St. Paul's Church (Augusta, Ga.)Georgia. Department of Archives and HistoryUnited States, Georgia, Richmond County, Augusta, 33.47097, -81.974841910-12-02"First Days of St. Paul's Church, Augusta, Georgia." Paper read before the Laymen's Mission League of Saint Paul's Church, December 2, 1910 by Joseph R. Lamar. Images comprising a 22-page printed booklet. Contents detail the founding and earliest history of Saint Paul's Church, the first church founded in the city of Augusta, Georgia. The paper was prepared and read by Joseph R. Lamar, an attorney and childhood friend of President Woodrow Wilson, who appointed him to serve as an Associate Justice of the U. S. Supreme Court. The paper quotes extracts of correspondence with the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts in London, England, the proceedings of the Trustees of the Colony of Georgia, and the Minutes of the Commons House of Assembly of Georgia, while providing details of the activities of the earliest Rectors of Saint Paul's Church from 1749 to the American Revolution. The first Rectors mentioned include the Rev. Jonathan Copp, the Rev. Edward Ellington, the Rev. Samuel Frink, and the Rev. James Seymour. Also included are the names of the men who in 1749 petitioned the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts to send a priest to Augusta: George Cadogan, John Ray, James Fraser, James Camble (Campbell), and Da. (David) Douglas. Original materials: JPG files from 1960 microfilm.application/pdfenghttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/St. Paul's Church (Augusta, Ga.)Augusta (Ga.)--HistoryGeorgia--HistorySociety for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts (Great Britain)Trustees for Establishing the Colony of Georgia in AmericaGeorgia. Legislature. House of AssemblyClergy--Georgia--AugustaGeorgia--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775Georgia--History--Revolution, 1775-1783Georgia--History--18th centuryGeorgia--History--19th centuryFirst days of St. Paul's Church, Augusta, Georgia; paper read before the Laymen's Mission League of St. Paul's Church, December 2, 1910First Days of Saint Paul's Church by Joseph R. Lamar, December 2, 1910Text