Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Robert J. Tilson in London, England. Upon his return to Bryn Athyn, Pendleton received Tilson’s letter of August 30th containing an account of the 28th British Assembly. Pendleton writes that, in America, the Hague doctrine has not required as much attention as before. Pendleton agrees that Mr. Bjrock transgressed the ecclesiastical properties by calling together groups in Colchester to instruct them on the Hague doctrine, but he does not think a rebuke would be in order as those who gathered came willingly. He also recognizes that Bjorck and those who are with him feel they are doing God’s work and leading the Church into the future. He comments on the nature of the Hague doctrine in general, writing, “Providence has allowed the emergence of the Hague doctrine in our body, and as based upon the fundamental concept of the Writings as the Word, which concept characterizes the Academy and the General Church. This being so, the Hague doctrine is as if it were our own, i.e., it is not a derivation out of the older modes of thought pertaining to the church in England or in America. Therefore that doctrine calls for an intramural treatment.” For now, he feels that “watchful waiting” is the best policy. On a different note, he answers that the Church has not traditionally given certificate cards to those who have been ordained, but that such cards could be useful, especially for ministers traveling internationally. Names mentioned: Dr. (Eldred) Iungerich, Mr. (Albert) Bjorck