blishment of a
constitutional form of government, in which the ideals of republicanism
and the majesty of kingship, characterized by Him as "one of the signs of
God," are combined, He recommends as a meritorious achievement; urges that
special regard be paid to the interests of agriculture; and makes specific
reference to "the swiftly appearing newspapers," describes them as "the
mirror of the world" and as "an amazing and potent phenomenon," and
prescribes to all who are responsible for their production the duty to be
sanctified from malice, passion and prejudice, to be just and fair-minded,
to be painstaking in their inquiries, and ascertain all the facts in every
situation.

The doctrine of the Most Great Infallibility He further elaborates; the
obligation laid on His followers to "behave towards the government of the
country in which they reside with loyalty, honesty and truthfulness," He
reaffirms; the ban imposed upon the waging of holy war and the destruction
of books He reemphasizes; and He singles out for special praise men of
learning and wisdom, whom He extols as "eyes" to the body of mankind, and
as the "greatest gifts" conferred upon the world.

Nor should a review of the outstanding features of Baha'u'llah's writings
during the latter part of His banishment to Akka fail to include a
reference to the Lawh-i-Hikmat (Tablet of Wisdom), in which He sets forth
the fundamentals of true philosophy, or to the Tablet of Visitation
revealed in honor of the Imam Husayn, whose praises He celebrates in
glowing language; or to the "Questions and Answers" which elucidates the
laws and ordinances of the Kitab-i-Aqdas; or to the "Lawh-i-Burhan"
(Tablet of the Proof) in which the acts perpetrated by _Sh_ay_kh_
Muhammad-Baqir, surnamed "_Dh_i'b" (Wolf), and Mir Muhammad-Husayn, the
Imam-Jum'ih of Isfahan, surnamed "Raq_sh_a" (She-Serpent), are severely
condemned; or to the Lawh-i-Karmil (Tablet of Carmel) in which the Author
significantly makes mention of "the City of God that hath descended from
heaven," and prophesies that "erelong will God sail His Ark" upon that
mountain, and "will manifest the people of Baha." Finally, mention must be
made of His Epistle to _Sh_ay_kh_ Muhammad-Taqi, surnamed "Ibn-i-_Dh_i'b"
(Son of the Wolf), the last outstanding Tablet revealed by the pen of
Baha'u'llah, in which He calls upon that rapacious priest to repent of his
acts, quotes some of the most characteristic and celebrated passages of