Methodist Missionary in Mannargudi, Ebenezer Webster
As a young man of 25, Ebenezer Webster left Ireland, sailing to India in 1887. He served the Methodist ministry in the Negapatam District for 24 years, rising to the position of Chairman. A contemporary of Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936), Ebenezer Webster (1861-1954) "... was a scholarly man, and found much pleasure in reading good books. He had great understanding, sound judgment, and a capacity for friendship that enriched all his work.*” In 2006, I had the good fortune to meet Sarah Pickstone of Vancouver, Canada who shared with us a family treasure, her grandmother’s album, the source for the above video. Sarah is my husband’s third cousin, and Sarah's great-grandfather, Ebenezer Webster, was the tenth and youngest child of Henry Webster and Agnes Low . *This quote is from an article about Ebenezer circulated amongst family members without a source citation. © 2010, Cathy H Paris