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“To bring about a friendlier feeling among Georgians irrespective of Creed.” VOLUME II MAY. 1921 $2.00 , Y,„. No. 6 THE CATHEDRAL OF SAINT JOHN THE BAPTIST, SAVANNAH, GA. The first Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist, Savannah, Was huilt in the year 1839, on Drayton Street, between Perry and McDonough Streets, and dedicated by Bishop England of Charleston April 1, 1839, as the Church of St John the Baptist. It became a Cathedral when Pope Pius IX erected the diocese of Savannah, July 19, 1850, with Rt. Rev. Francis X. Gartland as the first bishop. The cornerstone of the first Cathedral at the present site Was laid November 19, 1873, by Bishop Goss, and it was dedicated by Archbishop Bayley of Baltimore, April 30, 1876, only to be destroyed by fire the night of February 6, 1898. The present Cathedral was dedicated October 28, 1900. by Archbishop Martinelli, Apostolic Delegate to the United States, a short time after the consecration of Bishop Keiley. The solemn consecration took place June 3, 1920, Arch bishop Glennon of St. Louis preaching the consecration sermon.