Scope and Contents Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Fred E. Gyllenhaal in Colchester, England. Pendleton has received Gyllenhaal’s letter of April 17th. Pendleton reports that the Board of Directors intends to give $450 annually to the Colchester School, the same amount that was given to the Burton Road school. Pendleton is sorry that there was a misunderstanding about the money. Pendleton is pleased that Gyllenhaal enjoyed his paper on Free Will, and he looks forward to seeing Gyllenhaal for the...

Scope and Contents Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Fred E. Waelchli. Pendleton acknowledges receipt of Waelchli’s letters of November 27th and December 14th. He is glad to hear Waelchli will have some relief in the matter of his visits to Erie and Detroit, and he hopes Waelchli’s proposed trip South will be successfully arranged. He also thinks the proposed move from Cincinnati to Wyoming presents interesting possibilities. He looks forward to seeing Waelchli in Bryn Athyn for the mid-year meetings...

Scope and Contents Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Gilbert Haven Smith in Glenview, IL, USA. Pendleton was glad to hear that the matter of the scholarship for Smith’s son, Gerardin, may be satisfactorily solved. Discussing plans for his upcoming trip, Pendleton informs Smith that he will stop over in Cincinnati before arriving in Chicago in time for the Friday Supper. Pendleton will bring three papers with him: “The Slain Lamb,” “Ancient Rituals and Modern Faith,” “Some phases of New Church...

Scope and Contents Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Henry Heinrichs in Denver, CO, USA. Pendleton has received Heinrichs’ letter of Jan. 12 but was unable to reply until now as he has been preoccupied with the midyear meeting in Bryn Athyn. Pendleton reports much consternation over the “Hague doctrines” at the meetings again this year. Mr. (Albert) Bjorck submitted a paper in support of Mr. (Ernst) Pfeiffer’s ideas, and Pendleton wrote one against. Both papers will be published in the Life. In...

Scope and Contents Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Homer Synnestvedt in Pittsburgh, PA, USA. Pendleton acknowledges Synnestvedt’s letter of the 18th and approves of the program that Synnestvedt has outlined within. Pendleton no longer has the address he delivered at the opening of the schools; Mr. Whitehead requested it for publication in The New Philosophy Journal. Pendleton may decide to deliver it again regardless. He gives Synnestvedt a brief outline of the paper. He writes, “I refer to the...

Scope and Contents Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Homer Synnestvedt in Pittsburgh, PA, USA. Pendleton gave Synnestvedt’s recent letter asking for a loan of several rifles to Ed Bostock because Mr. Doering was away. Pendleton hopes Synnestvedt will be able to “use the guns to good effect.” Pendleton reports that things have been exciting in Bryn Athyn recently. A team of students faced the State College in a debate last week. Carl Odhner has been “laid up” for two weeks, during which time he has been...

Scope and Contents Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Homer Synnestvedt in Pittsburgh, PA, USA. Pendleton thanks Synnestvedt for agreeing to present a paper at the upcoming Assembly; The Assembly program is now nearly complete. Pendleton hopes the Assembly will be “something of a spiritual revival for us all.” Pendleton notes Synnestvedt’s comments regarding the discouraging tendencies in Pittsburgh and he hopes that Providence will soon provide a better turn of events. Pendleton has just returned home...

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Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Hugo Odhner in Kitchener, ON, Canada.Pendleton encloses Odhner’s certificate of ordination, and he hopes it will reach Odhner in time. Pendleton is interested to hear Odhner’s paper presented at the upcoming meetings.

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Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Joao de Mendonca Lima in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Pendleton informs Lima that his report of the Rio Society was read aloud at a joint meeting of the General Church Executive Committee and the Ministers’ Council. Pendleton directs Lima’s attention to a paper on the subject of Free Will, written by Pendleton for the meetings, which will be published in the April issue of New Church Life. Names mentioned: Mrs. Lima

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Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Llewellyn W. T. David in Kitchener, ON, Toronto. Pendleton acknowledges David’s letter of March 23rd and suggests that the Men’s meeting be held by the Men’s Club, and not as part of the Assembly proper. Pendleton further suggests that David wait to choose a topic until he sees the subjects of the Assembly papers in order to avoid repetition.