his graceful beloved
will unveil her face in all the regions through the penetrative power of
the Word of God.

The congress of The Hague is as follows: The wine sellers call a meeting
so that they may discuss the evils of wine and remove from the world the
drinking of wine; yet their own vocation is wine selling.

Nations who are constantly thinking wither of worldly conquest, the
expansion of their own dominion or waging war upon their contemporaries,
send ministers and representatives to the congress of The Hague to discuss
the problem of universal peace and legislative registrations for the
prevention of war!

But regarding the universal language: Ere long significance and scientific
discussions concerning this matter will arise among the people of
discernment and insight and it will produce the desired result.

"O thou who art attracted by the brilliant lights of the..."

O thou who art attracted by the brilliant lights of the Merciful One,
shining from the Supreme Kingdom!

I opened thy letter with the greatest happiness and considered the meaning
of thine address; but sadness became most intense within me when I learned
about the dissensions among the brethren(278) in those countries. By the
life of God! "This is a wonderful thing!"

Verily, the mission of all the prophets, the relation of all the
scriptures, the diffusion of the instructions of God and the descent of
His law, were all in order to establish agreement and union and to
strengthen love and harmony among nations of different customs and
thoughts, of diverse beliefs, doctrines, rites and habits; of various
classes, tribes and races. So likewise, as thou seest in this beautiful
religion, verily, men of different beliefs, creeds and religions, of
contrary ideas and thoughts, of various races, languages and natal
lands--whether from East, West, North or South--all have entered under the
shade of this Blessed Tree, planted, grown and reared in the midst of
Paradise, and are formed into a single nation and religion in mutual union
and agreement, ready to sacrifice their souls and bodies, each to the
other. This harmony is not effected but through the influence of the Word
of God and is circulated and spread in all directions among the believers
of God, who are firm in the Covenant.

The dissensions prevailing in those parts (America) is altogether too
surprising and strange; and I entreat God to purge it out through thy
power of unity and