The beloved of the Lord and the handmaids of the Merciful
throughout Canada.
Care of the members of the Spiritual Assembly in Montreal
Dear Friends,
It is a great pleasure and privilege to me to enter into
direct, and I trust, permanent correspondence with those faithful friends of
'Abdu'l-Bahá, who though few in number and scattered over that vast and
flourishing country, will I trust act as a powerful leaven to the mass of that
spiritually-minded people.
Though its people be firmly entrenched in their religious
sectarianism and strongly attached to their religious doctrines and traditions,
yet who can doubt that with courage and persistence, kindliness and wisdom, the
all-conquering words of Bahá'u'lláh can fail to break down all these barriers
of prejudice and religious exclusiveness and conquer this longstanding
stronghold of sectarian belief!
Surely the efficacy of the universal Teachings of
Bahá'u'lláh as applied to the cherished and time-honoured religious traditions
of the East, has been sufficiently demonstrated to justify at present our
confident hopes for the future and speedy re-awakening of that land.
May the small company of the steadfast followers of
'Abdu'l-Bahá in Canada be filled with the outpourings of the Divine Grace that
are being showered so mightily in these days upon the friends of God the world
over, and may they arise with undiminished fervour to carry out to their
fullest measure the last wishes and instructions of our departed Master for
that great and flourishing Dominion!
With all good wishes,
Your brother and co-worker,
SHOGHI.
Haifa, Palestine.
January 2, 1923.
(Messages to Canada)
