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Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Alan Gill in New York, USA. Gill’s plan of work for the New York Society interests Pendleton greatly, and he will present it to the consistory as an example of how a pastor should do his job. Pendleton finds Mrs. Lussi’s letter very interesting; He comments that she seems to be a remarkable character, and he wonders when anyone will actually meet her. Pendleton hopes Gill will be able to attend the February meetings in Bryn Athyn.

Scope and Contents Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Albert Bjorck in Bath, England. Pendleton acknowledges receipt of Bjorck’s letter of Nov. 7th. Pendleton has held several meetings with the Executive Committee and the Consistory, but he has not been able to get them to agree to send Bjorck to London; The Church is struggling financially and is not able to take on any additional burden. He did, however, get them to agree to send the same amount of money as last year, which Mr. Alden will cable to...

Scope and Contents Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Albert Bjorck in Bath, England. Pendleton acknowledges Bjorck’s letter of June 5th which he put off answering until the Executive Committee could meet. Pendleton thinks that Mr. Alden has by now informed Bjorck of the Committee’s decision; In an effort to reduce expenses, they have proposed that the Church members in England should provide the money which the Church previously paid Bjorck. Pendleton notes with interest Bjorck’s idea for a publication...

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Correspondence, research, minutes, agendas, presentations, papers and publications related to the Office of the Bishop.  Many papers are included for each particular minister from his career prior to election as bishop.  While bishops' papers are restricted, certain exceptions apply for documents such as sermons and doctrinal classes.

Scope and Contents Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Albert Bjorck in Bath, England. Bjorck’s letter of December 4th has arrived, along with the latest number of the “New Church Standard”. Pendleton found Bjorck’s article about the Lord as a person very enjoyable. Pendleton’s only suggestion about the Standard is that Bjorck should try to make it distinct from other New Church periodicals to avoid duplication. In Bryn Athyn, they are now preparing for the February Ministers’ Meetings. Pendleton expects...

Scope and Contents Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Albert Bjorck in Palma de Mallorca, Spain. Pendleton has received Bjorck’s letter of Dec. 10th with enclosed photos. With Bjorck leaving for Spain and Mr. Ottley’s death, the Church in England is “sadly depleted”; Mr. Tilson and Mr. Gyllenhaal have both been affected by the change. In Bryn Athyn, George DeCharms has been ill for the past two months. He hopes to travel to Florida soon and stay for the rest of the winter to restore his health. The...

Scope and Contents Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Albert Bjorck in Palma de Mallorca, Spain. Pendleton has received Bjorck’s letters of Dec. 6th and 26th. The mid-year meetings were quite successful, and Pendleton enjoyed them greatly. Pendleton wonders if Bjorck has decided to move to Colchester or somewhere else. Pendleton encourages Bjorck to write the paper he has been contemplating. He only suggests to Bjorck, “when we speak of change or non-change in the Lord we must distinguish between the...

Scope and Contents Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Albert Bjorck in Palma de Mallorca, Spain. Pendleton has received Bjorck’s letter of June 4th. Pendleton had hoped to hold a meeting of the Executive Committee before answering but has not been successful yet. Bjorck has written about the possibility of Mr. Canals coming to study for eh ministry in Bryn Athyn. Pendleton has no objection to this, but he his not sure that the General Church would be able to contribute the requested $500. Pendleton is...

Scope and Contents Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Ernst Deltenre in Brussels, Belgium. Pendleton regrets that no conclusion has been reached about sending a minister to Mauritius. Mr. (Eldred) Iungerich is the only one who could go on short notice, but now it appears he may be needed in Stockholm as Mr. Stroh is slow in recovering. Pendleton wishes the Mauritians could send a young man to Bryn Athyn to train for the ministry as this would present a permanent solution. Deltenre will see from the...