he day when the standard of
the oneness of the world of humanity shall be held aloft in America. May
it be the first real foundation of international peace, having for its
object universal service to man. May it be divine philanthropy without
distinctions or differentiations in humankind. May you consider all
religions the instruments of God and regard all races as channels of
divine manifestation. May you view mankind as the sheep of God and know
for a certainty that He is the real Shepherd. Consider how this kind and
tender Shepherd cares for all His flock; how He leads them in green
pastures and beside the still waters. How well He protects them! Verily,
this Shepherd makes no distinctions whatsoever; to all the sheep He is
equally kind. Therefore, we must follow the example of God and strive in
pathways of goodwill toward all humanity. May we endeavor with heart and
soul to reconcile the religions of the earth, unify the peoples and races
and blend the nations in a perfect solidarity. May we uphold the flag of
international agreement and enkindle a light which shall illumine all
regions with the radiance of oneness. May our purposes centralize in the
earnest desire of attaining the good pleasure of God, and may our supreme
energies be directed to welding together the human household. Let us not
regard our own respective capacities; nay, rather, let us regard forever
the favors and bounties of God. The drop must not estimate its own limited
capacity; it must realize the volume and sufficiency of the ocean, which
ever glorifieth the drop. The tender and simple seed, solitary though it
may be, must not look upon its own lack of power. Nay, rather, its
attention must ever be directed to the sun, in the rays of which it finds
life and quickening; and it must ever consider the downpour of the cloud
of mercy. For the bounty of the cloud, the effulgence and heat of the sun
and the breath of the vernal zephyrs can transform the tiny seed and
develop it into a mighty tree. And may you remember that a single
infinitesimal atom in the ray of the sun through a shining beam of the
solar energy becomes glorified and radiant.

Therefore, let us ever trust in God and seek confirmation and assistance
from Him. Let us have perfect and absolute confidence in the bounty of the
Kingdom. Review the events surrounding souls of bygone times in the
beginning of their day; and again consider them when, through the aid and
assistance of God, th