Scope and Contents Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Ernst Deltenre in Brussels, Belgium. Pendleton received Deltenre’s letter of Sept. 15th and passed it along to Mr. Hyatt to be read at a recent meeting of the Executive Committee. Pendleton believes the magazine “la Revue” is very useful and should not be discontinued. Pendleton discusses the Mauritius Society; He does not think they will ask the General Church for a pastor again after the damage caused by Mr. Fercken in Mauritius and Switzerland....

Scope and Contents Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Ernst Deltenre in Brussels, Belgium. Pendleton has received Deltenre’s letter of Oct. 3rd and notes with interest Deltenre’s willingness to go wherever he is sent by the General Church. He also notes the difficulties Deltenre anticipates if assigned to England. Pendleton writes that they would not send Deltenre to England if it would interfere with the editing and publishing of “La Nouvelle Jerusalem”. Pendleton also discusses the financial...

Scope and Contents Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Ernst Deltenre in Brussels, Belgium. From a recent communication to “La Nouvelle Jerusalem”, it appears to Pendleton that there is some confusion about the attitude of the General Church towards other bodies of the New Church. Pendleton writes that the policy of the General Church is “to ask for itself a free and open field in any and every locality, and also to recognize that other bodies of the Church have the same right, and that in their exercise...

Scope and Contents Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Ernst Deltenre in Brussels, Belgium. Following Mr. Hussenet’s threat to use the law in Pairs to keep other bodies of the New Church from working there, Pendleton requests that Deltenre make clear to the readers of “La Nouvelle Jerusalem” that the General Church has a policy of fair and open dealings with other bodies of the New Church. However, he does not wish this message to appear as a public rebuke of Mr. Hussenet’s statement, which Pendleton...

Scope and Contents Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Ernst Deltenre in Brussels, Belgium. Pendleton has received Deltenre’s letter of April 12th. He wishes Deltenre to make clear in “La Nouvelle Jerusalem” that the General Church has a policy of fairness and non-interference towards other bodies of the New Church. Pendleton would prefer this to be done without hurting the feelings of Mr. Hussenet if possible. Pendleton reports that three representatives of the Convention Church, including the...

Scope and Contents Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Ernst Deltenre in Brussels, Belgium. Pendleton has received Deltenre’s letter of Feb. 9th with enclosed 1924 annual report and a letter from Mrs. Rogers of South Africa. Pendleton read a portion of her letter to the Joint Council to demonstrate the use served by the “La Nouvelle Jerusalem” magazine. Pendleton is interested in the revival of the Belgian Swedenborgian Society and is optimistic that they may achieve some good results. Pendleton reports...

Scope and Contents Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Ernst Deltenre in Brussels, Belgium. Pendleton has received Deltenre’s report of January 9th with enclosed application to officially form a General Church Society in Brussels. Pendleton encloses a certificate of membership for the society, stating that all new members must now first be baptized into the General Church before they are accepted. In Bryn Athyn, Pendleton is busy preparing for the upcoming February meetings. Names mentioned: Ernst...

Scope and Contents Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Ernst Deltenre's wife, Maria, in Brussels, Belgium. Pendleton has received Mrs. Deltenre’s letter sent through Marie-Louise (Deltenre). Pendleton hopes it was helpful to have Mr. (Ernst) Pfeiffer present after Mr. Deltenre’s death. Pendleton regrets that the General Church must discontinue its financial support of the Society in Brussels. Pendleton asks Mrs. Deltenre to cancel all Church responsibilities there, i.e., the Ravenstein Library, the Revue,...

Scope and Contents Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Ernst Pfeiffer in The Hague, Holland. Pendleton acknowledges Pfeiffer’s letters of Sept. 1st and Sept. 15th. Upon returning from his trip west, Pendleton presented Pfeiffer’s letters to the Executive Committee. The Committee was very impressed with the results of Pfeiffer’s work in The Hague, and they granted Pfeiffer’s request for assistance in advertising his missionary meetings. Pendleton informs Pfeiffer that he has been interested in the idea of...

Scope and Contents Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Ernst Pfeiffer in The Hague, Holland. Pendleton acknowledges Pfeiffer’s letter of May 24th. He has brought the matter of financing the publication of the second volume of Mr. Zelling’s Dutch translation of the Arcana before the Academy Board of Directors. The Board approved the publication, and Mr. Gyllenhaal will forward Pfeiffer $1230. Pendleton writes that they have enjoyed having the Urban group in Bryn Athyn, but they will soon depart to spend...