The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1917, 1914-12-22
CONTRACT AWARDED THE
ANDERSON DAILY IN
:. 'TELLIGENCER
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 the
Methodist Episcopal Church. South,
has been awarded to The Anderson
Daily Intelligencer. This action was
taken by the managers at conference
held yesterday In Columbia for the
purpose of awarding tho contract for
the printing OF this publication.
Editor to Move Here.
The Rev. William Clarke Kirkland.
recently elected editor of the Advo-
cate. will move to Anderson within
the next few days. fl order that he
may give his personal attention to the
publishing of the paper. The Rev.
Mr.. Kirkland and his family Will
prove very welcome addition to the
religious life Of the city. and that An
derson Is to be the home" of. tho
official organ. OF the Methodist Con-
ference in this State will prove
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
years or more. Prior to that time the
paper was published in Spartanburg
ATT recent conference, which was
held In SUMTER, the Rev. Mr.. Kirk
Z 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
i 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 ispublished:
Today there is not among the young
men Of South Carolina Conference
better equipped and more promising
4 young preacher than William G..
{ sKtrkland.s4 Strong IN physical man
hood; striking In appearance; 4 largely
endowed by nature with intellectual
tlBtitutlonB OF our Methodism and
/, richly; stored with treasures Of knowi-
Sedge; coming OF sterling Methodist
stock ahu from Il home OF Christian
,Nnurture;5 his heart filled and fired with
all his powers In full touch with the
infinite, he stands equipped for skill
ed service for the Master.
B He ia the fifth son OF e. G. Kirk
land Sr., M. D., and Mrs. Jennie
I'M Kirkland. His early education,
was under the training of good
teachers in the Philadelphia Academy
!;Of his home community. He wns fur
ther. prepared for college by two
7 years course tit Wofrord College,
graduating with the degree of A. b.
lin 1883. and taking the A. NJ. degree
3 .tae. following year.
IS He. Joined Mizpah Methodist church
n under the ministry OF Rev. T.. e.
Morris. May 8, 1886, and was licens-
led to preach by the Quarterly Confer
9erce Of iBanherg and Buford's Bridge
charge, held IN Trinity church, Bam-
berg, IS. c., July A. 189'; Rev. ].
Walter Dickson, p. q.
As After his graduation from Wofford
B College. In order to At himself. more
! fully tor the great work of his high
calling as o minister OF the glorious
gospel committed to his trust, he at
tended the Biblical Department OF the
Vanderbilt University. While in ut
tendance there he was ordained dea-
con I'M Tulip Street church. Nashville.
3 Tenn, by Bishop o. p. Fitzgerald,
Il November 3. 1896. Tie graduated from
4.,fH Y.