“Let us recall His explicit and often-repeated assurance that
every Assembly elected in that rarified atmosphere of selflessness
and detachment is in truth, appointed of God, that its
verdict is truly inspired, that one and all should submit to its
decision unreservedly and with cheerfulness … the elector …
is called upon to vote for none but those whom prayer and
reflection have inspired him to uphold… Hence it is incumbent
upon the chosen delegates to consider without the least trace
of passion and prejudice, and irrespective of any material consideration,
the names of only those who can best combine the
necessary qualities of unquestioned loyalty, of selfless devotion,
of a well-trained mind, of recognized ability and mature experience…
Nothing short of the all-encompassing, all-pervading
power of His Guidance and Love can enable this newly
enfolded order to gather strength and flourish amid the storm
and stress of a turbulent age, and in the fullness of time vindicate
its high claim to be universally recognized as the one Haven
of abiding felicity and peace.”
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