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1934-01-17 re proceeding with the ornamentation
USBN #81 - February 1934 - page 2
In a letter to the Chairman of the National Spiritual Assembly, dated
January 17, 1934, the Guardian writes through his Secretary H. Rabbani:
"In reply to the N.S.A.'s telegram expressing the hope of the American
believers of proceeding with the ornamentation of the clerestory section of the
Temple, Shoghi Effendi has sent the following cable and has given his whole-
hearted approval to this new step which the friends have been prompted to take and
which fully testifies to their exemplary resourcefulness and indomitable will in
upholding the Cause of the Temple: (Cable as quoted above).
"The Guardian's motive in giving the believers the promise of one year's
complete respite was to alleviate the financial burden which had for so long been
weighing on their shoulders. His intention, however, was by no means to check the
free and spontaneous desire of the friends to maintain the contributions to the
Temple should they find it possible to do so. And it is really gratifying to
witness that the promise instead of retarding, however temporarily, the
ornamentation work of the Temple, has on the contrary stimulated the friends to
redouble their efforts until the entire construction work on the dome and
clerestory have been brought to full completion."
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