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He has been greatly encouraged by the work the Indian believers
are doing in the pioneer teaching field. It makes him
proud to behold the way this great eastern nation is arising,
through its enlightened Baha’is, to serve the Cause of God, and
is fast pushing to the forefront of Baha’i service, and becoming
an example and an inspiration to the other Baha’i communities
in the Orient and Far East.
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The noble response the Indian friends are making to his
appeals has encouraged him to send them further donations for
their teaching work, and he trusts that, under the indefatigable
leadership of the National Spiritual Assembly, they will redouble
their efforts, and push on to the full and glorious completion
of the Six-Year Plan they laid down for themselves with such
courage and devotion.
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He was also very pleased to hear that the Summer School is
becoming an institution of national importance, and that the
friends are increasingly attending it and realizing its great value
in the life of the entire Community of believers. In a country
such as India it might grow to be the first permanent institution
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of Baha’i learning if the believers support it sufficiently and
carry out their teaching campaign with whole-hearted devotion
and zeal; for, with the influx of many new Baha’is into the
Cause in that country, it should not be difficult to evolve it into
a Baha’i university as time goes by.
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The Guardian wishes to convey, through you, his loving
appreciation of their noble services to all the dear Indian
believers who have gone out as pioneers and teachers in these
momentous days. He will remember them, and all the Indian
friends, in his prayers in the Holy Shrines, and supplicate for
them a victorious conclusion for their Six-Year Plan by 1944.
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I have been greatly heartened in my arduous task by the
remarkable evidences of activity, devotion and perseverance
which the believers in India have lately manifested, and
by the manner in which they have arisen to promote the
cause of our Beloved, and extend the range of its institutions.
I admire, their spirit, and feel truly proud of their
achievements. The field is indeed vast, and the problems
manifold, but the spirit they have demonstrated will, if kept
alive, enable them to surmount every obstacle. My prayers
will continue to be offered on their behalf and particularly
for those who are planting the banner of the Faith in
virgin territories. How glorious their task, how meritorious
their accomplishments.
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