Thursday, June 2nd, 2016 10:37:12

One Man Can Make A Difference

If you ever get discouraged about your ability to effect change in a world where one person may not appear to count for much, consider the story of James Oglethorpe.

The Georgia Colony of Britain was established by King George to settle the land between the southern border of South Carolina and Spanish Florida “for the settling of the poor persons of London.” There were three goals in establishing the colony: to give the deserving poor a chance, to bring trade and wealth to the Crown and to defend the Carolinas from the Spanish.