September 4

The Blessed Beauty did not make any more public speeches after leaving Baghdád and Adrianople. The mode of His discourse and the style of His utterances were a cause of wonder and were without peer or likeness. However, out of respect, I do not wish to give my speeches in that manner. (Words of ‘Abdu’l-Baha, Philadelphia, June 9, 1912, Mahmud’s Diary)