Church of Our Father – Meeting Minutes of Jan 29, 1892 (Library Rules)
Atlanta, Ga. Jan 29, 1892
Regular meeting of the Trustees held in the Church of Our Father on above date.
Present: Behre, Currier, Kennedy and Winslow.
Mr. Kennedy was elected Chairman, pro tem.
The minutes of last regular meeting and of special meeting held Jan 24th were read and approved.
The clerk laid before the Board a letter from Rev. Grindall Reynolds Secretary of the American Unitarian Association which contained the following vote of the A.U.A., viz.
“That $600.00 be appropriated in aid of the Church of Our Father, Atlanta, Ga. for the year beginning Jan 1, 1892 provided the Society pays all debts which may now be due; it being understood also that this appropriation is not to be renewed from year to year.”
On motion of Mr. Behre the Clerk was instructed to inform the A.U.A. that the appropriation was accepted under the conditions named with the thanks of the Trustees, which was unanimously adopted.
Mr. Behre reported from the Music Committee that Mr. Johnson, the organist had left town and on motion it was voted to refer the whole matter of music to the Committee on Music.
Mr. Behre reported from Special Committee on Taxes that the matter of taxes for 1891 had been settled by cancellation. Report accepted and committee discharged.
The Clerk presented the following rules for management of the library and on motion they were adopted and ordered printed, viz.
Library of Church of Our Father
- All members of the Church and Sunday School are entitled to the privileges of the library.
- One book may be borrowed for two weeks with the privilege of one renewal
- Any one failing to return their book at expiration of two weeks or of renewal will forfeit the privilege of the library until the book or the value has been returned.
- Parents and teachers are responsible to assist the children in selection books and to assist in enforcing the above rules.
By order of the Trustees.
No other business appearing, the board adjourned.
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H.M. Currier, Clerk
Physical Archive: UUCA Box: 26 Folder: 02 Book: 02 Pages: 79 – 80
Citation: Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Atlanta Records, RG 026, Archives and Manuscripts Dept., Pitts Theology Library, Emory University, Atlanta GA