THROUGH THE BIBLE D A Y - BY - D A Y by F. B. Meyer
C U L T S ciR IkTj I Q u E by Betty Bruechert J B L A f r ie n d from Idaho writes: “ Tell me something about the Cooney- ites, or as they are sometimes called, ‘The Two-by-Two’s.’ They are strong in this area. What is wrong with their teaching?” This is one of the very small sects in America. It began in Ireland in 1894 and emigrated to the United States about the turn of the century. The founder was a Scotsman, William Weir Irvine, who had been connected with an Irish mission. First he worked in Methodist churches, then began to denounce them and all organized re ligion, claiming them to be apostate. He gathered a few followers who gave up their secular employment and turned over to the sect their posses sions. Because they insisted that they were called to “Go,” they were first named “ Go Preachers” ; then because they did not engage in gainful em ployment and wore shabby clothing, they were called “ Tramp Preachers.” The most outstanding convert was Ed ward Cooney, a fiery, fanatical rab ble-rouser, and soon they were de signated as “ Cooneyites.” They estab lished “ churches” with “ bishops” at the head and conducted private home meetings on Sunday mornings and public prayer meetings during the week. Their method of operation is to locate in an obscure place, and seek those they consider “ worthy.” If none respond, they literally shake the dust off their feet against them. They en list young men and women to go out “ two by two” to propagate their doc trines, and discourage marriage. It is difficult to pin-point Cooneyite doctrines because they are averse to publishing any literature. They claim the Bible is but a “ dead book” unless it is preached by them. Their main theme is “ the Jesus way” but it is not Scriptural because it is not the way of salvation, based upon the redemptive work of the Lord Jesus Christ. They attempt to get people to follow “ the Jesus way” — to imitate Christ — without being bom again by the Spirit of God. In addition they teach that Christ had a sinful, human nature against which He was obliged to bat tle and that His work was not finished on the cross, but must be completed by them. “ From such withdraw thyself’ (I Tim. 6:3).
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