every attribute, just as the glorious sun is
distinguished above all stars.

Although the stars are scintillating and brilliant, the sun is superior to
them in luminous effulgence. Similarly these holy divine Manifestations
are and must always be distinguished above all other beings in every
attribute of glory and perfection, in order that it may be proven that the
Manifestation is the true teacher and real trainer; that he is the Sun of
Truth endowed with a supreme splendor and reflecting the beauty of God.
Otherwise it is not possible for us to train one human individual and then
after training him, believe in him and accept him as the holy
Manifestation of divinity. The real Manifestation of God must be endowed
with divine knowledge and not dependent upon learning acquired in schools.
He must be the educator, not the educated; his standard intuition instead
of tuition. He must be perfect and not imperfect, great and glorious
instead of being weak and impotent. He must be wealthy in the riches of
the spiritual world and not indigent. In a word, the holy divine
Manifestation of God must be distinguished above all others of mankind in
every aspect and qualification, in order that he may be able to
effectively train the human body politic, eliminate the darkness
enshrouding the human world, uplift humanity from a lower to a higher
kingdom, be able through the penetrative power of his Word to promote and
spread broadcast the beneficent message of universal peace among men,
bring about the unification of mankind in religious belief through a
manifest divine power, harmonize all sects and denominations and convert
all nativities and nationalities into one nativity and fatherland.

It is our hope that the bounties of God will encompass us all, the gifts
of the divine become manifest, the lights of the Sun of Truth illumine our
eyes, inspire our hearts, convey to our souls cheerful glad-tidings of
God, cause our thoughts to become lofty and our efforts to be productive
of glorious results. In a word, it is our hope that we may attain to that
which is the summit of human aspirations and wishes.

FOOTNOTES

1 1912.

2 New York Peace Society.

3 1912.

4 1912.

5 The members of the Central Organization for a Durable Peace, The
Hague; to whom this Tablet was sent in reply to several letters.

6 Howard University.

7 1911.

8 Columbia University, New York City.