The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-09-05
BahaiFaith
Has Keynote


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The ery heard over the word b
"Peaee, peaess where there i 20
pesee." pesple are "ruaning 10 anf
Ere" lonking Cor peace ana happl.
ness. tiiAt state of mind which
brings consolation 70 the soul. Paul
wrote II his Eplstle % be Gala
ilank. ass "nut the fruit az the
splril Il love. Joy. peace. long.
suffering. RenileneaA. goodness,
faith. The fruit 81 any tree does
nos appear wlthoui first planting
lhe seed and cullivaling the s0ll
AID maturing Il iill TIE fruit ap.
pears. then The fruit must be pro-
leeted 'tlll maturity. In other words
Faul teaches the fruit a. the Spirit
grows hy cnitlvatlna and manifest
ing : knowledge and understand.
Ing d the aslribules Of God. The
pfool ii maturity Il applying these
teachings 10 oaF way II life.
Some no years ago the teach
ings II God were revealed through
Jesus chrisl primarily for the In.
today. though Baha'u'
llah they are directed more par.
tieulariy 10 the unity u the hu.
man race. II has been said This
unity cannot be attained through
segls and denominations: that only
by searching Cor { new spiritual
force that Is present IN the world
today can Il be- achieved. The
pFlnciple revealed By Baha'u'llah.
lhe Founder 81 the nahai World
Faith. upholds the ideal Of the one.
ness 81 religion. revealed unto
every age and race Of men accord.
Ing % their growth and capacity.
ON the occasion u one of Jesus
last talks with HIS disciples. lie
told them that . great spiritual
force would come. In John e.f1.
u. FIe said n have many things
10 SAP unto you. bat ye cannot bear
them n0w. llowheii when he. the
Spirit 81 Truth. i come. he win
guide yea unto ell truth; for Ile
shall nos speak of himself: but
whatsoever be shah hear. that shall
Ne speak: and be wili show you
things b come. BE shall glUrity
me. for he shall receive Of mine.
and shall show Il unto you. Jesus
vas telling his followers then As
now that AZ Ills coming the people
did not hava the capacity TO re-
ceiye al ne could give them. but
AZ : later day one would come whe
wonld reveal the truth according
10 Their arowth. This Esprit 81
Truth" TIE BAHIA il believed % be
''Bahau'llah (lhe Glory IL Cod
prophecied in the Holy Books as
the Day of Days" or the coming
81 the Glory"
Again along that same theme. I
quote from the Christian Century
$50 ''Bs sacrificing principles. ell Of
Us may Be engulIed in an atomic
holocaust. civilization Is sliding
towards the abyss and we refuse
20 stop Il. because Sc NO longer
hold 10 those principles which We
once regarded supreme 50. lead
eriess and morally bankrupt, We
are drifting toward disaster. the
highest duty which The church can
render The nation today. Is 70 call
lhe people 10 Almighty God In
prayer. that fie VII send q leader
o. leaders. who VIII guide our
thoughts IN . wholly new direction
and We Win pray. when that lead.
crxhip appears, we win have the
courage 10 follow Il and not cruel.
~ Il. To-day IN the race for bomb
supremacy q spirit q hysteria Il
sweeping over the earth. we can
lessen this fear BY adhering 10 the
power Of the Holy Spirit - the
emnAation az God coming d rs IN
this day through Ills latest prophet
or leader, bahan'llak - manifest.
ing once again the attributes of the
Spirit given Us BY Paul almost ZOO
years aRo.
Every Tree, writes Bahau'llah,
hath been endowed with the chole.
est fruits. man. himself. hath
been invested with the gifts of an
deFslandlna and knowledge. The
whole creation hath been made the
recipient u the revelation Il the
An. MercAAL The time IL ap-
preaching when every chaaed
things win have cast is karden. =
Have We ever thought that time
would come when var would cease
and peace BE- estahllkheaY fulfilling
the promise in me Lord's Prayer
They Kingdom come. Thy will Be
done on earth as II IA In heaven. "
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