Japan Will Turn Ablaze! Part 8

O thou heavenly person! (Mr. Kenjiro Ono)

Praise be unto G.o.d, that having rent asunder the veils and having seen the rays of the Sun of Reality, thou didst turn thine attention to the Center of the Covenant.

Rest thou a.s.sured that thou wilt be confirmed to give sight to the blind and hearing power to the deaf and even thou wilt give life to the dead!

(December 8, 1920. Translated by Azizullah Bahadur)

[Tablet of August 19, 1920]

O ye daughters of the Kingdom! (Six school girls; Otoe Murakami, Kimiko Hagiwara, Kazu f.u.kusawa, Haruko Mori, Yuri Takao, and Yuri Mochizuki)

Your congratulation on the Feast has been received. Its perusal imparted joy and happiness. Through the Bounties of the Supreme Lord do I hope that these daughters of the Kingdom will, day by day, progress so that they may, like unto a magnet, attract the Divine confirmations. I am always supplicating for you that ye may attain to the Most Great Bestowal and act and behave according to the Teachings of His Holiness Baha'u'llah.

(August 19, 1920. Translated by Azizullah Bahadur)

[Tablet of August 19, 1920]

O seekers for the Truth! (revealed to nine persons, eight of whom were young men students)

Praise G.o.d that you have heard the celestial Call, seen the ray of the Sun of Truth, followed the right Direction and reached the longed-for Home!

You have sent me your congratulations for the Feast: I was very much gratified at your feelings and at the fact that such a tie exists now between East and West, such friends.h.i.+p between different nations!

It is evident that, through your efforts, the inhabitants of those regions are now inhaling the fragrances of Musk from the Garden of the Kingdom. In j.a.pan the divine proclamation will be heard as a formidable explosion, so that those who are ready will become uplifted and illumined by the Light of the Sun of Truth.

(August 19, 1920)

[Tablet of January 11, 1921]

O ye daughters of the Kingdom! (the previously mentioned six school girls)

The reflection of your forms (photograph) arrived in this Holy Land.

Praise be unto G.o.d, these figures are luminous. From your eyes the light of the love of G.o.d is emanating. This picture has been taken while ye have been in the utmost of joy and happiness. Praise ye G.o.d, that in this age of youth ye have entered the Kingdom of G.o.d! Ye have become enlightened.

Ye have become celestial, divine and heavenly.

Through the graces of His Holiness, Baha'u'llah-may my life be sacrificed for His friends-I cherish the hope that ye will, day by day, progress more and more in the Kingdom of G.o.d; that each one of you will s.h.i.+ne like unto a brilliant star from the horizon of the supreme Guidance, thus proving to be the cause of guidance unto others, giving sight unto their eyes, hearing power unto their ears and quickening unto their hearts.

(January 11, 1921. Translated by Azizullah Bahadur)

[Tablet of September 9, 1920]

O thou blessed soul! (Miss Mikae Komatsu, who in later years was known as Mrs. Tadako Arakawa)

Thy letter was received. It was not a letter. It was a scent bag of the musk-deer from which the fragrance of the love of G.o.d was perceived. After I read it, I turned to the Kingdom of the Merciful and supplicated so that thy soul may become purified; that thy heart may be converted into a brasier of the fire of the love of G.o.d; that in every moment thou mayest find the Light of Truth radiating; that thou mayest kindle the lamp of Guidance; that thou mayest seek heavenly joy and happiness, and mayest consecrate thy life to the service of the Heavenly Father.

I feel the utmost kindness toward thee. And I pray, through the Infinite Bounties, for a spiritual dynamic force and a heavenly blessing unto thee.

Convey to all the friends my greetings and love.

(September 9, 1920. Translated by Azizullah Bahadur)

[Tablet of October 15, 1920]

O thou who art seeking the Truth! (Mr. Sensui Saiki)

Thy letter has been received. Thou hast taken much pain in inventing the new j.a.panese writing. Thou hast rendered a service to the world of humanity-May G.o.d reward thee!

Today, however, there exist many kinds of writing. That which is most necessary and is a.s.sisted by divine confirmations is the propagation of the heavenly Call. It is this which energizes the world of existence. It is this which bestoweth life unto the dead souls, which refresheth the dried tree and ornamenteth it with leaves, blossoms and fruits.

Concentrate all thine energy in this that thou mayest make heavenly progress, that thou mayest attain to the light of the Sun of Reality, that thou mayest become the cause that the dead body of j.a.pan may attain to heavenly life, may be endowed with solar illumination and like unto the moon and star it may s.h.i.+ne forth.

This is important! Convey on my behalf the warmest Abha greetings to all the friends one by one.

(October 15, 1920. Translated by Azizullah Bahadur)

[Tablet of June 1, 1921]

O thou who art devoted to Truth! (Mr. Kenkichi Futakami)

In this divine garden, thousands of fresh and verdant trees have raised their tops to the Supreme Apex and on every tree there are thousands of nests. Therefore, for thee, who art a bird of high flight, a nest has been prepared. Then soar, that thou mayest attain to that nest. This is a divine nest in the Heavenly Kingdom. Every bird that attained to this nest learned a melody and also taught the birds of the meadows the divine harmony which moves and enraptures the East and the West. Do thou therefore strive with all thy heart and soul that thou mayest abide in this nest and thrive till eternity.

(June 1, 1921. Translated by Azizullah Bahadur)

[Photograph with the following caption:]

The first photo of a Baha'i meeting taken in j.a.pan. Miss Alexander is in the back row; Miss Martha Root is in front. Mr. f.u.kuta, the only other Baha'i in the group is in the front left. Behind Mr. f.u.kuta is Miss Ichi Kamichika who helped Miss Alexander translate articles. Many years later she became prominent as one of the first women elected to the j.a.panese Diet (parliament). Taken in July 1915.

[Tablet of October 7, 1921]