He has no objection to your getting out a book on Bahá’í
Procedure similar to the synopsis you enclosed for his information. He wishes
you, however, to stick to essentials and, as far as possible, avoid—not only in
the book but in your Assembly’s decisions—binding the friends by a lot of
procedure on minor matters which he always urges should be, as much as
possible, dealt with according to each case that comes up. He wishes to keep
the administration of the Cause as flexible as possible and not impede the work
by a codified set of rules. (From a letter dated 29 April 1948, written on
behalf of Shoghi Effendi to an individual believer; Unfolding Destiny)
