Scope and Contents Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Willis L. Gladish in Chicago, IL, USA. Pendleton encloses a statement, prepared by Mr. Doering, of the business relations between the Academy and Alfred Stroh. Pendleton does not think that Stroh ever really interiorly renounced the doctrines of the Church; Pendleton believes his mind became more disturbed as his sickness got worse, and Pendleton now attributes the things he said to mental infirmity. Attached: Timeline of financial relations between...

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 Feb 12th. Pendleton agrees with Gladish’s idea of uniting the two Church societies in his area; If Mr. Headsten’s people could cooperate with the Sharon Church, Mr. Headsten would be able to focus on his missionary efforts. Pendleton advises Gladish that if Mr. Headsten’s people apply for membership in the Sharon Church, Gladish should first check that each of them is a...

Scope and Contents Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Willis L. Gladish in Chicago, IL, USA. Pendleton was glad to read Gladish’s pleasant impressions of Bryn Athyn in his letter of Feb. 25th. Pendleton understands Gladish’s fears regarding Cathedral worship and is happy to know most of them have now been alleviated. Pendleton’s main concern regarding the Church in Bryn Athyn is that the members do not seem to have a sense of individual responsibility for the local affairs of the Church the way members...

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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Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Willis L. Gladish. Pendleton acknowledges Gladish’s last letter, in which he learned for the first time of the death of Mr. Landenberger. Pendleton does not know why Mr. (Gilbert?) Smith would object to the reading of Gladish’s paper. Pendleton is interested in Gladish’s thoughts for further developing the Sharon Church.

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Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Willis L. Gladish. Pendleton has received Gladish’s letters of Dec. 21st and 30th with enclosed membership applications for Mr. Renkenberger and Mr. Hafstrom. Pendleton notes with interest that Mr. Wilson has leased his theatre in Clinton and hopes to move to Chicago to join the Sharon Church. In Bryn Athyn, they are preparing for the upcoming February meetings, and Pendleton regrets that Gladish will not be able to attend.

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 with a report of the annual meeting. He notes that with 70 members, Gladish seems to have a thriving society, and he compares this to his time in Chicago when he struggled to keep the group going. Pendleton thinks the group could benefit from a full-time pastor, and he is sorry that they do not feel ready to take on that responsibility yet. Pendleton reports that...

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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...