His hope, as well as that of the friends, is that you should
increase both in number and spirituality. The future of this Cause, which is so
dear to us all, depends upon the energy and devotion of the rising generation.
It is you who before long will be called to shoulder its responsibilities and
undertake its spread. To do that, however, you ought to be well equipped. You
ought to have your intellectual as well as spiritual side equally developed.... - Shoghi Effendi (From a letter written on behalf of Shoghi Effendi dated 28 December 1925 to the
Bahá'í Youth of Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.A.; The Compilation of Compilations,
vol. II, Youth)
