West of America may embrace each other,
the anthem of the oneness of the world of humanity may confer a new life
upon all the children of men, and the tabernacle of universal peace be
pitched on the apex of America; thus Europe and Africa may become vivified
with the breaths of the Holy Spirit, this world may become another world,
the body politic may attain to a new exhilaration, and just as in the
state of California and other Western States the marvelous scenes of the
world of nature are evident and manifest, the great signs of the Kingdom
of God may also be unveiled so that the body may correspond with the
spirit, the outward world may become a symbol of the inward world, and the
mirror of the earth may become the mirror of the Kingdom, reflecting the
ideal virtues of heaven.
6 During My journey and traveling in those parts, I beheld wonderful
scenes and beautiful panoramas of nature, orchards and rivers; national
parks and general conclaves; deserts, plains, meadows and prairies; and
the grains and fruits of that region greatly attracted My attention; even
to the present moment they are in My mind.
7 Particularly was I greatly pleased with the meetings in San Francisco
and Oakland, the gatherings in Los Angeles, and the believers who came
from the cities of other states. Whenever their faces cross My memory,
immediately infinite happiness is realized.
8 Therefore I hope that the divine teachings like unto the rays of the sun
may be diffused in all the Western States, and the blessed verse of the
Qur'an, "It is a good City and the Lord is the Forgiver!"(17) may become
realized. Likewise, the significance of another Qur'anic verse, "Do ye not
travel through the land?"(18) and of the verse, "Behold the traces of the
Mercy of God!"(19) become revealed in the utmost effulgence.
9 Praise be to God that through the divine bounty and providence, in that
region the field of service is vast, the minds are in the utmost degree of
intelligence and progress, sciences and arts are being promoted, the
hearts like unto mirrors are in the utmost state of purity and
translucency, and the friends of God are in perfect attraction. Therefore
it is hoped that meetings for teaching will be organized and instituted,
and for the diffusion of the fragrances of God wise teachers may be sent
to cities, even to villages.
10 The teachers of the Cause must be heavenly, lordly and radiant. They
must be embodied spirit, personified intel
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