Overjoyed, elated that dynamic energy, invincible valor of American
believers impelled them far outstrip the goal fixed for third year of Seven
Year Plan. Temple ornamentation has been uninterruptedly pursued. The
theatre of operation of the teaching campaign is already embracing entire
Central America and every South American Republic excepting Paraguay
and Colombia. Number of countries within the orbit of the Faith is now
exceeding sixty. Intercontinental crusade, through path broken by Martha
Root and seal set by May Maxwell's death yielding destined fruit. Galvanized,
permanently safeguarded. Together with Keith they forged through sacrifice
a triple cord indissolubly knitting the community of North American
believers to cradle of Faith in every continent of Old World and Latin
America. Unperturbed by gathering gloom of tottering civilization without,
contemptuous of the assault of the perfidious enemies within, the executors
of `Abdu'l-Bahá's mandate must and will strain every nerve in the course
of the ensuing year to multiply the number of enrolled pioneers to consolidate
work achieved in newly opened North American States and Provinces,
to insure prompt settlement of remaining Republics, to prosecute unremittingly
ornamentation of last unit of Mashriqu'l-Adhkár, to expedite formation
in isolated centers of nuclei capable of the establishment of local
Assemblies. Urgently plead, fervently pray that all ranks of the valiant
forerunners of Bahá'u'lláh's Commonwealth may, ere expiry of allotted term,
bring fruition of mission to insure ascendancy of Bahá'u'lláh's spiritual
sovereignty over entire Western Hemisphere.
Cablegram April 25, 1940