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Scope and Contents Handwritten letter from N.D. Pendleton to Bishop William F. Pendleton. Pendleton is satisfied with the solution to the Erie matter; He will communicate with Mr. Brickman and Dr. Cranch about it. Pendleton has received letters from Mr. Gladish and Colon Schott asking him to visit Cincinnati. Mr. Gladish is unable to minister to Cincinnati owing to a case of scarlet fever in his family. Pendleton will arrange to make the trip once Beatrice returns home from her vacation. The Pittsburgh...

Scope and Contents Handwritten letter from N.D. Pendleton to Bishop William F. Pendleton. Llewellyn David will be filling the pulpit in Pittsburgh while Pendleton is away in Europe over the summer. The Committee has decided to put David up in a boarding house instead of a church member’s home as many members will be away for the summer. David should arrive in Pittsburgh about June 10th so that Pendleton may go over the service with him. Pendleton and his wife, Beatrice, will sail from New York on June 28th and...

Scope and Contents Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Eldred Edward Iungerich. Pendleton acknowledges Iungerich’s letter of Nov. 4th. Pendleton approves of Iungerich’s suggestion with regard to A.P. Lindsay. Pendleton believes Lindsay would be right for the job. Pendleton informs Iungerich that there will be a joint meeting next week of the Council of Ministers and the Executive Committee to determine the dates for the next Assembly. Pendleton confesses that he is not disappointed at the delay of the...

Scope and Contents Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Gilbert Haven Smith in Glenview, IL, USA. Pendleton has delayed answering Smith’s last letter until the summer assignments for the theological students were finalized. If Smith approves, they will send Hendrick Boef to Glenview. Although there was initially talk of sending Victor Gladish, Pendleton is now convinced it will be better to assign him to Kitchener with the understanding that the society will provide board and lodging. Pendleton hopes Smith...

Scope and Contents Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Hugo Odhner. Pendleton is preparing to depart for Europe with Theodore Pitcairn to visit several New Church societies there. Pendleton confirms that Odhner will accept the call of the Toronto Society and will relocate in January. The current Toronto Pastor, Karl Alden, will be moving to Bryn Athyn at the end of the summer to fill the position of Principle of the Boys Academy and Housemaster of Stuart Hall. Mr. David will fill the Toronto pulpit in the...

Scope and Contents Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Robert J. Tilson in London, England. Pendleton neglected to inform Tilson in his last letter that Mr. Alden will supply him with any parts of the Liturgy he might want; Tilson should send Alden a statement of what he would like to have. Mr. Gyllenhaal has written Pendleton two long letters regarding his proposal to combine the Burton Road and Peckham Rye societies. To date, only several of the leading men of the Peckham Rye society have considered...

Scope and Contents Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Robert J. Tilson in London, England. Pendleton is sympathetic to the difficulties Tilson is facing in London; Pendleton faced similar difficulties early in his work in Chicago and Glenview. He recommends outsourcing labor to Church councils. While the invitation to host the General Assembly in London was officially issued by the Burton Road society, Pendleton thinks it would be in order for Mr. Gyllenhaal and the Colchester society to assist in this...

Scope and Contents Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Thomas S. Harris in Arbutus, MD, USA. Pendleton assures Harris that, should Harris decide to take on the responsibility of ministering to the Abington New Church group several times per year, the Church will arrange to have someone fill his pulpit in Arbutus while he is away. Pendleton presumes that Mr. Doering has been in touch with Harris to inform him that the Board of Directors has granted his (Harris’) daughter a “Normal scholarship” to attend...