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Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Elmo C. Acton in Durban, Natal, South Africa. Pendleton tells Acton that Mission funds should be regulated by the Mission Council in South Africa, and the doner may be a member of the South African Committee in Bryn Athyn. Pendleton trusts that the latter arrangement can be put in place around next September. Theodore Pitcairn will be coming back to Bryn Athyn to resume his work as one of the society pastors.

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Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Elmo C. Acton in Durban, Natal, South Africa. Pendleton informs Acton that the next General Assembly will be held in London, in the summer of 1928. Pendleton intends to ordain Rev. Robert J. Tilson into the third degree of the priesthood, and Acton into the second degree. The General Church will contribute $400 towards Acton's travel expenses if he is able to attend.

Scope and Contents Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Elmo C. Acton in Durban, Natal, South Africa. Pendleton is offering Acton a position in Bryn Athyn as part of the Academy and as a travelling minister to Philadelphia, Merchantville, and Newark, New Jersey. Acton will receive $1800 per year from the Academy, $300 from the Advent Chruch fund, money from the offertories, and his traveling expenses will be covered. If Acton accepts this position, he will need to arive in Bryn Athyn next fall, before...

Scope and Contents Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Emil R. Cronlund in Toronto, Canada. Pendleton acknowledges Cronlund’s letter of November 20th with enclosed membership application for Mr. Dawson. Although Mr. Dawson does not acknowledge the Writings as the Word of God, Pendleton will still accept his application because Dawson does regard them as a Divine Revelation. As a rule, the Church will accept any baptized adult who has formally applied. Although the Church has the right to reject...

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Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Ernst Deltenre in Brussels, Belgium. Pendleton has received Deltenre’s note with enclosed letter from Mr. Puthod to Deltenre and Deltenre’s reply. Pendleton finds Deltenre’s response comprehensive. Pendleton writes that in Bryn Athyn, they are getting along well despite severe financial losses in the holdings of the Academy and the General Church. Pendleton send greetings to Mrs. Deltenre and Deltenre’s daughters.

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. 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. 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 in Brussels, Belgium. While in South Africa last summer for the admission of the Durban Society into the General Church, Pendleton had the idea of hosting an International Church Council in Bryn Athyn for the purpose of bringing together the leaders of the Academy movement from all around the world. He recently presented this idea to the Consistory and the Executive Committee where it was met with approval. The Council will be held in...

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...