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"God be praised that ye have succeeded in establishing a school in..."
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God be praised that ye have succeeded in establishing a school in
Mihdiyabad and are, with great energy and enthusiasm, engaged in educating
the children.
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In this new and wondrous Cause, the advancement of all branches of
knowledge is a fixed and vital principle, and the friends, one and all, are
obligated to make every effort toward this end, so that the Cause of the
Manifest Light may be spread abroad, and that every child, according to his
need, will receive his share of the sciences and arts -- until not even a
single peasant's child will be found who is completely devoid of schooling.
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It is essential that the fundamentals of knowledge be taught; essential
that all should be able to read and write. Wherefore is this new institution
most worthy of praise, and its programme to be encouraged. The hope is that
other villages will take you for a model, and that in every village where there
is a certain number of believers, a school will be founded where the children
can study reading, writing, and basic knowledge.
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This is what bringeth joy to the heart of `Abdu'l-Bahá, cheer and peace
to His soul.
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(From a Tablet - translated from the Persian) [73]
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