Preacher and Elder in the Church of the United Brethren in Christ; pioneer circuit rider in southern Indiana; agent for Hartsville College; member and president, Hartsville College Board of Trustees.
"It is only a matter of justice to include Rev. John Riley in the Personals of this history. I would not feel that I would be doing right to omit him and his work in the Conference. He was born in 1820, received into the Conference in 1845, ordained in 1848, and died in 1913, being ninety-three years old. He traveled twenty-one years in the Indiana Conference [as a circuit rider], and three of these he served as Presiding Elder. While he took his stand with the ‘Radicals,' we should heartily recognize the many years of useful service he rendered to the Church and the Kingdom. We gladly give him a place among our honored men for the stanchness of character, and the faithful service which his life's work reveals. He was a good man, and his life proved it." ["Received into the Conference" means that he was made a minister. "Ordained" means that he was appointed an Elder. Rev. Condo calls him a Radical because the two men were on opposite sides of a split in the church. The "Radicals" were actually traditionalists.]
—Rev. Adam Byron Condo, History of the Indiana Conference of the Church of the United Brethren in Christ (1926), 155.
Rev. John Riley, Circuit Rider
The Rev. Mr. Riley entered the ministry in 1845.... He remained in the ministry for fifty-five years, serving first as a circuit rider, his first circuit in southern Indiana including a ride of 268 miles, which he covered in three weeks. He had the record of never having missed an appointment.
—The Indianapolis Star, March 10, 1913, 8.
Rev. John Riley is at home for a short vacation from his pastoral work in Harrison county. He is a faithful servant.
—The Columbus Republican, June 10, 1875.
Rev. John Riley is one of the oldest ministers in this part of the State. His home is in Hartsville [Indiana], and he is past eighty years of age. For some time he has been in the southern part of the State, and will arrive here at 4:20 this evening, when he will be met by relatives, who will return with him to his home. Rev. Riley is the father of the late [Dr.] Joseph Riley, formerly of Hartsville. On his arrival here he will, by the United Brethren church, be presented with a fine suit of clothes as a token of esteem for him.
—The Republic, May 3, 1893.
Rev. John Riley preached at the chapel Sunday night.
—The Columbus Republican, Nov. 30, 1899.
Rev. C. F. Miller was elected presiding elder in the district where Rev. John Riley traveled last year.
—The Columbus Republican, Aug. 30, 1900.
Rev. John Riley preached at the chapel last Sunday. Rev. Riley is 86 years of age and has lived at Hartsville about 45 years or more. While he has not been regularly in the service as pastor for several years, his discourse was very highly appreciated by a large audience.
—The Columbus Republican, Sept. 26, 1901.
The Rev. John Riley, daughter, Mrs. Lizzie Norton, and granddaughter, Miss Anna[h], have moved to Indianapolis. Rev. Riley is a minister of the United Brethren church and had been a resident of Hartsville for about sixty years. He lived in the same house for over half a century.
—The Columbus Republican, Nov. 10, 1904.
Rev. John Riley, a former long-time resident of Hartsville, who is now near 92 years of age, attended the U. B. conference at Rugby, this week.
—The Republic, Aug. 23, 1911.
And the father of the Wright Brothers was a friend
“John Riley, born in the edge of Illinois, came in as a member of Indiana conference in 1845. He was small and slender in his frame, but was a powerful preacher. His manner was natural and good, though not quite a first class orator. But he could preach on any occasion, and never failed. Many points he gave me in his old age about the conference and its men He died about a year ago in Indianapolis, aged [about] ninety-one years. His mental powers continued good. His wife was fully his equal.”
—by Bishop Milton Wright, The Christian Conservator, July 1, 1914, 2.
"It is only a matter of justice to include Rev. John Riley in the Personals of this history. I would not feel that I would be doing right to omit him and his work in the Conference. He was born in 1820, received into the Conference in 1845, ordained in 1848, and died in 1913, being ninety-three years old. He traveled twenty-one years in the Indiana Conference [as a circuit rider], and three of these he served as Presiding Elder. While he took his stand with the ‘Radicals,' we should heartily recognize the many years of useful service he rendered to the Church and the Kingdom. We gladly give him a place among our honored men for the stanchness of character, and the faithful service which his life's work reveals. He was a good man, and his life proved it." ["Received into the Conference" means that he was made a minister. "Ordained" means that he was appointed an Elder. Rev. Condo calls him a Radical because the two men were on opposite sides of a split in the church. The "Radicals" were actually traditionalists.]
—Rev. Adam Byron Condo, History of the Indiana Conference of the Church of the United Brethren in Christ (1926), 155.
Rev. John Riley, Circuit Rider
The Rev. Mr. Riley entered the ministry in 1845.... He remained in the ministry for fifty-five years, serving first as a circuit rider, his first circuit in southern Indiana including a ride of 268 miles, which he covered in three weeks. He had the record of never having missed an appointment.
—The Indianapolis Star, March 10, 1913, 8.
Rev. John Riley is at home for a short vacation from his pastoral work in Harrison county. He is a faithful servant.
—The Columbus Republican, June 10, 1875.
Rev. John Riley is one of the oldest ministers in this part of the State. His home is in Hartsville [Indiana], and he is past eighty years of age. For some time he has been in the southern part of the State, and will arrive here at 4:20 this evening, when he will be met by relatives, who will return with him to his home. Rev. Riley is the father of the late [Dr.] Joseph Riley, formerly of Hartsville. On his arrival here he will, by the United Brethren church, be presented with a fine suit of clothes as a token of esteem for him.
—The Republic, May 3, 1893.
Rev. John Riley preached at the chapel Sunday night.
—The Columbus Republican, Nov. 30, 1899.
Rev. C. F. Miller was elected presiding elder in the district where Rev. John Riley traveled last year.
—The Columbus Republican, Aug. 30, 1900.
Rev. John Riley preached at the chapel last Sunday. Rev. Riley is 86 years of age and has lived at Hartsville about 45 years or more. While he has not been regularly in the service as pastor for several years, his discourse was very highly appreciated by a large audience.
—The Columbus Republican, Sept. 26, 1901.
The Rev. John Riley, daughter, Mrs. Lizzie Norton, and granddaughter, Miss Anna[h], have moved to Indianapolis. Rev. Riley is a minister of the United Brethren church and had been a resident of Hartsville for about sixty years. He lived in the same house for over half a century.
—The Columbus Republican, Nov. 10, 1904.
Rev. John Riley, a former long-time resident of Hartsville, who is now near 92 years of age, attended the U. B. conference at Rugby, this week.
—The Republic, Aug. 23, 1911.
And the father of the Wright Brothers was a friend
“John Riley, born in the edge of Illinois, came in as a member of Indiana conference in 1845. He was small and slender in his frame, but was a powerful preacher. His manner was natural and good, though not quite a first class orator. But he could preach on any occasion, and never failed. Many points he gave me in his old age about the conference and its men He died about a year ago in Indianapolis, aged [about] ninety-one years. His mental powers continued good. His wife was fully his equal.”
—by Bishop Milton Wright, The Christian Conservator, July 1, 1914, 2.
Preacher and Elder in the Church of the United Brethren in Christ; pioneer circuit rider in southern Indiana; agent for Hartsville College; member and president, Hartsville College Board of Trustees.
"It is only a matter of justice to include Rev. John Riley in the Personals of this history. I would not feel that I would be doing right to omit him and his work in the Conference. He was born in 1820, received into the Conference in 1845, ordained in 1848, and died in 1913, being ninety-three years old. He traveled twenty-one years in the Indiana Conference [as a circuit rider], and three of these he served as Presiding Elder. While he took his stand with the ‘Radicals,' we should heartily recognize the many years of useful service he rendered to the Church and the Kingdom. We gladly give him a place among our honored men for the stanchness of character, and the faithful service which his life's work reveals. He was a good man, and his life proved it." ["Received into the Conference" means that he was made a minister. "Ordained" means that he was appointed an Elder. Rev. Condo calls him a Radical because the two men were on opposite sides of a split in the church. The "Radicals" were actually traditionalists.]
—Rev. Adam Byron Condo, History of the Indiana Conference of the Church of the United Brethren in Christ (1926), 155.
Rev. John Riley, Circuit Rider
The Rev. Mr. Riley entered the ministry in 1845.... He remained in the ministry for fifty-five years, serving first as a circuit rider, his first circuit in southern Indiana including a ride of 268 miles, which he covered in three weeks. He had the record of never having missed an appointment.
—The Indianapolis Star, March 10, 1913, 8.
Rev. John Riley is at home for a short vacation from his pastoral work in Harrison county. He is a faithful servant.
—The Columbus Republican, June 10, 1875.
Rev. John Riley is one of the oldest ministers in this part of the State. His home is in Hartsville [Indiana], and he is past eighty years of age. For some time he has been in the southern part of the State, and will arrive here at 4:20 this evening, when he will be met by relatives, who will return with him to his home. Rev. Riley is the father of the late [Dr.] Joseph Riley, formerly of Hartsville. On his arrival here he will, by the United Brethren church, be presented with a fine suit of clothes as a token of esteem for him.
—The Republic, May 3, 1893.
Rev. John Riley preached at the chapel Sunday night.
—The Columbus Republican, Nov. 30, 1899.
Rev. C. F. Miller was elected presiding elder in the district where Rev. John Riley traveled last year.
—The Columbus Republican, Aug. 30, 1900.
Rev. John Riley preached at the chapel last Sunday. Rev. Riley is 86 years of age and has lived at Hartsville about 45 years or more. While he has not been regularly in the service as pastor for several years, his discourse was very highly appreciated by a large audience.
—The Columbus Republican, Sept. 26, 1901.
The Rev. John Riley, daughter, Mrs. Lizzie Norton, and granddaughter, Miss Anna[h], have moved to Indianapolis. Rev. Riley is a minister of the United Brethren church and had been a resident of Hartsville for about sixty years. He lived in the same house for over half a century.
—The Columbus Republican, Nov. 10, 1904.
Rev. John Riley, a former long-time resident of Hartsville, who is now near 92 years of age, attended the U. B. conference at Rugby, this week.
—The Republic, Aug. 23, 1911.
And the father of the Wright Brothers was a friend
“John Riley, born in the edge of Illinois, came in as a member of Indiana conference in 1845. He was small and slender in his frame, but was a powerful preacher. His manner was natural and good, though not quite a first class orator. But he could preach on any occasion, and never failed. Many points he gave me in his old age about the conference and its men He died about a year ago in Indianapolis, aged [about] ninety-one years. His mental powers continued good. His wife was fully his equal.”
—by Bishop Milton Wright, The Christian Conservator, July 1, 1914, 2.
"It is only a matter of justice to include Rev. John Riley in the Personals of this history. I would not feel that I would be doing right to omit him and his work in the Conference. He was born in 1820, received into the Conference in 1845, ordained in 1848, and died in 1913, being ninety-three years old. He traveled twenty-one years in the Indiana Conference [as a circuit rider], and three of these he served as Presiding Elder. While he took his stand with the ‘Radicals,' we should heartily recognize the many years of useful service he rendered to the Church and the Kingdom. We gladly give him a place among our honored men for the stanchness of character, and the faithful service which his life's work reveals. He was a good man, and his life proved it." ["Received into the Conference" means that he was made a minister. "Ordained" means that he was appointed an Elder. Rev. Condo calls him a Radical because the two men were on opposite sides of a split in the church. The "Radicals" were actually traditionalists.]
—Rev. Adam Byron Condo, History of the Indiana Conference of the Church of the United Brethren in Christ (1926), 155.
Rev. John Riley, Circuit Rider
The Rev. Mr. Riley entered the ministry in 1845.... He remained in the ministry for fifty-five years, serving first as a circuit rider, his first circuit in southern Indiana including a ride of 268 miles, which he covered in three weeks. He had the record of never having missed an appointment.
—The Indianapolis Star, March 10, 1913, 8.
Rev. John Riley is at home for a short vacation from his pastoral work in Harrison county. He is a faithful servant.
—The Columbus Republican, June 10, 1875.
Rev. John Riley is one of the oldest ministers in this part of the State. His home is in Hartsville [Indiana], and he is past eighty years of age. For some time he has been in the southern part of the State, and will arrive here at 4:20 this evening, when he will be met by relatives, who will return with him to his home. Rev. Riley is the father of the late [Dr.] Joseph Riley, formerly of Hartsville. On his arrival here he will, by the United Brethren church, be presented with a fine suit of clothes as a token of esteem for him.
—The Republic, May 3, 1893.
Rev. John Riley preached at the chapel Sunday night.
—The Columbus Republican, Nov. 30, 1899.
Rev. C. F. Miller was elected presiding elder in the district where Rev. John Riley traveled last year.
—The Columbus Republican, Aug. 30, 1900.
Rev. John Riley preached at the chapel last Sunday. Rev. Riley is 86 years of age and has lived at Hartsville about 45 years or more. While he has not been regularly in the service as pastor for several years, his discourse was very highly appreciated by a large audience.
—The Columbus Republican, Sept. 26, 1901.
The Rev. John Riley, daughter, Mrs. Lizzie Norton, and granddaughter, Miss Anna[h], have moved to Indianapolis. Rev. Riley is a minister of the United Brethren church and had been a resident of Hartsville for about sixty years. He lived in the same house for over half a century.
—The Columbus Republican, Nov. 10, 1904.
Rev. John Riley, a former long-time resident of Hartsville, who is now near 92 years of age, attended the U. B. conference at Rugby, this week.
—The Republic, Aug. 23, 1911.
And the father of the Wright Brothers was a friend
“John Riley, born in the edge of Illinois, came in as a member of Indiana conference in 1845. He was small and slender in his frame, but was a powerful preacher. His manner was natural and good, though not quite a first class orator. But he could preach on any occasion, and never failed. Many points he gave me in his old age about the conference and its men He died about a year ago in Indianapolis, aged [about] ninety-one years. His mental powers continued good. His wife was fully his equal.”
—by Bishop Milton Wright, The Christian Conservator, July 1, 1914, 2.
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