in person my deep sympathy in the
heavy loss you have sustained. May the Beloved Comforter
strengthen you and sustain you in your bereavement. The
memory of your visit to the Holy Land is still fresh and vivid in
my mind and I pray and supplicate at the holy Shrines that
your labours in the Cause may yield an abundant harvest.
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Your sympathising brother,
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Shoghi
The first combined National Spiritual Assembly of the
Bahá'ís of Australia and New Zealand was formed in 1934.
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Notes
1. [Rev. Oscar Blundell]
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