m that spiritual friend has been
received by the Guardian of the Cause of God, may our lives be sacrificed
for him, and he has been informed of your receiving his telegram regarding
the ascension of that matchless fruit of the Tree of Glory, the Most
Exalted Leaf.

There is no question but that the burden of grief on his sorrowing heart,
because of this terrible ordeal, this great calamity, is heavier than
minds can conceive, or words can tell. That gem of immortality, that
precious and exalted being, was the one consolation, the one companion of
the Guardian in his sorrow-filled life; and she, with her sweet
encouragement, her gentle words, her never-ceasing, soothing care of him,
her smiles that came like fair winds from heavenly gardens, could always
gladden and refresh his spirit.

No one has understood the tender, spiritual and celestial bond between the
Guardian and her who was the Remnant of Baha, nor can any mind conceive
that plane of being, nor reckon its sublimity.

During her whole life span, that heavenly being was subjected to ordeals
and tribulations. She confronted the attacks of the hostile, and she
suffered afflictions any one of which could well have shattered a mountain
of iron. And yet the sweet and comely face of that spirit-like dove of
holiness, was wreathed till her very last hour in life-giving smiles, nor
did that patience and endurance, that greatness, that majesty and dignity,
ever desert her delicate and fragile person.

She who was the trust left by Baha'u'llah had no other aim nor goal but
these: to proclaim the Cause of God and exalt His Word; to praise and
glorify the Blessed Beauty's name; to bear 'Abdu'l-Baha in mind and serve
Him ever; to pity the sorely-troubled and give them endless, loving care;
to cherish and comfort them, and bring them joy. There is, then, good
reason, that with the passing of this peerless gem, this precious,
matchless pearl, we should rend our garments in mourning, and that our
eyes should stream with bitter tears.

The Guardian conveys his message of condolence, and says that in this
severest of afflictions, it would befit the people of Baha to hold fast to
resignation and acquiescence, and to rise up and loyally serve the Faith,
taking for their example that priceless treasure of the Abha Paradise.

11: What you had written concerning the ...

(85) What you had written concerning the memorial gatherings of men and
women believers to mourn the