To Mrs. Harriet Cline, Los Angeles, California

Today firmness in the Covenant is the means of the promotion of the Word of God and conducive to the effect of the word of man. Any explanation which does not accord with the Covenant will have no effect whatever. Therefore, whosoever heralds the Covenant of God, unquestionably he is confirmed. This has been tried a thousand times: Any soul who violates the Covenant and Testament in the least degree, immediately he is cut off; even in this material world he will become afflicted with remorse and regret.

(Signed) ‘Abdu’l-Baha Abbas 

(From a Tablet to Mrs. Harriet Cline, Los Angeles, Calif., translated on March 29, 1913; Star of the West, vol. 6, no.12, October 16, 1915)

To Mr. Roy C. Wilhelm [1]

Convey my longing greeting to all the believers of God throughout all the cities of America and announce to them on my behalf that if any person from amongst the Persian believers who may be well known as to his character, whether man or woman—although he may be my own son or daughter—comes to America and has not a new permission for his going to America written with my own handwriting and signed with my own signature, you must not give him any attention at all. Whosoever speaks with him is a violator of the Covenant! This question is most important. Undoubtedly you must show the utmost caution. There are some wolves in sheep's clothes who may claim to be shepherds. Whosoever from amongst the Persian believers arrives in America although he may be related to me, — that is, —even if he be my son-in-law or she be my daughter, first ask of him the letter giving him a new permission to come again to America. If he shows you any such letter, be most careful and attentive that it is my writing and my signature, that they may not be counterfeits. Then you cable to me and inquire about him. When the answer is received by you that it is correct then you meet him, otherwise do not associate with him. Announce the contents of this letter to all the believers and the maid-servants of the Merciful throughout America.

(Signed) ‘Abdu’l-Baha Abbas

(From a Tablet to Mr. Roy C. Wilhelm, translated on March 25, 1913;

[1] The original of this tablet is in Abdu’l-Baha's own handwriting; Star of the West, vol. 6, no.12, October 16, 1915)

“Baha'u'llah is unique and peerless”

I am servant of Baha! His holiness Baha'u'llah is unique and peerless. All must turn to Baha'u'llah. This is the religion of ‘Abdu’l-Baha. Firmness in the Covenant means love and obedience to the command of ‘Abdu’l-Baha. Announce this.

(Signed) Abbas.

(Cablegram from Paris, February 14, 1913, to Parsons-Remey, Washington; Star of the West, vol. 6, no.12, October 16, 1915)

Any Persian without written permission from ‘Abdu’l-Baha

We have reached Paris. Greetings to all. Any Persian, be he my own son or daughter, if he comes to America without having a new permission written in my own handwriting or signature, do not meet him at all. Inform all cities.

(Signed) Abbas

(Cablegram received February 3, 1913, from Paris to Wilhelmite, New York; Star of the West, vol. 6, no.12, October 16, 1915)

“Awaken the friends, for ere long a test shall come.”

Awaken the friends, for ere long a test shall come. Perchance some persons, outwardly firm and inwardly wavering, shall come to those parts in order to weaken the faith of the friends in the Covenant of God. Let them be awake! Let them be mindful! As long as they see a trace of violation of the Covenant, they must hold aloof from the violator. Day and night let them strive so that the lights of the Kingdom of Abha may encircle the globe, and the darkness of error may be entirely dispelled.

(Signed) ‘Abdu’l-Baha Abbas 

(From a Tablet to Charles Mason Remey, Washington, D. C., translated on December 29, 1912; Star of the West, vol. 6, no.12, October 16, 1915)