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George Walker - Helen (Irvine) Clelland's husband
David Clelland at Shirva; David was the husband to Helen Irvine Clelland, sister of William Irvine. - KY 1910-1984 Staff
1910-1984 Kentucky Staff Workers - Los Banos Interior 2
Leo Stancliff was born on December 19, 1912 in Torrance, California, and died October 18, 2005 at the age of 93. Leo went into the ministry in 1933. He first went to the Philippine Islands on January 4, 1940, and was interned in the Los Baños internment camp during WW2. This drawing by Leo is interior of the hut that the 4 interned Workers lived in during their internment. He spent several years in the Philippines, Guam and Ponape before returning to California and Nevada. http://ithascome.bravehost.com/Leo_Stancliff.html - MB 1942 Oakville Conv
1942 Oakville Convention in Manitoba Canada - NSW Maroota Convention
Maroota, New South Wales Convention - Hymn Copyright Warning
Letter from Ben Crompton, Barry Barkley and Dale Shultz warning of violations of copyright. - Jardine Brothers
The three Jardine Brothers came from Lanarkshire, Scotland and all of them were workers. James (1884-1969), Walter (1890-1970), Nichol (1883-1954). James pioneered Switzerland and Germany. Taken Dec., 1944 in Minnesota USA. When Nicol Jardine died, there were about 1,340 people present and 220 cars in the funeral procession. - Luxon -'Has The Truth Set you Free'
"Has the Truth Set Your Free?" 1990 & 2012. By Gene & Grace Luxon Available on Amazon.com - Doake, John
John Doake entered the work in 1903 and came to America in 1904. He was overseer of Nebraska for many years. He died in November 1950 and is buried in Council Cemetery SW of York, Nebraska where Willie Abercrombie, Annie Edwards and George Boyle are also buried. - Montgomery, Exie & Irene Stewart
Irene Stewart & Exie Montgomery - Affliction
Sam Jones Poem - Coleman, Elizabeth
Author of "From Cult to Christ: The Church With No Name and the Legacy of the Living Witness Doctrine," 2015 - R. L. Allan Letter April 21, 1988
April 21, 1988 Letter by Lynn Rogerson of R. L. Allan - CA 1945 Bakersfield Convention
1945 Bakersfield, California Convention - Sylvester, Tharold
Tharold Sylvester was Overseer of Washington - 1996 Pacific Coast Conventions
1996 Pacific Coast Conventions - AL 1962 Fosters Convention
1962 Fosters Alabama Convention - CA-hats group
Group of California 2x2s showing hat styles - Convention Dining area
View inside a typical convention dining shed/tent. Guildford, New South Wales, Australia - Cooney, Ed 1
Edward Cooney #1 Edward Cooney from Enniskillen, Co. Fermanagh, N. Ireland. He was born in 1867, became an early convert of William Irvine and became a Worker. From 1901-1928, for 27 years, he was a very prominent Irish 2x2 Worker, occasionally called the co-leader, co-founder. He was excommunicated in 1928 and from then until his death in 1960, he was an independent evangelist. - Jardine Brothers 3
The three Jardine brothers were long-time overseers in the North Central states. Walter served in N. Dakota, Jim in Minnesota and Nicol in Wisconsin. That area became widely known as “Jardine territory”. When Nicol Jardine died, there were about 1,340 people present and 220 cars in the funeral procession. - Main Street
Main Street in Kilsyth Photo taken July 26, 2004 - Safe Side Cabin
Sam Jones drawing. - Schaer Ed
EDWIN (EDDIE) SCHAER Edwin Schaer was born in Switzerland but emigrated to USA at an early age. He professed in 1909 in Willie Jamieson and Jim Martin's mission at Mountaindale, Oregon. Sometime in the 1920o's, after WWI ended, the first four workers pioneered the work in Switzerland. They were Edwin Schaer from America; Katie Hay from Canada; and George and Lottie Wix (brother and sister) from New Zealand. He was the Overseer of Switzerland until he passed away in the 1960’s. - 1961 Salisbury SA
1961 Salisbury, SA - Abercrombie, Wm
William Abercrombie - Magowan's Hymnbook
Hymnbook compiled by Alfred Magowan, circa 1934; 330 Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs. Dedicated to his late wife, Sarah Kerr (Dawson) Magowan: "In Memory of one known and loved by those for whom this book is made. Doubly blest with heart and voice to sing God's praise. In her latter years she earnestly desired new songs of Praise, Conflict and Pilgrimage, in keeping with the strange experiences of the Days of Trial." - Shultz, Dale & Lyle
Overseers: Dale & Lyle Shultz, who are brothers. Lyle Schultz became Vietnam Overseer in 2010. Dale Shultz is overseer of Western Canada and US and by extension the countries under Canada's jurisdiction (Vietnam included). Photo taken at Mt. Ranch California Convention in May, 2007. - Cooney, Ed 4
Edward Cooney in Sydney, Australia. #4 Photo provided by Mr. Cooney's great grandniece, Helena Halpin. - Hughes, Hazel Family History Talk, 1971
Transcript of talk given by Hazel Hughes in 1971 recorded by Margaret Siegel. Hazel was a sister workers and was the daughter of Fred and Mary Ann (Gill) Hughes. Her brother was Garrett Hughes, Overseer of USA region. - MI Carsonville -Dining tent
Carsonville, MIchigan Dining Tent - 1913 July 31
Impartial Reporter: The closing scene at the meeting in the gloaming was impressive. All the arrangements had been made for the departure of the ‘preachers’ to different parts of the world, and it only remained for the Go-Preachers’ founder to give to all the last words of counsel and farewell. Mr. Irvine dealt mainly with the duty of those in fellowship towards one another and towards the outside world. - Carroll, Fannie(1904) & May(1903)
Fannie & May Carroll, sisters to BIll & Jack Carroll who were the Overseers of Victoria, Australia, and the general Overseer of western Canada and the west coast of the US. Jack died in 1957, and Bill died in 1953. - The Impartial Reporter
The Impartial Reporter's mention of Cherie Kropp-Ehrig's new book on the 2x2 sect. - Kilsyth main date unknown
Early 1900s Main Street at Westport Street Intersection, Kilsyth, Scotland - Agnes (Irvine) Freebairn w:12 Children
William Irvine's Sister Agnes & John Freebairn (seated in chairs) with their 12 Children: Norman, Janet, Elizabeth, Anna, John, Jean, Margaret, Agnes, William. Seated on rug are twins Robert and Archibald. Another son, James, died in his teens. - Convention-Truckload of ticks
Carsonville, Michigan. Truck load of ticks (straw filled sleeping mattresses). Each convention the ticks were filled with fresh hay and placed in the dorms for beds. After the convention ended, the hay was emptied out and the tics were stored to be used the following year. - Hymns Old & New-1951
1951 Copyright - CC Carroll, Jack Letter page2
A continuation of Jack Carroll's statement on Christian Convention stationary concerning World War II. It was made at Theodore, SK Conv. on July 14, 1940. ".... a hard and fast law for...... .." page 2