(See Letters Below)

Here are the links to copies of the original letters by Eldon Tenniswood:

Article by Benton Johnson which is an edited, published version of the 1987 Presidential Address which he delivered at the 1987 annual meeting of the Association for the Sociology of Religion (Chicago).

CHRISTIANS IN HIDING: THE "NO NAME" SECT
By  Benton Johnson - 1995

[NOTE: This essay has been published in Sex, Lies and Sanctity: Religion and Deviance in Contemporary North America, Mary Jo Neitz and Marion S. Goldman (eds.).  JAI Press, pp. 37-55.]

Book Review: Sex, Lies and Sanctity: Religion and Deviance in Contemporary North America.

The New Zealand Truth
(Auckland, NZ)
Saturday, 18 May 1907
pg. 8.

A NEW RELIGION, OPERATING IN AUSTRALIA,
Missionaries in Melbourne,
The Go-Preachers or " Dippers " —The "No-Sect Sect"—A Campaign of Cadging—Homes Broken Up—
Australians Beware

Of the making of new religious sects there is no end. And as if Australia had not already an ample variety of religiosity, a new one has come here.

From the Two-by-Two List – September 22, 1997

The following article gives details about the 1951 hymnbook writers and composer's lives who were friends or workers.

NOTICE THAT THE 2x2 AUTHOR LEAVES OUT EDWARD COONEY'S (1867-1960) FIVE HYMNS:

"Stick to the Word of God. Do not listen to contrary voices."

William Irvine

Black Stockings - Black Socks - Walking Socks - Go-Preacher's - Faith Missioners - The Jesus Way - Church of New Zealand - Dippers - Irvinites - The Truth - The Carrollites - The Testimony of Jesus - The Christian Convention Church - Home Meetings - Two-by-Two's - The Secret Sect - The Only Way - The New Testament Church - The Tramps - Les Anonymes - Christian Conventions - Die Namenlosen - Cooneyite's - Chirstian Church of Australia - The Fellowship - The Church Without a Name - The No-Name Church - White Mice - No Secters - Pilgrims

From Marti Knight:

(The gentleman whose death is referenced in this letter,

was on the 1905 boat of workers who pioneered in South Africa.)

(The letter is in very poor condition - click on image of the letter at bottom of this page,

click again for screen size viewing of letter.)

Mr. Prellet

64 Alto St. Krugeradorf

Transvaal, Africa

November 21, 1946

Dear Brothers,

A Short Note About Sam Jones - Picture of Sam Jones

Clem Geue on Left 

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