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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. 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. Hugo Odhner in Kitchener, ON, Canada. The secretary of the Carmel Church has informed Pendleton that Odhner was selected from amongst the nominees to serve as Pastor of the Kitchener Society. Pendleton sends his congratulations and requests that Odhner let him know at his earliest convenience whether he will accept this call. If he accepts, Odhner will return to Kitchener after his ordination on June 24th as Pastor.

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Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Hugo Odhner in Kitchener, ON, Canada. Pendleton informs Odhner that his ordination into the second degree of the priesthood will take place on Sunday morning, June 24th. Odhner will need to provide his own blue stole. Karl (Alden) and Theo (Pitcairn) will be ordained into the first degree at the same time, although they will continue with certain courses at the Theological School next year. Names mentioned: Karl (Alden), Theodore (Pitcairn)

Scope and Contents Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Hugo Odhner in Berlin (Kitchener), ON, Canada. Pendleton has received Odhner’s letter of May 8th. Pendleton addresses Odhner’s concerns about ordination into the pastoral degree of the priesthood. As Pendleton considers it orderly to be ordained into the pastoral degree without necessarily becoming the pastor of a society, he argues that there is no reason why Odhner should not be ordained into the second degree and continue to assist Mr. Waelchli as...

Scope and Contents Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Joao de Mendonca Lima in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Pendleton looks forward to seeing Lima in London for the 1928 General Assembly, on which occasion he (Lima) will be ordained into the priesthood of the General Church. Pendleton has not yet received word from Mr. Leonardos about whether he will be able to attend the Assembly as well. Pendleton regrets that he neglected to state in his last letter that, should Lima and Leonardos attend the London...

Scope and Contents Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Joao de Mendonca Lima in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. If Lima and Mr. Leonardos are able to travel to London for the 1928 General Church Assembly, the General Church will contribute $750 each towards their travelling expenses. Pendleton hopes to conduct several ordinations during this Assembly; Rev. R. J. Tilson will be ordained into the third degree of the priesthood, and Pendleton would also like to ordain Lima and Leonardos into the first and second...

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Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Joao de Mendonca Lima in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Pendleton is pleased that Lima will be staying on in Rio de Janeiro as a professor in the military school there. Pendleton has written to Mr. Leonardos regarding the potential ordinations of Lima and Leonardos. Pendleton clarifies that he does not wish to rush them, only to open the question ordination in case either of them feels called to take this step. Names mentioned: Mr. (Henry) Leonardos

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Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Llewellyn W. T. David in Denver, CO, USA. Pendleton has received a letter from Mr. Tyler expressing the desire of the Denver Society to have David ordained into the second degree of the priesthood. Pendleton would like to ordain David at the upcoming Assembly if David agrees. David will need to acquire a blue stole.

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Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Llewellyn W. T. David in Denver, CO, USA. Pendleton informs David that at a recent meeting of the Denver Society, the members were unanimous in their desire to have David return as their pastor after his ordination into the second degree of the priesthood. If David agrees, he will be duly commissioned after his ordination.

Scope and Contents Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Llewellyn W. T. David in Kitchener, ON, Canada. Pendleton is pleased that the Kitchener society is considering starting up a kindergarten as it will provide children with a strong foundation of New Church education at an early age. He discusses two different methods of going about starting one: informally or formally. Pendleton would prefer to open the kindergarten formally, but much of the decision depends on if Miss Venita Roschman is willing and...