The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-12-19
CONTRACT AWARDED THE
ANDERSON DAILY IN
T~ELLIGENCER
REV. KIRKLAND
WILL ALSO COME
Is Official Organ of the South
Carolina Conference of the
Methodist Episcopal Chuch
South.

by unanimous vote of the board OF
managers, the contract for the pub
fishing Of the Southern Christian
Advocate. the official organ of the
South Carolina Conference of he
Methodist Episcopal Church. South.
has been awarded to The Anderson
Daily Intelligencer. This action was
taken by the managers at a conference
held yesterday in Columbia for the
purpose OF awarding the contract for
the printing OF this publication.
Editor to Move Here. .
The Rev. William Clarke Kirkland.
recently elected editor OF the Adyo-
cate. will move to Anderson within
the next few days, In order that he
may give his personal attention to the
publishing Of the paper. The Rev.
Mr.. Kirkland and his family will
prove a very welcome addition to the
religious life of the city. and that An
derson is to be the home" of the
official organ of the Methodist Con-
ference in this State will prove a
source OF qualification to the members
of this and other denominations in
This city and county.
At Greenville Now.
AS generally known, the Southern
Christian Advocate has been publish
ed in Creenville for the past three
years or more. Prior to that time the
paper was published In S%partanburg.
At the recen conference. which was
held In Sumter. the Rev. Mr.. Kirk
land was chosen editor of the publ
cation. to succeed the Rev. S. A.
Nettles.
The New Editor.
The new editor of the ADVOCATE IS
we'll known to members OF the Metho-
dist and other denominations Of this
city, but for the information Of those
who may not be so we'll acquainted
with him. the following personal
sketch is published:
To-day there is not among the young
men of South Carolina Conference a
better equipped and more promising
Young preacher than William C.
Kirkland. Strong in physical man.
hood; striking In appearances; largely
endowed by nature with intellectual
powers; his mind trained in the best
institutions of Jul Methodism and
richly stored with treasures of knowl-
edge; coming of sterling Methodist
stock and from a home of Christian
nurture: his heart filled and fred with
all his powers in full touch. with the
infinite. he stands equipped for skill
ed service for the Master.
He is the fifth son of E. C. Kirk
land. Sr.. NJ. D., and Mrs. Jennie
NJ. Kirkland. His early education
was under the training Of good
teachers in the Philadelphia Academy
OF his home community. He was fur
Their prepared for college by a two
years course at Wofford College.
graduating with the degree OF A. B..
In 1893, and taking the A. n. degree
the following year.
He Joined Mizpah Methodist church
under the ministry OF Rev. T. E..
Morris. May Q, 1886. and was licens-
ed to preach by the Quarterly Confer
ence of Bamberg and Buford's Bridge
charge. held In Trinity church, Bam-
berg, s.: G.. July 4. 1Ss'; Rev. J..
Walter Dickson. P. f.
After his graduation from Woford
College. In order to fit himself more
fully for the great. work of his high
calling as a minister Of the glorious
gospel committed to his trust, he at
tended the Biblical Department of the
Vanderbilt University. While in at
tendance there he was ordained dea-
con In Tulip Street church, Nashville.
Tenn. by Bishop o. P. Fitzgerald,
November 3, 1895. He graduated from
the Vanderbilt with the degree OF B.
d. In 1896. and was Immediately call
ed to flltthe vacancy In the pastorate
of the Washington Street church. I'm
Columbia. S. c., caused by the cleo
ton OF DR.. John A. Rice from that
charge to the presidency of the Co
iumbia Female College.
He was admitted on trial into the
South Car0lina Conference in 1896.
and has regularly passed all examina-
tions and was ordained elder by Bis
hop r. X. Hargrove at the session Of
the Conference at Chester. In the
charges served by him he has been
earnest and faithful.
October 8, 1900, he was married In
Bethel church, Charleston to Miss
Lalla Capers Stokes. Theirs is an
ideal union for the work of the Meth
odist itenarcy. Life for them is re-
seate with promise of richest bless
ihs and vast usefulness. The host Of
friends OF DR.. William G.. kirkland,
watching his career with interest Will
not be disappointed.
Bidders From Here.
There we're two bidders from An
derson for the publishing OF the Ad-
vocate, the Oulia Printing and Bind
ing company and The anderson Daily
In~telligencer. The bids were finally
narrowed down by the board OF man
ayers to those of these two companies
and the Dillon Herald. From these
three the final selection was made.
Tho Anderson Daily Intelligencer
was represented at the meeting by
Mr.. w. w. Smoek, editor and mama
ger. The oulla Printing and Binding
company was represented by the
owner, Mr.. J.. Homer Oulia.