The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1892-08-03
Worthy OF Your Vote.
W1LL1AMsroN. s. c., July 19.

WILLIAMSON, s. G., July 1S.
Your correspondent had the pleasure of
interviewing the Rev. Mr.. Hiott this
morning. Mr.. Hiott was looking as we'll
as usual, and spoke in his customary,
cheerful way of the prospects of the
Conservative tick for success. I men
toned the objection urged by his politi-
cal opponents, that he was forsaking the
high calling of the ministry for political
fame, and when asked for an expression
of opinion, Mr.. Biott said:
ri have not nor do I ever intend to
give up the work of the ministry. have
regular work now preaching, as I do, to
about 1900 people month, and in the
event of my election my field of useful
ness will be much enlarged, since then I
would come in contact with the people
of the whole State through the teachers
and pupils of its schools. And besides
that, my official duties need not prevent
my filling the pulpit every Sabbath. DR..
Curry, of Virginia, was minister to Spain
under Cleveland, and is now in charge of
the Peabody and the Slater educational
funds. Tho one of the leading zen in
our Southern Baptist Convention lad
minister of the highest rank, he has, I
think, never been pastor.
When asked if he went on the Conser-
vative ticket as politician, Mr.. Hiott's
prompt reply was: IT am no part of
politician, but plain minister of the
Gospel. do not regard the Office for
which am named as a political Office
any more than that of the President of q
state college. On the contrary, regard
the careful training of the young as in
the line of minister's legitimate work.
Patrons of schools want men of highest
moral character to train their children,
and the demand for ministers to take
charge of schools is large and increasing.
Our institutions of higher education are
almost without exception manned by min.
listers, az witness: DR.. Woodrow, DR..
Manly, Dr.. Lander, DR.. Jones, DR.. At
kinson, DR.. Porter, DR.. Grier, DR.. Will
son and others. If our ministers play
so important part in the actual class
room and campus work of education
what reasonable objection can be urged
to placing minister in general super
vision of the States school system as
Superintendent of Education? Our peo-
pie are fast coming around to this opin-
ion. Only few years ago DR.. Capers
wss urged to accept the position, and last
winter the name ofDr. s. B. Jones was on
one of the proposed ticke.s chat appeared
in the Daily News. =
I was surprised at the fueney with
which Mr.. Hiott cited examples when
asked if there was any precedent for
minister's accepting public Office.
"Brownlow," said he, "the great pole.
mic of the Methodist Church was Govern.
or and United States Senator for Ten.
nessee. The Bsptists are proud of Gov
ernor Eagle of Arkansas, as minister.
James a. Garfield preached the doctrines
of the Christian Church. Massey of vir-
ginia, Oolquin, Stewart and FELTON, of
Georgia, and Sanderlin Of North Caro-
lima were all ministers. In our own
State we have such examples as Young,
Earle, Sligh, Boozor, Archer, Stepp and
perhaps others. These gentleman,
moreover, filled Offices that were dis.
tinctively political"
As regards, promises, Mr.. Hiott said
he had none to make except that in the
event of his election, he would do the
best he could, and angels could dono
more.
Loved by his friends, respected by his
opponents, his influence for good, as
man and as a minister alike, is being
felt in this heated cam paign.-Grres.
pondence ofthe State.