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nor the people were believers.1*1 If there had been any Ch'ristiijp Community in these times i t is very unlikely t h a t these.men woiYld-" not have mentioned the fact in their writings, •

' Alphonse Mingana commenting on Opsmas' well-known passage. on the Church in Ceylon says: "Ceylon had no native. Christian Church .in the beginning of the sixth century,-and i t is a centaur; after this date tha t the Nestorian Missionaries succeeded in^gt^||f| lishing an indigenous Christian Community in the island."15.. Ja1f|f|| Cordiner in his Description of Ceylon says ; " T h e C h n s t i a b ' ' B | S gion was first planted in Ceylon by the.Nestorian .Missionaries irtslli Persia But of the Churches established by them scarcely.JaM! vestiges remain, or if they do, they make a part of those buiJdir;gg afterwards erected by the Portuguese."1(i James Hoogli'ih;;;|i||| History ofChristianity in India thinks tha t the Persian/ Cbureb?ll| survived, till the arrival of the Portuguese in 1505 and '* no .■■&q|||||

' t h e Nestorian Churches, shared the.fate of the temples of Bu5'dig| | | which they (the Portuguese) pulled down and, with the material^! erected Churches for their own religion in all parts of the cqasts^t§! None of these statements about the existence of an . ind ig 'e^ |S Christian Community and the survival of the Persian Church'>|il| Portuguese times appears to be based on sufficient evidence. . : i f l

•It is true that the Nestorian Church in the East was inteus | | | i missionary and i t may be this general characterist ic of the N$stiff r i aa Church tha t made Cordiner, 'Hough and Mingana to conic- | j t he conclusions they did18.. But though the contact of th'e^'.^eslfll r i aa Missionaries with the. Early-Christians of Malabar in Soutk. l ad i a had given that Church too a great impetus, the Nestoriaus z$*> Ceylon do not seem to have been very evangelistic. I t is ml|t§ likely tha t the Church was confined to t h e Trading Communiti|t |§| Pers ians in the island. Even if they did convert somebf: |§M

•inhabitants, their religion could not have been firmly rooted. - ^ f l l f reasons account for the early disappearance of Ceylon's firstvkuof|$| Christian Community. When Lorenzo de Almeida landed in Cejlo.flj in 1505 there vVare no Christians found i n ' t h e island. Then/f; variety of animistic, Buddhistic and Hinduistic beliefs p r e v ^ m And the presence of the early Christian Church in Ceylon 'had -oft this time long been forgotten. , '-■■■$$

C.N..V. FERNANDO, ;;>.

14. S. Lee : "Travel* of Urn Batuta" Ch. XX pp. 183-191.' "The TCmperoi^ an Iniulel" (p. 186); H. A. R. Gibb ; Ibn Batuta: Selections, p. 96 : l>Iyisited:f| | j island of Ceylon, I t s people still live in idolatry, yet they respect (forvMflg£s|$ dervishes, lodge them in their houses, and give them to eat, and they live m;fc|(<$f*| houses amidst their wives and children. This is contrary to the usages io | | | | | other Indian idolators who never make friends with Muslims." ■■■'■' : ivtS

15. A. Mingana i."T?ie Early Spread of Christianity hi India." pp. 29-30/ ;,;-i:$| 10. J . Cordiner: A Description of Ceylon, London, Longmana'Yol. I;, 'p4.m :

(1807). ■ . . ■ - - . ::^m 17. J . Hough: Vol. I I I . Bk. 7. p. 74. Vols. I-V, (1839-1845).

.18.. J . N. Fartrahar; The Apostle Thomas in South India (Manchester; 392$! PP. 32-33. >■ . ''-''^MMm

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G E N E A L O G Y ' O F T H E F A M I L Y O F WILLIAMS . : - - - O F CEYLON. "

{Compiled by Mr, D. V<-Altendorff).

I Theodore Williams, Surgeon, married Mary Helen Foulstone,

daughter of John Foulstone and Helena Herffc. He had by her:— 1 John Bernard, who follows under II.

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John Bernard Williams married in the Dutcji Eeformed Church, Wolvendaal, 16th June 1858, Harriet Cornell, Metzeling,' born 1313, died 14bh April 1862, daughter of Fredrik Barfcholomeusz Metzeling and Cornelia Wilhelmina Schokman. (D.B.U. Journal, Vol. XXV, page 105). He had by her : -'■■:' 1 Samuel John, who follows under I I I .

I l l Samuel John "Williams, born 7th April 1862*, died 10th December

1916, married *in St . Thomas' Church, Matara, 24th August 1884, Ellen Adelaide Buultjens; born 2nd May 1861, died 21st September 1905, daughter of John Buultjehs, Proctor, and .Emelia Felicia

rErnst. (D.B.U. Journal Vol. XXII I , page 90, and. Voh XXX, page .25). He had by her:— .

1 Ruby Constance, born" 1st August 1886, died 24 tb May 1989, married in Sfc. Paul's Church, Milagiriya, 28rd April 1905, Samuel Ernes t Duncan Muller, C.c.S,, born 13th October 1876, son of John Garret Muller and Maria Nicholas.

2 Erin Beatrice, horn 17th September 1887, married in St. Paul's Church, Milagiriya, 12th September 1910, William Edwin La'Brooy, born 14th November 1888, son of Charles William La'Brooy and Lena Amelia Thomasz. (D.B.U. Journal Vol. XXIV, pages.78 and 80).

8 Daisy Ernestine, born 23rd January 1889, married in the Begistrar-General'sOffice, Colombo, 11th May 1988, George Philip Arthur Deutrom, born 14th February 18y5, died 29th July 1947, 'widower of Muriel Van CuyJenburg, and son of Arthur Edwin Deutrom and Ada Minnie Emily Gabriel. (D.B.U. Journal, Vol. XXXI, pages 66 and 69),

i Thekla Ivy, bom 12th January 1890. , ' . ' 5 Samuel Foulstone, who follows under IV,

t;: 6 Eric Ernst, died 23rd January 1940. . ' v - . ' . . ' ~

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7 Grace Norma, born 24th August 1899, married in St. 3 Church, Milagiriya, 11th August 1923, James Audrey ] . ffrugtniet, born 10th May 1896, son of James Hex Frugtniet and Hester Florence Cockburn.

--' 8 Herbert Ellis, who follows under V. IV

Samuel Foulstone Williams, born 23rd April 1892, marrs St. Anthony's Cathedral, Kandy, 2nd September 1919, Zifca Kreltszheim, born 27th May 1900, daughter of Desideriua Go Kreltszheim and Annestasia Winifred Koelmeyer. He ha her:— ■ . ,

1 Malwina Esme, born 5th .November 1923, married i Anthony's Cathedral, Kandy, 28th December 1946, G Kingsley .Anthonisz, born 12th August 1921, son of Daniel Anthonisz and Isabel Beatrice Winn.

2 Trevor Eardley Clement, born 2lst November 1926, 3 Dennis Irwin, born 21st February 1931.

V Herbert Ellis Williams, Locomotive Driver, Ceylon Gdverr

Railway, born 14th November 1897, married in All Saints' Choice \ Borella, 23rd May 1922, Mary.Angela Barsenbach, born 22nd April I 1898, daughter of William Angelbert Barsenbach and France^ & Adolphina Thomas, He had by her:— ^19$

1 Clair Antoinette, born 12th August 1924, married in Sf,™^ Philip Neri's Church,Pettah, Colombo, 27th December 15*1,,

,Alcon Lidford Powell. -2 Fabian Angelbert, born 2Sth January 1926. \ / 8 Elmo Ainsley, born 12th January 1931. / ^ 4 Audrey Frances, born 4th May 1932. 5 Joseph Ellis, born 20th January 1934. - *>«

Note: Mary Helen Foulstone, as widow of Theodore Williams'" referred to under I, married Johannes Cornelius Ebert, bdtffe 27th August 1814 died 1889, son of Gerardus Adriantfl Ebert , Proctor, and Philippina Ursula Mack. Her fath^fBg John Foulstone, was ensign in the Caffre Corps in 180|" Lieutenant in the 2nd Ceylon Regiment appointed on 16£ .. January 1805, Commandant at Hambantota appointed ojfe^ 23rd December 1805, and was afterwards in the 1st Ceyio/'"* Regiment and in the Ceylon Rifles. He was gazetted frofi the half-pay of the Ceylon Rifles to the 63rd Regiment, s&t left Ceylon to join that Regiment in Bengal in 1832. S 5 ^ 1846, he " had not been heard of for ten years'', He marrifi at Colofnbo on 1st September 1814, Helena Herft, daughter of Jacob Frederick Herft of Hungary, and had a BOU1&|^J Madawalatenna on 4th May 1816. (Lewis on " Tombstonef' and Monuments in Ceylon'', Rage 446). I f

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'LETTERS ON CEYLON".

BY CAPTAIN L. DE BUSSCHE.

(Continued from our last issue.)

Letter III. Columbo, 24th July 1816.

Dear Sir, My letter of the 7th instant could scarcely have left our shores,

when X received yours. I shall lose no time in answering the several questions pub to me respecting this ialand; although I fear that ray information, on many of the topics they embrace, must necessarily be imperfect from the little connection they have with"*my profes­sional persuits.

My former letters will have given y ou every information res­pecting our military operations in Kandy, and their happy results. The garrisons, in the interior, continue to enjoy perfect health- One of the last hospital returns, which I have now before me, gives only seventy-eight men sick, out of nearly seventeen hundred; there have been fewer, but seldom more on the sick ■list. Of this number twenty-seven men have sore legs, arising from the numerous leeches that attack the legs of our troops, particularly our bare-footed native soldiers employed in road making; nineteen cases of rheu­matism, five of fever, three of faerryberry (a species of dropsy), two of cousnmption, seven of bowel complaints; and the remainder suffer from diseases which a large body of troops is more oi^less subject to. This proportion of sick is infinitely less than at Columbo, which is considered the most salubrious garrison in all India. . ■ . -» -

The different posts'in the interior are now well provided with comfortable barracks, and moat of the officers and soldiers prefer to be stationed in the Kandian territory to their quarters in our old garrisons. These stations offer many and great advantages. The climate is delightful, and is often cold enough of an evening to make a fire desirable. Fire places are beginning to be built in every room. All European vegetables thrive in the highest perfection, fcnd in such abundance throughout the whole year, tha t green peas, potatoes, cabbages, turnips, carrots, &c, &c. are sent daily to Columbo, where such vegetables have seldom seen before, and never in the market. The country is beautiful beyond description "-lofty mountains, covered with the finest timber, or the lesser trees and shrubs, which produce cinnamon, coffee, pepper &c., &c. with a, variety of other plants, the use and names of many of which are not even known to the botanist, are now and then separated by 'Eamenae and bold masses of roek, or fine streams, on whose banks Jouara certain to find rich rice fields, or you see the sides of the bills beared of woods, and brought i^to cultivation. These apolivitiea