# The Dawn of Knowledge and Most Great Peace

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> Source: Bahá'í Library Online (bahai-library.com), curated by Jonah Winters. Used by permission of the curator. Original citation: Paul K. Dealy, The Dawn of Knowledge and Most Great Peace, Chicago: Bahá'í Publishing Society, 1903, bahai-library.com.
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> The Dawn of Knowledge and Most Great Peace
> 
> Paul K. Dealy
> 
> Chicago: Bahá'í Publishing Society, 1903
> 
> Contents:
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> Preface and Introduction
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> Chapter 1 — The coming of the kingdom
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> Chapter 2 — The messenger
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> Chapter 3 — The prince of peace
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> Chapter 4 — The man whose name is "the branch"
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> Chapter 5 — Addendum
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> The Dawn of Knowledge
> and
> The Most Great Peace
> 
> by PAUL KINGSTON DEALY
> 1903
> 
> Price 25 cents
> 
> Published by
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> Bahá'í Publishing Society
> 
> Chicago, U. S. A.
> 
> TO THE READER:
> 
> At the earnest request of many friends, to whom we delivered orally the
> following message — the work was begun in the Summer of 1901, and finished
> about the first of 1902, for their special benefit; there being no intention
> originally to publish these Talks in book form; but as the increased demand
> rendered it impossible to supply all those who applied for typewritten copies,
> it was decided at this late date to have them printed. In view of this fact, we
> desire to call your attention to the date of its completion, as many notable
> events deserving special mention have occurred since then, and which of course
> are not referred to in the closing Talk.
> 
> Humbly thy servant the Author.
> 
> P.K.D.
> 
> Copyright, Paul Kingston Dealy
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> [page
> ii]
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> PREFACE
> 
> In complying with the urgent demand for a second edition, we deem it
> necessary to add another chapter in order to make clearer some of the texts
> quoted in the first edition, which seem not to have been fully understood by
> readers who have not considered the verses in their broad and far-reaching
> interpretation.
> 
> THE AUTHOR.
> 
> August 24th, 1903.
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> INTRODUCTION TO THE SECOND EDITION
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> TO THE READER:
> 
> N. B. — Nearly two years ago the above note and new chapter mentioned
> was written and forwarded to one of the friends in New York, who had the matter
> of publication in hand, but for substantial reasons, the work of publishing has
> been delayed up until the present time, and as many notable events have
> transpired in the interim, some of which seemingly cast a doubtful reflection
> on some of the statements of the first edition, we feel it necessary to call
> the reader's attention to one of the leading and most horrifying events in this
> connection, viz., the present war between Russia and Japan. In referring to the
> tablets sent out by El-Bahá, to the different crowned heads, attention was
> called to the fact, on page 22, first edition, of the wonderful advancement and
> prosperity of Russia from the time she had befriended BAHA'O'LLAH up to the
> time of its going to press. Since then, calamities and disasters unparalleled in
> the records of history, have fallen upon that nation from all directions, and
> which serves only to further confirm the substance of the last Tablet sent by
> the Manifestation to the Czar of Russia.
> 
> In that most wonderful tablet He reminded that monarch that "The beneficence of
> His providence hath stirred, and the sea of His mercy hath moved," toward him
> for the reverence shown, but that it would continue only so long as his face
> was turned towards the face of his Lord, and commanding him to "arise amongst
> the people and summon the nations to God." We quote from that marvelous Tablet
> the following brief extract:
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> "One of thy ambassadors assisted me when I was in prison, in chains and
> fetters, therefore God hath decreed unto thee a station which the knowledge of
> none comprehendeth save He. Beware lest thou change this lofty station, verily
> thy Lord is able to do whatsoever He willeth. He cancelleth what He pleaseth
> and confirmeth what He desireth, and with Him is the knowledge of all
>
> — *The Dawn of Knowledge and Most Great Peace (Used by permission of the curator)*