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ESTA B LISHE D 1862 MITCHELL A T HAYNES STS., S. W. ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303 THE REVEREND SAMUEL W. WILLIAMS PASTO R R E S I D E N C E CHURCH OFFICE , MURRAY 8-0206 PLAZA 5-2·3 52 September 8 , 1966 Honor able Ivan Allen, Jr. Mayor , City of At lanta City Hall Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Dear Mayor Allen: The members of Friendshi p Baptist Church in regular business se ssi on on Wedne sday night, Sept ember 7 , 1966 , unanimously voted to express t o you their deep and sincere appre ciati on for the courageous leadership you gave the city in t he crisi s it faced on Tuesday. We join other responsible citizens in deploring violence and all efforts on the part of any person or group of persons deliberate l y to stir up troubl e . As a congregation we stand for the order and progre ss of our city. We l ook with di sfavor, however, upon those continuing conditions whose existence provide the breeding grounds for disorder. This people committed as we are to the Judeo-Christian way of life pledge our full support to you and ot hers who will work to make this city a just one. Atlant a can become truly great with all of us sharing in the effort to make her so. By order of the church, ' '.-~ ~~ (Mrs.) Leila M. Terr{ ' Church Clerk ~ \ t > ·W~ - The Rev. Dr. Samuel Pastor SWW:r w. Williams �