William Frederic Pendleton
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William Frederic Pendleton (born March 25, 1845 in Savannah, Georgia
– November 5, 1927) was the first Executive Bishop of the General Church of the New Jerusalem
, in Bryn Athyn, PA.
in 1897.
Savannah, Georgia
Savannah is the largest city and the county seat of Chatham County, in the U.S. state of Georgia. Established in 1733, the city of Savannah was the colonial capital of the Province of Georgia and later the first state capital of Georgia. Today Savannah is an industrial center and an important...
– November 5, 1927) was the first Executive Bishop of the General Church of the New Jerusalem
General Church of the New Jerusalem
The General Church of the New Jerusalem is an international church based in Bryn Athyn, Pennsylvania, and based on the Old Testament, the New Testament, and the theological works of Emanuel Swedenborg...
, in Bryn Athyn, PA.
Biography
Pendleton was the son of Major Philip Coleman Pendleton and Catherine Sarah Melissa Tabeau. He became the first Executive Bishop of the General Church of the New JerusalemGeneral Church of the New Jerusalem
The General Church of the New Jerusalem is an international church based in Bryn Athyn, Pennsylvania, and based on the Old Testament, the New Testament, and the theological works of Emanuel Swedenborg...
in 1897.
Publications
- The Science of Exposition The Academy Book Room, Bryn Athyn, PA: 1915
- Topics from the Writings The Academy Book Room, Bryn Athyn, PA: 1928
- Notes and Papers on Ritual Academy of the New Church Book Room, Bryn Athyn, PA: 1956.
- Confederate Memoirs, edited by Constance Pendleton, Bryn Athyn, PA: 1958