ight Sun.

O Lord! Confirm us so that each one in this gathering become a bright
candle, a witness of the meeting, a caller to the Kingdom; that the world
of matter become the mirror of heaven.

O ye dear friends of mine! The assemblies of those regions must be
connected with one another and must communicate (correspond) with each
other. Even communicate with the assemblies of the East, so that this may
become the means of the great unity and concord.

O ye spiritual friends! Firmness (constancy) must reach a degree that if
all the souls (Bahais) be destroyed by the evil wishers and there remain
but one, that one singly and alone should be capable of withstanding all
who live on earth, and of spreading the fragrances of holiness.

Therefore, when any terrible new or calamitous tidings reach you from the
land of desire (Acca), ye should not grow cold, sad, or be affected
thereby. Nay, rather, ye must immediately in the utmost firmness, arise
for the service of the Kingdom.

This servant of the Threshold of His Majesty the eternal God, hath always
been and is in danger; there hath never been a hope for rest. The utmost
of his hopes is that in the arena of martyrdom the cup of grace become
replete and the wine of great bounty lend the wondrous ecstasy. This is
the utmost of my hopes and desires.

The Tablets of Israghat, Tarazat, Bescharat, Tajaliat and Kalamat,(22)
according to what is heard have been translated and printed in those
regions. Hasten to become imbued with the qualifications and attributes
set forth therein.

And this letter(23) will close with reverential greetings, in the utmost
kindliness, from me to the beloved ones and to the maid-servants of the
Merciful.

"*** Thou has written concerning the Board of..."

(24) *** Thou has written concerning the Board of Consultation.

It is very proper thou shouldst exert thyself with heart and soul so that
this assembly shall become a source of merciful events, and enter the
shadow of the protection and preservation of His Highness, the One God.
The more this gains strength and becomes effective, the greater will
become the penetration of the Word of God, and the more will the doors of
confirmation be opened.

As to the Assembly of Teaching, the revered members of which are the
maid-servants of the Merciful, they are also assisted by the help and the
providence of the Beauty of El-ABHA. They will soon discover that they are
strengthened by the i