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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...

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Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton's secretary (Mrs. Viola Wolcott Rennels) to A. Wynne Acton in London, England. Rennels tells Acton they have heard good things about him since his arrival in London. She is sending him 10 copies each of the Church's updated baptism and confession of faith record cards. In Bryn Athyn, they are excied for the upcoming election, although it seems as if the wrong man will win.

Scope and Contents Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton's secretary, Freda Pendleton, to Rev. Andrew Czerny in Brooklyn, New York, USA. The Bishop has asked F. Pendleton to write to the Bureau of Citizenship as Czerny requested in his letter of Sept. 6th. F. Pendleton encloses a copy of this letter. W.F. Pendleton says they enjoyed having Czerny with them in Ocean City and were sorry this his visit was so short. Enclosure: Freda Pendleton to the Bureau of Citizenship, Washington, D.C. Text: "Rev. Czerny has been...

Scope and Contents Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton's secretary, Freda Pendleton, to Rev. Andrew Czerny in London, England. F. Pendleton gives Czerny notice that the Bishop expects to sail for England in about two weeks. As a result of overworking, the Bishop has been ill since Thanksgiving and finds it imperative to make a radical change to recover his health. Theodore Pitcairn convinced the Bishop to join him on his trip to South Africa to visit Fred Gyllenhaal, and they will be sailing there via England....

Scope and Contents Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton's secretary, Freda Pendleton, to Rev. Emil R. Cronlund in Toronto, Canada. The Bishop has sailed for England and will therefore need to postpone his visit to Toronto. He regrets the postponement but finds it necessary to take this opportunity to visit Europe, and if possible, South Africa and Australia. The Bishop Emeritus (W.F. Pendleton) will take the Bishop’s place in the U.S. but will not be undertaking any episcopal trips. The next General Assembly will...

Scope and Contents Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton's secretary, Freda Pendleton, to Rev. Ernst Deltenre in Brussels, Belgium. The Bishop has been wanting to write to Deltenre ever since letters have been able to get through to Europe after the war, but he has been ill since November and unable to write. F. Pendleton writes that in Bryn Athyn, they have all had Deltenre in their hearts and prayers. Everyone is so grateful that the war is over and that Belgium has been freed from the Germans. F. Pendleton is...

Scope and Contents Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton's secretary, Freda Pendleton, to Rev. Ernst Deltenre in Brussels, Belgium. F. Pendleton acknowledges receipt of Deltenre’s letter to the Bishop of Dec. 6th; Everyone was delighted to hear from him after so many years of silence. The Bishop has been ill for the past several months and has had to get away for his health. He is sailing with Theodore Pitcairn to visit the Church circles in Australia and South Africa, and he hopes to visit Belgium, Holland, and...