Memorials of James Chapman, D. D.

Memoirs of the founder of S. Thomas college, Mount Lavinia, Sri Lanka. Facsimile Edition. Limited Edition. The Memorials of James Chapman, D. D. First Bishop of Colombo published by Skeffington & Sons of London in 1892 gives a detailed account of the revered Founder's tireless efforts to establish the Diocese of Colombo, the Cathedral of the Diocese and the College of St. Thomas the Apostle, Mutwal. It also gives readers a glimpse of the socio-political situation in the island during those turbulent days of British Rule and an insight into the minds of missionary pioneers such as Bishop Chapman who were far more enlightened than modern critics would perhaps believe.