The Bahá’í World
Volume 2 : 1926-1928
to the servants and workers in this great effort. As Washington is a city where the official representatives of all nations are found it is hoped that the effect of the Bahá’í Movement thus putting itself on public record as standing for such enlightened principles in action will have a wide influence and result.
Other religious bodies seem eager to emulate the efforts of the followers of Bahá’u’lláh and it is certain that a divine power supports those who strive to attract the hearts of the two races to each other. The divine remedy heals. A new source of power to the amity work is the eloquent support given by the beloved Guardian of the Bahá’í Cause, Shoghi Effendi, whose words and deeds thrill our hearts. It has also been amply proven that amity conventions attract both races to the Cause.
[Since the writing of the foregoing article by Mr. Louis Gregory, the nation’s capital, Washington, D. C., held its third convention for amity in inter-racial relations on November 10 and 11, 1927. The meeting of the 10th was held in Mt. Pleasant Congregational Church. Mr. Albert Vail of Chicago spoke on the subject, “How All Mankind are One,” and Dr. Mordecai W. Johnson of Howard University on “The Conquest of Prejudice.” Mrs. Coralie Franklin Cook presided. The meeting of the 11th was held in the auditorium of the Playhouse. The addresses of the evening were by Prof. Leslie Pinckney Hill of Cheyney Institute, who spoke on “Getting On Together,” and Siegfried Schopflocher of Montreal who gave “Obersvations of a World Traveler.” Mr. Albert Vail presided. This convention created great interest and was one of the most outstanding and noteworthy events in the history of the Bahá’í Cause in that city.—Editors.]
APPENDIX
TABLET TO AMERICA
Revealed by Bahá’u’lláh
O Rulers of America, and Presidents of the Republic therein!
Harken to the strains of the Dove, on the branch of eternity, which are vocal with the melody of “There is no God but Me, the Everlasting, the Forgiver, the Generous.” Adorn the temple of dominion with the embroidered garment of justice and virtue, and its head with the diadem of the celebration of your Lord, the Creator of heaven and earth—thus doth the Day-spring of the names command you on the part of the One All-knowing and Wise. The Promised One hath appeared in this exalted station, whereat smiled the months of existence of both the seen and the unseen. O people, avail yourselves of the Day of God;—verily to meet Him is indeed better unto you than that upon which the sun riseth, were ye of those who know?
O concourse of statesmen! Harken unto that which is raised from the Day-spring of Greatness, “That there is no God but Me, the Speaker, the All-knowing:” Assist with the hands of justice the broken-hearted, and crush the oppressors with the scourges of the Commands of your Lord, the Powerful, the Wise!