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- Sweden Convention 1983
1983 Skane, Sweden Convention - Convention Tent-Mending
Alice Begbie and Bert Helm mending tents in Australia - Convention-Traveling to
Traveling to convention - note the side baggage hanging out the automobile sides. - 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. - Conventions Lists
Old Conventions Notices. - Coolacrease Murders
In 1921 two Pearson brothers were executed in Coolacrease, Ireland. They were caught in the Irish War of Independence and it was reported that: The two Pearson brothers who were executed by irish Nationalists were Richard Henry "Dick" and Abraham Pratt "Abe" Pearson, the sons of William and Susan Pearson, Sr. While their father and a younger brother, Sidney, were attending a convention about thirty-five miles away, these two older unmarried sons were shot by a firing squad numerous times in their back yard and left to die. None of the shots were fatal, and the two men suffered agony for six and fourteen hours respectively before they died. The women dragged a mattress away from the burning house into the field and somehow managed to get the two dying men onto it. Several family members were professing in the 2x2 Sect and were known as "Cooneyites". The family moved to Australia after this event. Details on Wikipedia and TTT. You Tube has documentaries on this tragedy. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kn-FxlFpg5s - Cooney & List v Wilson
Case No. 323 - Ernest Walter List and Edward Cooney v. The People, Limited (Filed Feb. 14, 1913 in England) - Cooney Family Home - Lakeview House, Enniskillen, N. Ireland
The Cooney Family Home called Lakeview House was located in Enniskillen, N. Ireland and is where Edward Cooney grew up. This home is no longer standing. - Cooney Family Home-Lakeview House
The Cooney Family Home called Lakeview House was located in Enniskillen, N. Ireland and is where Edward Cooney grew up. This home is no longer standing. - Cooney Graves-5
Edward Cooney died on June 20, 1960, age 93, in Mildura, Victoria, Australia, in the home of Richard and Emily Greenaway, 32 years after his excommunication. He is buried in Mildura Cemetery. Mildura is in the northwest part of the State of Victoria on the Murray River, 550 kms from Melbourne VIC; 1000 kms from Sydney NSW; 450 kms from Adelaide SA. - Cooney, Ed 1954
Ed Cooney with George Scott at Ingleburn, NSW, 1954. - Cooney, Edward
Edward Cooney from Enniskillen, Co. Fermanagh, N. Ireland He was excommunicated in 1928 for various reasons. Among them was the failure of his attempt to convince the leaders that they had abandoned the original tenets of the faith. When his preaching became more and more in conflict with current policies, he was ousted and those who agreed with him were also expelled. They formed a separate branch which is referred to as the Cooneyites. He continued his worldwide missions as an itinerant evangelist until his death in 1960. Details are on TTT. - Cooney, Ed 1921
1921 Workers names are not necessarily in order: Edward Cooney (Far Left), Nichol Jardine, William Wilkie, Frank Wilkie, George Bayles, Sam Charlton, Leon Devonshire - Cooney, Ed 2
Edward Cooney - 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. - Cooney, Ed 3
Cooney, Edward from Enniskillen, Ire. entered the work in 1901 - Cooney, Ed 3a
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Edward Cooney in Sydney, Australia. #4 Photo provided by Mr. Cooney's great grandniece, Helena Halpin. - Cooney, Ed 2
Edward Cooney #2 - Cooney, Edward
Edward Cooney He was the author of four hymns in the 1987 Edition. Of the 412 hymns shown on the list titled Hymns Old and New Authors (1987 Edition.), four hymns do not include the author's name. This omission is significant because all four of these hymns were written by Cooney when he was a Worker. In fact, Cooney's name has been omitted in most of the editions of "Hymns Old and New. " His initials "E. C." appeared in some of the old hymnbooks, but not his full name. His name has also been omitted from some Hymn Author Lists. The following hymns in the 1987 Edition. were written by Edward Cooney: No. 179 "As We Gather ," No. 182 "Lord We Are Met Together , " No. 183 "Our God, Our Father ," and No. 184 "Here We Come ." He also wrote "Jesus Died for Sinners," which is No. 10 in the 1951 Ed. Roberts 1991). Brother Worker, Ken Paginton , handled copyright matters for the 1987 Edition hymnbook. Dr. Patricia Roberts stated that he requested her permission to include Cooney's four hymns in the "Hymns Old and New, " 1987 Edition and she gave permission. A few years later, Dr. Roberts requested copyright permission through R. L. Allan to print Edward Cooney's hymns in her book, and her request was forwarded to Paginton. He replied to her, "As you know, they were written by Edward Cooney and therefore, we can't morally stop you." Dr. Roberts thanked him and sent him a copy of her book. The present day followers of Cooney continue to use the 1951 Edition. Paginton replied on February 24, 1992, to an inquiry by Cherie Kropp, "With regard to the four hymns 179, 182, 183, and 184, these were written by E. Cooney in the early part of this century. " Concerning the omission of Cooney's name in the Hymn Author booklet, he stated "for various private reasons, the name is not given for those four hymns, and this should be respected." In 2004, twelve years later, Edward Cooney was finally given credit for the Hymns he wrote in the revised and expanded Hymns Old and New - Concordance - Theme and Subject Index -Authors, 2004 Edition.which states "Edward Cooney (1867-1960); The author was an independent evangelist." Edward Cooney entered the Work in 1901 and was a Worker in good standing when he wrote the four hymns that have been included in each Hymnbook edition since 1917. Even after the Workers excommunicated Cooney in 1928, they continued to include his hymns in their hymnbook, but without giving him credit. It is obvious that even as recently as 2004, Workers have continued their attempts to purge Cooney's name from the 2x2 Sect's history by calling him an independent evangelist and obscuring his pioneering role in it. It appears to be a lost cause, however, as Cooney's role in the early days of the movement and his name is so well known that the 2x2 Sect is still called "Cooneyites" in some places around the world, as well as in various,books, encyclopedias, newspapers, Wikipedia and various other websites. - Cooney, Fred 1898 x4
Frederick George Cooney, brother of Edward. Born Sept 3, 1869 - Died April 12, 1940. He married Mildred (Milly) Tatlow and Immigrated to New Zealand in 1924 with their 4 children. Photo taken in 1898 - Cooney, Fred 1898 (2)
Fred Cooney first man on back row, member of the Egypt Mission Band - 1898. - Cooney, Fred 1899 x4
Fred Cooney was one of the first seven members of the Egypt Mission Band, 1899. - Cooney, Fred Family
Edward Cooney's brother, Fred and wife Millie (seated) along with sons, Bill & Arthur, and daughter Violet - Cooney, Fred-Children 1
Arthur, Bob, Violet & Bill Cooney, probably around 1935 were children of Fred Cooney Fred Cooney was the brother of Ed Cooney - Cooney, Fred-Children 2
Arthur, Bob, Violet & Bill Cooney, probably around 1935 were children of Fred Cooney Fred Cooney was the brother of Ed Cooney - Cooney, Fred-Children 3
Arthur, Bob, Violet & Bill Cooney, probably around 1935 were children of Fred Cooney Fred Cooney was the brother of Ed Cooney - Cooney, Fred-Grave
Frederick George Cooney. Born Sept 3, 1869 - Died April 12, 1940. Married to Mildred (Milly) Tatlow. Immigrated to New Zealand in 1924 with their 4 children. - Cooney, Mary E.
Mary Elizabeth (Cooney) Boyton Smith, sister of Edward Cooney, married to Rev. Sidney Boyton Smith. Read about them at: http://www.tellingthetruth.info/workers_early/cooneyed2.php - Cooney, Mary E. Boyton Smith-Family
Back Row L-R, Hilary Boyton Smith with future husband Charles Baker, Madge (Charles' sister). Front Row, Rev Sidney Boyton Smith, Deric Boyton Smith (son) and Mary Elizabeth (Cooney) Boyton Smith (Edward Cooney's sister). Guesstimate: taken around 1922/3 at Bondeigh rectory. [Photo provided by Helena (Baker) Halpin of her parents and grandparents.] - Cooney, Mary E. Boyton Smith-husband
Rev. Sidney Boyton Smith was married to Mary Elizabeth Cooney who was a sister to Edward Cooney. He was Rector in Bondleigh, West Devon, England. Read about them at: http://www.tellingthetruth.info/workers_early/cooneyed2.php - Cooney, Mr. Wm R.
Edward Cooney's father, Wm Rutherford Cooney - Cooney, Mrs. Wm. R.
Edward Cooney's mother, Emily Maria Cooney - Cooney,300 (1)
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Cooney, Walker and Irvine - Cooney-Walker-Irvine
L-R: Edward Cooney, George Walker and William Irvine - The Cooneyites or "Dippers" by Armstrong
'The Cooneyites or "Dippers," ' by By Rev. Canon Armstrong, B. A. (T.C.D.) Rector of Templederry, Diocese of Killaloe (Co. Clare, Ireland). Published in 1910 by Church of Ireland Printing & Publishing Co. Ltd., Dublin, Ireland. Out of Print - 'The Cooneyites or Go-Preachers' by Rule
'The Cooneyites or Go-Preachers - A Warning' by W. M. Rule. Loizeaux Bros., NJ. 1st Ed as 'Timely Warnings', 1917. 2nd Ed as 'Modern Heresies Exposed', 1919. Out of Print - Coop-A Year of Poultry, Pigs and Parenting
'Coop...A Year of Poultry, Pigs and Parenting' by Michael Perry, Published by Harper Collins Publishers, NYC, NY. 2009 ISBN 978-0-06-124043-0 - Cooper, Lynn
"The Church With No Name - Known as The Cooneyites, Two by Twos," by Lynn Cooper 1996; out of print