the eye of Israel, had no equal. Now, these had never thought that a
greater than him (Moses) would appear. So this way of thinking became the
cause of their being kept away from the Light of Christ and they were
prevented from the precious things of the Holy Spirit, notwithstanding the
fact that the greatest friend of Moses was Christ and He made His Holiness
Moses great in the eye of the world and made Him to be glorious in the
contingent world; whereas, even now, Israel (that is, the Jews) deny His
Holiness, the promised Christ, and count Him to be an enemy of His
Holiness Moses and of Aaron and David; and they were kept away from the
bounties of Christ. They think that no other great person like Moses could
ever come upon the earth and if such a person should be sent (by God), he
must come under the shadow of His Holiness Moses and promulgate the law of
the Torah. This negligence on the part of the Jews became the cause of
keeping away a multitude from the heavenly bounties and from the
beneficence of the Holy Spirit for nineteen-hundred years.

"The Sun is ever the same, but the place whence the Sun hath appeared hath
changed. Then, at Christ's time, it appeared in the sign of Aquarius, but
not it hath manifested itself from the sign of Cancer. These signs are
just for an illustration. The sun is the same sun, no matter from what
sign it may manifest itself or from what spot it may arise. Thou must look
at the Sun; do not become veiled by the places from which the Sun
appears."

O Mr. ........! Likewise instruct and give my love to thy dear son and
say: "O dear one of Abdul-Baha! Be the son of thy father and be the fruit
of that tree. Be a son that hath been born of his soul and heart and not
only of the water and clay. A real son is such an one as hath branches
from the spiritual part of a man. I ask God that thou mayest be at all
times confirmed and strengthened."

O thou servant of Baha'! Thou hast asked regarding the political affairs.
In the United States it is necessary that the citizens shall take part in
elections. This is a necessary matter and no excuse from it is possible.
My object in telling the believers that they should not interfere in the
affairs of government is this: That they should not make any trouble and
that they should not move against the opinion of the government, but
obedience to the laws and the administration of the commonwealth is
necessary. Now, as the government of America is a rep