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REPRESENTING THE LARGEST COLLECTION OF 2X2 HISTORICAL DOCUMENTS ON THE INTERNET
The REAL TRUTH about "the truth"
Life and Ministry of William Irvine
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Chapter Index
Sources of Information
Impartial Reporter & Farmers Journal Newspaper
1863: Birth of William Irvine
Irvine Family Tree
1868-75: Education - Kilsyth Academy
1873-93: Employment Record
1886-87: Birth of Archibald Gressom Irvine, Wm Irvine's Son
1886-87: Death of Margaret and Elizabeth Irvine, Sisters of Wm Irvine
1889: Birth of Mary J. (Murray) Irvine, Wife of Wm Irvine's Son
1893: Presbyterian Upbringing of Wm Irvine
Chapter 2
1893-1895
William Irvine Professes
1893: William Irvine "Began To Serve The Lord"
1893: Revival by Rev. John McNeill at Motherwell
Town Hall
1893: Bible Training Institute
Chapter 3
1895 - 1901
The Faith Mission Connection
1895: Wm. Irvine's Call to Service
1895, June 14: Wm. Irvine Joins THE FAITH MISSION
1895 - 1900: Wm. Irvine's Tenure with THE FAITH MISSION
1896: Wm. Irvine is Sent To South of Ireland
1897: FIRST PERSON TO PROFESS - Dora Holland
Bright Words
Annual Worker List
R. R. & Mrs. Todd
Nomenclature
Books about Faith Mission
Faith Mission Bookshops
Articles From Bright Words
Cult Education at Faith Mission Bible College
Chapter 4
1897 - 1901
The FIRST Missions
1897: Who was John Long?
1897: August - NENAGH Mission, Co. Tipperary, Ireland
1897: October - RATHMOLYON Mission, Co. Meath, Ireland
1897: November - Death of Wm Irvine's Mother
White Mice - Rathmolyon is Devastated
Gill Family
1898, June-July - THE MATTHEW 10 STUDY
R. R. & Mrs. Todd
FIRST Full-Time WORKER Recruits
1899, January 1 - John Long Begins Preaching on Faith Lines
COLLECTIONS
1899: GEORGE WALKER Allies with Wm. Irvine
1899: October - Trial Bicycle
Expedition to Scotland
Baches
or Portable Wooden Halls Constructed
Irvine's Doctrine and Leadership
Baches or Portable Wooden Halls Constructed
1899: Mae Carroll Joins Faith Mission
1901: Wm Irvine leaves the FAITH MISSION
Chapter 5
1901
Edward Cooney and The Cooneyites
Who Was Edward Cooney?
Edward Cooney’s Testimony
The Historic Lurgan Meeting
Chapter 6
1900 - 1906
The FIRST Workers, Saints, Conventions, Church Meetings, Baptisms
1900: Conditions in Ireland at the Turn of the 20th Century
Alfred Magowan - The Great Experiment
1900: Workers Added from Todd's Irish Workers Christian Union
1899 & 1900: Rathmolyon Conventions
The Keswick Conventions
Faith Mission Conventions
1902: Enniscorthy Convention
1902: FIRST Churches in the Home
1903: Portadown Convention
FIRST Baptisms
1903: Rathmolyon Convention
1903: FIRST Pioneer Workers
1903: FIRST To Profess in the U.S.A
1904: SECOND Group of Workers Leave for America
1904: FIRST Crocknacrieve Convention.
1906: San Francisco Earthquake
1906-08: Home Church Meetings
Chapter 7
1904
The ONLY Way - The Living Witness Doctrine
It Wasn’t Always So…
What Caused their Outlook to Change?
What is the Living Witness Doctrine?
Joe Kerr
Teaching the Living Witness Doctrine Becomes Mandatory
1907, John Long is Excomunicated
How Shall They Hear Without a Preacher?
Results of the Living Witness Doctrine
Do They Still Believe it is the ONLY WAY??
Actions Speak Louder Than Words
Chapter 8
1900 - 1906
What were the Early Days like???
The FIRST Days and Years
The Workers Who Volunteered
Their Mission
Their Name
Their Outlook, Preaching & Teaching
Their Dress
Their Methods
The Restoration Ideal
The Leader & Ruler, Wm Irvine
How Well Did Irvine's Method Work?
Chapter 9
1905
1905 Workers List
…About the 200+ Workers on the 1905 Workers List
Chapter 10
1906-1913
FIRST Conventions Around The World
Irvine’s Annual Convention Tours
FIRST Conventions Held in North America
FIRST Workers to Die
1909: FIRST Debenham, England Conv. (Oldest Conv. in World)
1910: Bethel Mission In South Australia
1913: John Irvine Dies
1913: Court Cases
1913: Crocknacrieve Conv. Photos
Chapter 11
The Founder is Rejected - The Kingdom Divides
Events of 1914 - 1919
World War I
Wm. Irvine's Growing Discontent
The Workers’ Growing Discontent
The Founder is Rejected - The Scandal
1914 - Stepping Down
The Living Witness Doctrine
Ed Cooney's Renunciation
The Workers Regroup
The Impossible Questions
Who Would Take Irvine's Place?
The Workers Take Charge
Hiding the Founder -The Cover-Up
Ask a Worker: Who Was Wm. Irvine?
Chapter 12
Life Goes on for the Rejected Founder
1914-1918
The Omega Message
The Reason Wm. Irvine Was Demoted
1918 - Revelation Opens Up - Alpha Gospel Finished - Omega Message Begins
The Final Rejection of Wm Irvine
OH, Jerusalem!
Arrival in Jerusalem
Loyal Friends
Irvine’s Letters
Who Were Willie and Rose Edwards??
Chapter 13
The 2x2 Group Continues - 1914 & After
1914 - The Aftermath
1914 - A Name is Chosen in The U.K. – “The Testimony of Jesus”
1914 - Edward Cooney's Renunciation
1916 - Crocknacrieve Annual Convention
1918 – The FIRST Official Split
1914 - The Workers Take Charge
HIDING William Irvine
ASK A WORKER: Who was William Irvine?
1920 - Last Convention Held at Crocknacrieve
1921 - Staffordshire's Workers Convention
1917-20: Princess Victoria Professes
1922-23 and 1926-27 Workers List for North America
1929: “The Cooneyites Or Go-Preachers & Their Doctrine” published
Jack Carroll & George Walker Feud - W. Hanney Meeting & Statement-July, 1930
Chapter 15
Division of 1928
Ex-Communication of Ed Cooney
The SECOND Split
1921 Staffordshire
Workers' Convention
How Cooney Differed...
The Lurgan Historic Meeting - October 12, 1928
Wilson Reid's Letter - December 13, 1928
THE DIVISION OF 1928
The Outcasts
Cooney Continues Alone
Irvine Weir Excommunicated
August Gustafson - A New Companion
1960 - Edward Cooney Dies
Chapter 16
How the Gospel Came to South Africa
How the Gospel Came to Africa
The Rebellion of the Black and Colored 2x2s in South Africa
1966 - Demetrius Tsafendas Assassinates South African Prime Minister Verwoerd
Chapter 17
Black & Colored 2x2s
"If we have respect to persons, we commit sin," James 2:9
Black Statistics
Black Meetings
Black Conventions
Black Workers
Black Friends
How Many Meetings Are Really In New York City?
States With Large Numbers Of Minorities
Other Countries
Black History in the USA
Leading Up to the 20th Century
The Civil War
When the Workers Came to America
Civil Rights Acts of 1964 - Conditions Finally Change
Other North American Special Conventions
Caribbean Islands or West Indies
Photo Gallery
of Black Workers
Chapter 18
The Black Stocking Era
The Dark Ages
The Black Stocking Rebellion
Why Did They Wear Black Stockings?
The Black Stocking Church
The Invention Of Nylon
Differences of Administration
“The Change”
The Black Plague Lifts
Will History Repeat Itself Soon??
George Walkers Letter re Black Stockings
PHOTO GALLERY
- View Black Stockings
Chapter 19
2x2 Hymns & Hymnbooks
Who Wrote the Hymns the 2x2s Sing
2x2 Hymn History
Editions of HYMNS OLD & NEW
R. L. Allan & Sons, Publishers
The Revision Process
Notable Changes, Omissions, Hymn Accompaniments
When were the FIRST Hymnbooks in the World Printed?
Faith Mission Hymnbook
About the Hymn Authors-Workers & Friends
Hymns Written by Edward Cooney
The Oldest Hymn Authors
What do all the following hymns have in common???
About the Hymn Authors-Outsiders
About Hymn Authors - Life Stories
Photo Gallery Hymn Section
Chapter 20
Wars & Conscientious Objection
Military Service - The Draft - Conscription
The Price of Conscience
Taking an Official Name
Conscientious Objectors
USA & World War I
USA & World War II
The Korean War
The Vietnam War
Why are the 2x2s Pacifist?
Chapter 21
The End and Beginning - The New Thing
The End of Alpha Days and the Testimony
The Beginning of the New Thing - Omega Days Begin
Titles & Roles Wm Irvine claimed
Reception of his Omega Message (The Hearers)
The Test for Salvation
Day of Wrath Begins
Comments by Irvine about his Calling and Roles
Beginner Book of
Letters by Wm Irvine
Chapter 22
Events of 1938 - 1950's
Life As Experienced By Followers Of The Omega Message
While Wm. Irvine Was Alive
Collection of Letters
by Wm Irvine
Life of the Omega Message Followers while Wm. Irvine was alive
1936: Visit from John Hardie
1938: Visit To Wm. Irvine By Ed Cooney, Alfred Magowan & R. Irwin
1937-38: Visit to Wm Irvine by George Linn and Percy Abbott
1940-41: Irvine Diagnosed With Cancer
1943: Willie Edwards' Downfall
1947: Death of Wm. Irvine
Chapter 23
Comparison of the Three Factions
Founded by Wm Irvine
(1) The 2x2s (The Testimony, Christian Conventions)
(2) The Wm Irvine Omega Message and Followers
(3) The Edward Cooney Followers
Characteristics
Policies & Procedures
Government & Organization
What They Believe
Their Founder and History
How the 2x2s Differ From Orthodox Christian Beliefs
Chapter 24
Australia in the 1950's
1950's - Australian Split
November 13, 1953 - William (Bill) Carroll dies
1954 Guildford Meeting & Report
Chapter 25
1954
Doug Parker begins his investigation...
Irvine Weir
Earl & Mae Hammond
Edgar & Olga Hawkins
Willie Clelland
Ralph Derkland
Ted And Kay Arvig
Rittenhouse & Sweetland
Ron Campbell
Other Outcasts
Chapter 26
1954 - 1979
1954: "A Spiritual Fraud Exposed" is printed
The THIRD Exodus – the Aftermath of "A Spiritual Fraud Exposed"
Morris & Darla Holt
Virgil Simpson
James Young
McHenrys, Rupert, Claude & Glen
1956: Testimony of a Witness for the Defence by Alfred Magowan
1958: Religion Analysis Service, Inc. - First Article about 2x2s
1960: Edward Cooney Dies
Chapter 27
1980 to Present
Doug Parker
1982: The Secret Sect is published
1983, June - Public Debut of The Secret Sect
Reactions to The Secret Sect - Is it True?
1990: New Books published
1990: The FOURTH Exodus
For the Love of Truth...
What is Truth?
The Forward and Chapters 29 to End of this book are Under Construction
There are plans to publish this book at a later date.
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