HASSAN

[s. 307] : A town in Mysore, India, situated Popu63 miles W. by N. of the City of Mysore. Station of the WMS, with mi ionary, 54 native workers, men and women; 6 places of worship, 13 day schools, 1 orphanage, and 169 profe ing Christians. lati on about 6,000. (1903) 1 HASTINGS, Eurotas Parmelee Born at Clinton, N. Y., April 17, 1821; graduated at Hamilton College 1842, and Union Theological Seminary 1846; ordained at Clinton, October 6, 1846; embarked for Ceylon, November 18, the same year, as mi ionary of the ABCFM. On his arrival he was appointed by the mi ion as an instructor in the Batt i cotta Seminary, where he remained five years. On a brief visit to the United States, he married. In 1853 he reembarked for Ceylon and resumed his connection with the seminary until it was closed two years later: 19 Ha^tvailan by the deputation from the Board; he was then stationed for two years at Chavakachcheri, and then for twelve years at Manepy. In 1870 he again visited the United States, and engaged with Mr. Sanders in collecting funds for a college in Jaffna. Returning, he was appointed in 1872 president of the college. After occupying the presidency of the college for seventeen years, he retired in 1889, on account of increasing physical infirmities, and removed to the Manepy station, of which he took charge. He died July 31, 1890, after an illne of two or three days. Altho Dr. Hastings devoted himself largely to educational work, this did not prevent his preaching. He had the active superintendence of several churches while ostensibly burdened with the care of Jaffna College. 307