orious Badi whom thy Lord did send to His Highness
Nassir-ed'Din-Shah with a manifest epistle by which He perfected the proof
and evidence to the people of Persia. this faithful messenger (Badi) took
the epistle of Baha' with all power and authority and repaired to the
threshold of His Highness the Shah, while cheered and smiling in joy. He
then presented himself before the Shah and said: "This is an epistle from
Baha'o'llah," and then presented it to him. They arrested him and after
severe torture and punishment, delivered him to the executioners. he was
sitting between the executioners at the time of his death with all
dignity, while turning unto God.

"O thou candle of the Love of God!..."

O thou candle of the Love of God!

What thou hast written was considered. The contents were spiritual and the
sentiments merciful. Praise be to God! that thou art attracted to the
Beauty of Abha and severed from the world. Thy face hast glowed like unto
fire and thou hast consumed the veils of superstitions. Thou hast opened
thine eyes to the Sun of Truth and inhaled the fragrant odor from the
garment of the divine Joseph. Thy mission now is this: Travel as much as
possible to different parts in America, pass through cities and villages
(or towns), guide all to the Beauty of Abha and raise the call of the
Kingdom and say: "O greatest of glad-tidings, for the Sun of Truth of the
Beauty of Abha hath dawned from the horizon of the contingent world and
illumined the regions with the lights of the mightiest guidance! The
reality of the Pentateuch and the Gospel have become manifest and the
mysteries of the heavenly Books have appeared! Now is the age of the
Merciful One and the time of joy and gladness! O ye heedless ones, be ye
conscious! O ye sleepers, be ye awake! O ye blind ones, see! O ye deaf
ones, hear! O ye dumb ones, speak! O ye dead ones, be quickened! O ye
destitute ones, receive a portion and share! It is the irradiation of the
Merciful One and the moving of the boundless sea! It is the bounty of the
wonderful springtime and the downpour of the rain of the gift of the Great
Lord!" This is thy mission.

Send greeting to the maid-servant fo God, Miss ........, and say, "As the
love of God hath the utmost penetration in thy heart, the ring-stone
bearing the Greatest Name will take effect in thy heart like unto a strong
wine, for capacity is great and the power of the wine is intense.
Therefore, there wilt not remain