Scope and Contents Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Victor J. Gladish. Pendleton was delighted to receive Gladish’s letter of Nov. 12th and hear how his work in Colchester is progressing. Pendleton had heard from other sources that things were going very well there. Pendleton has also just received Gladish’s letter of December 18th asking for advice regarding the school in Colchester. Pendleton thinks that a mission school is acceptable if a strictly New Church school is not possible, but that it...

Scope and Contents Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev Victor J. Gladish in Colchester, England. Pendleton discusses the difficulties faced by Gladish in maintaining a New Church school in Colchester; He writes that “outsiders” should only be admitted for the purpose of maintaining the school, but that if maintaining the school becomes the primary objective, the New Church element in the school will soon vanish. Regarding the matter of Colchester increasing its proportion of financial support for the...

Scope and Contents Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Victor J. Gladish in Colchester, England. Pendleton has received Gladish’s letter of Sept. 5th. Pendleton has just returned from an automobile trip out to Pittsburg with a group of people from Bryn Athyn to attend the dedication of the new church building there. Pendleton appoints Gladish as secretary for the upcoming British Assembly. Pendleton discusses whether to appoint a permanent Assembly Treasurer; He supposes that the Treasurer’s job would be...

Scope and Contents Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Victor J. Gladish in Colchester, England. Pendleton thinks that the appointment of an Assembly committee with its own treasurer is advisable. This will help to differentiate between Assembly meetings and society meetings. Pendleton proposes that Bishop Tilson should chair the committee and will write to him about it. Pendleton also suggests that Gladish should serve on the committee as well as one representative from the Colchester society and one...

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Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Victor J. Gladish in Colchester, England. Pendleton informs Caldwell that income from the Glanville Bequest has been reduced by 86%. However, the Board of Directors has decided that remittances for the Colchester school can be continued at the rate of $450 per year through June 30th, 1934. The Board anticipates that its investments of the Glanville Bequest funds will recover, but for now they have been greatly affected by the Great Depression.

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Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. William Hyde Alden in Bryn Athyn, PA, USA. Pendleton informs Alden that if he is able to attend the 1928 London General Church Assembly, the Church will contribute $200 towards his travel expenses.

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Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Willis L. Gladish in Covert Resort, MI, USA. Pendleton discusses Gladish’s summer work at Covert and hopes the children’s school there will become permanent. Pendleton writes that Fred (Waelchli) is doing well in the Northeast, reporting that there are earnest General Church members there. Early efforts of the General Church were also going well in Europe, until everything was interrupted by the war. Names mentioned: Fred (Waelchli), Mrs. Gladish

Scope and Contents Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Willis L. Gladish in Chicago, IL, USA. Pendleton has received Gladish’s last letter. Pendleton has been disappointed by Gladish’s separation from the active work of the ministry over the past several years. Now that Gladish has decided to remain out of ministerial work permanently, Pendleton would like him to know that he tried multiple times in the past to find a position for Gladish in the ministry, but conditions were never favorable. Pendleton...

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Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Willis L. Gladish in Chicago, IL, USA. Pendleton has decided that Gladish’s son, Victor, should be placed in Kitchener over the summer, and Hendrik Boef should go to Glenview. Pendleton is pleased that Gladish, and possibly also Mrs. Gladish, will be able to attend the London Assembly.

Scope and Contents Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Willis L. Gladish. Pendleton has received Gladish’s letter of Nov. 12th. Pendleton writes that his last trip (to South Africa?) was very successful; 14 natives were ordained. Mrs. (Beatrice) Pendleton’s account of the trip will soon be published in the New Church Life. Pendleton is interested in the planned meeting of the two Illinois societies; He hopes they will be able to organize a daily bus to take the Chicago society children out to the Glenview...