tten regarding the building of the Mashrak-el-Azcar in
Washington. This matter was discussed with the maid-servant of Baha', Miss
......... It hath been concluded that when she arrives in America she will
discuss this question with you. Whatever will be the conclusions of your
discussion write to Acca. The maid-servant of Baha' is in Paris; she will
go to America. These services of thine are in reality worthy of praises,
that thou hast sacrificed thyself wholly to the True One.

Mr. ........ and Mr. ....... arrived and stayed a few days here. The, with
the utmost joy and fragrance, they started toward India.

"O thou who art firm in the Covenant!..."

O thou who art firm in the Covenant!

Thy letter***was received and its contents became the cause of the
happiness of the heart of this grieved one, for it was an evidence of
exertion and magnanimity in the service of the Cause of God.

Thou hast written regarding the publication of a magazine. If thou
shouldst edit one magazine every six months--two in a year--then forward it
to the Holy Land to be corrected and returned, after due correction, for
its publication--it is very acceptable and will be the cause of the
penetration of the Word of God.***

Thy former articles were received. I have not yet had time to read them.
However, one of thy articles was corrected and forwarded and thou hast it
printed and circulated. Now write thou a new article and send it here to
be corrected. It is better.

Regarding the proposition which thou hast suggested that one of the
maid-servants of the Merciful reside in the Land of Desire and be the
medium for the regulation of correspondence, now it is not according to
wisdom.

Therefore, now edit thou a magazine in Persian and English, then forward
it here to be revised and sent back for publication.

Convey the wonderful Abha greeting to all the friends of God.*** ***O thou
my kind friend!

I have the utmost love for thee and I ask God that thou mayest become
assisted in the world and in the Kingdom and precede Paul and Peter in
spreading the Word of God and diffusing the fragrances of God and become a
manifest ensign in the regions of America.

Perhaps thou wilt meet a person in Paris who is thoughtless and followeth
his own desire. Forget thou wholly his vain sayings and know thou that in
future again thou wilt become in touch with such souls, but--praise be to
God!--the fire of thy love is to such a degree that the s