O thou servant of God! Thy letter was received, and was the cause of
gladness. Thou hast expressed thine ardent wish that I should attend the
Peace Congress. I do not present myself at such political conferences, for
the establishment of peace is unachievable save through the power of the
Word of God. When a conference is convened, representative of all nations
and working under the influence of the Word of God, then universal peace
will be established but otherwise it is impossible.
At present it is certain that temporary peace is established but it is not
lasting. All governments and nations have become tired of war, of the
difficulties of travel, of huge expenditures, of the loss of life, of the
affliction of women, of the great number of orphans, and they are driven
by force to peace. But this peace is not permanent, it is temporary.
We hope that the power of the Word of God will establish a peace that
shall eternally remain effective and secure.