Shoghi Effendi in "The Promised Day is Come", p.
65, states:
Queen Victoria, it is said, upon reading the Tablet revealed
for her remarked: "If this is of God, it will endure; if not, it can do no
harm."...
In response to a question addressed to Shoghi Effendi about
Queen Victoria's reported statement, his secretary, in a letter dated 21
February 1942 written on his behalf, indicated that:
But as we have no written statement to this effect, we
cannot be sure about it. We do not know where the original of this statement
is. Bahá'u'lláh praised her acts, but she did not turn to Him.
(Memorandum from
the Research Department of the Universal House of Justice dated 20 November
1989)
