Tablet Revealed when learning the passing of Arthur Pillsbury Dodge, at New York City, October 12, 1915

To Mrs. Dodge, and ‘William, Wendell and Paul Dodge—May their lives be happy—

O ye afflicted ones!

A most terrible news reached my ears and that was the death of his honor, Mr. Dodge. Truly, this bereavement is unbearable and the hearts are afflicted with the utmost sorrow and grief that that divine personage hid his face from the world, hastened to the universe of God and left the friends in the remorse and regret of separation. In reality that honorable soul served the Cause of God and endured many hardships and vicissitudes. His services are registered in the everlasting book in the Kingdom of God and mentioned by the Supreme Concourse. They shall never be forgotten. Ere long they will yield great results and will become the means of happiness to that household and conducive to the honor of its members. I will never forget him and supplicate for him graces and bounties from His Highness the Almighty. Be ye not sorrow-stricken nor do ye lament or bemoan; for that drop joined the ocean, that ray returned to the sun, that thirsty one reached the fountain of eternal life and that fish swam in the sea of God’s forgiveness. Although his star set in the horizon of this world yet he dawned with the utmost brilliancy from the horizon of eternity. You will find him in that divine universe. Consequently he is not counted among the lost ones.

Upon ye be greeting and praise !

(Signed) ‘Abdul-Baha Abbas

(Star of the West, vol. 9, no. 6, June 24, 1918)

“some of His [Bahá’u’lláh] signs”

He is God!

Praise be unto the One who created the world and made every existing thing wonderful! He gave the sincere praiseworthy stations and made the invisible visible, but all others are groping in their deep sleep. He laid the foundation in the erection of the lofty palace and the glorious light; created the new creatures in a manifest resurrection! — and still the people are heedless in their slumber. He blew the horn; the (first) trumpet sounded; the drum was beaten; those in the world of existence were stunned! — and still the dead are dormant in the graves of their bodies. Then the second trumpet sounded; it brought the breath of life to some of the dead; even the nursing mothers forgot their infants! — and still the people in their unconsciousness do not comprehend.

The day of judgment has come; the hour has struck; the path is extended; the balance (scale of justice) is set up; all the contingent beings are gathered (for judgment)! — and still the people are afflicted with blindness! The light has shone forth; the Mount of Tôr became illumined; the soft breeze of the rose-gardens of the forgiving Lord blew gently; the fragrances of the Spirit were diffused; the dead were resurrected from the graves! — and still the heedless are asleep in their tombs. The fires are blazing; heaven is nigh; the meadows are blooming; paradise has become a wonder! — and still the ignorant are wading in the stagnant pools of their imaginations. The veil is removed; the curtain is lifted; the clouds are torn asunder; the Lord of Lords is manifest! — and still the criminally negligent are at loss.