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Unfolding Destiny
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Pages 137-139
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Letter of 27 March 1940
Dear Mr. Hofman,
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Your letter dated March 13th has safely reached our beloved
Guardian together with the following enclosures:
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In Memoriam: Lady Blomfield.
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Minutes N.S.A. March 2nd and 3rd.
"Bahá'í Journal" No. 21.
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Introduction to "The Chosen Highway".
Preface to "The Chosen Highway".
He has also received by registered post the photographs of Lady
Blomfield and Mrs. Thornburgh-Cropper which you had kindly
sent at his request for reproduction in the "Bahá'í World"....
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The Guardian has noted with satisfaction that the arrangements
for the publication of "The Chosen Highway" are complete, and
hopes that by the time you receive this letter it will be well on
the way to printing.
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Concerning the question you have asked as to whether in
elections for Spiritual Assemblies the electors should cast exactly
nine votes, or may cast less than this number. Inasmuch as
Spiritual Assembly membership, according to the principles of
Bahá'í Administration, has been limited for the present to nine
members, it follows that no electoral vote can be effective unless
it is cast for exactly that number. It is, therefore, the sacred duty
of every Bahá'í elector to cast nine votes, neither more nor less,
except under special circumstances, so as to ensure that the results
of the elections for the Spiritual Assembly will be effective and
on as wide a basis of representation as possible....
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P.S. The Guardian has noted with surprise in reading over the
Minutes of your N.S.A. that the British Annual Convention is
to be held this year on the 12th May. He wishes you from now
on to hold that gathering on any day during the period of
Ridván (21 April-2 May)
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[From the Guardian:]
May the Almighty bless, sustain and protect the English believers,
who in these days of unprecedented turmoil, stress and danger, are
holding aloft so courageously the banner of the Faith, and who will,
in the days to come, contribute, through His grace and power, a notable
share to its establishment and recognition in the West.
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Your true and grateful brother,
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Shoghi
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