Scope and Contents Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Robert J. Tilson in London, England. Pendleton appreciates Tilson allowing him to keep the letter he (Tilson) sent to Mr. Caldwell (letter attached). Pendleton does not intend to “use it” except under extreme pressure from the “other side,” i.e. Convention. The Executive Committee has approved of Pendleton’s plan to send Wynne (Acton) to England to act as Tilson’s assistant. Tilson may now bring the matter before his society for comment. The Church...

Scope and Contents Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Robert J. Tilson in London, England. Pendleton has received Tilson’s letter of April 10th. Pendleton was pleased to receive the record card informing him of Henderson’s ordination into the second degree. He thinks Tilson has saved “some trouble and no little expense” by ordaining him before he departed for Sydney. After the death of Alvin Lindrooth, Henry Heinrichs feels it is time to give up the Church’s work in Denver. Pendleton is sorry for the...

Scope and Contents Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Theodore Pitcairn at Chateau de la Motte, Thoury-Ferrottes, Seine-et-Marne, France. Pendleton discusses a letter recently received by Pitcairn from Watanabe: “There is so far as I can see nothing in his letter to you which would warrant the conclusion that he is at this time prepared to break with Convention and come to us. It is clear that he is interiorly in sympathy with our position, but equally obvious that he does not want that fact known,...

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Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Theodore Pitcairn at Chateau les Pleignes, Grez sur Loing, Seine-et-Marne, France. Text: “I enclose a letter from a Mr. A. J. Van Ginkel, of Pretoria, South Africa, which was forwarded to me by Rev. Paul Sperry, President of Convention. He states that this letter came into his hands indirectly, and asks me to dispose of it.” Names mentioned: Mr. A. J. Van Ginkel, Rev. Paul Sperry

Scope and Contents Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Walter E. Brickman in Edinburgh, TX, USA. Pendleton has received Herbert and Mrs. Schoenberger’s applications for membership, and certificates of membership have been sent. The applications for August Schoenberger and his wife have not arrived yet. Pendleton knew John Schoenberger in the early days of the Church in Pittsburgh; He remained in the Convention society out of loyalty, but he was with the General Church in principle. Pendleton is glad...

Scope and Contents Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Willis L. Gladish. Pendleton has received Gladish’s letter of Feb. 16th with enclosed letter from Gladish to Mr. John Forrest. Pendleton advises Gladish to deal with Forrest’s moods by not taking them seriously and politely telling him to mind his own business. Pendleton reports that the annual meetings were successful and that George DeCharms’ health has greatly improved. Pendleton is interested in Gladish’s trip to Clinton with his wife; He...

Scope and Contents Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Willis L. Gladish. Pendleton has received Gladish’s letter of March 15th with enclosed membership applications for Mrs. Cronwall and Miss Cronwall. Pendleton is interested in Gladish’s visit to Clinton; Pendleton suspects that as the Convention Church declines, the General Church will take on more responsibility for Convention’s societies. He warns that “Convention authorities have gotten after us more than once for what they claim as invasions of...

Scope and Contents Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Willis L. Gladish in Chicago, IL, USA. Pendleton regrets that Mr. Petersen has gotten in trouble with the Convention Church, and he hopes they will drop their inquisition soon. Pendleton is pleased that Gladish liked his paper on the Lord’s Divine generation. Pendleton has not seen Mr. Slight’s study on the same subject but hopes to find time to read it. Pendleton discusses the significance of internal and external meaning of the two genealogies given...

Scope and Contents Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Willis L. Gladish in Chicago, IL, USA. Pendleton discusses the situation with former Convention Church minister Rev. A. C. Petersen; He is sorry he could not receive Petersen as a minister of the General Church, but he does not wish to make a habit of taking on elderly Convention ministers who are out of work. Pendleton feels he must keep the priesthood as efficient as possible and that only those who have been properly trained can do the work....

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Handwritten letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Willis L. Gladish. Handwriting nearly illegible. Pendleton discusses the practice of baptism and the differences between General Church and Convention Church baptisms. Names mentioned: Mr. Waelchli