nd, the
cornerstone of Baha'u'llah's world-embracing dominion, implies nothing
more nor less than the enforcement of His scheme for the unification of
the world--the scheme to which we have already referred. "In every
Dispensation," writes 'Abdu'l-Baha, "the light of Divine Guidance has been
focussed upon one central theme.... In this wondrous Revelation, this
glorious century, the foundation of the Faith of God and the
distinguishing feature of His Law is the consciousness of the Oneness of
Mankind."

How pathetic indeed are the efforts of those leaders of human institutions
who, in utter disregard of the spirit of the age, are striving to adjust
national processes, suited to the ancient days of self-contained nations,
to an age which must either achieve the unity of the world, as adumbrated
by Baha'u'llah, or perish. At so critical an hour in the history of
civilization it behooves the leaders of all the nations of the world,
great and small, whether in the East or in the West, whether victors or
vanquished, to give heed to the clarion call of Baha'u'llah and,
thoroughly imbued with a sense of world solidarity, the sine qua non of
loyalty to His Cause, arise manfully to carry out in its entirety the one
remedial scheme He, the Divine Physician, has prescribed for an ailing
humanity. Let them discard, once for all, every preconceived idea, every
national prejudice, and give heed to the sublime counsel of 'Abdu'l-Baha,
the authorized Expounder of His teachings. You can best serve your
country, was 'Abdu'l-Baha's rejoinder to a high official in the service of
the federal government of the United States of America, who had questioned
Him as to the best manner in which he could promote the interests of his
government and people, if you strive, in your capacity as a citizen of the
world, to assist in the eventual application of the principle of
federalism underlying the government of your own country to the
relationships now existing between the peoples and nations of the world.

In The Secret of Divine Civilization (The Mysterious Forces of
Civilization), 'Abdu'l-Baha's outstanding contribution to the future
reorganization of the world, we read the following:

"True civilization will unfurl its banner in the midmost heart of the
world whenever a certain number of its distinguished and high-minded
sovereigns--the shining exemplars of devotion and determination--shall, for
the good and happiness of all mankind, arise, with