Scope and Contents Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Reginald W. Brown in Maseru, Basutoland, SA. Pendleton has received Brown’s letters with enclosures. Pendleton supports Brown’s work in Basutoland, but worries that the more success he has there, the harder it will be for him to return to the Academy. The faculty is even more strained than Pendleton had anticipated; Mr. Acton is still away in Europe and will not be back for months. Pendleton advises Brown to prepare someone, possibly de Guymuller, to...

Scope and Contents Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Theodore Pitcairn in Maseru, Basutoland. Pendleton has received Pitcairn’s letter of Dec. 2nd. He is relieved that Pitcairn agrees with him on “the marriage question.” He states, “The spiritual law is absolute, Christianity and polygamy cannot be mixed, and no New Church minister should knowingly baptize any one known to be living with more than one woman.” Pendleton would also like to insist on a Christian marriage ceremony, but he does not know...

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Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Theodore Pitcairn in Bryn Athyn, PA, USA. Text: “The much appreciated cigars came this morning. We shall, I trust, frequently enjoy them together.”

Scope and Contents Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton's secretary to Rev. Theodore Pitcairn in Bryn Athyn, PA, USA. Unsigned, likely written by Viola Wolcott Rennels. The Bishop’s secretary encloses the “Order and Organization of the Immanuel Church of the New Jerusalem” for Pitcairn to read and return so that it may be circulated amongst the other members of the Consistory. The secretary also reminds Pitcairn that the Senior Dance is approaching in case he and Mrs. Pitcairn would like to attend. Names...