Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Fred E. Waelchli in Berlin, Canada. Pendleton sends Waelchli a copy of the letter to Mr. Kuhl. Pendleton asks Waelchli to explain to his congregation the importance of having a first degree minister serve the full 3 year period before ordination into the second degree. This is the view held by Bishop Pendleton and the Consistory. However, if there is a strong insistence from the congregation, it is possible for an exception to be made. Names mentioned: Mr. Kuhl, Bishop W. F. Pendleton (William Frederic Pendleton)