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Announce salutation to Mrs ... and say: "A thousand times, Well done!-- that thou art working in the vineyard of the Kingdom and hast arisen to faithfulness and art engaged in the service of His Highness, the Almighty! Thou art helping the helpless ones and art comforting those who are insane." (217:1) Convey respectful greeting to Mrs ... and say: "May thy joy be unending and thy comfort and happiness everlasting! May thy life be eternal and the light of thy thought the heavenly glad-tidings." (217:2) Convey greeting and kindness to the maid-servant of God, ..., and say: "If thou art desiring an illumined house, enkindle thou therein the lamp of the love of God; and if thou art seeking after a heavenly palace, make thy house the gathering place of the believers of the Merciful One; so that the splendors of the Sun of Truth may cast therein rays spiritual and the harmony of holiness ascend to the Kingdom of ABHA." (217:3) Say to the maid-servant of God, ... : "Thy voice and thy melody in singing reached the ears of Abdul-Baha, and produced joy and fragrance." (217:4) O thou maid-servant of God! The feast given by Mrs. ... became highly acceptable and the respected personages who served in that feast, as did ... , Mr. ... , Mrs. ... ..and Mrs ... , are in reality worthy of all praise. They were engaged in the duty and the work of Abdul-Baha and have arisen to serve the believers of God. (217:5) Convey my greeting to his honor ... and say: "Thou didst deliver a wonderful talk on that night. Well done! Well done I That talk was given in the West yet Abdul-Baha became happy from it in the East."
(217:6)
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