Church of Our Father – Meeting Minutes, Mar 6, 1899 (Financial / Committees Re-appointed for 1899)

Atlanta, Ga., Mar 6, 1899

Board of Trustees Church of Our Father held its first meeting of the year at Mr. St. Amand’s residence on Church Street.  The weather was cold and storming.

Present: Dr. Vail, Mrs. Owen, Messrs. Crafts, St. Amand and Davidson.

Mr. Crafts was elected chairman of the Board for the ensuing year.

Treasurer St. Amand read his report covering the time since last report to Mar 6th.  Total amount received $519.25.  Total disbursements the same leaving nothing on hand.

The Treasurer stated that the subscription list for this year had reached $350.00.

The pastor read a report of work done by him other than conduction the regular services, embracing the Young People’s Meeting, pastoral calls, etc. He stated his intention of rendering written monthly reports of his work on these lines.  He specially requested all the members to “talk” for the Church.

E.A. Davidson church clerk stated that his engagements were such that it would be impracticable for him to discharge the duties of his office and that he would be completed to resign. On motion his resignation was accepted by the Board with regrets and the resignation to be referred to the next church meeting.

Mr. Frank Lederle was elected to act as secretary pro tem.

It was moved, seconded and carried that the members of the Church committees of 1898 be all re-elected to serve the same committee for the year 1899.

The Board then adjourned.

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E.A. Davidson, Clerk

Physical Archive: UUCA Box: 26 Folder: 02 Book: 02 Pages: 149
Citation: Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Atlanta Records, RG 026, Archives and Manuscripts Dept., Pitts Theology Library, Emory University, Atlanta GA