Scope and Contents Handwritten letter from N.D. Pendleton to Bishop William F. Pendleton. Pendleton reports that the Pittsburgh Church Committee unanimously decided to recommend Homer (Synnestvedt) for pastor. W.F.P.’s recommendations will be placed before the Society at a meeting next Friday. Beatrice did not sign for the Michner place while in Bryn Athyn- Mr. Michner told her to consider it rented and that Pendleton could sign the lease when he came to town. However, Pendleton has now received a note stating...

Scope and Contents Handwritten letter from N.D. Pendleton to Bishop William F. Pendleton. Pendleton has received W.F.P.’s last letter, and he has written to Glenn Smith, Charley, and Andy in Atlanta in preparation for his trip South. He will be in Atlanta over the Sunday of April 14th. He expects to be absent from Pittsburgh for a total of three Sundays, and he hopes W.F.P. will preach on at least two of those Sundays. If Luelle’s new house is not ready in time to host W.F.P., he can stay with Pendleton’s...

Scope and Contents Handwritten letter from N.D. Pendleton to Bishop William F. Pendleton. Dated July 11th, no year given. Pendleton discusses arrangements for the upcoming district Assembly in November, including the schedule, topics to be considered, a possible men’s meeting, and the banquet. Pendleton writes that the discussion they had in Berlin reinspired his interest in Swedenborgian science; He has just finished reading the Principia and is now debating whether to read it again or begin one of the...

Scope and Contents Handwritten letter from N.D. Pendleton to Bishop William F. Pendleton. No Date. Pendleton is interested in the development of a children’s worship service to replace Sunday school. He asks if W.F.P. has any ideas to share in this direction. Both Pendleton and Rev. Czerny favor holding the Ministers’ Meetings early this year. If this can be arranged, Pendleton may be able to spend the whole month of August in Bryn Athyn with his family. Pendleton hopes there will be no further spread of...

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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.

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Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Alan Gill in College Point, LI, NY, USA. Pendleton has received a letter from the treasurer of the New York society stating that the society is experiencing financial trouble. Pendleton will lay the matter before the Executive Committee. He believes they all must look to the guiding of Providence for the future.

Scope and Contents Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Alan Gill in Kitchener, ON, Canada. Pendleton advises Gill on how to handle the Kitchener Society’s disagreements over the new church building project. He writes, “Your duty is to hold the members together. . . It is better to have any building, or no building, than a divided and broken society.” Pendleton counsels Gill to put off making any decisions until the society can agree on a plan. If it is no longer possible to wait, Gill’s job is to hold as...

Scope and Contents Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Alan Gill in Kitchener, ON, Canada. Pendleton was pleased to receive Gill’s letter and hopes this means Gill’s health is improving. Pendleton hears that Dr. Acton is making arrangements for Gill to travel to Bryn Athyn to recuperate, if Dr. Schnarr will approve of the long journey. Pendleton reports that the Denver Society has collapsed due to deaths and removals and that Henry (Heinrichs) will move to Kitchener to seek secular work. Pendleton...

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Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Alan Gill in Kitchener, ON, Canada. Pendleton would like to do all that he can to aid in Gill’s recovery. He reports that plans are being made for Gill to go to St. Petersburg, Florida to recuperate; Mr. Hubert Hyatt will write to Gill with details of the plan. Henry (Heinrichs) will carry on Gill’s work in his absence, and Gill’s income from the offerings will not be affected.

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Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Alan Gill in Kitchener, ON, Canada. After hearing that Gill intends to go to Florida to recover his health, Pendleton wrote to Henry (Heinrichs) asking him to fill Gill’s position while he is away. Pendleton asks that Gill notify the Council of this.