Scope and Contents Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Karl R. Alden in Toronto, Canada. Pendleton acknowledges Alden's last letter. Pendleton does not wish to move the Assembly earlier this year, as it would interfere with Easter celebrations in Bryn Athyn and Kitchener. Pendleton feels Easter should be enjoyed as a period of rest, especially because this year they will be preparing for the General Assembly. Pendleton will soon leave for a trip which includes visits to Pittsburgh, Chicago, and...

Scope and Contents Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Reginald W. Brown in Maseru, Basutoland, SA. Pendleton has received Brown’s letters with enclosures. Pendleton supports Brown’s work in Basutoland, but worries that the more success he has there, the harder it will be for him to return to the Academy. The faculty is even more strained than Pendleton had anticipated; Mr. Acton is still away in Europe and will not be back for months. Pendleton advises Brown to prepare someone, possibly de Guymuller, to...

Scope and Contents Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Robert J. Tilson in London, England. Pendleton was relieved to learn from Mrs. Tilson that Mr. Tilson’s operation was successful. He hopes the operation will ease Tilson’s suffering and allow him to serve the Church for many years to come. Pendleton directs Tilson to the Life periodical for an account of the Cathedral dedication which took place in Bryn Athyn. Pendleton finds it difficult to describe the “greatness” of the occasion, and he hopes...

Scope and Contents Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Robert J. Tilson in London, England. Pendleton has just retuned from the Kitchener Assembly where the main theme of the papers presented was the Academy’s 50-year jubilee. Pendleton believes this twelfth assembly was one of the greatest they have ever had, in terms of both attendance and the spirit of love for the Church. Pendleton reflects on the state of the Academy as “a life saving movement within the Church” and warns against the adverse forces...

Scope and Contents Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Robert J. Tilson in London, England. Pendleton has received Tilson’s letters of Feb. 23rd, Feb. 25th, March 8th, and March 11th with enclosures. He was distressed to learn of Mr. Misson’s unexpected death and Mrs. Urwick’s terminal illness. He writes, “It makes one feel old to see our friends one after another passing over. . . Well, you and I must face a new and younger world.” Pendleton is pleased that Tilson has made plans to visit Mr. Sexton on...

Scope and Contents Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Robert J. Tilson in London, England. Pendleton is sympathetic to the difficulties Tilson is facing in London; Pendleton faced similar difficulties early in his work in Chicago and Glenview. He recommends outsourcing labor to Church councils. While the invitation to host the General Assembly in London was officially issued by the Burton Road society, Pendleton thinks it would be in order for Mr. Gyllenhaal and the Colchester society to assist in this...

Scope and Contents Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Robert J. Tilson in London, England. Pendleton thanks Tilson for his letter of July 14th and various interesting enclosures. Pendleton does not know what to make of Mr. Coulson’s unusual ordination, that is, whether Coulson is now an ordained minister or simply a recognized leader. Pendleton hopes the British Assembly will be successful this year, resulting in a feeling of spiritual unity despite the current Church controversies. After reading Miss...

Scope and Contents Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Robert J. Tilson in London, England. Pendleton thanks Tilson for his cable and letter, sent to Mr. Pitcairn, in recognition of Pendleton’s 70th birthday. The birthday celebrations were a surprise to Pendleton, and he was grateful for the many good wishes sent by friends. Pendleton continues to consider the prospect of sending Mr. Henderson to Australia. He understands that Henderson’s leaving England will not be too much of an inconvenience to the...

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Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Theodore Pitcairn in Durban, Natal, South Africa. Text: “Dear Theo: It is a pleasure to forward to you the enclosed Resolution passed at a recent social gathering of the workers of the Academy, in celebration of Founder’ Day, - - which speaks for itself.”

Scope and Contents Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton's secretary, Freda Pendleton, to Rev. Gilbert Haven Smith in Glenview, IL, USA. F. Pendleton answers Smith’s letter of April 29th regarding arrangements for the upcoming General Assembly in Glenview. She discusses the loan of choir robes, pageant costumes, liturgies, and Psalmodies to Glenview for the Assembly. She does not know whether her father, W. F. Pendleton, will attend or not; He wants to go and speaks of it often, but F. Pendleton worries he will...