dst test the
general character (or qualities) of the friends; and thou didst know with
perfect assurance that the Cause of Baha'o'llah is the means for the
quickening of the world and for the extraordinary progress of mankind;
that it hath quickened Persia and hath removed the darkness of ignorance,
that the friends are kind unto all the people of the world and
self-sacrificing servants of mankind.

"O thou who art firm in the Covenant!..."

O thou who art firm in the Covenant!

I am ever busy with the remembrance of the friends, praying and
supplicating at the threshold of His Majesty, the Merciful One, and seek
aid and assistance for the beloved.

Concerning the journey of Mr. .........: The friends of the west put forth
their efforts and helped until the means for the trip were made ready and
he left for India in perfect comfort and is now busy with the diffusion of
the fragrances. This service of the beloved to the Kingdom of Abha will be
the means of great bounty, a magnet of strength and power attracting
assistance and providence in the divine realm.

The beloved of God must take thought night and day for the spread of the
fragrances and for the promotion of the Word of God. They must send criers
and messengers (teachers) to all parts of the world. Every soul who is
himself able must ignite the candle of guidance, illumine the hearts with
the light of knowledge and, if possible, they must travel to other
countries of God. Thus may the confirmation of the Holy Spirit arrive and
the breath of life reach other souls.

The purport is this: I am made happy and am pleased with the souls who
have furnished the means for the journey of Mr. ......... I pray for them
and supplicate for bounty and blessing on their behalf.

"Convey my respectful greeting to Mr. ......... and..."

(300) Convey my respectful greeting to Mr. ......... and say: "Praise be
to God! that there exists in thee capacity and endowment to enter into the
Kingdom of God, and that thy wisdom and intelligence are known to the
republic.(301) Therefore, tarry thou not. Enter thou immediately into the
Kingdom of God. Enlist thyself in the roll of the army of the Lord of
Hosts, in order that thou mayest become the cause of salvation to the
people, endow sight to the blind, hearing to the deaf and life to the
dead. This is the divine gift! This is the supreme guidance! make thou thy
meetings a palace for the heavenly beloved and thy resid