Shoghi on Mason as a Guide:
"He [the Guardian] was also much interested to read the copy of the letter addressed to you by Mr. Shattuck himself, and is indeed glad to realize how intensely alive is his intreats in the Faith. Your association with this dear friend and also with our distinguished brother Mr. Nils Chrisander, he feels, is most wholesome to them, and highly conducive to their sound and steady spiritual advancement in the Cause. You, more than any other believer, are eminently qualified to guide these two dear souls along such lines as would enable them to work in closer conformity with the spirit and form of the Administrative Order, and overcome any obstacles they may encounter in the way of their complete adjustment with condition and developments in the Community. Your tact, wisdom, and spiritual understanding, and your sincere desire to safeguard and foster the vital interests of the Faith, irrespective of any personal consideration or benefit, are qualities which will surely prove inestimable value to the American Baha'i Community in the efforts to consolidate the teaching foundations so successfully laid down in recent years. The introduction of new social elements in the Cause, and of individuals of widely different and often conflicting religions, racial and economic backgrounds creates indeed a problem which should be tacked with extreme caution, vigilance and wisdom, and calls for such requirements on the part of otiose who are chosen to approach and solve it as only experienced, loyal and intelligent believers like yourself can hope to fulfill.
With renewed and deepest love from the Guardian, and with affectionate greetings,
Yours in His service,
(signed) H. Rabbani
[In Guardian's hand writing]: "May the beloved guide and sustain you in the course of your visits to the Baha'i summer schools, to lend your invaluable support to these nascent and vital institutions of the Administrative order of our beloved Faith.
Your true and grateful brother,
(signed) Shoghi
June 5th, 1939
vol. 110 Remey Archive at Stanford University