and in 1892 he
transferred it, free of debt, to the General Conference. His
eminence as an editor was so pronounced that said General
Conference elected him editor of the Star of Zion. During
his incumbency in this office he added to his fame as a
thoughtful, versatile writer, and inaugurated the plan by
which the A. M. E. Zion publication was established.

Naturally, his greatest fame was made in the pulpit, for he
is a most eloquent man, and possesses much magnetism. Added
to a most pre-possessing personality, and a sonorous but
well modulated voice, the Bishop has all the graces of a
finished orator, and all the charms of a deep, earnest
scholar. Like Martin Luther, he intended to study law; but
the Bible overshadowed Blackstone. He began to preach at
twenty years of age and in 1896 was elected Bishop in the A.
M. E. Zion Church.

In spite of a multiplicity of duties, the Bishop finds time
to serve as President of Atkinson College; and so well has
he supervised and managed its affairs, that it is enjoying
great popularity and is maintaining a high intellectual
standing.

He was married, February 6, 1901, to Miss Marie Louise Clay
of Huntsville, Ala. His wife is a highly accomplished lady,
and a soloist of national repute. He has one son, George
William, being the issue of his former marriage to the late
Mrs. Annie K. Clinton. The Bishop lives in becoming style at
Charlotte, N. C., where he owns some valuable, and
well-located property. His mother, for whom he has always
manifested the deepest affection, makes her home with her
distinguished son. Bishop Clinton is yet young; and the
church and the race have every reason to hope for many more
years of the distinguished services of this brilliant
leader.

From the establishment of the gospel system the pulpit has occupied an
important, unique and potential position in all things pertaining to
man's well being along moral, social and spiritual lines.

It has not failed to concern itself about other affairs that tended to
man's betterment. It may be stated in brief that at one time or
another the pulpit has taken a deep interest and exerted a helpful, as
well as a healthy influence in whatever has tended to man's highest
and best welfare. Speaking of the Christian ministry, Daniel Webster
on one occasion