for this age, is telling the peoples of all religions that they are one, even though they have come from different direc- tions, and now is the time of their reunion in His Faith; united they will help to establish world peace. When we arrived in the dry, and ragingly hot vil- lage of Naraindapur, with no government bungalow avail- able, and bringing no food with us because we had counted on a Rest House, the doors of the only school there were hos- pitably opened to us. The Headmaster, Mr. R. M. with that kindness and courtesy so miraculous and unfailing in In- dia, offered all he had for our comfort, even putting his and his wife’s bed in an empty classroom for our use. Rúhíyyih Khánum’s dinner that night consisted of four soda crackers and a of water with salt added, which was all she could eat as the virus infection which had made her ill in Bombay had never really left her. It was typical of our trip that no hour was ever wasted; that evening the Headmaster and other new friends arranged a meeting at short notice in the home of the President of the Women’s Development Committee. Rúhíyyih Khánum told them, other things, that we firmly believe in the unity of religions, that all religions spring from the same source and have the same purpose of causing the human race to progress, that in our Bahá’í Temples we read from all the Sacred Scriptures of other Faiths. The audience was not only a highly receptive one, but consisted of those in the forefront of educational and social activities in the village. Next day, before we left, one of them became a Bahá’í. Among other things, Orissa is famous for its temples, and in between visits to the Bahá’ís in various villages, we were able to see some of them, in spite of the heat, which was of- ten 108° in the daytime. Konarak, the impressive temple built to the glory of the Sun God, in the form of a gigantic chariot, was one of them and is truly a unique masterpiece with its
for this age, is telling the peoples of all religions that they are one, even though they have come from different direc- tions, and now is the time of their reunion in His Faith; united they will help to establish world peace. When we arrived in the dry, and ragingly hot vil- lage of Naraindapur, with no government bungalow avail- able, and bringing no food with us because we had counted on a Rest House, the doors of the only school there were hos- pitably opened to us. The Headmaster, Mr. R. M. with that kindness and courtesy so miraculous and unfailing in In- dia, offered all he had for our comfort, even putting his and his wife’s bed in an empty classroom for our use. Rúhíyyih Khánum’s dinner that night consisted of four soda crackers and a of water with salt added, which was all she could eat as the virus infection which had made her ill in Bombay had never really left her. It was typical of our trip that no hour was ever wasted; that evening the Headmaster and other new friends arranged a meeting at short notice in the home of the President of the Women’s Development Committee. Rúhíyyih Khánum told them, other things, that we firmly believe in the unity of religions, that all religions spring from the same source and have the same purpose of causing the human race to progress, that in our Bahá’í Temples we read from all the Sacred Scriptures of other Faiths. The audience was not only a highly receptive one, but consisted of those in the forefront of educational and social activities in the village. Next day, before we left, one of them became a Bahá’í. Among other things, Orissa is famous for its temples, and in between visits to the Bahá’ís in various villages, we were able to see some of them, in spite of the heat, which was of- ten 108° in the daytime. Konarak, the impressive temple built to the glory of the Sun God, in the form of a gigantic chariot, was one of them and is truly a unique masterpiece with its
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