May God assist him!
He is God!
O thou great and respected personage!
The details of the Conference of Peace and Arbitration which
is organized under your presidency has been read in the papers of the East and
the West and the utmost joy and fragrance was produced; that, praise be to God,
in the continent of America, under the presidency of a glorious personage, the
Conference of International Peace is convened. Today in the world of existence
there is no more important and greater cause than this for it is conducive to
the promotion of happiness in the commonwealth of humanity and is the cause of
tranquility of all the nations and countries and the prosperity of the
individuals of the human world. What cause is greater than this! It is evident
that it has the utmost importance nay, rather, it will be the cause of the
illumination of the East and the West and the reason for the manifestation of
the Countenance and the Face of God in the world of humanity and the appearance
of infinite affections. Therefore, although this longing one has no
acquaintance with your honor, but this great cause and this eminent effort of
yours became the cause of my having infinite love for you while absent.
Consequently I am engaged in writing you this epistle.
The matter of international peace was instituted by His
Highness Baha’u’llah, sixty years ago in Persia in the year of 1851 A.D. From
That time innumerable epistles and tablets were spread first in Persia and then
in other parts of the world, until about fifty years ago He clearly stated this
matter of universal peace in the Book of Aqdas and has commanded all the
Baha’is to serve faithfully with heart and soul in this great cause, give up
their possessions and wealth for it and sacrifice their lives in case of
necessity. He has taught them to spread the unity of nations and religions and
proclaim in all the regions of the world the oneness of the kingdom of
humanity.
