rk in other parts of
Chile, should be regarded only as a prelude to the work of consolidation
which must be indefatigably pursued. This work, if properly carried out,
in conjunction with the activities associated with the assemblies of
Santiago, Valparaiso and Vina del Mar, and the groups of Puerto Montt,
Valdivia, Quilpue, Temuco, Sewell, Chorrillos, Muelchen and other smaller
ones, as well as several isolated localities in that republic, may well
hasten the advent of the day when the Chilean followers of the Faith of
Baha'u'llah will have established the first independent national spiritual
assembly to be formed by any single nation of Latin America.

BAHA'U'LLAH'S SUMMONS TO THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE

Whoever it may be among these Latin American communities who will
eventually carry off the palm of victory, and win this immortal
distinction, all without exception, and with equal zeal, must participate
in this vast and collective enterprise which is engaging, in an
ever-increasing measure, their attention and challenging their resources.
Let them remember that the Author of their Faith has in His Kitab-i-Aqdas,
the Mother-Book of His Revelation, singled out the company of the
Presidents of their countries, together with those of the North American
continent, and addressed them in terms that sharply contrast with the dire
warnings and condemnatory words addressed directly and indirectly, to the
King of Prussia, the French and Austrian Emperors and the Sultan of
Turkey, who, together with those Presidents, are the only sovereigns and
rulers specifically mentioned by Him in that Book.

"Hearken ye, O rulers of America and the Presidents of the Republics
therein!" is His summons sounded in that mighty Charter of the future
world civilization, "unto that which the Dove is warbling on the Branch of
Eternity: There is none other God but Me, the Ever-Abiding, the Forgiving,
the All-Bountiful. Adorn ye the temple of dominion with the ornament of
justice and of the fear of God, and its head with the crown of the
remembrance of your Lord, the Creator of the heavens. Thus counselleth you
He Who is the Dayspring of Names, as bidden by Him Who is the All-Knowing,
the All-Wise. The Promised One hath appeared in this glorified Station,
whereat all beings, both seen and unseen, have rejoiced. Take ye advantage
of the Day of God. Verily, to meet Him is better for you than all that
whereon the sun shineth, could ye but know it.