of God, and may be graciously assisted to appreciate the rank conferred
upon such of His loved ones as have arisen to serve Him and magnify His
name. Upon them be the glory of God, the glory of all that is in the
heavens and all that is on earth, and the glory of the inmates of the most
exalted Paradise, the heaven of heavens." "O people of Baha! That there is
none to rival you is a sign of mercy. Quaff ye of the Cup of Bounty the
wine of immortality, despite them that have repudiated God, the Lord of
names and Maker of the heavens."

"I swear by the one true God! This is the day of those who have detached
themselves from all but Him, the day of those who have recognized His
unity, the day whereon God createth, with the hands of His power, divine
beings and imperishable essences, every one of whom will cast the world
and all that is therein behind him, and will wax so steadfast in the Cause
of God that every wise and understanding heart will marvel." "There lay
concealed within the Holy Veil, and prepared for the service of God, a
company of His chosen ones who shall be manifested unto men, who shall aid
His Cause, who shall be afraid of no one, though the entire human race
rise up and war against them. These are the ones who, before the gaze of
the dwellers on earth and the denizens of heaven, shall arise and,
shouting aloud, acclaim the name of the Almighty, and summon the children
of men to the path of God, the All-Glorious, the All-Praised." "The day is
approaching when God will have, by an act of His Will, raised up a race of
men the nature of which is inscrutable to all save God, the All-Powerful,
the Self-Subsisting." "He will, erelong, out of the Bosom of Power, draw
forth the Hands of Ascendancy and Might--Hands who will arise to win
victory for this Youth, and who will purge mankind from the defilement of
the outcast and the ungodly. These Hands will gird up their loins to
champion the Faith of God, and will, in My name, the Self-Subsistent, the
Mighty, subdue the peoples and kindreds of the earth. They will enter the
cities, and will inspire with fear the hearts of all their inhabitants.
Such are the evidences of the might of God; how fearful, how vehement is
His might!"

"ONE MORE WORD IN CONCLUSION. AMONG SOME OF THE ..."

One more word in conclusion. Among some of the most momentous and
thought-provoking pronouncements ever made by 'Abdu'l-Baha, in the course
of His epoch-making travels in the