Address to the Baha'is at 309 W 78th St in New York, 1912-06-04
OOL 06 50173 Phelps: ABU 2137
ABU 2137‘Abdu’l-BaháPersian
Reported Utterance
Address to the Baha'is at 309 W 78th St in New York, 1912-06-04
120 words

این مدنیت مادی بمنزلهٴ زجاجی است بسیار شفاف و لطیف تا مدنیت الهیه مانند سراجی است

Question:
[One of the many friends present asked about the material civilization in America.]
Translation:
Provisional translation
Their material civilization resembles a glass of the utmost transparency and purity but divine civilization is like a shining lamp.... Provided they behave moderately, the more people advance