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Handwritten letter from N.D. Pendleton to Bishop William F. Pendleton. Pendleton thanks W.F.P. for his note regarding the time of the rehearing of the Kramph Will case. Pendleton will not be able to attend, but he hopes someone will give him an idea of the line of argument used by Mr. Hensel regarding the teachings concerning fornication and concubinage. Names mentioned: (Frederick J.) Kramph, Mr. Hensel (Honorable W. U. Hensel)

Scope and Contents Handwritten letter from N.D. Pendleton to Bishop William F. Pendleton. Pendleton understands from W.F.P.’s last letter, and from other Bryn Athyn Council members, that it has been decided to appeal the Orphan Court’s ruling on the Kramph Will case. Pendleton comments, “While there are several prudential consideration which might suggest our nesting in the hope of preserving our charter rights undisturbed, yet if there is any hope on rational grounds, it would be certainly be a weakness to...

Scope and Contents Handwritten letter from N.D. Pendleton to Bishop William F. Pendleton. Pendleton discusses the Kramph Will case, and the possibility of appealing Judge Smith’s decision. He worries that an unsuccessful appeal may bring more negative attention on the Church. He writes, “I am not unmindful of the fact that Judge Smith decided the case on the ground that the will itself was void because its devise was to a body teaching the doctrines as laid down in the Writings of the Honorable Emanuel...

Scope and Contents Handwritten letter from N.D. Pendleton to Bishop William F. Pendleton. Pendleton has sent W.F.P. several comments from Harvey Lechner on the Kramph Will case. Pendleton has received several clippings from Philadelphia papers on the case. Regarding the Church’s options in the wake of the court’s decision, Pendleton writes, “If there is the slightest hope of a reversal of the decision by the supreme court I am in favor of an appeal. If not I can not see what we shall gain.” Pendleton feels the...

Scope and Contents Handwritten letter from N.D. Pendleton to Bishop William F. Pendleton. Pendleton has spoken with Harvey Lechner regarding the Church’s legal standing in the Kramph Will case. Lechner has examined the relevant laws and is concerned that the Church and the Academy are legally vulnerable. Any form of fornication and adultery is against the law, as is the teaching of these ideas. As Pendleton understands from Lechner, “Any institution which holds and teaches things against public policy is...

Scope and Contents Handwritten letter from N.D. Pendleton to Bishop William F. Pendleton. Pendleton was glad to learn that Gilbert Smith will be sent to Erie. He has written to inform Dr. Cranch according to W.F.P.’s suggestion. Pendleton would like to be sent a copy of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court’s decision on the Kramph will case. Mr. Acton and Mr. Odhner both voiced opposition to Pendleton leaving Pittsburgh for a position in Bryn Athyn, but Pendleton informed them that he has declined the offer. Names...

Scope and Contents Handwritten letter from N.D. Pendleton to Bishop William F. Pendleton. Pendleton informs W.F.P. that the people of Pittsburgh would prefer not to have a district assembly due to the recent General Assembly. Pendleton is planning to officiate the upcoming wedding of Clio (Pollock) and Gerald (Glenn). Marriage laws in the state of West Virginia are very strict, and Pendleton requests an identification certificate from W.F.P. so that he can take out a special license. Names mentioned: Gerald...

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Handwritten letter from N.D. Pendleton to Bishop William F. Pendleton. No Date. Pendleton requests a certificate of identification from W.F.P. so that he will be able to perform an upcoming marriage ceremony in Ohio.

Scope and Contents Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Albert Bjorck in Palma de Mallorca, Spain. Pendleton has read Bjorck’s paper on “The Visible God of the New Church” in the December issue of the Life and found it “an exceptionally clear statement of our faith on the subject”. He hears that there is a second section of the paper which has not been published, in which Bjorck’s thoughts vary from the view presented by Pendleton in his earlier article on “Humanizing the Divine”. Pendleton is curious and...

Scope and Contents Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Ernst Pfeiffer in The Hague, Holland. In response to Pfeiffer’s question regarding “coming of age” laws in America, Pendleton writes, “There are no ‘American’ laws on the subject of the coming of age of citizens. Each state has its own laws. In Pennsylvania we have the same law as that in Holland, and I think it is the same in the most of the states of the Union. However, common perception, as in the matter of marriage, recognizes the fact that women...