The Dawn of Knowledge and Most Great Peace
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The Dawn of Knowledge and Most Great Peace

Paul K. Dealy

Chicago: Bahá'í Publishing Society, 1903

Contents:

Preface and Introduction

Chapter 1 — The coming of the kingdom

Chapter 2 — The messenger

Chapter 3 — The prince of peace

Chapter 4 — The man whose name is "the branch"

Chapter 5 — Addendum

The Dawn of Knowledge
and
The Most Great Peace

by PAUL KINGSTON DEALY
1903

Price 25 cents

Published by

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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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

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:

"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
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