The story of Georgia and the Georgia people, 1732 to 1860 . St. Johns Church, Augusta. Thk Cities.] AND THE GEORGIA PEOPLE. 529 enlarged after 1800. New pews were added and rented,and Dr. Hull was put in charge of the church. The Presby-terians were organized into a congregation in the early partof the century and occupied this church, and the Episco-palians seem to have worshiped with them after the de-parture of Dr. Hull until they built their own church,which was begun in 1809. The lot on Telfair street wasgranted to them by the city. The Catholics had services in Augusta as early as thebeg
The story of Georgia and the Georgia people, 1732 to 1860 . St. Johns Church, Augusta. Thk Cities.] AND THE GEORGIA PEOPLE. 529 enlarged after 1800. New pews were added and rented,and Dr. Hull was put in charge of the church. The Presby-terians were organized into a congregation in the early partof the century and occupied this church, and the Episco-palians seem to have worshiped with them after the de-parture of Dr. Hull until they built their own church,which was begun in 1809. The lot on Telfair street wasgranted to them by the city. The Catholics had services in Augusta as early as thebeginning of the century, and a lot covering the squarebetween Jackson, Mcintosh, Walker and Telfair was givento them by the Legislature. Upon this lot, which was thesame one the Methodists refused to purchase, a church wasbuilt in 1820. In 1816 the lot on which St. Pauls Church now standswas granted to the trustees of the Episcopal society of thecity of Augusta. The board of trustees of Richmond academy was author-ized to grant to the Baptists an acre of la
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