Scope and Contents Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Albert Bjorck in Woodgreen, Salisbury, England. Note: Typed by Stella Campbell. Pendleton was pleased to receive Bjorck’s last letter and hear that the British Assembly was successful. Pendleton is especially gratified by the stance Bjorck has taken towards the Hague dogmas. While Pendleton agrees that most of the ideas advanced by those advocating for the Hague doctrines are true, he thinks that there is an underlying assumption which should be...

Scope and Contents Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Albert Bjorck in Woodgreen, Salisbury, England. Pendleton has received Bjorck’s reports and letter of Dec. 31st. The Mid-year meetings have just ended. The Ministers’ Meetings where devoted to the subject of the state of the Church and the responsibility of priests when marrying those of different religions. Pendleton raised the question because he feels that the minister has a very definite responsibility in that situation, and he sensed a growing...

Scope and Contents Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Albert Bjorck in Palma de Mallorca, Spain. Pendleton acknowledges Bjorck’s letter of Sept. 4th in which he discusses the relationship between the two General Church ministers now working in England. Pendleton agrees with Bjorck’s estimate of the situation; He hopes that the removal of Mr. Gyllenhaal to Colchester and the closing of the Peckham Rye Society will help ease the irritation. Pendleton is glad to hear of the prospect of Bjorck returning to...

Scope and Contents Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Albert Bjorck in Woodgreen, Salisbury, England. Pendleton has received Bjorck’s letter of April 9th; Pendleton wishes Bjorck a speedy recovery from his illness and hopes that he will be able to attend the Bryn Athyn Assembly with Soldanella. In response to Bjorck’s letter about the Hague development, Pendleton states his view on the nature of the Writings: The Writings are a Divine revelation, containing all the spiritual senses of all the heavens,...

Scope and Contents Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Andrew Czerny in London, England. The Bishop (W.F. Pendleton) has found it necessary to turn over much of his work to N.D. Pendleton, so N.D. Pendleton is answering Czerny’s letter to the Bishop. Czerny has been dealing with disturbances in the London society, and Pendleton reports that there is unrest in other church societies as well over the question of the state and condition of life after death. While the Bishop sees this as an important topic,...

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Handwritten letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Carl Theophilus Odhner. On returning from Glenview, Pendleton found Odhner’s note with his study of the “Divine Human from Eternity” enclosed. Pendleton has only had time to glance over the first part, but the contents of the study interest him. He will examine it more closely later.

Scope and Contents Handwritten letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Carl Theophilus Odhner. No Date. Pendleton informs Odhner that he will visit Bryn Athyn again shortly to attend the Consistory meeting. During his visit, he hopes to discuss aspects of Swedenborg’s scientific philosophy which have been on his mind. He writes, “In fact I am again up to my neck, if not deeper, in Swedenborg’s science. The occasion for this recent plunge is a certain startling proposition, concerning the nature of the Sun as...

Scope and Contents Handwritten letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Carl Theophilus Odhner. Date: July 6th, no year. Pendleton discusses Swedenborg’s writings on the metaphysics of the soul as they relate to his criticism of Odhner’s paper. He writes, “You will recall that on the occasion of the reading of your first paper I said that Swedenborg had stated that the 'pure simple was neither Infinite nor finite but an indefinite eus(?)' and that you challenged me to show the statement. Unfortunately I could not...

Scope and Contents Handwritten letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Carl Theophilus Odhner. Pendleton thanks Odhner for his letter of yesterday with news from Bryn Athyn. He comments, “I have always opposed vaccinations as a matter of course. The compulsory variety adds injustice to injury. . . As to voluntary vaccination, I consider that the principle involved is a choice between evils, which every man must be free to make according to his judgement.” He asks if he is correct in understanding Odhner to say...

Scope and Contents Handwritten letter from N.D. Pendleton, most likely to Rev. Carl Theophilus Odhner. Addressed to “My Dear Boy.” No Date. Pendleton thanks the Odhners for their last letter with an “excellent picture.” Of the picture, Pendleton writes, “Tell ‘Lulu’ that her’s though good, does not quite do her justice. And as for yours, there is a mingling of genial humor and fierce determination which is entirely characteristic and altogether delightful. A sort of love for friends and terror for enemies...