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1931-12-20 completion of Temple
USBN #59 February 1932 p3
"I deeply appreciate the continued and self-sacrificing endeavors of the
American believers in the face of the grave financial and economic depression into
which their country and the whole world is now plunged. That the Temple edifice
should arise under such circumstances, that its elaborate and exquisite
ornamentation should be carried out, through the efforts of a mere handful of
Baha'i followers despite the gloom, the uncertainty and the dangers which
surrounded them is but another evidence of the mysterious, all-compelling power of
Baha'u'llah whose blessings will be bountifully vouchsafed to all who arise to
carry out His purpose. The Cause is entering upon a period of unprecedented
achievements. The full measure of its glory and power will be gradually
manifested, if we, on our part, execute in their entirety the instructions and
bequests bequeathed to us by our beloved Master. The American believers have made
a speedy and successful termination a task which they have so nobly initiated and
which they alone are destined to accomplish." December 20, 1931.
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