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IN GALAXY OF BAHA'I IMMORTALS Martha's unnumbered admirers throughout Baha'i world lament with me the earthly extinction of her heroic life. Concourse on high acclaim her elevation to rightful position in galaxy of Baha'i immortals. Posterity will establish her as foremost Hand which 'Abdu'l-Baha's will has raised up in first Baha'i century. Present generation of her fellow-believers recognize her to be the first, finest fruit which the Formative Age of the Faith of Baha'u'llah has as yet produced. Advise hold befitting memorial gathering in Temple to honor one whose acts shed imperishable lustre on American Baha'i community. Impelled share with National Assembly expenses of erection of monument in symbolic spot, the meeting-place of East and West, to both of which she unsparingly dedicated the full force of her mighty energies. (30:1) MANDATE CONFERRED BY ABDU'L-BAHA Weighty resolutions of San Francisco meeting call forth emotions too deep for expression. Fondest hopes excelled. Indomitable courage and overflowing energy of the firmly-welded, providentially-directed American Baha'i community impelling them outstrip pace and surpass the limits of the theatre of action assigned to the third year of the Seven Year Plan. Welcome particularly recent action designed expedite termination of Divinely- founded Temple ordained to be the Ark destined to ride triumphant the tidal wave of world-encircling calamities and offering sole refuge to storm- tossed sufferers of sinful, steadily sinking civilization. Kindly renew to every established and intending pioneer in enumerated Republics and dependencies my ardent plea to resolve to refuse, despite the deepening world confusion, to abandon their posts and surrender the responsibilities solemnly assumed under the Mandate conferred by 'Abdu'l-Baha.
(30:2)
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