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On August 8, 1915 ‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s secretary wrote: “Your
beautiful petition … was read to the Beloved … as He was walking
to and fro in the parlor of the Pilgrim House. His face beamed with
a heavenly smile as he heard your name. He said: ‘Write to Dr. Augur
to return to Japan as soon as the first opportunity offers itself to him.
Great blessings will descend upon the soul who teaches the Cause in
that country. Its people are endowed with great capability. Should
five or six of them be thoroughly grounded in the teachings of this
Cause and attracted with its fire, great results will be forthcoming.’”
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Your detailed letter was received. Your services at this spot are
recognized and appreciated, particularly (your services) in Tokyo.
Praise be to God that in that region ye have been assisted in diffusing
the musk-scented perfume, and this in future is pregnant with remarkable
results. These few seeds of corn that ye have sown in that
soil shall lead to luxuriant crops, this limited number of souls will be
converted into great cohorts, nay, rather into an imposing spiritual
army, and that seed, under the Divine Direction, shall yield abundant
and heavy clusters.
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Praise ye God that ye have been assisted with such Divine
Bounty. Ye have sown some seeds and now watering is needed. If
souls should undertake a voyage from America or Honolulu to the land
of Japan, the teachings of God shall thereby be swiftly propagated and
important consequences shall result. You two have fulfilled your roles
and have striven within the limits of your capacity. At present ye must
rest for a time; the turn of others has arrived, that they may similarly
travel to Japan, may water the seeds that have been sown and may
serve and take care of the tender shrubs. The days of life are swiftly
going by, and eventually man will be confined into subterranean regions
and his name shall perish, except those souls who become Divine
gardeners and who sow seeds in the soil of hearts. Those shall
eternally remain shining and glittering like unto stars from the horizon
of Truth.
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(1919)
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