Handwritten letter from N.D. Pendleton to Bishop William F. Pendleton. Pendleton has yet to receive an official report of the laymen’s meeting, but he has heard that an amount of money was set aside to meet the requirements of the present year. Pendleton was pleasantly surprised by the suggestion in W.F.P.’s last letter that he (Pendleton) relocate to Huntingdon Valley and assist W.F.P. in his work. Pendleton writes, “What ever may be said of my abilities, some such work would be greatly to my taste. To be perfectly frank, I have been convinced for some time that a change, if it came about in the way of providence, would be a good thing.” He continues, “My dissatisfaction with my present situation arises simply from this that during the past three years I have undergone a decided change of state. The problems of government once quite fascinating, are so no longer. It may be that the removal of Bishop Benade’s influence had something to do with this. Instead my mind has, with little interruption, been(?) upon subjects such as we conversed about when you were here last, and I have been able to use the results of such thought but little in my pastoral work. The most understand nothing- and there is no one who is in real sympathy with me. I assure you it was a great pleasure and an immense relief to me when I opened my mind to you. It was the first and last occasion of the kind. There would be a great pleasure and benefit to me in a closer association with you. I need to talk of the things that are on my mind and I feel that your council and advice alone is adequate.” As excited as Pendleton would be to work alongside his brother, he has concerns about the arrangement as well: “. . . it will first be necessary that some of our friends in H. V. (Huntingdon Valley) should realize that I am not the radical firebrand I have sometime appeared . . . in case my surmise is correct, it may take a very long time to remove the prejudice. In fact, I do not see how it can be removed until what they might consider a doubtful experiment is tried.” W.F.P. has also suggested that Pendleton begin writing articles for New Church Life so that he may become known as a scholar of scientific matters in the Church. Pendleton has written an article and will submit a final copy shortly. However, he expresses concern that the process of writing it pulled his attention away from his pastoral duties. Names mentioned: Bishop (Henry) Benade, Miss (Lilian) Beekman