23, 1909)

[Photograph with the following caption:]

Mr. Fujita with his niece, Kinue, in his home in Yanai, Japan in 1946.

4: Mr. Saichiro Fujita
1886-1976

Mr. Saichiro Fujita was the second Japanese to accept the Faith.
Originally from Yanai, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan, he immigrated to the
United States when he was a teenager. While he was attending school in
Oakland, California in 1905 he was taught the Faith by Mrs. Kathryn
Frankland.

He received two of the Tablets quoted below from 'Abdu'l-Baha in 1906 and
1907. In 1911 he received a Tablet urging him to complete his professional
training. In 1912 Mr. Fujita had the privilege of meeting the Master and
traveling with Him in the United States. In this revised edition we have
included one more Tablet by 'Abdu'l-Baha, translated in 1913, because it
contains a prediction about Mr. Fujita.

Between 1912 and 1919 there were several communications from 'Abdu'l-Baha
urging Mr. Fujita to study various aspects of engineering and also
advising him to study flower culture. In 1919 he had completed his studies
and left for Haifa as instructed by 'Abdu'l-Baha. Mr. Fujita served in the
Holy Land until the end of his life except for the years between 1938 and
1955 which were spent in Japan.

Tablets of 'Abdu'l-Baha to Mr. Saichiro Fujita

[Tablet Translated November 10, 1906]

O thou fresh plant in the garden of the Love of God!

What thou hast written was considered. It was an evidence of following in
the Pathway of Guidance, and a proof of the attraction of the heart to the
Beauty of His Majesty, God.

Consider what bounty God has manifested for thee, whence thou art and from
whence are we. Yet, nevertheless, such a candle of love is burning in the
hearts that its light is radiating from the East to the West and from the
West extending to the East.

Rest assured thy name is registered in the Book of God, and it is hoped
that thou mayest enter the Paradise of the Kingdom and find stability; to
reach that which is the cause of the progress of the world of humanity in
the world and in the Kingdom, and with perceiving eye, attentive ear,
eloquent tongue and radiant face may serve in the Vineyard of God and
spread the Divine Glad Tidings. If thou art confirmed as thou oughtest to
be, thou wilt certainly establish an eternal Kingdom. This Kingdom is
greater than that of Mikado, for the sovereignty of the Emperor of Japan
is for numbered days, but