▁be ▁accomp any ing ▁him ▁on ▁his ▁journey ▁to ▁C ey lon , ▁which ▁included ▁Re ver end ▁William ▁Tod d , ▁Samuel ▁H utch ins , ▁Henry ▁R . ▁Ho is ington , ▁George ▁H . ▁Ap th orp ▁and ▁their ▁respective ▁w ives . ▁The ▁group ▁received ▁an ▁emb ark ation ▁ceremony ▁in ▁the ▁Park - St reet ▁Church ▁of ▁Boston . ▁Only ▁July ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 8 3 3 ▁they ▁depart ed ▁from ▁Boston ▁on ▁a ▁ship ▁called ▁the ▁Israel . ▁An ▁audience ▁of ▁B ost oni ans ▁accum ulated ▁to ▁watch ▁as ▁a ▁h ymn ▁was ▁s ung ▁to ▁grace ▁the ▁mission aries ▁with ▁good ▁fortune ▁on ▁their ▁journey . ▁On ▁October ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 1 8 3 3 , ▁the ▁group ▁arrived ▁at ▁the ▁J aff na ▁Pen ins ula . ▁ ▁Service ▁ ▁Ward ▁was ▁only ▁the ▁second ▁capable ▁and ▁qualified ▁phys ician ▁to ▁be ▁sent ▁to ▁the ▁Batt ic otta ▁Sem inary ▁and ▁was , ▁therefore , ▁much ▁needed ▁and ▁appreciated . ▁The ▁phys ician ▁that ▁was ▁at ▁the ▁sem inary ▁before ▁Ward ▁was ▁Dr . ▁Sc ud der . ▁After ▁Ward ▁arrived , ▁he ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁open ▁new ▁stations ▁in ▁the ▁pen ins ula ▁and ▁was ▁eventually ▁re located ▁to ▁Mad ras ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 6 . ▁Sc ud der ▁left ▁Ward ▁in ▁charge ▁of ▁the ▁sem inary . ▁He ▁lived ▁with ▁other ▁mission aries , ▁Daniel ▁Po or , ▁Henry ▁Wood ward , ▁James ▁Read ▁E ck