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Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Alan Gill in New York City, USA. Considering the needs of the New York Society, Pendleton thinks Gill ought to be ordained into the second degree of the priesthood. Pendleton is planning to ordain Mr. Whitehead and Mr. Elphick into the second degree at the Kitchener Assembly, and if Gill can arrange to attend the Assembly, Pendleton would like to ordain him at that time as well.

Scope and Contents Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Alfred Acton in Sweden. Pendleton acknowledges Acton's last letter with appreciation. He discusses the case of Will Caldwell. A special Consistory meeting was called to address the case. Pendlton writes "Dispite his standing off from me, I have ever regarded him with affection, and while he finally turned upon me in the way you know, I cannot but feel that he was the victim of a temperament which would permit of no conciliation after the step was once...

Scope and Contents Handwritten letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Carl Theophilus Odhner. Pendleton discusses the changed appearance of the Atlantic Garden restaurant, which he and Odhner have not visited together in twenty years. It used to be “like an open court, with a large palm (?) and fountain in its center. . . Now it is nothing more than an ordinary dining room- entirely enclosed- having no distinguishing feature.” When Pendleton received Odhner’s request, he spoke to Walter Falkner, who is acquainted...

Scope and Contents Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. David Harold Klein in Chicago, IL, USA. Pendleton has received Klein’s concerning letter of April 8th. Pendleton is busy preparing to depart for the Toronto District Assembly, and he greatly regrets that he is unable to do anything for Klein at this time. He realizes that this may be the beginning of the end of Klein’s active work, but he hopes that Klein will “rebound and find that the present state is the result of a temporary depression of [his]...

Scope and Contents Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Eldred Edward Iungerich in Pittsburch, PA, USA. Pendleton writes that while he can appreciate Iungerich’s feeling of haste under the circumstances, he hopes Iungerich can understand that those who have been continuously involved in the events and discussions feel otherwise. Pendleton’s calendar for May and June is packed; He has had to ask Mr. Synnestvedt to oversee the Washington-Arbutus Assembly and Bishop DeCharms to oversee the New York Assembly....

Scope and Contents Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Eldred Edward Iungerich in Pittsburgh, PA, USA. Pendleton states that Iungerich would probably find an argument with Theo (Pitcairn) very intriguing. He writes that there has not yet been an open break in the Church away from Pfeiffer and his followers. He has just returned from meetings in Toronto and Kitchener where the "Pfeiffer doctrines" were discussed. As far as he could discern, Pfeiffer’s ideas were not looked upon favorably. Names...

Scope and Contents Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Eldred Edward Iungerich in Pittsburgh, PA, USA. Pendleton was relieved to hear the results of the petition in the Pittsburgh society and to know that “A. L. etc.” (Alex P. Lindsay?) would have nothing to do with it. Pendleton hopes there will be no further attempts, and he does not plan to mention the matter to the Consistory. Pendleton is distressed by the sate of the Church in France; Although they have given Mrs. Hussenet a small pension, the...

Scope and Contents Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Eldred Edward Iungerich in Seine et Oise, France. Pendleton reports that the Consistory has enjoyed reading Iungerich’s letters from Paris. Pendleton writes that the Denver Society has finally collapsed following several recent deaths and families moving away. The Pastor, Henry (Heinrichs), has resigned and will move to Kitchener to pursue secular work. Miss Hager will support Heinrichs financially, and the General Church will also continue to pay...

Scope and Contents Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Eldred Edward Iungerich in St. Cloud, Seine et Oise, France. Pendleton enjoyed Iungerich’s account of the British Assembly with his summary of discussions about the Hague doctrine. Regarding this doctrine and its relationship to the General Church, Pendleton writes, “Whatever may be said for or against some of the later expounding of that doctrine, the arrogant pronouncements of its beginning promulgation still stand as basic to the system. So far...

Scope and Contents Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Eldred Edward Iungerich in St. Cloud, Seine et Oise, France. Pendleton has received Iungerich’s letters of Oct. 22nd and 30th upon his return from a trip to Pittsburgh and Toronto for their district assemblies. The Toronto Society was celebrating 50 years since its formation, and assembly attendance was at a high. Pendleton assures Iungerich that the Consistory did not judge him for his views expressed in a previous letter regarding Swedenborg’s...