Upon them be greeting and praise!
O you real friends and lovers of the Kingdom of God!
In these days the scroll of the photograph of the blessed faces of those pure souls, which was taken during the Panama-Pacific International Exposition, was received.
Praise be to God that the faces are radiant, indicating the sanctification of the hearts. All those who have looked at the photograph have obtained immediate joy—outflowing, and inexhaustible.
I beg infinite grace from the Kingdom of God for each one of those friends who were present in that gathering, wishing for them heavenly powers so that the members of that congress may irradiate the white rays of the Sun of Reality to all parts and illumine the cities, counties, towns and villages of the United States.
The magnet whereby to attract these favors and bounties, is firmness and steadfastness.
Upon you be greeting and praise!
(Signed) ‘Abdu’l-Baha Abbas
(Star of the West, vol. 7, no. 13, November 4, 1916)
