Scope and Contents Handwritten letter from N.D. Pendleton to Bishop William F. Pendleton. “Dear Brother, I find that I have the “Posthumous Tracts.” Have read them with great pleasure. Certainly the “Animal Spirits” of the P.T. is not identical with the Spirituous Fluid of the “Economy.” The one appears to be manufactured in the Cortical gland, the other in the Simple Cortex or fibers which construct the gland(?). From a comparison of the teachings it strikes me that the Animal Spirits is a volume of the...

Scope and Contents Handwritten letter from N.D. Pendleton to Bishop William F. Pendleton. Pendleton recommends that W.F.P. read “The Prophets of Israel” by C. H. Cornill so that they may discuss its contents together. Pendleton comments that Cornill’s books “has all the interest of a powerful drama of the most living and human interest.” Pendleton has also recently read Wellhausen’s “History of Israel” which discusses the historical impact of the prophets. Names mentioned: C. H. Cornil (Carl Heinrich Cornill),...

Scope and Contents Handwritten letter from N.D. Pendleton to Bishop William F. Pendleton. Regarding the publication of Miss Beekman’s manuscripts, Pendleton is willing to do anything he can to help, though he feels the matter could best be managed from Bryn Athyn. He approves of the order W.F.P has proposed for publication, and he suggests ending Beekman’s series on the Divine Proceeding with a lecture on infilling spheres. Pendleton ends by noting that Emma left Pittsburgh for Bryn Athyn last night, and as...

Scope and Contents Handwritten letter from N.D. Pendleton to Bishop William F. Pendleton. Pendleton does not know how to respond to W.F.P.’s last letter; He states that Miss Beekman sent her manuscripts to him for his commentary and general interest, not so that he could arrange them for publication. He again expresses his opinion that the person chosen to edit Miss Beekman’s work should be someone near to her in Bryn Athyn. Pendleton hopes for a favorable outcome of the Kramph Will case, and he looks forward...

Scope and Contents Handwritten letter from N.D. Pendleton to Bishop William F. Pendleton. Pendleton discusses a recent controversial article written by Mr. Odhner attacking the late Dr. Burnham’s book. Pendleton states, “When I first read Mr. Odhner’s article my feeling was that he has pilloried the dead in order to punish the living.” He has written a response which he would like to read before the ministers in Bryn Athyn. He did not attempt to defend Dr. Burnham’s views because he does not have access to Dr....

Scope and Contents Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Albert Bjorck in Palma de Mallorca, Spain. Pendleton is interested in Bjorck’s account of his visit to Sweden and England, especially his impressions of Mr. Baeckstrom’s work in Sweden, Baeckstrom having been the first to establish any kind of permanent New Church society in Stockholm. Pendleton is happy to hear Bjorck’s report of the Colchester Assembly, particularly in view of the recent disturbances which resulted in the dissolution of the Peckham...

Scope and Contents Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Eldred Edward Iungerich in Pittsburgh, PA, USA. Pendleton acknowledges Iungerich’s letters of Sept. 13th and 17th. Pendleton will communicate with Gilbert Smith, pastor of the Glenview society, to see if he (Pendleton) can change his travel plans in order to visit Glenview first and Pittsburgh last. Pendleton feels that a letter to Mr. Wynter regarding the disposal of the French books in Paris would be futile as the current owners of the books are...

Scope and Contents Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Eldred Edward Iungerich in Bryn Ahtyn, PA, USA. General Church letterhead. A second typed copy attached. Handwritten copy also attached. Pendleton engages in a doctrinal debate with Iungerich about the Lord’s glorification and the nature of spiritual matter as presented in the Principia. Pendleton writes, “Is it fully satisfactory to you to see the spiritual as simply a rapid orbital movement of a material unit, say of third finites? . . . I do...