Praise be to God! We are assembled in the home of Mrs.
Goodall and Mrs. Cooper in utmost love and affection. Every delicacy is provided.
All hearts are in utmost love and serenity. All eyes are turned to the Abhá
Kingdom. It is a good gathering, it cannot be surpassed. The Supreme Concourse
is now beholding this assemblage and crying out, `Blessed are ye! Blessed are
ye! O ye servants of the Blessed Beauty! Blessed are ye; blessed are ye with
your radiant countenances! Blessed are ye; blessed are ye with hearts like unto
rose gardens! Observe, what a favor is conferred upon you, what a bounty is
bestowed upon you that ‘Abdu'l-Bahá is in your midst, makes mention of you and
congratulates and compliments you.'
- 'Abdu'l-Baha (Words of ‘Abdu’l-Baha, from a talk at San
Francisco’s Jewish Temple, October 16, 1912, San Francisco, USA, recorded by
Mahmud Zarqani; ‘Mahmud’s Diary’)
