e spirit of
whole-hearted and sustained fellowship kindled in our souls, can we hope
to deliver effectively the Message of Baha'u'llah, and execute faithfully
the various provisions of our Beloved's Will and Testament.

Steadfast in our faith, firm in our union, abounding in our hope, fervent
in our spirit, and selfless in our labors, let us arise and with prayerful
hearts make another and supreme effort to fulfill these last words of our
Beloved, His most cherished desire:

"O ye that stand fast in the Covenant! When the hour cometh that this
wronged and broken winged bird will have taken its flight unto the
Celestial Concourse, when it will have hastened to the Realm of the
Unseen, and its mortal frame will have either been lost or hidden neath
the dust, it is incumbent upon the Afnan that are steadfast in the
Covenant of God and have branched from the Tree of Holiness, the Hands of
the Cause of God (the glory of the Lord rest upon them), and all the
friends and loved ones, one and all, to bestir themselves and arise with
heart and soul and in one accord to diffuse the sweet savors of God, to
teach His Cause and to promote His Faith. It behooveth them not to rest
for a moment, neither to seek repose. They must disperse themselves in
every land, pass by every clime, and travel throughout all regions.
Bestirred, without rest, and steadfast to the end, they must raise in
every land the triumphal cry of Ya-Baha'u'l-Abha, must achieve renown in
the world wherever they go, must burn brightly even as a candle in every
meeting, and must kindle the flame of Divine Love in every assembly; that
the Light of Truth may rise resplendent in the midmost heart of the world,
that throughout the East and throughout the West a vast concourse may
gather under the shadow of the Word of God, that the sweet savors of
Holiness may be diffused, that faces may shine radiantly, hearts be filled
with the Divine Spirit and souls be made heavenly. In these days the most
important of all things is the guidance of the nations and the peoples of
the world. Teaching the Cause is of utmost importance, for it is the head
corner-stone of the foundation itself. This wronged servant has spent his
days and nights in promoting the Cause, and urging the peoples to service.
He rested not a moment, till the fame of the Cause of God was noised
abroad in the world, and the Celestial Strains from the Abha Kingdom
roused the East and the West. The beloved of God mus