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Friends Should Unite |
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He was very pleased to hear that the Convention was so
well attended, and the believers enthusiastic and united. One
of the most paramount needs of the Cause in India is that the
friends should unite, should become really keenly conscious of
the fact that they are one spiritual family, held together by
bonds more sacred and eternal than those physical ties which
make people of the same family. If the friends will forget all
personal differences and open their hearts to a great love for
each other for the sake of Baha’u’llah, they will find that their
powers are vastly increased; they will attract the heart of the
public, and will witness a rapid growth of the Holy Faith in
India. The N.S.A. should do all in its power to foster unity
among the believers, and to educate them in the administration
as this is the channel through which their community life must
flow, and which, when properly understood and practised, will
enable the work of the Cause to go ahead by leaps and bounds.
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The excellent news you conveyed of the progress of the Faith
in so many hitherto virgin territories of India greatly rejoiced
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the Guardian’s heart, and he is proud to witness the manner in
which the Indian believers are arising, teaching, and sacrificing
for the Faith of God. The friends themselves must be astonished
at the rapidity with which the devoted pioneers have succeeded
in establishing new spiritual Assemblies; and he hopes that
many more souls will, thrilled by these achievements, follow in
their footsteps, and thus ensure a truly glorious celebration of
the hundredth anniversary of the Cause next May. The eyes of
the Baha’i world are being increasingly attracted by the achievements
of the Indian friends, and they have the opportunity of
crowning their Centenary celebrations with a victory outstanding
in the records of the Baha’is of the East. The Guardian
hopes that in this connection many more Baha’i young people
will arise and serve. They have the advantages of health and
freedom from family responsibilities which are not always
enjoyed by older people, and they should cooperate to the full
with more experienced believers in carrying on the pioneer work
of the Cause.
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