He hopes your Committee will continue to endeavour in
raising the standard, both intellectual and spiritual, of the school, and make
it an attractive centre not only to the believers but especially to
non-Bahá'ís. It is, indeed, the teaching value of the school which you should
particularly emphasize. The courses, lectures and general activities conducted
by the friends should be arranged in such a way as to attract the attention of
the outside public to the Cause. The Summer School is a high occasion for
teaching the Message.
Through daily association with the believers, non-Bahá'ís
will come to see the Cause functioning as an active and living community
entirely dedicated to the service of what is best and highest in the world. The
lectures will familiarize them with the principles underlying the New World
Order, while their participation in the social life of the believers will
enable them to see the way in which these very same principles are put into
operation.
- Shoghi Effendi (From a letter dated 14 October 1936 written on behalf of Shoghi
Effendi to an individual believer; The Compilation of Compilations, vol. I,
Centers of Baha’i Learning)
