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. Mr. Doering has written to Pendleton, asking if he would be interesting in teaching 4 classes at the College and Seminary school in the upcoming year. As Pendleton does not yet know the scope of the work W.F.P. has for him in Bryn Athyn, he believes it would be a mistake to take on additional work at this time. Pendleton has just written to Mr. Buss, arranging to write a paper on “natural space” for the July issue of The...

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Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Alan Gill in Long Island, NY, USA. Pendleton finds Gill’s arrangements for the Assembly satisfactory. Pendleton thinks it is a useful custom to include the Holy Supper as part of the occasion. Pendleton will either present his paper on “Blessing” or his paper on “Education”.

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Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Alan Gill in Waterloo, ON, Canada. Pendleton informs Gill that he is excused from writing a paper for the upcoming mid-year meetings. Pendleton hopes Gill will be present at the next year’s meetings and will present a paper at that time. Pendleton trusts that all will go well with Mrs. (Dorothy) Gill.

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. Albert Bjorck in Palma de Mallorca, Spain. Pendleton has received Bjorck’s letters of Dec. 6th and 26th. The mid-year meetings were quite successful, and Pendleton enjoyed them greatly. Pendleton wonders if Bjorck has decided to move to Colchester or somewhere else. Pendleton encourages Bjorck to write the paper he has been contemplating. He only suggests to Bjorck, “when we speak of change or non-change in the Lord we must distinguish between the...

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 Alred Acton in Sweden. Pendleton writes that Leonard (Gyllenhaal?) has sent Acton a check to purchase the papers of Fru Ehrenberg. Pendleton mentions a letter by (John) Clowes which he hopes to acquire for the Academy. There has been a disagreement over who should teach the subject of exposition in Acton's absence. Pendleton favors Hugo (Odhner), but Will Caldwell claims that Acton left the subject for him (Caldwell) to teach. Caldwell will teach it....

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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.