Part 26 (1/2)

He is very glad to see you are not only safe after all these terrible years of war and privation, but that you are seeking to establish a center of the Faith where you live. He a.s.sures you he will pray that your efforts may be successful, and that you may become the father of the first spiritual a.s.sembly there.

Your long services in Haifa are not forgotten, and the Guardian sends you his greetings.

(signed by R. Rabbani)

(October 15, 1947)

[Letter of October 6, 1950]

The excellent progress the Cause is making is a delight to his (the Guardian's) heart, and he feels very close to the j.a.panese believers.

Now that our dear Agnes Alexander is with you again out there (in j.a.pan), he feels still greater progress will be made. You and she, both old and tried believers, must devote particular attention to strengthening the faith of the new souls, and giving them a firm foundation in the Covenant.

You are often affectionately remembered here.

(signed by ”Ruhiyyih”)

(October 6, 1950)

[Letter of March 21, 1952]

To Mrs. Kyoko Hongo

He (the Guardian) is very happy to hear that you and your husband have become declared Baha'is; and he will ardently pray in the Holy Shrines that each of you may become an active and devoted servant of Baha'u'llah, and may be a.s.sisted in bringing many souls in that land to the light of this great Faith, and carry on the work n.o.bly started by the dear Davenports.

(signed by R. Rabbani)

(March 21, 1952)

[Letter of April 22, 1952]

To Mr. Tameo Hongo

It brings him (the Guardian) great joy to realize that we see before our eyes the promises of Baha'u'llah being fulfilled, and the peoples of East and West embracing as lovers, and united in the service of G.o.d and of man.

He feels that the j.a.panese people, so sensitive to every form of beauty both spiritual and material, will have a deep appreciation of the Teachings of Baha'u'llah, not only because of their truth and justice, but because of the great beauty which permeates them, a beauty which will gradually, through the fulfillment of His prophecies and the practice of His Laws and Principles, permeate the life of mankind, and create a society such as has never been dreamed of before.

(signed by R. Rabbani)

(April 22, 1952)