October 5. On this date in 1943, Shoghi Effendi sent a message to North American Bahá'ís stating that his "heart is overflowing with joyous gratitude at the magnificent advance made in numerous spheres of Bahá'í activity" but calling for "imperatively demand vigilant care, concentrated attention and further self-sacrifice from the vanguard of the valiant army of Bahá'u'lláh. The beloved Faith is surging forward on all fronts...The confident spirit, unfaltering resolution animating its members, their tenacious valor, elevated loyalty, nobleness of spirit and mighty prowess, will, ere the expiry of the century, crown with complete victory the monumental enterprises undertaken during the course of the fifty years of its existence."

October 5. On this date in 1943, Shoghi Effendi sent a message to North American Bahá'ís stating that his "heart is overflowing with joyous gratitude at the magnificent advance made in numerous spheres of Bahá'í activity" but calling for "imperatively demand vigilant care, concentrated attention and further self-sacrifice from the vanguard of the valiant army of Bahá'u'lláh. The beloved Faith is surging forward on all fronts...The confident spirit, unfaltering resolution animating its members, their tenacious valor, elevated loyalty, nobleness of spirit and mighty prowess, will, ere the expiry of the century, crown with complete victory the monumental enterprises undertaken during the course of the fifty years of its existence."