General Convention (Swedenborgian Church of North America)
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Letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Ernst Deltenre, 1922-10-10
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Identifier: RG.004.01
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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....
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1922-10-10
Letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Ernst Deltenre, 1924-03-31
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Identifier: RG.004.01
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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...
Dates:
1924-03-31
Letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Ernst Deltenre, 1924-03-31
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Identifier: RG.004.01
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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...
Dates:
1924-03-31
Letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Ernst Deltenre, 1914-07-02
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Identifier: RG.004.01
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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...
Dates:
1914-07-02
Letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Ernst Deltenre, 1924-04-30
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Identifier: RG.004.01
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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...
Dates:
1924-04-30
Letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Fernand Hussenet, 1923-09-20
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Identifier: RG.004.01
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Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Fernand Hussenet in St. Cloud, Seine et Oise, France.
Pendleton is pleased to hear that things are going well for the General Church in France, and he apologizes that many duties and a recent illness have delayed his correspondence. Pendleton thanks Hussenet for the photograph of the Paris congregation assembled for the 19th of June; He notes that there appear to be many new faces. Pendleton is interested in the future of the New Church now that the...
Dates:
1923-09-20
Letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Fernand Hussenet, 1924-01-11
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Identifier: RG.004.01
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Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Fernand Hussenet in Saint Cloud, Seine et Oise, France. One typed and one handwritten French translation attached. Translated by Mrs. Eldred Iungerich.
Pendleton has received Hussenet’s letter of Dec. 12th. Pendleton is concerned that Hussenet does not mention receipt of his (Pendleton’s) letter of Nov. 12th in which Pendleton wished Hussenet to make clear to Convention’s new Society in Paris, La Nouvelle Jerusalem, that the General Church does not...
Dates:
1924-01-11
Letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Fernand Hussenet, 1918-04-18
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Identifier: RG.004.01
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Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Fernand Hussenet in Saint Cloud, France. The General Church of the New Jerusalem letterhead. Handwritten French copy and typed French copy attached.
Pendleton has received Hussenet’s letters of Dec. 9th, Dec. 31st, and Feb. 14th. Pendleton recommends that Hussenet discuss with M. de Chazal the situation in Lausanne between M. Fercken and M. Regamey. Pendleton explains that M. Fercken studied for one year in Bryn Athyn and was received as a minister...
Dates:
1918-04-18
Letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Fernand Hussenet, 1923-11-12
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Identifier: RG.004.01
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Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Fernand Hussenet in Saint Cloud, Seine et Oise, France. Slightly different version of the same letter in English attached (typed). Typed French translation attched; Translated by "E.E.I." (Eldred Iungerich?).
Pendleton has learned that the General Convention has recently set up a New Church society in Paris. Pendleton hopes this is a good sign for the future of the New Church in France. He is concerned that Hussenet’s recent communication to La...
Dates:
1923-11-12
Letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Fernand Hussenet, 1920-12-30
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Identifier: RG.004.01
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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...
Dates:
1920-12-30