...Those three days were the most memorable days of my
life... The Master I will not attempt to describe: I will only state that I
believe with all my heart that He is the Master, and my greatest blessing in
this world is that I have been privileged to be in His presence, and look upon
His sanctified face... Without a doubt Abbás Effendi is the Messiah of this day
and generation, and we need not look for another… I must say, He is the most
wonderful Being I have ever met or ever expect to meet in this world... The
spiritual atmosphere which surrounds Him and most powerfully affects all those
who are blest by being near Him, is indescribable... I believe in Him with all
my heart and soul, and I hope all who call themselves believers will concede to
Him all the greatness, all the glory, and all the praise, for surely He is the
Son of God—and ‘the spirit of the Father abideth in Him.’
- Mrs. Phoebe Hearst (Wife of Senator Hearst,
and mother of William Randolph Hearst, while on pilgrimage; quoted by Shoghi Effendi in ‘God Passes
By’)
