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The Great Being saith: O ye children of men! The fundamental purpose animating the Faith of
God and His Religion is to safeguard the interests
and promote the unity of the human race, and to
foster the spirit of love and fellowship amongst men.
Suffer it not to become a source of dissension and discord,
of hate and enmity. This is the straight Path,
the fixed and immovable foundation. Whatsoever is
raised on this foundation, the changes and chances
of the world can never impair its strength, nor will
the revolution of countless centuries undermine its
structure. Our hope is that the world's religious leaders
and the rulers thereof will unitedly arise for the
reformation of this age and the rehabilitation of its
fortunes. Let them, after meditating on its needs,
take counsel together and, through anxious and full
deliberation, administer to a diseased and sorely-afflicted
world the remedy it requireth.... It is
incumbent upon them who are in authority to exercise
moderation in all things. Whatsoever passeth
beyond the limits of moderation will cease to exert a
beneficial influence. Consider for instance such things
as liberty, civilization and the like. However much
men of understanding may favorably regard them,
they will, if carried to excess, exercise a pernicious influence
upon men.... Please God, the peoples of the
world may be led, as the result of the high endeavors
exerted by their rulers and the wise and learned
amongst men, to recognize their best interests. How
long will humanity persist in its waywardness? How
long will injustice continue? How long is chaos
and confusion to reign amongst men? How long will
discord agitate the face of society?... The winds of
despair are, alas, blowing from every direction, and
the strife that divideth and afflicteth the human race
is daily increasing. The signs of impending convulsions
and chaos can now be discerned, inasmuch as
the prevailing order appeareth to be lamentably defective.
I beseech God, exalted be His glory, that He
may graciously awaken the peoples of the earth, may
grant that the end of their conduct may be profitable
unto them, and aid them to accomplish that which
beseemeth their station. |