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He was soon licensed to preach, and in 1857 he joined the Virginia Conference, sustaining
honorably a local relation the remainder or his life. Though not an itinerant, he traveled a wide
field, preaching in barns, mills, groves, and private houses. Mr. Hott was a man of social
attractiveness and sparkling wit. His comfortable home was a hospitable one. He was deservedly
popular as a preacher. He never left the commanding heights of written revelation for the low
grounds of uninspired thought, and every pulpit effort was earnest work for God. He was not a man
of strong physique, and at the time of his death, August 31, 1884, he had not quite completed his
sixty-fourth year.
HOTT: John H. Hott, a son of Peter and Tamson (Scott) Hott, was born in Frederick county,
Virginia, in 1835, but about ten years later his parents moved to what is now Grant county, West
Virginia. In 1864 he was converted and took up Christian work. Before being licensed by his
quarterly conference, but with the sanction of several ministers, he held several successful revivals
and established a number of churches. These congregations still endure. Mr. Hott entered
Conference in 1877 and was ordained in 1883. His circuits prior to 1897 were Bloomery, Elkton,
Madison mission, Rockbridge, Franklin, and South Branch. He died in Augusta county, December
22, 1916. While somewhat short in scholarship, Mr. Hott was a hard worker, a good speaker, and a
pleasant companion. He was three times married and had eight children.
HOTT: George P. Hott, a brother to Bishop Hott, was one of the four preacher-sons of Jacob F.
Hott, and was born March 13, 1854. After teaching three years in his native county of Frederick, he
entered the United Brethren School at Dayton, Virginia, passing to Dayton, Ohio, where he
graduated in 1882 from Union Biblical Seminary. He was given the honorary degree of Master of
Arts by Lebanon Valley College. Mr. Hott was converted at the age of fifteen, was licensed as a
preacher in 1877, and entered Conference in 1879, serving for twenty-seven years a number of
charges in Virginia and West Virginia. He was six years a presiding elder, and thirty years the
secretary of the Virginia Conference. Four times was he sent to the General Conference.
In 1890 he published "Christ the Teacher," which has had a large sale and is in the course of
reading for licentiates. As a writer of hymns he possessed much ability, writing nearly five hundred
religious songs and a number of melodies. Nearly all of these have appeared since 1900. For many
of his hymns he wrote both the words and the music. Perhaps the best known is "Glory Gates." He
also composed programs for Sunday school entertainments.
For eleven years he was principal of Shenandoah Collegiate Institute, and for twenty-five years
a trustee. To him much credit is due for the success of that school. Mr. Hott died at Dayton
November 28th, 1914, having been in feeble health several years. His wife was Carrie M. Robinson,
also of Frederick. He left a son and a daughter.
HOWE: George W. Howe was born in Rappahannock county, September 14, 1831, and died at
Mount Clinton in Rockingham, March 10, 1889. He joined the church in 1807, and became at once
an active and earnest worker. In early life he was a teacher. His circuits were Berkeley Springs and
Winchester, and in both were extensive revivals. In 1869 he was married to Sarah J. Ryan of
Augusta county. During the last fifteen years of his life he was an invalid.
HOWE: John W. Howe was born in Rappahannock county, Virginia, December 4, 1829, and died
at Dayton, Virginia, June 17, 1903. When a youth of fifteen he was bound to a man who was ever
afterward his friends. This was Samuel Crabill, then living near Strasburg. He remained with Mr.
Crabill until he was of age. During these years young Howe was strong and willing, but wild and
reckless. When twenty-two years old he married Julia Stickley of the same neighborhood. Soon
afterward he was converted and then became a colporteur and student. In 1858 he was licensed as
a preacher. The next three years he preached in Augusta, Highland, and Pendleton counties,
building one good country meeting house and receiving a large number of persons into the church.
After the Civil War broke out he was transferred to Shenandoah county. Our denomination was then
badly disorganized, but Mr. Howe preached to his people and the soldiers as opportunity offered.
After the return of peace he devoted himself zealously to the task of rallying the scattered
membership, particularly with the help of revivals and camp meetings. In these efforts he was very
successful.
In 1868 he was made a presiding elder and served in this capacity seventeen years, although
he was on several circuits between the various terms. In Staunton he organized a congregation and
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honorably a local relation the remainder or his life. Though not an itinerant, he traveled a wide
field, preaching in barns, mills, groves, and private houses. Mr. Hott was a man of social
attractiveness and sparkling wit. His comfortable home was a hospitable one. He was deservedly
popular as a preacher. He never left the commanding heights of written revelation for the low
grounds of uninspired thought, and every pulpit effort was earnest work for God. He was not a man
of strong physique, and at the time of his death, August 31, 1884, he had not quite completed his
sixty-fourth year.
HOTT: John H. Hott, a son of Peter and Tamson (Scott) Hott, was born in Frederick county,
Virginia, in 1835, but about ten years later his parents moved to what is now Grant county, West
Virginia. In 1864 he was converted and took up Christian work. Before being licensed by his
quarterly conference, but with the sanction of several ministers, he held several successful revivals
and established a number of churches. These congregations still endure. Mr. Hott entered
Conference in 1877 and was ordained in 1883. His circuits prior to 1897 were Bloomery, Elkton,
Madison mission, Rockbridge, Franklin, and South Branch. He died in Augusta county, December
22, 1916. While somewhat short in scholarship, Mr. Hott was a hard worker, a good speaker, and a
pleasant companion. He was three times married and had eight children.
HOTT: George P. Hott, a brother to Bishop Hott, was one of the four preacher-sons of Jacob F.
Hott, and was born March 13, 1854. After teaching three years in his native county of Frederick, he
entered the United Brethren School at Dayton, Virginia, passing to Dayton, Ohio, where he
graduated in 1882 from Union Biblical Seminary. He was given the honorary degree of Master of
Arts by Lebanon Valley College. Mr. Hott was converted at the age of fifteen, was licensed as a
preacher in 1877, and entered Conference in 1879, serving for twenty-seven years a number of
charges in Virginia and West Virginia. He was six years a presiding elder, and thirty years the
secretary of the Virginia Conference. Four times was he sent to the General Conference.
In 1890 he published "Christ the Teacher," which has had a large sale and is in the course of
reading for licentiates. As a writer of hymns he possessed much ability, writing nearly five hundred
religious songs and a number of melodies. Nearly all of these have appeared since 1900. For many
of his hymns he wrote both the words and the music. Perhaps the best known is "Glory Gates." He
also composed programs for Sunday school entertainments.
For eleven years he was principal of Shenandoah Collegiate Institute, and for twenty-five years
a trustee. To him much credit is due for the success of that school. Mr. Hott died at Dayton
November 28th, 1914, having been in feeble health several years. His wife was Carrie M. Robinson,
also of Frederick. He left a son and a daughter.
HOWE: George W. Howe was born in Rappahannock county, September 14, 1831, and died at
Mount Clinton in Rockingham, March 10, 1889. He joined the church in 1807, and became at once
an active and earnest worker. In early life he was a teacher. His circuits were Berkeley Springs and
Winchester, and in both were extensive revivals. In 1869 he was married to Sarah J. Ryan of
Augusta county. During the last fifteen years of his life he was an invalid.
HOWE: John W. Howe was born in Rappahannock county, Virginia, December 4, 1829, and died
at Dayton, Virginia, June 17, 1903. When a youth of fifteen he was bound to a man who was ever
afterward his friends. This was Samuel Crabill, then living near Strasburg. He remained with Mr.
Crabill until he was of age. During these years young Howe was strong and willing, but wild and
reckless. When twenty-two years old he married Julia Stickley of the same neighborhood. Soon
afterward he was converted and then became a colporteur and student. In 1858 he was licensed as
a preacher. The next three years he preached in Augusta, Highland, and Pendleton counties,
building one good country meeting house and receiving a large number of persons into the church.
After the Civil War broke out he was transferred to Shenandoah county. Our denomination was then
badly disorganized, but Mr. Howe preached to his people and the soldiers as opportunity offered.
After the return of peace he devoted himself zealously to the task of rallying the scattered
membership, particularly with the help of revivals and camp meetings. In these efforts he was very
successful.
In 1868 he was made a presiding elder and served in this capacity seventeen years, although
he was on several circuits between the various terms. In Staunton he organized a congregation and
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