Scope and Contents Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton's secretary, Freda Pendleton, to Rev. Karl R. Alden in Philadephia, PA, USA. F. Pendleton gives Alden the numbers for the biblical passages which N.D. Pendleton will use for his Sunday sermon on the Glorification of the Lord. N.D. Pendleton would like Alden to read the lessons and assist him in administering Holy Supper. N.D. Pendleton's talk to the children will be about the Commandments, and Alden should read a lesson from Duet. ch. 30 to the children if he...

Scope and Contents Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton's secretary, Freda Pendleton, to Rev. Karl R. Alden in Toronto, Canada. F. Pendleton acknowledges Alden's letter of Oct. 12th. N.D. Pendleton is away on his western trip and will not be back until November. The matter which Alden writes about will be brought to the Bishop's attention as soon as possible when he returns. F. Pendleton has also written to Mr. (Robert?) Carswell about this, and she hope the people will understand why N.D. Pendleton cannot deal...

Scope and Contents Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton's secretary, Freda Pendleton, to Rev. Karl R. Alden in Toronto, Canada. F. Pendleton is returning Alden's list of congregants. She has marked those who are not memebers of the General Church, including Stanley Anderson, who she thinks should be a member. F. Pendleton has received a change of address for the Potts family. She was interested to see the Jessemens on Alden's list as she is curious about the results of the Chruch's efforts during the War. F....

Scope and Contents Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton's secretary, Freda Pendleton, to Rev. Karl R. Alden in Toronto, Canada. F. Pendleton acknowledges Alden's last few letters to the Bishop, and she tells him that N.D. Pendleton has not been able to reply as he has been sick for 2 weeks. N.D. Pendelton is now at the seashore and will remain there until he leaves for the Assembly. F. Pendleton thanks Alden for his letter of April 27th, and she tells him that neither Stanley Anderson nor the Jessemens have joined...

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Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton's secretary, Freda Pendleton, to Rev. Reginald W. Brown in Maseru, Basutoland. Pendleton is enclosing the letter from Mooki to the Bishop and the Bishop’s reply which Brown has requested. The letters concern establishing a relationship with the General Church.

Scope and Contents Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton's secretary, Freda Pendleton, to Rev. Reginald W. Brown in Maseru, Basutoland, SA. The Bishop received Brown’s letter of August 24th, but he did not have time to answer it before leaving for his western trip to Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago, and Glenview. Pendleton asked Will Caldwell about the Liturgy copyright; Caldwell thinks there should be no problem with copyrighting the Sesuto edition, although it may be unnecessary. Pendleton is impressed with the...

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Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton's secretary, Viola W. Rennels, to Rev. William Cairns Henderson in Hurstville, Sydney, Australia. Rennels inquires whether Henderson has received a package containing correspondence which had to do with the issue between Rev. Albert Bjorck and the General Church. Rennels will forward him another package if he has not received it. Names mentioned: Rev. Albert Bjorck, Eva (Henderson)

Scope and Contents Typed letter from Rev. Gustaf Baeckström to N.D. Pendleton in Bryn Athyn, PA, USA. Baeckstrom sends the record of baptism and application for Church membership for Mr. Tor Stenström, a convert from the Lutheran State Church. Baeckstrom also sends a marriage record for one of Erik Sandstrom’s sisters; Her husband is not a church member yet but is receptive to the doctrines. Baeckstrom is leaving for a missionary trip to northern Sweden where he will give lectures and try to establish reading...

Scope and Contents Handwritten letter from the New Jerusalem in Basutoland to N.D. Pendleton in Bryn Athyn, PA, USA. The Basuto Council acknowledges the Bishop’s letter of March 14th. They are happy to receive Rev. F.E. Gyllenhaal as the spiritual leader of the Church in Basutoland. Handwritten English translation attached. Also includes handwritten list of 16 Basuto Church members. Names mentioned: Frederick Gyllenhaal, Samuel Mabina Mofokeng (?), Epainetus Lekhabu Nyaredi (?), Bethnel Lsibebe Sesutha (?),...

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The material in this sub-series contains records, correspondence, ephemera and other materials from several iterations of New Jerusalem church organizations in New York, including the Convention church (now Swedenborgian Church of North America), the New York Society of the General Church of the New Jerusalem, the Brooklyn Society and others. Folder titles are all "New York Society" although the church may have existed at times as a "circle" or "group" instead of a full society.