Keith’s [Keith Ransom-Kehler] precious life offered up in
sacrifice to beloved Cause in Baha’u’llah’s native land. [passed away in
Isfahan on 23 October 1933] On Persian soil, for Persia’s sake, she
encountered, challenged and fought the forces of darkness with high
distinction, indomitable will, unswerving, exemplary loyalty. The mass of her
helpless Persian brethren mourns the sudden loss of their valiant emancipator.
American believers grateful and proud of the memory of their first and
distinguished martyr. Sorrow stricken, I lament my earthly separation from an
invaluable collaborator, an unfailing counselor, an esteemed and faithful
friend. I urge the Local Assemblies befittingly to organize memorial gatherings
in memory of one whose international services entitled her an eminent rank
among the Hands of the Cause of Baha’u’llah.
- Shoghi Effendi (Message to NSA of
US and Canada; Baha’i News, no. 79, November 1933)
