Background
Yates, Otis Webster was born on May 23, 1888 in Morrisville, North Carolina, United States. Son of Joseph and Ardelaine Frances (Scott) Yates.
Yates, Otis Webster was born on May 23, 1888 in Morrisville, North Carolina, United States. Son of Joseph and Ardelaine Frances (Scott) Yates.
Graduated from the high school, Cary, North Carolina, 1910. Bachelor of Arts, Wake Forest (North Carolina) College, 1914. Th. M., Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 1917.
Head of department of Bible and Greek, Bethel College, Russellville, Kentucky, from 1918, also engaged in pastoral work in surrounding villages and country, dean of college, 1920-1931, acting president 1927-1929, president, 1930-1931.
All Christians should fulfill their God-given responsibility to engage in the public life of the nation.
Different kinds of small groups inside the overall Baptist movement should be encouraged to developed, so that both leaders and members of the societies could receive support and challenge in their faith.
Rotarian.
Married Margaret Elizabeth Culley, October 1, 1917. Children: Otis Webster, Anne Culley, Margaret Elizabeth.