Scope and Contents Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Emil R. Cronlund in Toronto, Canada. Pendleton was pleased to receive Cronlund’s letter of Nov. 16th and hear that he has good prospects for securing work. Pendleton is submitting Cronlund as a candidate for an opening in South Africa assisting Theodore Pitcairn. Pendleton is hesitant about this however due to the potential difficulty of transporting Cronlund and his entire family. Pendleton believes Cronlund did the right thing for himself and for...

Scope and Contents Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Ernst Pfeiffer in The Hague, Holland. Pendleton informs Pfeiffer that the Academy Board of Directors has approved his request for $1100 to publish the fourth volume of the Dutch translation of the Arcana. Pendleton discusses the itinerary for his upcoming European trip. He and Mrs. Pendleton will depart for France on July 13th and, after landing in Havre, proceed directly to Thoury-Ferrottes upon landing. From there, the Pendleton’s will travel by...

Scope and Contents Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Fernand Hussenet Saint CLoud, Seine et Oise, France. Pendleton has received Hussenet’s last letter in which Hussenet reports on the 19th of June celebrations in his society and the baptism of several young people. Pendleton was with the Pittsburgh society during June 19th for the laying of the cornerstone of their new church building. Pendleton will soon travel to South Africa with Mrs. (Beatrice) Pendleton and Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Pitcairn. They...

Scope and Contents Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Fernand Hussenet in Saint Cloud, France. Handwritten French copy attached, translated by Madame Iungerich. Pendleton has received Hussenet’s letter of January 20th. Pendleton hopes that Hussenet and the Church members in Paris will not be too hasty in attempting to form a federation of French speaking societies. Pendleton writes that while the General Church “hold[s] our people by no other than an internal bond, yet we have a right to expect that...

Scope and Contents Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Fred E. Gyllenhaal in Durban, Natal, South Africa. Pendleton congratulates Gyllenhaal on his engagement to Miss Pemberton. Pendleton requests a report of Gyllenhaal’s trip to Basutoland; Pendleton would like to know about the state of the Basuto people and the prospects for the Church amongst them. Mr. Odhner has been communicating with Mr. (Twentymen) Mofokeng, and there is talk of possibly bringing Mofokeng and his wife to Bryn Athyn for a year....

Scope and Contents Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Fred E. Gyllenhaal in Durban, Natal, South Africa. Pendleton has received Gyllenhaal’s letter of Oct. 12th. Pendleton reports that he has learned in a note from Mr. Morse that several Australian New Churchmen have reconciled their differences as a result of the General Church’s efforts. Pendleton is glad that Gyllenhaal has accepted the responsibility of representing the Bishop in the Church’s work in Basutoland. Pendleton advises that Gyllenhaal...

Scope and Contents Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Fred E. Gyllenhaal in Durban, Natal, South Africa. Pendleton has received Gyllenhaal’s letters of Oct. 28th, Nov. 13th, and Nov. 23rd. In response to questions about the Glanville bequest, Pendleton encloses answers obtained from Bishop W. F. Pendleton’s records. The Academy believes it was Miss Glanville’s intention that the money be used to support an Academy school in England, not to support Mr. Tilson, although he was the head of the New Church...

Scope and Contents Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Fred E. Gyllenhaal in Durban, Natal, South Africa. Pendleton has received Gyllenhaal’s letters of Nov. 13th and Nov. 23rd, 1916 and has presented them to the Joint Council. The Council has sent money which Gyllenhaal is to use as he sees fit for Church work in Basutoland. They cannot guarantee a specific amount every year as the funds come from contributions, but they will endeavor to raise more when this money runs out. Pendleton approves of...

Scope and Contents Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Fred E. Gyllenhaal in Durban, Natal, South Africa. Pendleton has received Gyllenhaal’s letter of Dec. 29th and Jan. 8th. Pendleton encloses a formal message welcoming the Basutos into the General Church. Pendleton discusses the appropriate name for the Church (“The African Church of the New Jerusalem in Basutoland,” “The African General Church of the New Jerusalem in Basutoland,” or “The African Church of the New Jerusalem in South Africa”). Names...

Scope and Contents Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Fred E. Gyllenhaal in Durban, Natal, South Africa. Pendleton has received Gyllenhaal’s letters of May 8th and 29th. Pendleton discusses Gyllenhaal’s report of his missionary trip to Basutoland; Pendleton is interested in Gyllenhaal’s assessment of the spiritual state and development of the Basuto people. In Bryn Athyn, thirty half-working scholarship students have arrived on campus to get the college buildings ready for the school year. This year...