An international tribunal.
Everyone who truly seeks and justly reflects will admit that the teachings
of the present day emanating from mere human sources and authority are the
cause of difficulty and disagreement amongst mankind, the very destroyers
of humanity, whereas the teachings of Baha'u'llah are the very healing of
the sick world, the remedy for every need and condition. In them may be
found the realization of every desire and aspiration, the cause of the
happiness of the world of humanity, the stimulus and illumination of
mentality, the impulse for advancement and uplift, the basis of unity for
all nations, the fountain source of love amongst mankind, the center of
agreement, the means of peace and harmony, the one bond which will unite
the East and the West.
After every night there is a morn. In the supreme wisdom of God it is
decreed that when the gross darkness of religious hatred and hostility,
the obscurity of religious ignorance, superstition and blind imitations
cover the world, the Sun of Truth shall arise and the spirit of reality
become manifest and reflected in human hearts. At such a time as this
Baha'u'llah appeared upon the horizon of the Orient. For fifty years He
endured the greatest hardships and ordeals, ever striving to dispel the
darkness of religious conditions, to remove the cause of enmity and
rancor, to awaken the world of humanity from the beds of negligence and
heedlessness by the flashing light of the glorious glad tidings and
trumpet tone of the heavenly call and summons. For the spread of this
message He offered His life and bore every vicissitude.... He was always
under the threat and menace of the sword, yet He uplifted the standard of
divine teachings and flooded the world of the East with illumination. In
the Orient today the light of the heavenly glad tidings is visible
everywhere, the divine call is heard, the effulgence of the Sun of Reality
is shining, the precious rain is pouring down from the clouds of mercy,
and the breaths of the Holy Spirit are bestowing fresh life upon the
hearts of men. Erelong the darkness will pass away entirely, and the
regions of the East will become completely illumined; enmity, hatred,
ignorance and bigotry will no longer remain; the satanic powers which
destroy human equality and religious unity will be dethroned, and the
nations will dwell in peace and harmony under the overspreading banner of
the oneness of humanity. Therefore, we supplicate the Lord our God with
sincere and contrite hearts, asking aid and assistance in the
accomplishment of this mighty end: that the nations shall be unified in
the Word of God; that war, enmity and hatred between races, religions,
native lands and denominations shall disappear and be forever unknown; and
that peoples and nations shall spiritually embrace each other in the
indissoluble bond and power of the love of God. Then will the world of
humanity become radiant and the human race enjoy to the fullest capacity
the graces of divine bestowal. So long as religious discord and enmity
continue among mankind, the world of humanity will find neither happiness,
rest nor composure.
Pray that God may assist in this heavenly undertaking, that the world of
mankind shall be saved from the ordeals of ignorance, blindness and
spiritual death. Then will you behold light upon light, joy upon joy,
absolute happiness reigning everywhere, the people of the religions
consorting together in fragrance and felicity, this world in its maturity
becoming the reflection of the eternal Kingdom and this terrestrial abode
of man the very paradise of God. Pray for this! Pray for this!
O my God! O my God! Verily, Thou dost perceive those who are present here
turning unto Thee, relying upon Thee. O my Lord! O my Lord! Illumine their
eyes by the light of love, and enkindle their hearts by the rays streaming
from the heaven of the Supreme Concourse. Suffer them to become the signs
of Thy bestowal amongst the people and the standards of Thy grace amongst
mankind. O Lord! Make those who are here the hosts of heaven, and through
their service and instrumentality subdue the hearts of humanity. Cause Thy
great mercy to descend upon them, and render all Thy friends victorious.
Direct them that they may turn toward Thy Kingdom of mercy and proclaim
Thy name among the people. May they lead the people to the bounty of Thy
most great guidance.
O Lord! O Lord! Cast the glance of Thy mercy upon them all.
O Lord! O Lord! Ordain for them the beauty of Thy holiness in Thy Kingdom
of eternity.
O Lord! O Lord! Protect them in every test, make every foot firm in the
pathway of Thy love, and help them to be as mighty mountains in Thy Cause
so that their faith shall not be wavering, their sight shall not be dimmed
nor hindered from witnessing the lights emanating from Thy supreme
Kingdom. Verily, Thou art the Generous. Thou art the Almighty. Verily,
Thou art the Clement, the Merciful.
18 November 1912
Talk at Home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank K. Moxey
575 Riverside Drive, New York