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Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton's secretary, Viola W. Rennels, to Rev. Fred E. Gyllenhaal in Toronto, ON, Canada. Rennels asks Gyllenhaal if he has set a date yet for the fall District Assembly in Canada. Mr. Caldwell would like to know the date before August 1st so that it can be published in the next issue of New Church Life. Names mentioned: Bishop (N.D.) Pendleton, Mr. (Will) Caldwell, Mrs. (Agnes Pemberton) Gyllenhaal, Zoe (Gyllenhaal)

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Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton's secretary, Freda Pendleton, to Rev. George DeCharms in Philadelphia, PA, USA. F. Pendleton is enclosing a certificate signed by the Acting Bishop, N.D. Pendleton, to the Pennsylvania R.R. She has sent the railroad a copy of the Aug. 1915 Life which contains a list of Ministers. F. Pendleton hopes this is satisfactory.

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Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton's secretary, Viola Wolcott Rennels, to Rev. Gilbert Haven Smith in Glenview, IL, USA. Rennels would like to know if Smith and Bishop Pendleton have discussed plans for a fall District Assembly so that dates can be published in the Life as soon as possible. Names mentioned: Mr. (Will) Caldwell, Bishop (Nathaniel Dandridge) Pendleton

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Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton's secretary, V.W. Rennels, to Rev. Hendrik W. Boef in Los Angeles, CA, USA. Rennels points out that on the death record card Boef sent for Mrs. Douglas, her age was listed as 64, but her date of birth was listed as Jan. 19th 1877, which would have made her 58 at the time of her death. Rennels informs Boef of this so he will not wonder about Douglas’ age when her death is published in the Life.

Scope and Contents Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton's secretary, Freda Pendleton, to Rev. Hugo Odhner in Kitchener, ON, Canada. F. Pendleton received Odhner’s letter and forwarded one to Mr. Ridgway as requested. She explains that Mr. R. Melville Ridgway is the secretary of the Durban Society, and his brother is Mr. J. Henry Ridgway. J. Henry Ridgway visited the US with his family about 10 years ago, and his son, Norman Ridgway, has been atteneding the Academy. F. Pendleton relates an anecdote about the...

Scope and Contents Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton's secretary to Rev. Robert J. Tilson in London, England. Unsigned, likely written by Viola Wolcott Rennels. Rennels has received Tilson’s note with statistical cards enclosed. She is sending him a number of blank cards for recording baptisms, betrothals, and deaths. She will send him the new baptism and confession of faith cards once they are printed. In answer to Tilson’s question regarding whether the Bishop’s secretary is the best person to address...

Scope and Contents Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton's secretary, Viola Wolcott Rennels, to Rev. Robert J. Tilson in London, England. Rennels thanks Tilson for his letter of August 5th with enclosures. The Church’s newly designed baptism cards are currently being printed. She will send Tilson a batch when they arrive. She was pleased to hear that Tilson is so happy with his new assistant, Wynne Acton. She considered Acton to be of fine character and very dependable. Rennels hopes Tilson’s three weeks’ rest at...

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Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton's secretary, Viola Wolcott Rennels, to Rev. Theodore Pitcairn at Chateau les Pleignes, Grez sur Loing, Seine-et-Marne, France. Text: “The correspondence is self-explanatory. I have mailed a copy of the June 1935 New Church Life to Frau Spielmann. Hope you had a pleasant journey back to France.”

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Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton's secretary, Viola W. Rennels, to Rev. William B. Caldwell. Rennels gives Caldwell updated addresses for Revs. John Moses Jiyana, Julius Jiyana, and Moffat B. Mcanyana for the new Directory for the New Church Life. Names mentioned: Mr. Elphick, John Moses Jiyana, Julius Jiyana, and Moffat B. Mcanyana

Scope and Contents Handwritten letter from N.D. Pendleton's wife, Beatrice Walton Childs Pendleton, to Rev. Carl Theophilus Odhner. No Date. “I have been burning the midnight oil in my effort to get off this communication in time. It has been written under difficulty, and may not meet with your approval. In which case, change it, or don’t publish it- I wont be one bit hurt. I have put question marks where I have been uncertain of words- like your Swedish smorgasbord. In reading it, I should advise you to take...