To the members of the National Spiritual Assembly.
Dearest friends:
I have just completed the translation of a number of selections(5) from
the Master's soul-stirring Words to His loved ones in Persia, revealed
some twenty-five years ago, and during the darkest days of His
incarceration in the prison city of Akka.
You will realize, as you read them, the unshakable confidence of
'Abdu'l-Baha in the inevitable growth of the Cause, even in the most
perilous days of His life. Their perusal will enable you all to grasp more
fully the significance of this Movement and its dynamic power, the urgent
need for sustained unity and harmony amongst the friends, and the glory of
the station that awaits in the world to come every faithful servant of
Baha'u'llah.
May they contribute their share to the unfolding of the Spirit of the
Cause in that land, and may they infuse in all the friends that ardent
spirit of service and fellowship that will enable them to fulfill their
glorious destiny in this world!
Your brother and co-worker,
SHOGHI.
Haifa, Palestine,
February 13, 1923.