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Four Prominent Early Overseers George Walker, William Gill, Jack Carroll, Edward Cooney All from Ireland. Photo taken before 1928. - KY 1912 Lancaster or Bybee
1912 Lancaster KY Convention photo 2nd from left Sitting: William Irvine 3rd from Left Standing: Eddie Cooney 7th from Left Standing: George Walker 8th from Left Standing: Alfred Magowan 10th from Left Standing: James Fawcett - 1899 Bicycle Boys Trip to Scotland
In October, 1899, William Irvine led an experimental group of 8 young men to Scotland to work a mission, putting into practice the Matt.10 instructions Jesus gave the 12 disciples. A notation on some copies of this photo reads: "Picture taken in Ireland before these men professed." The dates they entered the work, and the names of the men are printed on some copies of this picture: Gill-1900; 3. George Walker-1899; 4. John Hardy-1900; 5. Wm Ervin (William Irvine) pre-1899; 6. William (Bill) Carroll-1903; 7. Irvine Weir-1900; 8. Warren Hastings (no date given)." NOTE: According to the The Secret Sect by Doug & Helen Parker, p. 90, Sam Boyd accompanied William Irvine on his first mission trip to Scotland in 1899. Douglas & Hastings didn't enter the work. - Irvine, William-Australia
1913 William Irvine in Australia with dog - Irvine, Wm- Carrolls & Jamiesons. 2 pics side
Jack & May Carroll, Willie & Elisabeth Jamieson, William Irvine This shows how some photos had William Irvine image eliminated. Photo taken in 1909 West Coast USA - Cooney-Walker-Irvine
Cooney, Walker and Irvine - 1903 Ship Manifest -closeup
1903 Ship Manifest - closeup of Workers in red (To 'Zoom in" click on Resize at left of screen -- select Original or XL) - 1903 Ship Manifest
The first 3 Workers to go to America departed Glasgow, Scotland on Sept 5, 1903 on Ship Columbia, arrived Ellis Island, NY, Sept 14, 1903: William Irvine, age 40 yrs, Scotch (Passenger No. 18) George Walker, age 26 yrs, Irish (Passenger No. 19) Irvine Weir, age 25 yrs, Irish (Passenger No. 20) (SEE NEXT SLIDE) - 1903 Ship Manifest
1903 Ship Manifest - Workers in Red outline - Irvine, William-Tasmania
William Irvine in Tasmania. Irvine is the fourth man from the left, wearing shirt with suspenders. - Irvine, Wm w Geo Walker 1910
1910 William Irvine & George Walker - 19-- Crocknacrieve, Ire Conv
William Irvine at Crocknacrieve, Ireland Convention early 20th century. Ed Cooney last on right; Irvine 2nd from far right. - 1913 Australia
William Irvine on his visit to Australia in 1913 - Irvine, William w/Willie Gill & George Walker
1910 L-R: Willie Gill, William Irvine and George Walker Willie Gill became the Overseer of Great Britain. William Irvine was the Founder of "the truth." George Walker became Overseer of the USA Eastern states. - Irvine, William & George Walker 1910
1910 George Walker & William Irvine - Gray Dunn Biscuit Factory
14th Annual Report pg1 - Irvine, William #4
Four Faces of William Irvine - 1906 June 21
Impartial Reporter: Quote of Wilson McClung (early worker)] 'And who are ‘we?’ ‘We have no name,’ he replied, ‘but the ribald multitude give us many. Some call us Cooneyites, some call us Tramps, Faith Missionaries, No Secters, Women-Thieves, and so on. Well, we are Cooneyites. We are also McClungites, for Cooney is no greater than I. We have no established leader in this world. ‘Our mission was started by William Irwin, a Scotchman, seven or eight years ago. Others followed him. I myself was a Civil Servant in Dublin. I resigned my post, sold all that I had and gave to the poor, and went out to preach. 'Our mission was started by William Irwin, a Scotsman, seven or eight years ago. Others followed him.......' - Irvine, William-Burial Certificate
Death & Burial Certificate by The Jerusalem Diocese of the Episcopal Church in Jerusalem and the Middle East. Shows Burial No. 463 for William Irvine buried March 10, 1947. See also photo of his tombstone. - Irvine, William #11
William Irvine #11, Founder of 2x2 Church - Ackerson, Elmer & Alma
Elmer & Alma Ackerson, followers of Wm Irvine. The Last letter written by William Irvine dated June 13, 1946 was addressed to Ackersons in Vallejo, California. - Irvine, William & Ed Cooney
1910 William Irvine and Ed Cooney - Kilsyth Church of Scotland 2
Wm Irvine was raised in The Free Church. The congregations of The Burns Free Church and Old Parish Church united in 1975 and became The Kilsyth Burns and Old Parish Church of Scotland, now located at 11 Church Street - Fountains Family 1941
Beth, Lew, Frank and Fay Fountain, Vancouver, B.C., 1941. Mrs. Fountain had passed away. When William Irvine died, Lew stopped following the Omega Message. - Faith Mission Workers List
Faith Mission Annual Staff of Workers List for Nov-Dec, 1900, p 274. LAST TIME Irvine's name shown as a Faith Mission member. - Irvine, William #7
William Irvine #7, Founder of 2x2 Church - Genealogist Betty Iggo
Certification of genealogy of Family of William Irvine by Dr. Betty Iggo, Genealogist with the Scottish Genealogy Society. - Irvine, William #6
William Irvine #6, Founder of 2x2 Church - Australia about 1940
1940s. Some Followers of William Irvine's Omega Message. Left to Right, Back Row: ?; Ernie WRIGHT; Jim LEE; Fred SMITH; Joe BOAL (Son-in-Law of Fred SMITH); Royce KING (son of Mr & Mrs KING); ?; Mr KING; Mr PETTY; Mrs KING; Elsie BOAL (daughter of Fred SMITH); Stan KING. Front Row: Lena LEE (Mrs LEE); ?; ?; ?; Nancy PETTY; ? - Irvine, William #2
William Irvine #2, Founder of 2x2 Church - 1910 Irish Convention 2
1910 Irish Convention. George Walker and William Irvine (with dog) sitting in front row. - 1910 West Point Nebraska Convention
1910 Convention West Point, Nebraska Victor & Kate Landholm's Place. FIRST ROW: Hazel Taylor, Hazel Hannah, Jesse Patterson, Dessie Dick (later married Hugh Doak), Grace Hoops, Mamie Werner, Martha Sprague; SECOND ROW: WILLIAM IRVINE, Clara Johnson, Grace Burell, Anna Taylor, Leroy Shaw (yes! a woman named Leroy) Jean Weir, Charlotte Brayton, Anna Hestikind, Jeanie Allison, Jean Craig, Maggie Stewart, GEORGE WALKER; THIRD ROW: (staggered): Frank Wilkie, Ed Pool, William Armstrong, Hugh Nelson, Collin Smith, Willie Weir, Hugh Matthews, Titus Larson, Tom Patterson, John Doak, Will Jackson, Hugh Doak, Willie Koehler, John Adams, Earnest Gordon, Will Wilkie, Rensler Wilkie, Frank Jones, Glen Smith (the hymn writer). - Irvine, William-California
William Irvine photo Prior to 1914 William Irvine is in the center of top row. Possibly Southern California - 1910 August 25 pg1 WI Founder
Impartial Reporter page 1: Wm. Irvine, the founder and supreme authority of what is known as Cooneyism, is a Scotchman. His native place is Kilsyth, a small town near Glasgow. Before he became a Tramp he had attached himself to the sect know an the Faith Mission or Pilgrims, and was the manager of a coal mine under Baird & Co., Glasgow, and enjoyed a salary of £300 a year. William Irvine left this employment and joined the Faith Mission, under the control then of J. G. Govan, of Rothsay, who still holds conventions after the manner followed at Crocknacrieve, but on a much smaller scale. - 1905 Irish Presbyterian
... 'It is believed that the originator of this somewhat erratic development was a Scotchman called Irwin, who at an early stage of this work enlisted the sympathy and help of an earnest young man, a native of Enniskillen, Mr. Edward Cooney, formerly an Episcopalian, who devoted himself to evangelistic work in various parts of Ireland, and a member of a most respectable family, ....' - 1910 Irish Convention
1910 Irish Convention. William Irvine is man on far left, second row, looking to the left. - NancyRodrigues
Omega Follower Nancy Sue Rodrigues typed many of the letters written by William Irvine for placement on TTT http://www.tellingthetruth.info/founder_letters/ - Irvine, William w/Bill & Jack Carroll
1910 William Irvine (standing), Bill & Jack Carroll - Followers of Wm Irvine's Omega Message
Some Followers of William Irvine's Omega Message. Left to right, back row: Walter Hooe, Robert Skerritt (Bob), William Edwards, Rose Edwards Woman in print dress in front with dark hair is Bob Skerritt's 2nd wife, Minnie Gerow Skerritt. Robert Skerritt was in the work in the early days and wrote hymn No. 80. The rest are Walter Hooe's kids. - Kilsyth Church of Scotland
Wm Irvine was raised in The Free Church. The congregations of The Burns Free Church and Old Parish Church united in 1975 and became The Kilsyth Burns and Old Parish Church of Scotland, now located at 11 Church Street