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Letter of 11 June 1924 |
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As I do not have your address with me I am writing and
forwarding this to you through our dear brother, Mr.
Asgarzadeh. (see endnote) Some time ago I received a letter addressed to our
beloved Guardian from Miss Mabel M. Sharples, the Hon.
Secretary of the Conference on Living Religions within the
Empire, giving him some information concerning the time of
the Conference, and conditions covering the submission of
papers to be read at the Conference. I forwarded this letter to our
beloved Shoghi Effendi.
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Yesterday I received a letter from him instructing me to
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answer in his behalf Miss Sharples’ letter. Yesterday I answered
her letter and told her that Shoghi Effendi hopes to be able to
attend the Conference and deliver an address on the Cause in
person and in case circumstances prevent him from doing so, a
paper will be sent to the Conference through Mr. Simpson, the
President of the Bahá’í Spiritual Assembly, to be read on that
occasion. I told her also that we will appreciate any further
information or suggestion she thinks necessary in regard to this
matter. This information or suggestion will be communicated
by her to your National Spiritual Assembly.
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This morning a cablegram was communicated by the Greatest
Holy Leaf to Mr. Roy Wilhelm in New York, instructing the
committee in charge of the desired article to hasten its despatch.
This article should be handed towards the end of July. The time
is short. If the American friends have already sent that article, I
mean if it is on the way, and we receive it in time, we shall
immediately forward it to our dear Shoghi Effendi for his
approval and then mail it to you. If it, however, arrives late, we
will directly mail it to you so that you may modify it if necessary
and hand it over to the Secretary of the Conference. In the latter
case, it is not necessary to submit it to Shoghi Effendi for his
approval, for he authorises you, the members of the National
Spiritual Assembly to make any correction which you think
advisable.
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The cheque is drawn by the Anglo-Palestine Bank at Haifa on
the Jewish Colonial Trust, London, payable to your order. It is
dated June 15th and No. F077834/34224. Today we received
the answer to our cablegram to Mr. Wilhelm, stating that the
article was mailed on the 11th, both to Haifa and England and
that Mr. Mills would gladly act at the Conference.
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As we understand Mr. Mountfort Mills may go from America
to England at the time of the Conference. Shoghi Effendi will be
very glad, if Mr. Mills read the Paper. This desire of Shoghi
Effendi was also mentioned in to-day’s cablegram which was
communicated to Mr. Wilhelm.
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Through the many cablegrams and letters which have arrived
from different centres of the Cause, promising the maintenance
of harmony, union and love among the dear friends, the grief
and sorrow of our beloved Guardian has been greatly lightened
and so we have great hope that when the hot season of the Holy
Land is over, we will have the pleasure and joy of his return.
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The members of the Holy Family are all sending you and
your dear co-workers their tender love and assure you of their
ardent prayers at the Holy Shrines in your behalf. They are
always awaiting heart-refreshing glad tidings from you. My
humble greeting and warm love to yourself and the dear friends
too.
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