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(139) REJOICED OVER CONVENTION NEWS. PRAYING FOR CONFIRMATION. HOLY LEAF.

28: In this day, those holy souls are divinely ...

(140) In this day, those holy souls are divinely confirmed who stand firm
in the most sacred Cause of the Abha Beauty, those who are steadfast, and
loyal to the Covenant and Testament of 'Abdu'l-Baha.

Praised be the undying glory of God that you and all His friends have
attained this greatest of gifts. You stand fast-rooted in the divine
Covenant, and you turn to the appointed Centre, the explicitly chosen
Branch. In all the world, what conceivable bounty could ever be greater
than this?

29: It is not unknown to those who stand firm ...

(141) It is not unknown to those who stand firm in the Covenant and
Testament of God that the centre of violation and his associates, from the
day of the ascension of the Ancient Beauty, may His Great Name be ever
exalted, have been working night and day and continually putting forth all
their efforts, to spread disorder and disrupt the Faith. At this time,
because of our terrible affliction, the ascension of 'Abdu'l-Baha--may the
quintessence of our souls be sacrificed to His sacred resting-place--they
are busying themselves more than ever with the circulation of false
rumours and idle imaginings, their purpose being, one way or another, to
instil doubts into the minds, and thus to achieve their vain and futile
ends.

Alas for them, however, there is no doubt at all that they will achieve
nothing but the failure of their plans and the frustration of their hopes.
Utter disappointment and a bitter end is all they will ever gain--just as
'Abdu'l-Baha--may our lives be sacrificed for His meekness--has foretold in
His Will and Testament, where He clearly and unequivocally sets forth the
dissidence, the mischief-making and the wicked designs of that abominable
band. And it is certain that through the never-ceasing confirmations of
God, the light diffused by the loyalty of the true believers will scatter
the darkness of the suspicions which the malicious have been spreading,
and the brightness that streams from the believers' faces will dispel the
gloom of the people of doubt.

Briefly, for some time they had been applying to the various government
agencies, in the hope that with the government's assistance they would be
able to obtain legal support for their empty claims. However, God be
praised, they were disappointed. Then came a day,