Scope and Contents Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Alan Gill in Kitchener, ON, Canada. Pendleton is pleased with the amount of money the Kitchener society was able to raise to support a second teacher in their school. He will call a meeting of the Executive Committee to consider Gill’s application for the rest of the money. If the Toronto Society is unable to cooperate with the Kitchener Society to hold a District Assembly, Pendleton suggests they hold a Local Assembly in Kitchener as they did during...

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Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Alan Gill in New York City, USA. Considering the needs of the New York Society, Pendleton thinks Gill ought to be ordained into the second degree of the priesthood. Pendleton is planning to ordain Mr. Whitehead and Mr. Elphick into the second degree at the Kitchener Assembly, and if Gill can arrange to attend the Assembly, Pendleton would like to ordain him at that time as well.

Scope and Contents Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Albert Bjorck in Bath, England. Bjorck’s letter of December 4th has arrived, along with the latest number of the “New Church Standard”. Pendleton found Bjorck’s article about the Lord as a person very enjoyable. Pendleton’s only suggestion about the Standard is that Bjorck should try to make it distinct from other New Church periodicals to avoid duplication. In Bryn Athyn, they are now preparing for the February Ministers’ Meetings. Pendleton expects...

Scope and Contents Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Albert Bjorck in Palma de Mallorca, Spain. Pendleton is pleased that Bjorck will return to work in England in the summer, and he hopes Bjorck will be able to attend the Assembly in Colchester. Pendleton briefly discusses the topic of the Lord as the Word; He writes, “one should have in mind the difference between the Word as written and the Word as livingly enacted by the Jews, there is a parallel between the living enactment of the Word and the Mary...

Scope and Contents Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Albert Bjorck in Palma de Mallorca, Spain. Pendleton has received Bjorck’s letter of April 4th with an enclosed letter from Mr. Anderson of Valencia. Pendleton discusses the prospects of the New Church in Spain. Pendleton would like to support Anderson’s work; They will send him a copy of the General Church liturgy and help him where possible. Pendleton reports that they now have a student in Theological School whose native language is Spanish. It is...

Scope and Contents Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Albert Bjorck in Woodgreen, Salisbury, England. Pendleton has received Bjorck’s letters of December 15th and January 14th. Pendleton is interested to hear of Soldanella’s development under Bjorck’s instruction, and Pendleton is happy that she will be able to attend the Assembly in June. Pendleton confirms that Bjorck is the pastor of the circle at Woodgreen. Pendleton informs Bjorck of the situation with the building project in Pittsburg; A fire has...

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Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Albert Bjorck in Woodgreen, Salisbury, England. Pendleton is in a position to offer Bjorck $500 towards traveling expenses for the June Assembly in Bryn Athyn.

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Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Albert Bjorck in Woodgreen, Salisbury, England. Pendleton has received Bjorck’s letter of April 30th and is glad that Bjorck may be able to come to the June Assembly in Bryn Athyn after all. Pendleton hopes that Bjorck will be able to bring Mrs. Bjorck and Soldanella with him.

Scope and Contents Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Albert Bjorck in Palma de Mallorca, Spain. Pendleton has received Bjorck’s letter of Jan. 16th. Pendleton has spoken to Theodore Pitcairn and Pitcairn has agreed to enable Bjorck to have the assistance of Sir Robert Jones. Pitcairn will also write to Bjorck about financial assistance in lieu of a pension. In Bryn Athyn, the mid-year meetings were interesting; Pendleton has chosen to elevate George DeCharms into the third degree of the priesthood....

Scope and Contents Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Albert Bjorck in Woodgreen, Salisbury, England. The Bryn Athyn Assembly has just ended. Pendleton reports that a variety of views were expressed in the papers read, and while the Church remains unified, he believes that there are “indications on the horizon that we may be approaching a period of temptations.” Pendleton then discusses the Hague position at length. In a discussion with Theodore Pitcairn, Pitcairn admitted to Pendleton that the...