Scope and Contents Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Hendrik W. Boef in Los Angeles, CA, USA. Pendleton has revived Boef’s letter and reports of Jan. 13th. Boef’s suggestion that he take over responsibility for the General Church members in California will be considered by the Executive Committee at its next meeting. Pendleton will support this idea if suitable arrangements can be made. Pendleton is happy to hear that Boef’s health continues to improve, and he hopes Boef’s wife, Virginia, is also well....

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Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Hendrik W. Boef in Los Angeles, CA, USA. Boef is now authorized to act as the General Church pastor for the state of California. His traveling expenses will be provided for by a regular allowance, which the treasurer will write to him about. Pendleton hopes Boef has read Mr. Odhner’s review of De Hemelsche Leer.

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Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Hendrik W. Boef in Los Angeles, CA, USA. The Executive Committee will meet and consider Boef’s request on Nov. 13th. Pendleton reports that they would like to have Boef at the Mid-year meetings and will contribute $237 for traveling expenses. Pendleton hopes Boef will be able to accept, but he understands if circumstances after the recent birth of Boef’s son prevent him from being away from home. Names mentioned: Virginia (Boef)

Scope and Contents Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Hendrik W. Boef in Los Angeles, CA, USA. Pendleton has received Boef’s letter of Oct. 10th. There has been serious concern over Boef’s health, but it now seems he will recover. While in Pittsburgh, Pendleton took the liberty of discussing Boef’s health with Mr. Marlin Heilman. Heilman believed Boef would recover, but that he would have to take responsibility for his own recovery and follow a strict diet, etc. Pendleton was delighted to hear Boef’s...

Scope and Contents Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Hendrik W. Boef in Los Angeles, CA, USA. Pendleton has received Boef’s letter of Nov. 14th. A recent letter from Mr. C. Fisher to Pendleton confirms what Boef has written about him. Now that Boef has been ordained into the second degree, he is the acting pastor of the Los Angeles Society. If the Society would like to officially receive him as their pastor, they must pass a resolution and forward it to Pendleton for confirmation. This is a formality...

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Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Henry Heinrichs in Denver, CO, USA. Pendleton asks if Heinrichs would consider going on another episcopal trip to the North West over the summer if financial arrangements could be made. He hopes it will also be possible for Heinrichs to attend the Ministers’ Meetings in Bryn Athyn in February. Names mentioned: Ruona (Roschman Heinrichs)

Scope and Contents Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Henry Heinrichs in Denver, CO, USA. Pendleton reports that at the last Executive Committee meeting, money was set aside for Heinrichs’ traveling expenses from Denver to Bryn Athyn for the February meetings. At these meetings, Pendleton will ordain Heinrichs into the second degree of the priesthood; Heinrich will need a blue stole and a written statement of purpose and faith for this occasion. The Executive Committee also granted Heinrich an...

Scope and Contents Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Henry Heinrichs in Denver, CO, USA. Pendleton has received Heinrichs’ letter of May 24th. Pendleton explains that Mr. (Hendrick) Boef is being sent to minister to the Los Angeles group because he is a single, unmarried man who will cost the Church relatively little to support. It is hoped that Boef will build up the Church is Los Angeles through missionary work, but right now they do not have the ability to support a minister on their own. Pendleton...

Scope and Contents Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Henry Heinrichs in Denver, CO, USA. Pendleton reports that at the last Executive Committee meeting, it was decided that the Church would increase its support of Heinrichs to $1000 per year. They were also interested in Heinrichs’ suggestion that he take on part time work to help with his finances. Pendleton writes, “While I realize that the ideal thing is for a minister to be entirely sustained by means of his ecclesiastical labors, yet whenever this...

Scope and Contents Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton to Rev. Henry Heinrichs in Denver, CO, USA. Pendleton writes to advise Heinrichs on a situation that has arisen in the Denver society regarding the behavior of Mrs. Schroder. He believes her “social aggressions” are disturbing but are probably not grounds for her removal from the Church. Pendleton directs Heinrichs to “speak to her directly, and show her that you not only propose to be but are master of the situation.” Pendleton does not think that a pastor...