Upon Him be Baha’u’l-Abha!
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 mayst 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 Baha’u’llah, 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 Baha’u’l-Abha!
(Signed) ‘Abdu’l-Baha Abbas
(From a Tablet; Star of the West, vol. 5, no.
2, April 9, 1914)
