Bethany College - Bethanian Yearbook (Bethany, WV)

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William Ik. penMeton. WILLIAM KIMBROUGH PENDLETON was born in Louisa county, Virginia, September 8th, 1817. He was educated at the University of Virginnia, where he completed an elective course in classical, scientific and philosophical studies and was also graduated from the law school. In 1840 he was admitted to the bar, bnt soon after, in 1S41, having married a daughter of Alexander Campbell, he removed to Bethany to take part in the founding of Bethany College. He was Professor of Natural Science and Astronomy, and later divided with Professor Loos the classes of the ministerial course. After the burning of the first College building in 1857, he accompanied Alexander Campbell through the west and south, soliciting funds for the erection of the present building. He had been for some years Vice President of the College. On the death of Alexander Campbell, in 1866, he became President, and during the many years of financial distress, dating from the civil war, which crippled the work to which he was devoted, he also filled the difficult and laborious office of Treasurer. He was associate editor of the Millenial Harbinger from its beginning, and was for some years associated in the editorship of the Christian Standard. Amid these labors he found time for much preaching, for much traveling and a large corres- pondence in the interests both of the College and the Church; and to prepare and deliver addresses in behalf of almost every public interest. In 1876, as a result of a movement begun by the teachers of the state, he was elected Superintendent for a term of four years. During this period he gave to the labor of reducing to method the practical workings of a school system that he found in imperfect order, every moment that could be taken from the occupations of an already busy life. Dr. Pendleton has been thrice married; in 1S40 to Malvin M., and in 1S47 to Clarinda, both daughters of Alexander Campbell, and in 1855 to Catherine H., daughter of Judge L. King, of Warren, Ohio. In 1887, retiring from active service in Bethany College, he removed with his wife and younger children to Eustis, Florida, where he now resides.

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W. 1f3. Modern WH. WOOLERY was born in the hill country of northern Kentucky, on October 26th, 1S50. His father taught him the alphabet from the capital letters at the heads of chapters of the New Testament. At the age of five he was put in the public school under a most competent teacher, Gideon Calvin. The structure of his future education was substantial, because it was founded on the bedrock — a thorough training in the common branches. Although reared on a farm, yet his work was not congenial to his nature, for often when sent to the field to plow he would open up his conceale d books and become so absorbed in them that he usually forgot to plow. For two 3 ' ears he attended a select school in an adjoining district, where he made considerable progress in rhetoric, algebra, latin and public speaking in the weekly polemic. He entered Kentucky University at the age of 22, attended two years, then entered Bethany College, attended three years and was graduated in the Ministerial Course in 1876. Immediately upon graduation he accepted a call to the Church at Pompey, New York, the home of some of New York ' s most illustrious statesmen. He removed in 18 78 to Hopedale, Ohio, a college town, where he preached with great satisfaction to intelligent audiences. In 1S79 he was called to the Church at Somerset, Pennsylvania, the home of Jeremiah Black and other distinguished men. His studies were pursued with more ardor after graduation than before. And now, on account of his growing popularity both as a speaker and scholar, the Chair of Latin was tendered him by his Alma Mater in 1882. Two years later, in the absence of President Pendleton, he was elected Chairman of the Faculty; and in 1S87, after five years successful teaching, he was chosen President of Bethany College, to succeed Dr. Pendleton. He filled all these positions of honor with becoming dignity and distinction. During the two years of his Presidency the number of students was greatly increased. He died of typhoid fever, in July 1889, before the sun of his life had risen to its meridian splendor. 1 !