Unitarian Church of Atlanta – Meeting Minutes, Apr 14, 1908, 1908 (Attendance, Service with Universalists)

April 14, 1908

The regular Monthly meeting of the Board of Trustees was held at the office of the Clerk on this date, the meeting being called to order at 5:10 P.M. Chairman Harding presiding.

Members present: Messrs. Behre, Lederle, Jackson, Moore, Watts, Harding.

The minutes of the last regular and two subsequent meetings were read and approved.

Letters from Mrs. J.C. Peck and Mrs. Cora P. Williams acknowledging those from the Church in connection with the death of Peck were read.

The matter of the coming Conference was discussed and a general committee to arrange the details, with power to raise and expend the necessary funds in connection with same was appointed.

Chairman Harding appointed Messrs. Behre, Lederle and Francis.

Mr. Francis was appointed a committee of one to look into the possibility of getting Mr. Tilley to be present at the conference where a place would be arranged for him to make an address should he be willing to do so.

Dr. W.A. Jackson tendered his resignation as a member of the Board but that body not having power to accept same it was referred to some future church meeting.

The resignation of Mr. J.C. Moore (Archivist: reference is incorrect. J. L. Moore is correct) as Chairman of Finance Committee was presented and as Mr. Moore would not consent to a reconsideration it was moved by Behre, seconded, that it be accepted with regret; same taking effect May 15th, 1908.

The clerk reported the attendance at the several services in March as follows:

Mar 1st – 65
Mar 8th – 63
Mar 15th – 64
Mar 29th – 63
Average – 64

No morning service held on 22d; the congregation on that day joining the Universalists at their church.

The Union evening service at our church on the evening of the 8th filled the church, there being 130 people present.

Adjourned 5:30.

Physical Archive: UUCA Box: 26   Folder: 02  Book: 02  Page: 269

Citation: Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Atlanta Records, RG 026, Archives and Manuscripts Dept., Pitts Theology Library, Emory University, Atlanta GA