Scope and Contents Legal document settling the controversy over Anna Aitken’s bequeathment of $1000 to “the New Church of Pittsburgh.” In 1892, the General Church of Pennsylvania, represented by Geo. A. Macbeth, attempted to prevent the secession of the First New Jerusalem Society of Pittsburgh and lay claim to its property. This resulted in two bodies claiming to represent the New Church of Pittsburgh. The Court finds in favor of the First New Jerusalem Society of Pittsburgh, represented by Rev. John...

Scope and Contents Handwritten letter from Dr. George R. Starkey in Washington, D.C. to his wife, Caira Skelton Starkey. Mr. Pendleton agreed with Starkey that reading should be attended to. Starkey sent a letter via Daniel to Mr. Arther on Friday as soon as he decided not to come home. If Mr. Arthur was in the office as usual, it would have been practicable to reach Mr. Campbell or someone else. Starkey is chagrined at the way matters transpired, but thinks it is “much sadder that the people should allow...

Scope and Contents Typed letter from W. H. Benade to potential members of the Committee of Seven, appointed by the Committee on Ecclesiastical Affairs of the General Convention of the New Church in America at the meeting held in Philadelphia on June 13th, 1876. "Dec. 1st 1876" written in pencil on upper righthand corner of the first page. The Committee's purpose is to create a new translation of the Sacred Scriptures, and in this work, they will confer with the New Church Bible Society of England and with...