O thou dear maid-servant of God!

Thy letter was received. Praise God! for thou didst hear the call of the
Kingdom, wast awakened, attentive and attained faith in the Lord of Hosts.

His Holiness Christ, addressing the believers, uttereth the following in
the Gospel: "Be awake lest the Son of Man come and find ye asleep!" Now,
thou wast awake, therefore thou didst advance and engage in the service of
the Word of God. Appreciate the value of this attainment, and, like unto a
candle, radiate the light of the love of God in the meeting of the
beloved. Encourage the beloved of God and be a source of joy and gladness
to the Bahais. hold meetings and read and chant the heavenly teachings, so
that city may be illumined with the light of reality and that country
become a veritable paradise by the strength of the Holy Spirit, for this
cycle is the cycle of the Glorious Lord and the melody of oneness and
solidarity of the world of mankind must reach the ears of the East and
West.

Convey greeting of reverence to all the maid-servants of God and His
man-servants.

"O ye friends of this prisoner!..."

O ye friends(285) of this prisoner!

According to what is heard and evident, you have arranged an assembly in
the utmost beauty and a number of you present yourselves in that meeting
with all love and unity and engage in communion (i.e., reading of the
communes), chanting of the verses, spiritual conversation and utterance of
the Kingdom. Blessed are ye for having adorned such a meeting and for
having prepared such a feast! That gathering receiveth bounty from the
Supreme Concourse and that nucleus is under the protection of the Bounty
of Abha.

In thanksgiving for this attainment and confirmation you must strive to
make Boston a fruit-garden(286) and a rose-garden. Verily, this is not
difficult with the Lord.

the beloved of God in this mortal world are each a spiritual trumpet. They
breathe the breath of life and thus confer upon them that are dead in
negligence and ignorance, the life eternal. They are the merciful
physicians who bestow upon the spiritual patients eternal healing.

The city of Boston hath great preparation (literally, readiness), but the
endeavor of the righteous is needed and the efforts and strivings of the
free are necessary. For unless the seed is sown, the bounty and blessing
will not be attained; until the tree be planted, the fresh fruit will not
be produced; unless the candle contact wi