ious.

I trust in Him to make your faces shine forth with glorious lights in that
clime, glistening as the face of heaven by the light of the early dawn,
unto the horizons.

Verily I herald unto you the confirmations which will sustain you by the
mercy of your Lord. For ye have arisen with all your power to serve God's
Cause in that vast region. Ponder over this great bounty and manifest
attainment!

I send you the glad-tidings of the erection of the Temple of worship
(Mashrak-el-Azcar) in Ishkabad [Russia], with all joy and great happiness.
The friends of God assembled together with rejoicing and conveyed the
stones themselves, upon their backs, while attracted by the love of God
and for the glory of God. Soon that great Temple will be completed and the
voice of prayer and praise shall ascend to the sublime Kingdom.

I was rejoiced through your endeavors in this glorious cause, made with
joy and good interest. I pray God to aid you in exalting His Word and in
establishing the Temple of Worship, through His grace and ancient mercy.
Verily you are the first to arise for this glorious cause in that vast
region. Soon will ye see the spread of this enterprise in the world and
its resounding voice shall go through the ears of the people in all parts.

Exert your energy in accomplishing what you have undertaken, so that this
glorious Temple may be built, that the beloved of God may assemble therein
and that they may pray and offer glory to God for guiding them to His
Kingdom.

Convey my greeting and praise to the beloved of God in that city.

"Your three reports, together with the public..."

(18) Your three reports, together with the public announcement(19), were
received. Praise be to God! all the contents indicated firmness,
spirituality and goodness. The friends of the Spiritual Meeting are indeed
manifesting efforts in the Cause of God. Soon the unseen strength of
heaven will become evident, and such zeal and earnestness will become
manifest in that country that it will affect all parts of the world.

Souls are like unto mirrors, and the bounty of God is like unto the sun.
When the mirrors pass beyond all coloring and attain purity and polish,
and are confronted with the sun, they will reflect in full perfection its
light and glory. In this condition one should not consider the mirror, but
the power of the light of the sun, which hath penetrated the mirror,
making it a reflector of the heavenly glory.