It states: "Confessionally, Alopaeus was broad-minded and therefore did not want to condemn the activities of various 'sects', even if they risked attracting parishioners away from the Lutheran Church.

As a child, Malm had studied at the Manilla school for the deaf (Manillaskolan) in Stockholm, Sweden, becoming bilingual in sign language and written Swedish.

[4] Alopaeus took an interest in the school, supporting it as editor of the newspaper Borgå Tidning [sv],[5] as well as helping raise funds for its operation and teaching.

[6][7] The Turku school for the deaf and Alopaeus' work were noted in an 1868 report by the United States Secretary of the Interior, who remarked on the focus on instruction in sign language and written text, unusual at the time.

[5] In the end, he was unsuccessful as Cygnaeus believed it would set back the plan for public schooling.

[10] Alopaeus continued raising funds for and conducting research into deaf education as well as traveling the country teaching and giving confirmation.

[3] Alopaeus' works include Handledning till döfstummas uppfostran (1866), Lutheranism och baptism (1871), Den heliga läran (1873), and Guds rikes historia (1887–1890, interrupted due to his death).