Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Hendrik W. Boef in Los Angeles, CA, USA. Pendleton has received Boef’s letter of Nov. 8th (inconsistency in the dates). Pendleton feels Boef is mistaken about the circumstances under which a minister may be authorized to exceed the powers of the degree into which he has been ordained. This authorization is usually grated as a result of an emergency arising from conditions over which they have no control, such as extreme distance. It is not to be granted as a mere temporary convenience. Pendleton looks forward to Boef’s early ordination but does not see a need to authorize him above the first degree at this time.