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226: O thou servant of God! Thy letter was received, … |
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O thou servant of God! Thy letter was received,
and was the cause of gladness. Thou hast expressed thine
ardent wish that I should attend the Peace Congress. I do
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not present myself at such political conferences, for the
establishment of peace is unachievable save through the
power of the Word of God. When a conference is convened,
representative of all nations and working under the
influence of the Word of God, then universal peace will be
established but otherwise it is impossible.
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At present it is certain that temporary peace is established
but it is not lasting. All governments and nations have
become tired of war, of the difficulties of travel, of huge
expenditures, of the loss of life, of the affliction of women,
of the great number of orphans, and they are driven by
force to peace. But this peace is not permanent, it is temporary.
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