O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Truly, I say, thou art firm and have
arisen to perform the conditions of firmness. This very matter of his
honor Mr. ... is a sign of wonder to all men and the greatest proof of the
power of the Word of God and the penetration of the servitude of
Abdul-Baha. As thou art walking in this road and art steadfast in this
path, know thou of a certainty that the assistance of Providence with
descend upon thee and the confirmation of the Kingdom unveil herself to
thee.

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

O thou who art firm in the Covenant!

An article in the Broadway Magazine of September, 1906, written by G. A.
Dobson and published in New York, was read. It is entitled, "The Strangest
Religion in New York." Unquestionably, you get that magazine and read it.
The writer complains of the Ottoman government and its treatmet towards
the Bahai community. There is no doubt that this article will be read by
His Excellency the Turkish Minister or the members of the Legation. The
truth is that His Imperial Majesty the Sultan Abdul Hamid Khan hath
exercised the utmost justice toward Abdul-Baha. Although the internal and
external enemies entered into an alliance, wrote reports full of pure
calumnies and baseless impositions, became themslves the complainers and
witnesses, a body of examiners came from Constantinople for the
investigation of the true situation and that committee of commissioners
became united with the outside and inside enemies, ratifying all the
impositions and adding to those some more important matters, yet His
Imperial Majesty Abdul Hamid Khan--may God assist him! --acted with
delilberation until it became known and evident that all these calumnies
were founded upon rancor and hositility. Therefore, he hath treated us,
until the present time, with the utmost justice and because of this
treatment we are exceedingly happy. If there were any other king beside
His Imperial Majesty Sultan Abdul Hamid Khan, he would exercise his
autority in another way in the face of these unjust imputations and the
conspiracies of the external and internal foes. Nevertheless, the justice
and equity of the Sultan prevented the attacks of the enemies and the
reports of the people of oppositions and falsehood from producing any
effect. Therefore, all the friends must pray from their hearts in behalf
of their Imperial Majesties the Padeshah of the Ottomans and the Shah of
Persia. As in