The first duty of the members is to effect their own unity and harmony, in order to obtain good results. If there be no unity, or the committee becomes the cause of inharmony, undoubtedly, it is better that it does not exist.... Therefore, when the unity of the members of the Committee is established, their second duty is to read the verses and communes, to be in a state of commemoration and mindfulness, that they may see each other as if in the presence of God.
- ‘Abdu'l-Bahá (From a Tablet, 'Star of the West', vol. 8, no. 9, 20 August 1917; The Compilation of Compilations, vol. I, Consultation)
