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Messages to Canada

  • Author:

  • Shoghi Effendi

  • Source:
  • Bahá’í Canada Publications
  • Pages:
  • 276
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Page 135

Letter of 4 October 1950

4 October 1950

To the Greenland Teaching Committee

Dear Bahá’í Brother:
Your letter of July 14 has been received, and our beloved Guardian has instructed me to answer you on his behalf. As he is very busy and overtired he wishes you to please consider this as an appendix to the letter recently mailed you, as that makes it easier for him.
He feels your Assembly’s best hope for Greenland seems to be the possibility of getting a Danish Bahá’í to go there as your deputy. If some believer from Denmark could get employment, or at least permission to proceed there, the details could no doubt be worked out.
Likewise, any Canadian Bahá’í who could qualify for scientific work there should make every effort to get in.
He is pleased to hear that at least Mr. Bond1 and Mr. Fuller2 will be there temporarily, and they should investigate all possibilities and report to your Assembly.
He will continue to pray that the way may open for real pioneer work to be undertaken there.

With Bahá’í love,

R. Rabbani

[From the Guardian:]

With the assurance of my fervent and loving prayers for your success and the realization of every hope you cherish for the promotion of our beloved Faith,

Your true brother,

Shoghi
1.Jameson Bond—first pioneer to the Canadian Arctic (District of Keewatin 1950–53, District of Franklin with Mrs. Gale Bond, 1953–63). They were named Knights of Bahá’u’lláh for Franklin. Jameson served on the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Canada 1967–82.  [ Back To Reference]
2.E. Blair Fuller—a believer serving in the United States armed forces.  [ Back To Reference]