We can but dimly discern the signs of that day of priceless victory--the
day when the mission of this sublime and holy Faith will have been
unfolded in all its power and glory to the eyes of an unbelieving world.
We have only to refer to the utterances of Baha'u'llah in order to realize
for ourselves God's invincible power to turn every fleeting abasement,
every transient sorrow, into abiding joy and glory. For amid the gloom of
humiliation that has now beset Baha'u'llah's holy habitation in Ba_gh_dad,
these prophetic words of His regarding His house shine forth resplendent
in their assurance of a future victory: "In truth, I declare, it shall be
so abased in the days to come as to cause tears to flow from every
discerning eye.... And in the fulness of time, shall the Lord by the power
of truth exalt it in the eyes of all the world, cause it to become the
mighty standard of His domination, the shrine round which shall circle the
concourse of the faithful." How startling in His prediction, how
reassuring His promise!
The thoroughness of your methods in handling this grave and highly
delicate situation, the promptness of your response, the spirit of
unabated confidence, of unrelaxing determination and admirable courage
which you have abundantly displayed have, I am certain, endeared you to us
all, justified our hopes in you, and ennobled the already lofty position
you deservedly occupy among the staunch supporters of God's immortal
Cause. Whatever the outcome of your memorable endeavors, the immediate
consequences of your strenuous efforts cannot but be a growing realization
on the part of those placed in authority that the Cause of Baha'u'llah,
despite the calumny and slander showered upon it in the past, has linked
the East with the West as no other human agency can possibly link and is
capable of demonstrating the reality of that celestial potency which no
man can today safely belittle or ignore.
Furthermore, the spontaneous and generous response of the American
believers in connection with the land situation on Mount Carmel has, in
conjunction with the donations of the friends in other parts of the world,
safeguarded such lands as lie in close proximity to the holy Shrines. This
highly meritorious effort, blest and sanctified by the bountiful grace of
Baha'u'llah, has in like manner served to reveal to every discerning eye
the friends' unquenchable enthusiasm and unrivalled devotion--the dominant
characteristic of a Faith that is still in its stage of tender growth, and
now standing on the threshold of undreamt-of achievements.