Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-04-26
PAGEANT FEATURES
STATE CONVENTION
OF GEORGIA DIOCESE

AUGUSTA, Ga, April 24.-One OF
the interesting features of the con-
vention Of the diocese of Georgia Of
the Episcopal church which is meet
ing in st. Paurs church here was
the pageant in celebration Of the
centennial of the organization Of the
diocese of Georgia, which took place
in st. Paurs church in February,
1923. The pageant was given in st.
Paurs churchyard Monday on the
site of Fort Augusta, remains Of
which are still in existence.
The Right Rev. H. J. Mikell, the
Rev. C. B. Wilmer and other Attain
tains were present for the occasion.
The Rev. w. w. Memminger, rec
tor of All Saints church, Atlanta,
was the reader of the pageant, and
before and during the episodes spoke
the descriptive lines.
The opening tableau showed the
upper room on the day of PentecoSt
at Jerusalem, with the twelve apos-
ties and other Christian brethren as
sembled to receive the Holy Ghost.
Following this, the early fathers car
rying the church down the ages
from the first to the sixteenth CEN
tury, walked in procession beginning
with the Apostle Paul and including
JUSTIN Martyr GAO A. d., S. Chry.
session. 1856, S. Ambrose, bishop of
Milan (340); S. Monica (354), S. Au.
gustine, Of Hippo (400); S. Jerome
(40O), S. Gregory and S. Augustine
(59O, the venerable Bede (700), S.
Boniface (716), King Alfred (87S),
S. Anselm, archbishop Q050), pro-
cession Of knights representing the
crusaders (1095), S. Francis of AS
sissi (1200); John Wyclif 1850,
and Archbishop Cranmer (150O).
The. second episode depicted the
landing at jamestown. and the tab.
leau showed the first church service
held on American soil, when the
Rev. Robert Hunt celebrated the
service of the Holy Communion inn
mediately following the landing OF
John Smith and his company. This
service marked the planting of the
Church Of England in this country.
Episode three showed how the
church was brought to the Georgia
colony when the Rev. Henry Her
bert came as chaplain with the com.
pany of General Oglethorpe. The
meeting with Tomochichi, Mico of
the YamcraWs, was represented, and
Mr.. Herbert addressed the assembly
and offered prayers Of thanksgiving
for a safe voyage. A conference
with General Oglethorpe followed,
and the Rev. John Wesley, as
priest Of the Church Of England,
was seen instructing the children of
Christ church, Savannah, the found.
ing of the first Sunday school in
the world. From this historic cpl
sode, the scene shifted to st. Simon
Island, showing the Rev. Charles
Wesley preaching to the Indians I'm.
der the oaks of Frederick.
The church having taken root in
the colony of Georgia, the next cpl
sode showed the organization Of st.
Paurs parish in 1850. The conven.
ton which marked the organization
of the diocese in 1923 was shown;
after this the church of the present
was depicted by a. procession of
visiting bishops, headed by Bishop
Reese, the present bishop of Geor.
gia; and Bishop Gailor, of Tennes.
see, and president of the national
council Of the Episcopal church to.
day.
The pageant was given under the
auspices of the department of re.
ligiouS education of the diocese Of
Georgia, assisted by Mr.. and Mrs,
Cartier, of Augusta,