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...

Scope and Contents Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Eldred Edward Iungerich in Pittsburgh, PA, USA. Pendleton agrees with Iungerich’s criticism of Pfeiffer’s doctrinal ideas regarding mediate and immediate influx. Pendleton reports on the contents of his letter to Theodore Pitcairn; He has told Pitcairn that there may be hope of reconciliation if the Hague changes their stance. As things are now, Pendleton believes the Hague’s current position will eventually lead to their withdrawal from the General...

Scope and Contents Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Eldred Edward Iungerich in Pittsburgh, PA, USA. Pendleton informs Iungerich that the General Church cannot take on any additional expense at this time. If fact, the Academy has already been forced to cut the salaries of its teachers and workers by 10%. Pendleton writes that the General Church never had a real foundation in Brussels, and the death of Mr. (Ernest) Deltenre has ended even the appearance of a foundation. Madame (Maria) Deltenre has...

Scope and Contents Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Ernst Deltenre in Brussels, Belgium. Pendleton received Deltenre’s letter of Sept. 15th and passed it along to Mr. Hyatt to be read at a recent meeting of the Executive Committee. Pendleton believes the magazine “la Revue” is very useful and should not be discontinued. Pendleton discusses the Mauritius Society; He does not think they will ask the General Church for a pastor again after the damage caused by Mr. Fercken in Mauritius and Switzerland....

Scope and Contents Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Ernst Deltenre in Brussels, Belgium. From a recent communication to “La Nouvelle Jerusalem”, it appears to Pendleton that there is some confusion about the attitude of the General Church towards other bodies of the New Church. Pendleton writes that the policy of the General Church is “to ask for itself a free and open field in any and every locality, and also to recognize that other bodies of the Church have the same right, and that in their exercise...

Scope and Contents Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Ernst Deltenre in Brussels, Belgium. Following Mr. Hussenet’s threat to use the law in Pairs to keep other bodies of the New Church from working there, Pendleton requests that Deltenre make clear to the readers of “La Nouvelle Jerusalem” that the General Church has a policy of fair and open dealings with other bodies of the New Church. However, he does not wish this message to appear as a public rebuke of Mr. Hussenet’s statement, which Pendleton...

Scope and Contents Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Ernst Deltenre in Brussels, Belgium. Signed for N.D. Pendleton by Freda Pendleton. Pendleton has received Deltenre’s letter of June 12th; Pendleton hopes Deltenre’s doctor is right and he will indeed be able to begin walking again by mid-July. Pendleton learned from the Portland Journal that Rev. Charles Nusbaum has accepted a call to Mauritius and will stay for a year before returning to Portland. Pendleton does not think there will be a...

Scope and Contents Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Ernst Deltenre in Brussels, Belgium. Pendleton has received Deltenre’s letter of April 12th. He wishes Deltenre to make clear in “La Nouvelle Jerusalem” that the General Church has a policy of fairness and non-interference towards other bodies of the New Church. Pendleton would prefer this to be done without hurting the feelings of Mr. Hussenet if possible. Pendleton reports that three representatives of the Convention Church, including the...

Scope and Contents Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Fernand Hussenet. Handwritten French copy attached, most likely translated by Mr. or Mrs. Eldred Iungerich. Pendleton has received Hussenet’s letter of Nov. 24th with enclosed membership applications for Dr. and Mrs. Boyesen and two of Hussenet’s children, Elie and Olivia. Pendleton hopes Hussenet’s missionary work will bring favorable results. Concerning the activities of Conference and Convention in Paris, Pendleton writes, “For some strange reason...

Scope and Contents Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Fernand Hussenet in Saint Cloud, Paris, France. Handwritten French translation attached. Translated by "E.E.I." (Eldred Iungerich?). Pendleton has received Hussenet’s letter of Nov. 2nd. Pendleton congratulates Hussenet on the marriage of his daughter Myrrah to Mr. Daly, who was baptized into the New Church prior to the wedding. Pendleton was also pleased to hear of the marriage of Mr. Boyesen and the baptism of his fiancée. Pendleton sees baptism as...