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- 1947 Letterhead-Western USA & Canada
1947 Christian Convention Stationery Letter from Jack Carroll RE: Herman Beaber and his return to the Philippine Islands to preach. - McClung, Wilson & Annie (2)
Wilson & Annie McClung, Overseer of New Zealand. Wilson entered the Work in 1903. They preached in Ireland, Australia, New Zealand. Shown on 1921 Staffordshire Workers Convention photograph as Nos. 92, 94. Wilson born c1868; died May 15, 1944 in Auckland, New Zealand Annie born c1871; died Jan 29, 1945. - Clelland Grave
David & Nellie (Irvine) Clelland Tombstone in Kilsyth Cemetery. Nellie was one of William Irvine's sisters. - SK 1946 Theodore Convention
1946 Theodore, SK Convention - Overseer- Alex Pearce
Alex Pearce was one of the First Workers to go to Africa from UK in 1905 aboard the SS Geelong. He also Overseer until he died in 1946 - 1981 Putfontein, South Africa Convention -names
Names of those shown on the Putfontein, South Africa Convention 1981 photograph - 1995 Barbados Convention
Barbados Convention in 1995. - WW2 Worker Suggestions
World War 2 --- Conscientious Objectors Worker's suggestions for completion of Government forms re: conscientious objector status. - AB 1917 Workers Canada
AB 1917 Workers Back Row, L to R: Carl Johnson (Sweden), C. Wilson (England), R. Scott (Irish), J. Mess (Canada). Front Row, L to R: Robert Graham (Irish), Alen Smart (Scotland), H. Skinner ( England), John Bourke (Irish). - Hughes, Willie, Adam Hutchinson & Willie Gill
Willie Hughes, Adam Hutchinson & Willie Gill Willie Hughes laboured in N.Z. He wrote "Went forth" in 1906 and wrote Nos. 62, 66, 114 and 116. Adam Hutchinson was born in Lauder, Berwickshire (Scotland) September 10, 1873, for a time he worked with his father as a blacksmith and then went out under the Faith Mission until he met George. Walker and his company. He came to Carnteel, Ireland in 1903 and was a pioneer of the work in India where he died of smallpox January 1.1925, He wrote hymns Nos. 199, 237 and 330. - Jack Carroll & J. Jardine
Jack Carroll and ? Jardine (possibly James Jardine) - Williston- 'The Unworthy Servant'
'The Unworthy Servant' by Bob Williston. Published in 2008 by Xlibris Corp. ISBN: 978-1-4363-3612-3 (Hardcover). ISBN: 978-1-4363-3611-6 (Softcover) - Christie, David (center) (1904) Herman Beaber (left) & _____
Herman Beaber, along with Dave Christie who entered work in 1904, & unidentified person. Herman Beaber was one of the workers interned in the Philippine Islands during WW II. David (Dave) Christie – married Emily Wilson in 1923. Dave died in 1969 and Emily in 1975. Dave was a cousin to the Carrolls. On behalf of Dave and Emily Christie and their marriage, Jack Carroll made an announcement and statement concerning workers marrying at the 1923 Milltown Convention. The Christies PIONEERED the work in Hawaii in 1923. They had 2 children while in the work. - John Long helped start the FIRST mission.
John Long was the FIRST worker to commit to the work full time on Faith Lines in 1899/1900. He obtained permission for William irvine's FIRST independent mission in Nenagh and was Irvine's first companion! In 1907, John was EXCOMMUNICATED by William Irvine while preaching from the platform at the Crocknacrieve Convention. He left the sect and later married. He wrote a very comprehensive Journal in which he chronicled the "Early Days" of the movement.[sample pages] He died in 1962 at age 90. - Overseer- Alex Pearce -1
Alex Pearce was one of the First Workers to go to Africa from UK in 1905 aboard the SS Geelong. He also Overseer until he died in 1946 - Workers on 1905 List
List of the First Workers, July 1905. Wm. Irvine and John Kelly listed at the top with no date. John Long shown as entering the work in 1899. Note also that over the years several versions of this '1905 Workers List' have surfaced, some with a few more or less Workers. A comparison of the various lists is at: https://sites.google.com/site/2x2history/uk-history/early-workers - Dane, Rebecca Tombstone
Rebecca Dane went in the work in 1904. and died July 5, 1907, age 28. She is buried in West Derby Cemetery, Liverpool, England. - 1980 NSW Conv
- John Long
This is one of the few pictures John Long's family has of him. - Thompson, Will - Clarence Hunt & Stanley Sharpe
Brother Workers Will Thompson, Clarence Hunt & Stanley Sharpe Will Thompson (entered work in 1910) Clarence Hunt (Senior AB Worker) Stan Sharpe (Overseer of SK and MB) - Armstrong Canon
"The Cooneyites" by Rev. Canon Armstrong, Rector of Templederry, Diocese of Killaloe (County Clare, Ireland). - Cults & Isms, Ancient and Modern
'Cults & Isms, Ancient and Modern' by J. Oswald Sanders. Zondervan Publishing House, Grand Rapids, MI, 1962; originally published in 1948. See "Cooneyites," page 166. Out of Print - Hymn Booklets of John Martin and Sandy Scott
Printed hymn booklets containing poems and hymns written by John Martin and Sandy Scott - Perrott, Wilma & Jack Forbes
Jack Forbes with Dale Bors Jr. and Wilma Perrott, daughter of Richard & Primrose (Carroll) Perrott. - Convention Lists
Western Canada Convention Lists, titled "Christian Conventions." - Auchinstarry Rows
Where the Irvine family lived in both the 1881 and 1891 census for Cumbernauld, Scotland. Wm Irvine, age 18, was shown living here with his parents in 1881. He was the son of John Irvine and worked as an Ironstone Miner. - John Long-headshot
John Long was born on September 15, 1872 in Burntwood, Cloughjordan, County Tipperary, [Ireland], to Gilbert and Ann (Turner) Long. He died in 1962, at age 90. He is shown on the 1905 Workers List as entering in the work in 1899 and he was excommunicated from it in 1907 by Wm. Irvine. On December 25, 1920, Christmas Day, John married Maggie Keegan from Gorey, Co. Wexford. He was 48 years old, and she was 28 years old. More details are on TTT. - McClung, Wilson & Annie
Wilson & Annie McClung, Overseer of New Zealand. Wilson entered the Work in 1903. They preached in Ireland, Australia, New Zealand. Shown on 1921 Staffordshire Workers Convention photograph as Nos. 92, 94. Wilson born c1868; died May 15, 1944 in Auckland, New Zealand Annie born c1871; died Jan 29, 1945. - Jamieson, Willie
Willie Rankin Jamieson (Uncle Willie) was born April 28, 1881, in Scotland, to William and Elizabeth Jamieson. Two of his sisters, Violet and Elizabeth also became workers. Willie professed in his first meeting on Jan. 2, 1905 and later that month, entered the ministry. In the fall of that year, he went to California to preach and also labored in Oregon before going to China in 1926 where he PIONEERED the work. He spent six years in the Philippines, from 1939 to 1945, being interned in a Japanese camp part of that time. He came to California in March, 1957, died October 11, 1974 and is buried in California. - Murray, Lewis
Lewis Murray was a professing American soldier who suffered considerably for his choice to refuse to carry a gun in military service in World War I. In 1919, after his discharge, he became a worker, and in 1933, he pioneered Mexico. Read his story: https://tellingthetruth.info/history_pioneering/mexico.php - AL 1910-13 Early Friends
Early Friends in Alabama 1910-13. The names 'Camps' and 'Smiths' were names of some of the early friends. - Bob Ingram Letter re Apostolic Succession
1995 Letter from Robert Ingram RE: Workers Knowledge about the lack of "Apostolic Succession' for the Ministry. - Auchinstarry Rows
Photo of the original Auchinstarry Rows. The 1881 and 1891 Censuses shows the Irvine family living in Auchinstarry Rows. To accommodate the large workforce needed for the growing coal and ironstone mining in the area, five rows of houses were built. The establishment of the miners rows created a vibrant new community. - Gospel Meeting Tent #2
Gospel meeting tent. Howard Mooney on right. (#2) - Samuel Long
Samuel Long, brother of John Long, born in 1879. John Long wrote, "About that time (January, 1902)I heard that my Brother Samuel Long died in India. He was a soft tenderhearted youth who was converted under the ministry of William Irvine. As a domestic servant, he met with some hard masters; not succeeding so well in that line of occupation, he enlisted in the Army and was sent out to China during the Boxer persecutions. On his removal to India, he died at Singapore on 25th Dec., 1901 after thirty two days sickness." - Hymns Old & New-1951 Authors
Review of authors and composers and history of Hymns Old & New editions. - Jamieson, Willie
Willie Rankin Jamieson (Uncle Willie) was born April 28, 1881, in Scotland, to William and Elizabeth Jamieson. Two of his sisters, Violet and Elizabeth also became workers. Willie professed in his first meeting on Jan. 2, 1905 and later that month, entered the ministry. In the fall of that year, he went to California to preach and also labored in Oregon before going to China in 1926 where he PIONEERED the work. He spent six years in the Philippines, from 1939 to 1945, being interned in a Japanese camp part of that time. He came to California in March, 1957, died October 11, 1974 and is buried in California. - Beaber, Herman
Herman Beaber [lower right] was the son of John T. Beaber and Mary Beaber. They had 4 children: Fred (born 1899); Herman (born May 25th 1907); Bernice (born 1909); and Ardis, (born 1917). Herman entered the work in California in 1929, as did his sister Bernice in about 1943. Herman left the USA for the Philippines in 1940, was interned at Santo Tomas (Los Banos) in WW2 with several other workers who were rescued on February 23, 1945. After Herman left the ministry for health issues, he worked in Houston, Texas at a Children's Home. In December 1955, he married Blanche Berry from Henderson, Texas. He then moved to Dallas, Texas, where he worked for Avis Truck Rental Co. until he retired in 1970. They adopted a daughter, Esther, and a son, John. Herman died on February 5, 2001, aged 93 and is buried in Dallas, Texas at Laurel Land Cemetery. His wife Blanche predeceased him on Oct. 23, 1998. - Wood, Taylor and Leonard Hawkes
Taylor Wood (1912-2008) and Leonard Hawkes Taylor Wood was the general Overseer of Eastern USA. Born Sept. 25, 1912; died Sept. 8, 2008, age 95 years. Taylor succeeded Andrew Abernethy who succeeded George Walker. This position is now held by Barry Barkley. Photo taken in 1959. - 1913 Dec. 18
Impartial Reporter: They were both members of a community known as the ‘Go-preachers,’ who took this name from Scripture, in which the apostles were exhorted to go forth and preach to all the world. Mr. Cooney was one of the pioneers or founders of the community, and the libel was headed ‘The Cooneyites.' Mr. List complained that he was described as a ‘Bishop’ in the sect. Mr. Edward Cooney also gave evidence that the statement complained of was untrue. Mr. Justice Darling—Were you the founder of this sect?—No, William Irvine was the first, about sixteen years ago. I cast in my lot with him as a fellow-preacher, and preached a good deal in the north of Ireland. I recognise the name, but others have nicknamed us ‘The Cooneyites.’ I do not like it myself.