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Found in 68 Collections and/or Records:

Letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Willis L. Gladish, 1925-03-23

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Identifier: RG.004.01
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...
Dates: 1925-03-23

Letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Willis L. Gladish, 1931-04-04

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Identifier: RG.004.01
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...
Dates: 1931-04-04

Letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Willis L. Gladish, 1936-02-10

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Identifier: RG.004.01
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....
Dates: 1936-02-10

Letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Willis L. Gladish, 1925

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Identifier: RG.004.01
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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

Dates: 1925

Letter from N.D. Pendleton's secretary to Rev. Fred E. Waelchli, 1919-10-31

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Identifier: RG.004.01
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Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton's secretary, Freda Pendleton, to Rev. Fred E. Waelchli in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. At the Bishop’s request, F. Pendleton in sending Waelchli correspondence between the Bishop and Mr. E. H. Alden of Philadelphia. F. Pendleton comments, “It would seem from all accounts that the Convention and the Conference are beginning to be quite worried about the doings of the General Church, much as they love to ignore out existence.” Names mentioned: Mr. E. H. Alden

Dates: 1919-10-31

Letter from N.D. Pendleton's secretary to Rev. Fred E. Waelchli, 1928-06-15

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Identifier: RG.004.01
Scope and Contents Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton's secretary, Viola Wolcott Rennels, to Rev. Fred E. Waelchli in Wyoming, Ohio, USA. Rennels encloses an exchange of letters between a Dr. J. P. Price of Dayton, Texas and the General Church treasurer, Hubert Hyatt. Bishop Pendleton would like to know if Waelchli could stop in Dayton during his episcopal trip next fall to baptize Dr. and Mrs. Price. Dr. Price speaks of having Mr. Francisco baptize them, but Bishop Pendleton would prefer Waelchli. Names...
Dates: 1928-06-15

Letter from N.D. Pendleton's secretary to Rev. Fred E. Waelchli, 1930-03-10

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Identifier: RG.004.01
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Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton's secretary to Rev. Fred E. Waelchli in Wyoming, Ohio, USA. Unsigned, likely written by Viola Wolcott Rennels. The Bishop’s secretary requests information regarding the former Church affiliations of Mrs. A. M. Echols. She supposes Mrs. Echols formerly belonged to Convention, but she would like to be sure as this information will now be included in the Church’s records. Names mentioned: Mrs. A. M. (Tochie Frost) Echols

Dates: 1930-03-10

Letter from N.D. Pendleton's secretary to Rev. Willis L. Gladish, 1926-10-08

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Identifier: RG.004.01
Scope and Contents Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton's secretary to Rev. Willis L. Gladish. Unsigned, mostly likely written by Viola W. Rennels. Gladish’s letter of Oct. 4th arrived just after the Bishop left for his trip to Pittsburgh. Pendleton’s secretary reports that she has no record of any General Church members in St. Louis beside Mr. Wilson. Mr. Caldwell says the Convention minister in St. Louis, Mr. Cook, is “quite sound.” Pendleton’s secretary suggests that Miss Ellen Sherman, a retired theological...
Dates: 1926-10-08