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9°43′45″N 79°56′52″E / 9.7293°N 79.9479°E / 9.7293; 79.9479 The Batticotta Seminary was an educational institute founded by the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions (ABCFM)'s American Ceylon Mission at Vaddukodai, in the Jaffna Peninsula north Sri Lanka in 1823. It was founded as part of the medical mission of John Scudder, Sr. and was subsequently led by Nathan Ward. In 1846 the mission experienced a significant cholera outbreak. Emerson Tennent judged the Batticotta Seminary equal in rank with many European universities. The late Sabapathy Kulendran, the first bishop of the Jaffna Diocese of the Church of South India (JDCSI) observed that the seminary brought about a tremendous upsurge the like of which has never been seen in the country before or after.

Closure

It was closed in 1855 under the leadership of E. P. Hastings. The reason for such a decision being that it was not successful in the mission of its founding namely, conversion of Hindus to Christianity.

Reopening

The seminary was reopened in 1871 by alumni as Jaffna College with EP Hastings as the first principal.^[1]^[2]

References

^ Report of the Deputation to the India missions 1856 pg. 77
^ Jaffna College History Archived March 6, 2008, at the Wayback Machine

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[1] Report of the Deputation to the India missions 1856 pg. 77

[2] Jaffna College History Archived March 6, 2008, at the Wayback Machine

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-The '''Batticotta Seminary''' was an educational institute founded by the [[American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions]] (ABCFM)'s [[American Ceylon Mission]] at [[Vaddukodai]], in the [[Jaffna Peninsula]] north [[Sri Lanka]] in 1823. It was closed in 1855. The reason for such a decision being that it was not successful in the mission of its founding namely, conversion of [[Hindus]] to [[Christianity]]. [[Sir]] [[Emerson Tennent]] judged the Batticotta Seminary equal in rank with many European universities. The late Rt Rev Dr [[Sabapathy Kulendran]], the first bishop of the [[Jaffna]] [[Diocese]] of the [[Church of South India]] (JDCSI) observed that the seminary brought about a tremendous upsurge the like of which has never been seen in the country before or after. Later on it became [[Jaffna College]].<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=jj95sHgbn24C&pg=PA77&lpg=PA77&dq=batticotta+seminary&source=web&ots=HCrIk1V_bf&sig=ThDC6jdM9oMoyzkN9UChiA756Wc Report of the Deputation to the India missions] 1856 pg. 77</ref><ref>[http://www.jaffnacollege.org/college/colfrm01.htm Jaffna College History] {{Dead link|date=September 2013}}</ref>
+The '''Batticotta Seminary''' was an educational institute founded by the [[American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions]] (ABCFM)'s [[American Ceylon Mission]] at [[Vaddukodai]], in the [[Jaffna Peninsula]] north [[Sri Lanka]] in 1823.  It was founded as part of the medical mission of [[John Scudder Sr.|John Scudder, Sr]]. and was subsequently led by [[Nathan Ward (missionary)|Nathan Ward]].  In 1846 the mission experienced a significant cholera outbreak. [[Emerson Tennent]] judged the Batticotta Seminary equal in rank with many European universities. The late [[Sabapathy Kulendran]], the first bishop of the [[Jaffna]] [[Diocese]] of the [[Church of South India]] (JDCSI) observed that the seminary brought about a tremendous upsurge the like of which has never been seen in the country before or after.
+== Closure ==
+It was closed in 1855 under the leadership of E. P. Hastings. The reason for such a decision being that it was not successful in the mission of its founding namely, conversion of [[Hindus]] to [[Christianity]].
+== Reopening ==
+The seminary was reopened in 1871 by alumni as [[Jaffna College]] with EP Hastings as the first principal.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=jj95sHgbn24C&dq=batticotta+seminary&pg=PA77 Report of the Deputation to the India missions] 1856 pg. 77</ref><ref>[http://www.jaffnacollege.org/college/colfrm01.htm Jaffna College History]  {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080306195036/http://www.jaffnacollege.org/college/colfrm01.htm |date=March 6, 2008 }}</ref>
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