ht; the darkness will vanish, the firm believers
will be in great joy, and the nakazeen shall be in evident loss."

"O ye servants of God and maid-servants of the..."

O ye(205) servants of God and maid-servants of the Merciful!

The letter, which was in reality the congratulation for the entrance of
the day of the anniversary of His Highness the Promised One, was received.
The names of the friends of God were read one after another and caused
great joy.

I hope that upon the coming of each auspicious day the friends of God may
become doubled, that is, may become twofold; that the gentle fragrances of
the love of God may be spread so universally that large cohorts enter
under the shadow of the Word of God in a short space of time, and arise to
serve, according to the heavenly instructions, in order that strife and
warfare may vanish wholly from the human world, and the beauty of love,
friendship and harmony may appear with such an appearance that all the
intellects may become astonished, all the souls entranced and all the
hearts attracted.

O ye friends! O ye maid-servants of the Merciful! Should ye realize in
what a state this Tablet is written, assuredly ye will soar heavenward
with joy and exultations and begin to cry out: "Glad-tidings!
Glad-tidings!"

Today the whole world is heedless and ye are aware; all are in sleep and
ye are wide awake; all are deprived and ye are the custodians of the
mysteries of the Kingdom! Therefore, to render thanks for these bounties,
open ye the tongue of praise and glorification and engage yourselves in
the divine commemoration, in order that the confirmation may be added and
the assistance may become renewed!

"O ye beloved! O ye maid-servants of the Merciful!..."

O ye(206) beloved! O ye maid-servants of the Merciful!

What a wonderful meeting ye have arranged and longed for the beauty of
service and have arisen to spread the fragrances of God! Truly I declare,
ye are confirmed by the cohorts of the Supreme Concourse and are
reinforced and empowered by the Exalted Realm!

When the confirmation of the Holy Spirit descendeth, ye are not a drop,
but a roaring sea! Ye are the stars of the horizon of guidance! If this
committee become firm, it will grow and develop; if it remain steadfast,
it will become a gift of the Almighty to the human world; if it last, it
will display marvelous signs for the well-being of the children of man!

The hosts of the Kingdom o