Scope and Contents Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Karl R. Alden in Toronto, Canada. Pendleton thinks the first plan proposed for the Assembly is suitable: May 20th to 24th for the Assembly, 25th and 26th for the Toronto society. He must be back in Bryn Athyn on May 27th for his brother's (W.F. Pendleton) golden wedding anniversary. What Alden has written about Llewellyn (David?) fulfills Pendleton's best expectations, and is gratifying and encouraging. Pendleton writes that it will be a pleasure to...

Scope and Contents Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Karl R. Alden in Toronto, Canada. General Church letterhead. Copy attached. Pendleton acknowledges Alden's letter of June 15th, which he recieved right before he flew to Pittsburgh in response to an invitation from the Philosophy club. Pendleton congratulates Alden on the decision to open a school for the Toronto society next fall, and sends his greetings to the assembled teachers. Pendleton asks Alden to tell Mr. Synnestvedt that he (Pendleton)...

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Handwritten letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Karl R. Alden in Toronto, Canada. Academy letterhead. Typed copy attached on Olivet Society letterhead. Pendleton is delighted with Alden's telegram and letter in which Alden accepts the position of Acacdemy Boy's School principal. A meeting will be held on Sunday and Pendleton has high hopes. Pendleton may be able to send definite word of the outcome next week.

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Handwritten letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Karl R. Alden in Toronto, Canada. Academy letterhead. Typed copy attached on Olivet Society letterhead. Pendleton informs Alden about the meeting regarding Alden moving to Bryn Athyn and becoming the principal of the Academy Boy's School; Everyone wants Alden but "implications and involvements in other directions are such that we finally agreed to adjourn to meet again next Sunday."

Scope and Contents Handwritten letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Karl R. Alden in Toronto, Canada. Academy letterhead. Typed copy attached on Olivet Society letterhead. Pendleton is very pleased after receiving Alden's telegram. Alden will be expected in Bryn Athyn next September. Alden will be paid $3k per year and be given residence in Stuart hall. Pendleton advises Alden to announce his acceptance of the position in Bryn Athyn and to call a meeting of the Toronto Society to consider Alden's successor as...

Scope and Contents Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Karl R. Alden in Toronto, Canada. General Church letterhead. Copy attached. Pendleton acknowledges Alden's letter of May 8th. Pendleton discusses details of his travel plans to Canada and invites Alden to have lunch with him in Toronto before he leaves for Kitchener. Pendleton will read a paper at a gathering in Kitchener and travel back to Toronto the next morning for the Assembly meetings. Pendleton suggests that on the train ride back to Bryn Athyn...

Scope and Contents Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Reginald W. Brown in Maseru, Basutoland, SA. Pendleton has received Brown’s letters of June 21st and July 5th with enclosures regarding the “Basutoland situation”. Pendleton is proud of the way Brown, Theo (Pitcairn), and Mofokeng represented the General Church in the meeting with Buss, Mooki, et al. In a recent letter, Theo (Pitcairn) has expressed the opinion that Brown ought to remain in Basutoland for two more years. Pendleton has met with the...

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 pleased to learn from Tilson’s letter of Dec. 10th that his health and vitality are improving. Pendleton has not heard from Mr. Gyllenhaal, or anyone aside from Tilson, regarding Gyllenhaal’s proposal to combine the Burton Road and Peckham Rye societies. Pendleton regards this idea favorably, although there may be some difficulty involved as Burton Road is not a General Church society. Pendleton...

Scope and Contents Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Robert J. Tilson in London, England. At a recent meeting of the Board of Directors, Pendleton read aloud Tilson’s letter of August 20th regarding the discontinuation of the Burton Road school. The members were distressed and refused to accept its permanent closing. As a result, they resolved to pass a resolution in January to continue payments to the Burton Road school for one year in the hopes of its revival. Pendleton also inquires whether Tilson’s...