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O thou who art steadfast in the Covenant, and
staunch! The letter which thou didst write... hath been
shown to me, and the opinions expressed therein were most
commendable. It is incumbent upon the Spiritual Consultative
Assembly of New York to be in complete agreement
with that of Chicago, and for these two assemblies of
consultation jointly to approve whatever they consider
suitable for publication and distribution. Following that,
let them send one copy to
The question of coordinating and unifying the two
Spiritual Assemblies, that of Chicago and of New York, is
of the utmost importance, and once a Spiritual Assembly is
duly formed in Washington, these two Assemblies should
also establish ties of unity with that Assembly. To sum it up,
it is the desire of the Lord God that the loved ones of God
and the handmaids of the Merciful in the West should come
closer together in harmony and unity as day followeth day,
and until this is accomplished, the work will never go
forward. The Spiritual Assemblies are collectively the most
effective of all instruments for establishing unity and
harmony. This matter is of the utmost importance; this is the
magnet that draweth down the confirmations of God. If
once the beauty of the unity of the friends--this Divine
Beloved--be decked in the adornments of the
We are striving with heart and soul, resting neither day
nor night, seeking not a moment's ease, to make this world
of man the mirror of the unity of God. Then how much
more must the beloved of the Lord reflect that unity? And
this cherished hope, this yearning wish of ours will be
visibly fulfilled only on the day when the true friends of
God arise to carry out the Teachings of the
Should such a torch light up the world community, ye will find that the whole earth is sending forth a fragrance, that it hath become a delightsome paradise, and the face of it the image of high heaven. Then will the whole world be one native land, its diverse peoples one single kind, the nations of both east and west one household.
It is my hope that such a day will come, that such a splendour will shine forth, that such a vision will be unveiled in its full beauty.
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