Letter of 3 July 1949

Shoghi 3 July 1949 (First Pioneer School) Dear &Baha'i Friends:

Your message, sent from your school session to our beloved Guardian, reached him, and he has instructed me to answer it on his behalf, and to assure you he was delighted to see that such a school for pioneering had been held.

He was also very glad to see that the believers are studying the Covenant of the Master. For in the Master's Will and Testament are enshrined the principles underlying the World Order, and unless the believers fully grasp the +P157 greatness, functions, and purpose of the institutions outlined in that Testament (and elaborated by the Guardian in his book "The Dispensation of &Baha'u'llah") they will not be able to properly function as &Baha'is individually or collectively. The German friends need to acquire a profound understanding of the &Baha'i Administrative Order to enable them to function as a Community, according to &Baha'i laws, and to protect them from tests and the attacks of the enemies of the Faith....

[From the Guardian:] Dear co-workers:

I was so pleased and encouraged to receive your message and to learn of the activity you have initiated. I will pray for its success and extension from the depths of my heart. Persevere in your labours, and rest assured that you will be guided, sustained and fully rewarded for your meritorious and timely accomplishments,

Your true brother,