Scope and Contents Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Willis L. Gladish in Middleport, OH, USA. As the two Drs. Hanlin agree that Gladish’s proposal to undertake school work would not be satisfactory to the Middleport society and that Gladish’s resignation is the best solution to the current difficulties, Pendleton thinks that Gladish ought to resign. Pendleton hopes Gladish will be able to continue working for the General Church. Pendleton will visit Cincinnati in the Spring, and he offers to stop in...

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Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Willis L. Gladish in Covert Resort, MI, USA. Pendleton discusses Gladish’s summer work at Covert and hopes the children’s school there will become permanent. Pendleton writes that Fred (Waelchli) is doing well in the Northeast, reporting that there are earnest General Church members there. Early efforts of the General Church were also going well in Europe, until everything was interrupted by the war. Names mentioned: Fred (Waelchli), Mrs. Gladish

Scope and Contents Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Willis L. Gladish in Franklin Park, IL, USA. Upon retuning from Florida, Pendleton has received Gladish’s letter of March 17th. Pendleton reports on the financial state of the General Church; As all the Church’s available funds have been “employed in directions that do not allow of withdrawal,” they have had to find ways of cutting down on running expenses and will be unable to fund the work suggested by Mr. Hansen. Pendleton is concerned about the...

Scope and Contents Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Willis L. Gladish in Chicago, IL, USA. Pendleton has received Gladish’s last letter. Pendleton has been disappointed by Gladish’s separation from the active work of the ministry over the past several years. Now that Gladish has decided to remain out of ministerial work permanently, Pendleton would like him to know that he tried multiple times in the past to find a position for Gladish in the ministry, but conditions were never favorable. Pendleton...

Scope and Contents Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Willis L. Gladish in Chicago, IL, USA. Pendleton has received Gladish’s letter of March 25th with an enclosed copy of Gladish’s letter to Mr. (John) Headsten. Pendleton does not think there is anything more to be done now that Headsten has withdrawn his congregation and established separate services. Pendleton believes that the union of the two congregations was useful, even if it was temporary. Pendleton reports that, despite financial loses, he...

Scope and Contents Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Willis L. Gladish. Pendleton has received Gladish’s letter of Feb. 16th with enclosed letter from Gladish to Mr. John Forrest. Pendleton advises Gladish to deal with Forrest’s moods by not taking them seriously and politely telling him to mind his own business. Pendleton reports that the annual meetings were successful and that George DeCharms’ health has greatly improved. Pendleton is interested in Gladish’s trip to Clinton with his wife; He...

Scope and Contents Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Willis L. Gladish. Pendleton has received Gladish’s letter of March 15th with enclosed membership applications for Mrs. Cronwall and Miss Cronwall. Pendleton is interested in Gladish’s visit to Clinton; Pendleton suspects that as the Convention Church declines, the General Church will take on more responsibility for Convention’s societies. He warns that “Convention authorities have gotten after us more than once for what they claim as invasions of...

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Handwritten letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Willis L. Gladish. Handwriting nearly illegible. Pendleton discusses the practice of baptism and the differences between General Church and Convention Church baptisms. Names mentioned: Mr. Waelchli

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Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Willis L. Gladish in Chicago, IL, USA. Pendleton has received Gladish’s last letter with enclosed membership applications. Pendleton is pleased with Gladish’s work in helping expand the Church, and he also thanks Gladish for the personal support expressed in Gladish’s letter. Pendleton hopes the Church will reach a state of rest soon. Pendleton sends congratulations to David and Eleanor (Gladish?) on the birth of their second son.

Scope and Contents Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Willis L. Gladish in Chicago, IL, USA. Pendleton discusses his thoughts on how the General Church ought to teach about sex outside of marriage. Pendleton writes that he has always considered any sexual relations outside of a conjugial relationship to be “an irregularity and an offense to good morals, and therefore, to be classed as an evil, save and except in certain peculiar conditions and circumstances the motive is such that the apparent evil is...