Scope and Contents Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Gustaf Baeckström in Stockholm, Sweden. Pendleton acknowledges Baeckstrom’s letters of Dec. 12th and Jan. 28th. Swedish public opinion on Swedenborg has changed because of a recently published book by Emil Kleen. Pendleton believes Kleen will be forgotten with time. He writes, “We New Churchmen are accustomed to look deeply into the future for the fruition of our hopes for the Church.” He wishes someone would write an answer to the book which would...

Scope and Contents Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Gustaf Baeckström in Stockholm, Sweden. Pendleton acknowledges Baeckstrom’s recent promising report and letters of Apr. 4th and May 18th. Pendleton is finding it complicated to arrange a trip which includes all the Church’s European societies, but he expects to be in Stockholm the last week of August and the first week in September. Pendleton’s daughter Ora (Pendleton) and Miss Creda Glenn will accompany him to Stockholm, and Pendleton asks Baeckstrom...

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Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Gustaf Baeckström in Stockholm, Sweden. Pendleton informs Baeckstrom that his ship has been delayed and that Raymond Pitcairn no longer plans to sail to Europe due to his wife’s health. Pendleton will now arrive in Sweden a week later than intended; He will be there for the first two Sundays in September.

Scope and Contents Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Gustaf Baeckström in Stockholm, Sweden. Pendleton acknowledges Baeckstrom’s letter and report of Dec. 5th. Pendleton notes Baeckstrom’s point about the decline of interest in spiritual mysteries in Sweden over the last few years. Pendleton believes this was to be expected after the end of the war, now that life is getting back to normal. Pendleton foresees the slow and steady growth of the Stockholm Society in the future. Pendleton and his wife...

Scope and Contents Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Hendrik W. Boef in Los Angeles, CA, USA. Pendleton looks forward to reading an account of the Los Angeles Assembly when it is published in the Life. Pendleton briefly updates Boef on developments in the Hague controversy; Bishop DeCharms has recently visited the Hague and reports that Mr. (Ernst) Pfeiffer will not compromise because “he sees absolute truth which cannot be changed to all eternity.” Pendleton assures Boef that the men in Bryn Athyn are...

Scope and Contents Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Hendrik W. Boef Los Angeles, CA, USA. Pendleton has received Boef’s letter of May 25th. He is happy Boef will be coming to visit Bryn Athyn in the summer but regrets that he (Pendleton) will have left for his trip to Europe and South Africa by then. Pendleton has arranged to have Bishop DeCharms ordain Boef into the second degree while Boef is in Bryn Athyn. Pendleton is discouraged to hear that worship attendance has decreased in Los Angeles, but he...

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Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Henry Heinrichs in Denver, CO, USA. Pendleton informs Heinrichs that the Executive Committee has approved his episcopal trip to the Canadian Northwest; The treasurer will communicate with Heinrichs about the financial matters involved. Pendleton will go to Europe over the summer on his “usual round” and is happy that Mrs. (Beatrice) Pendleton is planning on accompanying him.

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Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Henry Heinrichs in Denver, CO, USA. Pendleton informs Heinrichs that the General Church will contribute $350 toward his traveling expenses if he is able to attend the 1928 London Assembly.

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Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Henry Heinrichs in Denver, CO, USA. Pendleton is pleased that Heinrichs will accept the Church’s offer of financial assistance to attend the 1928 London Assembly. Pendleton trusts that Heinrichs will have a successful trip to the West and Northwest over the summer. Pendleton hopes Mrs. (Carrie Davenport) Howland’s health will improve so that she may return to the Denver Society where her presence is needed.

Scope and Contents Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Henry Heinrichs in Denver, CO, USA. In reply to Heinrichs’ letter of March 2nd, Pendleton writes that it will not be necessary for Heinrichs to make his usual trip to the Northwest this summer as his trip to London for the Assembly will take him away from his congregation for long enough. Pendleton is encouraged by the improvement of the situation in the Denver Society as exemplified by the addition of a new member. Pendleton thinks Heinrichs was...