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...

Scope and Contents Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Willis L. Gladish in Chicago, IL, USA. Pendleton discusses the situation with former Convention Church minister Rev. A. C. Petersen; He is sorry he could not receive Petersen as a minister of the General Church, but he does not wish to make a habit of taking on elderly Convention ministers who are out of work. Pendleton feels he must keep the priesthood as efficient as possible and that only those who have been properly trained can do the work....

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Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton's secretary (Mrs. Viola Wolcott Rennels) to A. Wynne Acton in London, England. Rennels tells Acton they have heard good things about him since his arrival in London. She is sending him 10 copies each of the Church's updated baptism and confession of faith record cards. In Bryn Athyn, they are excied for the upcoming election, although it seems as if the wrong man will win.

Scope and Contents Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton's secretary (Mrs. Viola Wolcott Rennels) to A. Wynne Acton. Rennels notes Acton's last letter with appreciation and explains that all records reveived are sent to Mr. Caldwell for publication before being returned to her (Rennels') office. Rennels writes that Acton must have enjoyed performing his first baptism, and she reminisces on her own baptism. She then discusses different varieties of English and American birds, and also compares British and American...

Scope and Contents Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton's secretary, Freda Pendleton, to Rev. Albert Bjorck in Bath, England. The Bishop has received Bjorck’s and Mrs. Bjorck’s applications for General Church membership and has asked F. Pendleton to acknowledge their receipt. Certificates of membership will be forwarded at once, and F. Pendleton also encloses two application blanks to be filled out and signed. F. Pendleton thanks Bjorck for his frequent visits to her brother, Alan, in the hospital. Alan has...

Scope and Contents Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton's secretary, Viola Wolcott Rennels, to Rev. Elmo C. Acton in Durban, Natal, South Africa. Rennels notes that Mr. and Mrs. Allaway and their son, along with Mr. Hubscher and Mr. Morgan, have all been baptized by Acton, yet no baptism cards have been received in the Bishop's office. Rennels asks Acton for signed baptismal cards at his earliest convenience, as it is her job to keep accurate statistical records for the General Church. Rennels informs Acton that...

Scope and Contents Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton's secretary, V.W. Rennels, to Rev. Elmo C. Acton in Durban, Natal, South Africa. Rennels gives a list of people who became members of the General Church on Oct. 2nd, and are therefor eligible to become members of Acton's society: Mr. and Mrs. Cecil William Royston, Mr. Gordon Dunbar Cockerell, Mr. Frank David Bamford, Miss Winifred Rosalie Bath, Miss Lorna Cockerell, Miss Elsa Melville Ridgway, Mrs. Jean Kirkwood. Rennels requests baptismal cards for Mrs....