Scope and Contents Handwritten letter from N.D. Pendleton to Bishop William F. Pendleton. Kingsley Hotel letterhead. Pendleton’s time in London is almost over; Tomorrow he and Beatrice will depart for Colchester to attend the Assembly. Mr. Pitcairn, two of his boys, and Mr. Deltenre are on their way to the Assembly from Holland. On Wednesday, Pendleton delivered a lecture on the Doctrines to the people of the London Society. Pendleton was impressed by several members during the discussion after the lecture....

Scope and Contents Handwritten letter from N.D. Pendleton to Bishop William F. Pendleton. Pendleton and his wife spent three days with the New Church people of Copenhagen. They attended Sunday service at Mr. Bronniche’s Church and met the congregation. Pendleton relays the specifics of the order of service used. Pendleton judges Bronniche’s philosophical position to be intermediate, somewhere between Academy principles and the rest of the Church. From Copenhagen, Pendleton and Beatrice travelled to Gothenburg...

Scope and Contents Handwritten letter from N.D. Pendleton to Bishop William F. Pendleton. Shaftesbury Hotel, Colchester letterhead. Pendleton reports that the Assembly in Colchester was a success. Members from several different countries were present, including the United States, Canada, Belgium, Holland, and Sweden. There were several interesting speeches, and accounts were given of the Church work being done in Brussels and Sweden. Of the Assembly, Pendleton writes, “That which impressed me most was the...

Scope and Contents Handwritten letter from N.D. Pendleton to Bishop William F. Pendleton. Hotell Excelsior letterhead. Continuing on their European tour, Pendleton and his wife have arrived in Stockholm. Their visit began with an informal meeting of the Church circle; Pendleton comments, “The occasion was altogether delightful- was like an old Academy meeting.” He concludes that Academy thought is strong in Sweden, and he advises that the “Church will make no mistake in giving hearty support to the work that...

Scope and Contents Handwritten letter from N.D. Pendleton to Bishop William F. Pendleton. La Have hotel letterhead. Pendleton and his wife, Beatrice, arrived in the Hague two nights ago. They will dine with the Barger family tonight, and afterwards, there will be a gathering of all interested members, including Alfred (Stroh), Mr. Pitcairn, Mr. Deltenre, Mr. Gardiner, and two ladies from the Stockholm Circle. Tomorrow, Pendleton will administer Holy Supper to the community and then attend meetings at the...

Scope and Contents Handwritten letter from N.D. Pendleton to Bishop William F. Pendleton. General Church of the New Jerusalem, Brussels letterhead. Pendleton reports that the meetings in the Hague were very successful. They were attended by the members of the Hague circle, 10-12 people, as well as 8 visitors from abroad. Pendleton feels that his extemporaneous message at the opening meeting was made stronger by the presence of several prominent Conference members, including Mr. Gardiner and Mr. Wynter. On the...

Scope and Contents Handwritten letter from N.D. Pendleton to Bishop William F. Pendleton. Pendleton hopes W.F.P. will be able to visit Pittsburgh soon. However, if he cannot, Pendleton will arrange to come to Bryn Athyn for a few days. Pendleton was glad to learn of the way Mr. Pitcairn feels, though it came as a bit of a surprise. Pendleton himself feels that “if such a change is to be made it ought not to be long delayed- especially in view of conserving your forces- for that part of your work which will...

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Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Alan Gill in New York, NY, USA. Pendleton is glad Gill has been able to accept the Church’s offer and will attend the 1928 London Assembly. Pendleton hopes that the members of the Church in England will be pleased with the planned ordination of Mr. Tilson at the Assembly. Pendleton informs Gill that he will visit the New York society on the second Sunday in May if that is agreeable to the people.

Scope and Contents Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton's secretary to Rev. Albert Bjorck in Bath, England. Pendleton has received Bjorck’s letter of March 7th with enclosures; Pendleton will give Bjorck’s article on the “Word of the Lord and the Doctrines of the Church” to Mr. Caldwell for publication in the Life. Bjorck’s letter to Mr. Smyth resigning from Convention was published in the April issue of the Life; It was felt that Bjorck’s reasons for resignation should be made public. Mr. Acton has suggested...

Scope and Contents Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Albert Bjorck in Bath, England. Pendleton has notified the treasurer, Mr. Hyatt, that Bjorck has decided to accept the aid; Hyatt will send the first quarterly payment. Pendleton thinks Bjorck should either relocate to London or Colchester; Pendleton prefers London, but he thinks Bjorck should take time to consider the matter fully and meet with the Priests Council. Pendleton was greatly interested in Bjorck’s last letter and believes that they can...