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Preserving the Truth<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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Table of Contents<\/h1>\n

See: Dictionary of 2×2 Terminology –<\/strong> http:\/\/dictionary.tellingthetruth.info\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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\"\"Section A – Development Through the Years<\/h6>\n

1. From the Ashes of Despair. <\/strong>Overview of book; from William Irvine contemplating suicide to becoming founder of three international religious sects.
2. 1863-1893. The Man behind the Movement. <\/strong>Intro to William Irvine’s childhood, family, education, employment, spiritual background; bio of his illegitimate son.
3. 1893-1895. The Turning Point. <\/strong>Irvine attended a Christian revival; acquired a new outlook, resigned from his well-paid job; studied at Bible Training Institute
4. 1895-1901. Irvine Joined Faith Mission. <\/strong>Description of Faith Mission. Irvine’s decision to join them.
5. 1896-1897. Faith Mission’s Expansion in Ireland. <\/strong>Irvine pioneered South Ireland; Kilrush Mission; his first convert, Dora Holland.
6. 1897 – Genesis of the Revival – John Long. <\/strong>Intro to John Long, author of Journal of John Long; <\/em>second revival mission at Rathmolyon; intro to Carroll family; subsequent missions and converts.
7. 1898 – Encounter with Edward Cooney. <\/strong>Irvine and Cooney meet; Matthew 10 Bible study; Faith Lines concept explored; subsequent successful missions; Irvine promoted to FM Supt. S. Ireland.
8. 1899 – The Faith Experiment in Scotland. <\/strong>John Long began preaching independently on Faith Lines; wooden halls; successful experimental bicycle mission trip to Scotland testing Faith Lines concept by 8-9 young recruits. St. Stephen’s All-Day pivotal meeting.
9. 1899-1901 The Faithful Gather at Conventions. <\/strong>Intro to conventions at Keswick, Faith Mission and 2×2 Sect; intro to Gill family; Rathmolyon devastated by “White Mice.”
10. 1897-1903 – Robert R. Todd’s Mission – Irvine Left Faith Mission. <\/strong>Intro to Robert and Jeanne Todd; Todd’s Mission; Irvine and Faith Mission part ways with various explanations and dates.<\/p>\n

11. 1898 – Unsectarian Early Days. <\/strong>Description of Sect’s start-up; bios of Irvine’s first full-time recruits.<\/p>\n

12. What Was William Irvine Like? <\/strong>Irvine’s personality.Rathmolyon Convention; training new Workers.
13. Tenets of Irvine’s New Belief System. <\/strong>Founding of a revolutionary new theological movement; its development and spread; description of meetings, doctrines and principles; Irvine railing against churches and clergy; similarities and differences to other Christian churches.
14. The Great Experiment – Alfred Magowan. Primitive Worship Restored. <\/strong>Intro to Alfred Magowan; descriptions of first conventions, baptisms, re-baptisms; Sunday and mid-week fellowship meetings instituted.
15. 1901- Edward Cooney – The Master Marketer. <\/strong>Intro to Ed Cooney, his background, family, employment. Cooney partners with Irvine; gives small fortune to the poor; becomes Second-in-Command. First hymnal printed in 1909: Go-Preacher Hymnbook<\/em>.
16. 1903 – Inaugural Rathmolyon Convention. <\/strong>Conditions in Ireland at turn of 20th Century; new sect’s kick-off convention at Rathmolyon; vows of celibacy and common purse; Todd’s Mission disbands; several of Todd’s Workers join Irvine’s new sect; married Worker couples and their children.
17. 1903-1904 – Worldwide Outreach. <\/strong>First Workers go to America; <\/strong>first native U.S. converts and Workers; subsequent groups of Workers arrive in US; first Workers go to Canada, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa.
18. 1904-1906 – First Crocknacrieve Convention. <\/strong>Large-scale,month-longConventions at Crocknacrieve; intro to Irvine Weir and Jamiesons; California missions.
19. 1905-1907 – “God’s Only\/Right Way.” <\/strong>Birth of Exclusivity in 2×2 Sect; <\/strong>the Living Witness Doctrine; Irvine’s belief system became “God’s Only True Way;” re-baptizing and un-Christianizing the Christians; Irvine’s revelation; Joe Kerr’s renunciation; John Long’s excommunication; Resistance to the new doctrine; current beliefs of 2×2 Sect.
20. 1900-1906 – Apostolic Succession and Restorationism. <\/strong>The Restoration Movement; Irvine’s position and role; success of Irvine’s methods.
21. 1907-1913 – Early Conventions. <\/strong>Crocknacrieve Conventions; additional Irish conventions assembled; first conventions outside of Ireland; new hymnal: Hymns Old and New; <\/em>trips abroad by Cooney and Irvine; first Workers’ deaths; publications warning against the new sect.
22. 1906-1914 – Recourse through Court. <\/strong>Mission in Suffolk Co., England; W. D. Wilson accuses Workers of white-slave trafficking; Wilson sued in eight court cases by 2×2 Sect members.
23. 1914-1919 – Irvine Forced to Abdicate. <\/strong>Discontentment among 2×2 Sect staff leaders; Irvine’s strange preaching; Mutiny; Irvine forced to step down; reasons for his removal; his reaction and return to US; Irvine’s permanent move to Palestine.
24. The Workers Regroup – Erasing Irvine. <\/strong>Irvine’s mantle; the Workers’ dilemma; the purge; erasing William Irvine; process of damnatio memoriae.<\/em>
25. 1914-1919 – Irvine’s Life after His Rejection.<\/strong> Arrival in Jerusalem; loyal acolytes; first schism occurs; develops a new belief system, called Omega Message; <\/em>acquires recruits; his vast correspondence; life for Omega Message followers; intro to Willie and Rose Edwards; Irvine fully excommunicated.
26. 1914-1935 – New Era Dawns – On with the Work<\/strong>. Princess Victoria listens to Cooney in Hyde Park; allegedly became a member; Alfred Magowan excommunicated; 1921 large Workers Convention at Staffordshire, England; Coolacrease tragedy–murder of two Sect members.
27. 1928 – Edward Cooney Cast Out. <\/strong>Cooney’s issues with status quo; his renunciation; went abroad; banned in New Zealand, US, Canada; blacklisted in Ireland; Sr. Workers meeting at Lurgan. Cooney excommunicated.
28. After Cooney – Aftershocks, Division and Exodus. <\/strong>Division of 1928; the purge; the price of allegiance; the Outcasts; Cooney’s pain and suffering; his life afterwards.
29. Leader Differences – Divorce and Remarriage. <\/strong>Contention between US Overseers; 1930 Sr. Workers meeting\u2014new policy of Overseers not being allowed to marry; disturbance in Colorado; Worker Tom Lyness shot; 1938 Sr. Worker meeting re divorce and remarriage.
30. William and Archie Irvine’s Deaths. <\/strong>Irvine’s visitors; diagnosed with cancer; his death, funeral, burial, disbursement of possessions; reaction of his Omega Message followers; death of Irvine’s son and wife.
31. 1951-1954 – Doug Parker’s Expos\u00e9<\/strong>. Intro to Doug Parker, his investigation researching 2×2 history; his confrontation with New South Wales Overseer John Hardie; Parker’s publication of A Spiritual Fraud<\/em>; aftermath of this Expos\u00e9.
32. 1950-1980 – Third Exodus of Apostates. <\/strong>Review of the exoduses; the apostates; intro to Hawkins, Arvigs, Millers, Rittenhouse and Sweetland; picketing of conventions.
33. 1982-2022 – The Secret Sect<\/em>. <\/strong>Published in 1982 by Doug and Helen Parker; media spotlight brings 2×2 Sect out of seclusion; fourth exodus; reactions to The Secret Sect<\/em>; agencies, books and websites created since 1989 about 2×2 Sect.<\/p>


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Section B – Doctrine and Traditions<\/h6>\n

34. History of 2×2 Traditions – The Unwritten Rules Part I. <\/strong>Traditions vs. commandments; Victorian era history and fashion; evolution of outer 2×2 appearances compared to worldly dress styles; discussion of hats, hemlines, necklines, hosiery, footwear, cosmetics, slacks, jewelry and hair dressing.
35. History of 2×2 Traditions – The Unwritten 2×2 Rules Part II. <\/strong>Policies re liquor, tobacco, entertainment, occupations; education and impact of G. I. bill; courtship, marriage, divorce, remarriage, weddings, celebrations, funerals.
36. Black Stocking Church.  <\/strong>History of this tradition; shame, suffering and discrimination; nylon invented; “the change” and discontinuation of custom.
37. Hymns Old and New. <\/em><\/strong>History and description of editions of 2×2 Sect hymnals; publisher details; hymn authors; oldest hymns.
38. Military Service – WWI & II in UK and US. <\/strong>Conscientious objection policies in various countries; adopting an official name; registration of assemblies; WWII internees and POWs; Korean and Vietnam Wars.<\/p>


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Section C – International Development<\/h6>\n

39. The Pioneers. <\/strong>First Workers departed by ship from the UK in 1903 to spread their gospel (pioneer it) to foreign countries.
40. Canada, North America. <\/strong>Arrival of first and succeeding Workers; overview of history by province; WWI and WWII military policies. Church incorporated in Alberta by Willis Propp. Overview of grievances, excommunications, meetings closed down, purge.
41. Australia<\/strong>. Arrival of first and succeeding Workers; bios of Overseers; first conventions; adopting a name; Bethel Mission in SA; intro to Arthur McCoy; Workers’ bank accounts; intro to Ronald Campbell.
42. New Zealand. <\/strong>Arrival of first and succeeding Workers; first conventions; bios of Overseers; married Workers; WWI and WWII military policies.
43. Latin America and the Caribbean. <\/strong>First four Workers arrive on this continent in Argentina in 1919. Details provided for pioneers to remaining countries.
44. Asia.<\/strong> Australia sent Adam Hutchison, the first Worker to preach on the continent of Asia (India) in 1922. Details provided for pioneers to other Asian countries.
45. Europe.<\/strong> In the early 1920s after WWI, a few Workers began venturing to Europe. Details provided for pioneers to other European countries.
46. South Africa and Madagascar. <\/strong>Arrival of first and succeeding Workers; Overseers; married Workers; segregation and Apartheid; revolt of black and colored Friends; Prime Minister Hendrik Verwoerd assassinated by 2×2 Sect member, Demetrius Tsafendas in 1961.
47. U.S. Black History. <\/strong>First and succeeding black Workers; black annual convention at Scrabble US; black 2×2 Sect members and meetings.
48. Divisions, Purges, Rifts and Revolts. <\/strong>Early and later divisions in the Sect. Bill Carroll’s purge in Victoria; Carroll’s death and aftermath; purge in South Australia; Vietnam schism.<\/p>


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Section D – Finale<\/h6>\n

49. Witness and Power of History<\/strong>. Value of skepticism; why historical facts are important.
50. The Importance of Truth<\/strong>. Truth, beliefs, values, logic; rational and irrational; reconciling history; Law of Cause and Effect; Law of Compensation.<\/p>\n

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