Conversion of Paul the Apostle Acts says that Paul was on his way from Jerusalem to Syrian Damascus with a mandate issued by the High Priest to seek out and arrest followers of Jesus, with the intention of returning them to Jerusalem as prisoners for questioning and possible execution. The journey is interrupted when Paul sees a blinding light, and communicates directly with a divine voice. The account continues with a description of Ananias of Damascus receiving a divine revelation instructing him to visit Saul at the house of Judas on the Street Called Straight and there lay hands on him to restore his sight
S. C. Paul has honoured Paul by naming on its annual orations after him. S. C. Paul Dr Samuel Chelliah Paul was a leading Ceylon Tamil surgeon. Paul was born on 28 February 1868. He was the son of Dr William Thillayampalam Paul, a physician and leading resident from Manipay in northern province of Ceylon. He had three brothers (Albert, Victor and Charles) and nine sisters (Thangamma, Annamma, Chellamma, Rasammah, Ratnamma, Pakiam, Muttamma, Nallamma and Nesammah). He was educated at Jaffna Central College, Wesley College, Colombo and S. Thomas' College, Mount Lavinia. He later passed his First in Arts Examination from Presidency College,