Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1922-06-07
REV. ID. W. nIoTrs EIrrY.rwo
Acar Rccord-Unusual Career OF Il
Wcll-Known Baptist Minister.
(GreenVille Ncws. }

Fifty-two years ago, OH a moon
shiny night III May, David Weston
Eiott was converted at Il camp-meet-
| ing in C9lleton county, and since
that time me has been an active min
lister Of the Gospel, establishing a
record for continuous service which
few If any other ministers in this
section can equal.
On :hc Sunday night following his
conversion young Hot preached his
first sermon, and since that time he
has been pastor Of iifty-one churches
twenty-five Of these churches are
known as town churches, while the
remainder were eco untry churches"
At the present Mr.. Iliott is pastor
OF the Alice Baptist church and also
Of Keowce, Barkcrs Creek and Cross
Roads churches. Virtually all OF lis
charges have been in Anderson, Pick
ems and Oconcc count ties, although
hc has served as pastor of several
churches N Georgia. as we'll as Il few
groups Of churches in the lower part
Of the State.
Mr. lliott, who was born In Collie
ton county on June "a, 1852, receiv-
cd his first schooling in the country
schools Of his native county. lie
later graduated from the Colleton
High School and then taught in the
Walterhoro High School.
lie attended the Southern Baptist
Theological Seminary, which then
was located in Greenville. He left
the seminary in 1876, and since that
time he has never returned 10 school
except TO the school Of life, which
las kept him busy preaching, minis
tcring to the dying IN bcreaved Of
tciating at marriages, organizing
churches, taking ali active part in
tratcrnal organization and on one
occasion launching into the game Of
politics.
Mr.. lliOtt was a can didate for the
Office OF State Supcrint dent Of Ed
1892, his candidacy being brought
Ey the conditions existing at that
time, and which are fresh in the
minds Of many Of the older inha bit
ants. While he received a nattering
vcte-approximatcly34, 900 ballots
he has never again offered for Of
flee pithpT State or cOnnf
Mr.. Hot was reared a Methodist,
and it was at a Methodist camp-meet-
ing that he was converted; but he
united with the Baptist church. The
Rev. George Fl. Pooser was preach
ing, and the testim ony which so
touched the lad as to a tier his life's
course was offered by James c. CO.
ker, later a foreign miss ionary.
On the sunday night following his
conversion Mr.. Hot preached his
FIRST sermon. He doesn't remember
the date other than that it was in
May, 1870. Since that time he has
served as pastor of the following
town or city churches: -Four in Eas-
ley (Easlcy Baptist, Gecr Memorial,
GlenwOod and Alice), Toccoa, Mar
tin, Pickcns, Westminster, Seneca,
Liberty, Central, Norris, Cateechee,
two at Williamson, two at Honea
Path, Pelzer, Townville, Pendleton,
Wedgefield, Dudley, Holly Hill, Eu-
fn
The country or rural churches
which Mr.. Hiott has served as pastor
are: Corinth, Pisgah, Enon, Noun
tain Springs, Fork Shoals, Shady
Grove, Welcome, Dorchester, Eure-
ka, IIopewcll, Lebanon, Meals Creek,
H&rker's Creek, Broadmouth, Little
River, Keowee, Mt. Bethel, Bethel,
Grahams, Hepsibah, Georges Creek,
Corinth No. l, Griffin, Cross Roads,
Mt. Carmel and Secona
Although reared in the lower part
of the State, Mr.. IIiott has formed
an attachment for the Piedmont
which cannot be broken even by time.
When young man he heard Of this
section OF the State, it being pic
turcd by one Of the miss ion score
tarics as tho coming sect ion Of the
State The description made such
an impression upon the young min
lister that he wanted to cast his lot
in the Piedmont.
When student In the seminary