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Howard Colby Ives was a Unitarian minister who followed Abdul-Baha on His visit to the United States in 1912..What follows is a Tablet received by him from Abdul-Baha that"completed" his subjugation:



But it was undoubtedly the receipt of a third Tablet
from the Master which completed my subjugation. I
quote it simply with the prefatory remark that all communications
from 'Abdu'l-Bahá are universal and may be
read by any soul and applied to himself if he fulfills the
conditions of the sincere seeker.

"0 thou my heavenly son:
Thy letter was received. It was a rose-garden from
which the sweet fragrances of the love of God were
inhaled. It indicated that you have held a meeting with
the utmost joy and fragrance.
Your aim is the diffusion of the light of guidance;
the resurrection of the dead hearts, the promotion of the
oneness of the world of humanity and the elucidation of
Truth. Unquestionably you will become confirmed therein
and assisted by the invisible powers.
I have prayed on thy behalf that thou mayest become
the minister of the Temple of the Kingdom and the
herald of the Lord of Hosts; that thou mayest build a
monastery in heaven and lay the foundation of a convent
in the Universe of the Placeless; in all thy affairs that
thou mayest become inspired by the Breaths of the Holy
Spirit, and that thou mayest become so illumined that
the eyes of all the ministers be dazzled by thy brilliancy,
and may long to attain to thy station.
Thou an always in my memory. I shall never forget
the days of our meeting.
Endeavor as much as thou canst that thou mayest
master the Principles of Bahá'u'lláh, promulgate them
all over that continent, create love and unity between
the believers, guiding the people, awakening the heedless
ones and resurrecting the dead.
Convey on my behalf the utmost longing to all the
friends of God.
Upon thee be the Glory of the Most Glorious."

(Signed) 'Abdu'l-Bahá Abbas.

Found in Howard Colby Ives "Portals to Freedom" pp. 232-233

Yeshua

I wish I would receive a letter written as beautifully from a man like Abdu'l-Baha