the power of will that sustains me. Realize from
this how great has been my exertion and how strong my purpose in
accomplishing this journey through the will of God. May it be the cause of
great illumination in the Occident.

In this western world with its stimulating climate, its capacities for
knowledge and lofty ideals, the message of peace should be easily spread.
The people are not so influenced by imitations and prejudices, and through
their comprehension of the real and unreal they should attain the truth.
They should become leaders in the effort to establish the oneness of
humankind. What is higher than this responsibility? In the Kingdom of God
no service is greater, and in the estimation of the Prophets, including
Jesus Christ, there is no deed so estimable.

Yet even now warfare prevails. Envy and hatred have arisen between
nations. But because I find the American nation so capable of achievement
and this government the fairest of western governments, its institutions
superior to others, my wish and hope is that the banner of international
reconciliation may first be raised on this continent and the standard of
the Most Great Peace be unfurled here. May the American people and their
government unite in their efforts in order that this light may dawn from
this point and spread to all regions, for this is one of the greatest
bestowals of God. In order that America may avail herself of this
opportunity, I beg that you strive and pray with heart and soul, devoting
all your energies to this end: that the banner of international peace may
be upraised here and that this democracy may be the cause of the cessation
of warfare in all other countries.

Observe what is taking place in Tripoli: men cutting each other into
pieces, bombardment from the sea, attacks from the land and the hail of
dynamite from the very heaven itself. The contending armies are thirsting
for each other's blood. How they can do this is inconceivable. They have
fathers, mothers, children; they are human. What of their wives and
families? Think of their anguish and suffering. How unjust, how terrible!
Human beings should prevent and forbid this. These kings, rulers and
chieftains should strive for the good of their subjects instead of their
destruction. These shepherds should bring their sheep within the fold,
comfort them and give them pasture instead of death and slaughter.

I supplicate the divine Kingdom and ask that you may be instrumental