To the beloved of the Lord and the handmaids of the Merciful
in Chicago, Ill. U.S.A. Care of the members of the Spiritual Assembly.
Beloved brethren and sisters in the Cause of God:
May I assure you in this short message of mine of my sincere
admiration for and firm attachment to those old and tried believers who have
been engaged ever since the earliest days of the Cause in that land in the
noble pursuit of spreading far and wide the Universal Teachings of Baha'u'llah.
Your city so far famed for its intimate association with the
history of the rise of the Mashrequ’l-Azkar will, I trust, witness in the not
distant future while this majestic Structure is being raised a swift
regeneration in the spiritual lives of its inhabitants, that it may become
truly the throbbing centre of Baha’i activities throughout the land.
We all look forward with eager hearts to the time when this
noble Edifice, with all its various accessories completed, will become the
focal centre of spiritual, humanitarian and intellectual achievements to which
the friends of that city, the pioneers of such a glorious work, will have a
distinct share to contribute.
May my prayers together with yours hasten the advent of such
a crowning period in the history of the Cause in that land!
Your brother and coworker,
(Signed) Shoghi.
Haifa, Palestine,
December 29, 1922.
