Notes on Trincomalee Methodist Church [Sri Lanka]

Brief notes (2 pages), perhaps written in 1963, regarding property, evangelism, local taxes, etc, [in or near Trincomalee Methodist Church] between 1906 and 1916. Typed memoir (7 pages) entitled 'Between the Jungle and the Sea' possibly written by Tony Bennett, probably late 1950s. Describes Trincom...

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Order number: MMS/Special Series/Notes and Transcripts 2/Box 1219B
Date(s) of creation: 1950s-1963
Level: File
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Order number: MMS/Special Series/Notes and Transcripts 2/Box 1219B
Summary: Brief notes (2 pages), perhaps written in 1963, regarding property, evangelism, local taxes, etc, [in or near Trincomalee Methodist Church] between 1906 and 1916. Typed memoir (7 pages) entitled 'Between the Jungle and the Sea' possibly written by Tony Bennett, probably late 1950s. Describes Trincomalee including dockyards and Royal Navy, Christianity in the area (particularly Methodism), life of a missionary and his family, services and sunday school, Royal Navy school for children, lay contributions. Envelope which held material sent to Rev L J Julian at Trincomalee in August 1963.
Extent: 3 items
Admin history: Rev Antony S Bennett (fl 1920-1966) served the Methodist Missionary Society as a missionary in Sri Lanka from 1954 to 1958 Rev Lewis James Julian (1926-1999) served the Methodist Missionary Society as a missionary in Sri Lanka from 1953 to 1988
Acquisition: Gift, accepted on behalf of the Methodist Church, from Mrs Mary Julian (via Rev John R Pritchard)
Access status: Open
Copyright: Copyright held by Trustees for Methodist Church Purposes
User restrictions: For permission to publish, please contact Archives & Special Collections, SOAS Library in the first instance
Language: English
Scripts: Latin
Format: Archive