“The pioneers themselves must realize that not only are
they fulfilling the wishes of Bahá’u’lláh, and doing that which
the Master Himself said He longed to do; namely, to go, if
necessary on foot, and carry His Father’s Message to all the
regions of the earth; but they are enhancing the prestige of the
Faith to a remarkable degree in the eyes of the public, and
specially in the eyes of the officials. There is no doubt that the
rapid forward march of the Faith recently has attracted a far
greater measure of attention on the part of the thoughtful
people, and people of position in society and in educational
fields, than has been the case for almost one hundred years.