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Unfolding Destiny
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Pages 163-165
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Letter of 13 March 1944
Dear Bahá'í Sister,
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Your letters dated July 15th, Aug. 12th, Oct. 3rd, Nov. 1st
and 10th and Dec. 5th together with various enclosures have
been received, and the Guardian has instructed me to answer
them on his behalf.
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Regarding the article by Mrs. Thornburgh-Cropper, the
Guardian does not place such material in the archives, but it
might possibly be either stored with past documents or have
been returned to the "Bahá'í World" Committee. He regrets his
inability to forward it to you in time to be of any use in
preparing the Centenary Pamphlet.
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He would like you to assure Mr. St. Barbe Baker+ that the
Bahá'ís would be happy to avail themselves of his connections in
Africa and his assistance and advice in the future teaching work
there. Tremendous tasks lie ahead of the believers during the
opening years of the second Bahá'í century, and undoubtedly
spreading the Faith in Africa will be one of them.
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He considered the Diary gotten out by the Publishing Trust
to be in excellent taste, and is very pleased it has proved a
medium of spreading the news of the existence of our beloved
Faith and its nature. He appreciated receiving the copies
forwarded to him. He is also very pleased to hear that the
publication of the Centenary Pamphlet is now assured.
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He sees no objection to getting out a compilation of Tablets
of Bahá'u'lláh and `Abdu'l-Bahá (as per minute No. 906)
providing the source is authentic and the translations faithful and
presentable.
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He was very pleased to see that new and better headquarters
for the Assembly and meetings in London have been found, and
trusts this foreshadows the development of a national administrative
headquarters there in England in the not too distant
future.
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In spite of the burden the Bahá'ís, in common with their
countrymen, are bearing these days, they are showing marked
progress in their activities, and he feels confident that the friends,
so loyal and devoted to the beloved Faith, will arise unitedly, in
so important a country as England--one of the first to receive
the Divine Message in the West--and will ensure that the
Centenary is befittingly celebrated in spite of the many
difficulties to be overcome.
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Assuring you one and all of his ardent prayers for the success
of your work, for your strength and protection....
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P.S. Your letter of Jan. 18th has been received and the
Guardian wishes to state that in connection with the royalties on
"Paris Talks" that, as Mrs. Hall and her sister wish to turn them
over to the Cause, the Assembly should accept and the money in
future go to the National Fund there in England....
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Any royalties on the works of the Master, as one of the
Central Figures of our Faith, are naturally the property of the
Cause and not of His heirs.
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[From the Guardian:]
Dear and valued co-workers,
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I am delighted to hear of the steps that have been taken by your
Assembly in preparation for the forthcoming celebration of the
centenary of our beloved Faith, and I pray that success may crown
your devoted efforts. The English believers are in every field of Bahá'í
activity and service demonstrating the quality of their faith and the
keen sense of responsibility which animates them in their organised
and concerted endeavours for the promotion of the vital interests of the
Faith. I feel proud of their record of service, and will pray with
increasing fervour for their protection and success.
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Shoghi
Naw-Rúz, 1944
APPRECIATE GREETINGS PRAYING GREAT VICTORIES OPENING
CENTURY.
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SHOGHI RABBÁNÍ
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