New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-03-24
A Missionary Enterprise.

Rev. z. :. Rurrell who : now in New
Orleans. EaS been :oY over .wenty years 4.
missionary 20 the Taln.l people, who inhah.'
-hc Southern part u India and -he Northern
portio, ot de Island oi Ccylor. The yisi.
OF Nj BuIu"i % this country = enlv zen
rnrarv. as ne VIII retUru 20 the land where
he has !ahorrd SO long as >oor as health.
impaired u, the lahoyS of so many wears n
4 warm climate. has been somewhat re-
c.Hitc" Mr. Rurne.l brings nte.li.tn, o.
a movement thai has been r".ilnrliretl
IN the native community ii ,Ia.ina.
Ceylon, t"r founding a college winch,
shall hc Thoroughly Christian n Is
character, and meet Il wan; which.
Is now deeply ie!J among TIE cen
vcrteI people who .rlanit that locality.
Nj. Burnclrs visit 20 tine United States.
7ho"-h not Ill reference 10 ti-is enterprise p.
has determined ian 20 give some portion
OF ills attention I" il promotion. We Eav"
seen tLc prospectus tor this college. to-
ge1ncr with letters from native Christians.
one in good idoma:ic English. I'll" other i,
the Tamil language and character. The
following article, from the New io.n Et'-
ta"g Post. VII NOR" fully explain the maj
are OF tlc projected college.
Should any OF oar citizens desire 20 help
This Christian enterprise tnev VII find Nir.
Buinell at the house of Mr.. An~ci Edwards.
No. 2ll Camp street. o.! contributions VII
hc received 10y Charles Clinton. Esq. a he
New Orleans Mint. Mr.. Bnrncll WI -
main in New Orleans but few divs.
CHRISTIAN COLLEGE IN JATTSA. t=Y-
LoN.-Thrre is Il plan for founding. II ne
island of Ceylon. at Jattna. Christian COZ
lc4r. 1t had is origin among the natives
of Ccylon educated i'll tn" Batticotta Sem
nary of the Mission ii the American
Board-persons in whom The miss onalic ~
have confidence. Their plan is 70 raise 4
sufficient sum i'll Ccylon 70 endow III"
native prote>Sorship> and meet the ordinary
expenses of the institution. OF III" nrrcs-
sary sum for this purpose about ten tho
sand dollars have already been raised. IN
addition there, will hr required a ttlnG oi
fifty Thousand dollars from the United
States. to support Il president ot the lnstitl-
non from America. and detIly such ncediu.
expenses as repairs ot buildings, the pre-
viding of apparatus etc. Tie mi>sionari,.,
are decided i'll their opinion OF the necc~-
>ltV OF such an INSTITUTION. ana the I tnrl>-
tian natives feel its want very much.
1t is thought that il would have an
important influence in establishing Chris
tianity permanently III the land. Inc pru
dcntinl committee of the American board.
of commissioners of foreign missions have
passed resolutions expressing a strong al-
proval of the plan. Several of our mos {;
distinguished American diNines and public
spirited laymen have also given the proirr-
their approval. and commended il 10 TIE
Iibrraity of all the friends of missions and
civilization. Several OF the latter class
have also subscribed lihcrally. Il j. crr-
talulv an important circumstance. ana one
which prom se> we'll for lis usefulness.
that it has lis origin with the natives OF : "a.
country. Tie most ttitctual method. pc
hap> the only one. ot planting thlI>,ldE-t y
III pagan countries. i that of educating .hc
Young. and wien the people OF any ~Iyh
country begin to found -cho Is for thd.
purpose. an important beginning las been
made
This will hc the fourth college established
III connection with the American Board 81
Missions. There i one ii The san, WIcn
Islands. an"thrr-that OF Dr llaulin. IL
Turkey. and q third. thai under Dr.. l. is
charge. IN SYRIA. \ correspondent who has
been lahuTluy IN tcviUn ana lndIa d. a
missionary tor Il score OF wears OF t. rra
about. suggests that i'll his view dis :
!"c". If successfully established. may exert
among the Tamil pc"pl" >lrn an influence
as Williams College and Yale have cXertct