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...

Scope and Contents Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Albert Bjorck in Woodgreen, Salisbury, England. Pendleton was pleased with Bjorck’s letter of July 3rd. Pendleton has always seen the Writings as a rational revelation which can be accessed by a direct approach. The term ‘rational’ includes the spiritual and celestial, as these are the degrees of the natural mind. Pendleton thinks that much of what Pfeiffer says is true, but that the conclusions of his ideas lead to grave consequences for the Church....

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Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Alfred Acton, informing Acton that the General Church will contribte $200 towards his travel expenses if he is able to attend the 1928 General Assembly in London.

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,...

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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 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. 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. 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]...