Concerning the many Assemblies in America, ‘Abdu’l-Baha said:
"These centers must have a complete connection and a firm union with each other, just as all the various Assemblies in Persia. Rest assured, all this shall come to pass."
- 'Abdu'l-Baha (Words of ‘Abdu’l-Baha, Haifa, May 10, 1910. American believers Charles Mason Remey and Howard C. Struven, along with some Persian pilgrims were in attendance. The notes were taken by Mirza Moneer Zain in Persian and subsequently translated to English; Star of the West, vol. 1, no. 8, August 1, 1910)