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Show JAMES HJSLEY i MADE BISHOPi Ogden Banker Succeeds N. 1 A. Tanner in Eleventh Vard 1 ssIhP sH 1 ' ' ' 1 JAMES H. RILEY. James H. Riley was unanimously chosen bishop ol the Eleventh wan! oi Weber stake, by members of tho , ward at a special meeting held In the word chapel Sunday nlgbt He succeeds suc-ceeds Bishop Nathan A. Tanner, his brother-in-law, who was .selected as first counselor lo President George E. Browning of Weber stake, when the i stake was reorganized Sunday, May 21. Bishop Riley has selected as his j counselors, John . Nicholas and Frank: R. Watklns. Albertus Fraconji wa3 j retained Ward clerk, Counselors: Nicholas ;:nd Watkins were associated; With Bishop Tanner during the nine years he presided over the ward. Th reorganisation of the bishopric was effected under the direction of President George E Browning and his counselors. Nathan A. Tanner and Brigham H. Goddard. The service was attended by a large gathering of the ward members who voiced their approval of the action of the stake! presidency. Bishop Riley has been superintendent superintend-ent of iho Eleventh ward Sunday schools for i lie past five years and actr ed as first assistant superintendent to the late Supt. John' A. Schelln for about four years. Prioi to thai time he was in the in the Hrst ward Sun day school BUperlntenderioy lie wa: also secretary and assistant superintendent superin-tendent to the Second ward Sunday schools and president of the Second ward Y M. M. I. A. for several years before he resided in the Eleventh ward. Bishop Riley is well known in buei I ness alfairs as cashier of the National i Bank of Commerce. He is president of the Ogden city board of education |