Alexander, Agnes B. (Agnes Baldwin), 1875-1970; Augur, George Jacob, 1853-1927; Bahais -- Japan; Bahais -- United States; Yamamoto, Kanichi, 1879-1961
As regard to thy profession of electricity. Endeavor from every direction
that thou mayest gain perfect efficiency in it—so that I may send for thee
to come with electrical machine (automobile) and lighting plant—in order
that in the Holy Land thou mayest know how to run the electrical engines
and dynamos, how to install electrical lights through the buildings and
how to fill the batteries of the (automobile) and act (if necessary) as
chauffeur. When thou shalt learn these things then I will send for thee.
Thou wilt be confirmed to render a great service and this will become the
cause of thine everlasting glory.
(Translated by Ahmad Sohrab, May 15, 1913, Paris)
[Cable received May 10, 1976]
After Mr. Fujita’s passing the Universal House of Justice sent out the
following cable:
Dearly-loved tireless steadfast Saichiro Fujita passed to Abhá Kingdom
after long years service sacred threshold. His rank in vanguard first
Japanese believers. His labours World Center his dedication humility
sincerity love will forever be remembered and provide shining example to
rising generations Japanese Bahá’ís who will view with pride distinction
conferred upon him. Praying Holy Shrines progress his radiant soul under
loving grace his Master and Guardian both of whom he served so well.
Universal House of Justice
(Cable received May 10, 1976)
5: Tablets to Japan
Miss Alexander wrote in her account of the early days of the Faith in
Japan, “After ‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s ascension every word He had written became a
sacred treasure. When I began collecting the Tablets He had revealed to
Japanese living in Japan, and one to Koreans, I found there were nineteen
in all.” These Tablets were published in 1928, thus preserved for all
time. In the foreword to the book Miss Alexander wrote: “The following are
the Tablets which were revealed by ‘Abdu’l-Bahá to friends residing in
Japan and Korea. There are nineteen Tablets revealed between the years
1916 and His passing in 1921. Eighteen of these Tablets were addressed to
Japanese and one to Korean friends. Seven of those to Japanese were to
school girls in Tokyo, the others, with two exceptions, were to young men,
and five of these were addressed to blind young men, three having found
the true Light of this Day.
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
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