Walter Thomas Turpin

From http://www.irishmidlandsancestry.com/content/family_history/families/turpin.htm

[UPDATE, the link above no longer works, so I have saved the page as pdf. /media/356657/the-turpin-family-of-tullamore-ancestral-research-family-history-laois-offaly-genealogy.pdf]

Rev. Walter Thomas, b. 1834 at Middleton, educ. At Elphin School, matric. T.C.D. 1 July 1852, B.A. 1857, M.A.1863, curate of Lynally 1859, and of Tullamore 1860-2, Chaplain to Tullamore Prison, from whence he contracted a serious fever.

 In 1862 he became Missionary of the Irish Church Missions in Dublin, and then chaplain of the Albert Chapel (Molyneux Church) 1863-4. He later left the Church of Ireland and became associated with the Plymouth Brethren movement in which he became Prominent; he wrote extensively, edited a number of monthly magazines and lived at Tunbridge Wells. After some twenty years he left the Brethren founded Emmanuel Chapel, Eastbourne (Church of England), of which he remained minister for some Years. He d. 20 Dec. 1914 and was bur. In Eastbourne cemetry. He m. 1stly 15 Feb. 1858 (Kildare, Tullamore) Margaret (d.4 Sept 1863 at Booterstown, Co. Dublin), eldest dau. of George Peirce, M.D., F.R.C.S.I., Superintendent of the King's Co. Infirmary, and had issue,

From Nov. 1864 to Aug. 1865 WTT was Minister at St Silas Church, Glasgow, Scotland. He then joined the Brethren.

From http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=AxQEAAAAQAAJ&q=turpin#v=snippet&q=turpin&f=false

"The secessions from the Priory association on account of this teaching did not take place immediately.  In some cases it was the gradual pressure of Ravenism that forced the malcontents out.  Of these lingerers the best known was Mr. W. T. Turpin.  Unlike many that left from the same cause, Mr. Turpindid not feel able to join any other section of the Brethren, and ultimately resumed his ministry in the Church of England after the interval of half a life-time.  He had been one of the most deservedly popular of the preachers of the Brethren.  Few of their leading men have gained the ear of the public of Brethrenism--above all, it's youth--in the same degree; and his loss was a very serious one to the party."

The Gospel Magazine: http://www.gospelmagazine.org.uk/ contains some ministry by WTT and other info about him, after he left Brethren and rejoined the Anglican church.

See the following editions,

1865 -June; At that time WTT was still minister of St. Silas. The heading bears the subheading: BY WALTER T. TURPIN, M.A., MINISTER OF ST. SILAS, GLASGOW.

1865 - October: p. 488, there is to be found a review (not very favourable!) of the Gospel Magazine's editor as to WTT's "Spiritual Watchman."

1900 - November

1905 - July:  p. 440, there is an article by WTT: "Himself". Luke 24:27.

1905 - November: p. 668, WTT is briefly mentioned with a very nice thought. It goes i.a.: Rev. W. T. Turpin (Eastbourne) followed with an able address. He remarked that the secret strength of faith lies in the fact that all is treasured up in a Person; not merely doctrine, but Himself, not merely deliverance but a Deliverer, not merely redemption but a Redeemer ...

1906 - November

1909 - March and August

1911 - September;

1911 - October; p. 664, you can find a poem by WTT.

1912 - October

1913 - February

1915 - February and March

1916 - October:  p 495, there is a quotation by "the late Rev. W.T. Turpin." 

1923 - November

1939 - November