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Letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Homer Synnestvedt, 1916-04-28
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Identifier: RG.004.01
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Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Homer Synnestvedt in Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Pendleton acknowledges receipt of Synnestvedt’s previous letters. He writes that they do not plan to employ Margaret Gyllenhaal as a teacher in Bryn Athyn next year unless Synnestvedt decides not to hire her for the Pittsburgh school. Pendleton discusses Synnestvedt’s reorganizational plan for his pastoral government. When Pendleton was pastor, the government functioned under one committee. He recognizes...
Dates:
1916-04-28
Letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Hugo Odhner, 1922-09-08
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Identifier: RG.004.01
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Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Hugo Odhner in Durban, Natal, South Africa.
Pendleton read Odhner’s letter of June 23rd aloud at a special meeting of the Consistory. General approval was expressed over the way Odhner handled the “Braby-Forfar situation.” Pendleton cautions Odhner against taking sides, even if it becomes evident that one party is in the wrong. He writes, “The true priestly attitude is not one of withdrawal from the wrong doer, save in extreme cases. Keep the door...
Dates:
1922-09-08
Letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Richard H. Keep, 1917-08-25
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Identifier: RG.004.01
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Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Richard H. Keep in Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Pendleton has received Keep’s letter of August 19th. Pendleton regrets to report that although the Consistory was sympathetic towards Keep personally, they are not able to offer him employment as there are no open positions at this time. In addition, the Consistory did not think it advisable to reopen the question of Keep’s standing as a minister within the Church; Pendleton writes, “. . . you know the law...
Dates:
1917-08-25
Letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Robert J. Tilson, 1930-02-25
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Identifier: RG.004.01
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Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Robert J. Tilson in London, England.
Pendleton acknowledges Tilson’s letters of January 8th, 27th and Feb. 13th along with an enclosed copy of a letter form Miss Martha Perrson to Tilson. Perrson accuses Rev. Baeckstrom of hypnotizing and telepathically harassing her, and she has written to Tilson for help. Pendleton comments that Perrson can “do no harm” to Baeckstrom “with any who have an acquaintance with either one of them.” In Tilson’s letter of...
Dates:
1930-02-25