Scope and Contents Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Karl R. Alden in Toronto, Canada. General Church letterhead. Copy attached. Pendleton has recveived Alden's encouraging report. Pendleton wonders if a missionary evening service, held the first Sunday of every month, would be more effective than a concentrated fall or spring sermon series. The Ontario Assembly will take place on May 24th. Theo (Pitcairn) is having trouble getting Eric Ridgway from South Africa into the USA; They have had to exercise...

Scope and Contents Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Llewellyn W. T. David in Denver, CO, USA. Pendleton acknowledges David’s letter of Sept. 12th. Pendleton informs David that his father (Joseph David) has been employed to undertake missionary work in and around Denver. David has invited Pendleton to visit the Denver Society, but Pendleton is unsure if this is the best time to visit; He does not wish to request the extra funds from the General Church during war time, and he thinks it may be better to...

Scope and Contents Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Norman H. Reuter in Wyoming, OH, USA. Pendleton acknowledges receipt of Reuter’s letter. He looks forward to hearing the results of Reuter’s missionary undertaking. There has recently been discussion regarding the position of assistant pastor of the Pittsburgh Society; Pendleton writes, “As you suggest, the Assembly will afford an occasion for a talk, and perhaps a decision can then be arrived at between those of us who are most nearly concerned,...

Scope and Contents Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Richard Morse in Sydney, Australia. Pendleton has received Morse’s letter of October 25th. Pendleton was very pleased to learn that efforts to unite those in Australia who believe in the Divine Authority of the Writings have been successful thus far. Pendleton has also received the documents relating to Mr. Gyllenhaal’s visit to Basutoland which Morse forwarded. Pendleton is encouraged by the results of Gyllenhaal’s evangelization efforts; He writes,...

Scope and Contents Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Richard Morse in Sydney, Australia. Pendleton has received the photographs and films taken by Mr. Gyllenhaal in Basutoland, and he has passed them along to Mr. Alden. It has been suggested that copies of the photographs be sold to support the Basutoland fund, but there is doubt about whether enough copies could be sold to make a profit. Pendleton is very encouraged by the missionary work being done by Gyllenhaal in Basutoland; With the assistance of...

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Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Richard Morse in Sydney, Australia. Pendleton has received Morse’s letter of Nov. 7th with enclosed pamphlet and also the newspaper which Morse forwarded to him. Pendleton hopes the Church will be able to advertise through the newspaper, though he personally believes that “the Church is most readily communicated to others by personal contact.”

Scope and Contents Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Robert J. Tilson in London, England. Pendleton was relieved to learn from Mrs. Tilson that Mr. Tilson’s operation was successful. He hopes the operation will ease Tilson’s suffering and allow him to serve the Church for many years to come. Pendleton directs Tilson to the Life periodical for an account of the Cathedral dedication which took place in Bryn Athyn. Pendleton finds it difficult to describe the “greatness” of the occasion, and he hopes...

Scope and Contents Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Robert J. Tilson in London, England. Pendleton has received Tilson’s letter of Jan. 10th with enclosures. Pendleton thinks the “Percy Dawson group” at Failsworth is worthy of Tilson’s attention. Pendleton has recently seen several photographs of the successive church buildings at Failsworth, and it appears that the size of the congregation has been growing over the past 50 years. Pendleton notes Tilson’s desire to visit Failsworth, York, Bath,...

Scope and Contents Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Robert J. Tilson in London, England. In Bryn Athyn, the ministers’ meetings have just closed. Rather than papers, the entire time was devoted to discussion this year. The main topics discussed were: teaching the doctrine of Conjugial Love, the relation of the General Church to its subordinate bodies (i.e. Sons of the Academy), and the support of ministers by voluntary offerings. Pendleton also informs Tilson that the General Church will pay his...

Scope and Contents Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Robert J. Tilson in London, England. Pendleton asks Tilson to convey his greetings to the 1929 British Assembly. He would like to be present in person, but his engagements on the European continent will prevent him from doing so. He plans to visit Paris, the Hague, and Thoury-Ferottes as he was unable to visit these places last summer. He promises to spend several days in England on his return journey from South Africa. He plans to hold the first...