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- 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.......' - 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. - 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. - 1913 July 17
Impartial Reporter: William Irvine, one of the founders of the Go-Preachers’ Society, said it was Protestant evangelical. Its tenets containing nothing relating to the sexes that was different from the teaching of other denominations. - 1913 July 3
Impartial Reporter: The annual Convention for the ‘Pilgrim’ community was opened on Sunday at Crocknacrieve, the residence of Mr. John West, near Ballinamallard. In the absence of Mr. Wm. Irvine, founder of the Pilgrims, the Convention was opened by Mr. Edward Cooney, formerly of Enniskillen. - 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. - 1917 July 19
Impartial Reporter: Their founder was really a Mr. William Irvine, who lived near Enniskillen, and his doctrines, of course, do not differ essentially from those of the various heretical millenarian sects which have arisen in the history of Christianity. - 1931 July 9
Impartial Reporter: "Eddie Cooney, at one time a leader in the movement, now an outsider. Dethroned! Eddie, at present in Fermanagh was not there! He ploughs his lonely furrow in the same old way -- denunciation of all and sundry, abusing the Churches and the clergy, and counting only himself and those that agree with him to be on the right straight path to heaven...." - 1931 July 9 p1
Impartial Reporter .... At the morning meeting, which continued for almost three hours, t he principal speaker was George Walker, a native of the Co. district of Fermanagh. ‘George,’ as he is called by everyone—not even the leaders get the courtesy title ‘Mister’—is a polished speaker, of refined appearance. As a young man, when in the late Mr. W. R. Cooney’s establishment in Enniskillen, he was a good looking youth and he has preserved his good looks. His address was learned, interesting, and full of force. He was in the place once occupied by Wm. Irvine, the pioneer of this great movement, a man of magnetic power, rugged, a strong personality, a forceful speaker, and at one time worshipped as a leader of men and women. George Walker spends most of his time in America, but has not got the American twang. He will shortly visit the Continent. He has a charming manner. - 1931 July 9 p2
Impartial Reporter July 9, 1931 Page 2 - continued from page 1 - Baptism Sketch #2
Baptism Sketch from Impartial Reporter Oct. 20 & 27, 1904. "Rain was falling ... as some three hundred people assembled on the banks of Ballycassidy river to witness the baptism by immersion of ... four men and two women-who had embraced the faith expounded by the Tramps under the leadership of Mr. Irvine and Mr. Edward Cooney." Those present at Ballinamallard that day included Edward Cooney, John West, Jack Carroll and William Irvine who all preached to the assembly in the bitterly cold weather of the "dreary autumn afternoon". - Baptism Sketch #4
Thomas Elliott prepares a convert for baptism. Baptism Sketch from Impartial Reporter Oct. 20 & 27, 1904 (#4) - Crocknacrieve Front Entry #1
Crocknacrieve Front Entry #1. Photo taken July 30, 2004. The FIRST CROCKNACRIEVE CONVENTION was held September & October, 1904, in County Fermanagh, Ireland (about 4 miles NE of Enniskillen) on the property of John and Sara West. The Enniskillen newspaper, called 'The Impartial Reporter', reported details about the convention. including that it lasted about a month (Impartial Reporter, September 29, 1904). - Crocknacrieve Front Entry #4
Entry and drive to Crocknacrieve House #4. The FIRST CROCKNACRIEVE CONVENTION was held September & October, 1904, in County Fermanagh, Ireland (about 4 miles NE of Enniskillen) on the property of John and Sara West. The Enniskillen newspaper, called 'The Impartial Reporter', reported details about the convention. including that it lasted about a month (Impartial Reporter, September 29, 1904). Photo taken 1995. - HQ Impartial Reporter
Enniskillen Street Scene showing Newspaper Headquarters for "The Impartial Reporter". Enniskillen is in Co. Fermanagh in Northern Ireland. EXTRA, EXTRA - READ ALL ABOUT IT!! Where It All Began.. .The Newspaper Articles Covering the Early Days, Workers, Meetings & Conventions were published by THE IMPARTIAL REPORTER. - The Impartial Reporter
The Impartial Reporter's mention of Cherie Kropp-Ehrig's new book on the 2x2 sect. - Impartial Reporter Newspaper
Impartial Reporter Newspaper Headquarters on High Street in Enniskillen, N. Ireland - Impartial Reporter edited
Impartial Reporter Newspaper Headquarters on High Street in Enniskillen, N. Ireland - Impartial Reporter letter smaller
The letter's contents read: "This is to certify that I have checked the articles on the "Tramp Preachers" and the late Mr. Edward Cooney which were published in the "Impartial Reporter." I have found that the photo copies are true reproductions of the original articles published in the "Impartial Reporter an d Farmers' Journal" on the dates recorded. These files are available for inspection at these offices by special arrangements with the proprieters. If I should be of any further assistance, please let me know. Yours sincerely, Mervyn Dane (former Editor, now Chief Reporter and feature writer)" - Impartial Reporter-Back
Impartial Reporter Newspaper in Enniskillen, N. Ireland. Back of building. - 'The Impartial Reporter and Farmers' Journal'
Newspaper Articles from Enniskillen, Northern Ireland 1903-1917, originally collected and printed by Threshing Floor Ministries, Spokane, WA and later printed by Research & Information Services, Bend, Oregon. - Jan 15, 1903 page 1
The Impartial Reporter & Farmers Journal - January 15, 1903 - Oldest Newspaper 'The Pilgrims or Tramps' article page 1 - Jan 15, 1903 pg 2
The Impartial Reporter & Farmers Journal - January 15, 1903 - Oldest Newspaper 'The Pilgrims or Tramps' article page 2 - Jan 15, 1903 pg 3
The Impartial Reporter & Farmers Journal - January 15, 1903 - Oldest Newspaper 'The Pilgrims or Tramps' article page 3 - 'The Tramp or Go-Preachers' by Trimble
'The Tramp or Go-Preachers' (Sometimes called Pilgrims) by By W.C.T. (William C. Trimble). Published in 1910 by Impartial Reporter Printing Works, Enniskillen, No. Ireland. Out of Print. Download copy at: http://workersect.org/wct_tramps.pdf - Wm C. Trimble (W.T.C.)
Wm. C. Trimble (W.C.T.), Founder of 'Impartial Reporter' Newspaper The "Impartial Reporter" had many articles regarding the early days of the "Go-Preachers" sect.