I beg of God to encircle ye with the
Most Great Bounty and confirm ye with the Most Eminent Grace which consists of
building the Mashriqu’l-Adhkar of America in Chicago! This foundation will have
the greatest effect in the hearts of the people of faithfulness. Therefore,
endeavor ye with all your power and generosity so that ye may raise this first
foundation in the Name of Baha on the continent of America.
I supplicate God to pour upon thee heavenly blessings and that thy family be
protected from every sadness and sorrow in this world.
(‘Abdu’l-Baha, from a
Tablet, ‘Star of the West’, vol.1, no. 18, February 7, 1911)
