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Letter of 27 November 1924
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To my dearly-beloved brothers and sisters in `Abdu'l-Bahá.
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My most precious brothers and sisters in the love of God!
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Your most welcome letter bearing the signatures of those
who have attended your Annual Bahá'í Congress recently
held in Stuttgart filled my heart with a joy that I cannot
express. As I read it over and over again I could feel from
every word, nay every syllable, of that soul-stirring message
of yours the promised quickening power of the Word of
Bahá'u'lláh and the love of `Abdu'l-Bahá which will, in time,
I am certain, achieve the most far-reaching transformation
throughout Germany.
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Your great and promising country, dear to you all, blest
by `Abdu'l-Bahá's sacred feet, and the object of the hope and
affection of Bahá'ís in every land, is in a most startling
manner rising phoenix-like from the ashes of humiliation
and despair, determined now to raise aloft victoriously and
serene the Standard of Bahá'u'lláh and with His love set all
the world aflame.
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From the reports of the marvellous progress of your work
leading to the establishment of an ever-increasing number of
Bahá'í Centres and Assemblies in the North, South and
Center of Germany I can well realize how faithful and loyal
you have been to the last wishes of our departed Master,
how the showers of His promised help have rained upon
you, how gloriously triumphant you must feel now that the
hour of a re-awakened Germany has struck. I should be so
pleased to receive a general and up-to-date report on the
present activities, position, and strength of the Cause in
Germany together with a list of the various Bahá'í centres
recently established.
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Persevere in your task, redouble your efforts, spread on to
the remotest corners of your vast and mighty land,
approach fearlessly both the high and the low, infuse deeper
and deeper the Bahá'í Spirit into every heart, and do not for
a moment relax till all your land may from end to end throb
with the joy of the recognition of this Most Great Cause.
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Behold what `Abdu'l-Bahá saith: "The triumphant hosts
of the Celestial Concourse, arrayed and marshalled in the
Realms above, stand ready and expectant to assist and
assure victory to that valiant horseman who with confidence
spurs on his charger into the arena of service. Well is it with
that fearless warrior, who armed with the power of true
knowledge hastens unto the field, disperses the armies of
ignorance, and scatters the hosts of error, who holds aloft
the Standard of Divine Guidance, and sounds the Clarion of
Victory..."
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Be assured my dearest friends of my unfailing prayers.
On this day when with bleeding hearts we commemorate
the passing of our beloved `Abdu'l-Bahá we remember you
most tenderly, we pray for your success at His Holy shrine,
and feel confident that you will soon achieve the greatest
victory.
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Awaiting eagerly your joyful news,
Your true brother
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