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| Record Creator: | Reiley, James McKendree | |
| Title: | Reiley Family papers | |
| Dates: | 1842-1984 | Click here to view the finding aid format suitable for requesting material at the Archives. |
| Abstract | The collection is primarily composed of records of James Reiley and James McKendree Reiliey from the nineteenth century. Both were Methodist ministers. The bulk of the material belongs to James McKendree Reiley ( 1880-1891) | |
| Extent: | 0.68 cubic feet | |
| Resource ID: | gcah.ms.544 |
The Reverend James Reiley was born in Somerset, Pennsylvania, on July 29, 1784, the son of Cornelius and Abigail Reiley. His parents and his wife's parents were among the early Episcopalians in Pennsylvania. He was converted to Methodism in 1804, admitted to the ministry in 1807, and was in the ministry (with the exception of two years) until 1841. He was a member of the Baltimore Annual Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church for thirty-four years. Reverend Reiley was in charge of the Saint Mary's Circuit when he died on September 28, 1841.
The Reverend James McKendree Reiley, son of the Reverend James Reiley, was born on March 8, 1817 at Broad Top Mountain, Bedford County, Pennsylvania. Reiley was given a license to preach by the Methodist Episcopal Church in September of 1840. After his father's death in 1841, James McKendree was appointed to take over his father's work on the Saint Mary's Circuit, thus beginning his experience in the itinerancy. He travelled to Virginia in the spring of 1842 and resumed his school work until 1844. Reiley was admitted on trial in 1844 with the Baltimore Annual Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church. The same conference placed him in full connection in 1846 and ordained him an elder in 1848. Reiley is known in Methodist history as the person who secured the necessary legislation to organize the African American conferences into separate organizations. He was twice transferred from the Baltimore Annual Conference, but returned to finish out his ministerial career. Reiley died on June 2, 1897 in Baltimore, Maryland.
The collection is primarily composed of records from the nineteenth century. The bulk of the material belongs to James McKendree Reiley ( 1880-1891). Two manuscripts, one handwritten and the other published, chronicles the life and ministry of James Reiley. The researcher should be aware that the handwritten manuscript does not match the printed one in content. The difference can be subtle at times. Other record types document the broader family history.
Materials have been arranged in the following manner.
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| Call Number | Folder Title | Date(s) |
| 2143-4-7: 1 | Photographs | Undated |
| 2143-4-7: 2 | Sermons: Volume IV | Undated |
| 2143-4-7: 3 | Sermons: Volume VII Georgetown, D. C. | 1880 |
| 2143-4-7: 4 | Sermons: Volume VI Georgetown, D. C. | 1881 |
| 2143-4-8: 1 | Sermons: Volume VIII Georgetown, D. C. | 1881-1882 |
| 2143-4-8: 2 | Sermons | 1891 |
| 2143-4-8: 3 | Manuscript: July | 1784 |
| 2143-4-8: 5 | Financial: Receipt Funeral items | 1842 |
