You have written concerning the spiritual meetings. The
foundation of the spiritual meetings must be the teaching and delivering of the
Cause of God. In these meetings the believers and maid-servants of the Merciful
must proclaim the proofs and arguments and explain the signs of the appearance
of the beauty of Abha - May my life be a sacrifice to the beloved ones! Meanwhile
they may read some Tablets, and Communes, and at the end of the meetings, if
they desire to sing with the utmost supplication and meekness, it is
acceptable. But the fundamental principle of the establishment of spiritual
meetings is for the sake of teaching and delivering the Truth so that those
souls who are present may become informed of the Divine Evidences and Proofs.
(Signed) 'Abdu'l-Baha Abbas
(Star
of the West, vol. 2, no. 6, June 24, 1911)
