a ▁County ▁in ▁the ▁lower ▁house ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 8 9 9 ▁session ▁of ▁the ▁territorial ▁legisl ature . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁session , ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁leader ▁in ▁efforts ▁to ▁limit ▁g amb ling ▁and ▁the ▁liqu or ▁trade ▁but ▁was ▁un success ful ▁in ▁efforts ▁to ▁pass ▁legisl ation ▁limit ing ▁either . ▁ ▁As ▁part ▁of ▁his ▁efforts , ▁he ▁announced ▁his ▁intent ions ▁to ▁give ▁a ▁three - hour ▁speech ▁on ▁the ▁ev ils ▁of ▁g amb ling ▁before ▁the ▁legisl ature ▁but ▁the ▁session ▁adj ourn ed ▁for ▁the ▁day ▁five ▁minutes ▁after ▁he ▁began ▁his ▁speech . ▁ ▁Minister ial ly , ▁Scott ▁was ▁past or ▁of ▁the ▁L one ▁Star ▁Bapt ist ▁Church ▁( now ▁First ▁Bapt ist ▁Church ) ▁in ▁Pres c ott ▁from ▁September ▁ 1 8 9 9 ▁till ▁August ▁ 1 9 0 0 . ▁ ▁He ▁organized ▁churches ▁in ▁N aco , ▁Arizona ▁and ▁Douglas , ▁Arizona ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 2 ▁and ▁was ▁named ▁Chap lain ▁in ▁chief ▁of ▁Grand ▁Army ▁of ▁the ▁Republic ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 3 . ▁ ▁Scott ▁was ▁appointed ▁to ▁the ▁Arizona ▁Board ▁of ▁Reg ents ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 2 ▁and ▁served ▁as ▁Chan cell or ▁( board ▁chairman ) ▁the ▁next ▁year . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 6 , ▁Scott ▁made ▁an ▁un success ful ▁run ▁to ▁the ▁Arizona ▁Territ orial ▁Legisl ature . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 9 , ▁Scott ▁moved ▁to ▁San ▁Diego