The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1922-09-01
REV. MARKLEY RESIGNS
FROM MINISTRY OF SOUTH
ERN M. E. CHURCH

The following in regard to Rev. M.
H. Markley's resignation as pastor of
the Scruggs Memorial Church of st.
Louis, is from the Globe-Democrat of
Aug. 26th. Rev. Markley is well
known in this county, having for sew
eral years served as pastor of the M.
E.. Church, South, at Flat River pre-
vious to being sent to Scruggs Mem
orial. During his entire residence in
this county he was active and earnest
in all matters of public concern, and
left many friends here:
Immediate action has been taken by
Southern Methodist authorities on the
announcement of Rev. M. H. Marley
that he will surrender his credentials
and withdraw from the Southern
Methodist ministry. This becomes eff
fective at once. The presiding elder,
Rev. DIR. M. T. Haw, announced yes
terday that Rev. J. M. Bradley, sec
rotary of education in the st. Louis
annual conference, has been appointed
in DIR. Markley's place, and will be in
charge of the services tomorrow.
This change is precipitated by DR..
Markley's removal of his Sunday
school superintendent, B. P. McNail,
which was declared unlawful by Bish-
op McMurry and the presiding elder
and was overruled by them. Under
meath the clashing of authority is a
difference of opinion caused by DR..
Markley's adherence to emotional
practices of leaders in the "Holy
Roller" movement, this being charac-
terized by DR.. Markley as quite in ac-
cord with "the teachings of John Wes-
ley and early disciples of Methodism."
This severing of Dr. Markley from
the church was not forced by his SUI
perior officials, but they rather urged
him to submit to the discipline of the
Southern Methodist Church, which re-
quires action Of the quarterly confer
ence on such matters as the removal
of Sunday school superintendent. No
charge was held against McNail, but
the desire to have him out was appar-
entity due merely to the pressure of
the new evangelism.
DR.. Markley will be much missed in
the Southern Methodist fellowship. He
ranked as an able preacher, and MS
sermons have often cen quoted by the
press, particularly in civic matters.
before going into the ministry seven
teen years ago he was telegraph OPP
orator on the stock exchange both in
St. Louis and in Kansas City. In this
expert calling he stood very high. He
felt that he had call to the ministry
ard took up that work after he was
80 years of age without seminary
training. He has a wife and six chill
dren, all resident in the Scruggs Mem
orial parsonage, but within thirty
days they expect to give up this home
and take up other affiliations.
A number of DR.. Markley's friends,
including some of the members of the
Scruggs Memorial church, have asked
him to preach at IL o'clock tomorrow
morning at the Assembly of God
church, Taylor and Mcmillan avenues.
He will do so, and there will also be q
Sunday school. This church has
| regular pastor. DR.. Markley stated
yesterday that he expects to ally him
| self with the Assembly of God as de-
| nomination. He does not wish to be
Independent. The Assembly of God
church in this city was instrumental
little over year ago in getting Mrs.
Aimee Semple Mcpherson to conduct
her evangelistic and Healing" SER
vices at Moolah Temple.
The office of Sunday school super
intendent at Scruggs Memorial church,
which has been the immediate cause of
the division, was held for more than
twenty-five years by the late Richard
NJ. Scruggs, for whom the church is
named. Scruggs left generous en-
dowment to the congregation, and this
legacy included a separate fund speci-
fled for the building of a parsonage
which is now to be deserted by one
pastor to make room for another.