has disobeyed Baha'u'llah.
It has nothing to do with Him ('Abdu'l-Baha) at all--precisely as the
governor-general appointed by the king--whosoever obeys the
governor-general obeys the king; whosoever disobeys the governor-general
disobeys the king.

Therefore, you must read the Tablets of Baha'u'llah. You must read the
Tablet of the Branch and regard that which He has so clearly stated.
Beware! Beware! lest anyone should speak from the authority of his own
thoughts or create a new thing out of himself. Beware! Beware! According
to the explicit Covenant of Baha'u'llah you should care nothing at all for
such a person. Baha'u'llah shuns such souls. I have expounded these things
for you, for the conservation and protection of the teachings of
Baha'u'llah, in order that you may be informed, lest any souls shall
deceive you and lest any souls shall cause suspicion among you. You must
love all people, and yet if any souls put you in doubt, you must know that
Baha'u'llah is severed from them. Whosoever works for unity and fellowship
is a servant of Baha'u'llah, and Baha'u'llah is his assistant and helper.
I ask God that He may cause you to be the very means of agreement and
unity, that He may make you radiant, merciful, heavenly children of the
divine Kingdom; that you may advance day by day; that you may become as
bright as these lamps, bestowing light upon all humanity. Salutations and
farewell!

TALK 'ABDU'L-BAHA DELIVERED IN MINNEAPOLIS

20 September 1912
Talk at Home of Mr. Albert L. Hall
2030 Queen Avenue South, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Notes by Ellen T. Pursell

Praise be to God! This is a beautiful and radiant assemblage. It is a
merciful gathering, for you have met here in the utmost love and
spirituality. There are many meetings in the world, thousands of them
perhaps being held at this very moment, mostly for social, political,
scientific or commercial purposes; but our gathering here tonight is for
God, for heavenly purposes. We are neither attached to commerce nor is our
interest scientific; our spirit and motive are solely for the
manifestation of divine bestowals.

Man possesses two types of virtues: One is material, and the other ideal
in character. For example, the body of man expresses certain material
virtues, but the spirit of man manifests virtues that are ideal. The sense
of sight in man is a physical virtue; but insight, the power of inner
perception, is ideal in its nature. The se