Arohanui: Letters from Shoghi Effendi to New Zealand Part 11

_Your true brother, _ _ Shoghi_

(41) January 6th, 1955

Dear Baha'i Sister:

Your letter of December 21st with enclosure has been received by the beloved Guardian, and he has instructed me to answer you on his behalf.

He is happy to know that the New Zealand Haziratu'l-Quds is being made attractive for the many activities that will take place in this Center, and he hopes it will become the means of the greatest unity and loving cooperation among the friends.

He a.s.sures all the friends in New Zealand of his deep appreciation of their devoted services.

With warm Baha'i greetings, R. Rabbani

[From the Guardian:]

_May the Beloved bless, guide and sustain you, and enable you to promote, at all times, the vital interests of His Faith,_

_Your true brother, _ _ Shoghi_

PART IV LETTERS TO BAHa'i INSt.i.tUTIONS.

These letters are presented chronologically and show the development of the inst.i.tutions--Spiritual a.s.sembly of the Baha'is of Auckland, the National Spiritual a.s.sembly, the Regional Teaching Committee.

(42) March 31st, 1926

Dear Spiritual Sister:

Shoghi Effendi wishes me to acknowledge the receipt of your letter dated Feb. 18th 1926. He well appreciates the whole-hearted contributions the friends, the world over, have made to safeguard the neighbourhood of the shrines. We all hope that this spirit of quick response and action will permeate all the different activities of the Cause.

Shoghi Effendi as well as the other members of the family send you, and through you, the Australian and New Zealand friends their best love and greetings. They all await the good news of the progress of the Movement in Australasia.

With loving greetings I remain, Yours very sincerely, Ruhi Afnan

[From the Guardian:]

_My dear fellow-worker,_

_I fully appreciate the self-sacrificing efforts of the New-Zealand Baha'is and am glad to inform them that the surroundings of the Shrines on Mt Carmel are secure. May the Beloved reward them a hundredfold! Convey my love and grat.i.tude to them all._

_Your true brother, _ _ Shoghi_

(43) May 14th, 1926

My dear Baha'i sister,

I thank you on behalf of Shoghi Effendi for your letter of Mar. 8th and for the second copy of the draft that you had sent enclosed.

He has already received and cashed the first draft and has sent you the receipt for it.

He appreciates very much indeed the help of the New Zealand friends and I am sure they would all be very glad to know that the surroundings of the holy Shrines on Mt Carmel have already been safeguarded. This is such a relief to Shoghi Effendi and all the friends who feared lest the approaches should fall into the hands of speculators and interested men.

With heartfelt greetings to the friends in New Zealand. I am

Yours ever in His Service, Soheil Afnan

[From the Guardian:]

_Dear fellow-worker:_

_I wish to rea.s.sure you in person of my continued prayers for you as well as for those friends who in the distant city of Auckland are labouring for the advancement of the Cause in New Zealand. Please convey to them my brotherly greetings and very best wishes. I can never forget them and they are ever near to me._

_Your true brother, _ _ Shoghi_

(44) January 7th, 1935

Dear Baha'i Sister,

The Guardian has duly received your beautiful message of 2nd of December, and he wishes me to thank you for it, as well as for the enclosed copy of the Auckland a.s.sembly's circular letter which he has delivered to the spiritual a.s.sembly of Haifa for their perusal.

He also wishes me to ask you to kindly inform Mrs Blundell of the receipt of the twenty five copies of the Maori pamphlet which she had lately mailed to him. These, together with those she had sent previously, have all been placed in his own library, and a few copies have also been placed in the Mansion of Baha'u'llah at Bahji for the information of the general public.

In closing the Guardian wishes me to renew to you the expressions of his abiding and genuine appreciation of your labours for the Cause in Auckland, and particularly in connection with your duties as secretary of the local a.s.sembly. He is praying from the very depths of his heart for your progress and success in this important field of Baha'i service.

With heartiest greetings to you and all the friends.

Yours in His Service, H. Rabbani

[From the Guardian:]