DEPARTMENT DF STATE BEN W. FQRTSDN, JR. SECRETARY CE STATE ATLANTA 3, GEORGIA Churches, I^iscopal Reel No St, Paul's B^iscopal Church (of Augusta) Positive Richmond County filed in Church History (two volumes) 1750-1933 In ' possession of: St. Paul's P^iscopal Chi rch Augusta, Ga. Date microtilmedt Feb. 9, I960 MICROFILMED BYI HORACE MEWBORN Georgia Department OF Microfilm Division 1516 Peachtree ST,, NE Atlanta 9, Georgia, Archlvea and History history of St.PAUl'S CHURCHS3 1750 - 1928 HTDEX. LIST OF St.PAUL'S CHURCHES. BISHOPS - 1821 - 1928 - - missionaries PRIESTS IN CHARS RECTORS - 1826 - 1924 - - mSER OF BAPTISMS .COlimiCANTS .COKFIMATIOIJS , IIARRIAFES A:H) BURIALS - 1720 - 1930 4 ^RLY HISTIRY OF St.PAUL'S PARISH AND FIRST CHURCH. 7 SECOND St.PAUL'S CHURCH. 17 THIRD St.PAUL'S CHURCH- 18 LAYING THE CORNER STONE OF THE 3rd StPAUL'S- 21 DESC07ERY OF THE CORNER STOKE OF THE 3rd. St.PAUL'S IH 1916. 22 FOURTH St.PAUL'S CHURCH 25 NOTES REGARDING THE PARISH AND CHURCHES 30 LIST OF THOSE FROM THE PARISH THAT SERVED IN ms TORLD'S V/AR. 36 THE CHIMES OF St.PAUL'S _ 37 INSCRIPTIONS ON THE BELLS 41 LIST OF THOSE THAT HAVE SERVED 0N THE VESTRY TEN YEARS OR MORE. i g*. 44 GIFTS AND MEMORIALS THAT '.IfERE IN THE 3rd STPAUL'S CHURCH DESTROYED BY FIRE IN 1916 45 LIST OF SUBSCRIBERS FOR THE PURCHASE OF A BELL FOR THE THIRD CHURCH --54 LIST OF FXraNISHINGS AND MEMORIALS SAVED FROM THE 3rd CHURCH DESTROYED IN 1916 56 NAMES.DATES AND EPITAPHS COPIED PROM ALL OF THE MARKERS IN St.PAUL'S BURIAL GROUND IN 1914-58 niUS ORATIONS. CROSS MARKING THS CORNOR OF FORT AULrUoTA"* mm __ PAOS BISHOPS OP THS DIOCESE OP GEORGIA 3 PROPOSED PLAN OP THE PIRST ^^'J^2FR0K THS ORIGINAL DRAFTING IN T^ ^EUI. OP THE ARCH BISHOP OP CANTABERRY IN LONDON c. B/iPTISIMAL PONT BROUBHT OYER BT THE MISSIONARIES ABOUT 1751 Pi:OTOGRAPHS OP THE INTERIOR AM) EXTERIOR OP T1 E 3rd CHURCH. --19 PHOTOGRAPH OP THE PLATE POUND IN THE CORNOR STOKE OP THE 3rd CHURCH ---23 PHOTOGRAPH OP THS SERVICES HELD IN THE CHURCH- Y/JID THE SECOND SUNDAY APTSR THE DESTRUCTION 01' THE 3rd. CHURCH -34 MIJIORIAL 'lYINDO'i/ OP THS REV.G .SHER'.VOOD '.VHITNEY.SS Pi;OTOGRAPHS OP THE 3rd AJiD 4th CilURCHES- 35 CHIME OP ELEVEN BELLS. 39 Cl OISTER BET'YEEN THE FOURTH CHURCH AlID THE Pi.RISH HOUSE. 43 SCULPTURED DOOR IN THE 3rd CHURCH. - - 46 Cl'JUJE MaiORIAL BAPTISIMAL PONT. 51 Ml MORI Ji T.ABLET IN 1.EM0RY OP BISHOP PDLK. 3\- 55 S'.'ONE FIGURES OF GABRIL AND kiCHAEL THAT NAS II THE THIRD CHURCH.- i 57 THE PHOTOGRAPHS .YERE MADE BY Dr.L .Vf.FARGO. CHURCHES 0? St.PAUI'3 PARISH. 1750 - 1938 1st. St.PAUl'S CHURCH BUILT IN 1750 DESTR0Y3D DURING A BATTLE OF THE REVOLUTIONARY V/AR IN 1780 2nd. St.PAUL'S CHURCH BUILT IN 1786.THIS building -yas rei.;o;'ed in ibis. 3ed. St.PAUL'S CHURCH BUILT IN 1818 ff^KOYED BY FIRE KARCH Snd, X^jLo 4th. St.PAUL'S CHURCH BUILT IN 1916 NO"/ STAI/DING 1928. 4^ BISHOPS. > Bishop Bowen 18E1 1837 Confirmed " Elliott 1841 1866 " TT Beoicwlth 1867 1890 " Helson 1891 1907 . " n Thompson 1891 Weed 1910 Reese 1907 Bishop Reese has confirmed to Au^st 1928-4E1 r- Average oonfimation per year 15#7 1679 Bishop Thompson B.D. was Bishop of Kississippi Bishop Weed was Bishop of Florida* 3There was no Bishop of Georgia -until 1841. Bishop Bowen of South Carolina offioated up to 1841. HI3SI0NARIES TO, ATO RECTORS CHURCH. I'/SO - 1928 - ' OF- St.PAUl'S MISSIONARIES. Rev* " " " Jonathan Copp Samuel Prink Edward Ellington James Seymore 1751 1765 1767 1771 i PRISTS IN CHARGE. Rev* Mr* Palmer Rev* Adam Boyd 1^79- ? ? -1798 RECTORS. Rev. Hugh Smith 1820-18S2 n Edward Ford- ----------- 1832-1861 William Clark- 1861-1878 Chaunoey Williams* 1878-1907 G.Sherwood Whitney 1907-19^ Julius A.Sdhgai - -- -- - -- - 1924-4^^1 *3) ^tnwv " jofrlN HtN ---- - - fin- FROM THE RECORD BOOKS OF St.PAUL'S PARISH. JANUARY 17S0 TO AUGUST 1930. BAPTISMS Boot 1 Book a Total. 2180 - 366 " 2546 COMMUNICANTS & CONFIMATIONS. 2179 - 381 - 2570 MARRIAGES 512 - 268 - 780 BURIALS 1442 - 287 6313 1312 Marriages two entries Total names enter! - 1729 7625 780 8405 ms FIRST St. PAUL'S CHURCH.1750. Rev. James B.Lawrence, Rector of Calvary Churoh,Amerlous ,0a. for some y^rs has been oolleoting data for a history of the Churoh In (Ja. He has been assisted by Col BeRenne.of Savannah, who is an ardent oolleotor of boohs and old dooaments. In looklnh through the arohlves of the Society for the Prooogation of the Grospel in Forelirn Parts,at their office in London,ColohelaL}^Renne disooverd the drawing of the proposed Churoh, at Augusta, Ga. He had a number of photo graph oopies made of it,and presented one of than. to St. Paul's Churoh. The above is taken from the Churoh Bells,Vol Vll, No.8. January 1914. Under the drawing of the exterior of the ^huroh on the upper left corner,is the following. "The froame o^ the Church is of wood,so strong that it will last for many years.Between the sides there is a wall of olay eight inches thick,supported in the oenter of the olay with pieces of wood three inches thick,let into the sides by grooves. The outside to be left rough,with lime and gravel, appearing like stone* The inside plastered and white-washed, and arched, ffe propose to have these arches handsomely ornamented when we are able to pay for the same. The underpinnong of the Churoh will be bricked,but at present the Churoh is supported with logs of lasting oak." he Churoh is to be 50 ft.long and 30 ft wide. In the lower left corner ie a plan of the Churoh. The Pulpl* is in the oenter with the clerks desk In front of It.The first square pew in front of the pulpit la the officers along the sides of the Chur^ with throe rows of benches in the rear. * HISTORY. 7 after the b4suiblduitnglitotfletheknofwonrtooinno1e7r3in6guAnutiglusta 1749, when Jkhere appears the first authentic record of this little coaununity. In that year Mr. John Frazer for himself euid others of AugAsta delirerd a memorial to the Pirosldent of the Colony and his assistants in Savanah, saying " the inhabitants of Augusta have subscribed a considerable sum of money for the building of a church, which they wished to build adjoining the fort." The little town,whioh for 14 uears had been a without a church,and for 14 years had never heard a sermon,began to build on the present site of St. Paul's church. On Augvist 8th 1750 the Trustees in London read a petAtion from the inhabitants of Augusta,requesIng them to procure for the town a Missionary,to be appointed by the "Incorporated Society for 4K" Propagation of the Oospel in Foreign Parts." This tetltlon was wnterd in the Minutes of the Society. The following are a few (juotations from the petition. "That the town of Augusta in the said Province of Georgia is large,and con- tains a great number of Anhabitants,and is so great a distance from Savannah (being at least 140 miles) that Mr.zoub- erbuhler's duty at Savannah,and the adjoining settlements will not suffer htm tp perform any duties in Augusta. The inhabitants of the said town of Augusta have at their own ezpenoe erected a hand- some and convenient church,and have trans- mitted to the Trustees a petition to procure for them from this Venerable Soci- ety.a minister for said town. f A copy of this petition is herewith . inclosed,with a plan of the ohunoh. The smallness of the Parliment Graht for the Trustees make it impossible for the Trustees to engage a Missionary, or to settle any stipend upon him, but they intend to grant the Petitioners the ground for the church and church yard. Also three hundred azres of land to be cultivated for the support of the Minister together with a Pulputp Cloth,and other things they desire. The Trustees there- fore hope and desire this Venerable Socie- ty will appoint a Missionary for the ' said town of Avigusta. One week later the Trustees of the Colony of Creorgla met in the vestry-room of St.torgarets Churoh in London.and passed the following resolutions. RBS0L7EB,that it be recommended to the Common Council (the Exectutive branch of the Colonial Oovernment) to have a proper conveyance of the ground upon which the chtiroh is built at Augusta,and of the churchyard belonging thereto,also,to grant Three Hundred acres orland, to be cultivated for the support of the minister there. RESOLVED,that it reoomend to the Common Council,to order some window glass for the windows of said church,as also a Pulpit Cloth,and Curnlture for the Communion Table,to be sent over when the Missionary is appointed by the Inooporated Society, and unCer his care. Six months later the Society secured the services of the Rex. Mr. Copp as a Missionary to Augusta. He left London about May 1751 bringing with him the window glass,church furniture kk and a deed to the glebe land of Three Hundrel aoses. He arrived in Augusta about three months; later and found the church almost completed. The building was of rough timbers,but it was a church. The hearts of these Indian traders, smd rough frontiersmen would not be satisfied until it bore an outward, and visible sign of an inward and spiritual grace,and so they had | a steeple erected. They put within this a k ball. '.7e can Immaglne the feeling of devout pride when first it rang the call to prayer. Every man in the congregation was an Englishman,and in their honest pride in the works of their hands,and the difficulties they had overwo#me here in the wilderness,they thought At no unworthy tribute to name the little churoh on f, the Savannah, after the historic Cathedral neat the banks of the Thames in London, and thus think' Ing of the great Missionary Apostle,they named their church SAIHT PAUL'S. JUDGE JOSEPH R. LAIIAR In an address dellverd , on Daoember 2nd 1910 before the layman's Mission , of St.'t^aul's Church,has l>he following: | "Immediately ^ter the oompletdpn of^the first St.Paul's Churoh*etters were written to the Trustees in London,and to his Grace the Arch- ! bishop of Canterbury expressing their thanks,, * for what had been done in their behalf in send- ing l,lr. Copp.in making a grant of the glebeflands, and for the Church Furniture. One of these^letters has been lost. Recently,and by accident,! came across a reference to the other letter of Captian George Cadogan and his fellow Committemen written I from Augusta on August 31st 1751. I emmediately wrote to London for a copy. The agent in London found it in the Libary of the Archbishop of Can- terbury in Lambeth Palace. By special permission the original was transmitted to/ the British Muse- um,and there the agent was permitted to make a copy I believe that it;/ is the oldest document extant that relates to Augusta. It is written in the ancient style. The nouns all begin with capitals. There is no punctuation. It is crude and quaint,but it is filled with a spirit of courtesy and appreciation for what had been done, and somewhat naively suggests the need of further assistance." The following is a copy of the lett- er. iLambeth Palace Library 1123) HONORABLE GENTLEl'LM. "As we Doubt not the generous Intention of the Trustees for the Establishing this Colony it gives us the greater Encouragement to apply to your Honours for this Particular District in order to render so useful a Frontier as religious as beneficial. - '71th utmost gratitude therefore for your Honours Complyanoe to our Petiton He return our thanks little Indead in Comparson to those Haplnesses you may expect for promoteing % work to which Eternal Rewards are annexed The Letters from Mr. Martyn & Mr Vereljist from England & from Mr Habersham at Savannah acquainting us with the Arrival of those things you were pleased to grant are further Instances of your goodness for the better Establishment of yhe Township and improvements of its Inhabitants a township which in our oppinion in its consequence as a Frontier shoul'd not be neglected - You have indead Honourable Gentlemen added a religious Zeal to our private Interest which Already manlfas- immediate Contributions of the other transient Persons towards the Minsters House for which purpose 120 pounds Ster., was soon subscribed and agreable to'^the Reverend lir,C6pp we have fixed the dimenalona<'b of it vizt S6 feet by 18 two atorya high, to wofhioBhrioakKCithcihmenoenyaattoonceonetnadin18thfrotebyFir1e6 aPlaSotaecak and an Oven - the whole to be oompleated in the best & most expeditious manner "fe oan. A large spot of groj^d for a Garden is some time Since fenc'd in^ Traot of about ton acres quite clear and good pasturage round the whole is to bo so likewise the Rails being provided ' most of ^thietmh on the regars ground to Hr. for that Purpose ready. Copp's Salary the uommittee have taJcen oare that his first years of 20 pounds Sterling shall be oollected by the"i & Quarterly paid without trouble to him - but here arises a Difficulty - This district not being erected into a Parish with proper officers,such as Churoh wardens &o. and the oare of the Committee termat- ing when we have finished the Hinisters House we are at a loss without your Honours assistance in the Case to make Suoh Salary Farmanent and certain As the dispositions of ihnkind in gener- al, with regard to Yoltintary Contributions are not always to be depended upon. '.7e therefore beg leave to recommend it to your Honour's considera- tion whether its not necessary to Breot this Township into a parish with Power to Church war- dens to asses the Inhabitants according to their oirounstatnes for the future payment of suoh Sala- ry at least till suoh time as by-laws may bo made by a General Assembly relative to whole Province, We would not trouble your Honours for anything we cod conveniently get here tho a Pall for Fenerals Damask linen for the Communion Table A suoh Household furniture for tho Hinister'Houso as Hr. Copp infer'd us You were so good to hint the sending to him & whioh ho Seams to expect would be necessary. Wo found it requisite to have a Bell for the Steeple & bought the largest Wo cod get in Charls- town But wo find it much to small as many of ; tho Inhabitants live at a groat distance from the One Church, & therefore of about 200 wt wod of small benefit fully answer the to them Intent- ion but cannot be got in this part of the world suoh a present would be highly gratful to \is The Recommendation of Hr. Copp(whloh we hope he will answer) obliges us among your many other Favours to Aoknowedge with the most Hearty i Thanks your oare A goodness and throu your i Honours We also beg leave to offer the Same | Sentiments to the Venerable Society, | 1 The goodness of his Grace of Canterbury req^ulres from our gratitude a partlo\ilar Letter whloh we hope he will not think presuming as it oontains only the resxilt of Hearts truly Sensible of his great Benevolence and assureing that his name will always live in these parts/ '.7e understand that your Honours have several Books by You & we know no Place in this Province where some may be more useful than here. ^ee are i'oath to add Request upon Request but this as well as all matters submit to the sup- perior Judgment of those who it is our Interest as well as our duty to obey & to whom We are with the utmost respect & gratude. Your most obident Htunble Servants, Ceo.Cadogn John Rae James Fraser Augblsta Jaimes Gamble 31 August 1751. X)a. Luglass The Rev. Jonathan Copp was the first Missionary sent over by the Society."The records of the Incorporated Society for Propagating the Gospel in Foreign Parts show that there was considerable correspondence between Mr.Copp and the Society. For example,the followli^g,whloh is enterd on the Minutes under the date of June 21 1754." "A letter from the Rev.d Hr.Copp Mlfsionary at Augusta in Georgia,dated Maroh 30th 1754 acquainting that the Inhabitants have greatly increased of late,but his Congregation is about 80 or loo persons,and the regular Communicants are only 12,that at the request Of the u-overnor of South Carolina and of the Inhabltlants of Now Winstor in that Provience,whloh the House of Assembly were pleased to allow him 17 pounds Sterling P.annum without which gratuity he could not well have subsisted his wife and children. The Parsonage House was not yet finished, not tli the Glebe Cultivated." Again on April 18,1755 the Minutes refer to a letter from the Rev.d Mr. Copp the Society's Mlfsionary at Augusta in Georgia dated Nov.the 6th.1754.acquainting,that the Parsonage House was finished between 27ft in length & 18ft.in breadth with Kitchen annexed & would make a pretty good one wore there any glass windows in it; but for want of them it is uncomfortable IP' Season. Mr.Copp says he oonstatly oiiloltites In the Church & Endeavours to explato k persuade his Congregation to practice of the Christion Religion,* he has the Satisfaction to see it held in great esteem (tho not without galnsayers) & to be more coutanced by many then heretofore: . . The niunber of his communicants is 15.Ho says t|jat his Situation is very dangerous,for that since tho defeat on tho Ohio the French Indians have been almost within tho Hoighborhood at an out Settlement, where they have hilled & scalped 14 or 15 persons carried many into Slavery: he adds that ho had lately received and Invitation from the People of Norwalk in Connecticut,which if the Society shall appovo of * remove their present 2 ifslonary,He is willing to accept." During all this time these people were asking and receiving assistance,they were at the same time doing all they could for themselves. They had built a flhuroh.And Parsonage at a cost of 120 pounds Sterling,which considering tho purchasing power of money then,was equivalent to $3,000 now. The chxiroh and the parsonage had been destroyed in tho public service during the Indian war. Uhdl3couragod,they had begun to rebuild,and obtained 100 potuids assistance from Commons House Assembly,which in 1753 had succeeded to tho powers of the Trustees in London. Tho Assembly had established St.Paul's Parish and for awhile appropriated 50 pounds per annum to the support of tho Minister. But tho heavy losses and those heavy charges made it Impossible for tho citizens to bear all the expense,and while they paid a part of tho salery they were still dependent upon the Society in London. They were not willing to remain without a minister,and again, in 1764,application was made to tho Society which appointed the Rev. Samuel Prink,M.A. a graduate of Oxford or Cambridge. He gave great satisfaction to tho community, wo learn from an entry of the Commons House of Assembly,in December 1765, reading as follows; "A pottion of the Church wardens and vestry of tho Parish of St.Paul's in behalf of themselves and the rest of the inhabitants of the said Parish, sotting forth that in consequence of an application some time since made by the Petitoners of the Society for tho i'ropagation tho soapei in Forwi^ Parts to sent them a Missiomary.tlie Rev.Hr. Seunuel Frinlc A:M: a wor- thy ,pioua .learned Clergyman has been appointed for that Purpose and resided among the Petitions near a Tear and aoq.udtted him in Pisoharge of | his Function with universal liking and Approba- tion." The Rev. Hr. Ellington suooeded Hr.Frink being sent over by the Society in 1767, Hr.Ellington was a great Hissionary.and was seldom found at home except on Sundays. He took Journeys of over one hundred miles out into the distant wilds. Under his care the Shurch grew and pr8>J'- perd. In 1771 he was followed by the Rev. James Se0nnour,who continued rector of St.Paul's through all the vicissitudes of the Revolution- , ary far. During the war the fort was three taken and retaken,and Hr.Seymour saw the Church used first by the Americans as a barracks and again by the British for other military,_pur- poses. The parsonage house he willingly gave up as a hospital for sick soldiers. In 1780 Lit.Col Browne,the British commander.realizing the necessity of strengthing his defence^v took posesslon of the Church and burying ground enclosing them within a strong fortification. In honor of Lord Oonwallls.who had recently been appointed Commander-In-Chlef of the Southern Department,the name of the fort was changed to Fort Cornwalls. It was this strong fortification which was besieged in 1781 by the Americans under"Light Horse Harry Lee",father j of general Robert E.Lee. It was captured on the 3d of J\ine after a desperate fi^t. The old Church Yard became a battlefield, drenched with the blood and sown with bones of the slain. The Church and the fort were destroyed by the f^e of one Am^ican cannon, motinted on a tower(built of log^ thirty feet high where the Cotton Exchange now stands. I corner of Reynolds and Yih Streets) Hr. Seymour was hunted down by a mob and driven into the swamps, but after many priva- tions he escaped to Savannah. '.Yhen hostllltes were over he was invited to return and assumed a welcome,but he would never return. After the Revolutionary war the churchyard and the glebe being alien property \ras confiscated by the state of ^ieorgia. this glebe of 300 acres was a part of the original grant made to the church for the support of the rector by the Crown of England August 16 1750. it exteniei from Center Street (5th.) to Jaokson (7th.) Street, and from the river to Gwinnett St. Only fifteen acres had been cultivated, the rest was a forest. It became, whether ri^jhtfully or not,the property of the state, and was turned over to the Trustees of Richmond Academy for Boys,who/' were also Thrstees of the town. MISSIOS ARIES. Rev. Rev. Rev. Rev. Johnathon Copp Samuel Prink - Edward Ellington James Seymour- - 1751 1771 MISSIONARIES OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND SENT TO St. PAUL'S BY THE SOCIETY FOR THE PROPEHGATING OF THE CK>SPKL IN FOHEIGBi ^ PARTS OF LONDON .ENGLAND. REV. JOHHARHAN COPP. The following letter was written by Rev J.A. Copp only a few months after his arrival in Augusta, November 34 1751. ^ It iA now six months since my arrival to these parts .during which I have ^ the performance of the sacred and we^hty duties of relilon,axii waltel pationtly in hope aociual^ing the Venerable Sooiety with eomethi^ agreeanle.both to their glorious and most religi- ^8 Tdews.as well as pleasing to my self,but not being abli oonsistent with truth and a good oonsol^orto magnify the effeots of >"y labors, or to multiply enoomiums upon the place and the in^bitants^of it, I thought my duty not to neglect writ- ^"fh"e ar^about 80 to 100 persons ttot attend divine worship on Sundays among whom I ed 16 belonging to this Colony of Georgia.and IZ more belon^n^to Carolina; for which purpose I Save ;Sde^cS!sionally into ed,there being no clergyman setteled wlrhln 130 miles of this town. My communicants are eight, there ILso^. bull. .. yb. ..r Y.% ir3C tr."^rs"^Sbnbnrb Sbb.- things wero societv.and what I greater J^^ug%ga^of^our lives - the merciless srtiLrsJf b r- fTTW=*i the wild.uncultavat^ wildness. Upon the 5th of last month I arrived at Charles Town upon some business-two days after whioh. departed this life the Reb* Mr. Stone, the Society's late worthy missionary at St.James, aoos Creek; since whioh I have received a unanimous invitation from the Church ^fardens, Vestry and parishioners to take upon me the charge pf that parish. I hope ety,*oonsidering the many difficulties that I labor under here in a long absence from my fSJly, ^^are maintained at a Haw 'England and under I know not what difficulties, wouia^e pleased to appoint St James Goose Creek, where I trust all iioonvenlenoes will at onoe be I am willing to serve the society in L- r Er Sries, within the space of twelve months, having been removed by death. Ploaae oresent my most dutiful regards to the I Signed) JOHAIHAH COEP. - to 5- ^8- ^S ,`'^.tteH r tSC r ^ m^tbs on H that m missio" n. STw;' o years tJaltteer^inee w wrSt^hLe that thceonit^ inaub e it ants have -rUt Concourse of absconding to increase, by Debtors talcing " hones of protection, but u *he*same in number, about his congregation re^ar communicants are 80 or 100 P"f ^^tiSd In toe province of Georg- only IS. He had _ P tshildren from April preced ia 8ind South arolina hnnt 15 miles'among the tng.and he had twice rode their chil- new settlers and P^^^ |t hto visit to them; dren, and ^L^ost of the Governor of He had moreover, ^,,^`^j.g^bitants of How Wind- South Carolina ^ ^^4 preached dnce I^'a mVto to^elelir^hlcJ the House of Assembly pleased to allow him 17 pounds sterling per annum, without whloh grantuity he oould mot very well have subsisted. The Parsonage House, which was promised him, not being yet finished, nor the Grlebe oultivated. Hor were the promised subsorlptins of the members of his oongrefation duly paid. Later things began to look brighter. A letter from Mr. Gopp, dated November 6th, 1754 stated that the Parsonage House was finished. It was between H7 feet in length and 18 ft, in breadth, with a kitohen annexed, and would make a pretty good one,were there any glass windows in it, but in want of them it is uncomfortable in the winter season. Mr. Gopp says that he constantly offloated in the Ghurch,and endeavors to explain and persuade his congregation to the practice pf the Ghrlstlan religion, uid he has the satisfaction to see it hels in great esteem(tho* not without galnsayers) and to be more coiintenanoed by many more than heretofore; ha has baptised in the preceding half year 18 infants,and the number of his communicants is 15. He says that his situation is very dangerous,for that since the defeat on the Ohio,the French Indians have beenalmost within that neighborhood,at an out settlement,where they killed and scalped 14 or 15 persons,and carried as many more into slavery. Subsequently,Mr. Gopp accepted a call tp,Connecticut, and was sucoeded by Mr.Frink* who,inaddition t to his salary was to have the Parsonage House and the Grlebe of 300 acres of land. MR.DUNCANSON. As it wouldf quite a long time before Mr. Frink oould arrive, tfie Vestry Invited a Mr.Dunoanson to come to them from Savannah, hearing he was nof fixed there,nad were greatly pleased upon the occasion,but unhappily soon found themselves dlmappointed in their expectations,for Mr. Duncahson had not been with them six weeks before an irregular conduct in him showed itself,if an excess in drinking and profane swearing may be termed so. Vftiile they were attempting to reclaim Mr. Huncanson from these irregularites a peace warrent was sworn out against him by on whom Mr.Dun- oanson at first had challenged to fight a duel,and afterwards attempted to horsewhip him,from which being prevented,he did actually present a loaded pistol to his breast with threats and menaces of shooting him ,and after Mr. Duncanson had complained to a magistrate of some imaginary injury he had received from the other, which being examined into appered groundless and frivolous. From Mr.Dunoeuison^s conduct they concluded him incapable of forming the great principals of religion in the minds of many unlearned people that are foundin the remote parts of America, who are more generally more apt to be taught by example than by precept. ;hioh goes to show that Mr. Copp's labors had not been in vain,and yhat he had at least astablished a proper standars of Clerical behavior. r SAMUEL FRIHK. Mr. Frink wrote vinder date of 19th,January that the gentlemen who applied to the a mlBsionary .treat him with respeot and endeavor to make things as easy as theyjjan, with eve^ partloular mentlbned ' because the 17 pounds sterling for preaching at Hew JlnAsor will be lost to the removing of Fort Moors.higher up the river, '^e CtlolTof marriage will fall vastly shor>, as t^e war has greatly affected this settlement, and from the school nothing can be e^cpeoted. The followingj year, he wrote that his sit iiatlon was disagreeable in the highest degree. ^riow sort tove no religion at all, ^d public nnwahin iq ksot uB Only by a few gentlemen and fhftir familues whose example may in time introduce hH Maltt la sra.tl, l.palr.l b, ot tbo ollaata. but not a a Pnoj;"' the uerformanoe of his several duties, -tll^enaeavor to discharge, so long as the Society shall be pleased to continue him here. The nmber of inhabitants in the Parish of ?_.^501 ^mcusta is 138 men and 402 women and children,501 neero slaves and about 90 Chickasaw Indiands. communicants on Jhit Sunday wore fowr men and^thirteenfW^on^e Wardens and St Paul's Parish in Augusta in Georgia, dated AUKUsta, May 8th, 1765 acquainted the Society wi^ the arrival of the Rev. Mr. Frink, and returning tt .hanVH for the appointment of so worthy a mission- whose exceptional conduct has already eggagod of all the parishioners. They are sorry to observe tLt sevoril of the emolumentac^putdc^ ienUonSrinheir letter of March 1763. are much reduo^ health broke down under the effect of the'clim^e! He went to -Savannah and was suocede5 5y Rev.^dward Bllington. a great missio^ry. MK who did much to upblld the Church in Augusta. jNO 6 RSV. EB'/TARI) KLLXHOTON. Rot. Mr. Ellington was well received by Mr. Frink, and by the Governor. He arrived Hovember*12, and was "Collated and inducted." Ho performed services once evory Sunday,and praticulay days as were usual,till he got into the Parsonage,which was not quite ready for him, and till then his residencoj was some miles from the Church.Since he has been jt in his hoxLSO,he has had services twice on a Sxinday In the afternoon he reads prayers and catechies the children, and he has the pleasure to acquaint the Society that his congregation is daily on the increase. He has administered the sacrement thrice, the first time to seven, the two others to eleven persons. He writes that there is not one place of any denomination within an hundred miles of Augusta, either way, and therefore he has endeavored in some degree, to remedythid inconvenience. Ha has been thrice to 3t. aeorgr's Parish, generally setting out on Monday,travelling between thirty and f^ty miles that day, performing ^^7^ ^ervices Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, at three differ ent places in the Parish, about ten miles wiCe of I each other, and returning on Friday. other settlements aver the river SaTOnnah, in Carol, na.the one about seven miles where he goes once a fortnight,the other about ten miles,where ho goes once a month in the week days,at which place nmbers attend. Since he has been baptised 176 Chtldren and two adults, married 15 couples and buried 12 corpses ^The people in general,particularly at a ^istanc< know little more of Christianity than the His congregation is still increasing, and by the outward behavior of manynhere seems to be some good done. Four communicants His custom is to officiate every week at some dace or other around him. He is soon to visit place 100 miles distant, where he tos non aDolication from the people,though travelling at that season is both ^isagreeable^d da^ero^. Subsoqently Mr. Ellington aooepted a oallj Savannah and was suoooded by Ur. Seymour,who tos ro^esented to bo a deserving young man, sober and discreet. N / REV. JAmS SEYMOUR> Mr. Seymour took upWe work with, enthusiasm and oontinued Reotor t&rOugh the troblous times of the Revolutionary War. A letter ^ him in September. 1781, give us " glimpse of political and social ^d military conditions at that time in Augusta. u special value as giving us the point of view. He writes that ever 3^" the Church in Augusta iJelf raise her head , and indeed, Christianity itseir of the rebellion he met with leading men of his Parish who were of he w^ freauently thrwt^i 11?^^ aJ ^ast, received no that thS^^aoontinued however, became so offensi^ mt J^y^ais Sgo t^cSS for fear of beU deemed what is mAvaiAA and treated aoooi^ingly H. *14 so. and TO. v.ry pnnot- try. as far t^LStLtHhen left a fortnight* tony Qft,,th Carolina. The loyalist Zi had *TnJ t jnasaln. ;oo "" rjj" to'ta. "'`SiSr Sm moLiS"on tDe opposll. sld. 5f UielL5!SS^ting to be plund- ion are not to oe nivaa in danger* .rjd. aM taallaad tor a Oan. hugely careful to prevent plundV* Hine of his prinolpal parishionera besides himself, were carried as prisioners to the rebel oamp, where they were kept several days, but well used. This 75.00 iui It was also voted at this meeting that I the Reotor be requested to have a oolleotion tfitken up quartely to go toward the expenoes of i the church, to prevent the neoessety of increas- i ing the pew rents* #*K# > I I i i, -- 'iMcir, Trrr^tl, iiotog3?aph male from Drawing ' by Mlsa Martha Lee Mauldin rtlBt for the ff.P.A. Historioal 'Hotk. - 1936 FOURTH St. FAUXS CHURCH. 1916 LIST OP !PHOSE THAT SERVED IN THE WORLDS WAR PROM St.PAUI^S PARISH. 1916 1917 Will Allen Thomas Barrett Clarence Barrinoski Fraser BleaUey Walter H. Blehl Levings Broum RocLney S. Cohen William H. Cozart Henry P, Derry Amory Dunbar Robert C. Eve Oscar Plythe Loyd B* Oreene Lcunar Hull Edmund Jackson Claiborne ICersh Julian M. Lyon Leroy Muller Wymberly Oakman Thomas L O'Neil John H, Porter James Robertson Oeorge Schley J.Lonnie Stothart Robertson Wilkins J* Fraser SOfge Mrs.Lena Alexander George B. Barrett Louis B. Beckman Edward A. Bleakley George C. Brooke Lowers Brown James W.Cooper Don CTxlly Edward W. Dodge H.Steiner Dunbar Robert Fleming Jr. James Garner Henry HolfmaA Jessie 0. Irv^ Charles John^A\ n. Pendleton King Alan Meigle Henri McGowan Theodore E. Ortel Harry Rivers Lenwood Pelot J.Righton Robertson Charles P. Mcnzie Glover Bailie Julian Barrett Marian Bleakley Charles M.Broome Charles Brotherton Henry H. Carter Martin Oozart John H. Davidson Estes Deremas Henry M. Duvall James W. Plythe Wyman Goodyear Prank Hull Robert A. Irvin Armand B. Johnson Joe Lee Evans Meigle Wallace Mo Laughlln Rob Oertel Stuart Phinizy Hines RobertsMS Robert A. Roth Joseph McK.Speer Hamilton 7/ilkins Mrs. Louise Talbert John H. Smith Rnbert B. Walton Mn?or E.C.B.Danforth Jr if]W THE CHIMES OP St.PAUL'S CHIIES. The following is taken from the Churoh Bells Of August 1916. If there is one thing more than another which we have longed for in connection with the restoration of the Church it is the ability to put a chime of bells in the tov/er. 7e can think of nothing which would give more pleasure to the whole city and help to spred the ohuroh'S message of comfort that a sweet- toned set of bells, ringing out the familiar hymns with tneir appeal to all within so\ind of their tones. A good set of Chimes would cost about $6,000. and that is not to be thou- ght of, unless some one or more persons v/oiild give them as a memorial. If there is no one in our own congregation v/ho is able to do this, it would be a great thing for any citizen to do It would be a great public gift to the city and especially to St.Paul's. -^e would fur- nish the tower and provide for their care,and use,and many a blessing would be invoked upon the donor. Let us think about it,and meanwhile we ttre going to build the tower strong enough to carry chimes,should they be provided. I The CJreat Bell on tojj is the deepest toned bell t)f the Chime. When disconnected from its chiminjr connection, it can l)e used alone like any single church bell. The ten other bells of the Chime are huiiL' in a s])ecially constructed frame of (Jeorgia Pine, as shown, made especially to fit the tower of St. Paul's ('hvirch. I !THK CHBIES The Chimes of St*Paul's Church consist of eleven bells* These are tuned to the feey of S flat with the chromatics ^harp 4 and flat 7 with F for the eleventh bell, virtiioh makes it possible to play in the keys of E flat ant A flat. There has been arranged for the bells about 350 sacred and secular selections. The largest bell is so mounted that when dis-- oontinud at the consol it can be used as a regular, or individual church bell. The combined weight of the bells is 13187 pounds, as follows. E flat F C A flat A B flat C D flat D E flat F Bell 3000 pounds, n - 3100 " n . 1500 " - 1350 " - 1050 " - 900 " " - 650 " " - 550 " Tt . 475 n n _ 412 n " * 500 " 13187 pounds. The 6himes were placed in the tower of the ohuroh in December 1933 at a cost of 511005*^7. The following is taken from the "Church Bells" of January 1934. "The acquirement of the bells is due primarly to the faitliful labors of a group of women in St. Paul's Parish These ladies, and their leaders deserve the sincere gratitude of the Parish and Community." " On Sunday morning, December 33 1933, the Church was filled with friends anL members of the Parish. After Horning Paayer and the Sermon, the Rector standing in the Chancel began tie ser- vice of Dedication, which was printed in an attrac- tive Souvenier Program. After the first prayer had been said, the choir formed and marched down the center aisle singing "For All the Saints ,'.Yho from Their labors Rest". Stopping beneath the tower, the Rector concluded the prayers with the solemn setting apart of the bells for the glory 4. ^0 and. worship of God. Then as tthh lio* 1 (Oreat Beil"] To the Glory of God and in Tlianksgiving for the Restoration of this Church Destroyed by 5'ire, 1916 Rebuilt, 1918 Glory to God in thr Highest. (On reverse side.) "The living to the Church I call, To the Grave I Summon all." No. Z This Bell is Dedicated To the \7omen Workers of St.Paul's Parish V/hose Faithful Labors Kade Those Chimes Possible. No 3 In Memory of All Those Who are Commemorated in the Gifts of Members and Friends of St. Paul's Church Toward the Purchase of These Bells. No. 4 InTTemory of Those who have gone, and in Gratitude for the life that was spared to us. The Gift of ALFRED S. BOURNE. LOUISE B. BOURNE. No. -- 5 ^ Loving Tribute to my Wife " CORNELIA C. WHITE The Gift of TTTiTjTam B. WHITE. No. 6 To the Glory of God And in Loving Memory of JOB ALLEN AUGUSTUS WINANS CLARK 1859-1919 Actively Engaged in the Rebuilding of this Church and Treasurer of the Building Fund, Junior Warden at the time of His Deat^, And of His Wife HARRIET FARGO CLARK 1848-1911 Who, a Q.uarter of a Century Ago, Was One of Two Who Inaugurated a Itovement for the Erection of Chimes in this Church This Bell is the Gift of Their Children JOSEPH CHESTER FARGO CLARK CAROLUTS CLARK HOOK KAE LILLIAN CLARK Rli:g out the Darkness of the Land Ring in the Christ that is to be* 7 -- THOMAS JARRAM '.TRAY, M.D. 1781-1861 Senior V/arden of This Churoh, ,'ijid His '.Tife SARAH TURPIN 1786-1831 JOSEPH CHESTER FARGO 1809-1878 Vestryman of This Chtiroh for Sixteen Years and His Wife HANNAH CftLAIAN WRAY 1SS3-1878 Presented as a Memorial to my Parents and Grandparents by JOSEPH CHESTER FARGO, JR. Deoember 24|19E3. 8 To the Glory of God And in Loving Memory of GEORGE A, BAILIE 1834-1912 SARAH NELSON BAILIE 1844-1915 In Memory of The Soldiers of our Country Who Made the Supreme Sacrifice in the World War. 10 IN MEMORIAN, HENRY B. TUTT, 1834-1862 XmX B* TUTT, 1832-1904 Given by their daughter, EKIMIE T.GARDELLE and Grandchildren MARIE, LOUIS, and ANNA. 1I3T OF THOSE THAT HAVE SERVED OK THE VESTRY TEIT YEARS OR EORS. 1856 - 1928. '-U- Gov,. C. J. Jenkins, Senior '.Varden - - - - Kr. '.Y.K.L'iller Vestryman- - * Junior 'Varden* Senior V/arden* 19 years. 21 years, 3 months. 14-9 " 96 years. X!r. 'illiam Crane. Vestryman- - -- 14 years Junior Varden- - -- - - 3 " Senior Varden- - - - - - 18 35 years hr. Joseph H. Day. Vestryman- - Junior Varden* years rr 32 years. Smith. Hr. BH. - - - Vestryman- - - - 24 years Platt. Hr. 9.A. - - - " 27 years 'Varden 1 " Oaks. Geo. A. - - - - Vestrymar* 28 " 26 " Dunbar. I'r.Barney- - - "19 years 'Varden 5 rr Clark. Hr. Jolui 7/. - - Vestryman* Clayton. Mr. E.P. Varden - Robertson. J.I. - - - Vestryman* Platt. Hr. V.L. - - - -. Fargo. Hr. J.C. - - Powers. Hr. F.F. - - Townsend, Hr. V.J. - - ^ . ^ ~, " Steiner.Hr. H.H, - - - King. Hr. H.B. -- - ^ . . Davidson. Hr. V* T* - - " -. Rusell. Mr. B.B.Jr.- - " -- " " 'T ^ . 'Varden - Teague. Dr. N.A. Vestryman* Platt. i:r. 'V.E. " -- Baker. Mr. C.H. - - - " -- " Tt ft rt -Varden - Ford, Dr. Dr S. - - - Vestryman- Barrett. Hr. `V Hale- - Tt _ _ ^ _ m GIFTS AND ISaiORIAIiS THAT V/ERE IN THE 3rd StPAUL'S CHURCH DESTROYED BY FIRE IN 1916. f A PART OF THESE mCORIALS VffiRE SATED AID ARE NOV/ IN THE PRESENT St.PAUL'S CHURCH (l^SS) See note i'Q THIS SCHXPTURED DOORWAY WITH ITS DOORS OF OAK AlID BRONZE ARE A MEMORIAL OF THEIR FATHER,SRANDFATHER AHD GREAT-GRANDFATHER. GIVEN BY CARRIE AND JDIIA CARTER. aiFTS AIID 1ISM0RIAX3 THAT r3H3 IXI THE THIRD CHURCH ^SN DESTROYED IN 1916 MEMORIALS IN THE 3rdj St. PAULAS THAT WAS DESTROYED MARCH 22 1916. PACE PRESENTED BY Altar of oarved. walnut. F.H.Miller Mosals Reredos - -- Mrs.J.P-King IN THIS BOOK. - - - - 75- 48 Chanoel Chairs.Bishop A Jriest. C.A.AW.A.Platt 48 Brass Altar Cross - Mrs. K.A.Steiner- - - - 48 Altar Vaoos (small) Mrs. F.H.Miller - - - - 48 Tjarice Altar taoes^Memorial to A.Taylor. * gift of brother & sister- 48 Brass Diptych. Gift of Mrs.T.Barrett Jr. - 48 Purple Hfiuigings . gift og Mrs. J.H.Day - - - 48 EmbroideqWhite Altar Cloth & Dossal ' aift Mias ifUnny Cashin - 48 Communion Linen*in Mexican Work Mrs. L.L.Force.- - - 48 Embiroided Communion Linen. Mrs. F.F.Miller -'48 Communion Linen & Dossal. Mrs. H.B.Kimg- - - 48 Chalice Veils.Mexican drawn work.Mrs.G.W.Rains - 48 Chalice Veils (lace) Mrs. St.Joim Moore- 48 Linen Cover for super-altar.Mrs.Alfred Martin- - 49 Dossal if Green Velvet. Mrs. *4* * to Candelbra. Seven Branch, (large 1 Mrs. W.Muiher^.- 49 Historical Tablet,commorating the founding of the Parish. Erected >ytlie vestry 49 Credence and Table (Marble) by the Clark Memorial Society .Names of members.- - - - - 49 Bishop PoUc tablet, lilven by Bishop's Staff. ~ " ^9 Altar rail. From ohilhren of Bishop Polk.- - Baptismal Font. Ur. & mrs. iIf.E.Crane. This tos destroyed in the fire. Repaoed by Urs. Crane. Also in memory of Ur.Crane.- - -43 Baptistry. Carrie & Julia Carter, daughters of Urs. U.Uassengale. ,, ,, ,,, .o Uoaslo picture of the Christ Child.Mrs.S.T.J.Uoore-49 Baotismal Ewer. Mrs. Geo. w. Rains. ----- -49 ^otem Lamp. (Antique) Augustine T.Whlte 50 Stone pedestal. - - Mrs. R.G.Tarver. - - - - Set of service books for the Chanoel great Prayer Book of Edward vll.W.K.Miller-50 Stone parapet,with balustrade and stairway, together with the Archangel statues in stone. Mrs. Barney 3. Dumbar. 50 PulPit Brass, with base of gray marble,by the children of Mr. C.A.Platt. - 50 Brass Cross in the floor of the middle aitole where the altar stood before the o^]^roh enlamged. Mrs. Mary Bulkleyi - 50 Sroupe of paintings whioh oover the wall over the front door. - Mrs. John P. Kl^ Chanoel Window Ladies Aid Sdoiety- - 50 ;^elf on the side of Chanoel -Tinaow one_ ^ ^ by Rev.H.Clark the other by Mrs.Clark Window in memory of Mrs.Theodosia Ford .Nrs, Artemas Gould, Mrs.John P. King ^ Window il^memory of Josephine^P^tt^Mrs.C^s A^^ Window ii^iSmory of Mrs. Katherine Gregg_ _ MoCoy.Wm. H. " " Mrs.J.P.King-50 Window in memory or &raoe i>. Window in memory of Miss Louise_W.Klng. Window iS^ieiory^S^Miss Mat tie ale^nder ,"refrd"S^hlin bv Dr. DeSaussure Ford* ^ Tablet. Lmpbell. by Kdward F. Campbell. . ^53 5S Btorm Doors. Gift of Mr. James MoGowen. - 53 Brass Leotern. Memory og Rev.^W^H.Clark^ Chapel Altar! The Messers Platt Chapel Font. Members of the congregation. 63 wood Alms basins, memorial to Miss 5arah V.Hall-53 Bell for Churofe. - List of 42 names oontributing-5S list op MKMORIAIS SAVED AT THE TIME OF THE pipj: may be fohhd oh page 56. The picture hanging slnf^ord laat Supper was presented ^ty Krs. (iaruer. March 19 1933 the Silver CODununion Service Trtiioh. was giver to the Church by the Trustees of the Colony of Ceorgia in'-1751 was lost or destroyed in the general ruin of the Church during the Revolutionary War,when all the Parish records were destroyed. The communion service now in use (1903)was bought by general subsoriptipn and each piece is marked with the name of the Church and the date 1820. Subsequently,the large Alms Basin was given by Miss Mary Clark,in memory of her father, and a small flagon of glass and silver was the gift of Mrs# Franklin Parrel# IQ.:0RIALS. The present Chancel (in the 3rd Church) which was added to the church in 1888, v/as undertaken and built in memory of the Rev, V/illiam H. Clark, The Altar of carved walnut was the gift of I.Ir# and }'rs. Prank H. killer. O^u. cLax - ., T The mosaic is a memorial of X.rs. John P. King, the gift of her son Kr. Henry B. King. The chancel chairs for Bishop and Priest were given by kessers C.A.& 7/llliam L.Platt. The brass altar cross v/as given by krs.Katherine A. Steiner. The Altar vases tliat stand on either side of the cross and also the brass rest on the altar were given by krs. P. H. killer. The large vases are a memorial of kr. '7illiam A. Taylor of Hew York, the gift of his brothers and sisters. The brass ^iptyoh, framing the consecration prayer in the Communion Office, is the gift of lirs. Thomas Barrett Jr., in memory of a little child. The purple hangings for Advent and Lent, are the gift ajid handiv:ork of Urs. Joseph H.Bay. The embroidery of the white altar cloth and Dossal, the gift and handiwork of kiss Parmy Cashin. A set of Hommunlon Linen in kexican drawn wonfck the gift and handiv/ork of I.Irs. L.L.Force. A set of embroidered Communion Linen,the gift of I'rs. p.H.killer. A set of embroidered Communion Linen and a Dossal of white silk, the gift of krs. H.B.King. Chalice veils in kexican dra'wn work, the gift of krs. C.'.7.Rains. A set of lace chalice veils, made ^d. given by A linen cover for the super-altar, the gift of i:rs. Alfred i:. Llart in. A Dossal of green velvet, the gift of I.rs h.P. Baldwin* The seven-branched candlesticlcs are a memorial of lirs. Sarah Virginia Butler, the gift of her daughter Krs, 'Villiam L.ulherin* The Historical Tablet commemorating the founding of the Parish and the services of its Colonial Rectors v/as erected by the Vestry, December 1st 1916. The Ilarble Credence and Table are a memorial of the Rev. -M. IT. Clark, and given by the Clark I'emorial Society, composed of the girl in the Sunday School (In 1878, vis. Horton, Josie Platt, Carrie and 1-aud I.ntthewson. lizzie and Sarah Simmons, Daisy Jessup, Certrude Butler, lula Kean, Ida Goodrich,Belle King. Louise de I'Aigle, Jessie Burtm,Frankie Ford Sallie and -^^nnie HacV/horter, l.aty Eppes, with*3arah A.Simmons as directress. Its cost v/as .5669*00. The tablet to Bishop Polk v/as given by the officers' of his military Staff. The altar rail is a memorial of Bishop and 1-rs. Polk, the gift ot their children. The font of white marble is a memorial of karia Isabel Crane, aged 4 years and '-/as given by her father and mother, kr. & Ii.rs Jilliam H. C rane. The Baptistry with its tiled pavement and its steps of stone, and the sculptured doojr.vay, with its doors of oak and bronze, are a memorial of their father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, given by Carrie and Julia Carter, daughters of krs. k.kassengale. The moasic picture of the Christ Child is in memory of a little boy, Flournoy Carter hoore, and was the gift of his mother, k.rs. St.John lloore* The brass baptismal ewer is the gift of krs. George '7. Rains* so The Antique Lectern Lamp is a memorial of An^s- tine T.White, the gift of his wife. | The Stone pedestal is the gift of l.:rs. H.G.Tarver- The Sagle Lectern was given by Hev# Oliver H. Raftery in memory of his wife Uary Clark,, only child of the Rev. W*H.Clark. The folio Oxford Bible and a full set of service books for the Chancel were given by i:r. and Hrs. F.H.riller, to mark the beginning of the Rectorship of Dr. Williams, January 13th 1878- The bookmarks were given by Urs. '.V.H.Crane ,and the silver crosses by I'.rs. 7, Edward Platt. A set of service books for the Chancel and the great Prayer Book of Edward Vll was given by i:r. v;. IC. filler. The stone parapet, with balustrade and stairv/ay, together with the Archangel statues in stone, are a memorial of Pr. Barney 3.Dunbar and the igift of llrsi Dunbar. The brass pulpit with base of gray marble, is a memorial of Pr. Charles A.Platt, and ms given by his children. rrs.Pary E.Shepard, Prs. Sarah A.Simmons, Prs. .inna C. Heard, llrs. Lily T. Goodrich, I-iss Hatherine D.Platt, Kr.Charles IT. Platt and Pr. '.V.Edmrd Platt. The brass cross in the floor at the head of the middle aisle,is the spot where the altar stood before the church v/as enlarged. The Rev. hr. ^ord v/as, at his own request, buried there under the altar and the cross in its setting of Sienna Parble and mosaic, v/as the gift of Prs. Pary Adams Bulkley to mark Dr.Ford's grave. The group of paintings which cover the v/all over the front door \ms given by Prs. King in memory of her husbeuid, th Hon. John P. King. The central figure la a painting of St.Paul,made from an original cartoon by the English artist Hojliday. The other panels are copies of the famous Evangelists of ICaulbaoh. m (Riitr the CRAHE HEKOHIAli baptisdial pout In the group of ohanoel windows, the central panel with figure of the Good Shepherd,was given by the Ladies* Aid Society!in memory of Rev. DR. FORD. The panels on either side were given,one by Rev. H. Clark and the other by l"rs. Clark. The window in memory of Mrs. Theodosia Ford was given by some ladies, her personal friends, LIrs. Artemas Gould, Krs. John P. King and others. The window next to it was given by lirs. Chas. A. PlatYin memory of her daughter J03EPRIRF. The KcCoy window is the gift of l!r. %n. H.lIcCoy in memory of his wife l.Irs.KATHARIKE GREGG KcCOY.. The two windows near the organ were given by Mrs John P. King in memory of her daughters Mrs. Grace Sterling King wife of John B. Connelly, and Miss Louise .Yoodv/ard King. The next window,wlth its suggestion of the resureotion, was given by Mrs. .Yllliam '.`'r. Alexan- der in memory of her daughter Miss' MATTIE ALSXAITDSR . Mural tablets, in memory of Mr.RIGIIARD TUB1>-A1T, Dr.AITDERSOR '.YATKIRS ,Mr.GERRARD MoLATJGIILI!l, and Mr. SD'.YARD F. CAMPBELL, were erected by the Vestry. V The tablet in memory of Dr.and Mrs. LEWIS D.FORD v;as the gift of their son,Dr. DeSaussure Ford, The Ceuapbell tablet was given by Mr.Edward F. Campbell. The church bell was b.oaght by means of a general contribution. The storm door^ were the gift of Mr.James McGowan. The brass lectern in the Chapel was given by the children of the Sunday School in memory of the Rev# `V. H. CLARK. The Chapel altar was given by the Messrs Platt. Inlaid in the top of it is the small marble slab which once rested on marble columns and was the altar of the Church for many years. The Chapel font was given by members of the oongre- ; gation . The wood alms basins are a memorial of Lliss SARAH V. ItALl. The ladies' Aid Society has made many and constant gifts to the Church. They gave the cassocks and cottas for the vested choir and replace them when needed. They pSiid for the steam heating plant wiien the Church v/as last enlarged. V/ith the aid of a legacy of $1,600 left by Gov. Chas. J. Jenkins, the ladles built and paid for the brick Rectory on Greene St. In the past 28 years they iiave painted the outside of the Church, they have decorated the chancel,they have painted the whole interior and have twice carpeted the Church and chancel. These are for the 3rd St.caul's. List of persons subscribed for the purchase of a Communion Service of Plate,a Communion Table and a Baptismal Pont for St.Paul's Church Augusta, Georgia Ann llilledge - Jas.^^arrison - Karia H.Campbell *^ohn Campbell ~ Sleanor L.Smith E. Gardner Hrs. A-I;.Carter i-ary I'cKinne - Lrs. Hl .Valton llary Sluyter - I'rs.A.Ounningham -L.Coleman A.P.E.Sla'nghter-Eliza R.Bacon-^^ary Smelt- Samuel Hale-Laura Bryan-Samuel G.Starr-lIargaret J.Woolfork- I.Cunningham- toulsa L.Woolfolk I'^ry G. .Talker-l'^arla VebstSr-Agnes I Clark A.Gregory*^ary Read-lirs.Course-R .H. ./ildT'rs.Caroline I'cLean-L.C ,Cantelon-S. Clayton James JohnsonT Jane .r.llusgrove- icon Rebecca T.Baldwin- T.A.Brev/er-Rebecca Oocke- James Frazer- George ,7. Svahs-Ji.H.T'dLbmanI'rs. Ann Hampton- E.Hornby. S.Adams-l^r.Billon a.'.Vatkins-John Peterkin- G.I.Burroughs-J.Blaok- John Garner-R.Thomas-Jno.H.Kimball-C.LaurensH.L.Sturges- S .I.C.Uorgan-Thos. J.V/ray-J.Phinizee S.Hussell-Krs.Sohultz-Thos.n.Penn-J,J.PhillpH.Lamar- Auselm Bugg-John Bent-Val. 'alker- LIST OF SUBSCRIBERS FOR THE PURCHASE OF A BELL FOR THE USE OF THE THIRD St. PAUL'S CHURCH. Rlohard Tubman - Geo. W,Evans - L.C.Cantlon - 1'. T.I.Parmelee - John Course - James M.Jones Anderson '.Tathins - John T. Gilchrist - F. Clarh E.F.Campbell - Htigh Smith - Henry wooster H. Lord - R.H.Muagrove - Fielding Bradford W.Waoon - D Sheldren - H. & G. Webster - R.D.thomas J.G.Cowling - James Harrison - ASloughter C.Lubuzan -- E.P.Ccunpbell James M. Carter Mrs. A. Milleie - Benj. H.Warren - Mrs. Sarah Adams - Richard Allen - Samuel G. Star S.B.Groves. - C.W.Gregory - A. Mitchell - William Jones - i.E.Clemn. The picture of the Last Supper hanging in tha sacristy was presented by Mrs. Sanford Gardner. March 19 19S2. Bought of At Jt GOULEY, --^^WHOl^EPALE AXn RETAIL DEALER BOOTS, SHOES, HATS and TRUNKS, 722 BROAD STREET, OPPOSITE THE MONUMENT. ^a^PEClAI, NOTICE-All Acconnis are to be settled Monthly. thin Role must be by Speelal Arransement. PROMPT PAYMENT OP YOUR BILL Mill be appreciated. r LIST OF FUHHI3HIEGS AHD IvEIiORI'iS 3AV FROM THE 3rd StPAUL'S CHURCH LESTROTED MARCH S2 1916. 40 " * The Altar, Brass Altar Cross, '^ichari: t Candle-Sticks, two pairs Brass Vases, Bc-.; Rest, Byptiohs, Processional Cross, Giiai. e Rail, large 7-3ranoh Candelabra, the Bisho Chair, Priests Chair, two Chancel-Seats, o Prayer-Desk, the Old Communion Silver of 1 as well as the Small Silver Set of more re date, four Silver Alms Basons, four sets o Colored Altar and Chancel Hangings, all Hi Altar Linen, the Altar Books and thr^e Cl.f! Books, Brass Eagle Lectern from Sund y cf*3 Room. Antique Lectern Lamp,Brass Pul^iO- and Desk, Brass and Oak Font-Cover, Brat . Ewer, the Old Colonial llarble Font, Cilvt-r Baptismal-Shell, llemorial Hymn-Boarc , thf Litany Desk, Hiller lemorial Tablets ;.:vo the Lectern Bible and old Bible o'* 1; all the Choir Vestments except Hen's arH I Cassocks, the Bronze Coat of Arms from . tr Doors, pair of Vooden Alms Basons (wore t. safe), a Framed Photograph of Bishop Fll_o' one Bench from the Old Sunday School Roex. There were two other articles '.vhich \3 removed from the chancel by someone who ,.a assisting, but which have never been foual. They were the large Ring Ed\mrd VI Altar Book- a very beautiful and valuable illu. i: :i volume. Also a small carved v/ooden cio. i: mounted on a panel, v^hicu hung in the 3h:iic(! It is of course possible tliat these Ji e not taken from the church, but they liad baen removed from the chancel before the Altai* aj. other furnishings were taken out. In tha confusion things were carried to many pi li;: - and it is possible that these things may j: From"Churoh Bells" Vol#lX Ho . STOITE FlOtlEES OP OABRIEL AHO MICHAEL. : SIZE PIOOTES AT HEAL OF CHAHCEL STEPS IH ::lmory of la. barhsy s. IH THIRL St.PAUX'S CHURCH. dotbar, IIALIES, BATis AUD SPITAPHS COPIED FROE AXl THE 1IAEEER3 IH St.PATJl'S BURIAL GROUND 1914 YOU ARE INVITED TO ATTEND THE PREACHING MISSION Paul's (Ulutrrb Sixth and Reynolds Sts. Sunday, March 2nd, to Sunday, March 9th. Thr Rrv. Julius A. Schaad. Missioner SERVICES Holy Communion, Daily Service and Address. Daily ,7:30 a.m. *"* Evening Service and Sermon - Sunday Services 8:00 a. m.. 11:15 a. m. and 8:00 p. m. Services Informal. Question Box. Congregational Singing. Sermons that will help you. The Missioner may be seen for consultation at the close of anv service, or by appointment. Keep this part of the card for daily use and reference. l^ver DeUch and Mail This to the Rector or place on Alma Basin Sunday For the good of my Church, as well as for my own nirimll benefit. I pledge myself to daily prayer f^or the success of this Mission, and to daily attendance at the service^ unless prevented by reasons which would also keep me from business or social engagements. Name . Address (over) TO THE NAMES ON THE MARKERS ON GRAVES Dt St.PAUL'S CHURCH YARD AUGUSTA, GA. The figures on the left of the names indloate the location of the.lot on a map in the front of the Index Booh of Baptisms eto. This map being too large for this book. "R" indicates that the marker is on the right of the gate on entering from Reynolds St "L" on the Iftft side. i i . . 1-24 Anderson. Mrs Hannah Page Ti R- 3 - Barnes. John Beal 1 R-16 - Barrlan. John '^Tllllam 3 R-34 - Bowen. Commodore Oliver 6 L- 3 - Blair. Alexander 11 R-44 - Bacon. ohn 10 L- 3 - Blair. James 12 L- 4 - Blair. Thomas Alexander 12 1- 4 - Blair. Alexander 12 L-14 - Ballard. Mrs. Sarah 15 L-15 - Bignon. Bearnard 15 L-17 - Bowie. Rose 15 1-18 - Bull. David 16 1-20 - Buckle}^. John 16 -0 R--4 Cormiok. Joseph G 1 R- 7 Cooper, lewis S R- 8 Couillon. John Bay raneis 2 R-25 Cooper Bridget 5 R-47 Campbell. Edward Fenwick 10 R-47 Campbell. Marla 10 1* 8 Clark. James 13 1- 9 Campbell. James 13 R-37 Danforth. Nicholas 8 L-3S " De La Cave, Catherine L-30 - Danforth,Andrew & Raohel L-13 - Dill. Daniel F R-15 - Fullerton. R_41 _ Foayth. Robert -- - --G--- " "* R-17 - Gordan, Col Ambrose R-17 - Gordon. Julia R-39 - Gardner. Mrs. Sarah R-30 R-31 L-24 L-B4 L-24 L-E4 x--a4 H* Howard. Ann Howard. Thaddeus Adam Hutohins. Adam' Hutohins. Hutohins. Alexander Hutohins. Adam Jr Hutchins. John R-15 - Isaacs. Klizabeth R-15 - Isaacs. Charlotte R-12 R-aa R-a3R-34 R-as R-38 R-3a R-3a J Jones. Corally Jones. Seaborn .... Jones. Robert .Vallcer.. Jones. Josiah Sturges. Joyner. Mrs. Kliza.... Jack. Mrs. Kitty .... , . . . Jackson -;ackson. James Lander. L Rv38" R-35 L-ia L^ll TXXft Lauder. James Lauder. Frances .... Longstreet. Silliam... Longstreet. Rachel.... R- a R- a R-ao L-IO L-IO L-IO L-10 -- -- --M- " " Moore. Dina Shepheard Moore. Elizabeth ... Moore. Kesiah ... Mooro. Patrick ... Moore. Eleanor ... ' Moore. Jilliam ... . Moore. Thomas 17 17 1^ " 3 ^ 9 o i l 17 17 17 3 3 3 4 5 5 6 8 7 7 14 13 1 1 4 13 13 13 13 (p! R-11 - Miller, Samv-el ^ R-19 - Moffett. Thomas P. ^ R-42 - Mathews. General George y L- 1 - Murry. Ann L- 2 - l.^o}cintosh. l^Iary 11 L-19 - Mitohell. Robert lo L-J.7 - Matherson. Dunoan 17 R-27 - Roderick .Yilliam o L- 5 - Mrrie^94re. Felix R-E9 i-.,MoS:ni^ht, Rev. -Washington 6 L- 6 - McKlnne.LIrs. iilizabeth 13 L-21 - MoKinnie. V/llliam Wigfall 16 L-22 - MoKinnie. Georgiauin 16 L-23 - McKinney. Sarah Foixlk 16 Ii-16 - McKinney. Alexander (ort-cLaws).. 15 R-18 - Nesbit. Mary 4 R-18 - Nesbit. James Wi 4 L-26 - Newton. James 17 R-28 - Ponce. Alexander L-28 - Phinizy. ilrs. l^iargaret - - - 3- - Rt 6 - Starr. Maria R-ae - Sttiell. Marian Slizabe R-43 - smith, louisa L- 7 - Spencer. Isabelle L-21 - Stearnes. Daniel T R-40 - Thompson, ffilliam R- 9 - Yilson. John R-14 - /White. Yilliam Henry r-36 - .Yallaee. Martha r-46 - -Vright. Albert (Colored) R-46 - (Whitehead. Benj " /Wife of the pastor of the Presbyterian Ch\irch in Augusta, Ga. Y R- 1 - Young. (William R- 2 - Young. David ^ 3 8 10 10 ^ ^ 1 I TKSCRIPTIOITS OH TOIIBS ,HKAD STOH3S,STC. HJ St.PAUX^S CHtTRCH YARD ,AUOTTSTA. 1914 RIGHT aiPilS 0? SHTRAHCS Vault. SaorecL to the memory of l.r..fUliam Yo^, a native of Cumherland County.in -f I vriio departecL this life February 11th 1818, ^ in the 58th year of his life. Vault. This monument was erected by Yilli^ and John Koore to seotem- David Young, who departed this her 5th 1801. Aged 73 years. An affecti- "lllrSS'SrLXSwr 3h.shrd SiUS? 01 Joh. and aioaboth llooro. Who departed this life November E6th 1802 ^AlsiV^stEllzabeth r.oore,the wife of Joto roore who departed this life October A2th 1808 *A^ced 40 years. She was an affectionatf;i^! An attentive parent and a faithful friend. Afoul t Sacred to the memory of John Beale Barns , departed this life 6th of; November 1815 in the 36th year of his life. (Foot J.HaliC.S.C.) Tomb. In this tomb encloses the mortal remains of Joseph G. Comick. He w%s a native of T-.Tnnfl and in common with the majority of Ss Coiitr^en.?elt the varied wrongs which m from th^nslaved shores of Europe to America, the onlv asylnm of liberty. He died on Sth S^ne^st. 1806. in the 26th year of his n.a -Obverse side of tomb- ^ Of firmest soul oppos's to power: Tiu By honor hallowed to freedom drar, ilse rhi ^iitu^''Sort1SL"lnd''frienlshiEs'lasting woes Head Stone . In memory of (inscripton cannot be read.) Foot Stone Head Stone. In memory of 3tarr;She died Hovember 5th 1817.Ae. She vra.3 the daughter of Eben.H. & Hannah .Thite, of Banbury, Conn. Head Stone. In veneration of his oharaotor and as a teibute to his memory, this stone is erreoted by his disconsolate widow and survivimt children to mark the spot where lies the resins of 1E.7IS COOPER native of Kemri;, Hew Jersy, who departed thisaifa September 26th lja7. Aged 32 years. Vault. I.H.S. Sacred to the memory of Joto BaptvUr Franois, son of F.B. and Jane Couillon.born 16th December 1784,Died January 16 1818 Ae.34. OH SOD OF IJERCY SAVE HIS 30TJ1. Tomb. In memory of John 'Jilson , city, who departed this life on the 2nd day of Uay 1813, in the 74th year of his lif* He was a native of Ireland and a resident of this Country for upwards of 54 years. In worthy hearts ^.r ** . "He was one of the Stoolcholders of the "Banx: of Au^sta," charted Beoember 6th 1810; Georgia's Oldest Bank." Head Stone. In mempry of the wife of the of the Presbyterian Church in Augusta, who departed this life on the 14th July 1814. Aged 21 years. She walked with God, and was not, for God took her. Gen. 5.2. No marker for the above, in 1928. Head Stone. Sacred to the memory of Samuel Hilliam ITiller, who was born in Newport R.I. 21st 1791* but resided in Charleston until within a few years of his death when he rLoved to Augusta in Georgia,where he closed this life on the 18th day of September 1817. Aged 25 years, 8 months, and 30 days. He lived and died respected. 3. Heaa. Stone. To the memory of hrs. corally Jones, Consort of Capt. TTilliam Jones of the TJnlted States Army, who departed this lire on the 6th day <3f Hovemher in the Year or our lord, 181S, in the 22nd year of age. , ^Uo marker for the above 1928. Memory of Rebecca Fullerton, the wife of Hugh Fullerton, who died May 9th 1810, in the E9th year of her age. Ho marker for the above 1928. TTaaA c^+AYiA Sacred to the memory of V/illiam Henrf^Ite! who departed this life on the 30th of August 1802, aged 7 months and 10 days. Head Stone. This stone marks the grave of I'rs. Elizabeth Isaacs, wife of Ralph Isaacs Es^,eS^. ""?tViS*-S-ihrg;;--of*fhl;fo- tte '7 Isaacs, youngest daughter of L.alph and siiza^th'lL^. Oht. September 1809. "Ood^s glorious image freed from olayIn Heaven's eternal spere shall Shine. Vault. In memory of Innocence. This Tablet records the death of John William Berrien, only son of John and Elizabeth Berrin, who^departed this life at Augusta on E2nd of August 1810 Aged 1 year.10 months. His sorrowing parents find consolation of the Saviour of Ilankind. "Suffer little children to come unto me forbid them not for such is the King- dom of Heaven. Tomb. Sacred to the memory of ColonelJfflbrose Gordon, who in the various life discharged his duties with fidelity and diligence. He was born in the state of New Jersey on the 28-th of June 1751 and departed this life in the state of Georgia on the 28th. June 1804. Aged p vears. Also in memory of Julia Gordon, ^ughter of Ambrose and ` who departed this life on the 14th o SeptemLr 1805.Aged ttot years. "Col Ambrose Gordan,a soldier of tn^. Revolution and an officer in the ci+o+.e Troops. He was father oi William .7ashlngton (Jordan, the of the Central of Georgia rri 4. Vault, In memory of llary, the wife of Hugh Hesbit, who departed this life the 8th day of December A.D.1808. In the 25th year of her age. Also James '.Vilson Hesbit, their son, who died the 7th day of January A.D. 1803.Aged 7 weeks and 2 days. Vault. Sacred to the memory of Thomas P.Moffett, who departed this life llay 22nd 1818. Aged 22 years. "Here lies his head upon the lap of earth; A youth to fortune and to fame unknown; His noble virtues spoke the man of worth; But dire misfortune marked him for her own, Ho further seek his merits to disclose; Or draw his frailties from their dread abod There they alike in trembling hope repose; The bosom of his Father and his God. Ho marker for the above 1928. Tomb. Saci^d to the memory of Keziah Louisa, Consort of Augustus l*oore, who was born the 9th of April 1789, and died the 1st of l!aroh A.D. 1818.. \ (Left Sides) A faithful Servant of the Living God; A sincere Besciple of the Lord Jesus Christ; Regenerated by the Holy Spirit of the r.ost High. [Right Side) Leaving to her connections and friends the consolatory belief that she is now \mited in the innumerable com- pany ofO^els and their general assembly and ohutoh of the first born, where names are written in Heaven. An Angel*s arm couldn't snatch her from the grave. Legions of Angel's can't confine her there. Vault. Inscription defaced and cannot be read. V Hot founi in 1928 Tomb. Seborn Jdnes, borh in Halifax, H.Carolina January 15th 1759, died in Augusta, Georgia July 24th 1815.Aed 56 years. (Right Side) Emlnant as a Jurist; A Christian without guile. ivjw (left Side.) 3. H. (Rear) Monument of filial gratitude to the Memory c Venerated Father* ^Seaborn Jones, an Uncle of t. v/ho bore the same name, H< speaker of the House of Assji adoption of the Federal Cons' Head Stone, Sacred to the memory oC son of Searborn and Eliza J tithe 11th of June 1810, and 3i July 1813.Aged 3 yrs, 1 md. Head Stone. Sacred to the memory' o? son of Seaborn and Eliza June the 18th of April and died 5C Aged 2 years, and 9 mont'ie. Head Stone. Sacred to the menci.;! who departed this life ' Aged 70 years. Tomb. Sacred to the memory of lam. child of Dennis and Mar.v . 28th December A.D. 1800 a. ember A. D. 1617 . "In the bloom of youtu ai..> prospects of years cf ^ from on high arriveC v/hi^h the bonds that attac'iei 1m t ed the dearly belovc oj; i j from the arms of hei- uff :C1 i and removed her to the mantio ual peace and inoonceiva'^ It No DU tc Sacred to the mempr;, jf ' son of Alexander and hary born April 19th 1815 ani i 1st 1817. HERE LIES THE RELICS OP IN HEAVEN. In memory of Alexa: I second son of Dimas an; who was born Aug, 6th ; > July 22 1813. C. at n .n. ' This Stone aced by Fraternal alFeciK-M ^to th^ Memory of C. OLIVER BO\Vf<:i af 6^ the State of Rhode Ifland, Ml 3 fpranglrom an honourable le departed this Life > July the u`^A D. i8oO.--, / the 59* Year of his Age. \ Patriot of IS among the firft m tths Statc/i who fteped forth. ^ Vindication of ourRrghtSw,^ fc equally with his properly . ; pften rifqucd m the Cau^. Ii w.his Relations, and his many Friend yet regret the departure'^ df the Bcnevolcnu.,,s i and Hondft ^ ' M an. " ^ ^ * Si c;> ^ 6 I Head Stone. In Memory of the Rev. ?/ashlngton Mo.Kni- I ght, who ' depurted this life on the 5thof Sept- I ember 1805. Aged 26 Years. By an affectionate I Father. (Foot Stone W.MoK.) I Head Stone. Sacred to the memory of Ann Howard, I daughter of Rhesa and Hannah Howard, who de- 1 parted this life the 5th day of January l?f07, I in the 18th year of her age. 1 Head Stone. Sacred to the memory of Thaddeus Phelps I Howard,infant son of John and Louisa Howard,who 1 departed this life the 23ed day of December 1817, j Aged 3 years 4 months and 10 days. I Of suoh is the Kingdom of Heaven. j Ea^t. Sacred to the memory of Mrs. Eliaa Joyner, j wife of -.Yilliam H. Joiner, and only daughter of Dr.James Hartley of South Carolina,who de- parted this life on the 10th day of October 1813. Aged 19 years and 65months. Also their infant sou. fault. This stone is placed by Fraternal Affection to the memory of Comodore Oliver Bowen. A native I of the state of Rhode Island,where he sprang from an honored stoolc. He departed this life J\ily 11th 1800 in the 59th. year of his age. A Patriot of 1775 and was among the first in the state who steped ^forth in Vindication of our Rights. His Lifellpqually with hds property were often required in the cause. His widow.his relations and his nlanylfriends will regret the departure of the Benevolent and Honest Llan. "Comodore Bowen,at the outbreak of the Revolution,was a resident of Savannah. Most of his life was spent on the Ocean front and how he oame to buried in Augusta is unknown. Dr, Chaunoey 7/illiams a former Rector of St.Paul's, in speaking of his services to the cause of Independence, makes this statement;"V/hen Wash- ington was at Cambridge and powerless to dislodge Lord Howe from Boston, because he had no ammunition, Comodore Bowen, by a clever and daring attack, oaptured a ship load of powder Offobf TJl)ee (about 16000-lbs.)that was being sent to the English Army.A large part of this Was sent to Ceneral Washimgton and enabled him drive Howe out of Boston, which was a turning point in the Revolutionery War 7. blried in St* Paula Church Yard,made the success of the Revolution poasible'J "Underneath the horizontal slab of marble, in the foreground of the Church Yard, lies the ashes of the gallant of- focer who commanded the very first vessel commissioned during the Revolution. On acco- unt of the recognized priority of his cairns in this respect, he has sometimes been styled by pre-eminence, the ^Admiral of the American Navy." Tybee;First Capture of the Revolution here made. On Tybee Island,at the mouth of the Savannah River,the first Light House on the Georgia coast was built under the supervision of Orglethorpe, in 1733. The present handsome structure,is the tallest Light House between Charleston and St. Aug- ustine. This as the scene of the famous capture made by the first vessel commission- ed for navel warfare the American Revolution The boat was converted schooner.officered by Commodore Olive Bowen and Captian Joseph Habersham. To meet the exigences of the time it was hastily put in commission,in 1775 and within a few days thereafter, off the coast of Tybee, 16.000 pounds of powder was captured, some of which was sent to Boston,where it was used .in the battle of Bunker Hill. At Fort Screven,on Tybee Island,the United States Government Maintains a strong battery,the numerical strength of which at present is 14 officers and 460 men." Vault. To the memory of James Lauder and Francis his brother, who both died suddenly at Augusta. James on the ;i8th. of December 1789. in the 29th year of his age. And Francis on the 26th. of December 1787,in t the 19th. year of his age. Theii Disconsolate ^`other hath erected this Monument. "They lately smiled in Youths gay bloom;, Thdir agd4 trtuiti But now,alas, their silent tomb; Contains their sleeping dust. Then pause and view life's chang- ing scenes; How Flattering prospects ope; How sudden death, oft intervene^;*And blasts the fairest hope. The yo\ing,the old,the good,the brave; without distinc- tion fall; But let us look freyound the grave ;\7here Gdd is all in all. 8, '/here time its endless circle runs; Great source of hopes and fears; There may the llother meet her sons; And joy reward her tears. Vault. Here lies the body of XIartha, the wife of `.Villiam 'Vallaoe, who departed this life the 23rd day of October 1789, in the 20th year of her a^e. " Death I fear not, the grave lias no terror for me. For I trusted in my Redeemer and His promise v/as my support." Vault. In memory of Hicholas Danforth, son of Jacob and llary Danforth, who died 6th."of November 1805. Aged 2 years and 13 days. Vault. In memory of Xlrs. Kitty Jack, the wife of Gonl. Samuel Jack, who departed this life in the 37th. year of her age on the 15th of July 1792. "i:y life is spent, i:y glass is run; tly Soul to a new State is gone; But once I was as you now be; Prepare with speed to follow me." Vault. In memory of lirs. Sarah Gardner of Augu- sta, who departed this life on the 22nd of July 1801 in the 29th year of her age. Vault. ORDER OF CINCIITNATI. Here lies the body of 'Jilliam Thompson, Esq. who w:d3"an officer in the 9th Pennsyl- vania Regt.,of the late American Army, from its foundation in 1776 to its dissolution, and amongst his American Bretheren made an offering of his blood on the Altar of Liber- ty. He departed this life on the 19th day of Inarch 1794.Aged 45 years. As a Testymony of regret and in remembrance of him, his disconsolate widow hath caused this stone to be placed as a covering to his bed of rest. Vault. Sacred to the memory of Robert Forsyth, who in discharg of the duties of his office fell a victom to his respect for the laws of his Country and his resolution in support of them, on the 11th of January 1794 in the 40th year of his age. Fis virtues as an officer of rank and iinusuAl confidence in the vra.r which gave Independence to the United States and in all the tender and endearing rela4^tions of social life, have left impressions on his Country and His Friends,more durably engraved than this monument. "Robert Forsyth while holding the office of United Spates l.'-arsiial for Georgia was killed in Augusta by th" noted Beverly Allen, a kethodist Preacher, whom he was seeking to arrest." Vault. In memory of George Uathews,who died the 30th. of August 1813 in the 73rd. year of his age. "Perhaps the tomb which attracts the chief interest on the part of visitors to St. Paul's is the tomb of old Governor George ^thews, in the area of the groiofr^ n^ to the right of the Church. An officer of note during the Revolution,He is credited with having saved the American Army from rout at the battlejof Brandywihe. He was notoriously a bad speller. At one time kl wanted to thrash John Adams. ,7hile Governor of Georgia he committed the fatal blunder of approving the"Yazoo Act." "In 1784 a colony of Viginians under the famous George i^thews, came to this state (Georgia) and settled upon Broad River,in what was the original county "of v/ilks." "Governor ^athews, a soldier of the Rev- olution who brought a colony of Viginians to the state in 1784 and who afterf^ wards became Governor, lived in Oglethorpe for a number of years, after this^ part of the county was cut off from ,7ilkes." "George Itathews, a soldier of the Revolution,after\mrds Governor ofl the state, established, in 1784 a famous colony of Viginians on Broad River, in what was the county of V/ilks. Some who,came with him were F.eriwethers ,the Gilmers.the Freeman, the Taliaferros and the Barnetts. Governor ^thews has been greatly misjudged because of his part in the famous Yazoo transaction. Though he signed the bill,he was guilty of no malfeasance in 10 office and there if nothing to show that he expected to reap any profit therefrom." " An^sta was the Capital of Georgia 1786 1796; Oeorge i`^athews was Governor while the Capital was in Augusta." Head Stone. Sacred to the memory of Louisa, w^fe of '.Viiiiam Smith and daughter of Claiborn and -Elizabeth '.Valkor of Abingdon, Yiginia,who departed this life on the 26th. of November 1817 in the 17th year of her age. ,^No marker to the above in 1928. Tomb. To the memory of John Bacon,who v;as born 28th. September 1769 and died 15th. of April 1812. "Say,who shall bask in joy's elivening ray Shed but a moments ,thro * life's fleeting day, Or who shall prouily boast the present hour Fearless of Death's inexorable power. 'Yhen all the kindred virtues could nbt save Lamented Bacon from the narrow grave. The tears of anguish o'er his marble flew, And here are breathed the bursting sigs of woe. A widow weeps a husband buried here^ And friendship sorrows for a friend sincere. A brother mourns a darling brother deady And orphand infants bend the pensive, head. Cn every sigh and every gushing tear Shall ...his parting spirit linger.... Head Stone. Inscription defaced. Head Stone. Sextons of St.Paul's Church, Albert 'bright died September 5th. 1887 Benj. '.Vhitehead, Died April 2nd. 1894. Tomb. The resting place of Edward Fenwick Canpbell and his wife llaria Campbell ^^ablets within the Church tell the lOi ^ story of their Christian walk anl oonver sation till they fell aslepe in Jesus, DOKIiraS REASTTRHEXIT. Vault, In memory of Jackson, ller- ohant of this town who ms born June the 25th 1765, Departed this life, l-laroh the 2nd 179S Aged 28 years. Also their son James lander Jackson who was born the 13th of April,and died October the 13th 1793. "Reader whoe'er thou art,when choice hath led To trace these sad memorials of the dead Learn, since life's airy visions soon is o'er To wait the great teacher Death, and God adore. XEFT SIDE OF EITTRAIICE. Tomb* Saored to the memory of Ann^ wife of Doc*John ITurry, who dei^aryed this life the 21st of December 1806, in the 49th year of her age. "Biassed are the dead who die in the Lord, for they rest from thrir labours* Vault* Sacred to the memory of Frs. I'.ary I-ackintosh, wife of John i^ckintosh; she died on the 10th of ITovember 1806, in the 26th year of her age. "Vfhile oer this tomb from heart engraven woe The tears of sorrov/ unrestrained flow. '.7hile busy memory still selights to trace The beaming beauties of her charming face. VHaile all her virtues, flashing on the mind Declare she was one posesses a Soul refined* Defined by !'eek, Religious Koly laws Led by her guidance, ardent in her cause. Tis ours to follow tliat example bright Vhich led her soul to Realms of endless light. Vault. Sacred to the memory of Alexander Blair, who \ms a native of Scotland and early in life became a citizen of the United States. In Public and Private he discharged his duty with liAnor to himself and satisfaction to others. As a friend he was sincere, as a husband and father affectionate, as a master indulgent. 12 yt' After a short illness, he an the 16th, day of September 1804, in the 36th. year of his age yealdig up his soul to him who gave it,under the full hope of a happy resurection. Reader. Thou also shall Icnow a resurection, i.Iay it be unto eternal life. Here also, lie the remains of his son James, who at the age of 13 months, on the 3ed. of September, 1802 exclianged his abode on earth for an habitation not made with hands, eternal in the Heavens. A sorrowing widow and affectio: ate mother hath caused this monument to be erected to their memories, under the consoling belief; Tliat "Tho an .ingel's arm can't snatch them from the gcave. legions of Angels can(t confine them there. Robert Allen Sculpt. Savannah Vault. To the memory of the sons of the late Alexan der Blair, by whose side they lie. Thomas Alexander Blair, died 11th October 1805, aged 2 years and 6 months. Alexander Blair, died 18th. llovember 1805, aged six years and 2 days. READER "Behold the fate of these two lovely boys. Place not thine heart on sublunary joys.'-Yith peace,and love ^and plenty round them smiled; A mother's tenderness their woes beguiled But crual death,alas hath laid them low Where all on earth must ultimately go; Removed to Heaven,they now no longer share The changing scenery of a world of care. This is inscribed by their unfortunate mother, Eliza Blair,1807. Tomb. To the memory of Ur. Felix UcKinne, who departed this life at Sanannah, the 30th day of December 1845, in the 39th. year of his age from where his remains were removed and here deposited. (Left Side) READER. If an unblemished reputation, a heart formed for benevelence and love^ a souL glov/ing with every sentiment which can ennoble human mture,could command thy esteme, respect this stone,let the dust it covers lie sacred. It was once animated by as pure a dwelt within the breast of man. Tomb. This monument,saored to the memory of Ivlrs. Elizabeth KcKinne ,who after having spent a long life in the performance of those Christian duties Yrhich are the greatest ornament of the human character,and evinced by her conduct the finest faith in her Saviour,fell asleep on Friday the fifteenth day of September in the sixtyfirst year of her age, leaving a bereaved and afflicted family to mourn,and an extensive circle of friends to lament^the loss of one who as a mother,exhibtea such affectionate tenderness,and watchfull solicitude. As a neighbor,such uniformed benevolence and unbounded ciiarity; and as a Christian,such cheerful piety and humble resignation,as will render her example impressive ,and endear her memory to those who knew her in these respective relations. Vault. Sacred to the memory of Isabella Spencer, Spouoe to Alexander Spencer, who depatted this life ^uly 11th. 1797; Aged E6 years. Head Stone. In memory of James Clark,who depart- ed this life the 21st. December 1797. He was born in Killead Eingdomel,Ireland. ' Aged 21 years and 6 months. Head Stone. In memory of James Campbell, merchant of Augusta. Died Sep. 14th. 1802 in the 37th. year of his age. He was a native of Randalstown, Antrim County, Ireland. Tomb. Sacred to the memory of Patrick Koore, a native of Ireland, born in the Parish of Bangor and County of Down, on the 25th of November 1751,and died in this city on the 23rd. of August, 1803 Aged 32 yrs. Also, Thomas Moore, Hepfaew of Patrick Moore. Also, Eleanor Moore, daughter of Thomas and Fanny Moore. Also, William Moore, nephew of Patrick Moore, born Sept. 22nd. 1778, died Aug.. 28th. 1803. Aged 25 years. Head Stone. In memory of Rachel, daughter pf Hannah and '^^illiarn Longstreet. Died Jan. 12th. 1790.Aged 2 years and 4 months. 14. >> 4- Head Stone* Sacred to the memory of ^J7illlam lont^street, who departed this life Srpt. 1st. 1814 Aged 54 years, 10 months S6 days. "A11 the days of the afflicted are evil but he that is of a merry heart hath a continual feast t "Here sleeps the famous "Inventor" who twelve months before the keel of B^ilton's boat began to plow the Hudson, was successfully applying steam to navigation on the waters of the same stream which his grave today over- looks. (Sanannah River) He died the victim of adverse fortunes and in the simple epitaph inscribed in the timeworn slab above him there is a world of pathos. He vra,3 the father of the celebrated Judge Augustus B. Long- street,who wrote "Georgia Scenes". He was also the grandfather of the^ess distinguished Genl. James Longstreet, Lee*3 "Old War Horse." Georgia issued its first patent to Longstreet for a Steamboat. On February 1 1788, an act was passed by the General Assembly at Augusta, Ga. conferring upon two inventors,Isaac Briggs and v/illiam LonggtrOet .exclusive pattent rights for a term of 14 years, to a steam engine, constructed by them j for the purpose of navigation. There | are certain things,in regard to this Legislative Asst, which gives it a peculiar interest to students of Amer- ican History, in the first place,it constitutes the only patent ever Issued by the State of Georgia. At this time,the Articles of Confederation were still in vogue btit within a few months a new Central Government was organized, under the Federal Constitution of 1787, after which the right to issue patents became a special prerogative of the United States. , ; Tradition credits '.Yilliam Longstree: with a series of experiments on the I Savannah River, extending over a period! of twenty years. 1 15, Sonerville Cemetery, on the Kill, An^ista, Ga. Underneath a square headstone, in a remote corner of the Cemetery,sleeps the widow of '.Villiam Longstreet, a npted inventor. She was the grandmother of the noted Confederate General lee's Old '7ar Horsjt. The inscription on her tomh reads; ^ SACRED TO THE rJIMOHY OF Hannah Longstreet,. She was born in lionmouth Co. H. J. llarch S3 1765 and died on Sand Hills, Feb. 12 1837. I HAVE 7/AITED FOR THY SALVKTI0K,0 LORD )ne. In memory of Daniel ^ill, who died Augu 15th. 1816, in the 88th. year of his age-. ^^ead Stone. Sacred to the memory of Mrs. Sarah Ball* wife of Mr. Frederick Ballard,who departed this life on the 9th. day of January in the year of Our Lord 1806 aged 48 years. Sympathey and Friendship long shall mour: her loss. Her memory and virtues long su Vive letter! marble. And her departed me cause silent tears for her. Head Stine. Sacred to the memory of Bernard Bignon, a native of France and a resident in the United States for 23 years,who departed thi life on the 14th. day of August 1816 in the 73ed. year of his age. Vault. His daughter has placed this stone oyer the body of Alexander McLain.(or Mo Laws) (Remainder of marking obliterated.) Vault. Sacred to the memory of Miss Rose Bowie, daughter of i^^jor John and Mrs, Rose Bov/ie South Carolina, aged 11 years. She departed this vale of disappointmer on the 20th. day of March 1798 in the city of Augusta,where she was completing her ed\ tion with more than moral enegy. Universal benevolence to her fitter pupils who deplore her loss with sorrow unfeigned. "6f humble manners and grace refined with all the glory of a Heavenly mind, She moved amidst the glare of public s And seemed an Angle^sent to us below On errand full of love^anddthat we 16. With her bright form might all her virtues sesj And emulate her worth, thus last sustained Heavens touring heights she has again obtained , Legions wait to guard her home. Sublime; Eternal Bleast; Three in one. Reader v/ho e*er you art,for thy soul's sake Go do likev^ise, an AVrFTJL vra.rning take. Head Stone. In memory of David Bull,native of Hartford,Conn, and for severil years a respected merchant of this place. He died Oct. 2nd. 1809 in the 26th. year of his age. Head Stone, ^^`o the memory of Robert Kitchell of Queen's County in Hew York,who died March 22nd. 1808. in the 32 year of his age. He left his home in search of health but sunk under his disease at Augusta, Georgia. Head Stone. In memory of John Buckle, who departec this life July 20th. 1809 Aged 31 years. Head Stone,. In memory of V/illiam .Vigfall McKinney, who departed this life Hovember loth. 1809 Aged i month and 3 days. Head Stone In memory of Georgiann McICinney,j/ daughter of David and Sarah l.lcKinney. Head Stone. Sarah Foulk McKinney, who departed this life October 10th. 1809 Aged 26 ys. and 3 months. Tomb. Sacred to the memory of Mrs. Hannah Anderson, widow of Robert Anderson late merchant in Charleston South Carolina. She was a native of Pennsylvania and for 30 years a resident of Charleston but was arrested by the hand of death on the 30th.of September 1814 while on a visit to her daugliter in Augusta, Ga. She was tznily an upright and benevo- lent woman,a most affectionate parent, a kx kind mistress and a sincere friend. '.Yho lived beloved^^and died lamented by all who knew her. the depar-- Head Stones. Here lies^the remains of ^ ted children of Adam and Elizabeth Hutcheson wrapt in the arms of death. Alexander,born 7th. Of Aii^nist 1809,died 2nd April 1810. Adam, born February 1811, died 7th llarch 1812. John, born SOth. October 1815, died EOjsh. June 1816. Head Stone. Defaced, cannot be read. Head Stone. In memory of James Newton,son of Amos and Harriet Newton, who departed jthis life the 6th. of June 1807, aged 12 days. Head Stone. Sacred to the memory of Duncan llatherson, a native of Ross-shire Scotland, who departed this life 20th. Of September 1812, aged 32 years. Tomb. Sacred to the memory of lira, llargaret Phinizy, wife of llaj. Ferdinand Phinizy, who having adorned the dooterine of God her Saviour by a life of :"emplary piety and usefulness,was called to the enjoyment of the Blessed above on the 22nd day of August 1812 aged 55 years. "The dust which here in silent lies, Shall at the Archangel's trumpet arise. And form'd anew by Power Diving, It shall in endless Glbry Shine. Tomb. Defaced, cannot be read. Be%d Stone. In memory of Rachel Danforth, wife of James H. Danforth, who departed this life 1816, In the 22nd year of Also Anderson Danforth. Head Stone. In memeoy of Daniel Stearnes. He did^* on the 4th. of February 1814, aged 30 years This stone was caused to be placed by his brother Samuel Stearns. Brioh Vault. No marlcer. Brick Vault. No marker. Brick Vault. Ho marker. D. 0. M. HlC JACET DOM Catherine De La Cave Nanoerana. Ilata 13 M*artii 1746 Oblit 20th. October 1813 REQISSCAT IK PACE. 9^- MEMORIAL CROSS. This stone marlces the spot of the colonial Fort Aii^sta, built by order of &en Oglethorpe, and the Trustees in 1736 and known during the Revolution as Fort Cornwallis. Saint Paul's Church was built in 1750 under a curtain of this fort. This cross erected by the Ceorgia Society of Colonial Dsunes of America Kovember 1901. VIRTXTTIS MARJORUM FIALE COKSERVAKT. D. 0. M. " Deo, Optimo, Maximo." To G-od, the best, the greates In the crypt under the altar are buried Rt. Rey. Leondas Polk. 1st Bishop of Louisiana. Bom April 16th 1806. Died June 11th 1861. He tried to do his duty. Frances Anna Devereux wife of leondas Polk. Born ^^rch 22ne 1807 . Died April 17th 1875. '.Te shall make thy righteousness as clear as the light; and thy just dealings as the noonday. Also in the Crypt are the following. Rev* V/illiam F. Clark Born Jan. End 1820 Died Aug. nth 1877 Blessed are the dead #hotdle in the Lord. Mrs. Sophia Green Clark. Enterd into rest January 8th 1870. But the souls of the Rigjtous are in the hand of God. Brick Monument, in the south west corner of the yard, in a very dilapidated condition in 1930. NOTE. Ur. B.B.Russell Jr. told me that as a boy ho remembers seeing this monument. It was then coverd with cement, and had on it the name of Captain Joseph Ashton. Also^ there were c erl;ain"Easonlc Emblems. May 1930.. AGE AT DEATH, Dhder 1 year 1 Year old 2 Years old 3 4 6 11 15 17 18 19 20 21 22 25 26 28 29 30 31 32 34 35 36 27 39 40 43 45 48 49 53 54 55 56 58 59 67 70 73 74 88 Average age of death DATE - OP 'BURIAL 1787 1789 1790 1792 1794 1797 1798 1800 1801 1802 1803 1804 1805 1806 1807 1808 1809 1810 1812 1813 1814 1815 1816 1817 1818 1845 1887 1894 l(Colored) MISSION PRAYERS O Almighty God, Who art ever ready to crowo with blessing any work undertaken in Thy Name; Bless, we pray Thee, the mission to be held in our parish. Send Thy Holy Spirit upon our Missioner. that with grace and fervor he may preach the truth end bring us to a belter knowledge of thee. Arouse the careless, convert the impenitent, strengthen the weak, give more grace to the faithful. Let Thy fatherly hand be over our parish, that all may be done according to 1 hy will, to the glory of Thy great Name; Through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. or thtai O God. the Father of all the families of the earth, bless the Mission to be preached in this parish, and grant that through it Thy Holy Spirit may bring many souls to Thee. Through Jesus Christ, our Ijord. Amen. Kindly give names and addressesof persons who might be interested in our Mission, especially of such as are not members of any Church. Name Address Name Address Name Address (OVER) Marker for George 9teptoa Washington, placed in StPaulB Chureh yard, Oo** 5,1956 , by the Got. John HLUedge Ohaptr, U.aD# 1812, Mro. S.T.Agerton pjrea. Accepted by -- George dteptoe Washington, 4th child of Ctoi. Saauel and Anne Steptoe, Wellington, bom in Harenoodi' Berkl^ 06. Va. about 1775. He attended the ReT* Stephen BlooaMr Belch* a Academy in Georgetovn and liie Alexand^ ria Aoadeny,( of idiioh Geo. Washington uaa one of the trustees.) ( P-452- Geo.Wa^ngton himself by Fitsspatrick.) George Steptoe Waahingt6n, married at Phila. about 179^, Lucy Payne, daughter of Mr. Payne of Va. and Phila. Later he rmtved to S.G. and died in Augusta, Ga. Jen. 10, I809* He requested to be buried by his dear friend, Ambrose Goi^don. Cttofte , from the Augusta Htoald Thurs. Jan. I809*- * Kxrled In Sb.pul* Ohuroh Oatnied with an injunction, not to unidioH 1h them for the purpose of bedding blood except it be for self defmce^ or in defense of their country and Its rights, and in the latter case to keep them unsheathed^' and prefer falling with them In '^air hands, to the relinquishment thereof.** --- George Steptoe Variilxigton 2 -- Theee oeorde hare ell bean preeented by the Werijingtoa h^ve to the people of the UB. through Congrese. They ere uauelly to be seen aaosig the relueble Veahlngteix relics in the Petort Office at WaA, D*a* Ikirii^ the Oeotezmlal Eacpoeltion they aay be seen in the Sor't Building in Fainont Park. ( P- I80- tfartiington Faiaily by Vellee.) 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OF THE FOURTH CHURCH.* t - 73 CENTENIAl CONVENTION OF THE DIOCESE OF GEORGIA APRIL SEnd, 1923. - 79 HISTORICAL PAGEANT HELD IN St.PAUL'S CHURCH- YARD ON APRIL 23rd, 1923. 81 LIST OP VESTRYMKN 1856 / LISI 0? VESTHYMEH 1856 KLSCTSI). W> ^ - shop. -- il Mxaherin. Dr. J.Morgan. Geo.W.- - - 1856 - - 1856 - - - Carmlohel. T.C. - 1856 - - Blaily. A. - - - 1856 - - - Ford. L.D. - 1856 - - - Wright. C.M* - - - 1856 - - - Oonly. B. 1857 - - - Ferry. G.W* - - 1857 - - - Baker. Chaa, J. - 1857 - - - Wright. J.S* - - - 1858 - - - Russell B.B.Sr. - 1858 - - Reese. John C.- - - 1860 - - - Adams. L.A- - - ' 1860 - - - Platt. C.A- - 1860 - - - Hewbry. J.M. - - - 1860 - - - Force. A.C* - - 1860 - - - Adams. li.A. 1863 - - Oates. Geo.A. - - - 1861 - - - Fargo. J.C. - - - 1863 - - - Jenkins.Got.CJ- 1864 - - - Ballook. R.B, - - ' - 1864 - - - Cummin^.J.B. - -- 1866 - - Jones. J.C. - - - 1866 Dunbar. Barney S. - 1869 - - - Evans. W.E. - - - 1870 - - - Steiner. H.H. - - 1873 - - - King. H.B - 1873 - - - Barrett. W*H. - - 1875 - - - liiller. F.H. - - - 1878 - - - Crane. W.H* - - Day. Joseph H.- Clark. John W. - - - 1878 - - 1880 - - 1880 - - - Smith. B.H.Jr.- Green. John W. - Davidson..W.T* - Platt. W.l - St^^fford. T.H.- - - Ford. Dr. D.S*- Miller. W.K* Greinleaf. F.W. Robertson. J.L. - - 1884 - - 1887 - - 1887 - - 1888 - - 1888 - - 1888 - - 1893 - - 1893 - - 1895 - - Martin. Alfred Jr. - 1895 - - Fargo. Dr. L.W. - 1895 - - Clark. J.A.A.W. - 1898 - - - Cook. J6hn S. - - - 1899 - - - porter. A.H* - - - 1901 - - - Pressly. C.P. - - - 1901 - - Died while holding SERVED ^ 6 years.. -36 " . SLECTSD SE Davidson. A.h. 1902 -- - - Powers. F.F. - - - - 1906 - - - - -16 Kitchens. W.H. 1906 6 McGowan. J.T* 1907 - 2 Hill. Audely 1909 - 3 Coffin. Geo.R. 1912 3 Teague. Dr. N.A. 1912 - -- 12 Townsend W.J. 1912 -16 Dunbar. H.Stiner - - - 1913 - - - -- 9 Hull. James Jr.- - - - 1913 ----- 9 Russell. li.B.Jr. 1913 - -15 Coffin. Frank ',T. 1916 7 Platt. W.E. 1916 12 Marshall. F*!. -- 1919 -- - 9 Twiggs John D. - - - - 1920 - - -- - Clark. J.C.F. 1922 6 Kershaw. Dr.T.G* 1922 1 'Shite. ,T.B. 1922 lowe. B.T* 1923 Gulley. F.B. - - - - 1926 Danforth. E.C.B.Jr.- - 1927 ----- Cranston. Dr. 'S.J - - 1927 ----- J Martin. Sam - _ - - 1927 - - - 3 Sohley. Geo. - -- - 1928 - - - - - Flythe. J.H* 1928 CAzart. A.M. 1928 2 lewis. J.R. - - 1930 - - - - - Duvall. M.H.H. 1930 REV. JOHNATHAN COPP FIRST MISSIONARY SENT TO St.PAUL'S CHURCH 1751 The Rev. Johnathan Copp was in 1751 sent over as a Missionary to Augusta,Georgia. This gentleman was a native of Connecticut, and a graduate of Yale College. There being no Bishop in America he was obliged to go to England for orders, where in December 1750 he was ordained deacon and priest by Dr. Sherlocfc Bishop Of London. Before his arrival, the gentlemen of Augusta had built a handsome and convenient church opposite one of the curtains of the fort and so near as to be protected by the guns, which was the fatherest point the Church of England had ye,t penetrated Anto the Indian territory. The inhabitants also agreed to build a parsonage, cultivate the glebe and give SO pounds per year towards his salvy* Such evidence of zeal inspired Mr. Copp with hopes of comfort and success; but when he reached there, though he found a congregation of pearly one hundred persons, and eight communicants, he did not find any parsonage or glebeland under cultivation, and had but little hopes of receiving the 20 pounds per year offerd by the committee. Separated from any brother clergyman by one h"^- dred and thirty miles of wilderness, on the frontier of civilisation, bordering on the Indian territory, and daily liable to the merciless attacks of say^es.| with but little cheer, euid much to discourage, with | Previous to 1780 and at that date the streets of Augusta were not laid off; there were then a few hundred inhabitants and the houses of logs were scattered where the owners of the l*ind fancied. The limits of the town were laid down in this plan but the streets were not laid off or named. In the year 1780 commissioners were appointed by the legislature to lay off, strai^ten the streets and sell lots in squares, which will appear in the earlier records clerks office, Superior Court, The attached, is printed the original plan and map of the city of Augusta as laid off in 1780, Ibl years ago. Previous to that time the Streets of Augusta were not laid off. It is interesting to note that of the five commissioners ^o originally laid off the Streets of Augusta, that William Glascock was the greatgreat grandfather of Hon, Thos. Barrett, Jr,, the present Mayor of Augusta; that Daniel Mac Murphy, one of the commissioners, was the grand father of A. M. MacMurphy, now living in Augusta, and that John Twiggs was the great-great grand father of Albert Twiggs, also a citizen of Augusta, The other commissioners were George walton and George Wells, who also have descendants now living in Augusta, The first map of Augusta shows six ning east and west. Bay, Reynolds, Broad, Ellis, Greene and Telfair, which are the names of these streets to-day. Running north and south seven streets are shown, commencing on the east at the lower end of the city with Houston, Lincoln, Elbert, Center, Washington, McIntosh and Jackson. Center street was then in reality the center of the city, three streets to the east and three streets to the west of it. // THE FIRST MAP AND PLAN OF THE CITT OF AUGUSTA Laid off by commissioners in i7ao 4 Plan of Augusta Laid off by Ooimnissloneifij, 1780 William Glascocki George Walton, Daniel IfcMurphy, John Twiggs, Commissioners, 1780. George Wells, . ^ \ii (JNVl ^A/V^loW /V MIGnOH 'A 01 /vioofTrj SA\AJVJVAU TiWtK T4 T XhUJ`^13 ^ to lii Qc y^MA/^O To ^AV^A'A'A // < HSOJA/f W MS A/o`i>i:)YT first IIAP OF AUGUSTA, ' 1780. bloclcs wide and seve^n bloolscm s alollngo,ityac,coJurdsitngsix ijw Soanu. This map was decscoomvmeridssiboyneMrsr. thJoehrenoDf . in of A\igusta, descendant of Major General pv^gs in the archives of the state capitol in hbVyr the commissioners rehvadeatlhs irttheaetn thsetreceittys, pelavnenryed one of which maintains the name by which it was disignated at the time it was laid out. there were six streets running parallel to the Savannah river and skft seven cross streets. Begin with Bay Street next to the Savannah River, the parallel streets in oinier were Reynolds .Broad. j,nis, Greene and Telfair. The length of these streets was limited on the original map to seven biocxs, running from Houston to Jackson and including in the cross streets, Lincoln, Blbert.Center, (which at that time was the center of the town); iashington, Mcjntosh and Jackson. The commissioners who laid out the town were .Tilliam Glascock,George '.Yalton, Daniel McMurphv John Twiggs and George Jells. An explanatory note on the map reveals as the reason for an officially symmetrical Augusta that "Previous to 1780 and at that date, the streets of Augusta were not laid out; there were a few hundred inhabitants and the houses of logs were scattered where the owners of land fancied. In the year 1780, commissioners were appointed to draw up this map." The original map was lost for many years in the later history of the city, probably resulting from the removal of the capital several times before the v/ar Between the States.A-ugusta was the capital for ten years, 1786 - 1796 Louisville in 1799 Milledgeville in 1804 and finely in Atlanta in 1866* The first map of Au^justa v/aa found by Kr.Twiggs in Atlanta, when in company with attorneys he was searching for land titles: for the county of Richmond, of which more than 40.000 were abstracted by the attorneys, llany of the original titles were rempved to Atlanta with the state capital and it was while engaged in the work that the me disooverd. A copy was made, which is one of the few of the original plan of Augusta in exis tenoe to day. Of oourae, there was a day, prior to 1780 wrien Augusta had not yet attained suoh met- ropolitan corpulency as to necessitate any definite plan of streets* its growth actual- ly be^an In 1735, when Otjlethorpe sent a colony of troops up the Savannah river to establish a trading post with the Cherokee Indians. Its expansion seems to have begun immediately, for the Indians soon became accustompd to the com- in^j of the white man*began forming commercial contacts through the trading posts where they bartered deerskins and other possessions for rum and other products from across the sea. Augusta was then begixining to take on the form of a trading post in the center of the Cherokees. Hhen G-eneral Oglethorpe sent out a handful of men to establish the fort in 1735, the Indians had a trading post in Charleston, 9 one at Savannah west of the river and one fur- ther from the coast. A fort was set up about XZO feet square on the bluff of the river and fortified with eight small iron cannon brought over from England. Flat boats were put on the river and made irregular r\ins to Savannah. Iniiabitants of South Carolina and Virginia poiired into the little settlement, bringing rum and various articles; and after several years the little fort which was named Fort Augusta, after Princess Augusta who in 1736 married the Prince of Yales,and become the mother of Ceorge 111 had several hundred inhabitants. Yarehouses were built, families moved fjirther out on the edge of the settlement in order to become first among the barterers with the Indian traders. Irregular log cabins went up more adven- turers wandered in,i90re rum v/ent out to the Indians (and it was preceding the first and only visit of Oglethorpe that more than a thousand Indians died from smallpox which they contrib- uted partely to rum), and mention is made of debts that the Indians made with the traders and were never seen again. It was in 1751 that Rev. J.Copp, first mission- ary, wrote "People lived in Augusta in fear of their lives,"and again"A great concourse of ab- sconding debtors had taken refuge here." So we find a little more than a decade after the establishment of Augusta,that a body of commissioners,consisting of five members,was formed to rule the town and act in the nominal capacity of a mayor. The first land grant made to the town was a glebe of 300 acres for the purpose of erecting a church# the church was built in the form of a small log cabbin near the fort, and given the naiie of St*paul*s Chitroh. {See page 6 in Histori- cal Boole Not !) The story of this bhuroh is of especial interest becauae it is the only institu- tion in Augusta which has come: down to us from Col- onial times; which survivrd the shook of the Revolution and holds its ancient site to day, and whose cemetery was turned into a battlefield in 1781; where many monuigents of the heroic dead were destroyed. It was these same commissioners, in name.Daniel McMurphey, iVilliam Glascock, George llfalton, John Twiggs and 3-eorge V/ells who in 1780 were instructed to "straighten out the streets," draw up a layout or map of the streets and submit it for aproval. This was done, and the original streets being Bay Street, Reynolds, Braod Ellis Greene and Telfair streets more or less parallel to the river, .Vashlngton, Center Elbert and Houston at right ang- les. In a certain history written of Augusta,nsearch was made for the original plan but it was never found. Yet it was generally believed that such a plan was at one time in existence, or that the traders and Indians formed paths and small roads by the side of which small'log cabbins were built, forming irregularity of streets. Since no proof is existing of such an ancient plan this is possi- bly the natural assumptibn. The above was written by Mr. Jack Bates, a correspondent of the Augusta Chronical, and publish- ed in that paper. On page eleven is a copy of the map tiiat was desooverd by Lr. *^ohn Twiggs in the state oapitol in Atlanta. CONSTITOTIOK OF THE PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL CHURCH IN IHE STATE OP CJEOROIA. lazz. COHSTITOTIOH ~ OP THE PROTESTAHT EPISCOPAL Tg CHDHCH. STATE OP GBORaiA* / 4 7?^ unanimously adopted by a oonvention S,"L'lS?h''S " *'*"'* Article 1. The several oougregations of the Protestant . ^isoopal Church in this state now ^represented in this oonvention ishall be oonsiderd as one church or Diooese to be known,and designated bv the ^e of The Protestant Episcopal ohxiroh in the state of Georgia?,with a view to an union with of Episcopal Chxiroh of the United States Article 2, Any congregation of said Church in this State not now^presented in this Convention.by makiruc application to the Convention for admission,shall on adopt^ this Constitution, be received into union with this Cnuroh or niocese* Article 3 A Convention of this Church shall be held on the third Monday in April A.B. 1824; and on the same day of each succeding year, at such place as the previous Convention may appoint. Providing however that np convention shfEll be opened for the transaction of business u^ess there be at least two Clergymen and delegates from two congregations present. And in case no Convention be formed^the standing officers of the last Convention shall hold their respective offices until sucoesors shall be appointed. Article 4. All Clergymen of the Protestament Episcopal Church of regular standing residing and statedly cpffleiating in this state shall he oonsiderd (ex officers) members of the Convention. A Church / 7 Mpraaehtation by one K exceeding three at r/iarcSrsiX""" Article 5. Se?^l^ `* -P"'i with Divine b,'T5rpS5i;jr";.S.V'"*`" ` `' Artlole 6 The Convention shall deliberate and act as on ^ody, unless when ahy mamber shall call divlsslon 0 ^ auction, L^lL''S8e^oh I' entlteled to one votl.^M the on ^*^ Congregation jointly to n neeeLeIsar^y'?t^o^aadm eoaljaolrointy, of both orders shLl be Artlole 7. the Convention,a President 8^11 be chosen from among the Clergy,until a Bishop be appointed for the Diocese who shall t-hAn be (ex office) President of the ConvInSloS " Article 8. meeting of the Convention a seo- tthhe ^mnem,rbers thereof, each tobehoelldechteids rfreosmpeam otoln^^ office until the next Annual Convention. Article 9. A standing committee shall be chosen at aanh Amual Meeting of the Convention to consist of Cierlcal, and three lay meib^rol tJe time and place of whose meetings, due notice in writing, 3^1 be given to all the mLbe^s ^^eof at least four weeks before the time of such meeting. At a meeting thus ndtifled; any four ^ ClergymaA) sLn"?orm The standing committee shall mmet as soon as practicable, after their election; and choose a president, and secretary from among their own members, And it shall be the duty of the President to call a meeting of the Committee,whenever he shall deem in necessary,or whenever he shall be req,ueate4 ao to do, by any three or mote memera of the Committee* The atendlng oommittee ahall have power to of thda Churoh, when ever paeculiar oiroumstanoes may reader it providing at leaat four weeka notion tionn^, ahall be given in whroitldiningg, atouoah lCl otnhveen- wuK?a "wS "^eation8 oonneoted aa are deaignated by the general constitution of the Churoh. Article 10* elect ita ballot; eaoh Clergyman to be entitled to one vote and eaoh Congregation to one vote- to be expreaaed by ita dele^tibn. ' Article 11. After the close of this Convention no tion of this constitution ahall be made hut nt" Convention^^tSe^ Of"lbTM5"Iets"`` " "> 28tb. dajr (aigned) Abril Carter.Pra. pf cony. Hugh Smith R.st.Paul'a James Bond Road M.: ffilliam Parker. P* Guerard Augusta* Delegates from Christ Ch Savannah. John Course Campbell 4 Thos P.-yiay. ) St. Paul's Ch\iroh Axjgusta. ACCOUNT OP St.PAULS PARISH TAKEN PROM THE RECORDS OF THE FOURTH CONVENTION OP THE DIOCESE, HELD IN MACON IN ISSe. THE FOLLO;VINCr IS TAKEN PROM THE JOURNAI OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE FOURTH CONVENTION OF THE PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL CHURCH,JN THE STATS OF GEORGIA: HELD IN THE PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH,MACON,ON THE 24th AND 25th OF APRIL 1826. The Parish of St.Paul*sjAiigusta, was incorporated a considerable time prior to the Revolution. By a report of the "Society (In England) for the propogating of the Gospel in foreign parts," it appears that the Rev. lr.Frihk*was rector of the Parish in 1764. He states to the Society that there was then a good Parsonage, and a glebe of land. In 1770,the Rev. Hr. Ellington^wrote to the society,that,in the three years past,he had baptized 428,married 62 couple, and that his communicants amoTinted to about 40. After the Revolution the Glebe was confiscated and applied to the endowment of an Academy. A Church was subsequently erected on the soite of the present St.Paul*s which was open to all denominations. The Rev. Mr.Boyd,however was ffearded as the Rector of the Pariah. He took charge of the Parish sometime previous to 1780, and removed from Augusta in 1798 or 1799 The members of this Parish afterwards became attached to other denominations.In 1818 or 1819 an act of Incorporation was obtained from the Legislature ,wtiich was later altered and amended. The corner stone of the third Church was laid in the spring of 1818 but the building was not in a state for occupying until March 1820, and was not completed until 1,'^rch 1821. St.Paul's is built of brick. Its length is 94 feet,its breadth 62 feet. It contains 124 pews on the ground floor, and 14 in the Organ gallery, there being no side galleries. The pitch of the ceiling is 28 feet. It is of the Grecian Doric order,and in point of c^steness,simplicity, and beauty, is scarcely exceeded by any Church in our Country. The design was furnished by Mr.John Lund, the Architect by whom it was built. The cost of the building was upwards of 25.000 dollars. It has been furnished,by subscription, with an Organ of superior tone and finish, built by Mr. Hall, of New York, the cost of which was 2.500 dollars. The female part of the congregation subscribed the sum of four hundred (400) for a service of Communion plate, and a bell of 15 owt. has also been procured by the liberal contributions of the Congregation. St Annio Smith,at that time Rector of Reot^ahlS^]^?qi Brooklyn,1.1.was elected to the Md ef nterd uponSth.Pisaudl'u3tieins itnhe thseprfinagll oof f 18th1e9' was at that time, only four period,the whole number deaths and removals have reduced that number to 55. above may be found in the book of Records of St.Paul's Church,1855 to 193, % 3r-dnf^lrarissionary sent olvieisrsiboynathrye SanodciH etry/Eilnlington London* rector of the 2nd. St.Paul's after the Revolutionary \7ar* CHAWG-ES MADE IH TffTC CHURCH BUILDING. VOTES PASSED REG>VRDING OHAIiaES iJLDS IN THE CHURCH BUILDING. September 11 1860. Voted -- That the cheinoel be lowerd one step. The rail to be of blackwalnut, six inches in width, and the ciiancel to be altered to corrospond with the window above. Voted - that the rector be informed of the size and shape of the ciiancel, and request him to purchase desk and furniture for same. October 12 1860. The rector plaaed before the Vestry the plans for the chancel furniture. Voted - to have a Bishops-chair and a Rectors, a Leeturn, Heading Desk and Altar. Voted to have the door in rear of ciiancel taken out and the wall under the window in rear of chancel pannelled. tlaroh 29 1869. Voted-that llr. ICiller of New York be requested to draw plans for the onlarglng and Improving of the church and that he be paid one hundred dollars for doing the same. August 10 1869. Voted - to make a contract for the extension of the church as prepared in the plans submited at a cost nfit to exceed ^2200.00. November 17 1869 Voted that a committee be appointed to solicit subscriptions for the exp pence attending the enlarging of thy; church. ^ LIST Oi^ BEQUESTS LEFT TO st.PAU'S PARISH. AS EHTERP IH THE RECORDS OF THE I^ISTINGS OF THE VESTRY. 1855 to 1923 BOOK E. ^Legacy of Chaa, J.Jenkins. July 23 1883. At a meeting called for the purpose of hearing a report In favor of uselng the legacy left by the lateSenlor harden Chas. J.Jenkins, twoard building a new Rectory. committee were authorized to dispose rectory to the best advantage, and build a new one on the same site. Page 194. JLegacy of lir. M.P.Stovall. llay 1 1887, Called lleeting of the Vestry. The rector read a letter addressed to the "ardens and Vestrymen of Sj. Paul's Church from Ar. C.S.Pressly Exectuor of the will of advising them of a bequest of ^500.00 left them. It was voted that the Secretary acknowledge the receipt of the same ^d pother receipt for $500.00 when paid over to them. Page E18. ^ llay 30 1887. Called Meeting of the Vestry. Voted that the legacy of $500.00 left by Hr. Stovall be donated to the enlargement of the Sunday School room. Page S19. Legacy of J.P.King. The annual statenient of the treasurer made for November 8 1890 to November 9 1891 contains the following. "By legacy received from J.p.King - $1,000.05 There is no further record of this legacy in th records. Page E47. e j n cn Legacy of James Bowen. April E4 1901. Called Meeting of the Vestry. The Rector read a letter from Misses Carter Hughes and Dwight of New York in reference * to the legeoy left by Janes Bowen of |3.000,00 ^0 St.Pa41*s Church. The following resolution was adopted. "Resolved, that the Rector and secretary be authorized to execute in the name of the corporation, the power of Attony to Lisses barter, Hughes and Dwight, Attorneys of Hew York, in order to collect the legeoy passing to the church under the will of Kr. James Bowen, deceased. Page 303. April 24 1905. Annual Parish lleeting. At this meeting i-r. 'J.K.lIiller,stated tliat he had placed on the plate Saster Sunday a check for $1790.88 the amount collected from the legacy of llr. Bowen of New York. 322 Legacy of V&vy Adams Buckley. April 24 1901. Called Meeting of the Vestry. There was re%d at this meeting a letter from the|i Surrogate of Hew York State eisking for a fee of $100.00 for the tax on theUegacy _passing to the church under the will of^ llary Adams Buckley of $2,000.00. The secretary was instructed to acknowledge the receipt of sane, and to inform the Surrogate that the Church accepted the legacy of $2,000.00 under will of Mary Adams Buckley, that they authorize the Executor to pay the legacy tax of $100.00 from the same, leaving net to the church $1,900.00, and if this cannot be done, the Treasurer be authorized to remit $100.00 to the Surrogate in payment for the same. Page 303. November 4*^1901 Regular monthly meeting. The Rector read a letter from Ir.Buckley in which he stated that he hoped the matter of the legacy left to the church by Mrs. Buckley would soon be arranged. The secretary was requested to send a telegram to Mr.'J.Ki:iller, who was in Hew York, requesting him to see the AttO)([rnies and try to arrange the payment of the amount left the church. Copy of receipt for same on page 309. Dated March 10 1902. In the ^'inancial Statement for 1901 is the V ^7 follow!^, "Reoelved from legacy of 7.T. Davidson $150.00'.' There la no meition of this legacy in the Minutes of the Vestry I-eetings. Page 307. --I'egacy of Mrs. Y^inia II. Pinhinton. Kovemoer 24 1911. Meeting of the Vestry. legacy of the late lira, viginia i;. Pinkinton be accepted and that tae clause in her will under which it was granted be spread on the i-inutes as well as a copy of the receipt given to her executor. James T* Gardner* Voted that the amount of the legeoy reeo-i- rece ived from the Kxecutor (5858*13)be invested in loans on property, or as may be determined by the Finance Committee. Peige 379 _ Copy of item la in will of I.:rs*V,PinklntQn. ''lUlve and bequeath to the v/ardens and Vestrymen! of St.Paul's Church, Au^justa, Ga. to be known as the I.:rs, Annah.Sdmondston fund, the sum of one thousand dollars (s^l.000.00) the principal to be kept intact, and the income to be used for the benefit of said Church, with the proviso; namely -"That so much of the interest as siiall be required to keep in good order the section in the City Cemetary in which the severil members of my family lie buried, and where I expect to be laid to rest." Oepy of receipt given by the Treasurer. "'.Ye the -hardens and Vestrymen of St.Paul's Church, Augusta, Ga. have thisj^ day received from *^araes T Gardner the sum of Eight Hundred fifty Sight Pollard and Thirteen Cents(858.l3; left to the iVardens and Vestrymen of St,Paul's Church under item I'd of the last will and testement of said Viginia ll. Pinkerton in ful* payment of said legaoy.the estate for distrubu- tion amounting to only 85/8133 per cent of the sum bequeathed. (Signed) F.P.Powers Treasurer for the V/ardens and Vesterv St.Paul's Episcopal pt 1911.Church. Augusta. Oa, 1g- this le^aov In f mejition of -legacy of ^s. Vi^mia i:. ;in: EIL'Hr? f-"-amount Of the legeov roool determined by the FinancI Co^ittee! vt^e%9 item 12 in will of I.:rs.v.Pinv<^^..' =yH"=5S;Ssr #5".",".'ri"i"; ^ benefit of saia Church thrinten^r'^^ V SO mu^ of ginoowdhi'c^hrtthhfeafsceU veorinl'^mL em'tb^eers'colftvm'cy ef'a^m"?il^y^^ Lst"^ ' and where I expect toVe to, _Sepy of receipt ^Iven by the Treasurer. cwj,'X-S!"L?"L;rsssr4 cSS.r.^SLisrL'^? srsr;L"`Af"^'" testement of said Vi^inia I . PinJcerton ?n f> i Wnt of said le^-acy.the estate fo^dlstrubu tion amountine: to only 85/81SS per cent sum bequeathed. (Sii^nedl w p -d^ srLrss"; ^a. 2^ legacy of Ira, Julia F. Moore, tTxily 5 19E7. Regular Meeting of tlie Vestry. Resolutions passed regarding the legacy, llrs. Julia Floxirnoy Moore of ^5.000.00, also the use this lagacy should be used for. Book 3 Page 62. The Hess Fund. I-ay 1 1928. Regular meeting of the Vestry. A communication was read relative to the Ness fund, which was voted to be received as information. Book 3 Page 70. May 20 1928. Meeting of the Vestry. It was stated at this meeting that it was called for the purpose of entertaining a change of committee for the handling the Ness fund from the present committee to Bishop Reese * of the Piocese of Georgia, it being considerd that said fund could be handeled more expedently with such a committee. Book 3 Page 70 Memo. On page 73 of Book 3 is enterd a communication headed as follows, "IN RICHMOND SUPERIOR COURT. APPLICATION FOR CHANCE OF TRUSTEES. appointmsi:t of f.f.reess BISHOP AS SOLE TRUSTEE." This refers to the Ness fund. The Mrs. HAlexander Legeoy, l!ay 30 1928. Meeting of the Vestry. A communication was read from Hull, Barrett and .Yillingham asking for instructions from the Vestry as to the persons*to take title under the Alexander legacy. A committee was appointed to get legal advice as to which of the following titles should be used. Chixroh'^^ '`hardens and Vestrymen of 3t. Paul's t. 29 or ^The Rector, 7/ardens and Vestrymen of 3t.Paul's Church." instructed to investigate placeing the Alexander legacy in trust with coporate trustees, and assertain what changes such trustees would m make. Book 3 J*age 71. September 4 1928. Meeting of the Vestry. Voted, that the receipt gor ^2.000.00 worth of marketable securities be signed to the executors under the will of Mrs. H.D. Alexander in lieu of costs, and that Mr. Edward Panforth and .7.J.Cranston be appoin- ted as a committee to meet with Mr.F.B.Gulley and select securites after apprised by a broker to their values. Book 3 Page 76. October 8 1928. Meeting of the Vestry. Report was made regarding endowment fund of &s. Alexander to the effect t;iat the beQ,uest of ^2.000.00 in cash had been invested in Georgia Power Company Bonds, bought at v98.99 bearing 5^o interest, The following is taken from the Church Bells of July 1916. Mrs. Barrett*3 Legacy to St.Paul* s. S; received from Mr. '""> i ijive ,and beq^ueath and devise to St.Paul's Episcopal Church in Augusta,the sum of One Thousand (i?l000),to be used for the benefit of the Parish House either in paying off any existing debt,or,if no debt,in improving it " Under the law this legacy would be taxed five per cent,but my nephew.,,Clark Howell Jr and I who are the only ones affected in fv>A > K^.OOO will be net to the Church." GIFT OF MRS>1.0UISE POLLARD > Through the generosity of Mrs.louls^ollard St* Paul's baoame the possessor of a lot situated near the Globe Mills* In order to enable the Church to realize upon this gift, Mr*J.C.F.CJlark ^ kindly puro^sed the lot at a generous price. October 1931* FROM TREASURER'S REPORT FOR 1901* "Reoeired from Legacy of the.Est* of Vf.T. Davidson- - -- -- -- -- - -$150*00 3^^ A PAP3R BY llARY 5. CUiailNS CONCSRKING THE I^ARLY days of AUGUSTA. in the ''gooI^3hi^Ame"^on^w Uraveaena TOs with a Lree?fo^^ November 17,1732,it colony of Georgia in Amerinn he was interestea in ^ovidiAir establishing the Philanthropist, unfortunates in the deh*X-=7^ ? This wo^d bfl oolonv Sngland. them, a new opport^itv^ f new world, and for to strengthen the militayjr ^ aold.ier, he wanted Anerioa by establishing the Carolinas anS England in i\ AS a statesman and finanoi^ h ^ possessions, were great possibiliii*an o? thought there orown by the cultivation of thtn^ wealth to the land. As a practiole boi fresh and fertile woull secure m^e nubile ^^t he last two grounds tLn^on thefi^t"^ support on the he, and with him, his aLocLfr * A idealist le* with highest stlnS^ ??' the only one of the 13 colonies\n^whinh rum were absolutely prohibiting-o to settle in the oolLies wlre^Ann,"?? to be sett- ^^ry and wished a ffertttln degree of charactor! ^'^tred to be up to pinoutenrdes3fto'^r^ftoherP "naorlbi^^lnpitL^-aptLeon "Staining the p1u0b,l0i0c0 ^^^oVlS the"\%^uLTpfror?h^A ffoorit^if y '^hitsfteployslietigonL^antrdiahyi Sf^tht^Srl and Indiands by building forts as possible for the settlers!^ to Spaniards and Fred^io^'^the Darien a town Should be^,^rkerout of t^e ri^h't h"" ^avannah river below the falls at tf the tion. In honor of a roval nnin/.^^ t>ead of neviga- ta. This was the wife ^ Fnnf earned it A^s- in April 1736,was married to Afustff'^q of Vales whQo, , Oglethorpe himself vlsitedA^f\^ Sax-Gotha. as in September, 1739. Augusta only once. This 33 Georgia." it reads as follows: Seven miles above Kew '.Tinsdor on the Georgia side^ lies the town of Aiagusta. just below the falls. . , There are several warehouses thoroughly well furnished with goods for the Indian trade, and rive large boats, belonging to the different inhabitanoe of the town, which can carry about nine or ten thousand weight of deer sJcins each, making four or five voyages at least in a year to Charles-Town for exporation to England. . . neither all the English traders with their servants resort in the spring, and * tis computed that above two thousand horses come heither at this season. . This is a very advantageous trade to England since the furs are mostly paid for in v/oolen and Iron. ^ (Jones* History.) Embedded in the sidewalk on the northwest corner of Broad and Center Streets is a square stone marker, placed there in 1929 by the Augusta chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolu- tion. Carved upon it are the words "01d town of Augusta,stteled in 1735," and on each side of the square are the names of the boundaries; N.Savan- nah river; S. Greene Street; E. Elbert street; 7. '.Tashington street. The town as so indicated was probably laid out as were all of Oglethorpe's towns# "like military camps, with streets inter- secting at right angles, and with open spaces, into which the settlers could retreat in case of attack." Broad street v/as, in the beginning 300 feet wide. It has been narrowed on two occa- sions under special acts of the legislature. At the northwest corner of the prospective town and on a bluff overlooking the Savannah river Oglethorpe erected Port Augusta,, 120 feet sq\iare,i with quarters for a garrison of 20 men. There I were four bastions or towers, one at each corner, connected by musket proof walls,and, on the ramparts were mounted eight iron cannon,which ( Oglethorpe brought with him on his return from England in 1736. One of these cannon is still in existance and lies at the base of the Celtec Cross in St. Paul's church yard, having been pla--l ced there by the Colonial Dames in 1901 i Opposite one of the "curtains" of the fort anfl grot|ote(i by -its guns was built in 1750 the fipsi 5fPaul's ohuroh. The effect of this Port so successfully little town fj?om the Indians that, traiding post, it v;as never attaok- f Ive^ndian^nA??^ ' ^ congress of the Port n nations were held here at the "Kings ernorc vf 0? Indians oame to meet thegov2outh Carolina, and / oonferenoe they " ^ salute from the ^uns of Fort A^- m - hDTyT the late Rev. C.C.Wieildliiaomatsi:on of the Celtic Cross, revolution the iron guns or the fort had looked out upon a scene of busy in- dustry and peace. They had never fired to kill. '*Indeed, after the war began and for several years, its peaceful record was unbroken. The Liberty Boys took possession of it in 1775, hauled down the British flag a:id held the fort for four years. Colonel Campbell took possession 780, the fort was abondoned by the Ameri- cans and the British, under Oolonel Browne, immedi- ately occupied it. .7hen, on the 14th of Septem- ber, 1780, the Americans made their famous attack upon the "'.Vhite House"(Jolonel Browne took most of ^ his garrison and marched to its relief. In his ab- sence, Colonel Clark quitely possessed himself of the fort and the town. But,four days later when Browne returned, the Americans yielded the post with-j out offering any resistance. j "The Americans had but one piece of artillery, which; Colonel Lee('.Yhite Horse Harry Lee, the father of j General Robert E. Lee.) brought with him. This six- | pounder was hoisted to the floor of tfte tower, and, f: from that eminence, it completely commanded the in- terior of the Fort. The tower was a device of ilajor l^aham, of South Carolina, and was erected hear where the Cotton Exchange now stands. Bro'wne tried to neutralize the effect of this movement by build- ing a platform at the southwest corner of the fort and mounting upon it two of his eight pound cannon. But from the hour that Lee*s six-pounder opened fire from the top of the Ihham tower, the fort was doomed., The first shot was fired from the tower on the morning of June End. 1781. Before noon the two piee- es of British ordiance were dismounted from the platform. The whole of the interior of the fort was ra- ked except the the segment nearest the tower and a few spots sheltered by traverses. So deadly was the fire that the besieged were driven to dig holes in the ground and literally bury themselves in the 35~ blackened ruin.The fort powerless ti.o save itprfortoemcteddistirtuowtaison.at last daer and blood and smoke. paTsshiengfoortutanind theunoharoh which had stood side by side for nearly naif a century went down in common ruin. was never rebuilt, it vra.s never needed again. But the Church loomed up out smoke-,' to go upon her way and pluck victory from the Jaws of seeming defeat. Her mission is never ended." "Three times therefore had the Americans captured the fort and three times had the British ^^aken it, and yet nCt a gun had been fired, old ^spell of peabceeenwlaos sst.tillItonseetm heedliatstlief fthoert. And now for nearly a year, from September 1780, to June 6 1781. it was again the Kings Fort,and the gro\ind on which i.t stands was still Colonia'' ground. "In the .fjnerioan army there v;as one man who would seem to have sworn a vow on the altar of American independence that Augusta should not renain under the flag of the king. That man was Col.Elijah Clark.Cato was not more insistant that Carthage must be destroyed than was Col. Clark that Augusta's fort must be taken. From the day that Browne took possession of it and hoisted the British flag, Clarke v/ent everyvhiere gathering recruits to drive him put. It is said that it was Clarke who planned the attack upon the '.Yhite House which deserved success, but failed at the moment of impending victory. It ,was he who gatherd the forces, vjhich under Pickensknd iilliamson and llcCall, came and set down here before the town for two months, resolved never to go av/ay until that flag cane down. At last Col. Lee was sent with his famous Legion to reinforce and take command of the investing army. He saw at once with the practiced eye of a soldier, that Bro^vne had built a fort which was impregnable to any assault that he could make upon it. He therefore resorted to the ingenious device of building a tower thirty feet high, out of hewn logs,filling with stones and other material. Hear the top he built a platform,and the logs were sawed to let an embrasure for a cannon. The British had mounted in the fort the eight original cannon. They had a garrison of 400 men besides 200 negroes v/ho did duty in the fort. In addition to these there were a number of prisoners and others who had fled to the fort for protection. .^fter the Revolutionary V/ar, people oajne in large numbers to settle in Georgia, and to Angusta came many from Virginia ^d middle Korth Carolina, a few from the New England States and some Roman Catholios from Ilaryland# They were mostly English, Scotch and Irish," though some French came about 1798 at the time of the uprising in San Domingo# There were many jxeraans in Augusta later on and,as far as I can find?: ' o" frEC*v- F towf rf -^o^nooday afternLn! buf tJ stav in in the af^moon^ we'^hear^Le^fire^^l Chrfni\5lCil^?^:^i,^ S ^3^irthr"" bXf;n'ifSrLifirbSM!i^S/?r' S borafaotoclhisehist^oaSdo^^sto^obm ut ei^tnfce^^''? ^tdh"ejm S*,-tiw t omay cajition in taking care of nJL act of pre-^ I went down an^ver to yhitea^irof^^^ property." hand satchels and nnm ''nites.got a couple of there were fully twentv-five'^h that time the corner watchi^ Se fire around 18, .ioh... t,.,,.,,,, V % been taken 4ovm the fip=sape; v/hen I got baok upstairs I put the contents of my safe in those two satchells. There were some other papers on my desk that I thought I might as well take care of. Father's old green bag, which I'have ali/mys kept in the vault,so I took it out and filled it with a lot of papers. About that time Hamilton came up with a friend, eind he and I closed the door, thinking everything was perfectly all right, and started down with the papers. '.Vhen we got to the elevator ,we found it had stoped running for some reason - I think to get some hose up the stairs - anyhow we met some parties with hose, who said they were going to throw water on the buildings in the rear, which by that time was on fire. -7e got down, took these papers home, and I sat down quietly and had supper, after which I went around to the church,.and never went back to the office at all, because I tliought it ^s perfectly safe. I staid at the church from abodt seven to eleven, and only after the church had been burned down did I know that the Chlronicle Build- ing had also been burned. '.Then I arrived at the church there were a num- ber of people there, and the fire had reached the comer where Cecil Cochran's officers were, behind the old Davidson building. A graat deal of cotton was stored in the streets and the hose was playing in this. I said to Hr. '.Thitney that it was a'matter of precaution to, gather the valuables, plate,church silver, etc.. This was done, and they were carri- ed to a place of safety. The wind all this time was blowing fifty miles an hour, and a great many sparks began to drop "in the church yard, so r^suggested -that we be- gin to move the furniture out. I'started-wi-th the Bishop's Chair-, many others assisting. In the course of time everything was taken out and removed to a place of safety except the altar, which was left for the last, because had an idea that the church would be saved. There was such a high wind as is rarely seen in Augusta, and it was just one red hot volume. The Vason warehouse next door caught fire, and then realized that we were in for a very serious condition. In a little while the steeple caught on fire. One paltry hose appeared on the scene, with which nothing could be done - it was not long eno\igh - There were men up in the tower, and on the roof, and time and again they put out the fire. After awhile one of the compartments in the Vason warehouse expiboded, and the volume of flame was sent in the air. and blowing directly toward the ohuffch* I was out at, the time in thepear watching, and ^Hconcluded^'o^ . building was sure to'go. \/rt.went into the church, wiiioh was full of smoke, and with the assistance o of two or three^men whom'I .had never seen before, got out the altar and carried it out to the east {J side of the church, 7ith the altar safely out, near the back gate, and turnedj updide down so as to protect it as far as posslb^le, we waited for the conclusion- It,wa^ not.long before the church steeple was one maSs^xf flames. The Beams of the building seemed to stand very well, but after a while some sparks ;>odged in an angle of the cornice at the' back of the chancel on the down town side, and ther^Ws no way to reach it. It burned very rapidly, and in a little while the tower fell in. Jeff, the sexton tolled the bell as long as the rope held out, and it was with difficulty that we got out of the building. I could not get to my house on Telfair St., going out Reynolds ot. v/ashington streets, but had to walk up the levee as far as Campbell (9th, street) then through to Greene/^to my house. I then took my automobile and went down to see about Bertha and Tom, for all the buildings onc/_ the other side of Washington street, and-en-dowa looked as though they were doomed to be burned. Then I reached the 400 block of greene street, I found every thing below there on fire.From 6th, street to Sast boundray, and from ^ast Boundray to Reynolds Street was one mass of flames. From the point where the fire started at the north west corner of Broad and 8th, streets to Sast Boundray was cpmpletely destrojred, except the Planters Loan and Savings Bankthe Citizens and Southern Bank, and the - buildings on the north side olt Broad street, extending from 7th, to 6th,^ streets,were not bui*nedr. All the warehouses, dwellings and the church, on both sides of Reynolds from 7tn, street to^East Boundray went down with nothing left stand^ug but the chimneys. Many people took all their be- loru?ings into the middle of the street where they were just licked up by the flames. The effort of people to help others, was very noted. The question now beilore 3t.Paml*s is as to its future.X x x Under Jhe old acts-creating the parish, the property is vested in the Episcopal Corporation for Church purposes, with reversion to the state in case the Church Corporation should fail to keep the old buying ground,and use the place for permeinent worship. itaelf is directed to m and tih?ere pCerhpuerotuhabteuiildtsineglf obny ECaostreprorlaiotendealye,c- tion, under such circumstances, I advise that we could not with safety consider removingftne property, because if we did, we might lose^%^ property. '.yhile,of course the state could take that position, yet against any action taken by j the state,we would have no defence. ^ I believe it would disintegrate St. Paul's ^ parish, to attempt to moveC^^lie original location, t, xxxxxxxxxxxxxzxxxxxxxxxx It would wring your heart to see the remnantaV that are left. - the vastness of the ruins. To start with, every tree is killed, ex- cept the few in the back. The vast majority are gone. The fact of the matter is, Augusta looks like a town, - particularly in the lower part of the city. - that has been long dead. The vast amount of chimneys Just giire you the idea of a cemetery, particularly at night as it has a weird appearance. The people as a whole are bearing up as iw bravely as any community could. I have not heard anybody complain, they Just accept the situation. I of course lost my law library,--mv lett- er files, etc*, except the few papers 1 carried down stairs^ x x x x . Your telegram ttas duly received by Mr. V/hitney, and was read to the con- gregation at the service in the Sunday school room of the Christian Church last Friday after- noon, where we gatherd to consider the situation.. ,7e had services in the Confederate Memorial Hall at the court house on Sunday, and will proaUly be there for some time to come. 1<3 ^ P ' With assurance of continued esteem and vener- 7 ation, I am VerjF truly your friend,, W.K.M. (ol DISTRUCTIOK 0? TH3 THIRD St.PAUL'S CHURCH. The followlBg was writen by the Rev. G.S' 7/hitney,Rector of St.Paul's Church 1907-19E4, for publication in the April nnmber of the Church Bells. At about 6:30 o * clock on the evenin^j of ^Tednesday.llarch aSnd 1916, a fire broke out in the Dyer Building on the corner of 8th and Broad Streets. Under ordinary conditions it would have been readily subdued by the Fire Department; but a strong gale of wind was blowing at the time, and in a very few moments it was seen that a greaf Conflagration was imminent. Leaping across 8th street, it attacked the Union Savings Bank^at the same time to the cotton warehouses on Reynolds street. It is impossible for us to attempt a discription of what was \indoubtedly the greatest calamity in the history of Augusta, but in brief a general conflagration followed wiping out 35 * blocks of the business and residence sections and rendering more than 700 families homeless. The eeene was beyond discription but those who witnessed it from the stirroxinding hills will never forget it. So rapidly did it spread that the people who were up-town watching the Dyer Build* ing, turned to discover all the lower part of the city in flames and rushing to their own houses, hardly in time to save more than a handful of clothing or valuables. ;/hen it was seen that the fire was coming down Reynolds Street, the Rector gather! a little group of our people in the Church and we all knelt there for a brief service of intercession that our beloved Church might be saned. ;7e are sure our prayers were not unheard, but that Cod iias answered them in a way that will in His own good time bring some great blessing. V/e then begah to remove all the most valathings which could be moved. The Rector ooened the safe and took out all the silver and record fipt, and took them to the Rectory, and altogether made four trips in his oar carrying brasses memorlkls and other things to the Rectory and to llr. V/*K.Miller's house. There were many willing hands both among our own people and strangers. It would be impossible to name them all, for there several whose names we have never learned Some of the Ladles of the Altar Guild'looked after the linen and furnlshln^^a of the Altar. ilr. John Twiggs took a load of things in his oar to his own home. Kr. Platt worked until his own place across the streetwas in flames and from which he saved almost nothing except his records. Dr. Fargo took out the Chancel rail ^d with the help of some unknown yo\mg women buried it in the yard. Mr, Miller with the help of severil men got out the Altar and some of the Chancel;^ furniture and it was found the n next morning near the Southern Railway bridge. Of course we might have saved much more,but no one would believe till the last moment that the Church would really burn. Meanwhile Jeff, the Sexton, aided by several unknown white men were carrying water in pails and pane up to the tower to put out the sparks. No fireman came near us tho we are told that the Chief did drive up and look at the Church an hour before it caught* The Rector ran to Broad Street and tri^ to divert an engine, but no one would listen. lo!tuh Street and g^ ot it up ina thloenetow fierermbaunt othnere TOs not enough pressure to carry the water up there. Soon t;he blazing cotton from the adjoining warehouse^egan to stick to the wooden oupalo in great masses. The aeh in the tower tolled the ^ws to thousands that the old chjirch was burning. Many wept when they heard U, for it rang the knell of a^laoe saoeed and dear to all of Augusta for more than a century. The story Is told. The tower burst into flames whioh stood out in the gale like a great flag. About the same time a oornioe of the Churoh caught and a few minutes later the wall of the adjoin!^ cotton warehoiisetell or blew up and a mass of flame= enveloped the Patish House. riame. The Rector seeing that nothing more could be done and ttet the exits ffom Reynolds Street were* being rapidly out off left the Church and v/ent to the Rectory, which now contained most of the Church's valuables eind which in the event of a slight change in the wind might have gone also. Mr. MillerDr. ^argo and a few others remained a while longer and went out by the wav the Lewee to Campbell (9th Street) Street. The old Churoh was gone and the dawn of another day revealed only the melancholy ruins which brings a ache to many a heart and tears to many eyes t^May our Heavenly Father give us grace to see'^His hahd laid upon us in loving ohastisment.and vouchsafe us a vision of a future full of opport\mities for greater things for His Kilngdom. (p3 In the midst of our sorrow for the loss of Parish house we are not unmindful that has come to almost one-third or the families of our congregation. Fully eighty families belonging to St.Pail's were victims of the fire fiend. They were families of every degree of wordly wealth from those who can bear the loss and still maintain their usual standard of living to those who are left practically penniless. But even though one may have some means* it is an awful blow to have everything, house, furniture, clothing, silver, books, pictures and keepsakes, the aocumalation of years, swept away in a few hours. Only in a few rare instances was anything considable saved. Itany removed their things to the center of the street only to have them burned up or stolen. Kverybody had things which no amount of money could replace. And also mansrhad no insurance whatever. But in spite of such stupendous losses, the spirit of the losers has been simply wonderful. Not one word of murmuring or complaint have we heard from anyone, but all have accepted this visitation with cheerful resignation and set about the work of rehabilitation with faith and courage. On the other hand those that did not lose, have displayed the most remarkable generosity and eagerness to be helpful, and in most oases their aift has been accepted in the same spirit as given and with no false pride. It takes more grace to receive than to give and we are very ^roud of the true Christian spirit shown by all our people both fortunate and the unfortunate. Nothing has more deeply touched us than the prompt and generous sympathy and offers of help which came to us from our brethren of the ot>er churches* Sither by personal visit or by letter, the Pastors cx and Boards of Officers expressed their sympathy and offerd us freely the use of their churches and Sunday School buildings. Such offers came from St.John's Methodist, the First Presbyterian, First Baptist. First Christian. Holy Trinity-Lutheran^ and the Jewish Synagogue. And it goes without saying that the Rectors of the G-ood Shepherd and the Atonement tender! their assistance at once. But to all we extend our sincere thanks for their sympathetic and generous good will. But after careful consideration|i we felt it was best to accept the offer of the United Daughters of the Confederacy of their hall at the Court House and this we used for several Sundays and week days during Lent, and to them we extend our many thanks. also accepted the kind offer of Dr.Cree of the Sunday School room of the First Christian Church on the second day after the fire. These are but a few of the expressions of sympathy that has come to us. The morning after the fire, the Altar and other furniture that load been saved v/as moved to the Rectory (7^3 Greene St,) The Altar v/as placed in the bay-window in the parlor and properly vested with the han^'ings and brasses. This made a very attractive little ctiapeL, and here \ms held the early celebrations of the Holy Communion on Sundays and the some of the lenton services. 1 I I SERVICES OF St.PAUL'S AFTER THE BURNING OF THE CHURCH ON UARCH 22 1916. There is no record of services from the burning of the Church to Llay 7th. From that date to Eay 21st all services were held in a tent in the Church Yard. After that date the morning services were held in the Richmond County Court House, all other services were held in the tent \intil August 27th when all of the services were held at the Court House. On April 8th 1917 toaster Sunday) the first service was held in the new Parish House. The i*arish House was used for all services up to September 1918. On that date the first service was held in the new Church. The Church was Consecrated on ISay 7 1919. Also on that date the opening of tfte Annual Convention of the Bioaese of Georgia was held in the Church* (li^ CONFimiTION SERVICES HELD IN THE REAR OP THE RUINS OF THE 3rd, St.PAUL'S CHURCH APRIL 3nd, 1916 CONFIRMATIOH SERVICES HELD IN THE REMl OP THE RUINS OP THE 3rcL St.PAUl'S CHURCH APRIL 2nd 1916. On the 4 th Sxinday In Lent April Z 1916 eleven days after the destruction of the 3rd St.Pauls Church,there was held Confirmation services in the rear of the ruins. The following account of the services is taken from the Church Bells of April and May 1916. April End 1916 was the day appointed for the visitstion of the Bishop for Confirmation. class that had been prepared felt that they wished to be confirmed nowhere but on the ground sacred to us all from its many dear associations. The Celtic Cross of granite which marks the site of old Augusta was chosen as the most appropriate spot. Willing hsuids labored to make i it all as beautlftil as possible. The fire fiend had mercifully spared this section of the Church yard, and beneath our feet was a carpet of fresh green grass,while above towered a group of grace- ful elms Just putting forth their tender leaves. The red clay of the Levee (then being built) was concealed with the waving plumes of yoxing pines against which were banked great masses of pure white dog-wood blossoms. The stone cross was the altar,and a spacious chancel was formed by a wide railing wrapped in White,ih front of which were placed all the benches and seats that could be found. At the appointed hour,a great congregation had gatherd,far more than the seats would accom- odate. Assembling back of the ruined Parish House,the Choir and Clergy proceeded by the Cross marched through the trees and down the aisle into the Chancel,singing "Onward,Christian Sol- diers ^hort form of morning prayer was said, followed by the confirmation services. A class of twenty-six, about half adults and half children knelt at the rail to receive the Apostolic Laying on of Hands. It was one of the most impressive sights it has been our privilege to witness and will never br forgoten by those present. The Bishop addressed the class with appropriate and earnest words,and later preached an earnest and helpful sermon full of encourage- ment and cheer. Urged all to stand bravely togeth- er and look only toward the future. ULYina (IF OHS COHinSR STOHE OF THE-FOURTH CHURCH. SEPTEMBER 29 th 1916. (e^ ACCOUNT OF THE LAYIHG OF THE CORNER STONE OF THE FOURTH St.PAUL'S CHURCH,TAKEN FROM THE CHURCH BELLS OF OCTOBER 1916. On the Festival of St.Michael and All Angels, September 29th, at 4 p.m.,History re- peated itself, in the laying of the corner stone of the fourth St.i^aul's Church upon the samS site. In the presence of a "notable assembly", the ceremony was performed which marked the beginning of a new epoch in the history of our venerable parish. (Yhen the corner stone ^f the old Church was laid in 1819, so far as the records show, there was no Church ceremony, only that of the ilasonic fraternity. This we felt should not be the case and arrangements was made for the Church ahd the fraternity to have theitT proper share in the rite. Shortly after 4-o'clock, om the most ideal afternoon one could wish for, the choir pro- ceeds by the Cross,borne by Master J^ohn Kershaw, enterd the front gate, sixiging "The Church's One Foundation Seats were provided for Choir, Clergy and Grand Lodge on a platform. The ifesons in- full regalia enterd the East gate and followed the Choir. The Bishop then used the Service prescribed service, the Rector reading the Lesson from Ezra 111-10-11. Following the responsive reading the Bishop bid the congregation to prayer and laying his hands upon the stone said: "0 Lord Jesus Christ, Son of the Livihg God, who art the brightnes of the Father's Glory, and the express image of His Person, the one Foundation, and the chief Cornerstone; Bless what we do now in laying this Stone in Thy name, and be Thou, we beseech Thee, the biginning, the increase, and the consummation of this our work, which is undertaken to the gloru of Thy Name, who with the Father and the Holy Spirit livest and reigenst, one God, world without end. Amen." Then striken the stone three times, the Bishop said: "In the faith of Jesus Christ let this foundation be placed. In the name of God the Fa the]? and of God the Son, and of God the Holy Ghost. Amen' Then the Bishop invoked the blessing of God. After the singixig of the hymn. The strength by which our toTl is blest. Upon this consecrated ground Now bid Thy cloud of ^ory r< >1 CONSECRATION OF THE FOURTH 8t.PAUL'S. MY 7th, 1919 COHSECRAO?ION OP THE FOURTH St.RAUl'S. 'ra)HESDAY MAY 7 th 1919. On Wednesday May 7th 1919 the fourth St.Paul's Chxiroh was consecrated with the solemn and impressive ceremony of the Book of Com- mon Prayer, thtis setting it apart from all xinhallowed and wordly uses uid devoted it to the worship of Almighty Cod. Promptly at 10:30 a.m. the choir led by the cross left the Parish House and marched down the^ walk and circling on the front,approached the main door of the church. The Clergy followed the choir, then tha Bishopf; the Rt Rev.E.G.Weed Bishop of Florida:the Rt.Rev. Arthur S. Lloyd, President of the Board of Missions;the Rt.Rev. Edmard A. Osborne,retired Bishop of Springfield; then came Rt.Rev. P.P,Reese Bishop of Georgia, preceded by the Rector of the Parish as the Bishop's Chaplain* As the procession reached the front door it opened order and Bishop Reese and p and the Rector passed between the ranks. The Bishop knocked thrice on the door,the Senior Warden who stood with the Vestry Just within asked, "Who comes hero?" The Bishop replied, "I, Frederick Focke Reese, Bishop of Georgia, who demands admission that he may consecrate this Church to the worship of Almighty God." The doors were then thrown open and the procession advanced up the aisle, the Vestry follow- ing the choir. As the procession moved the twenty-fourth Psalm was recited by the Bishop* and Clergy repeating the alternate verses. The consedration service than proceeded; The Senior and Junior ?/ardens,presented to the Bishop the "Instrument of Donation," declaring the church free of debt. At the proper place in the service the sentence of consecration was road )y the Rector. ^ . Morning Prayer was then read,the first jart by the Rev. D. Watson Winn, the priest ildes* in point offeervlce in the Diocese and the creed and prayers by the Kev. John Moore falker. The lessons were read by the Rev. S.B. tIoGlohon and the Rev. W.B*3ama. The Bunlon was celebrated by Bishop Reese;The ^Istle :>eto read by Bishop Osborne and the Gospel bv iiSoD Seed. Bishop Lloyd preached an inspiring sermon, from the text Gen.28.EE--" * a allS"" ''fTM' *" " *; U\f r " "kloh ^ {. New York Polk of Ss!'polk!^* Saacutary was also a gift of & THE CHOIR STALLS are the gift of the oholT* Each member made a personal eontrlbutlon this * wo^t was added to by a concert given by the choir, and a number of sales conducted bv the members. The_oost the Stalls was about #360.00 Sift memorials n-f fha ^^22 at the celebration mlmStl d dedloated two n First the*gommunion Rail, which was given by Miss lad Coodrich in memory of her father and mother,Mr. A Mrs. William J, ioodrich. Mr. & Mrs. Goodrich were among the most devoted Members of St.Pauls of a generation ago,both pass- ed away within the past few years. Other memoriUl dedicated was a Credence Shelf,the gift of the Bishop Elliott Society in loving memory of Mrs. Hollingsworth, some fifteen years ^o suggested the organization or rather the revival of a Society bearing the name of the first* Bishop of Georgia (1841). There had once been a Bishop Elliott Society but had long since been disbanded. THE SEAT ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE CHANCEL in the Chapel is made from the console of the 7^ second organ in St.Paul's Chuxoh. This organ was built by Geo. JardAn & Sin of New York, and placed in the church In 1861. The first mention of an organ in the Minutes of the Vestry Ileetings Yra.s,in 1860 when the Vestry voted to p\zrchase an organ. On the first iiunday in June 1919 the Rector dedicated a new memorial in the shape of ah Alms Box for the offering for the poor. This was the gift of I'jcs. iistell Turpin in memory of her husband Vllliam S.Turpin who died July 26 1916. The box is placed just inside the middle door into the church. On Sunday October 5 1919 immediately after the Processional Hymn, the Rector dedicated a memorial to the memory of Lester Palmer,a member of the boy choir who didd July 21 1918 aged 15 years. The memorial is a standard for holdi^ the Processional Cross, and was presented by his parents. The following is taken from the Church Bells of November 1920. _ OLD SILVSH JANTliB). "St.Paul's possesses three beautiful silver basons in which the collections are taken each Sundav. For convenience sake we need four,one for each aisle. These Alms Basons were given by ?Se congregation ^ ofiglo Tt is now proposed tnat in this year oi we give ^otLr! To this end we ask that anyJL having old silver that they have laid away will mak^a donajtion for a new Alms Bason. Please look It up and on Sunday 12th it will be received with our morni^ offering, Sufficient silver was received tp make the fourth bason. From the Churoh Bells of ttaroh 1921. OUR BUHBING debt paid. "On Palm Sunday morning Just after the Offertory thr Rector had the great Joy of announcing to the congregation that he held in his hand a paper stating that the last cent of debt upon the church's property had been paid and the mortgage upon the Rectory cancelled. The Doxology was sung, the general thanksgiring said by the whole congregation and special prayers and the benediction by the Rector." "Thus the loyalty and devotion of a united an4 faithful people has met its rewardvand the fifth anniversary of the fire will find vta entirely free of debt. Laus Deo;" At the service on All Saints Day 1916 the Rector received and blessed a beautiful memorial gift to the church. A private Communion Service, the gift of Llrs.Mary del'fligle of New York. The set is designed for the use of the Rector in administering the Holy Communion to the sick. It consists of the chalice, paten, pyx and a pair of cruets, and a small spoon for the admonis- tration to the very ill. All the vesels are soli silwer, plated with gold. The set in enclosed in an oak case of which one side can be let down to form the top of a small Altar. This set is kept in the safe in the Secretary's office. (1930) A BML HERO. We were all thrilled to read In the morn- ing paper of the 29th of the return of one of our St*Pau^8 hoys as a real hero of the war. Lyirood Pelot is the hoy and we are more than p proud at him. The tale of his heroism is told in detail in the paper. His ship,"Polar sea",was struoh hy a tor- pedo in the Bay of Biscay and Lynwood and another hoy named Cassidy were thrown into the water. Though his own leg was hrolcen in two places he saw his companion was in a graver plight. Taking off his own life perserver he put it on Cassidy and then managed to make a tourniq,uet to stop the hlood frpm Cassidy's wounds. He then lapsed into unconsciousness and later both were picked up and taken to a French Hospital and both reooverd. Lynwood was decorated with the Croix de (juerre hy ILFrench Admiral and also re- ceived the Ceurnegie Hero Medal. Lynwood Pelot was confirmed in St.Paul's servll years ago (March 22 1914) and has been a faithful communicant , and a regular member of the Sunday School until he enlisted in the Navy . We are very proud of him and offer our heartiest congratulations to his mother, Hrs.Ann Pelot. 7? ROBBERY. On the night of October 13 1920 burglars broice into St.Paul's Church by some means undis-- coverd and suoessfully broke into the concrete fireproof Vault. Both inner and outer doors were made of the best steal by the York Safe and Lock Co., with heavy combination look on the outer door,and a strong ''Yale" look on the inner door. The burgalers used a heavy Steel bar which they left behind, to batter the oombinatiihn knob out of shape - and then apparently sawed of the handels. Once inside they found all the old Communion Set,the Silver Alms Basins,and a quanity of Communion '.Vine. They did not take any of these,but gave their attention to a small trunk containing most of the Rector 's silver, which they did not take,but in this trunk they found a package of papers,and took fhom them three Liberty Bonds belonging to the Rector's wifw, and were valued to $700.00. The parties were never caught,or the bonds recoverd. From the Church Bells. The above is the second time that St.Paxil's has been robbed. Several years previous to the burning of the 3rd St.Paul's the Chxirch was broken into . At that time the 1820 Communion Service and the Alms Basins were kept in a closet that was kept looked. This closet was broken ; into and all the silver was carried away. The thiefs were soon apprehended. They proved to be tvfo young men in their teens. They confesed , the robbery,and told where they had buried the silver on the South Carolina side of the Savannah River. The silver was recoverd and is now kept in the safe in the office in the Parish House. 1 CANTENIAIi CONVENTION OF THE DIOCESEOP GEORGIA. 19ZZ lior?00 nf 1823-1923 &t. Paula ffll|urrlf, Auguata. (georgia RT REV FREDERICK F. REESE. D.D., Bisbop REV. G. SHERWOOD WHITNEY. M.A., KeUor. SljirJi uniiau aftrr EaHtjr. April tnirntg-Brrnna (Eijf Sifroirr at rUnm-fiftren n'tlntk Unrning Pragrr aui i^nlg (Hommunum Organ Prelude. Finlandia Sibelius Processional Hymn 493 q i fewas a ^lQyf*n1 Venite. Exultemus Domino. Saitoh Jubilate Deo. Introit, "God So Loved the World." Kvrie Eleison. Gloria Tibi. Hymn. 4a0 hall the pQwfty nf Sevin Stainer Barnhy Tolin Holden 0^. Sermon. Rt. Rev. F. F. Reese, D.D., Bishop of Georgia Offertory Anthem. Send Out Thy Light. Doxology. Sanctus. Agnus Dei. Gounod Old Hundred Garrett Gounod Gloria in Excelsis. Old Chant Sevenfold Amen. Stainer Nunc Dimittis. Harris Recessional Hvmn 397. glory muat b< Organ Postlude. Great P'uge in G Minor. J. S. Back V 7-r (Flfp Enptting Smiup at rtgljt-ftftMn o*rlxirk Organ Prelude. Suitef^othique. Boellman Processional. Hymn 311.days> Hymn 253. bannft-p;Tfit It float Hymn, 249. Q Slon,haste thy mi.^inn *0cHovyA^._ Presentation of Alms. Hvmn 478. Headliaid Sevenfold Amen. Stainer \ Recessional Hvmn 582. ^ ^taua up.stand up f<^r`'je3ua Organ Postlude. Fantr.sie in G Minor. Fricker ^ The oonjrregation is invited to join In slnjflng the 1st, 3rd and last ^ verses of the Offertory Anthem. The last verse to be sung In unison. Geo. L. Johnson, Organist. E. S. Bothwcll, Choir Director. CSHTENLAl COHVEKTIOH OF THE DIOCESE OP GEORGIA. April ZZ - 23 - 24th 1923. S-unday April 22nd. the Holy Communion was celebrated, at 7:30 a.m. with the Rt. Rev. Dr. I'ikell, Bishop of Atlanta as celebrant. At 11:15 a.m. came the official opening services. The Church was filled to overflowing A large delegation of colored filled the galle- ry. The procession which enterd the front door was led by the crucifer and choir,augent- ed by the choir of the Church of the Atonement were followed by the Rectors of Christ- Church of Savvannah, and St. Paul's Church Augusta, lav members of the standing committee. Then came the clergy of the Diocese ^d the visit- ing Bishops, Bishop Knight, Bishop tiikell, B^hop Finlay, and lastly Bishop Heeae,pro- ceeded by the Rector of St.Saul's,acting as the Bishop's Chaplain. Shortened Morning Prayer was said by Rev. D.'.Y.-.Tinn, and the lesson read by Archdeacon Lawrence. Bishop Reese celebrated the Holy Co^Smunlon assisted by the visiting Bishops. The historical sermon was dellyerd Bishop of the Diocese. The music was digini fied. and beautiful* At 8:15 p.m. the Church was again filled 4.^ fhP floors. The Bishop of Atlanta made a stiring address. Dr. Wm. ASturges Eduoaltion- al s^etary of the Department of Missions made an address* c4- dqi-iTiq Tn addition to the services in St. Paul s o mppi-iru: was held at the Church of the Good Shephe^under the auspices of the Discisan social service Department. The address ms made iy the Rev. George Croft 'Williams of Auguste,V^d an authority on Social the day ms occupied from t^ to one ^nd^from three to four in the regular business of the convention; the ry, the C.S.S.L. and the Y-P.S.l. aiso heia services* At 1:20 o'clock there \vas served to the delegates a limchoen in picnic style by the ladies of St.Paul's, At 5:00 o'clock the Historical Pa^ant ms held on the lawn in the rear of the church. In the evening there was held at the Par- tridge Inn a dinner at which there were seated at the tables 248. The rector of St.Pau's acted as toastmaster. Talks were made by Bishop Reese, Bishop llikell and Bishop Guerry. After the addresses those that had been con- firmed by Bishop Blliott (1841-1866) were asked to stand. This req.uest was responded to by three persons. Then twelve arose that had been confirmed by Bishop Beckwith (1868-1890), and some thirty confirmed by Bishop Nelson (1892-190t)and forty five by Bishop Reese.(1907-) An orchestra at intervals furnished music. HISTORIC PAGHANT HBLD IN StPAUl'S CHURCH YARD ON APRU. 23 1923. The setting of the Pageant could not have held in a more appropriate place thaV on the very spot where some of the epsiodes occured in 1751. In 1923 there were gatherd over one thousand people who watched with interest the apperance of every character. The levee with its covering of honeysuckle, and its shrubbery along the wall made a beauti- ful background for the stretch of green lawn vrtiioh marked off the stage. The program was ambitious in its scope,cover- ing from the days of the Apostles down to the present time. The fourth eposode was perhaps the most inter esting to St.Paul's congregation on account of its portraying scenes in the history of the par- ish, which actually occured on the very spot where it ms now being enacted. The first scene of this eposode occured when in 1750 the citizens met and resolved to ask the Trustees in London to allow them to build a chiirjoh on the Kings land,^jmder thr protection or rne fort, and to send them a minister of the gospel. The group of aotors.were men, women and children with a number of red-coat British Officers. They were well cd^stumed and the dialogue well given. The Trustees turned the matter of sending over a minister to the "Incorporated Society for the propagation of the G-ospel in Foreign Patts." In responce to this request the Rev.Jonathan Copp was sent. He was in the pageant coming down the river bank with his Indian guide, and vras welcomed by the inhabitants. ^ 4. The sedond scene was the surrender of the lort by Col.Brown to ''Light Horse" Harr^ Lee. The third scene was the Gonfirmationbf a odass of fifty by Bishop Dehon in savannah in 18^. The fourth was the Convention of 18 Ince into parishes, and f< lishing religious worship cording to the rites am. of the Church of Englan for empowering the Chu and vestrymen of the re ishes to assess rates fo of churches, the relief and other parochial sc trymen and wardens w lected and sworn to the fcrmance of their dut purpose of keeping th> fice In repair, for the cemetery, sacred utens ments, to provide bread the Holy Eucharist, to arles of minister am to assist the poor an< the parish, the rector, en and vestrymen we to levy a lax on the e personal of all the inh in the parish sufficien nuaily the sum of 30 rector was to be one and the churchward' structed to procure paper or parchment the vestry clerk was i ister of the births, marriages and burials within the parish, un> of five pounds sterl thereof.' Such recor< accepted in all court the province as furni. proof of the Informal' any party was convl< to be made wilfully therein, he was to be ty of a felony and with death without b W"hBiluet, to the quote Colo patronag* and the favor of tl sembly were extende< manner in aid of chu the Episcopal faith, purpose of this act by exclusive recognlt have involved a viola cipie orginally pron charter. The idea to accord to that Ch limits of Georgia, a to that which the Ck enjoys within the F certain offices for th of that religious pei extension of the gos' with Us form of w> of government anc method by which t of births, marriages and deaths might b petuated. Numeroi senters then in the were reprasented Lutherans, Congreg odists. Anabaptists brews. To ail sed wwhasereferveeer atoldeirsastelon orgamized and appli land whereon to bi petition did not pas can be no doubt, 1 it was the lntentl< ment, both Royal engraft the ChurcF the Province and ^ Its. to advance its sure Us permanen `On the good shi the Rev. Henry H with the single pu the spiritual need aanccdomwpitahnoieudt fteheent He remained but t colony, when, on he set sail for En the return voyage in Its watery gra le pro le esta rein, a remonl and ai warde live pt le rep> he poi ;a.' V. to be ^ hful pi For t arch e e of t nd on wine 1 the B xton a potent irchwa. npowei real a .nts wi yield ( inds. 1 le vest were ell bot ; wher ep a `r rlstenin 11 perai le pens m fail' ere to record csourfdfeicdi, af caua alse en dgpeudnigsl' of cler . C. Jon tlhoeniaClre his spe profesf is not ^tain tl This w< )f the p ed in ircd to within Tence i of Eng mtroagcerr on and accord and r descrlt j1 regi 'hrlstet le and re the ince. 'rsbytei ilists, I a few ve Bap corded. 2ongreg r a gra churcl eeded. ' er. but the gt Colonl Ingland ' certal' lerlty a ne, thei . D. D. of carl the col of r their vo. t months in mt of lllr . He died nla body res 1 that great day when the earth and the aea eball give up their dead. "In Savannah a site was appoint* ed for a church and sufficient glebe for the minister. Of the many mis* slonaries who gave their services, only one remained any considerable length of time. Of the others, two did work -vhosa influence lasts to this day- "John Wesley becsune rector of Christ Church Savannah in fsbra* ** `After the war between the states this church was given the services of the Rev. Anson G. P. Dodge, Jr. This devoted priest and fervent missionary gave his services for the upbuilding of the work until 1898, when he closed his earthly career. He generously left an endowment for the continuation of the parish and also a fund, the Income of which has been largely Instrumental in founding and maintaining fully two-thirds of the missions In the diocese of Georgia. ary. 1756 and remained until Decern- j ber, 1737. It was during this time that a Sunday School was organized under the superintendence of Mr. Delemotte. which -- still in opera- " `While Augusta laid out in 1735. it was not until 1750 that the church was organized. About that time a number of the principal inhabitants forwarded a memorial to the Society tion -- is the oldest Sunday school In the world. "In December. 1728, the Rev. George Whitefleld came to Georgia, the church in Savannah being the only for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts, setting forth their spiritual needs and asking assistance. I* appears that as an earnest of their disposition they built a parish he ever had. He devoted most crf'iils time and eloquence to build- church near the fort on the Savannah river, and agreed to build a rec- ing a home for orphans, which he tory, set apart a glebe, and raise tbe named 'Bethesda' and placed in salary of 20 pounds per annum if a charge of James Habersham. This clergyman was sent there. The glebe orphanage, too. Is still in operation land was the territory which now and Is the oldest in America. On lies between Centre and Jackson March 25, 1740, Whltefield laid the streets., the river and Gwinnett first brick o' the main building. This streets. work absorbed him. He made 13 " `The Rev. Jonathan Copp, a na- voyages across the Atlantic when tive of Connecticut and graduate of voyages were dangerous, and 10 dis- Tale, who bad been ordained by the tinct visits to Georgia, chiefly In the interest of Bethesda. Of a sermon preached in behalf of the home Benjamin Franklin says: " `1 happened soon after to attend one of his sermons, in the course of which I perceived he intended to finish with a collection, and I silently resolved he should get nothing Bishop of London, was selected to KO as missionary to Augusta, then the furthest point in Georgia to which thw Church of nenetrated. He arrived in 1751. bilnging. with him the window glass church furniture, ind a deed to the glebe land of acres. from me. I had In my pocket a hand- "He found the church almost com- ful of copper money, three or four pleted. The rectory measured M by sliver dollars, and five pistoles of 18 feet, two stories high with a gold. As he proceeded I began to kitchen in the rear 18 by 16 feet soften, and concluded to give the containing three fire places and an copper. Another stroke of oratory oven. He states that his congrega- made me ashamed of that, and de- tion was about 80 or 100 persons,, termined me to give the stiver; and but the regular communicants were be finished so admirably that I emp- only 12. The rectory was a pretty tied my pocket wholly into the col- go(^ one were there any glass lector's dish, gold and all." windows in it; but for want of them " `But the man who In those day* it is uncomfortaWe in the winter devoted the influence of his life to season. He continued to la^r in the Church In Savannah, was the this isolated field with indifferent Rev. Bartholomew Zouberbuhler. success and in extreme poverty for Born In St. Gall, Switzerland, edu- some five years; when, utterly dis- cated In Qiarleston, ordained deacon appointed and disheartened. h ac- and priest by the Bishop of Liondon, cepted the rectorship of &t. Johns he arrived in Savannah in Jan, 1746, Parish in South Carolina where he and remained In charge of the died in 1762. church until bis death In Dec., 1766. It was during thl* time that the first Christ Church was built. In 1746 President Stevens wrote:--`The roof of It Is covered with shingles, but as to the sides and ends of it, it remains a skeleton.' Finally, on July 7. 1760. the building - `large beautiful and commodious' was dedicated to the worship of Almighty God. This building was enlarged In 1766, burned in 1796, rebuilt in th* years 1801-06, and replaced In 1838 by the one which now stands, a memorial to the sacred history of the state. " `When In 1738, George Oglethorpe began to build the town and fort of Frederica, on St. Simon's Island, as a protection against Spanish Aggression. he was accompanied by his secretary and chaplain, the Rev. Charles Wesley, who until hts departure the next year supplied the regiment and inhabitants with the services of the Church. A tabby building with basement, lower and upper stories was built, and in the upper story the services were held. Thus was the second church In the 'Colony founded, and it has eonas a parish and mission throughout the history of the state. "Some eight years after Mr. Copp's removal, the Rev. Samuel Prink was sent out by the Society. He reported the population of Augusta at that i time as 540 whites, 501 slaves and [ 90 Chickasaw Indians. He labored. until 1787 when he was succeeded) by the Rev. Edward Ellington. . "In 1768 this zealous and faithful | rector reported that St. Paul's | church was the only place of wor- ; ship within 100 miles of Augusta. He , generally left home on Monday. ^ traveled 30 or 40 miles and preached at three different places about 10 miles apart during the week and returned on Friday for the next Sunday's services. During his three years' service he traveled over 3,000 miles to minister to his scattered flock, baptised 428 persons, married 62 couples and raised the number of communicants to 40. "The laat Colonial rector was the' Rev. Mr. Seymour, who left an Interesting account of hts sufferings during the Revolutionary War, when he was outlawed as a Tory. The building was destroyed during the war with the battery located where i the Cotton Exchange now stands. church remained in the ha`nhidss soefcothned t secular authorities and was used by all denominations. The PresbyterU for five year`sh.e building from 1804 '^'as built in destroyed 1? " " "" "From 1832 until Mr. Schaad'* resignation in 1931, a period of 100 years, there were five different rec- endTehdutsheinirCroeplcaotrnoiisrahslh, dipmayobssytthdeoesfaethwthhroeme cChhurricsht esc--huCrchhri,st Fcrheudrecrhic.a,Saavnadnna&ht-! Paul's Augusta--were founded. But It was not until February, 1823. that the Primary Convention of the ^ergy and laity of Georgia met in ' St. Paul's, Augusta, for orgamzation. Three clergymen were present and five lay delegates. Rules of order and a constitution and canons adopted, and the convention acceded to the constitution and canons of the church in the United States. The Rev. Hugh Smith, of Augusta, was sent as delegate to the General Convention, at which the church In Georgia was received into union with the General Church. "Although the diocese was now organized, there were to be many years before It was to have its own bishop. From 1798 until 1838 the bishops of South Carolina made episcopal visitation -- confirming many classes. "At last, the convention which met < at Grace church. Clarksville, in 1840, elected the Rev. Stephen Elliott and he was consecrated the first Bishop of Georgia. He was not quite 36 years old at the time. With the enthusiasm of youth, with splendid poise of mind and body, full of God's grace, and with a heart of oak, he began at once to devote himself to the difficult task before him. With a list of eight clergy, five churches and two missions, and 323 communicants, he undertook to build up the church in the state largest in area east of the Misclsslppi. Bishop Elliott, with Bishop Otey and . Bishop Polk, formed that great triumvirate which founded the University of the South at Sewannee. He was careful for the instruction of slaves, and St. Stephen's church. Savannah, was one of the first parishes for colored people In the country. "At the time of his death In 1866. ' the clergy list showed 26 clergy resl` dent in the diocese ministering to 228 parishes and missions, whose communicants numbered more than 2,000. ,, ^ "When the War between the States came to an end. there came to an end with it the old ideas, institutions and civilization. "There now dawned upon the South new things, new Ideas, a changed conditions of things. It has been seen with what courage Bishop Elliott began his episcopate. It re- quired no less courage for Bishop Beckwith, coiwecrattd second B^lshop in 1868, to face the new conditions which confronted him. His task was to put new faith and courage Into men and women who were undergo- ing hard times and being traliwd m the school of adversity. He cominu- ed the work of pushing the church into the smaller towns and villages. I parishes grew and new ones were formed, so that when he died In 1890 the number of communicants in the diocese had more than doubled. "The third Bishop, the Rt. Rev. C. K. Nelson, was consecrated in 1892. He developed an eplsocate whose chief characteristic was in its missionary activity. The work in a few years grew to such an extent that it was too much for one bishop. Accordingly, in 1907 Georgia was divided. Bishop Nelso elected to-administer the new diocese, the northern part of the state, and became the flrah Bishop of Atlanta. "In May, 1908, the Rt. Rev. F. F. ijReese, D. D.. was consecrated fourth 1 bishop of Georgia. Under his wise * administration the great work goes i on. In the diocese of Georgia 31 clergymen administer to 73 parishes and missions; in the diocese of Atlanta, 32 clergymen minister to 60 parishes and missions. Thus, from unstable and slow beginnings, has our Church in Georgia advanced with the State, until It is now a strong and flourishing branch of the One Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church. "The Anglican Communion has always prided itself upon Its past. Central in Its thoughts has been the realization of its continuity with the ancient Church, its participation in apostolic succession. At the time of the reformation we avoided the mistakes some of the Protestant bodies made in rejecting much that was not only good but vital in its institutions. "So also the Episcopal Church in the state of Georgia is proud of its history. It was the first church In the state and for many years its missionary labored valiantly in this rather rough field. For over fifty years St. Paul's was tne only Xn church in the city of Augusta. "Such pride is good. A continuity vwainthtagtehe--pwaset inisheraint gilmormioeunssetraaddi-tions from our forefathers. "But vainglory is a different matter. No use to glory In the past unless we are willing and eager to carry on In the same way In our generation. At the present moment K per cent of the white people of this city belong to no body. Augusta is fifth, I believe among the cities of the country In the number of murders per capita committed each year. We do right to be proud of our history. We must be thankful for all those saints who from their labors rest. But I call upon you to Rise up, O men of God; Have done with lesser things. Give heart and soul and mind and strength To serve the King of Kings. Rise up, O men of God. His kingdom tarries long. Bring In the day of brotherhood And end the night of wrong. Lift high the cross of Christ. Tread where His feet have trod. As brothers of the Son of Man, Rise up, O men of God." i^rraisfArtswsT-'6K 9s* V AVSRAGE ATTENDANCE AT THE 11:15 a.m. SERVICES. 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 254 206 193 173 166 150 167 179 180 157 179 169 166 178 172 162 178 199 184 183 151 134 142 In 19|8 many of the services have no record of the number in attendance. >>j ^ 1?^- STATE CAPITOL DEPARTMENT OF STATE BEN W. FDRTSDN, JR. aCCRCTARY or aTATC ATLANTA 3* OEDRaiA DCPARTHENT OF ARCHIVES AND HISTORY 1ia rCACHTREE STREETt N.W. ATLANTA 9 OEOROIA CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY This is to certify that the microphotographs appearing on this reel are the accurate, complete and official reproductions of: Churches, Episcopal Reel No, 327 St, Paul's Episcopal Church (of Augusta) Positive Richmond County filed in Church History (two voliines) 1750-1933 In possession of: St. Paul's ^^iscopal Chi rch Augusta, Ga. Date microxilmed: Feb. 9, I960 As reproduced by the Microfilm Division of the Georgia Department of Archives and History, under the jurisdiction of the Georgia Department of State, Ben V, Fortson, Jr., Secretary of State, It is further certified tlat the microphotographic processes were accomplished in a manner and on a film which meets with the requirements of the National Bureau of Standards for permanent microphotographic copy. '/X/tA tJL. era operator