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[Tablet Translated March 23, 1909]
To Mrs. Ella Goodall Cooper
It is written in Miss Barney's book that the human fetus is not an animal fetus although it has gone through various and complex transformations and metamorphosis in the womb until it has taken to itself human form and appearance. Therefore that fetus was essentially human and the problem is solved when we realize that it has transformed from one form to another until it appears and manifests with the utmost beauty...
Concerning the marriage feast of the young j.a.panese, Kanichi Yamamoto. It became the cause of great joy and I hope that this marriage will be conducive to great blessings.
(Translated by A. Esphahani, March 23, 1909)
[Photograph with the following caption:]
Mr. Fujita with his niece, Kinue, in his home in Yanai, j.a.pan in 1946.
4: Mr. Saichiro Fujita 18861976
Mr. Saichiro Fujita was the second j.a.panese to accept the Faith.
Originally from Yanai, Yamaguchi Prefecture, j.a.pan, he immigrated to the United States when he was a teenager. While he was attending school in Oakland, California in 1905 he was taught the Faith by Mrs. Kathryn Frankland.
He received two of the Tablets quoted below from 'Abdu'l-Baha in 1906 and 1907. In 1911 he received a Tablet urging him to complete his professional training. In 1912 Mr. Fujita had the privilege of meeting the Master and traveling with Him in the United States. In this revised edition we have included one more Tablet by 'Abdu'l-Baha, translated in 1913, because it contains a prediction about Mr. Fujita.
Between 1912 and 1919 there were several communications from 'Abdu'l-Baha urging Mr. Fujita to study various aspects of engineering and also advising him to study flower culture. In 1919 he had completed his studies and left for Haifa as instructed by 'Abdu'l-Baha. Mr. Fujita served in the Holy Land until the end of his life except for the years between 1938 and 1955 which were spent in j.a.pan.
Tablets of 'Abdu'l-Baha to Mr. Saichiro Fujita
[Tablet Translated November 10, 1906]
O thou fresh plant in the garden of the Love of G.o.d!
What thou hast written was considered. It was an evidence of following in the Pathway of Guidance, and a proof of the attraction of the heart to the Beauty of His Majesty, G.o.d.
Consider what bounty G.o.d has manifested for thee, whence thou art and from whence are we. Yet, nevertheless, such a candle of love is burning in the hearts that its light is radiating from the East to the West and from the West extending to the East.
Rest a.s.sured thy name is registered in the Book of G.o.d, and it is hoped that thou mayest enter the Paradise of the Kingdom and find stability; to reach that which is the cause of the progress of the world of humanity in the world and in the Kingdom, and with perceiving eye, attentive ear, eloquent tongue and radiant face may serve in the Vineyard of G.o.d and spread the Divine Glad Tidings. If thou art confirmed as thou oughtest to be, thou wilt certainly establish an eternal Kingdom. This Kingdom is greater than that of Mikado, for the sovereignty of the Emperor of j.a.pan is for numbered days, but this sovereignty is lasting and will stand unto the Eternity of Eternities.
That sovereignty can be hidden under one handful of dust, that is when Mikado goes beneath the handful of dust, he is entirely effaced and erased, but this Kingdom withstands the greatest revolution of the worlds, and will stand with perfect stability unto eternity. The former kingdom is established by the power of the sword, burning fire, devouring, and the shedding of blood, while this Kingdom is built upon freedom, glory, greatness and the love of G.o.d. Consider how much difference there is between them.
(Translated by Ameen Fareed, November 10, 1906, Chicago)
[Tablet of May 29, 1907]