How He Priested; The Story of Malcolm P. Riker

The detailed account of a man who "never wanted to be a bishop…he just wanted to make everyone an Episcopalian," this book covers four decades of Malcom P. Riker's ministry in the Texas Diocese, where he founded eleven missions, presented 4,000 persons for confirmation, and in the process became a legend. How he did all that—and with whom and when—is documented in this story of his life.

Martha Smith, Ph.D., is an historian and educator with long experience in academic research. This discipline is brought to bear in the meticulous transcription of facts which undergirds the story of this Episcopal priest. Smith and her husband, Dr. Milton Smith, attend St. Alban's Episcopal Church, Austin, Texas.