Page 4 - Pilgrims in Georgia

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This is a story of Christian Peoples who came to the colony of Georgia with

their Faith seeking a better life for themselves and their families. Some
came because of their Faith as refugees, others as missionaries, some due

to economic or social hardships, and others to found communities based
on their Faith. It is about the religious and political history that set the
stage that brought them here, both common and famous people, and the

Providence of God as it acted upon their lives.
Though none of these facts are new, or hidden away, and are open for

examination to anyone who should search for them, they are not well
known. In the secular climate of education today any reference to the
religious backgrounds or motivations of these peoples has largely been

ignored. Further, when it is referenced it is usually done piece meal,
focusing on just one group without reference to the whole. Therefore the

whole story to my knowledge has never been told. This is an attempt to
tell that story, to preserve for posterity the story of how God worked
through many Christian people from many backgrounds and used many

diverse circumstances to found a colony which though not necessarily
“Christian” by specific governmental decree, was Christian in its vital

Spirit, as demonstrated through the professions and lives of many of its
founders and colonist. A theme that was repeated many times in the
founding of the other colonies that came to be the United States.

Rev. Jonny L Whisenant