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1933-06-17 “uninterrupted progress of the ornamentation work”
USBN #76 - August 1933 - page 2
And in a letter addressed to the National Spiritual Assembly, dated June 17:
"The thing, however, that is most urgent and of supreme importance is to insure by
every means at our disposal the uninterrupted progress of the ornamentation work
of the Temple. The cessation of work in connection with so noble and so sacred an
edifice at so critical a time would not only create an unfavorable impression in
the minds of the millions of visitors who will gather in Chicago this summer but
will inflict grave injury on the prestige and the international standing of the
Cause throughout the world. That the American believers, who have already on
several occasions contributed so strikingly to the strengthening and widening of
the basis of Baha'i institutions will allow them to suffer as a result of their
failure to prosecute this glorious enterprise, the Guardian refuses to believe. He
will continue to pray, and has sufficient confidence in the vitality of the Faith
that animates them to feel assured that the hopes and expectations centered on
them by the Baha'is of the world will not be disappointed, and that the successful
termination of what is only the first stage in this historic enterprise will serve
to ennoble the heritage bequeathed to them by a wise and loving Master."
In the Guardian's hand: "I am so eager to hear of the latest developments in
connection with an enterprise in which so much that is vital to the immediate
future of the Cause is involved. The American believers are deeply and solemnly
committed to this stupendous task. It was gloriously conceived and nobly
initiated. Its triumphal progress must suffer no setback. Its termination must be
hastened with zeal, determination and vigor. Its concluding stages must redound as
much to the glory and fair name of our beloved Faith as the initial steps taken
for its establishment. I appeal to each of the champion builders of this majestic
and unique Structure not to rest until the final section of the external
ornamentation of the dome has been cast and set in position."
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