Upon him be Bahá'u'l-Abhá
He Is God!
O thou who art firm in the Covenant!
Thy letter was received and its contents perused with the
utmost of attention.
Convey infinite love and kindness on my behalf to ... and
say to him: Praise be to God that He hath chosen thee from amongst the
ministers so that thou may’st hearken to the call of the Kingdom of God, listen
to the heavenly Melody, behold the Light of Reality, act according to the
advices of His Holiness the Christ, promulgate the principles of Bahá'u'lláh,
become the cause of the illumination of the world of humanity and be ordained
as the high priest of the Church of the Kingdom. All the ministers will be
submerged under one of those periodic waves of the earth, leaving behind no
name and no trace, but thou shalt unfurl the standard of spirituality in the
heavenly universe of Heaven, extolling and magnifying the Lord of mankind with
the music of the Kingdom. Thank thou God that thou hast attained to this most
great Bestowal.
In short, O thou my Mr. Kinney. O thou my spiritual child!
Whatever ... deems advisable concur with him and put in practice, and occupy
your time with the diffusion of the Fragrances of God. Announce the utmost
kindness to thy respected wife and all the friends.
Up to the present time, as a result of this long journey to
America, my constitution was in the utmost state of weakness and feebleness,
consequently I could not carry the weight of correspondence. As at the present
writing the condition of my nerves is better and materially improved, therefore
I am writing thee this epistle.
Upon thee be Bahá'u'l-Abhá
(Signed) 'Abdu'l-Bahá Abbas
(Star of the West, vol. 5, no. 2, April 9, 1914)