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Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Andrew Czerny in London, England. Pendleton has received Czerny’s letter of March 1st and is glad to hear the state of the Church has improved in London and Colchester. There has also been controversy in Bryn Athyn, but it seems things are improving everywhere. Although Czerny was in Bryn Athyn the previous summer, Pendleton asks him to consider visiting again for the upcoming Assembly in June.

Scope and Contents Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Andrew Czerny in London, England. The Bishop (W.F. Pendleton) has found it necessary to turn over much of his work to N.D. Pendleton, so N.D. Pendleton is answering Czerny’s letter to the Bishop. Czerny has been dealing with disturbances in the London society, and Pendleton reports that there is unrest in other church societies as well over the question of the state and condition of life after death. While the Bishop sees this as an important topic,...

Scope and Contents Handwritten letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Carl Theophilus Odhner. Pendleton was informed by Walter Faulkner that a photograph of the Atlantic Garden restaurant was taken and sent in time for the Founders’ Day Banquet. Pendleton is enclosing a letter from W. C. C. (Walter C. Childs) which he forgot to return to Odhner with his previous letter. Pendleton is also forwarding a General Church application for Mrs. Null, a long-time member of the Convention Allegheny Society. Pendleton is...

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Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Charles E. Doering in Bryn Ahtyn, PA, USA. Pendleton formally notifies Doering that the General Church will contribute $200 towards travel expenses if he is able to attend the 1928 London Assembly.

Scope and Contents Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. David Harold Klein in Chicago, IL, USA. Pendleton has received Klein’s concerning letter of April 8th. Pendleton is busy preparing to depart for the Toronto District Assembly, and he greatly regrets that he is unable to do anything for Klein at this time. He realizes that this may be the beginning of the end of Klein’s active work, but he hopes that Klein will “rebound and find that the present state is the result of a temporary depression of [his]...

Scope and Contents Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. David Harold Klein in Chicago, IL, USA. Via Paul (Synnestvedt), Klein’s brother-in-law, Pendleton and his wife have read Klein’s letter to his sister, Viola (Klein Cowley), in which he describes his last memories of his wife, Tulip, before her death. Pendleton and his wife express both their sympathy and their hope that Klein “may realize in the future those spiritual blessings which come through afflictions.” Pendleton hopes to see Klein at the next...

Scope and Contents Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. David Harold Klein in Chicago, IL, USA. Pendleton has received Klein’s letter with enclosed report of June 16th. Pendleton informs Klein that the most recent Assembly was a success with a recorded attendance larger than ever before. Pendleton was pleased to learn from Klein’s letter that he has been successful in establishing “pleasant relations” with several non-General Church New Church people in Chicago. Mr. Smith reports that Klein has done good...

Scope and Contents Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Eldred Edward Iungerich in Pittsburch, PA, USA. Pendleton writes that while he can appreciate Iungerich’s feeling of haste under the circumstances, he hopes Iungerich can understand that those who have been continuously involved in the events and discussions feel otherwise. Pendleton’s calendar for May and June is packed; He has had to ask Mr. Synnestvedt to oversee the Washington-Arbutus Assembly and Bishop DeCharms to oversee the New York Assembly....

Scope and Contents Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Eldred Edward Iungerich in Pittsburgh, PA, USA. Pendleton sends Iungerich good wishes for his new position in Pittsburgh. Pendleton is considering the possibility of holding district assemblies in Pittsburgh and Chicago if the Church members in those areas are interested. Sometimes district assemblies are omitted when they are close to an upcoming General Assembly. Pendleton suggests October 12-14 if the Pittsburgh society would like to have a...

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Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Eldred Edward Iungerich in Bryn Ahtyn, PA, USA. Pendleton informs Iungerich that the General Church will contribute $200 towards his traveling expenses if he is able to attend the 1928 London General Assembly.