LIFE-SKETCH OF THE LATE
Rev. D. P. Niles.

30th April 1836. Born at Batticotta of Mr. & Mrs. Nathaniel Niles.

16th October 1846. Admitted into the Batticotta seminary.

27th May 1849. Admitted into the Church.

28th September 1854. Graduated from the Seminary.

24th June 1855. Employed as a teacher at Oodoopiddi.

March 1856. Opened the Batticotta High School with Mr. R. Breckenridge.

August 1861. Re-opened the Point Pedro English School in the employ of the Wesleyan Mission.

30th March 1864. Married Miss Elizabeth Hensman.

April to June 1865. Acted as a teacher in the Jaffna Central School.

23rd December 1865. Admitted as a Local Preacher in the Wesleyan Mission.

1st August 1868. Appointed Head Master of the Jaffna Central School by the Rev. John Kilner.

Had one son and two daughters by Mrs. Elizabeth Niles.

25th December 1870. Mrs. Elizabeth Niles died at Nellore.

7th June 1871. Married Miss Mary Joshua.

12th May 1875. Ordained as a Wesleyan Minister at Jaffna.

27th June 1878. Transferred to Batticaloa.

1st July 1882. Took up duties as Wesleyan Minister of Point Pedro circuit.

23rd September 1882. Mr. Nathaniel Niles died at Erupalai aged 79 years.

July 1886. Appointed Head Master of the Jaffna Central School.

2nd February 1889. Mrs. Nathaniel Niles died at Erupalai aged 70 years.

June 1891. Went on an Evangelical Mission to Trincomalie and Batticaloa with Rev. W. T. Garrett.

July 1897. Transferred from the Central College to Vannarponnai circuit as Minister.

1899 Transferred from Point Pedro to Trincomalie.

July 1901. Took up work at Colombo as Wesleyan Minister.

1907 Retired from the Wesleyan Ministry at Colombo.

He leaves behind four sons and three daughters by his second marriage and a sorrowing widow.

10th Dec. 1915, 6-30 A. M., Died in the Lord.

Among his chief labours were,

1. The Translation of the Wesleyan Hymn Book.

2. The Inauguration of Home Mission. work in Jaffna.

3. His work as Head Master, Vice-Principal and Acting Principal of the Jaffna Central College.

4. Opening of Mannar for Mission Work.

He lived a "Full Life" and the Lordble ssed it.