| 1923 |
A Pastoral Letter of the House of
Bishops affirms the virgin birth and bodily resurrection of Jesus
Christ. |
| 1928 |
General Convention authorizes a new
Book of Common Prayer. |
| 1932 |
The Rev. John Gayner Banks found the
Fellowship of Saint Luke. It later becomes the International Order of
St. Luke the Physician. |
| 1940 |
General Convention authorizes The
Hymnal 1940. |
| 1920 |
Two robberies occurred at Saint
Paul's Church. The first, on October 13th involved the cutting open of
a concrete and steel safe. Several personal possessions of the Reverend
George Sherwood Whitney were taken. The thieves were never apprehended
and the property was never recovered. A second robbery occurred shortly
thereafter, when two young men in their teens took the silver alms
basins of 1820. These were recovered after they confessed, and directed
the law enforcement officials to where they had been buried in South
Carolina. |
| 1921 |
Louis Sayre was hired as the Organist
and Choirmaster. |
| 1923 |
The Centennial Celebration of the
Diocese
of Georgia, and the 101st General Convention of the diocese, were held
at Saint Paul's Church, it having been the place of its organization in
1823. |
| 1923 |
A chime of eleven bells was installed
in
the Bell Tower. Manufactured by Meneely & Company of
Watervlist,
New York, part of the casting came from the old bell that burned, and
was dug up under the tower. The new bells weighed 12,187 pounds. The
dedication took place on December 23rd, and was followed by a series of
bell concerts through Christmas Day. |
| 1924 |
The Reverend George Sherwood Whitney
dies
on March 1st, having suddenly taken ill after meeting The Reverend
Julius A. Schaad at the train station. Schaad was coming to conduct a
"Mission," a sort of revival, during the week. Mr. Whitney died in Mr.
Schaad's arms. Despite his death, the Vestry decided it would be his
wishes to proceed with the "Mission." |
| 1924 |
Having conducted a successful
"Mission" at
Saint Paul's in the spring, the congregation liked Mr. Schaad so well,
that they asked him to stay, and called him from the Episcopal Church
Mission House in New York to be their next Rector. He accepted, and
arrived in Augusta on October 5th. |
| 1924 |
The present Memorial Pulpit was
dedicated
on October 12th. It was made by the Gorham Company of New York and was
a gift of Mrs. Frank Clark Doughty in memory of her daughter, Ruth
Doughty Inman (1902-1920). |
| 1924 |
The Reverend Julius A. Schaad was
instituted as the 12th Rector of Old Saint Paul's Parish on November
23rd. |
| 1925 |
In February Saint Paul's participated
in a "Joint Mission" with First Presbyterian Church, which lasted for
two weeks. |
| 1926 |
The large Palladian style window over
the
altar was dedicated to the memory of The Reverend George Sherwood
Whitney, former Rector of Saint Paul's. |
| 1926 |
The Diocese established Camp Reese on
Saint
Simon's Island. The various churches built cottages at the camp. One of
them was "The Augusta Cottage," which was built in 1936 by Saint Paul's
and the Church of the Good Shepherd, Augusta. |
| 1927 |
An effort was being made to organize
the
men of Saint Paul's Church into a Men's Service League. Falling under
their umbrella would be Scouts, Christian Education, Evangelism,
Fellowship, Social Service, Sunday Services and Visiting. |
| 1928 |
Robert H. Daniell is ordained as a
deacon at Saint Paul's on February 29th. |
| 1930 |
The effects of the Great Depression
were
being felt in the church budget, both because of underpayment of
pledges and the reluctance of parishioners to make a pledge in the
every member canvas. It was noted that the bills were piling up and the
treasurer felt some embarrassment because of the situation. |
| 1930 |
In October, a new parish newsletter
was
begun. The first three issues intentionally used different names in
order to get feedback, including "The Parish Record," and "The
Message." "Saint Paul's Herald" finally was settled upon, but it
appears that the newsletter did not last very long. |
| 1931 |
Louis Sayre resigns as Organist and
Choirmaster, having accepted the same position at Saint Philip's
Cathedral in Atlanta. Bernard Carpenter followed as Organist and
Choirmaster for many years afterwards. |
| 1931 |
A flu epidemic was so threatening
that Sunday School was suspended for a time, as was regular school
classes in Richmond County. |
| 1931 |
The Reverend Julius A. Schaad accepts
a
call as Dean of Saint John's Cathedral in Quincy, Illinois, and leaves
Saint Paul's on May 10th. He died in 1938. Serving as supply pastor
while the Vestry conducted a search was The Reverend John Armstrong
Wright, of Savannah. Mr. Wright had recently come as an assistant to
Mr. Schaad, and was already at work for the parish. |
| 1931 |
The Vestry determined that the
Reverend Mr.
Wright was the right man for the job, and called him to be the
permanent Rector. He was installed as such on July 22nd. Mr. Wright
showed a particular interest in the young people of the parish. He drew
up a set of "Rules of Life," which were printed on cards. He asked all
the young people to sign the cards and carry them in their pockets. |
| 1932 |
Saint Paul's held a service for the
Observance of the George Washington Bicentennial. The National Council,
Protestant Episcopal Church had provided a printed service for the
same. The Rector noted on the program, "There was a hard, cold rain.
Congregation 142." |
| 1932 |
Saint Paul's hosted the 40th Annual
Meeting
of the Women's Auxiliary to the National Council of the Episcopal
Church on April 26th - 28th. |
| 1932 |
Mr. E. S. Bothwell had written a
multi-volume history of Saint Paul's Church, fully indexed, but
unpublished. |
| 1933 |
The first Feast of Lights was held on
the first Sunday following Epiphany. |
| 1933 |
Memorial stained glass windows in
memory of
Bessie Martin Cozart and of Katherine Jumelle Guilliland and Charles
William Beaufort are dedicated. |
| 1935 |
Saint Paul's Church took a prominent
part
in the celebration of Augusta's Bicentennial observance, having been
the town's first church. Featured in the pageant was the Rector, John
A. Wright, representing the Reverend Jonathan Copp, first Rector of the
church in Augusta. |
| 1935 |
The Reverend Middleton Stuart
Barnwell was
elected Bishop Coadjutor of the Diocese of Georgia at a Special Session
of the Diocesan Convention held at Saint Paul's in January. This was
precipitated by the wish of Bishop Frederick F. Reese to retire on
pension from the active exercise of his ministry due to his age and
physical infirmities. |
| 1936 |
The Right Reverend Frederick Frock
Reese,
D. D. died in Savannah on December 22nd. Upon his demise, Bishop
Coadjutor Barnwell became the Fifth Bishop of the Diocese of Georgia. |
| 1937 |
The Reverend Mr. Wright resigns as
Rector of Saint Paul's. |
| 1937 |
The Reverend John Elbridge Hines was
called
as the next Rector, and arrives in Augusta in February. Born in 1910 in
Seneca, South Carolina, he was educated at the University of the South,
and was a product of the Virginia Seminary. Having served churches in
Saint Louis and Hannibal, Missouri, he was called to be the Rector of
Saint Paul's when he was only 26 years of age. Mr. Hines accepted a
salary of $3,000 annually plus a $50 monthly rent allowance. He taught
at Camp Reese for one week every summer, and served on the Boards of
the Red Cross, the Juvenile Court and the Augusta Housing Authority. He
held a local membership in the Augusta National Golf Club due to the
generosity of some of his parishioners. |
| 1938 |
Louis Aldworth Haskell, a Saint
Paul's parishioner, was ordained deacon at Saint Paul's Church. |
| 1939 |
Despite Mr. Hines' progressive stand
on
social, political and racial injustice in Augusta and elsewhere, his
congregation was accepting and respectful of his views. He was a
pioneer in speaking of the "incompatibility of segregation and the
Christian Gospel." The every member canvas resulted in a 25% increase
in the budget, and the congregation grew from 148 to 194 families and
from 500 to 560 communicants. Sunday School had increased from 220 to
353. |
| 1939 |
Saint Paul's Church and the Quota
Club of
Augusta established the Girl's Center at the corner of Mayer and Hill
Streets in the Frog Hollow neighborhood. The Girl's Center was a place
of instruction, recreation and assistance for the general betterment of
living conditions. The Quota Club was a businesswomen's service club. |
| 1941 |
The Reverend John E. Hines resigns on
January 21st, having accepted a call to Christ Church, Houston, Texas.
He was elected Bishop Coadjutor of Texas in 1945, and became the Fourth
Bishop of Texas in 1955. In 1964 he was elected Presiding Bishop of the
United States, and retired in 1974. |
| 1941 |
The Reverend Hamilton West is called
to be the next Rector, and arrives in Augusta on February 17th. |
| 1941 |
The memorial plaque in honor of
Confederate General Joseph Wheeler, a former member of the parish, was
dedicated in the narthex. |
| 1942 |
The Rector of Saint Paul's, the
Reverend
Mr. West, was also serving the mission churches of Atonement in Augusta
and Saint Michael's in Waynesboro. |
| 1944 |
Broadcasting of the Sunday service of
Saint Paul's was underway. |
| 1944 |
The remains of Bishop and Mrs.
Leonidas
Polk were removed from the Crypt at the request of the Diocese of
Louisiana on November 24th. They were committed at Christ Church
Cathedral, New Orleans, in May 1945. |
| 1945 |
By the end of World War II, Saint
Paul's
Church had furnished a total of 120 men to fight in the armed services,
as well as some women. |
| 1945 |
The Reverend Hamilton West is elected
Bishop Coadjutor of the Diocese of Florida in May. After due
consideration, he accepts, and his resignation as Rector of Saint
Paul's becomes effective on October 1st. |
| 1948 |
Johnson Hagood Pace, Jr. is ordained
as Deacon and assists with pastoral duties at Saint Paul's. |
| 1948 |
The Reverend Charles F. Schilling, of
Trinity Church, Saint Augustine, Florida accepts a call to be the new
Rector of Saint Paul's in a letter dated September 30th. |
| 1948 |
Although he had already officially
resigned, Bishop Coadjutor West and Saint Paul's Church hosted the 22nd
Synod of the Province of Sewanee on October 5-7. |
