Arrival in London-
THE evening of his arrival in London, Monday, September 4th, 1911, 'Abdu'l- Baha said: Heaven has blessed this day. It was said that London should be a place for a great proclamation of the Faith. I was tired when I went on board the steamer, but when I reached London and beheld the faces of the friends my fatigue left me. Your great love refeshes me. I am very pleased with the English friends. (35:1)

The feeling that existed between the East and the West is changing in the Light of Baha'u'llah's teaching. It used to be such that if an Occidental drank from the cup of an Oriental the cup would be considered polluted and would be broken. Now when a Western Baha'i dines with an Eastern Baha'i the vessels and the plates that he has used are kept apart and reverenced in his memory. 'Abdu'l- Baha then gave this historic instance of wonderful brotherly love: (35:2)

One day some soldiers came to the house of a Baha'i and demanded that one of the guests should be given up for execution, according to their warrant. The host took his guest's place and died in his stead. (37:1)

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