anity.

Praise be to God, today the splendour of the Word of God hath illumined
every horizon, and from all sects, races, tribes, nations, and communities
souls have come together in the light of the Word, assembled, united and
agreed in perfect harmony. Oh! What a great number of meetings are held
adorned with souls from various races and diverse sects! Anyone attending
these will be struck with amazement, and might suppose that these souls
are all of one land, one nationality, one community, one thought, one
belief and one opinion; whereas, in fact, one is an American, the other an
African, one cometh from Asia and another from Europe, one is a native of
India, another is from Turkestan, one is an Arab, another a Tajik, another
a Persian and yet another a Greek. Notwithstanding such diversity they
associate in perfect harmony and unity, love and freedom; they have one
voice, one thought and one purpose. Verily, this is from the penetrative
power of the Word of God! If all the forces of the universe were to
combine they would not be able thus to gather a single assemblage so
imbued with the sentiments of love, affection, attraction and enkindlement
as to unite the members of different races and to raise up from the heart
of the world a voice that shall dispel war and strife, uproot dissension
and disputation, usher in the era of universal peace and establish unity
and concord amongst men.

Can any power withstand the penetrative influence of the Word of God? Nay,
by God! The proof is clear and the evidence is complete! If anyone looketh
with the eyes of justice he shall be struck with wonder and amazement and
will testify that all the peoples, sects and races of the world should be
glad, content and grateful for the teachings and admonitions of
Baha'u'llah. For these divine injunctions tame every ferocious beast,
transform the creeping insect into a soaring bird, cause human souls to
become angels of the Kingdom, and make the human world a focus for the
qualities of mercy.

Furthermore each and every one is required to show obedience, submission
and loyalty towards his own government. Today no state in the world is in
a condition of peace or tranquillity, for security and trust have vanished
from among the people. Both the governed and the governors are alike in
danger. The only group of people which today submitteth peacefully and
loyally to the laws and ordinances of government and dealeth honestly and
frankly with