Scope and Contents Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Ernst Deltenre in Brussels, Belgium. Signed for N.D. Pendleton by Freda Pendleton. Pendleton has received Deltenre’s letter of June 12th; Pendleton hopes Deltenre’s doctor is right and he will indeed be able to begin walking again by mid-July. Pendleton learned from the Portland Journal that Rev. Charles Nusbaum has accepted a call to Mauritius and will stay for a year before returning to Portland. Pendleton does not think there will be a...

Scope and Contents Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Ernst Deltenre in Brussels, Belgium. Pendleton has received Deltenre’s letter of Nov. 14th. Pendleton is looking forward to the upcoming ministers’ meetings, which will be held in February instead of June this year. Pendleton was sorry to hear that Deltenre’s daughter, Marie-Louise, has been sick with the flu. Pendleton trusts that Deltenre made the right choice as to the hall and the storage of furniture; He hopes that a better place will be found...

Scope and Contents Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Ernst Deltenre in Brussels, Belgium. Pendleton has received Deltenre’s letter of April 12th. He wishes Deltenre to make clear in “La Nouvelle Jerusalem” that the General Church has a policy of fairness and non-interference towards other bodies of the New Church. Pendleton would prefer this to be done without hurting the feelings of Mr. Hussenet if possible. Pendleton reports that three representatives of the Convention Church, including the...

Scope and Contents Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Ernst Deltenre's wife, Maria, in Brussels, Belgium. Pendleton has received Mrs. Deltenre’s letter sent through Marie-Louise (Deltenre). Pendleton hopes it was helpful to have Mr. (Ernst) Pfeiffer present after Mr. Deltenre’s death. Pendleton regrets that the General Church must discontinue its financial support of the Society in Brussels. Pendleton asks Mrs. Deltenre to cancel all Church responsibilities there, i.e., the Ravenstein Library, the Revue,...

Scope and Contents Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Ernst Pfeiffer in The Hague, Holland. Pendleton congratulates Pfeiffer on completing three years of service to the Church in Holland. Pendleton is particularly pleased that Pfeiffer, with the help of Theo Pitcairn, was able to find a better location for the Church and manse. Pendleton is also pleased that Mr. Boef will be coming to study at the Theological School in the new year; Boef should have no trouble getting through immigration now that the...

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Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Ernst Pfeiffer in The Hague, Holland. If Pfeiffer is able to attend the upcoming Assembly in Kitchener, Pendleton would like him to present a paper during one of the meetings. Pfeiffer should reply to Pendleton with the paper’s subject and title so that they can print an accurate program in the Life.

Scope and Contents Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Ernst Pfeiffer in The Hague, Holland. Pendleton is glad that Pfeiffer was able to officiate Rev. Deltenre’s funeral, and he hopes Pfeiffer’s presence there was some comfort to Mrs. Deltenre. Mrs. Deltenre has written to Pendleton requesting authority to “dispose” of the General Church activities in Brussels. Pendleton regrets losing The Revue and the Church’s other engagements in Brussels, but it cannot be helped as the Church is unable to sustain the...

Scope and Contents Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Ernst Pfeiffer in The Hague, Holland. Pendleton has received Pfeiffer’s letters of August 26th and July 27th with the financial report of the First Dutch Society enclosed. Pendleton congratulates Pfeiffer on the progress made in Holland over the last year. He notes Pfeiffer’s public lectures, baptisms performed, increased subscriptions to “De Ware Christelijke Godsdienst,” and the institution of monthly suppers. Pendleton answers Pfeiffer’s questions...

Scope and Contents Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Ernst Pfeiffer in The Hague, Holland. Pendleton acknowledges receipt of Pfeiffer’s letter of Nov. 22nd, the financial report of the Dutch Society, Pfeiffer’s letter of Jan. 19th with translations of his recent editorial and two articles, and the cable containing New Year’s greetings from the Church in Holland. Pendleton apologizes for the delay in his correspondence and expresses appreciation for Pfeiffer’s communications. Pendleton is delighted by...

Scope and Contents Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Ernst Pfeiffer in The Hague, Holland. Pendleton discusses the contents of Pfeiffer’s magazine and whether it may be distributed within the Church. He writes, “There is to my mind no reason why you should not send copies of the excerpts from your magazine to the ministers, or to any others who may wish to read them. I presume you anticipate some difference of opinion with respect to them, and especially with reference to the values to be derived from...