ro vers y ▁▁ ▁The ▁primary ▁responsibility ▁of ▁the ▁mission aries ▁was ▁to ▁convert ▁as ▁many ▁people ▁as ▁possible . ▁They ▁used ▁education ▁and ▁medical ▁mission ary ▁work ▁to ▁assist ▁them . ▁But ▁they ▁also ▁published ▁rid icul ing ▁and ▁ins ult ing ▁material ▁on ▁native ▁religion ▁and ▁practices . ▁The ▁popular ▁de ity ▁Lord ▁Mur ug an ▁was ▁specifically ▁target ed . ▁This ▁started ▁the ▁back l ash ▁against ▁Christian ▁mission aries . ▁Many ▁early ▁converts ▁like ▁C . ▁W . ▁Th am oth ar amp illa i ▁and ▁Carol ▁Vis van ath ap illa i ▁came ▁back ▁to ▁H indu ism . ▁This ▁also ▁resulted ▁in ▁formation ▁of ▁many ▁H indu ▁School s ▁and ▁more ▁political ▁aw aren ess ▁for ▁native ▁T amil s . ▁Today ▁around ▁ 1 0 % ▁are ▁Christians ▁with ▁C athol ics ▁forming ▁ 9 0 % ▁of ▁the ▁Christians ▁in ▁Sri ▁L anka . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁Dioc ese ▁of ▁J aff na ▁Protest ants ▁in ▁Sri ▁L anka ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ ▁Historical ▁pictures ▁of ▁American ▁miss ions ▁in ▁C ey lon ▁Church ▁of ▁South ▁India ▁– ▁J aff na ▁Dioc ese ▁ 1 5 0 ▁years ▁of ▁U dup idd y ▁American ▁Mission ▁College ▁Rel ief ▁organization ▁for ▁t sun ami ▁vict ims ▁American ▁Amb ass adors : ▁W . ▁Robert ▁Hol mes ▁American ▁Amb ass adors : ▁Daniel ▁Po or ▁Medical ▁Evangel ist ▁to ▁T amil s : Dr . ▁Samuel ▁F isk ▁Green ▁Complete ▁letters ▁from