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“O ye friends of Abdul-Baha!…” |
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O ye
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friends of Abdul-Baha!
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The glad-tidings of your attraction and enkindlement,
ecstasy and exhilaration, hath reached us before
and a special Tablet hath been forwarded to you. Mr.
….….. and Mr. ….….. arrived and praised
you with the utmost enthusiasm, that “the friends of
Hoboken are firm, steadfast and eloquent (in delivering
the Truth).” In that region they have adorned a
meeting with the fragrances of holiness and organized
an assembly like unto the delectable paradise. Each
one of them is like unto a lamp brilliant with the light
of guidance and a conquering host invincible with the
power of the love of god. Likewise, they gave the
utmost praise to all the beloved throughout the regions
of America, and they were extremely happy and grateful.
They praised and commended highly the spiritual
assembly of New York, saying that day and night they
were engaged in the service of the Kingdom; likewise
they were very grateful to Mr. ….…..
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Briefly, four days and four nights were they the
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guests in the house of this imprisoned one, continually
praising and commending the beloved of God and giving
the glad-tidings of the attraction of the friends with
the fragrances of God. In this prison, Abdul-Baha hath
no happiness except the arrival of the good news of the
believers. Whenever one praises them, the heart is
dilated and the soul is rejoiced.
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Therefore, O ye companions of Abdul-Baha, display
ye an effort, so that ye may make that region (America)
the Paradise of Abha, hoisting the banner of the
Most Great Peace and spreading the teachings of the
Beauty of Abha; in order that the slumbrous world
become awakened, the unconscious become mindful, the
universe become another universe, the human world become
the realm of the Kingdom, earthly emotions become
heavenly attractions, cruelty and oppression be
changed into love and faithfulness, the clattering of the
sword be transformed into the sweet melody of the pen
and the discordant sound of war become the wonderful
song of love and intelligence; in order that all the
individuals of humanity embrace each other and live
among themselves in perfect love and affinity.
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To the Hoboken (N.J.) assembly.
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