The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-13
REGRET DEPARTURE
 0F DR. YARBR0UGH
Resignation Accepted by AnnistOn Church That He May Succeed Dr.
 CrumptOn

Anniston, December 12-(Special.)-Fol- lowing the reading of resolutions of re- gret from the board of deacons by W.. A. Davis, with Capt A. w. Bell in the chair as presiding officer, and a short talk from c. R. Bell, superintendent of the Sun day school, the congregation of Parker Memorial Baptist church in this city this morning accepted the resignation of Dr. w. F. Marlborough as pastor, in order u at he may take up the work of Dr. W. B .Crumpton as secretary-treasurer of the executive committee of the Ala bama Baptist board of missions.
 Dr. Marlborough has been pastor here for six years, coming to Anniston from Jackson, Miss, and in a short talk Sun day morning he expressed deep regret that he must answer a sense of duty and make the sacrifice to enter the state mission work He will enter upon his rev duties at once but will continue to make Anniston his home for the next month
 The following resolutions from the board of deacons were read by w. A. Davis:
 "Six years ago our pastor. Dr. w. F. Marlborough came to us unknown to a single member of our church. He found an organization singularly harmonious, end by his work, characterized by zeal, love, good judgment and steadfastness during the period of his labors here, has maintained it's harmony and devel- oped it largely in numbers and in spirit ual force. The years of our association have won for his family and himself our love and devotion in the supreme degree, and we had hoped for a pas torate to continue during many years to come Words seem cold and idle when we contemplate how he has bound him. self to our hearts by his visitations and ministrations in the hours of our sorrows and bereavements.
 And now in the providence of God. he has been called to different and broader field of labor as secretary-treas- urer of the executive committee of our state convention, and the same sense of duty, ever the controlling spirit of his life, prompts him to accept 8 service which will be far more burdensome and much less congenial than the pastorate for which he Is so well fitted by tenn perament and inclination. His work here has not been confined to our church, but in the association and the state conven- ten and on the state board of mis- sicns and as vice president of the for eign mission board, his activities have made him marked man, and given him a training which eminently qualities him for his new position. We commend the executive committee for its wise choice and congratulate the denomination in the sta te on his election. and feel sure that he will be worthy successor of the beloved and efficient Crumpton. We pledge him our hearty cooperation in his new field of work and our best endeavors to make this church conspicuous in such support Therefore,
 Resolved, That, of necessity and with a regret beyond expression in words, we accept his resignation as pastor to take effect at the time he has indicated, and we tender to him as an expression of cur love an additional months salary and the use of the pastors home until it shall suit his convenience to remove his family to their new home"