The Guardian relieved to receive news of the safety of German Baha’is

I have received with mixed feelings of sadness and gratitude your long expected letter, sent on behalf of the National Spiritual Assembly (National Body), and written by our sincere and devoted brother Consul Schwarz. It made me feel relieved and grateful at receiving at last the news of your safety and the assurance of your unwavering determination to serve with heart and soul and to the very end the Cause of Bahá'u'lláh; and it filled me with sorrow to hear of the grievous calamity that has befallen your land and the hardships that are afflicting your country. (Shoghi Effendi, excerpt from a letter dated 16 February, 1923 to the Baha’is of Germany; The Light of Divine Guidance vol. I, p. 12) (To see the entire letter please visit Messages to the Baha’i world)