its
fortunes. Let them, after meditating on its needs, take counsel together
and, through anxious and full deliberation, administer to a diseased and
sorely-afflicted world the remedy it requireth.... It is incumbent upon
them who are in authority to exercise moderation in all things. Whatsoever
passeth beyond the limits of moderation will cease to exert a beneficial
influence. Consider for instance such things as liberty, civilization and
the like. However much men of understanding may favorably regard them,
they will, if carried to excess, exercise a pernicious influence upon
men.... Please God, the peoples of the world may be led, as the result of
the high endeavors exerted by their rulers and the wise and learned
amongst men, to recognize their best interests. How long will humanity
persist in its waywardness? How long will injustice continue? How long is
chaos and confusion to reign amongst men? How long will discord agitate
the face of society?... The winds of despair are, alas, blowing from every
direction, and the strife that divideth and afflicteth the human race is
daily increasing. The signs of impending convulsions and chaos can now be
discerned, inasmuch as the prevailing order appeareth to be lamentably
defective. I beseech God, exalted be His glory, that He may graciously
awaken the peoples of the earth, may grant that the end of their conduct
may be profitable unto them, and aid them to accomplish that which
beseemeth their station.

CXI: O CONTENDING PEOPLES AND KINDREDS OF THE...

O contending peoples and kindreds of the earth! Set your faces towards
unity, and let the radiance of its light shine upon you. Gather ye
together, and for the sake of God resolve to root out whatever is the
source of contention amongst you. Then will the effulgence of the world's
great Luminary envelop the whole earth, and its inhabitants become the
citizens of one city, and the occupants of one and the same throne. This
wronged One hath, ever since the early days of His life, cherished none
other desire but this, and will continue to entertain no wish except this
wish. There can be no doubt whatever that the peoples of the world, of
whatever race or religion, derive their inspiration from one heavenly
Source, and are the subjects of one God. The difference between the
ordinances under which they abide should be attributed to the varying
requirements and exigencies of the age in which they were revealed. All of
th