Shoghi Effendi wishes me to acknowledge the receipt of your
letter dated October 27th 1931, together with the accompanying music of
"The Lonely Stranger" sent through.... He sincerely hopes that as the
Cause grows and talented persons come under its banner, they will begin to
produce in art the divine spirit that animates their soul. Every religion has
brought with it some form of art -- let us see what wonders this Cause is going
to bring along. Such a glorious spirit should also give vent to a glorious art.
The Temple with all its beauty is only the first ray of an early dawn; even
more wondrous things are to be achieved in the future.
- Shoghi Effendi (From a letter dated 11
December 1931, written on behalf of Shoghi Effendi to an individual believer;
The Compilation of Compilations, vol. III, The Importance of Arts in Promoting
the Faith)
