3 May 1832 A.D. Rev. Edward Irving (Church of Scotland) Barred from Pastorate—Had Turned to Pentecostalist Ravings, Babbelings and Other Madnesses; Defrocked in 1833
3 May 1832 A.D. Rev. Edward Irving (Church of Scotland) Barred from Pastorate—Had Turned to Pentecostalist Ravings, Babbelings and Other Madnesses; Defrocked in 1833 Editors. “Edward Irving.” Encyclopedia Britannica. N.d. http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/294872/Edward-Irving . Accessed 1 May 2015. Edward Irving, (born August 4, 1792, Annan, Dumfries [now in Dumfries and Galloway], Scotland —died December 7, 1834, Glasgow , Strathclyde [now in City of Glasgow council area]), Church of Scotland minister whose teachings became the basis of the religious movement known as Irvingism, later called the Catholic Apostolic Church . After working as a mathematics teacher and studying theology part time, Irving was called in 1822 to the Caledonian chapel in London as a preacher. His chapel congregation grew so rapidly that in 1827 a new and larger church was built for him in Regent Square. His popularity waned, however, because of his increasing...