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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.
SS Columbia
Aboard this ship, SS Columbia, were the first three workers to set foot in America. They sailed from Glasgow, Scotland on Sept. 5, 1903 and arrived in New York on Sept. 14, 1903 (Wm Irvine, George Walker and Irvine Weir)
ss Columbia 1902
Aboard this ship, SS Columbia, were the first three workers to set foot in America. They sailed from Glasgow, Scotland on Sept. 5, 1903 and arrived in New York on Sept. 14, 1903 (Wm Irvine, George Walker and Irvine Weir)
1903 Ship Manifest
Aboard this ship, SS Columbia, were the first three workers to set foot in America. They sailed from Glasgow, Scotland on Sept. 5, 1903 and arrived in New York on Sept. 14, 1903 (Wm Irvine, George Walker and Irvine Weir) 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 red inset
1903 Ship Manifest - SS Columbia Workers in Red outline 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) (To 'Zoom in" click on Resize at left of screen -- select Original or XL)
Bill Carroll & Jack Carroll
Bill and Jack Carroll, brothers from Ireland. Bill Carroll entered the work in 1903 and was the first Overseer of Victoria, Australia. He died in 1953. Jack entered the work in 1904 and became the general Overseer of Western Canada and the west coast of the US until his death in 1957. The Western area consisted of everything in Canada from Manitoba west, plus the US states of Alaska, Hawaii, Washington, Oregon, California, Idaho, Nevada, Arizona, Montana & Wyoming.
GW, WG, JC, EC-SS orig
Four Prominent Early Overseers George Walker, William Gill, Jack Carroll, Edward Cooney All from Ireland. All were on the 1905 Workers List. Photo taken before 1928.
WA 1921 Milltown 4 Workers
1921 Milltown, Washington Convention. Prominent early Irish workers who became Overseers. L-R, Back row: Jack Carroll, Western North America (1904); George Walker, Eastern North America (1899). Front Row: Willie Gill, England (1900); Bill Carroll, Victoria, Australia (1903)
Carroll, Bill, Maggie (1903) & Daughter May
Bill, Maggie & daughter May Carroll. William Charles (Bill) Carroll was the first Overseer of Victoria, Australia. Bill and his wife, Margaret (Hastings) Carroll were from the village of Rathmolyon, Ireland, located about 25 miles NW of Dublin. Bill Carroll was born August 15, 1876, at Newtown, Moynalty, Kells, County Meath, the eldest of 6 children. Margaret was born April 20, 1875. Bill Carroll and Maggie Hastings were married on June 6, 1901, in the Church of Ireland at Rathmolyon, County Meath and their daughter, May, was born in 1902. Bill and Maggie Carroll entered the work in 1903 and arrived in Australia in 1913. Maggie died in 1944 and Bill died in 1953. Bill's brother Jack and sisters May and Fannie were also workers until their deaths.